Week 2 and a solo rain ride.

Today was definitely a Monday. My camera screen cracked, I felt too weak to hit the gym for some reason, and had a good ol fashioned marital spat. The latter is a rare occurrence I’ll admit, which is why it threw off the rest of the day. ALAS! One week in my regimen, and I’ve lost a fluctuation 5-8 lbs. I fluctuate like crazy…this is no surprise. But a loss is a loss, and I know exactly what the problem is. I LOVE SWEETS! Hubb thinks I lost all water weight. I’m not too sure if I am the water-retaining type, but I think the loss is more because of the purge on all junk food I did. Friday the scale said 10 lbs even! I could NOT believe it…until the scale crept back up after a weekend of snackage :/ There it is! The culprit! Damn you! With a mix of the stationary bike, treadmill, and elliptical, the Tour de Bronx will be a piece of cake!

Sandra Dee has been REALLY helping with burning extra calories..I’ve been riding her as often as possible. To and from the gym to start :) Speaking of riding, I had a quick rainy one to the market for some soup. The weather calls for it!

Layered up and ready to go

It wasn’t that bad :)

I’m happy I got to use my rain cover for the toocan transit bag I won a month or so ago!

The soups and croutons fit perfectly in it :) even had room for a treat I picked up for me and Hubb

I was so confident riding in the rain, I’ve gotten much more confident in general. Picking up The Kid from school by bike, riding to the gym, to meetings, to the market, to friends houses. ITS HELPED SO MUCH! Cars have been respecting me, no new boo-boo’s, climbing hills with more ease..it’s a grand thing :D Tackling the elements on a bike is something you can’t read about, you just have to face em head on.

I am loving fall riding so far, minus the drizzle would of course be ideal but, I love jackets and scarves and gloves! THIS IS GONNA BE SOOO FUN! Especially when I can substitute a helmet for a cute hat:

but only in parks and on greenways! Safety is first!

 

Peace&Love

K.

 

 

(1st week: –5/7 lbs.)

One month goal: Train for the Tour while recharging my routine.

 

For the next month I will be blogging about fitness and health, on top of bike blogging, since I am back on my routine for the Tour De Bronx. All summer I haven’t cared what I ate, haven’t gone to the gym, didn’t take one vitamin..all in all didn’t give a crap. All I wanted to do was ride my bike to new places, hang out with hubb and pals, and just enjoy the summer. I haven’t had such a great summer since Daddy was around so trust me, I don’t really care how neglectful I was. I usually hate summer, but because of my bike(and Hubb), I actually had a great summer! SO LONG SUMMER! Autumn is here and I cannot be happier! My heart is in the cold months <3. On top of the excitement for Fall riding-I’m uber anxious for my one year wedding anniversary costume party this Halloween! I’m going frantic with ideas and such…expect a post on that!

Today I started off my conditioning training for the Tour, Hubb and I ride over to the gym(best warmup EVER!):

Ready for the gym! (that basket liner is a gift from the fab BITCHCAKES!)

We live between two highways and along a busy avenue..this does not intimidate me anymore though, CONQUERED!

locked up and ready to sweat

I’m declaring this my “before” shot…Lets see how far I get in a month.

45 minutes on the treadmill…20 on the stationary bike..I could of gone for another hour!

Your eyes are working fine…I took one of my famous panda shots while on the stationary..I couldn’t help it ;p Wore my Century tour shirt I got for free at Summer Streets…I plan on doing that Tour next year!

mission complete!

Bikes, scooters and Heidi braids

I didn’t get enough exercise it seems.. I ended up biking to The Kids school to pick him up. My body seems to have missed activity, I have way too much energy for my own good.

I feel compelled to mention this: I am not doing this for vanity. NOT AT ALL. Although I am pretty healthy(doctor confirmed), I am the type that always reaches for the better. I believe there’s always room to grow, always room to make better choices, and this is what this is about. I am not a self-hating plus chick and never will be, I am a self-improving chick.

 

TOTAL CALORIES BURNED TODAY: 600-700 

Great start!

K.