560Poundcyclist

America HOLD ON TIGHT I last night, booked a Holiday to Florida, including a 14 day Disney pass, fingers crossed I can also save for a Universal pass, I see America as my spiritual home , so being able to book a vacation there and then go to theme parks and ride coasters = MUCH Awesomeness Get ready for some awesome trip reports (in 12 months tho) Feel free to give me as much advice as you can too Gaz

Sorry for the double post BUT I have added a really small, one paragraph trip report into this weeks blog updated here , its right at the start so you guys dont need to read anything that is of no interest to you and there is even a piccy of me on the Big Dipper ! YAY ! http://theamazing39stonecyclist.wordpress.com/2011/07/16/more-goals-achieved-final-thoughts-more-pics-from-blackpool-quick-comparison/

Thanks Dude Not sure I have enough Piccys for a trip report this time, see, I wasnt really expecting to like it all as much as I did, even though that was my hope of course, I will go back before the end of the year for sure and ensure that my first TR is done

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IM REALLY Glad my own journey could touch you in such a way, good luck with getting that BMI Down, trust me when I say, You will feel SOO Much better for it. Gaz

Thanks Dude !

I'll be honest - if I could afford it- I'd be on the very next one without even thinking about it !

Good luck with your own Journy You know where you can find me if youever need any help

I'm unlikely to be able to afford a us tour even tho I'd lov to vist the USA more than anywhere else tbh

Guys Thanks so much for such a warm welcome It's great how I've been received here it really is Looking forward to seeing if I can maybe join up on a uk trip that you guys arrange Gaz

Rob thanks for your comments , means a lot from yourself. And again thanks for this awesome site ! Gaz

Thanks I can't put into words just how much better I do feel these days Gaz

I sure am still a chargers fan, tho I need to replace my 5x jerseys with m/l ones when I can afford to Gaz

LONG Time lurker here (Approx 5 years) I feel the need to share my story here, I have been a lurker for many years, looking at the pictures you guys post and watching the videos and wishing "I could do that" See, 3 years ago I weighed 560 Pounds and could not walk round a theme park, never mind fit onto a ride, (Pictures here as proof, http://theamazing39stonecyclist.wordpress.com/pictures/) so the closest I ever came was Roller Coaster Tycoon. That is , until this weekend, in the last 3 years I have taken up cycling and lost over 350 Pounds, I now weigh under 200 pounds, I didnt have any form of surgery, it was all down to better diet and cycling, now im not here for self promotion, but I needed to say that to give you the back ground. So this weekend I cycled 100km (65 miles) for a Charity that helps people with Cancer, the ride was from Manchester to Blackpool (UK) I rode there in a little over 3 hours. Once in Blackpool there was only one thing I was ever gonna do and that was ride them darn Roller Coasters, I started on the Big Dipper, it was my first ever Roller Coster and (thanks to comments here) I sat in the very brack row, to get the best ride experience , I would say I "Loved it" but TBH i was EVEN Better than that ! Next up was the Iron-Bru Revoltion, for my second ever Roller Coaster ride, WOW it just got better, I was pretty nervy and having just rode 65 miles my legs were tired by the time I'd got to the top LOL but WHAT A ride. Over the next 4 hours I rode every single Rollercoaster there and you know what ? IM TOTALLY HOOKED, I just to look at Trip Reports here and think "I wish, but it will never happen" now I'm looking at them saying "I cant wait to make it happen" TPR Helped me realise a dream and TPR will help me take this forwards now and I felt it only right to register and thank Rob et el for this amazing place, without it, I might not have had the same "Lust" Cant wait to post my own Trip Report now (PS Sorry if this is in the wrong forum) Gaz