Re: Back from week-long bike ride...

[Guest guest]

WOW Diane,

Your trip sounds absolutely amazing. What a great way to spend time and

burn off a whole bunch of extra calories!

Smiles

Ang

[Guest guest]

Back from week-long bike ride...

And boy do I feel buff!!! ....

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Congratulations, Diane! Sounds like it was a lot of fun <g>.

-:|:-

[Guest guest]

Welcome back, Diane!

You're my hero!!

Thank you for the trip report...can you please tell us more about

the gorgeous guys in spandex? Slowly.

Congratulations!

Lynne

Lapsed Lifer, Recommitted 1-22-03

217/166/159/145?

Start/Current/WW Goal/Personal Goal?

> And boy do I feel buff!!! I did the Bicycle Ride Across Georgia

(BRAG) and we went across from Bainbridge to St. 's (near

ville, FLA)..Lots of gorgeous guys in spandex. I let loose

a little bit...bleached my hair and dyed it magenta..bought socks

to match. Wore a slinky black dress and sang in the talent show.

Flirted... As to eating..I decided that I could have a good time

without eating to excess...I wore a calorie monitor for a day

before it gave out on me, and I was burning 3,500 calories in

about 6 hours of pedaling, etc. I ate a few cookies and ice cream

once in a while, but I tried to focus on eating fruit. One night I

drank too much beer, but the next day I was riding like the wind..

dunno, maybe the beer replaced electrolytes and does a bit of

carbo-loading. Very flat ride, but very hot, also. I haven't done an

official weigh-in yet, but unofficially I'm prettu sure I've lost 3-4

pounds, not to mention my thighs and butt are rock hard.

>

> Funniest sight.. a dead armadillo with a beer can in its paws.

> Funniest sign, on an antiques store " Dead People's Stuff for

Sale. "

> Interesting people I met.. a 75-year-old woman who's been

riding a bike for 25 years and looks like a 60-year-old. A

Hungarian who fought in the 1956 revolution and was expelled

from his home country for decades.

> Best pampering experience... I got my first-ever manicure and

pedicure.. WOW, what pampering!!! The manicurist was a lady

from Vietnam and spoke little English..for some reason, most of

the manicure trade in Georgia is dominated by Vietnamese

folks. But it was a wonderful experience.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Diane - sure sounds like a whole lotta fun was had, and not just the

cycling..lol.... I liked reading your little tidbits at the end of

your message, interesting stuff eh...all in all sounds like a great

wk.~~~~~~~~Kallie~~

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> And boy do I feel buff!!! I did the Bicycle Ride Across Georgia

(BRAG) and we went across from Bainbridge to St. 's (near

ville, FLA)..Lots of gorgeous guys in spandex. I let loose a

little bit...bleached my hair and dyed it magenta..bought socks to

match. Wore a slinky black dress and sang in the talent show.

Flirted... As to eating..I decided that I could have a good time

without eating to excess...I wore a calorie monitor for a day before

it gave out on me, and I was burning 3,500 calories in about 6 hours

of pedaling, etc. I ate a few cookies and ice cream once in a while,

but I tried to focus on eating fruit. One night I drank too much

beer, but the next day I was riding like the wind.. dunno, maybe the

beer replaced electrolytes and does a bit of carbo-loading. Very

flat ride, but very hot, also. I haven't done an official weigh-in

yet, but unofficially I'm prettu sure I've lost 3-4 pounds, not to

mention my thighs and butt are rock hard.

>

> Funniest sight.. a dead armadillo with a beer can in its paws.

> Funniest sign, on an antiques store " Dead People's Stuff for Sale. "

> Interesting people I met.. a 75-year-old woman who's been riding a

bike for 25 years and looks like a 60-year-old. A Hungarian who

fought in the 1956 revolution and was expelled from his home country

for decades.

> Best pampering experience... I got my first-ever manicure and

pedicure.. WOW, what pampering!!! The manicurist was a lady from

Vietnam and spoke little English..for some reason, most of the

manicure trade in Georgia is dominated by Vietnamese folks. But it

was a wonderful experience.

[Guest guest]

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>

> > And boy do I feel buff!!! I did the Bicycle Ride Across Georgia

> (BRAG) and we went across from Bainbridge to St. 's (near

> ville, FLA)..Lots of gorgeous guys in spandex. I let loose

a

> little bit...

Sounds like SOOOO much fun. I keep saying one of these years I'm

going to do the MS 150 from Houston to Austin. Everyone says these

rides are a blast. I've just started doing any workouts, so I've so

a really long way to go, but you are such an inspiration.

but unofficially I'm prettu sure I've lost 3-4 pounds, not to

> mention my thighs and butt are rock hard.

Yep, I'd think bike riding would to great things to a butt.

> > Best pampering experience... I got my first-ever manicure and

> pedicure.. WOW, what pampering!!! The manicurist was a lady from

> Vietnam and spoke little English..for some reason, most of the

> manicure trade in Georgia is dominated by Vietnamese folks. But it

> was a wonderful experience.

Sounds great. I treat myself pretty regularly. Almost all the

manicurist in Houston are Vietnamese. I guess I just thought it was

that way everywhere. LOL!

[Guest guest]

Diane,

Great Job on the ride. I've always dreamed of doing a ride like

this, but I've never been in good enough shape. Maybe the ride

across Rhode Island or Delaware would be good (small states) :-).

Anyway, you should be quite proud of yourself.... terrific!!!!

Diane Loupe wrote:

> And boy do I feel buff!!! I did the Bicycle Ride Across Georgia

> (BRAG) and we went across from Bainbridge to St. 's (near

> ville, FLA)..Lots of gorgeous guys in spandex. I let loose a

> little bit...bleached my hair and dyed it magenta..bought socks to

> match. Wore a slinky black dress and sang in the talent show.

> Flirted... As to eating..I decided that I could have a good time

> without eating to excess...I wore a calorie monitor for a day before

> it gave out on me, and I was burning 3,500 calories in about 6 hours

> of pedaling, etc. I ate a few cookies and ice cream once in a while,

> but I tried to focus on eating fruit. One night I drank too much

> beer, but the next day I was riding like the wind.. dunno, maybe the

> beer replaced electrolytes and does a bit of carbo-loading. Very flat

> ride, but very hot, also. I haven't done an official weigh-in yet, but

> unofficially I'm prettu sure I've lost 3-4 pounds, not to mention my

> thighs and butt are rock hard.

>

> Funniest sight.. a dead armadillo with a beer can in its paws.

> Funniest sign, on an antiques store " Dead People's Stuff for Sale. "

> Interesting people I met.. a 75-year-old woman who's been riding a

> bike for 25 years and looks like a 60-year-old. A Hungarian who

> fought in the 1956 revolution and was expelled from his home country

> for decades.

> Best pampering experience... I got my first-ever manicure and

> pedicure.. WOW, what pampering!!! The manicurist was a lady from

> Vietnam and spoke little English..for some reason, most of the

> manicure trade in Georgia is dominated by Vietnamese folks. But it

> was a wonderful experience.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

lynnedurham wrote:

> Welcome back, Diane!

>

> You're my hero!!

>

> Thank you for the trip report...can you please tell us more about

> the gorgeous guys in spandex? Slowly.

Actually, I'd like a report on the gorgeous gals in spandex :-)

Mitch

>

>

> Congratulations!

>

> Lynne

> Lapsed Lifer, Recommitted 1-22-03

> 217/166/159/145?

> Start/Current/WW Goal/Personal Goal?

>

>

>

> > And boy do I feel buff!!! I did the Bicycle Ride Across Georgia

> (BRAG) and we went across from Bainbridge to St. 's (near

> ville, FLA)..Lots of gorgeous guys in spandex. I let loose

> a little bit...bleached my hair and dyed it magenta..bought socks

> to match. Wore a slinky black dress and sang in the talent show.

> Flirted... As to eating..I decided that I could have a good time

> without eating to excess...I wore a calorie monitor for a day

> before it gave out on me, and I was burning 3,500 calories in

> about 6 hours of pedaling, etc. I ate a few cookies and ice cream

> once in a while, but I tried to focus on eating fruit. One night I

> drank too much beer, but the next day I was riding like the wind..

> dunno, maybe the beer replaced electrolytes and does a bit of

> carbo-loading. Very flat ride, but very hot, also. I haven't done an

> official weigh-in yet, but unofficially I'm prettu sure I've lost 3-4

> pounds, not to mention my thighs and butt are rock hard.

> >

> > Funniest sight.. a dead armadillo with a beer can in its paws.

> > Funniest sign, on an antiques store " Dead People's Stuff for

> Sale. "

> > Interesting people I met.. a 75-year-old woman who's been

> riding a bike for 25 years and looks like a 60-year-old. A

> Hungarian who fought in the 1956 revolution and was expelled

> from his home country for decades.

> > Best pampering experience... I got my first-ever manicure and

> pedicure.. WOW, what pampering!!! The manicurist was a lady

> from Vietnam and spoke little English..for some reason, most of

> the manicure trade in Georgia is dominated by Vietnamese

> folks. But it was a wonderful experience.

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

> From: Mitch Javeline

> >

> lynnedurham wrote:

>

> > Welcome back, Diane!

> >

> > You're my hero!!

> >

> > Thank you for the trip report...can you please tell us more about

> > the gorgeous guys in spandex? Slowly.

>

>

> Actually, I'd like a report on the gorgeous gals in spandex :-)

>

> Mitch

>

Hey Mitch

Some of us would like both. :-D

:-)---Holly---<--<-@

[Guest guest]

Men, women in Spandex, it's all good.

When you " draft " or ride right behind someone, you have a very clear view of

their hind quarters....

and if their shorts are old and a little worn, you can actually see flesh.

Not only is everyone in Spandex, but they're sweaty.

I think everyone looks good in black bike shorts, which should NEVER be worn

with underwear.

They act like a girdle, holding bulges in. They enhance the curves. There

are people who weigh as much as any one of us on this list weigh doing this

ride, and they all look pretty good in spandex. The only exception is my

friend Mike, whose legs resemble pipe cleaners, and who tends to wear awful

looking socks..I figure if He can't go for good-looking, he's gonna go as

far in the opposite direction as possible.

Wish I had some photos....

Moral of this story: Biking is good, verry veeery, good.

[Guest guest]

Holly wrote:

>Hey Mitch

>

>Some of us would like both. :-D

>

Here, here! Let's not be picky ) It's all worth viewing ))

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[Guest guest]

WOW Diane.. what fun that sounds! I have a fellow WW friend who was going

to do the BRAN here in Nebraska.. and I haven't talked to her yet.. I gotta

find out how she did.. Way cool! And what fun experiences too... but a

dead armadillo with a beer can in his hands? Priceless!!!!

~ O

272/233/172

on WW since 1/7/02

Back from week-long bike ride...

> And boy do I feel buff!!! I did the Bicycle Ride Across Georgia (BRAG)

and we went across from Bainbridge to St. 's (near ville,

FLA)..Lots of gorgeous guys in spandex. I let loose a little bit...bleached

my hair and dyed it magenta..bought socks to match. Wore a slinky black

dress and sang in the talent show. Flirted... As to eating..I decided that

I could have a good time without eating to excess...I wore a calorie monitor

for a day before it gave out on me, and I was burning 3,500 calories in

about 6 hours of pedaling, etc. I ate a few cookies and ice cream once in a

while, but I tried to focus on eating fruit. One night I drank too much

beer, but the next day I was riding like the wind.. dunno, maybe the beer

replaced electrolytes and does a bit of carbo-loading. Very flat ride, but

very hot, also. I haven't done an official weigh-in yet, but unofficially

I'm prettu sure I've lost 3-4 pounds, not to mention my thighs and butt are

rock hard.

>

> Funniest sight.. a dead armadillo with a beer can in its paws.

> Funniest sign, on an antiques store " Dead People's Stuff for Sale. "

> Interesting people I met.. a 75-year-old woman who's been riding a bike

for 25 years and looks like a 60-year-old. A Hungarian who fought in the

1956 revolution and was expelled from his home country for decades.

> Best pampering experience... I got my first-ever manicure and pedicure..

WOW, what pampering!!! The manicurist was a lady from Vietnam and spoke

little English..for some reason, most of the manicure trade in Georgia is

dominated by Vietnamese folks. But it was a wonderful experience.