Hope everyone had a good weekend! It was sunny here in Portland, Oregon this weekend. Well, actually, it was partly sunny/partly cloudy but we take what we can get
. I went out hiking on Saturday to Forest Park -- a huge park on the west side of Portland (think Central Park or Golden Gate Park). I'd never been there before even though I've lived here ~ 5 years. It's nice, but not really a "hiking" park -- more like a "let's go stroll in the woods" park. It's big enough to get a good hike in, but I felt kind of funny wearing my Camelbak among the runners, stroller-pushers, dog-walkers, road and mountain bikers, and hand-holders. I was glad I left my boots and hiking poles in the car or I would have felt like a real dork
.
Yesterday was a bicycling adventure. There was a fog advisory in the a.m., but it was supposed to burn off by 10. I perused my road biking book and found a nice little 36 mile jaunt about an hour south of Portland. I almost had to call the cavalry at the 5-miles-to-go point after I'd fallen off my bike 2x and had to walk up more hills than I could count
. I blame the wrong turns which made the ride longer and hillier as well as the cold weather (mid-40s) and fog that never cleared. Well, and maybe I was a bit over confident in my abilities
. Happily, I managed to make it back to the car under my own power and cranked up the heat for the ride home. I don't think I fully thawed out until I got into the shower.
I feel good about staying OP last week -- with both eating and exercise. I meet with my trainer again on Friday.
Heather -- we haven't had snow here yet (just high up in the mountains) but it sure has turned winter-like!
Terri -- sounds like you had a good and productive weekend -- good for you for doing your cardio this a.m.!
Lilion -- sounds like you are working your fingers to the bone and how cool that you might be on TV! Good for you on your WI.
Barb -- isn't it cool to enjoy working out? Hope the dryer fix isn't too $$$. That's cool that you're going to be in the newspaper. I know I have been inspired by the stories I've seen and read -- especially those that don't involve WLS to get large losses. [Nothing against people who have WLS, but for so long, I thought that was the
only way I could get to a normal weight -- and with a 1% mortality rate, it was scary.]
Barb & Heather -- hope your puppies are ok!