Success! For the the first time in a long time I’ve managed to not put on weight over the Christmas holidays.

We decided to drive to Jacqui’s Mum’s in South Golden Beach, 20mins north of Byron, so, since we had the car, I opted to bring my bike. The goal wasn’t to continue training and riding five days per week, it was merely to get a few longer rides in over the two weeks we’d be away in order to offset the extra eating.

I had hoped to do 3 rides at Denise’s and a further two when we went up to Buderim to stay with Nath, but in the end I only managed 2 at Denise’s and 1 up at Nath’s. Still, it was enough to keep the weight off, and as a result I start this year at 85kg instead of 89-90kg.

I have a solid week of cycling coming up as the club heads to Adelaide to watch the Tour Down Under. The result will be close to 700km of hilly cycling and a few more kilos shed. If I get my shit together I might finally crack the 80kg barrier this year!