Part of my preparing for my trip is to become more physically fit for this incredible journey. I am so out of shape! I am a LONG way from being the high school star athlete I once was.
I am not one of those "quick" fix type of people. I refuse to eat processed, portion controlled food! My fear with that is that once I stopped eating "their" (and you know whom I'm talking about food) I'd go back to my old habits. The other diet alternative costs way to much financially, not to mention the time it takes to count points. Although I do LOVE their giant fudgecicles. I joined a gym so I too could "pick things up, and put them down", but at 10/month at the rate I was showing up my average cost per workout was $80.00/hour.
Something finally clicked in me. It is not about shedding the points quickly, its about changing my lifestyle one way at a time and I am on my way.
I went out to our local bike swap and found a "sturdy" island cruiser perfect for the city. I did not buy it to climb Maine's steep, muddy mountains. Or to join a group of hard core street riders with their matching jerseys, which by the way, I'm pretty sure they would fit me like spanx!
So for today, when I need to go that extra mile, I'll put on my floppy hat, hoist my ample ass upon the large shock fortified seat and ring my bell off into the sunset!
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