Starting weight (7/15/08):  279.8
Yesterday:  267.0  Today:  266.6
Change today:  -0.4   Loss-so-far: 13.2 lbs.

 Yay, I’m finally back down to the weight that I was on July 29.  It was raining today so hubby and I didn’t go bike-riding after work. (Let’s not mention that stationary bike in the TV room, you know, the one gathering dust?  Yeah, that one.)  Instead we went out to dinner and I had a lovely caesar salad with chicken.

I just asked Mr. Hubby what he wanted to do tomorrow.  We have this big (hot, messy, pain-in-the-butt) project at home that we’re supposed to start this weekend.  Did he want to work on it tomorrow?  Or would he rather go out bike-riding tomorrow and start the project on Sunday?  (I crossed my fingers.)  Yay!  He said he’d rather go bike-riding tomorrow.  We haven’t, however, decided where we want to go.  We could load the bikes on the back of the Jeep and ride somewhere else - or we could go on one of our local, familiar routes.

Either way, I’m psyched!  It’s HOT hot hot, but getting out on the bikes is so much fun - no responsibilities, no worries, just the next uphill and the next downhill.  (Thank God here in Florida the hills are relatively small!)

Last summer, we went out on the bikes every weekend, clocking at least 10 miles each trip.  One day we went 18 (all in one day) and then another weekend we rode 10 miles away, stayed at a hotel, then rode the 10 miles back home the next day - that was fun!  I’ve missed those excursions!  We haven’t gone on a bike trip since April… omg FOUR months!  It’ll be interesting to see what my stamina is like now, since I’m 20+ lbs. heavier this year than I was last summer (and I haven’t been riding much lately).

One nice thing about bike-riding, though, is that you set your own timeline and your own goals and limits.  When I need to rest, well, I’ll stop and rest.  It’s no big deal, it’s not like I have a train to catch, there’s no rush, no hurry.  I love that!

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