Biking Update - July 19, 2008

This was a better week weight-wise, even though I continue to struggle with the knee injury at times. I finally broke out of the plateau and wound up ending the week out at a new low. I am just a few ounces short of being 20 pounds under my starting weight, which will be a major deal. I had been thinking that I might be losing at a much faster rate than this, based on my first week, but I was reminded by several wise women who have been thru this before that you lose a lot more the first week than any week after. And I re-read an article by Dr. Atkins (yes, I know he is still controversial, even post-mortem) which reminded readers that weight lost quickly is regained quickly but weight lost slowly is regained slowly as well. So, I am encouraged to stay the course and take joy in the progress I do see. The nicest sign of how far I have come this week came in the form of a belt. It was one I had bought at my largest, because the others were getting to be too small. When I started, I was about midway on the pre-cut holes. Now, I am at the very smallest one, and am about to have to retire the belt altogether as being too large! Nice. Although my old belts will be sorry to end their vacation.

Last weekend's big biking trip was again on the Trumbull Trail. My knee was still bothering me, so we decided against trying the Shelton Trail quite yet. It looks to be more hilly and unpaved than the others, so we want to wait until we are both back to nominal condition. It was a great day for a ride - warm but with a slight breeze - and we rode all 9 miles in about an hour and a half. I was ready for another run, but CRChair was not in the mood. And as my body cooled and my knee stiffened, it became clear that his was the wiser head.

Today, we will either head up to Farmington, CT in search of 3G iPhones or we will be biking over near Marnicks in Stratford, CT. It is a beautiful area for riding with lots of sandy beaches, long streets clear of most traffic, and beautiful old and new homes. The last time we were in this area was with Mr. and Mrs. Bowhunter (you may recall the pictures) and we're hoping to discover a few new places and sights this time around. We'll see what there is to see. Next weekend, I will be in Savannah, GA for a wedding, so probably no biking then unless we rent one down that way. Please be praying in this upcoming week that I take advantage of exercise opportunities which come my way, and that I eat wisely at the wedding. I am quite sure there will be lots of tempting and fattening foods there. Have not yet decided if I will let myself have any wedding cake.