Never Give Up

Never give in.
Finish what you started.

Basically, tell your inner devil to shut the f^&@k up.

I went on a bike ride today, after going to Curves (second day in a row, and second time this week)

I had a Frosty from Wendys (small) and a grilled chicken sandwich, for a total of 600 calories (my breakfast and lunch, since I didnt eat before Curves.)

I was in the fat burning zone the whole time in Curves, but I still havent bought the Curvesmart tag. I think once we can go three times a week then I will buy it. Also having money helps.

Secondly, today was so nice. It was forecast to rain today, but luckily the skies are blue blue blue. It is also humid humid humid. We have had a lot of rain recently, which was causing it to be humid.

We rode about an hour, maybe 45 minutes. I burned 396 calories (bye bye Frosty)
I am exhausted. I need a nap.

Friday we are going to Curves even though I said we would go tomorrow, truth of the matter is, I would go tomorrow anyway, but Friday I am in town for an errand, so it only makes sense to squeeze in my workout at that point.

Also we have a friend coming over so the rest of today (post nap, of course) and tomorrow will be spent scrubb-a-dubb-dubbing

Biking Around

We have a lovely trail not far from our apartment. I just Googled it and its length is a total 6.8 miles. We live in about the middle chunk of the path, so we get a good 2 miles or so out of it.

They are connecting them to other trails in the area, and the connection point isnt far from where we enter the trail, so that is also good news.

Our bike ride the other day was less of a ride and more of a "what the heck are we doing wrong here" moment. Our tires were low on air so we had to buy a bike pump. This time however it was much easier to ride, and yes I even took pics and have them on my computer, so its time to upload them.

We went further on the trail today than we had ever walked, the bikes made it easier. There are a few bridges along the trail that you have to walk over and I am extremely afraid of them. I get very nervous whenever we come to one.



Scary bridge.

Here are pics of me!






And here are some of hubby






Arent we cute?

I got lots of sun today, my thighs are killing me, and I am dying for a nap. So I will see you all tomorrow. Its a Curves day, maybe I'll take more pics. (After all, I do have such a nice 10 megapixel camera and I hardly use it....)

Sore and Sleepy

I am so sore today. Lets review what hurts, starting bottom up! My ankles. Plural. My bad one hurts so bad it makes me limp I mean walk very purposefully. The good one, well it hurts too but more like a dull ache only when I put pressure on it. Both of my calves are sore. My knees hurt. My thighs too. My upper arms. My back. My neck.


I mentioned yesterday that I went to Curves and a walk, and then rode bikes. What I failed to mention however, is how incredibly sore I already was, but didnt want to stop. I pushed myself to go bike riding. I really didn't want to. I wanted to nap. I was tired!

I also mentioned that I didnt really eat a lot that day. This isnt very fun. LOL I enjoy eating :( I will do my best to eat every few hours today, and make sure I count my calories too.

I havent been journaling very much lately in the way of calories and as much as I hate to admit it, its something that is really holding me back.

I feel like I can't seem to do two things at once. I cant journal AND exercise! That would be toooo harrrrrd! /sarcasm

I need to get on program. I need to see my calories as money. Is it worth "spending" them on this peanut butter cup? Is it worth 15 minutes of working out to burn the calories?

I made a new spreadsheet. Surprise! I made it for Curves though. I can't wait to get my little doohicky thing that will tell me how long and hard I have worked out how many calories Ive burnt and all that other jazz. I thrive on data. I should learn to make databases.

I know, its Tuesday. And yes, I've weighed myself. No, I don't feel like sharing.

....FINE 222!

Are you happy!?

I know I am. For a while there this week, it was staring me at 224.8. Yeeeeah. Not good. At least I have gotten a slap in the face reality wise. I WILL get back on track. I will journal. I will track. I will go to Curves on Wednesday and Friday.
I will give it my all. I will track. Did I mention I was going to track? :P



Thank you all for the kind comments yesterday!