Well this week has been hell, I went into last weekend feeling confident on my progress with the ‘No Starch Diet’ (NSD) and decided to have a few beers and as normal red wine with my steak. The trouble is I got the taste and I had a few more beers on the Saturday and by Sunday … [Read more…]
I am now into my fourth week of what has now gone from a low starch diet (LSD) to a virtually no starch diet (NSD) and while the meals have become somewhat repetitive I have started to form a routine or dare I say it even a habit! The Ankylosing Spondolitis is still ever present, however the symptoms … [Read more…]
Now into the middle of the third week on my low starch diet (LSD) to manage my Ankylosing Spondolitis and things have been going reasonably well. When I say well what I mean is that my joints have eased up and while my neck is still stiff it is somewhat more bearable, until yesterday that … [Read more…]
I am now fourteen days into my diet change to try and manage Ankylosing Spondoloitis, the first five days I juiced which I now think was a mistake as I have since learned that this can actually be worse for AS; although I still think that there is benefits to be had in taking on board nutrients. The last seven days … [Read more…]
This morning I was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) which is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects the joints in your spine. Spondylitis simply means inflammation of the spine. As part of the body’s reaction to inflammation, calcium is laid down where the ligaments attach to the bones that make up the spine (vertebrae). This … [Read more…]
Well it has been a while since I posted anything on here and this is mainly due to the fact that once I completed the C2C in 1D, I pretty much decided to take a short break from cycling to not only recover but get stuck into my new company. I did not expect that … [Read more…]
Well this time last week we were all on a bus heading to Cumbria to register for the following days ‘Coast to Coast in a Day’. I have now only just started to feel like I have recovered from what can only be described as an ‘Epic Day’! My day began on the Saturday at 4am … [Read more…]
This week I travelled to Amsterdam on business and given the fact this is one place where cycling is part of the cities DNA I decided to use the bike as my mode of transport (where possible) for the week. fiets = bicycle, bike, pushbike, cycle I did a little research into cycling in Amsterdam and what to expect, … [Read more…]
After recently doing the 160 mile ride a couple of weeks ago I decided that I was going to have a crack at riding a 200 miler! After speaking with my good buddy Alwyn and roping him in; I decided on June 7th and now I just needed to decide on potential route. A few … [Read more…]
The more that my lad has got out on his BMX bike for some longer rides, the more he wants to get on and try a racing bike. After speaking with Stephen Cannings who runs the track sessions down at Quibell Park Velodrome for the Lincsquad Youth Academy, we decided to go down and let … [Read more…]