Car Free Again! Woo Hoo! June 27, 2005
Posted by vollenda in : General , trackbackYeah! I rode my bike to work today. 
I missed my bike. It was nice having my mom’s car for a week but I’m glad it’s over. Riding to work, the gym, the store, etc. is much more relaxing than driving. Life has been much less stressful the last 14 months since I got rid of my car! I took the new route again…it’s on a busier street but it hasn’t been bad and there’s a bike lane the whole way. Thankfully, it’s not as busy as it used to be since they built the new freeway. I’m not too crazy about riding it in the dark but at least I won’t have to do that for 4 more months and maybe they will have the new bike path open by them. They are building a 21 mile bike path on the old rail road tracks where I currently run and it’s mere yards from my apartment! Can’t wait.
Saturday I was a spud. I was house-sitting for my best friend. Her dog, Bruiser, and I just laid like spuds on the couch the whole day watching movies. Well…except for some Pilates and that was pretty funny because Bruiser thought I was trying to play with him. Then he decided to curl up on my stomach but he weighs like 3 pounds so it wasn’t bad. Sunday was a great workout day though. I went for a 3 mile sunrise run and then, in the afternoon, I swam 1000m and then lifted for 45 minutes. Most excellent swim. Just riding today and Pilates tonight. One good thing about having my mom’s car last week is that I feel more rested than I have in a long time.
I also have more good news to report…my eating is finally back on track. No more junk food and snacking. I feel much better…more energy, less slug like. Hopefully, I’ll keep it up again. I still want to lose 20-25 pounds. I know that will help improve my workouts and put less strain on my body. I am also on my 6th day without Diet Coke. The first few days were tough but not bad. I even resisted the urge when I took my Grandfather to lunch yesterday. I won’t say I won’t ever have it again because as soon as something is “forbidden” for me, then I start craving it. But my plan for now is just a couple a month.
Hope everyone has a great week!
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