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This is the most I have weighed this month! I need to get my butt back on track and get back to fatblogging. It doesn’t seem like I can get my blood pressure under control on my own so it looks like in a week and a half I am going to have to go on the drugs. That really sucks. Hopefully I can get off of them as my weight gets closer to my optimum weight.

I just did a quick 12.8 mile ride in 25 minutes. It was my fastest top mph and average mph. I was averaging 12.8 mph not too bad. I have been hovering around the 10 mph mark. This was also my shortest ride too though. My legs feel like jelly right now. I kinda forgot how much I love that feeling.

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I am down a bit today from the weekend. Yesterday after work I took a nice 6.2 mile ride. It was really windy but that is good for the leg muscles. I think the biggest reason I like riding or walking outdoors is just because of those little differences. Yesterday’s ride will be different from today’s. With a stationary bike or treadmill I get bored too fast.

If the weather stays decent, I am hoping to take a short ride every day this week. I think it will help my body get used to being on a bike. Then next week I will go back to riding a little longer. As I see it now, 30 minutes is a decent ride for now. Once I am used to that I will be looking to go for at least hour. Within the next couple of weeks it should be getting a little warmer too. I have decided that 60º is my minimum comfortable riding temperature. That doesn’t mean I won’t ride when cooler but that is when I begin to feel comfortable.

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I have decided that 39º is too cold to ride 10 miles in. When I got back in this morning my fingers were pretty numb and I am still waiting for my toes to warm up. I did somehow get in 10.4 miles but I was really dragging the last couple.

It is supposed to be cold and maybe rainy or snowy tomorrow too. I am not sure if I will get out. Right now my legs feel a little like jelly which I suppose is a good thing. I just can’t wait for it to get warmer. I might have a little more fun if I didn’t have to wear gloves and a hoodie to keep warm while on the road. Until next time…

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Yesterday evening I had my first real ride. I went out for 10 miles and this morning I am feeling great. I thought I might feel sore but so far that hasn’t been an issue. My game plan at this moment is to ride every other day for a while. I figure that in the beginning I need to think of it like lifting weights. I want to give my legs proper time to recover.

I have found myself so ready to get out there and do it. Last night when I left home it was a nice 61 degrees out. Within the hour, by the time I got home, it was down to 45 degrees. It was a little chilly. Around mile 7, I found myself slowing down. I am hoping to build speed and endurance over the next few weeks.

OK, honestly right now, I just want to go out and ride again. But it is still dark out and I have to get ready for work. Maybe I will see how I am feeling after work and if it is raining/snowing. We need a good rain anyhow to wash the remaining salt off the road. Until next time…

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The weekends are always a little rougher for me than weekdays as far as my weight loss regimen goes. I tend to stay out later and therefore wake up later. Life on Saturday and Sundays is far less structured. Not a bad thing really just a variable to deal with. My weigh-ins on these days, when I remember, usually do not come at 5:30 or 6:00 in the morning. I guess not following the exact same pattern seven days a week is a good thing. From my past experience I know when my body gets used to something that something no longer has as great an effect on me.

Yesterday I made the plunge. I am now the owner of a 17.5″ Trek 7.2 FX. I went for a short ride yesterday and think this will really intensify my motivation. The down side right now is that it was 41º yesterday and snowed a little last night. Looks like the weather will get decent again next weekend. I am not sure if a little cold will deter me though. Hopefully I can ramp up my rides over the next few weeks to comfortably do 20 miles. Time will tell on this one. It has been a long time since I have ridden any distance. Looks like I am not only in the fatblogging arena, I will be creating a fatriding niche too. LOL

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I didn’t get out for a walk this morning but I am feeling really good. Maybe it was the scale reading. Okay, I know it was the scale reading. I have been eating very well this week and it is paying off. The walking and stairs are getting easy. I think this weekend is the weekend to buy a bike. I stopped at a shop yesterday and they were so helpful. It was nice. After being to at least a half a dozen places this place actually took time to explain things to me. If I had a company I would hire that salesman in a second.

I am thinking about training for a 2 day, 150 mile round trip ride in the end of June. The guy said yesterday he thought it shouldn’t be a problem for someone in my shape to do this ride. It has been a goal in the back of my head since I was in college. I think it is about time to cross it off the list. The cool thing it is a fundraiser for the MS Society and it will help me get in better shape. Eleven weeks until the ride. I should have a decision by the end of the weekend. Until next time…

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