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Category Archives: Residual Self Image

TDP 2008 Day 1 Summary

08-Oct-08

The morning arrived far to quickly. Could have been because the AC in the room was cranking and I was frozen solid. Could have been the anticipation of the 85 mile ride that would be staring me in the face when i slipped on my jersey. Could have been the anticipation of [...]

What’s next for the fatman?

15-Oct-07

Admittedly i’ve gotten off the path to fitness in recent weeks,  actually since the TDP.  I’ve gotten off the wagon as it relates to eating, and I haven’t gotten the rides in that i had wanted.  Much of it is lull after any major event i guess.  This is especially true given the fact that [...]

Progress

24-Sep-07

As i wait for the Opera to arrive, i contemplate just where i am. I think that this preparation has really motivated me well beyond just riding the 200+ miles to NYC. I’ve been able to change my eating habits, no more soda, no more fast food (only when in a pinch). I [...]

General Update

05-Sep-07

Many of my faithful readers have told me that they would donate to the tour de pink based on my fitness improvement.
So with only 3 weeks to go, here is an update.
I started the adventure weighing in between 189 and 193 Today I’m weighing in at 171
However to be fair what i should have [...]

Motivation

07-Aug-07

Well… There are significant questions around what motivates people. What keeps people in the game, what pushes people to perform, to train, to continually improve themselves?
I think that there is an innate behavior the forces man to compete to push themselves to be better than the next.
In my quest to get back [...]

Residual Self Image

11-Jul-07

Residual Self Image (RSI)…. Yes that is what they called it in the Matrix when NEO was learning to bend the rules for the first time in the matrix. Morpheus called it his residual self image based on what he thought he was prior to being awaken…
Interesting concept, I think we all have a RSI. [...]