Mark's got too fat blog

As usual, the weekend was not as good as it should have been - the food was pretty healthy, but I drank a fair few beers on Saturday night, not getting hammered, but certainly it was horribly close to 1000 calories extra. I really want to go at this last phase of weight loss full bore, so I will avoid going out next weekend. I have a friends birthday coming up, and that will involve a few drinks as well, so no more until then!

On Sunday I ate well and rode 30 miles on my new bike (work and back to check my route) - a single speed MTB built from mostly old bits I had / scrounged. With slicks on, it should allow me to commute the 16 miles to work in about an hour or so, starting tomorrow. The route is 90% off road on the towpath by the side of a canal, so the chances of being crushed by idiots in cars is tolerable. There is only one short sharp climb, near the end as you pull away from the canal, and I managed it with my one gear yesterday, so it should all be fine. The weather here is great now, so I am looking forward to my first go. I will be commuting twice a week.

Weigh in tomorrow.

Posted by Mark at 9:50 am