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Cycling - the sport that changed my life

Posted in Le Tour Challenge by Free Memberttt68

I had struggled with being obese for 16 years. I started gaining weight after leaving the Army in 1992. I got out at 205 pounds. Slowly, I gained 75 pounds and had been fighting to take it off for 15 years. I had tried all the diets, gone to the gym and done the monotonous exercises. My friend introduced me to cycling and mountain biking. I fell in love with it. I had a strong dislike for running due to a shin splint problem I developed while in the Army. In 18 months I had lost 80 pounds and am down to 200. My blood pressure was 140/100 and is now 120/70. My cholesterol was 250, and is now 175. I am off both HBP and high cholesterol medicine. I encourage anyone with a weight problem to look into riding. I love the openness and outdoors. You can change the scenery at anytime by pointing your bike in a different direction. The sport has become a big part in my life, and I can't imagine living without the freedom to get on my bike and ride. As a result, I fell in love with the TDF...thank you Versus!!! Go Lance! The Map My Ride/TDF is a great motivator and I like the idea. Here is to all you cyclist out there.

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mfshanks Free Membermfshanks wrote on 07/24/2009:
Awesome job, and now you're riding 60 miles at 20 mph... very impressive.
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bshanks Free Memberbshanks wrote on 07/15/2009:
Way to go! Your story is inspiring. Keep up the good work. :)
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ttt68 Free Memberttt68 wrote on 07/07/2009:
Check out http://www.drmcdougall.com/ This is the food program that helped me along with my cycling.
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beingcre8tive Free Memberbeingcre8tive wrote on 07/07/2009:
Great job on losing weight. My goal is 40 lbs over summer and I'm half way there.
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