Backfat is back...

No really, the backfat is back.

Um, what really can I do to get you up to speed on where I've been the last three months? The long boring, semi-complicated story is that I was just very busy; but do you know what would be much better?

A montage! Yes! Everything looks better as a montage.

Went on a snacking rampage.


Ate some pie. A lot of pie.


Drank enough Old Style to keep the Heilman kids in college.


Got a sweet new shirt.


Cheated death. Or at least avoided mild disaster.

Yeah, there'll be regular updates once again. Gotta start getting semi-serious about dropping the lbs once again. Signed up for the regular version of the LA Triathlon instead of the Clydesdale category just to try and step up the motivation.

We'll just have to see how that goes.

At this rate I'll be 199 by the 4th of July

Two weeks to lose 0.8lbs. Looks like it might be time to make the move to Air Crackers and Imaginary Cake.

Went racin' again this week and I'm starting to feel like I'm actually getting in shape. Funny how that works when you watch what you eat and ride with at least a semi-purpose.

Average wattage for the race was 279 only 3 watts less than last week but I felt much better- even finished close enough to smell the Top 10.

And on the bright side, I was able to not get taken to the woodshed by a 12 year-old so I've got that going for me.

I seriously think I've eaten cheeseburgers that weigh more than this kid.

On Mars .4lbs is like 20lbs.

Been a while since an update but hey, at least the good news is that while it might not be much (.4lbs in two weeks) at least we're a little little closer to the goal. At this torrid pace I should be there sometime before the end of the year. Let's hope not.

On the riding front is where the really good news can be found.

The last two weeks of racing have been the first two weeks where I've actually felt like I was racin' instead of just riding to survive. Guess that's what can happen if you start doing intervals on your own volition.

This week I didn't make it into a (failed) breakaway but I did spend the better part of an hour at the front of the peloton doing a big chunk of the work to chase down an 8 man break that just about stayed clear.

Trying to break the back of the peloton which was really more like giving it a noogie.

Despite feeling like my eyes were going to roll out of my head it felt good to be up at the front mixing it up. According to the ol' power meter, average wattage for the hour clocked in at a new record of 282 watts.

Maybe one of these days I'll develop an actual sprint.

"Charging" to the finish line. I'm the tubby guy hugging the curb on the far left.

Read it and weep, suckers...

Went racin' again last night and was able to launch not one but two failed breakaway attempts! Someone's starting to get in shape. Tee hee.

Average wattage for the hour race was a new record too- 250 watts.

Only 20 more to go...

Woke up officially 20lbs lighter. Been fighting a Chipotle' craving for 3 days too. Still, I think I cracked the code to losing weight. You just have to make sure you go to bed hungry.

Good News. Bad News. Blah News.

First the good news...

Now the bad news...

Gift from my dear mother. Good thing I have hungry friends who like to eat.

Now the Blah News...

Been jacked up with a cold for the last week thats forced me to become an annoying mouth breather. The only time I've been able to breathe through my nose this week was when I pinned on a number and went racin' yet again.

It's funny how pinning it in a 27 mph pace line will clear a stuffy head in no time.

Did my little trick of trying to combine and interval workout and a breakaway just like last weeks and the results were equally stellar. And by stellar I mean sad.

Made my little "attack" with what little juice I had and when I thought I put a nice amount of space between myself and the group, I decided to casually take a look behind me to admire my handiwork in blowing the field apart.

What I saw was a guy right on my wheel so I crane my neck just a little further to try and get a head count of how many lucky souls were privileged enough to hop on this juggernaut's wheel for a little breakaway action.

Yeah, upon further review it was obvious that the entire group of 75 or so was able to join in the fun.

Well at least I was able to dream for a few seconds.

And despite being sick I was able to average 244 watts for a solid hour. So that's a good thing.

Looks like I picked the wrong week to start doing intervals....

Two fun things happened in my little world yesterday.

1) My dear mother sent me an Easter basket so that meant I had jelly beans for lunch.

2) Did my first race of the season last night so that meant I nearly barfed up jelly beans for the first time ever.

Race went pretty well. Finished somewhere near the start of the middle and even felt cagey enough to attempt a first lap breakaway. Took about 30 seconds of that valiant (foolish) effort to realize that race probably isn't the best time to try and do intervals for the first time in six months.

On the bright side, I was able to average 235.82 watts for an hour without dying and had a max of 1248.

Thank you sir. May I please have another?