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'It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.' Theodore Roosevelt 23 April 1910

Sunday, 24 April 2011

Realisation...

Reluctantly, a little bit like a prisoner heading to the gallows, I approached the scales this morning. I knew the news wouldn't be good, although I don't feel to lardy I know I have added a few pounds of late.

11 stone 10 pounds. Oh dear! I raced Barcelona last year at 10 stone 12 pounds so that gives an indication of the added bulk. Some of it is no doubt due to my new-found love of CrossFit but I doubt that's more than 1 or 2 pounds at best, the rest is all down to red wine and cake I suspect.

With those numbers ringing in my ears I went out on the bike for a brisk 50 minute ride, and I'm hoping to get to the CrossFit gym later on, although I'm not sure whether there's a session on today as it's Easter Sunday - fingers crossed. Bottom line is that I suspect I will be mixing it at the back of the pack on Wednesday; no shame in that, the nicest people tend to be at the back! How about a quick sweepstake on what my weight will be on Wednesday morning?

3 comments:

Sags said...

Don't worry chap. You'll drop the weight as quick as you gained it! Looking forward to catching up with you on Wednesday - I will be the skinny skeletor bloke with red bike 8-)

Cavegirl said...

RALMAO!

80% is what you eat, you can't just burn it off LOL!

I'll never 'get' your switching into and out of Primal, the minute of pleasure in the mouth just isn't worth the result, ever!

Of course the most sensible people aren't racing at all ... they are watching on :-)

Mark "Frank" Whittle said...

(shakes head, laughing)