Mr. Silver says "Silver tried to kill me!!!"

[Mr. Bloom]

...and I was trained a long, long time ago ... that if I didn't put the seat down ... that I might wind up in a galaxy far, far away...

[LBTC]

Mr. Silver

Welcome aboard, and you have inspired DH and me, too. Although neither of us feel brave enough to post the measurements and specifics online, we will, on Jan 1, record the statistics and design some reasonable objectives. (Not before - no chance to eat right until we finish painting the kitchen!)

Maybe we need a whole new forum for the discussion of how each of us is doing towards said objectives?

Happy New Year to all!

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[Veronica]

Maybe we need a whole new forum for the discussion of how each of us is doing towards said objectives?

I'm not even sure what my objectives are anymore.

V.

[spokewench]

Welcome Mr. Silver - being called by your wife's last name should be payment enough!

I wish you well in your goals - I also need to start really getting with it on the riding!

[Mr. Bloom]

Maybe we need a whole new forum for the discussion of how each of us is doing towards said objectives?
~T~

Great Idea!

Remember, People do what you INSPECT, not what you EXPECT

I've created a blog on yahoo. Anyone's welcome to post to it (I think...). I also welcome limiting my posts on team estrogen to a specific forum...

My blog is: http://360.yahoo.com/mrsilver1963

[snapdragen]

I don't see a reason to limit yourself mr silver, although we do sometimes touch on subjects that would give you a high "ick factor". If you do feel the need for male companionship, Bike Journal seems to have a good group of guys- not nearly as testosterone laden as some other forums.

[Mr. Bloom]

Thanks snap...I'll probably avoid the "ick" posts...not that I can't handle it (of course...), I just don't need to...

[Veronica]

Maybe we need an ick alert icon. Sometimes I want to avoid those posts too.

V.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Hey Mr. Silver,
I was reading lately that they are now saying the BMI numbers can be misleading. Apparently a BMI sometimes classifies athletic people with muscles as being "overweight" when it's actually muscle mass being measured, not fat. I don't know a lot about it, but you might want to take BMI with a grain of salt- especially if you start losing fat and gaining muscle. At any rate, BMI is a subject that is being questioned these days.

[jeannierides]

Adding my welcome to the group, Mr. Silver!

[Offthegrid]

Welcome, Mr. Silver! You can certainly do this.

I just wanted to throw out there that my big downfall has always been overeating when I do a lot of exercise. Somehow I think, "Oh, I biked 25 miles today, I can eat whatever I want." Not exactly true. There's some food researcher dude who studied this, and he says that people vastly overestimate the calories the burn through exercise. So hit the bike and weights, but then don't hit the fridge.

Happy New Year and best of luck with your resolution.

[Xrayted]

Welcome Mr. Silver.

[Mr. Bloom]

Thanks theav and jeannie for the warm welcome! I'll try to keep things rockin'.

Offthegrid, you're absolutely right. I've experienced it every time. I'm an "On" or "Off" personality...I don't toe lines well at all. So, I have to diet 100% or I know I won't get anywhere.

This is working...I feel that I'll let the group down if I don't succeed!

[KSH]

I just wanted to throw out there that my big downfall has always been overeating when I do a lot of exercise. Somehow I think, "Oh, I biked 25 miles today, I can eat whatever I want." Not exactly true. There's some food researcher dude who studied this, and he says that people vastly overestimate the calories the burn through exercise. So hit the bike and weights, but then don't hit the fridge.

Yep. This thinking had me gain 10 pounds this summer, when I was working out more than I ever had in my entire life.

I know now my downfall is eating out. Can't eat out. Must go home and eat healthy.

[Wahine]

Mr. Silver, you have my best wishes and my husband is also closely watching. He is not overweight but he does have a goal of being able to keep up with his wife. He won't say it out loud but he's pulling for you like a brother.

I like your blog and wanted to comment but you have to be a member of Yahoo 360. And well.... I'm not there yet. I don't think I can over come my technical challenges to start up a page. Although, it would help me communicate with friends and family far, far away.

Wait, I think I sense another New Year's resolution forming.