What a glorious bike to work this morning. The 14.3 km seemed effortless in the crisp morning air. I can feel Fall in the horizon so I want to fully take advantage of the few weeks of summer we have left and embrace every day!! Pete and I had an amazing night which included exercise. We had some gadgets to return to Home Depot and decided "Why don't we bike there?" It ended up being an adventure as we didn't take the main roads and found some old trails in the woods which brought us to our destination. I had a little accident on the ride home as I attempted to burn rubber up a hill which was quite sandy. I felt the bike start to lose control in the sand and fell over in to a grassy ditch. Nothing hurt other than my pride, and lesson learned to stay in the ruts on trails. When we arrived home we googled the route and were surprised to see we had actually rode 14 km in total. All those km add up and what an awesome way to spend the evening. Pete has one of those amazing metabolisms, so he looks slim and fit, however, I tell him he is "fat" on the inside and needs to exercise to clear all that "gunk" from his system, meaning cholesterol etc. and get his blood flowing. He did really well, but I am encouraging him to exercise more regularly. We are planning on hiking the Bluff trail on Saturday morning which should be an experience for him. He will feel the Canadian wilderness experience which includes "watch for bear and moose" signs. Beats the poisonous snakes and spiders in the Aussie bush that he is use to. Let's just say we have differing opinions on "risk"!!!!! Wishing everyone an incredible day and hope there is sunshine wherever you are. Cheers! Tracey :)
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Day 1 of my blog
Today is Day 1 of my "Shedding Fat" blog. I am soooooo excited about documenting my short term goal of reaching 1000 km by Labour Day, which is Monday, September 2nd in Canada. I began this cycling quest on July 25, 2013 and have reached 337.5 km by today's date of August 6. I am getting addicted to this form of exercise!! I have tried it all....... gym, running, power walking, hiking, boot camps and cycling by far is my favorite. I know I still have to incorporate these other forms as well, but I am going to focus on cycling until I reach the 1000 km mark. I was shocked that I was able to ride 46 km straight on Sunday, which is a HUGE accomplishment for me. My energy levels are soaring.
Tomorrow I start my round trip ride again to work (28.6 km) for the remainder of the week, and I hope to reach the half way point of 500 km by the end of this weekend. I have made the decision mentally, to convince myself I no longer own a car, so when I don't feel like dragging my fat butt out of bed in the morning to leave early to bike, I trick myself by pretending there is no car in the driveway. It really works for me! It makes sense in terms of time efficiency to ride to work as well, because I no longer waste time in traffic, and I am getting all of my exercise for the day to and from the office, so by 5:45 when I arrive home, my time is my own. I am able to shower at work, which is great because being "ripe" is not an ideal when starting your day!
I am excited to see the results by September 2nd, and then I will move on to another exercise plan for the Fall. I have a "drop dead date" to reach my weight goal by December 15th, in my attempt to look "drop dead hot"!!!! My boyfriend Pete and I are travelling to his home in Australia for Christmas and I plan to walk off the plane in a Size 8 sundress.
Pete has been amazingly supportive, and will be video documenting my progress as well for this blog. He is the techno nerd in our relationship. Size 16 to size 8..............SO GONNA DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I made it from a size 20, so FAT GET LOST!!!!!!!!!! AND STAY AWAY FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cheers everyone. Have a great DAY!
PLEASE feel free to post a comment. Let's motivate each other! Tracey :)
Tomorrow I start my round trip ride again to work (28.6 km) for the remainder of the week, and I hope to reach the half way point of 500 km by the end of this weekend. I have made the decision mentally, to convince myself I no longer own a car, so when I don't feel like dragging my fat butt out of bed in the morning to leave early to bike, I trick myself by pretending there is no car in the driveway. It really works for me! It makes sense in terms of time efficiency to ride to work as well, because I no longer waste time in traffic, and I am getting all of my exercise for the day to and from the office, so by 5:45 when I arrive home, my time is my own. I am able to shower at work, which is great because being "ripe" is not an ideal when starting your day!
I am excited to see the results by September 2nd, and then I will move on to another exercise plan for the Fall. I have a "drop dead date" to reach my weight goal by December 15th, in my attempt to look "drop dead hot"!!!! My boyfriend Pete and I are travelling to his home in Australia for Christmas and I plan to walk off the plane in a Size 8 sundress.
Pete has been amazingly supportive, and will be video documenting my progress as well for this blog. He is the techno nerd in our relationship. Size 16 to size 8..............SO GONNA DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I made it from a size 20, so FAT GET LOST!!!!!!!!!! AND STAY AWAY FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cheers everyone. Have a great DAY!
PLEASE feel free to post a comment. Let's motivate each other! Tracey :)
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