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Wow! I can’t believe that I rode 26 miles yesterday! It felt amazing.

I discovered this great place to ride called River Rd. There’s not too much traffic, no lights or stop signs and there is a bike lane – one of the few in town. So far, I love it. As you would expect, the road goes alongside the river (Cape Fear River) and at the end there is a big bridge that leads to Carolina Beach. My next goal will be to bike all the way to the beach and after today’s ride I think I’ll be able to do it.

I’m discovering a part of myself that I really didn’t know existed – physically, that is. I never knew that I could push myself this much and it’s feeling really wonderful. I can feel a competitive sportier me coming to the surface that existed back in High School.  I’m actually starting to entertain thoughts of biking trips, races, and things like this that I could not have imagined myself doing a year ago.

A big dream would be to do a bicycle trip oversees – I LOVE Italy, so maybe this will make it into my travel plans for the near future. 😉 That would be so amazing!

I’m feeling stronger, my endurance feels better and I’m pushing myself a lot harder than I had been while walking for cardio. Next month, I’m going to really start doing some serious cycling and begin a log of my miles and times. This is fun stuff! AND I can feel myself losing more weight (or at least inches) since I started biking.

WooHoo!

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I’ve been doing more and more biking…really just trying to get used to riding in a bit of traffic and for longer periods of time. Starting next month, I’m really going to make my way around town and try to find some great rides. I’m still loving it and sometimes it’s all I can do to keep from going on a few rides a day. Who knew exercise could be this much fun! 😉

I really encourage you to find something that you enjoy doing for exercise if you haven’t done so already. I think this makes all the difference in the world. It’s not fun to exercise if you have to drag yourself out of the house to do it – not saying that we shouldn’t make ourselves even when we don’t feel like doing it – I do believe this.

I’m starting to think about additional gear that I might need for my bike. I really want to figure out a way that I can comfortably carry groceries and heavier items, but for now the back pack is working fine. (for shorter distances) Most of the rides I’ve been doing have been nearby and I would say that I am averaging 10 miles or so – I try to go for at least 40 minutes which I think is a pretty good cardio workout. It feels like 40 minutes for me on the bike is a much better workout than 40 minutes of walking. (I guess I could also stand to walk a bit faster and push myself more here.

Rock-n-roll!

🙂

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Argh! For the first time in a long time, I gave in to a major craving.

Why is it that I can be going along just fine with no thoughts of "unhealthy" food whatsoever and then Wham! it hits me…hmmmmm…."Maybe I should order a pizza tonight?"

Once the thought is there, I’m pretty much goin for it. 😉 Ok, this is after I get out my calendar and realize that it HAS to be PMS induced. This makes everything a lot better as I know this is not going to turn into anything more than a 1 night stand. 😉 …well until next month anyways.

I figure that if I’m doing so well during the majority of the time, if I do get a craving and want to splurge a bit every 4-6 weeks or so, I’ll be fine. This also assumes that it will not turn into more than 1 day – meaning next day, up and at em!

So, I had ordered from Incredible Pizza last night. Had the small Canadian Bacon with low fat cheese. (now, that’s a good choice, right?) Errr….AND I had 12 teriyaki chicken wings which for some reason sounded SO good to me even through I rarely have them. I did use my own Light Ranch as opposed to their sauce.

Yes, I’m sad to say that I did eat everything AND it was too much! Didn’t feel great this am and am vowing that if there is a next time, I’ll eat only 1/2 the pizza! 😉

Moving on…

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This month I’m going to be really intent on adding some bike rides to my normal exercise routine. I am focussing on riding more frequently and for longer periods of time. I’ve read that this is really the only way to get over the booty getting sore. 😉 I’m determined!

I also want to experiment and get used to riding on some busier roads. I really want to be able to use my bike for transportation and my goal would be to be able to ride anywhere in town that I need/want to get to.

Wish me luck and I will keep you posted.