tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612Sat, 24 Jan 2026 10:28:49 +0000http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifEating, Riding, and Fighting the Weight! 50 lbs last year, and still keeping it off!http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Paul)Blogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-9025508152762141021Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:02:00 +00002008-10-23T07:21:31.224-07:00This little corner of the web has been fun for me, and some good blogmemories have been made, but I'm (mostly) packing things up and heading to a new location.Although I may ocassionally find myself posting a muse from time to time, any real bike-related posts will now be at the bike-specific PacificPedalling.com site. This site was a great journal during my weightloss progress, and I may still http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2008/10/moving-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-1737815175921972646Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:42:00 +00002008-10-15T09:28:32.392-07:00Today was chilly. 34 degrees when I got up, and not quite to 40 by the time I was heading out with the kids. I love it. Anyone who's known me for any amount of time knows that this is my favorite time of year. When the air turns crisp in the morning, but we still get some nice afternoons, I'm right in my comfort zone. I'm thankful the Big Cyclist in the sky gave Oregon 4 true seasons to enjoy, http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2008/10/fall-riding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-5702039123070214828Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:04:00 +00002008-10-03T08:33:10.795-07:00Here, take this awareness test below. It's simple...count the number of passes the team in white makes. So you don't give the answer away (unless you want to cheat) don't read any further until you've played the video and taken the test.How'd you do?Earlier this summer, when we had crummy weather in June, I had commuted to work in the morning and it was a decent day. By end of the day, the rain http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2008/10/as-if-i-needed-more-proof-that-people.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-4089303739753969978Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:15:00 +00002008-09-29T14:20:01.791-07:00Not me, but that lady that lives with me, and puts up with my nonsense. After a great day at the Saturday Market last weekend, I snapped this picture:Recently, BikeHugger.com posted a link to Riding Pretty, and I couldn't help but send in this picture, since it fit the focus of their whole site - looking pretty on a bike. Again I ask....how'd I get so lucky? (PS - the link above takes you to the http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2008/09/riding-pretty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-3009403384440257035Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:03:00 +00002008-09-19T10:54:10.336-07:00I've lived by two fashion mottos in my life: 1) according to GQ, you CAN wear blue and black together, as long as you mean to, and 2) no white after Labor Day. Ok, I really haven't followed the white thing....and the blue and black thing I just found to help cover some fashion faux pas I apparently made.However, this year, I'm breaking the white after Labor Day rule. My summer project has been tohttp://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2008/09/age-old-question-white-after-labor-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-7631167851376436046Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:00:00 +00002008-09-16T22:56:07.329-07:00I should have known the day would be wacky when we walked out to the car to head to school and found 4 of Keizer's Finest patrol cars screeching to a halt to snag a bad-guy-on-foot down at the end of our street. Course, nothing says "I'm Local" like standing there in my jammies, coffee cup in hand, baseball cap covering my Bob Wiley hair, watching the action.After getting back from playing Mr. http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2008/09/dang-what-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-7758068166087307433Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:48:00 +00002008-09-11T11:01:23.308-07:00I've now had the pleasure of taking each Torelli I've ridden out to The Tallest Black Cotton Wood in North America. (Sounds like a date after I read it back to myself.) Anyway, it's just out about 12 miles from our house and makes for a nice 22 mile loop to Willamette Mission Park and back. Here I am on my lunch ride yesterday with the 20th Anniversary Torelli, still in all it's funky http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2008/09/torellis-and-tree.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-2144814568554839936Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:46:00 +00002008-09-08T16:39:24.389-07:00I know what you're saying...you're wondering if it's even still legal for me to be blogging, but yes, they let me out once in a while to spread good cheer to the boys and girls. Don't get all comfy though, it could be another solid month before I make a post...I don't want you getting all spoiled or anything.So they're still sweeping up the confetti from the closing ceremonies of the Olympics, http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2008/09/italy-meet-japanjapan-meet-italy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-8591574861969959061Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:57:00 +00002008-07-21T13:20:05.706-07:00Ok, not really like Tiger, but I had one shining moment in today's round at the OGA course. Here it is, in way more information than you're going to care about.After crossing the crap and landing just over the green of the par 5 nemesis that is the 14th hole in 3 shots, I was poised for a pitch and putt for a par. I had strung 5 pars together at the end of the first nine and was looking to make http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2008/07/playing-and-putting-like-tiger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-7398506933255519259Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:56:00 +00002008-04-28T08:22:19.398-07:00Yesterday, Nate and I got out and did the annual Monster Cookie Ride, sponsored by the Salem Bicycle Club -- a 62 mile metric century. The route travels from the state capitol in Salem, out to Champoeg State Park, and back.We got there at just a little before 8am for Day Of Ride registration, and the line was already pretty long. But it was beautiful out and no one seemed to mind waiting just a http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2008/04/monster-cookie-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-3301104727083011670Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:15:00 +00002008-04-24T11:24:59.430-07:00I rarely post pictures or names of my family members on my blog, for security and privacy reasons -- to many sickos and stalkers out there...(don't even get me started on what kids are putting on MySpace and Facebook these days)....BUT, how can you not put up a picture from Take Your Kids To Work Day when you happen upon such a proud moment as this???Some fathers long for the day their kids throwhttp://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2008/04/take-your-kids-to-work-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-2259280088800949039Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:18:00 +00002008-04-21T08:27:27.737-07:00I commuted 3 of 5 days last week to work on the 925 (mentioned in the post below) and aside from getting caught in the rain/hail for part of the ride home, and a near miss with the Day and Night Heating guy that wasn't looking as I drove past the parking lot he was pulling out of, I was really glad to be riding to work.As I was leaving on Friday, the lovely lady I live with said "oh, you're http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2008/04/flower-delivery-service.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-2766773690132440962Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:38:00 +00002008-04-17T21:36:07.027-07:00In a classic guilty pleasure movie of mine, Days Of Thunder, Cole Trickle (a.k.a Tom Cruise) has to pull of a minor miracle and use just the one gear he has left to finish and win a NASCAR event. He screams to his pit to get him out in front of the pace car since he's going to have to ramp up that high gear to any decent kind of speed, or he's out. Let me just say Tommy, I feel your pain, I feel http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2008/04/just-give-me-high-gear.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-2587727636849644496Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:43:00 +00002008-03-31T21:01:53.597-07:00Ok, so when Weather.com says Sunset is at 7:40 pm - it means it, and not a minute later. And this time of year, it gets dark pretty quick after sunset.The picture here at the top is from my ride tonight. It was an amazing sunset. In fact, it was so cool watching the sun bounce off the clouds that I kept riding figuring I'd squeeze in a few more miles before racing home in time to beat the dark. http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2008/03/monday-evening-ride.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-7002709854599435847Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:32:00 +00002008-03-29T22:01:35.872-07:00Just a few days ago I was in the sunny warm embrace of a San Diego springtime. I mentioned to Nate that if we had more time I'd be hitting a local bike shop, renting a bike, and getting out along the 101 beachfront for a ride. Oh how the times have changed.Today I decided to work off some of the In-N-Out flab I picked up on the aforementioned road trip, and set out for a 20 mile boogie to the http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2008/03/neither-rain-nor-sleet-nor-snowwait.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-1603947228964477908Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:49:00 +00002008-03-27T08:58:21.055-07:00Let me just say that after 1500 miles of a 2100 mile, 42 hour round trip drive. After enough Rockstars and Starbucks canned Double Shots to own stock in both companies, and after a 5 pm dinner stop at In-N-Out in San Diego already....a group of fellas from Oregon with an all night drive ahead of them should probably *not* take this on at 1 am.But, it *was* the last In-N-Out that was going to be http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2008/03/road-trip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-6906657828128441955Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:50:00 +00002008-03-16T22:05:01.202-07:00When the rain comes, they run and hide their heads....Or, the wait for a cloud break, throw on the gear and hit the road.After a week off of riding, I was anxious to get back on the bike. With still very little free time, and coming off the flu/cold combo, it's been tough to get out and ride this week, but Saturday provided a quick opportunity.The previous week was beautiful and I was able to do http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2008/03/saturday-ride-in-between-rain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-2903651415350735624Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:45:00 +00002008-02-07T14:05:36.040-08:00Well, it's actually been more than a year, but figured I should commemorate the day somehow and dust this old blog off for a bit. So lets chat, over a hot cup of coffee from the Fogon, shall we?On February 3 of 007, I set out to lose some weight. I won't bore you with all details in this post...you can go back through history and see the hows, whys, and whats that inspired me to get going. I http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2008/02/day-369-one-year-later.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-3981864053579933453Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:19:00 +00002007-11-23T06:21:14.283-08:00Update: 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. Current weight - 208.6 lbs - 8.6 lbs to under 200 goal.No pictures. No real time to post, but for those who are interested. Didn't happen. Same weight as two weeks ago. Too much going on. No real time to workout as much as I'd like. Not even a ton of motivation to post on a regular basis. Hopefully like gets back to normal before long.Happy Day After http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2007/11/day-295-didnt-happen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-5083199035644979785Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:46:00 +00002007-11-07T05:10:59.311-08:00Update: 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. Current weight - 208.6 lbs - 8.6 lbs to under 200 goal.No, I'm not on a blogging strike with the rest of the writing world. Life has just been crazy.I'm on a new mission. Good news - I've continued to maintain the 50 lbs I've lost for over 150 days. Bad news - I haven't been working very hard at getting down any further, and I still have some work to do, so I'mhttp://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2007/11/day-279-new-goal-under-200-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-2769549693413476649Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:47:00 +00002007-10-16T07:59:25.496-07:00Update: 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. Current weight - 206.6 lbs - 8.6 lbs to 60 lb goal."When the rain comes...they run and hide their heads...." Anyone?Well, the forecast for the next week or longer is rain. Big surprise, it's October in Oregon...what else should I expect? And even though I have some great experience cranking out the miles in the rain, I'm going to limit the amount of time I http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2007/10/day-257-rain-and-rollers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-274568266216986886Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:44:00 +00002007-10-12T11:40:58.776-07:00Update: 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. Current weight - 206.6 lbs - 8.6 lbs to 60 lb goal.Work with me baby, work with me!Ok, I almost hesitate to post these, because some are not the most flattering, and well frankly, I feel like I've about talked my Challenge to death, but since these just came in from the official photog, here are the Kreutz Photography shots from Livestrong.Here we are before http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2007/10/day-253-photo-op.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-7415805251977850639Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:57:00 +00002007-10-09T07:18:09.247-07:00Update: 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. Current weight - 206.6 lbs - 8.6 lbs to 60 lb goal.The wetter and colder weather is quickly moving in, and we are officially entering my favorite time of the year, from now through Christmas.One of the things I love the most about this time of year is enjoying the foods and drinks of the season. One cool and cold mornings and evenings, I love me some coffee, http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2007/10/day-250-starbucks-thorn-in-my-fleshy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-8370594794532885107Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:47:00 +00002007-10-01T21:54:05.843-07:00Update: 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. Current weight - 206.6 lbs - 8.6 lbs to 60 lb goal.This will easily be my longest post, so I'll try to get all the vitals out of the way early in case you want to bail before the novella begins.I'm sitting in my jammies, sipping hot coffee, waiting to take the kids to school and it's kind of hard to imagine that yesterday actually happened at all...well, right http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2007/10/day-242-livestrong-challenge-day-after.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160547295402294612.post-4952187649386777723Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:56:00 +00002007-09-29T20:17:10.541-07:00Update: 50 lb Goal Reached Day 124. Current weight - 206.6 lbs - 8.6 lbs to 60 lb goal....and Something Wicked This Way Comes. Just heard that the news is predicting record-breaking rainfall for tomorrow.Well, here we are, the night before the race. I won't update the blog until probably the day after the ride, unless I'm feeling particularly motivated tomorrow evening. I think I'm good to go http://weightlossgrace.blogspot.com/2007/09/day-240-1-day-left-night-before.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0