Alright, I’ve avoided writing this entry long enough.  I’ll make this short and to the point.  I haven’t worked out for two weeks.  The first week I did not want to go to the gym, I just wanted to hang out and play with my kids and that is what I did.  We put puzzles [...]

I have been in a rut the past week and not just one of those ruts where you are bored, but kind of an emotional/physical rut.  We attended our neighbors funeral, last Sunday on Father’s Day and that was pretty emotional.  Seeing a young woman and her teenage children suddenly thrown into a life without [...]

I honestly thought that biking twenty miles at the Harpeth River Ridesounded fairly easy after riding thirty miles three weeks prior, however, I could not have been more naive.  The route, yesterday had more steep hills and more long steady inclines than the previous route.  The heat was not so bad.  I can take he [...]

Weigh in was excellent.  I lost 3.6 pounds this week.  I wrote in my journal last Thursday that my goal for the week was to lose 3 -4 pounds.  So, I gained 3.6 over Memorial Day and then I lost 3.6.  I can’t complain.  My goal for this week is to lose at least two [...]

Quick update since I have written anything in about two weeks.  I missed two weigh ins at Weight Watchers due to being busy and also I am a genius that knows that I if I avoid the scale, then I can avoid reality of how I’m actually doing.  I was up 3.6 pounds, which didn’t [...]

After my thirty mile bike ride, I felt very energetic and despite a bit of hip pain, I was ready to jump into the day and do a little clothes shopping.  I took my daughter to a trendy boutique and we shopped and tried on clothes and had a very good time.  Again, like my [...]

I like cycles when they have to do with washing clothes or bikes, but I’m not fond of cycles of emotional elation and emotional turmoil, which then lead to cycles of falling off of the wagon and falling into old habits.  I wasn’t able to make it to Weight Watchers for my weigh in last [...]

I left Weight Watchers last week and went directly to the bicycle shop to get a new tube for my bike tire.  I knew after that there were no excuses not to get on my bike as soon as possible and prepare for the thirty miles I have ahead of me on the 21st.  Still [...]

There are times in my life where I feel so thrilled with things that I can accomplish that it brings tears to my eyes.  I’m not talking about all of the many, many things that I am naturally talented at (I’m kidding here), but I am writing about those moments when I keep believing that I can [...]

I think it’s interesting that “The Biggest Loser” had a segment where the contestants had to teach a trainer how to ride a spin bike when I was planning to write about issues I have with certain spin instructors.  In case Kelly and Erika are reading this and plan to take me off of your Facebook Friend [...]