Time to come clean

Okay.. I ...... ... haven't been exercising! I had to skip out of water aerobics last night because I wasn't feeling well and they don't want you in the pool when you have certain conditions! My bike isn't here and the treadmill - ugh! I have no good reason - just lazy. So I have a date with the treadmill later today, or maybe when Hubby gets home with the pavement. Oh well - we all get those lapses - right???

My Bike!! It's gone!

Okay, it isn't stolen... But some dudes have their hands all over it! It is at REI getting a tune up and I miss it! But then it needs the tune-up... derailleur not shifting smoothly, brakes making noise... stuff like that...
So at least I have an excuse for a couple of days. I dropped her off this AM.
Gonna do Hines Park next weekend for sure.... unless I do Kensington :)

Down 1 Size!!!

Woo Hoo!
I went shopping at the Eddie Bauer (I know - old people store!!) store and could it into the next smaller size. Awesome!
I hate how things fit though. Is it just me... or does this happen to you too?? Either my ass is 2 sizes 2 big or my waist is 2 sizes too small becuase the pants always stick out in the back at the waist. Oh well, always been that way.....

I only bought a couple things because I don't plan on staying in this size for long!

Different picture

Hey, you know who you are. Quit complaining about th bike gear pictures! :) here is a picture of me wearing something else. LOL

So today not taking Asthma meds, coughing etc. but gee no fatigue and barely any stiffness. Hmmmm Dr. said no way it was the meds. Real test will be when I start them up again in a few days I guess.

Water Aerobics class at Schoolcraft college really feels like it is great exercise, I think I will sign up for it again next time.

back in the saddle?

Here I am this morning. Kevin decided my head & feet weren't necessary I guess. LOL.

So anyway, 12.2 miles today in the neighborhood. Although I would prefer to live in the country where I could have some horses, at least living in suburbia I can grab my bike and ride in the neighborhood. No 'eye-candy' here, and no hills.... But still exercise! So I think my new Asthma medicine is the reason I am feeling so crudy. But hey - today I worked through it so tere is hope! :)

Here comes the ramble part - I don't expect you to read it - just rambling on......

So Hip flexors/extensors HURT lately, but I am proud to say I worked through the pain and it got a little better - at least until I got off the bike, then returned. So now I have to decide what is worse, the fatigue & pain or the difficulty breathing. Geez! At least I am not stopping because I can't breathe. Hopefully there is a medicine I can take that won't have these side-effects. I am starting to understand why Schizophrenia patients will quit taking their meds - sometimes the benefits do not outweigh the side-effects.

I have lost 10 pounds! I had gained a couple back - but lost it again woo hoo!

Holiday Blues

So this isn't about exercise. Just finding it hard to stay motivated lately. Yesterday was the first 'holiday' since dad's passing (obviously). It wasn't a big holiday. It was just a very sad day, a hard day. Dad always runs the grill, brother wouldn't help (he was't there til food was almost done anyway). Mom has no idea how to grill, I had a hard time getting the friggin' coals hot enough (at home we use matchlight... we are lazy!). Anyway it was just so glaring that he wasn't there, and won't be again. It sucked. Very sad day.
:(
So how do I get motivated again? I was doing really well until about the time he passed. I don't know how to get going again - ugh!

Someone kick me in the butt and get me motivated - please!

Bike Geek Central

Well, I am in touch with the truth - I am a geek. A cycle geek. I don't cheap out with my bike or the gear attached to it. That might be why it has taken me 8 years to get to where I am now with the gear. I started out in 1999 with a heavy and old 10-speed bike. That bike was free, from my brother. It was not my FIRST bike, but it was the first bike that I got only to cycle, not to have as a kid etc. I rode this bike a LOT, 1-2 hours 3-4 times a week. I started getting the right seat, then the right shorts, the jersey, the gloves, the warm up jacket and pants to go over the jersey and shorts - you know how it goes! Just before I got married in 2003 I bought the bike I now have, an Iron Horse Triumph - an entry level road bike with spiffy forks & rims. Working with my friend Ralph, who is waaaay into the gear, I ended up getting a cleat system for the pedals - and of course the shoes to go with it.

Now reader, today I was excited because I found my mini-pump and figured out how to use it for the presta valves, and lets not forget my Mother's day gifts - the awesome bike tool kit that fits in the seat bag, and a small camelbak. You probably don't want to ride with me - I would probably embarass you! LOL

I look like some middle-aged housewife that is trying to be something she isn't. HA! I will get there. Today I did the treadmill and tomorrow (weather willing) cycling at Kensington. please- nice weather! :)

And thank you furs for helping motivate me with your energy and gusto! :)

Come on - let's kick our asses into gear!