Diet Chuckle of the Day (1-24-08)

Beverly said...


q wrote in message ...
The Historian said...

On Jan 25, 6:10 am, Andy q wrote:
Del Cecchi said...

And, no I do not visit "tinyurls" from strangers.

I was a contributing member back in 2006, I met Beverly in King of
Prussia for lunch before a Livestrong bicycle race and rowed with
Neal (the chessman) at Marsh Creek state park for a portion of the
summer.

I'm credible!

You are. And when do we go rowing again? :-)

You could shut off javascript, java, pop-ups and cookies and safely
clicked that url.

Ya paranoid BUM!!!

No need to be abusive, Andy. Save it for spammers!

BTW, to update you on my progress:

Since January 3, 2006, I've lost 143 pounds. I've put back on 20 or so
of them since entering the slow season for cycling. Bicycle riding is
now my primary exercise, and as the weather returns to 'normal' I'll
begin logging 100 mile weeks again and get to 240 or below.

I rode a bike for the first time in my life on December 24, 2006. I
rode a mile and a half before falling - a mailbox jumped in front of
me. By December 30, 2007, I'd ridden 3005 miles. This includes six
metric century rides (100K), an imperial century (100 miles), and
three multi-day tours. In 2008 I am planning an extended tour of a
week, and then in 2009 a cross country trip.

I was also voted runner up for "Clydesdale of the Year" on the
Clydesdale/Athena board at Bike Forums. (A Clydesdale is a male
cyclist over 200 pounds.)

Neil
385/265/225


Neal,

Good to read from you after so long. Good luck on your goal! You've
come a LONG way.

I didn't row at all this past summer. Too hot and humid. It's also a
sun condition that kept me off the lake.

Now it's too cold to walk. I have an old nordic trak ski machine that I
use. I'm pretty clumsy on it until I get the rhythm after a few
seconds, it
comes and goes every few minutes for a couple steps.

I'm since May 28, 2007 @ 247 lbs. (again) to today reduced to 218 lbs.

Only November 28 was Type II diabetic diagnosed. Big change in diet
from every angle.

Good on your cycling. Watch out for the ice spots too!!! Those
mailboxes are a known hazard. Ya should've known that!

So has your chess rating improved since we last played? I think it was
two moves on the lake and it was my move?

Best

Andy

Hi Andy,

I was wondering if this was "the" Andy. I knew it had to be you when I
saw the Diet Chuckle of the Day. I always enjoyed them.

Sorry to hear about the type II diagnosis. Hope you're able to get
control of this problem.

I won't be coming to Philly for the Livestrong Ride this year . I'm
doing a Tour de Cure in Indianapolis in June as my charity ride this
year. Our club has one of the annual rides scheduled for the same day
as the Livestrong ride this year.

I'm still hoping to meet Historian soon. I've offered to host him on
his trek across the country on his bike. I see I'll have to wait until
next year for this But I understand the logistics of putting
together such a trip. Some friends and I are in the planning stages of
a bike trip around Lake Erie this summer. I can't imagine planning a
trip across the US.

Beverly


Hi Beverly!

You cyclists!!!

A cross country chess game might be fun. Every hundred miles someone would
hand Neal a printout of the board for him to study for the next 100 miles
to make his move and at that next 100 mile mark, designate his move and
send the image back to the Internet.

We could all kibitz and agree on our next move.

I guess The Historian would have to calculate how many average moves per a
normal game divided by distance (taking into account the a.s.d combined IQ)
to determine the "study" and "make your move" stretches for the trip.

Or, if it has to be determined by his planned stops, but we'd have to pay
close attention so he doesn't get lazy waiting for our move and buy a house
or something.

Forget concentrating on the road, it's against the law to run over a
cyclist, last I heard.

He'd probably have a move before a mile. He could cell phone in his next
move. Give us an edge? Maybe best two out of three games?

Historian, chess playing, rowing, cycling BUM!!!

I'd fly to his destination with a bottle of champagne (or two) to shake up
and wet him down with upon his arrival, no matter, win or losing the chess
game(s?).

Good to read from you again, too!

You're still dieting??? I figured you'd defeated gravity by now.

Best,

Andy