3 year update with Photo

GoBlueGirl1998
on 6/22/15 11:51 am - MI

Holy cow look at you!! Here is to your health! You look fantastic!

Age: 40 Height: 5'8" Highest Weight: 325 Starting Weight: 291 Current Weight: 166 Goal Weight: 160

 VSG 10/24/14 with Dr. David Chengelis

GeekMonster, Insolent Hag
on 6/22/15 11:58 am - CA
VSG on 12/19/13

Tom, you are such an inspiration.  And those calves and biceps aren't bad either  

Congratulations on your success and your deep passion for cycling.  You da man.

"Oderint Dum Metuant"    Discover the joys of the Five Day Meat Test!

Height:  5'-7"  HW: 449  SW: 392  GW: 179  CW: 220

jubjub
on 6/22/15 12:01 pm - Palm Desert, CA
VSG on 06/25/12

My legs are definitely my best attribute right now :)

 

Heaviest: 313/VSG Pre: 295/Surgery: 260/Maintenance target:190 - Recent: 195 (08/15/19)

1st 2015&2016 12-Hour Time Trial UMCA 50-59 Age Group
1st 2017 Race Across the West 4-Person 50-59 Age Group
4th 2019 Race Across America 8 Person Team

Happy Gurl
on 6/22/15 5:44 pm
VSG on 10/26/12

Your legs are amaze balls:)!!!  You look marvelous!

 

HW: 390, HbandW: 340, LbandW:237,

HsleeveW: on 10/27/12:270, CW: 167:) GW: 175 :))))

M1:22, M2:16, M3:10, M4:9, M5:8, M6: 9, M7: 8, M8: 6, M9: 3, M10: 4

    
jubjub
on 6/22/15 11:14 am, edited 6/22/15 11:14 am - Palm Desert, CA
VSG on 06/25/12

:) [blush]

 

Heaviest: 313/VSG Pre: 295/Surgery: 260/Maintenance target:190 - Recent: 195 (08/15/19)

1st 2015&2016 12-Hour Time Trial UMCA 50-59 Age Group
1st 2017 Race Across the West 4-Person 50-59 Age Group
4th 2019 Race Across America 8 Person Team

T Hagalicious Rebel
Brown

on 6/22/15 12:58 pm - Brooklyn
VSG on 04/25/14

Wow, totally amazing! That must've been some hill! Hell my face changes on a little itty bitty hill & I sure as hell didn't ride as far as you!, but I'm working on it! 

You're a true inspiration & I so look forward to your posts & bike riding achievements!, lets me know there's hope for me too! Congratulations!

No one surgery is better than the other, what works for one may not work for another. T-Rebel

https://fivedaymeattest.com/

jubjub
on 6/22/15 1:05 pm - Palm Desert, CA
VSG on 06/25/12

Hill profile from the last race... Last hill was actually 3.5 miles long, 800 foot climb... ouch - hurts to look at it...

Heaviest: 313/VSG Pre: 295/Surgery: 260/Maintenance target:190 - Recent: 195 (08/15/19)

1st 2015&2016 12-Hour Time Trial UMCA 50-59 Age Group
1st 2017 Race Across the West 4-Person 50-59 Age Group
4th 2019 Race Across America 8 Person Team

Sparklekitty, Science-Loving Derby Hag
on 6/22/15 1:16 pm
RNY on 08/05/19

My calves hurt just LOOKING at that! You're a total badass!!

Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!

jubjub
on 6/22/15 1:20 pm - Palm Desert, CA
VSG on 06/25/12

The Science of Suffering

Cyclists are known for being made of tough stuff. Riders endure burning legs and searing lungs on a regular basis. Pro rider Jens Voigt famously coined the phrase “shut up legs”, which is a good insight into a rider’s mind as they continue to push through the pain barrier.

Despite leg muscles burning with lactic acid build-up, cyclists constantly carry on. Many believe it’s the rider that is willing to suffer more than everyone else who is the eventual winner of the most epic and challenging races.

Going into the red and pressing on when your body is screaming at you to stop is just part of riding, whether you are tackling a hill in a sportive or trying to keep up with the bunch in a race.

So, what singles out athletes and makes them able to suffer? Are they born with the ability to ride through the pain or are they trained to deal with it?

Link

 

Heaviest: 313/VSG Pre: 295/Surgery: 260/Maintenance target:190 - Recent: 195 (08/15/19)

1st 2015&2016 12-Hour Time Trial UMCA 50-59 Age Group
1st 2017 Race Across the West 4-Person 50-59 Age Group
4th 2019 Race Across America 8 Person Team

Sparklekitty, Science-Loving Derby Hag
on 6/22/15 1:24 pm
RNY on 08/05/19

Oh wow, this is really fascinating stuff! I don't have a whole lot of hills to climb, but I HAVE ridden on screwed-up knees like it was nothing, maybe I'm on to something :)

Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!

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