Even so, we've been busy. We had a sweet Danish girl stay with us for 10 days, then my daughter left for college. We're in the throes of football pre-season. Tonight is the first real Varsity game against the team that gets raw meat thrown to them from when they're little ... just kidding, but the school is huge and the players are huge. Our school, is at the lowest end of the bracket in terms of population vs. this school which is at the top. It's kind of like your just-turned-8 year old swimming against kids that will be 12 right after the season ends. David and Goliath...but hey, David beat Goliath, so we can be optimistic, and certainly supportive, right? I'm just praying for no injuries. Our JV playing their JV last night lost one of our bright stars to a concussion. Grrr...
You know I love my bike, so I've been continuing my obsession. My friend and I decided to bike the Wild Goose Chase ride through Blackwater Wildlife Refuge in October. It's a women-only event! We're going to try to do the 40+ miles. I've started extending my rides. I did 15 on Monday, 20 on Tuesday, rested yesterday, and just got back from 12 easy ones. Moreover, I figured out how to change my own flat tire this morning. Thank God for youtube videos I watched earlier!
I've also started being more conscious of my intake. I use the Lose It! app on my phone to record calories. Can I say I LOVE the scan barcode feature? Restaurants are a little problematic, but I estimate high. So between MapMyRide and Lose It, and the great weather we've had, I haven't been spending much time on the computer...or even in the house.
And now, (drum roll please), I'm 12 lbs lighter to show for it. We're attending a friend's son's wedding on October 7, and my goal is to "have" to get a new dress! As long as the weather cooperates, that's definitely doable.
How about you -- what are you doing to be self-indulgent these days?
2 comments:
Good for you! Xenia is supposed to be a bike mecca (lots of great riding trails around here), but I haven't been on a bike in YEARS.
I really should get away from my computer too - at least at home (kind of hard to avoid it at work - ha!). I think I'm going to bite the bullet & take a Facebook break. The reason I hesitate is that I love to read the funny things that people post & I love playing Words With Friends - & since I don't have a smart phone I would miss all of that.
Congratulations on the weight loss!
I'm going to have to say trying to keep up with bloggings of other people and my own blogging and Facebook.
I kept meaning to ride my bike more this year, but since my husband can't ride with me, it really isn't as fun. Have a great ride with your friend.
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