I feel like I've been slacking...

Circumstances in life got in the way, and I was unable to ride the MS 150 this last weekend. All of the money I raised still went to a great cause, so I don't feel too bad, but I feel like I've been slacking.

I've not been on the bike as often as I would like, and yet when I logged my morning commute, this is what I saw:

295.64

Total Miles

20.87

Total Hours

25

Workouts

17,082

Total Calories

Yeah, I've ridden almost 300 miles so far this month, and I will surpass that just riding home tonight. AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN SLACKING?

Wow, how perspectives can change!  I remember less than a year ago, I was THRILLED to get 100+ miles in a month!  They say that your mind-set changes, and you can almost become addicted to exercise.  I didn't believe it until now. There are days I will ride 20 or so miles, and then go do a spinning class with LeAnn. The instructor even said she thought I was crazy.  ;)

Hopefully this will continue, and become a true way of life for me.  I'm down to 249.5lbs as of this morning. That's 50lbs less that I was one year ago.  I guess I must be doing SOMETHING right.

-PB

Wimped out again...

When I got up this morning to get dressed for my ride in to work, I saw that it was eleven degrees outside, and wimped out big time! 

I am getting cold easier since I've started losing weight, and the thought of 11 degrees just shut down all enthusiasm for a nice bike ride this morning.

Now, it's a beautiful afternoon, and I'm wishing I had my bike here to ride home. 

Oh, well. I will have to get off my lazy duff and ride tomorrow!!! 

Shiny!

-PB

I'm Back!

My doctor said I have a small tear in the lateral aspect of my meniscus (torn cartillage in my knee on the outside), as well as degenerative changes. He isn't quite sure why the medial (inner) side of my knee hurts so much, as nothing shows on the x-rays or MRI, but he doesn't feel the need for surgery at this time.

He shot my knee full of cortisone (OUCH), and it has helped a little.  He also said I should aggressively get back into cycling, and train for the Salt Lake Century ride in May.  From what he sees on imaging, it may be painful, but I won't be doing any damage to the knee, and it should get better over time.

I will see him again in a month for a follow-up, and we'll see how it goes.  I hope to have a good 200-300 miles in before I see him again so I can see how well it is doing.

On that note, I got 18 miles in yesterday... and I hurt today.  :-)  Oh, well.  It sure felt good to get back on the bike!!!!

'... I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike. I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride it where I like...'

Oh, and during the last month and a half (since the injury, and I wasn't riding), I gained about 7 pounds back, so I'm back to 256.7 as of this morning.  Time to see those numbers drop again!!!

-PB

Back on the WW Wagon

I have been bad.  From Jan until July or so, I was following Weight Watchers in combination with my cycling, and I lost  40 lbs. I was keeping it off, but not losing more from July on, because I quit being so stringent with my diet, but kept up the miles on my bike.

Then, I hurt my knee.

And didn't watch what I ate.

And gained back 6 lbs in 3 weeks.


So, as of this morning, I'm back on the WW Wagon!!! 


I started out slowly on the bike yesterday, and did a total of 9 miles for the day. This morning, my knee was really sore, but I did the 5 miles before work, and I will do 4 more after for 9 today.

I will take Thursday off as a rest day, and get a ride in on Friday, trying to work my way back up to the nice, long 20+ milers.  Along with Weight Watchers, I hope to see the pounds start coming back off.

Wish me luck!

-PB