BugDude is back, and has a plan

3 very cool rides! I loved Herbie as a kid, the hippy rig is far out, and the covertible is super clean. You do awesome work!

1,000 miles in 3.5 months is insane!

If the photos are upside down on your computer I can post them right side up here and you just click on the picture and then right click and save as so they will be correct on your computer. It's no problem for me so just let me know and I'll do it. Keep up the awesome BugDude!
 
5/31....7.72 miles....35 min....13.4 mph....876 calories

I hit my goal, 376.12 miles for the month of May. My official weigh-in today was 294 lbs. That's down 32 pounds from where I started but only down 5 pounds for the month of May (which is discouraging considering I really pushed the bike riding and watched my calories religiously). Based on caloric deficit from diet and basal metabolic rate alone I should have lost 5 lbs in May...then add the calories from biking and that should have been another 5 lbs. I'll never understand the math, but I'm just gonna keep peddling.

June I'm going to work on mostly shorter more intense rides with a long ride on weekends.
 
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Well done Bug on reaching your biking goal & also on losing 5lbs. I'll never understand the maths either. We should be using Vee's calculations! It will go Bug as you are determined it will!
 
That's great that your lab work looked good!
Your long ride yesterday may have left you with some fluid retention that messed with your scale readings! But 5 pounds down is still great!
 
I think I have a lot going on with variation in water retention, electrolyte balances, etc. As much as I'm exercising, as much as I'm sweating, and as much water as I'm drinking (with electrolyte depletion and replenishment happening constantly) I think I'm all over the place. But you're right, 5 pounds down is good and I'm in better condition from a lab work, BP, pulse, endurance, strength, and mileage standpoint. Ignore the scale and just keep on watching my intake and pounding out the miles and it will work.
 
6/1 Rest Day.

I've been having trouble with a muscle in my lower back for a couple of weeks (ever since a golf cart I was in on the course got rear ended hard by another cart, we were at a stop and the other guys brakes went out and he slammed us full speed). It's not been terrible but irritating. Causing some spasms to radiate up under my shoulder blade. I've managed but it started hurting bad last week playing golf. I also played golf yesterday and it got really really bad. Hurt to breathe. This morning, I couldn't hardly move. Took me a while to get out of bed. The least little move and it's like someone shoving a sword in my back. The good news is I have a Doctor's appointment this morning, but I suspect there's not much other than rest and ibuprofen that can be done. I might have to lay off the bike a little bit and get this resolved. Most definitely will have to lay off golf a few weeks.
 
Went to the Doc today and I'm off golf for 3 to 4 weeks and off the bike for several days. Got a prescription for Flexeril and it zombie me out all day today. I might just have to take it at night. Muscle spasms in the back are bad news bears!!!
 
Awe, sorry to hear about your back! I hope that it doesn't set you back any having to take a rest break! But do make sure you heal right up before you start again so you don't keep reinjuring then have a problem!
 
Back spasms suck!

Calorie deficits equal weightloss. Exercise means gains in lean body mass and loss in fat mass. You may have lost 10 pounds of fat and gained 5 pounds of lean mass.
 
6/3....15.74 miles....1 hr 6 mins....14.3 mph....1860 calories

Back felt OK this morning, although I could definitely feel it during my ride but much improved. I went a bit longer and faster this morning. June I'm changing up approach to do higher intensity rides with more resting in between. My speed this morning was much higher than most rides last month at 14.3. So I'm going to try every other day with with longer distances and faster pace.
 
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Oh Bug, that sucks! Take it easy with the biking for a little bit longer. How tough would it be at this stage if, all of a sudden, you could not ride at all! Take care please.
 
I agree, make sure to take it a little easy! Which is hard I know! Without a squat rack i'm getting anxious about stopping my progress, but I risk injury if I don't so I know I gotta take it easy.
 
6/5....15.38 miles....1 hr 6 mins....14.0 mph....1785 calories

I had to work hard to get 14 mph this morning. I went out after work with co-workers last night and blew my calories 800 over my goal for the day (thanks to my rare indulgence in alcohol) and boy could I tell it this morning on my ride. It reminds me of why I rarely drink anymore. But I stayed on task of 15 miles at or over 14 mph. Rest day tomorrow and then a 30 mile endurance ride Sunday.

Back is much improved, but not 100%. It's still a little tender, so I'm not doing any twisting, bending, or lifting for a while. It doesn't really come into play biking, so it's not presented a problem there.
 
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6/7....35.25 miles....2 hrs 38 min....13.4 mph....4003 calories

35 miles is the longest ride I've done yet. And I believe I could have gone another 5 or 10 miles after a little break at 35 but I didn't have enough water to go longer (I drank 90 ounces of water right before, during, and after my ride and stopped and got a 20 oz G2 on the way home). Note to self, if planning a longer ride pack a cooler with water in it and circle back to the truck to reload. I blew my calorie goal out by several hundred yesterday at the Japanese Hibachi Restaurant. But I don't do that often so not too big a deal. I needed to carb up last night for the ride today...and I had plenty of energy today. A buddy from work went with me but he was having bike problems and I couldn't go fast, had to stop several times. He finally headed back and I proceeded with my ride. I think I could have averaged close to 14 if those first 7 miles hadn't been unusually slow with his bike problems.
 
I hate running out of water while exercising!! Glad you have a plan for next time's long ride!
Great job on the 35 miles!!
 
6/8 Rest Day

As of this morning, -35 pounds (now at 291, started 326 on Feb 6th). So down 35 in 4 months.

This is a weight loss forum and I tend to only post about my bike riding since I'm focusing on that instead of a number on a scale, but I wanted to post my results in terms of weight. That's over 10% of my body weight and about 28% of the total weight I want to lose. My end goal is to get to 200 pounds (-126). So I'm well on my way.

I also watch my diet even though I don't talk about it much. I use a free app "Lose It" to track my calories. I was using a goal of 1500 per day but upped it several weeks ago to 1600. As much as I'm biking I could realistically take that number up another 200 per day and still be fine. The last plateau I hit was after amping up my biking a lot. I didn't break through it until I upped my calories per day. So changing up the amount of exercise and calories (combos of up and or down) can trick your body into getting through a plateau.

So, just thought I would talk about something other than biking for a change. Back to the regularly scheduled program. Peddle, peddle, peddle.
 
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