The picture is from our Hogmanay gig, I play in a band called Father Jack and one of the people at the venue kindly took a few pictures. Well what a tubster I've become!
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So having seen the picture last night I ventured out with my mate Derek and the guys from the Dunfermline Cycle Club at 10am this morning. We hadn't even started when one of the guys suffered the first puncture of the day. Anyway slightly delayed we set off. I was at the back blethering with Derek when just after Crossford he hit a bump and his water bottle took a jump out of the cage -just as well we were at the back otherwise carnage could have ensued!
The next catastrophe struck in Culross when another of the guys punctured - we all pulled in while he changed the tube. After wrestling the tyre off the first tube was inserted, sadly a pinch puncture damaged the tube and the tyre deflated with a depressing hiss! With no more tubes, I reached into my bag and handed over my spare tube, bizarrely the same thing happened and the tyre was eventually changed with the third tube. We had lost a bit of time and Derek felt that he would prefer to get back sooner so we waved goodbye to a fellow riders and set of through Kincardine. Less than 500 metres after we had left the peleton I hit a huge hole and jokingly made a hissing sound, initially I thought it was a weird echo but I soon realised I had punctured. Tricky given I had given away my one spare tube. Derek stepped up to the plate and gave me his spare tube and we set about making good the damage.
We were soon off but cut short our route as we were out of tubes and didn't want to take the risk. Derek led us out on the way home at an incredible pace - his gym sessions and recent warm weather training made light of the mince pies and he flew up the hills taking us back to Carnock in double quick time with no more punctures.
The picture really had an impact so I headed into the home gym tonight for a weights and spin session. I'm just doing light weights, kettle bells and using my massive body weight to work out.
Managed to control the food intake and with January being a dry month alcohol is not an issue.
I would add my weight but safe to say I'm still well over 15 stone and decided that I will weigh myself again in a month. It's not so much about weight loss and more about how I feel about being me so weight is not the main thing as long as I feel I look ok.
Tomorrow I'm off to a funeral of an old friend. A sad day as he was still a young man in many ways, always had a smile on his face and couldn't do enough to help. We were robbed of his friendship by a heart attack just before Christmas. So in the midst of the madness that life throws at us all be grateful for each day and celebrate the relationships that we hold close!
Go well
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