Comments on: My Compromise Is No Compromise http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/ It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Brad http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/comment-page-1/#comment-668619 Brad Fri, 15 Apr 2016 04:17:09 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/#comment-668619 This is FC at your best. When you tell us about your emotions and thoughts, things we rarely hear or read, we feel connected to you, empathetic and motivated. I drifted away with all of the guest posts, but now you are back and in amazing writing form. I look forward to reading about you gaining back your racing form as well. Good luck and thank you. This is FC at your best. When you tell us about your emotions and thoughts, things we rarely hear or read, we feel connected to you, empathetic and motivated. I drifted away with all of the guest posts, but now you are back and in amazing writing form. I look forward to reading about you gaining back your racing form as well. Good luck and thank you.

]]> By: Betsy is an awesome name! http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/comment-page-1/#comment-668559 Betsy is an awesome name! Sun, 10 Apr 2016 06:57:36 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/#comment-668559 Weird that I'm reading this post among a few others since I hadn't read your blog for a while. I literally downloaded a random app just because I was so annoyed at myself for not being consistent in my habits, and so downloaded the first app that I came across (not kidding) called Momentum Habit Tracker. Maybe it might help you too? Though you seem to be pretty self-disciplined! =) Hoping that this app will help me with several of my habits that I need to implement on a daily basis. Sincere wishes on your journey, writing the book and job-hunting. ps. I promise this is not an ad for the app. I'm honestly a real person who just happened to do what I said in terms of downloading the app, and deciding to read your blog on a whim. Weird that I’m reading this post among a few others since I hadn’t read your blog for a while.

I literally downloaded a random app just because I was so annoyed at myself for not being consistent in my habits, and so downloaded the first app that I came across (not kidding) called Momentum Habit Tracker. Maybe it might help you too? Though you seem to be pretty self-disciplined! =)

Hoping that this app will help me with several of my habits that I need to implement on a daily basis.

Sincere wishes on your journey, writing the book and job-hunting.

ps. I promise this is not an ad for the app. I’m honestly a real person who just happened to do what I said in terms of downloading the app, and deciding to read your blog on a whim.

]]> By: Ellie http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/comment-page-1/#comment-668424 Ellie Mon, 28 Mar 2016 22:50:37 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/#comment-668424 This is the first post of yours that I have read, it popped up on my Facebook feed while I was being an insomniac! Good timing. Two things particularly resonated for me: The first was that all races involve your heart & head & legs & lungs- as a runner & occasional triathlete myself I know this is totally true! The second was the need to be held accountable when you have an ambition or a target that requires training. It helps to motivate you to go-the-extra-mile and with all the wil in the world you just can't get there on your own. I need to find that source of accountability again in my training... Cheers for the reminder! Good luck... Ellie This is the first post of yours that I have read, it popped up on my Facebook feed while I was being an insomniac! Good timing.
Two things particularly resonated for me: The first was that all races involve your heart & head & legs & lungs- as a runner & occasional triathlete myself I know this is totally true! The second was the need to be held accountable when you have an ambition or a target that requires training. It helps to motivate you to go-the-extra-mile and with all the wil in the world you just can’t get there on your own.
I need to find that source of accountability again in my training…
Cheers for the reminder!
Good luck… Ellie

]]> By: Tom in Albany http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/comment-page-1/#comment-668420 Tom in Albany Mon, 28 Mar 2016 17:13:10 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/#comment-668420 Wow, Cuda. Way to be The Motivator! And, Fatty, I had an idea that you'd be grateful for the kick in the pants. This is a great community. So, what am I committing to? I'm going to commit to finally calling for a Dr appointment and finding out what is wrong with my back instead of using it as an excuse for reduced training. I'm just afraid of the answer so, I haven't gone to get it. (The next thing I'll need to work on is Daddy Guilt as an excuse for not riding more than I do. Fatty? Have you ever written a post about managing 'Daddy Guilt' or 'Husband Guilt'? If so, I'd love a link. Wow, Cuda. Way to be The Motivator! And, Fatty, I had an idea that you’d be grateful for the kick in the pants.

This is a great community.

So, what am I committing to? I’m going to commit to finally calling for a Dr appointment and finding out what is wrong with my back instead of using it as an excuse for reduced training. I’m just afraid of the answer so, I haven’t gone to get it. (The next thing I’ll need to work on is Daddy Guilt as an excuse for not riding more than I do. Fatty? Have you ever written a post about managing ‘Daddy Guilt’ or ‘Husband Guilt’? If so, I’d love a link.

]]> By: 331miles http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/comment-page-1/#comment-668419 331miles Mon, 28 Mar 2016 13:51:47 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/#comment-668419 Great post. I was mentally composing an attack comment against the random post-race commenter, which would not have helped anyone, but then I read Cuda's comment. Made my day. Book and shirt pre-ordered, and will show up daily to hold you accountable to your plan! Great post. I was mentally composing an attack comment against the random post-race commenter, which would not have helped anyone, but then I read Cuda’s comment. Made my day. Book and shirt pre-ordered, and will show up daily to hold you accountable to your plan!

]]> By: Brian in VA http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/comment-page-1/#comment-668418 Brian in VA Mon, 28 Mar 2016 13:00:08 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/#comment-668418 Just an awesome post, Fatty. Okay, I'm losing 20 pounds over the next 90 days and will do it through riding and eating intelligently. Both of these have been lax in my life over the past 6 months. Let's do this! Brian in VA PS. Cuda and Fatty may be the two most reasonable people on the internet today. Thanks guys for reminding me that good people exist. Just an awesome post, Fatty.

Okay, I’m losing 20 pounds over the next 90 days and will do it through riding and eating intelligently. Both of these have been lax in my life over the past 6 months.

Let’s do this!

Brian in VA

PS. Cuda and Fatty may be the two most reasonable people on the internet today. Thanks guys for reminding me that good people exist.

]]> By: leroy http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/comment-page-1/#comment-668417 leroy Mon, 28 Mar 2016 02:05:28 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/#comment-668417 When you think of all the meanness floating around the internet, the corner of civility Fatty has created is pretty amazing. When you think of all the meanness floating around the internet, the corner of civility Fatty has created is pretty amazing.

]]> By: Sunny http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/comment-page-1/#comment-668416 Sunny Sun, 27 Mar 2016 23:53:54 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/#comment-668416 You owe nothing - not an explanation or accountability to anyone. You have given so much of your life for the good of others. Do those things that give you joy. You deserve it. Good things will come. You owe nothing – not an explanation or accountability to anyone. You have given so much of your life for the good of others. Do those things that give you joy. You deserve it. Good things will come.

]]> By: BostonCarlos http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/comment-page-1/#comment-668411 BostonCarlos Sat, 26 Mar 2016 21:21:23 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/#comment-668411 ^^^ I love this blog and its readers. ^^^ I love this blog and its readers.

]]> By: cuda http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/comment-page-1/#comment-668409 cuda Sat, 26 Mar 2016 16:49:42 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2016/03/25/my-compromise-is-no-compromise/#comment-668409 Dear Fatty, As I read your blog the other day I was shocked. I am that random guy behind your post. Talk about one of those spit out gum insert foot moments. Especially because a friend recently told me (as I'm covered in sweat from a workout) "your too skinny and your body won't ever build muscle. So why do try so hard?" My reaction to that question was your a fat bitch and I hate you. You're obviously much nicer than I am. Still it is a comment I'll never forget and will drive me to prove them wrong. First, I would like to say that I'm sorry. I had no intentions of hurting your feelings or trying to make you feel bad. Second, you are the one I am constantly comparing my times to. We live fairly close to each other and ride the same routes and I am always trying to beat your times. Hence the reason I knew your time from last years True Grit. You are my carrot. And the Hammer is too. You could say I'm a little competitive. Last September, while racing Lotoja, I was in an accident that ended my race and broke my hip. It was pretty frustrating and I feel that I have a lot to prove this year. I'm feeling extra intensity for the sport. I don't want to be the "guy" with a fake hip and I definitely don't want it to affect my racing. I have completely fallen in love with this sport and I have you to thank for a lot of that. Reading your blog got me to sign up for Rockwell Relay for the first time, a race I now obsess and strategize about for months. It also introduced me to True Grit. I had a blast riding last year and unfortunately did not finish this year due to a really bad flat and sliced tire. So even though your time was worse this year, at least it was better than mine. You finished. I have you and your blog to thank for some of my favorite memories on a bicycle . My whole family reads it and we are all really big fans. It helps us all to see how well you handle the challenges in your life not just the ones on a bike. Even though you don't know me or my family we feel like we are a part of your biking family. We love to read your race reports and laugh with you and the Hammer as we relate with all the emotions and crazy things that happen (like a random guy asking a lame question) throughout the races. Thank you for keeping me very motivated. Keep riding hard and I will keep trying to catch you. And I promise I won't make any more comments like this last one. Thanks, Cuda <blockquote>Cuda, you're an incredible gentleman for writing this. Thank you. And let me say this: while I was irritated at the moment, the fact is I was slower this year (eleven minutes), and would have figured it out eventually. And in the end, I needed a few kicks in the seat in order to get motivated...and to even realize that I WANT to be motivated. You were a part of this. You mention you live close. Let's get together and ride sometime soon. - FC</blockquote> Dear Fatty,

As I read your blog the other day I was shocked. I am that random guy behind your post. Talk about one of those spit out gum insert foot moments. Especially because a friend recently told me (as I’m covered in sweat from a workout) “your too skinny and your body won’t ever build muscle. So why do try so hard?” My reaction to that question was your a fat bitch and I hate you. You’re obviously much nicer than I am. Still it is a comment I’ll never forget and will drive me to prove them wrong. First, I would like to say that I’m sorry. I had no intentions of hurting your feelings or trying to make you feel bad. Second, you are the one I am constantly comparing my times to. We live fairly close to each other and ride the same routes and I am always trying to beat your times. Hence the reason I knew your time from last years True Grit. You are my carrot. And the Hammer is too. You could say I’m a little competitive.

Last September, while racing Lotoja, I was in an accident that ended my race and broke my hip. It was pretty frustrating and I feel that I have a lot to prove this year. I’m feeling extra intensity for the sport. I don’t want to be the “guy” with a fake hip and I definitely don’t want it to affect my racing. I have completely fallen in love with this sport and I have you to thank for a lot of that.

Reading your blog got me to sign up for Rockwell Relay for the first time, a race I now obsess and strategize about for months. It also introduced me to True Grit. I had a blast riding last year and unfortunately did not finish this year due to a really bad flat and sliced tire. So even though your time was worse this year, at least it was better than mine. You finished.

I have you and your blog to thank for some of my favorite memories on a bicycle . My whole family reads it and we are all really big fans. It helps us all to see how well you handle the challenges in your life not just the ones on a bike. Even though you don’t know me or my family we feel like we are a part of your biking family. We love to read your race reports and laugh with you and the Hammer as we relate with all the emotions and crazy things that happen (like a random guy asking a lame question) throughout the races. Thank you for keeping me very motivated. Keep riding hard and I will keep trying to catch you. And I promise I won’t make any more comments like this last one.

Thanks,

Cuda

Cuda, you’re an incredible gentleman for writing this. Thank you. And let me say this: while I was irritated at the moment, the fact is I was slower this year (eleven minutes), and would have figured it out eventually. And in the end, I needed a few kicks in the seat in order to get motivated…and to even realize that I WANT to be motivated. You were a part of this.

You mention you live close. Let’s get together and ride sometime soon. – FC

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