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The Riding Dutchman - enjoying a break at our Inchon turn-around point
Another Great Riding Day - out to Suwon and back - 73 miles!
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Time to get Re-Sparked
I have been Sparking now for just over 4 years now. I was sick and tired of being so overweight I couldn't enjoy life.
About two years ago, I had some life events happen which caused me to leave this site. First was a horrible bike crash that kept me off my bike for about 16 weeks. Then the next 5 months were spent finishing up my dissertation and getting my Ph.D. After that, I have to admit, I got pretty lazy about all my exercise and nutrition.
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I have been Sparking now for just over 4 years now. I was sick and tired of being so overweight I couldn't enjoy life.
About two years ago, I had some life events happen which caused me to leave this site. First was a horrible bike crash that kept me off my bike for about 16 weeks. Then the next 5 months were spent finishing up my dissertation and getting my Ph.D. After that, I have to admit, I got pretty lazy about all my exercise and nutrition.
The predictable results were that I gained back most (not all) of what I had worked so hard to get off. That's the bad news. But I am not going to 'beat myself up' for it - I am just going to get back on the horse, so to speak, and re-focus on all those great habits that got me fit in the first place.
I started my refocus efforts with a '60 for 60' bike ride with some friends - 60 miles for my 60th birthday. It was a great way to spend my 60th birthday - and a great way for me to get 're-sparked'
This is 'I have taken my life back' part 4 - I'm excited, but I'm also taking it one day at a time - I know how to do this!
Onward!
Dr Dave
UPDATE: Another year and ANOTHER horrible bike crash - this one will lay me up for at least 3 months! Maybe it's time to try a safer form of exercise:-).
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Member Since: 10/4/2006
SparkPoints: 36,812
Fitness Minutes: 55,779
My Goals:
- Lose 40 more pounds on the way to losing more than 100 pounds in order to live a much more healthy lifestyle again.
My Program:
It's back to the bike - of course! I hope to supplement my riding with some swimming, and some weight training. But it was my passion for cycling that helped me shed 80 pounds, and I am going to return to what works.
I have learned that becoming healthy (and losing weight) is a holistic process of nutrition, hydration, exercise and sleep.
Personal Information:
I live in Seoul, South Korea and work with a IT contractor for the US military. I'm not very comfortable with revealing to much personal information, so if you want to chat, you'll have to send me a spark-mail.
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I believe that learning to love yourself, love others, develop meaningful relationships, and laughing alot are the most important things in life.
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