How does one pronounce Merckx? - Page 26 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

07-31-2004, 07:05 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

>>I'll probably die of some slow, agonizing, horrible, exotic disease,
>>or some sort of freak accident. But not for awhile yet (I hope).
>
> No, your worrying will. Stop your worrying, and you'll live to be a
> lot older than I ever want to.

I dunno. I also can sometimes be a bit of an hapless
schlemiel. So I might end up dying of embarrassment,
if not worrying about being embarrassed.

Anyhow, we've all got our personal strikes against us.
I don't gain weight, but other stuff happens to me.
It all balances out, and nobody's better, or better off,
than anybody else.

BTW, that ham steak sandwiched between two waffles breakfast
really is delish. Next time, instead of maple syrup, I might
dump some canned peaches on it. Anyhow the combination of carbs,
protein and fat is just right to see me through until
mid-afternoon. Although sometimes I find a simple pie & coffee
breakfast is just right. Fresh caught, pan-fried brook trout on
multi-grain toast hits the spot, too. 'specially if ya jazz it
up with the right amount of chopped green onion or chives.

Also BTW, when I was in my mid-20s (like you), I temporarily gained
weight, too. I shot up from 150 lbs to 170. I was doing a lot
of physical work then, hand-bombing hospital equipment & supplies
off of trucks. And as a teen I used to eat /big/, and those habits
carried over into my 20's. But after 30, I re-established my
consuming/metabolizing equilibrium, no longer felt the need for
4 cheeseburger lunches, and my weight dropped down again.

So while I can eat anything I want without gaining weight, I also
don't eat (nor want to eat) so much as I used to. It just came
naturally, without any will-power or effort on my part.

Anyhow, here's a testament as to how getting older doesn't necessarily
mean having to get heavier; in fact, it can be the reverse.

Cheers,
Tom

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