Thanks to DNA and the example set by my parents, I'm a sugar addict. It's not uncommon for me to eat a brand new pint of Haagen Das right out of the container. Or eat an entire box of Nabisco vanilla wafers in one sitting. God, I love those things. Some nights I consume 2,000 calories of junk, even after a full meal just 90 minutes earlier. Gross.
Even so my cholesterol levels are always in the healthy range, my A1C good, and my weight in the healthy range. Go figure. Perhaps it's my lifetime of hardcore cycling. Even at age 69 I still try and ride 150 to 175 miles per week - all of it with lots off climbing. I guess I'm burning all this junk off.
Regardless, I'll be 70 in March and am looking to have a really good year on the bike in 2023. I'm a big powerful clydesdale; 6'5" and 230 to 240 pounds. Raw physical power has always been my strength but as I age I can tell I'm losing some of that power.
Nine days ago I decided to eliminate all junk food and added sugar from my diet. I haven't even had a single cookie or soda. The morning yogurt I eat is now the low sugar kind. My goal is to lose about 30 pounds so I can improve my power to weight ratio. Riding bikes brings out an insatiable competitive nature in me.
The sugar withdrawals I'm experiencing are INSANE. I've had a headache for all of the last week, I'm constantly dizzy, my hands are shaky, etc. I feel like crap. It's like I'm coming off of some kind of illegal drug.
Anyone else experienced something like this?
I post this because we are approaching the "New Year's Resolution" time. Consider it a public service announcement.
Scott
Even so my cholesterol levels are always in the healthy range, my A1C good, and my weight in the healthy range. Go figure. Perhaps it's my lifetime of hardcore cycling. Even at age 69 I still try and ride 150 to 175 miles per week - all of it with lots off climbing. I guess I'm burning all this junk off.
Regardless, I'll be 70 in March and am looking to have a really good year on the bike in 2023. I'm a big powerful clydesdale; 6'5" and 230 to 240 pounds. Raw physical power has always been my strength but as I age I can tell I'm losing some of that power.
Nine days ago I decided to eliminate all junk food and added sugar from my diet. I haven't even had a single cookie or soda. The morning yogurt I eat is now the low sugar kind. My goal is to lose about 30 pounds so I can improve my power to weight ratio. Riding bikes brings out an insatiable competitive nature in me.
The sugar withdrawals I'm experiencing are INSANE. I've had a headache for all of the last week, I'm constantly dizzy, my hands are shaky, etc. I feel like crap. It's like I'm coming off of some kind of illegal drug.
Anyone else experienced something like this?
I post this because we are approaching the "New Year's Resolution" time. Consider it a public service announcement.
Scott
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