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I have thought about getting rollers again. I used them often in my racer boy days in the 80’s but chucked them many years ago. I have a trainer but it won’t work with through axles whereas rollers work with any bike.
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This can be a double edged sword though. WOChrisL likes to ride but is pretty much mechanically inept so I am forced to ride on the road at a distance & pace she wants to ride. I’m basically her rolling pit crew for mechanicals. She refuses to ride off road so I struggle finding time to ride off road as two of my rides per week are road rides with her. On the flip side, I don’t get guff about accessories or cycling related stuff I want or need (mostly want) as she gets my bike lust.
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Sorry man… I spose one benefit is you can eat pizza every day with what you like on it.
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I followed cycling closely at that time and it was odd how guys you never heard of, Indurain & Chiapucci came out of nowhere and suddenly were dominant. In the 70’s & 80’s doping was mostly steroids and amphetamines which could easily be detected. Guys who popped positive were given time penalties but allowed to keep racing. Then something changed… Guys like Lemond, Hampsten and Phinney Keifel & Peirce who were winning just a year before couldn’t keep up. Dutch cyclists were mysteriously dying in their sleep of heart attacks. As noted before, nobody’s were suddenly somebodies and the average speeds started increasing tremendously. Something was definitely going on but it didn’t become public knowledge until several years later. LeMond thought maybe he was having side effects of the lead pellets still in his body. I think he knew guys were doping and was somewhat complicit as he always professed to race clean, from the early 80’s even, but never accused anyone of doping until Armstrong. He made other excuses for his performance instead of accusing others of doping. But think he knew. I believe Indurain had a nickname of Mr 60 for his red blood cell values. There was no test for EPO early on, it couldn’t be detected but the Anti Doping agency put in a red blood cell max of 50 in the mid 90’s for the safety of the riders. They knew they were doing something to boost red blood cells so set the limit at 50. I still find it funny nobody thought twice about Francesco Moser’s sudden resurgence in the 80’s while he was in his late 30’s . He was one of the early riders to be trained by Dr Michele Ferrari but the connection to doping didn’t come out to later.
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I have a pair of gray Costco jeans I have had for well over 5 years and they are my favorite pants. I found the same pants in blue and they are my second favorite.
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I skipped Bfast but I had a salad with 2.7 oz of sardines. I dribbled some of the olive oil from the tin & finished it with some balsamic. I also had two eggs I whipped & then baked to hit about 5 oz of protein. I think I’m settling into a two meal a day plan now eating lunch & dinner.
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Yes very much so. I was introduced to them while in the south and good collard greens are hard to come by in CA. I make them myself sometimes too. Actually they fit well in my plan so should make them again. I have shared the story when I was on a business trip in FL and there was a BBQ joint near my hotel so I stopped in for dinner. I don’t recall what I got other than I got the collard greens as a side. I liked them so much I asked for a second serving, and then a third. I told the waitress I was from CA but spent time in the south so know good collard greens and they were hard to come by in CA. So the waitress goes back to the kitchen and a sweet old black lady comes out and says are you the Californian that loves my greens so much??? Yes mam! You give this boy all the greens he wants on the house! She gave me a big hug and wandered off back to the kitchen laughing about the Californian who loves her greens!
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I like listening to the birds which always get active in late February out here. They are chirping & carrying on as I type.
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My commute used to be 60 miles round trip with about 56 of it freeway. I was getting about 29 MPG with my 2.5 Turbo CX 5. My current commute is 16 miles round trip, about 10 of it freeway and my fuel economy has really dropped to about 24.5 with the higher % of street driving. I am using less fuel overall so bonus but my MPG really took a hit.
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WOChrisL is clear of Covid so we’ll run out & grab some food for Sunday dinner. We’ll ask the kids to see what they are hankering first.
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Just coffee and my electrolyte drink for now. I may eat something in a couple of hours, not hungry at the moment.
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It’s a love it or hate it thing. Yeah 6 Spd is dated but their tranny’s are bulletproof so they stick with it.
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Not necessarily. My sister that I refer to as Bitch Sister once gloated that she beat diabetes as she was on metformin, lost weight & improved her diet and was taken off metformin. This all happened in her 60’s. She gloated to me & two other sisters we just weren’t as disciplined as she was. I asked her when were you diagnosed prediabetic? She said about three years ago (late 50’s). I told her you’re not predisposed like us, yours was lifestyle induced and you corrected it with diet lifestyle changes. She disagreed of course until we all told her we were prediabetic in our 30’s. This blew her mind as she didn’t realize we had been fighting diabetes for decades at that point. My middle brother was also diagnosed pre diabetic in his late 50’s and became diabetic in his 60’s. He’s fat, out of shape & eats like shit so likely will remain diabetic. So long story short, I believe if your diabetes is lifestyle related and not predisposed, you can beat it. Bitch Sister did.
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I think my program has me well into ketosis (well my blood markers indicate I am as well) and my hunger is going away. I ate a two egg omelette with ham & cheese at 10 AM. It’s 2:30 PM now, I’m not hungry & feel good so will wait to dinner before I eat again.
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Many good responses already. My $.02 is one, there are people predisposed to diabetes like me. There are those who become pre or diabetic due to lifestyle. I think there is a clear path or exit strategy for those with lifestyle induced diabetes. Eat better & lose weight. As others mentioned sugar/carbs & processed foods are driving the diabetes epidemic. It can be reversed or even cured with diet & exercise. For those who are predisposed, I think the strategy shifts to delaying insulin as long as possible. My diabetes has had its ups & downs but like the stock market is pretty much trending up, towards insulin. I became pre diabetic in my 30’s while still fit from running. Definitely predisposed. I became diabetic in my early 40’s. Just like my mom and several siblings. When my Dr recently switched me to Mounjaro as Ozempic wasn’t working, I said to myself I can do better and started making lifestyle changes. At this time I also got a notice from my medical provider of a program to get off diabetics meds called Virta. You can look it up, this post is already getting long but it’s working well for me. My current plan is to see how many diabetes meds I can reduce while on Virta. I dropped Jardience and halved my metformin. My glucose has stabilized around 100 (fasting) so I think I hit a plateau but that’s the best it’s been in decades and pretty close to “normal”. I also lost weight and so had to adjust my BP meds from 40 mg, to 20 mg and now 10 mg. So we’ll see, maybe I can lower my meds over time but I’m happy where I’m at now. I plan to stick with Virta long term as the benefits of the program far outweigh the foods I’m missing.
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Keep us posted Mick, interested to see how it works for you.
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I thought Donald would play another year as well… As there were rumors the past few years of his retirement it’s not completely out of the blue, but yeah I figured another year…
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Did Mazda connect Car Play via Bluetooth or do you still need a cable? Mine (2019) still requires a cable to connect which can be cumbersome to connect every time I get in the car.
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I just read that Donald restructured his contract and then retired. I’m guessing the Rams are on the hook for a portion of his salary then. Seems like a decent thing to do on the way out the door.
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Thats why I don’t like to proclaim anyone the GOAT. It’s too hard to compare eras.
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To @Kzoo question in the other thread, maybe. There was an interesting discussion on it on sports talk and he was compared to Reggie White as their numbers lined up similarly. You can make an argument of GOAT for a D Tackle but I have a hard time proclaiming anyone the GOAT as the eras were different.
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I have been in meetings since the news broke. As an avid Rams fan I can’t say I’m surprised as he’s been hinting at retiring for some time. I’m not sure how that impacts our salary cap number as he was under contract for a few more years. Hopefully it frees up money to go after others. The one thing many don’t realize is Aaron Donald makes everyone on D better. There have been a couple of edges and D lineman who got paid after a stint with the Rams and tanked with their new team. Donald may not always get the numbers but he always gets a lot of attention from O lineman allowing others to get theirs. There is a huge hole in our D that just isn’t going to get filled…