Well it's easier than I thought getting back into the swing of riding! Not physically - I'm way out of shape, but mentally preparing for the change.

Beautiful ride this morning in sunshine and low 40s!!

Stats:

• 13.1 miles
• 48:15 travel time (including stops)
• 206 lbs - I've noticed that weight loss requires some momentum; it never just starts after the first exercise session
• breakfast - bagel w/ light CC and 2 cups coffee
• lunch - meatloaf, mac 'n cheese and cornbread; 20oz coke (I like eating!!)

I'll go one more day this week making it 3 days out of 5. Too much too soon and I'm sure to create probs that prevent me from keeping this up regularly.

Ride on!!

well, I fell off of the wagon big time!! At some point around the new year, I really slowed down and then when I started therapy for my elbow tendonitis, I totally stopped. My tendonitis is no better, but I can't not exercise any longer.

So today, I sucked it up and got back on the bike! And it felt good - although I'm just a bit out of shape now and a tad heavier.

Weight: 206 (ouch)
Waistline: busting over and pants suffocating the life out of me

Food intake:
breakfast - cinnamon role; 2 cups coffee
lunch - pork (10ozish); mac & cheese; 20oz coke

So I didn't ride to work since my last post. The next week was tough due to weather and a business trip. Now that we're through Christmas, I'm on vacation until January 2nd.

But, that doesn't mean I'm not riding

I rode on my indoor fluid trainer twice and this morning I rode outside. The details:

Trainer 1: 1 hr; intervals
Trainer 2: 50 minutes; intervals
Outside: 32.5 miles; 18.5MPH avg; about 1:45.

Weather was great this morning; slightly overcast and mid-50s, slight breeze. I did a ride I hadn't done in a while which took me almost to Lake Lanier - a large lake just NE of Atlanta that also serves as our water source and the source of the Chattahoochee River.

Couple of more days off and I plan to ride at least 1 more long one (40+), maybe two and at least one more on the trainer.

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Ride On

Wow! I rode 3 days in a row!! Feels good.

Weight's back down to 201 - just in time for another double-Christmas party weekend!!

Ride on!!

and should have been #6!

I only got about 2 miles yesterday as I started ride #5 when I suddenly hit something in the road that blew my tire and put a dent in my brand new bike's rim. Talk about being more expensive to ride your bike - this puts that argument to rest.

I went back to see what I had hit, and there was nothing but gravel and big chunks of glass. I must have hit the glass and the jolt of the pop made it feel bigger than it was. The gash in my tire was enormous, so my tube patching capabilities would prove fruitless. And with the dent in my rim, I couldn't even be sure it would hold my tire and tube properly.

So, I walked back to the Fire Station - only about 100 yards back up the road - and used their phone to beg my wife to come pick me up (in my rush to leave, I had forgotten my cell phone).

So, instead of today being #6, it's only #5. Oh well. And it was on my oldest of 3 bikes! (Bike #2 is in the bike stand getting a thorough cleaning and tune-up and is currently in pieces)

And finally, the weight tracker. After steadily losing a few pounds over the last couple of weeks, this weekend's double-Christmas party binge put a hurtin' on continue weight loss. Overall penalty: 2.5 lbs!!

12/12/06: 203.5

Doesn't matter, just gotta keep riding!

Ride On