Fat Bastard Sunday Funday

 Another 20 today.  Windy AH on the return.  ML had told me that there would be Santa Ana winds today,  she saw it on the news. But didn't seem windy at all and I was only doing 20, no biggie. 

Arrived at the start only to find very still flags at the golf ⛳️ course.  Figure I'd head into the wind first then tailwind it back.  But no sign of wind so I headed south. Turn around point at a park and still no sign. 

So I played around at the empty skate park.  Btw, what is so hard doing this on 4 wheels when I can do it on 2, one hand and the second hand on a clicker snapping pics? 😄

So I played for a few minutes then the second I got on my bike to head back   BIG   wind. Leaves  papers, flying by. Think I even saw a cow fly by. 

Windy all the way back but feeling great still after a month of healthy eating.  Big difference . I get tired but no feelings of not making it. Matter of fact,  I feel driven.  See someone up ahead and I feel I can catch vs the feeling of wondering why I'm struggling. 

Heck, I knew I was doing well and feeling good catching 2 separate riders 1/4 mile ahead. One pulled off to the side looking beat and zooming by the other as I push 12.5 mph. Yeah, that windy but feeling strong with no intentions of feeling beat. 😄

Felt so good and proud of myself keeping control,  actually caring enough about my health and avoiding the fancy $100 meals, that I celebrated by picking up a set of Sony noise canceling wireless earphones.  The kind with the big comfortable ear pads for my home laptop.  Gina says I deserve it. Ok, time I start thinking about myself.  😄

I found a penny and as Gina always says, " find a penny pick it up, all day long you'll  have good luck!". So I did find another penny at the mall tonight and as luck would have it, Gina would twist my arms to buy the headphones ha ha ha!

Funny when you go buy something and the cashier asks you if you want to round up the change to donate to St. Jude, you say no then they look at you like you're a cheap bastard. All while wearing a $230 St. Jude donator t shirt. Ha ha ha!

Solo Saturday

 Solo 40 on SGRT. Feeling great on the bike and sugar numbers are WAY down. A month of eating well, no junk food. Not one bit of ice cream or candy in the month. One cookie for Halloween, free from our coffee lady at Mrs. Fields but other than that, been doing REALLY well watching what I eat and feeling it.

Did run into a friend on the trail as I rolled by the Chalan rest stop. Saw Omar wave but heard a Beanz, Mr. Beanz shout. Wasn't sure what was said at the moment but watching the video footage, it was a buddy that I met about 5 years ago who watches all my videos. Later caught up to me as I stopped to record with my gopro clipped onto a fence. So we had a pretty good chat about many things. He's about my age, a bit younger by 4 years so we have many of the same values on life. So it was fun chatting with him again.

Then to Mongolian BBQ with Gina. My cheat day. By a cheat day, I mean I get a meal that isn't all that healthy, shrimp and stuff. But still not nearly as bad as before. And I really feel it on the bike, feeling great. As my MIL says, it's because I'm not feeding my body with all the poison ha ha ha! True I guess, sugar is my poison so when I avoid it, I feel great.  Sometimes one needs a wake up call and that is exactly why I took the blood test, to know and find out. Glad I did, time to correct the sit-chee-ation.

Omar and his gang at Chalan

Dinner with Gina and Chuck

Totally awesome stuff. Mini clamp and ball head swivel mount. Cool being able to clamp onto a pole or fence and with the swivels, being able to hit just about any angle needed for a video or a pic.

It's A Gina Halloween 🎃

 Gina always got the spirit.  Dressed as an alien 👽 today.  The theme chosen by her coworkers seeing they supply parts to SpaceX for their rockets. 

Work then dinner with my alien 👽.  Then the mall for my usual coffee ☕️ treat.  Always tip our coffee lady well, $2.50 for a coffee but we always give her 5 since Mrs. Fields is so much cheaper than StarSucks. 

So tonight,  giving away tiny cookies for the trick or treat crowd,  she gave us full size cookies 🍪. Yay!

I been so good eating well, my tummy is much flatter, feeling great and strong so I celebrated eating one cookie. Amazing how great one can feel eating the right things. I've missed the feeling and yeah, I feel like a bad muthuh fukkuh! 😄

StarSucks? Hard to believe that Gina paid $7 for a cup of coffee.  Got to our table,  crap was lukewarm.  She takes it back, they say they madevit hot. Got back to the table,  still not hot after another 5 minute wait.  WTF!!! Mr. Beanz mode  I take it back,  MAKE IT HOT OR GIVE MY MONEY BACK,  QUIT WASTING OUR TIME!!! 

Girl explains that it's not hot because they added the creamer. WTH!!! She says she can try to get it hot so again I say, make it hot or money back. She says she's not sure she can get it hot. Oh fukkbthis, just gimme my money.  So she calls the manager from the office to refund my money. 

Of course I yelped StarSucks. A coffee house that can't serve a hot cup of coffee because they added the creamer? What kind of sheot is that?!

They responded asking if there was anything they could do to serve me better. At this point,  I don't want your sheot. 

Solo Sunday Grumpy Old Bastard

 Solo 20, Pico to the Santa Fe Dam and back. Easy relaxed pace. Did manage a little photoshoot of myself. I've gotten a couple of those claw clamp things that clamp onto signs,, fences,  and stuff so I've been having fun taking pics from various spots testing the stuff out. 😄

Feeling GREAT having managed my diet and sugar last 3 weeks.  Amazing how it does a body good. 

Was under the weather last week but this weekend,  body is feeling great after the changes and a little recovery.  Making it through the storm finding blue skies physically. 

Sunday,  my coffee ☕️ and one cookie as a reward for cheat day. I've been so good that I deserve it and didn't even really want it. Just figured I better while I have a chance ha ha ha. 

Solo Saturday Post Illness Bug

 Solo 40 from Pico to Seal Beach and back.  Much better today compared to last week.  Wasn't sure what happened last week till Sunday hit  then I knew I was sick. Some Bastard blowing his nose constantly.  I almost asked him to think about a mask, I should have seeing it went on for 2 or 3 days. 

Oh well, I'll just consider him an ass hole now. 🤣

So I was sick but hey, I took days off doctor's  orders.  But when I returned,  I wore a mask out of consideration for my fellow employees. 

So today I felt great compared to last week on the bike. Heck, last week I was about 25 miles in thinking about calling Gina for a ride,  feeling so bad. So it was nice figuring out that I was sick ha ha ha. 

But I figured I'd just relax and make my way back.  In all my 30 years of cycling,  I've only had to call for a ride once. Hillbasher and I rode up into the mountains where I ended up splitting my rear tire.  Couldn't get reception so Hillbasher descended then sent a message to Gina so she could pick me up.  But other than that,  proud to say,  never failed to complete a ride. 

Been feeling good while controlling my sugar level.  Little nagging pains have gone away.  Those annoying pains that you really don't think much about because you just think it's old age ha ha ha. 

But feeling good, pants are baggy, tummy much flatter,  and sugar levels much better after only 3 weeks.  Of course I've been very diligent nowadays knowing I'm older and it might only get harder later. Soim changing my lifestyle now. It's got to be for ood now or I'm in trouble.  I don't plan on letting myself develop health problems,  fu@k that! 

So after, a trip to Sizzluh for my petite steak and rice. Gina had the 🍲 soup and salad 🥗 bar. 

BTW, walking into the mall yesterday,  found a dollar bill then few minutes later, 3 pennies and a dime.  Then hour later, another penny. I joked with Gina that it's raining money on me then today again at the mall,  another quarter,  dime,  and a penny. 😄

Heck, now I got money to pay for more little ebay hopro brackets and stuff. 😁

Gina is always looking for Charlie stuff. I tried to find CB cycling jerseys before but no luck wanting CB and not Snoopy. But we wandered in to Box Lunch at the mall and came across this jersey. She liked it so I bought it for her. Her birthday is still going on ha ha ha!

Solo Saturday

 Solo 40 from Pico to Seal Beach and back. Real struggle today. Maybe the wind or maybe that I have cut way back on food. More cucumbers, salads with vinegar, no dressing. Small meat, maybe 6 oz at most, cup of potatoes, and dried Cheerios in the morning on the way to work, and half a lemon at break time. No sweets or junk food getting the A1C under control. Glucose numbers are WAY down which is a good thing.

But I may have made a mistake this time. I only ate about a third of the pasta I eat at night before the ride. Maybe I felt it today or maybe not. Maybe just the wind but it was tough. Did get passed bu a small group of riders leaving the coast, freaking more windy on the way back than to the coast. SO it was tough on the return but the group passed me but late saw a couple guys fall off the back about 200 yards ahead. Yes, you can see that far ahead on this trail. I saw the two team up starting to work together.

So about 15 miles later, I passed one of the guys that had fallen back. Yeah baby! Not because I passed him but because it let me know that it wasn't just ALL me struggling back into the wind. He was toasted and barely making his way. So I know it was tough and not just my sissy self ha ha ha!

I did however listen to Paul. He stated a few months back about the DJI Osmo magnetic system. I did purchase a couple of smaller similar doohickies on ebay that worked well. Nice but a little too much plastic for ne having had a gopro fall from the handlebars descending GMR years ago using the plastic gopro crap mounts. So I looked into the DJI adapters and seem they are a bit larger than what I have and a metal base that screws into the gopro.  So I'll wait to see when they get here just how cool they are ha ha ha! But one thing is, they sure make swapping the recorder much easier and quicker than having to use the screws every time.

Later to Mongolian BBQ to refuel. Felt so bad like I was cheating but I deserved it and I did eat sensibly.  And I got to enjoy more time with my Honey.

Sunday not feeling well.  Must have got a little bug or something.  Body ache and I was actually cold last night covering up with a blanket.  Very unusual.

So today,  a little trip to the cemeteries for the Dad. S.... darn spell correct. Had to uncover Gina's Dad after searching 20 minutes.  Wow, pretty sad Rose Hills let it go like that.

One of the thumb screws I bought for the GP. Cool aluminum stuff.