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Hello all! I’ll try to be brief I’m 42 male and I have really let my self go let’s just say it had become a chore to put on socks. I live a few miles from Sam Houston Jones state park in Louisiana and the park has really done a nice job with a mTb and hiking trails system. I see countless cars with bikes on racks heading to the park and I finally bit the bullet last week and bought a bike. Best decision I’ve made in years I’m sore as hell and it feels wonderful! I feel like a kid again! It’s been years (since team sports actually) since I’ve been this sore and actually look forward to the activity that caused the soreness in the first place. This weight is coming off Dammit and it’s gonna be fun! I feel like a kid jumping curbs on my bmx again.
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"Derekgammage" wrote
Best decision I’ve made in years I’m sore as hell and it feels wonderful! I feel like a kid again! It’s been years (since team sports actually) since I’ve been this sore and actually look forward to the activity that caused the soreness in the first place. This weight is coming off Dammit and it’s gonna be fun! I feel like a kid jumping curbs on my bmx again.
Hey good for you and welcome to the sport! There are plenty of rides I take where the next day I am sore as hell and I still feel like hopping back on the bike. I always look forward to creating that annoying sensation again. That’s what makes us riders weird it’s like we crave pain 😼 . When you read through the site you will see lots of members started riding to lose weight or for another medical condition. Keep it up and best of luck shedding those pounds.
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Welcome to the sport indeed! There is also Comite trails in Baton Rouge that are really fun to ride. Louisiana trails aren’t bad at all!
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Welcome to the site and the fantastic sport of mountain biking!
With your level of excitement, I think that you’ll be riding enough that you’ll probably find that the weight absolutely flies off, even with no regard to what you eat. Your body isn’t used to burning that many calories and as you tone up and drop the extra pounds, it’s going to seem like you can completely disregard the food intake side of things, so here’s my friendly pointer from someone who has watched the scale go in both directions:
Change your eating habits while you’re having a good time. When I started biking, I lost 50 lbs in no time flat and was eating whole pizzas in one sitting, tons of snacks on the trail, I was always starving(I was riding 4-7 times a week). It was fantastic. The inevitable drop in rides came(shininess wore off a bit and it’s really not healthy to ride so much that you don’t allow your body to heal) but I didn’t change eating. The next winter, I gained alllllllll of the weight back. I can say that unfortunately, it doesn’t come off as quickly the second time around. I ended up buying a trainer to put a bike on so I could pedal more often during the winter and managed to get back to a better weight, but on a scale of 1-10, sitting on a trainer in your house rates as a strong 0.
On the up side of things, I don’t mean to convert to eating free range alfalfa sprouts and the milk of the tofurkey. I still eat things that aren’t good for me, I just do it differently. On days I don’t ride, I eat smart and on the days I do, I splurge. As an example, last night I rode 30 miles and came home to eat a Tombstone pizza and a coffee cup of ice cream. Tonight, since I’m not riding, I will be eating some veggies and something a little less pizza-ish.
And try some Excedrin Back and Body, it helped a bunch with my initial muscle pain.
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Great decision. I am 52 years old and most people don’t believe me. It’s because I’ve always taking good care of myself. I also have a couple bad disk in the back. I started mountain biking about three years ago because of my love for the outdoors. I would have to say I got hooked. No longer does my back bother me and I am in probably the best shape of my life. I was racing outrigger canoes for about ten years and my back could not take it anymore. I do love the feeling the next day after a good long ride. Yesterday I met a guy the is 67 and he looked great he told me he rides twice a week then runs twice a week.. I want to be that guy still out getting after it. I don’t want to be just resting in a rocking chair waiting for death to come get me I would rather go meet the gream reaper on the trail. So you get on living life or just sit around waiting on death it’s your choice I choose living life.
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Welcome to the forum and the sport! It is a lifestyle and an addiction for most of us! Also, there are quite a few of us 40 somethings lurking around here, we seem to be prime age for this sport!
Good luck on the weight loss. Schwim’s advice was top notch. I lost a bunch and did basically the same with watching my diet. Eat sensibly, don’t starve yourself, and you will do fine. I was surprised how well I even adapted to smaller portions after getting my diet under control!
Good luck and most importantly, have fun!
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"gar29" wrote
Welcome to the forum and the sport! It is a lifestyle and an addiction for most of us! Also, there are quite a few of us 40 somethings lurking around here, we seem to be prime age for this sport!
Another 40-something right here! Welcome to Singletracks and mountain biking. Enjoy!
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Always awesome to hear of someone new to the sport! Welcome, ride safe, and have fun!
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Good on you, enjoy!
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Praise The Lord! I used to have issues with my Sciatic nerve and hip socket. Blame the military I guess??? lol. I used to lift a good bit too. Started MTB, and I’m addicted!!! Get my awesome cardio and hobby/fun/sport/you know, all knocked out in a great package. I visit family in Louisiana often and ride in the Northwest area, some nice places that way. Great to hear, and enjoy!
Take care,
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