I have not 'seriously' been on the princess (aka - my tri bike) since October. Sometimes you just have to take the bike and put her in her room for awhile. I do this to avoid burnout and from throwing her into the gulf (hey - sometimes I get really burned out!) On Facebook I was invited to a coffee ride - which I thought would be an excellent way to get back into a saddle. A leisurely 40ish mile ride and then coffee after? Perfect!
This morning I woke up uber excited for the ride. Sitting on the couch, drinking my coffee, I turned on the weather channel. 40 degrees - 20mph wind/gusts. Awesome. When I got to the ride, it only got better. I only knew two people. And I was the only girl. The other 20 people were hard core roadies. Just a bit out of my comfort zone.
Suck it up princess and get it done.
Check. It was fast and I was in the 'b' group - but for my first ride back in 2+ months, I was pretty excited. Thankfully my cross training with P90X and my new found love of mtn biking paid off - and I felt awesome. Oh how I've missed quality time on the princess.
But I can not forget the new purple princess:
On a random ranting note.
(man - I have not done this forever)
Special K's 'lose 6 lbs in two weeks'. Absolute crap. A bowl of cereal of breakfast and lunch? Really? How long can someone keep that up? And what is that serving? 1/2 cup? You know after the 'two weeks' those six lbs will just reappear! It's not a diet folks - its a lifestyle change - that is the key :) Eat fruits and veggies and you'll be looking good!
Not to mention - I can't keep cereal in the house because I will seriously eat a box in one day. Some people are addicted to chocolate - but my weakness is cereal. LOVE IT! So - this Special K diet will no doubt NOT work for me.
Happy Training!
12 comments:
Nice first day back on Princess! And you're totally right about the Special K Challenge! I swear by the juicer now - easy & filling! Love it!!
The specialK comment cracked me up. You are right. There is NO way that I could handle it...even for a day. Really, I would probably just eat the box at breakfast.
Welcome back, sweet girl!
Nice work! And I am with you on the cereal! I can't even let myself have a bite or I will eat half a box. And if the cereal has any kind of chocolate in it I am a total goner!!
First, yay for mountain biking!!!
Second, you are so right about the Special K diet. Every time I see that commercial I just laugh. Don't people get it and how can they responsibly advertise such a thing. Don't get it!
You look great by the way in your pic!
Yeah for being back at it! I have a new found love for mt biking too :-) And, those commercials, barf.
I'm totally addicted to cereal too - can't get enough!
Glad you had a fun ride. I get bike burnout seriously bad too. Haven't ridden the roadie once since Ironman and only been on the stationary twice. And I'm still not looking forward to my next ride.
I don't buy cereal but instead granola and eat it like cereal and you have to see my pantry. Its as if they are going to run out and I stocked up. Every time I see a sale I buy. Maybe someday I'll realize that they will ALWAYS be on sale.
And a diet like that is just asking for somebody to put those 6 back on and then add another 6. I am so glad I have not seen that yet but now I know about it I may have to rage against it in a blog post.
+1 to your cereal rant. that is all.
omg i am ADDICTED to cereal and cannot have it EVER in the house. i finish a box every two days. disgusting.
good for you for going out to ride! happy new year!
Nice ride. I need to get out on the roads. Cleveland winter weather bites.
Agree on Special K diet. How can you lose weight eating junky processed carbs? Low carb, high protein is the way to be!
Congrats on getting back on Princess (that does not sound right!) :)
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