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| This CSX Automobile hauler delayed my ride by about three minutes during this morning's 23-mile ride to Avon Park. |
I'm often compared to a locomotive, with my low-cadence, big-gear pedaling style. I'm slow to get up to speed but once there, I keep on chugging, chugging my way to the next sprint, climb and finish line. But 2015 has thrown some challenges my that have managed to derail me like an Amtrak car full of commuters.
We opened a retail meat store and the stress of running and working there have taken their toll, mentally and physically. It's a good stress, mind you.
It's all about that Diet.
So, there's nothing to complain about, really. But, I am no longer quit as flexible during working hours and even after hours. That, and I've been blessed with good fortune and was able to go on a week-long cruise with the family and have another trip with family, this time to Branson. Family trips always wreak havoc on my diet and schedule.During my ride this morning, particularly during the pictured train's crossing, I decided it was time I got back on track with being smart about every food decision I make. I currently have a variety of aches and pains that are making cycling and walking uncomfortable, the result of a bad back that was thrown out some 5-6 years ago. I plan very soon to address that.
But my true nemesis is food.
I make poor choices frequently in all areas of eating: food types & quantity, time of day and notably but often missed is lack of hydration. A good friend, a runner, years ago told me that most people most of the time are thirsty, not hungry, when those hunger pains strike. It is my goal first and foremost to increase my water intake.I plan to document on this blog my food.
It won't be pretty, but I feel compelled to use this blog and it's very limited, almost nill, readership to help me feel accountable for my choices. I plan to take pictures and post what I'm eating and, best as I can, when I'm eating it and how much. I probably won't track water consumption but who knows.That's it. Be prepared to enter the ugly world of Shuttmeals.
