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StS Challenge – Day 43 – Extreme Biking and Weekly Report

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How extreme?  Only in that it was hot, Hot, HOT!!!  My goal was to hit the Mineral Wells Trail no later than 7:00 am; because the other person involved in this adventure is a teenage boy who needed his beauty rest, we didn’t actually hit the trail until about 8:45.

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Mile 24 or so...Feeling Better in the Shade!

Overall, it was amazing!!  We biked 26.5 miles.  I was really struggling on the way back, having to stop, rest and drink every fifteen to twenty minutes.  I was really surprised at how the heat affected me.  I mean, I do ride every day (except last week!) in the heat.  Not quite that long of a ride, though, and it has been hotter this week.  Temperature as we left the trail today was 98. Ouch. Biggest Lesson learned today is that I need a camelback.  Water bottles just don’t hold enough water for long rides like this.  Second lesson learned is the importance of fueling.  I didn’t load up last night with carbs, and I didn’t carry any snackage onto the trail with me.  I think I would have done better on the way back if I had refueled at the halfway point.

The Architect? Didn’t bother him at all!  Can we bottle TeenAge Boy Energy and sell it?

The Architect
The Architect - Show Off!
The Architect, too.
Rock Climbing

So how was the rest of the week?  Okay.  I missed the WW meeting on Thursday because I had work meeting, and we all know that takes priority!  From my weigh in at home, I held even this week, most likely because of the lack of exercise, and a few indulgences, including a piece of birthday cake and a donut (or two).  Donuts – another trigger food for me.  Love them love them! I really can’t eat them with any sort of control, though

  • Tracking food and exercise consistently and honestly – Done!  Even the donuts and the cake.  In fact, that day will show up next week with a whopping 55 points in one day.  Whoa!
  • Stay within my daily point allowance – I’m keeping up with the eating, making sure I’m getting plenty of fuel, as well as a wide range of vitamins and minerals. Water..lots and lots of it.  It was 112 yesterday afternoon.
  • Earn a minimum of 50 activity points a week – I missed this one for the first time in a while.  It was just too hot, and I let other things take necessary priority. It happens.  Today’s ride should make up for some of it this week.  Exercise adds up over time, as well as healthy eating.
  • Blogging – done!
  • No quitting?  No brainer.  I haven’t quit yet!
  • Supporting fellow challengers – I continue to pray daily for our entire group.   I checked in, left notes and cheered on the crew!

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Why I Didn’t Exercise Today…

Angela Pea3 Comments
Phone Shot of Desk Screen
Because It's This Hot Outside

This is a snapshot of my computer screen this afternoon. Yes, that is the real temperature, not the feel like it. Feel like it was about seven degrees hotter than you-know-where.  By the time I left the office at 5:00, the thermometer read 107.  I’ve biked outside for the past five days, and I just didn’t have it in me to do it again today, so I didn’t!!  Today I stayed indoors and rehydrated.  In fact, I opened Netflix and watched part of a movie at lunchtime with my feet propped up on the desk.

I did capture some interesting shots on my ride yesterday.

Crane at Work
What I Saw on My Daily Ride
Workers at Work

This job? Not one I would want. It’s too high off the ground.

I could, however, do this every day.

Pink Helmet!Except today.

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StS Challenge – Day 33 – They Were Right!

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Weekly Report – down some more!  She sheepishly hangs her head and sighs.  ‘They’ were right.  Buff Chad, my WW Leader Terri, my doctor.  There I was all Miss Smarty Pants thinking that I knew what was best for me…and I didn’t.

Lesson Learned – you cannot continue to lose weight by purposefully reducing calories below a sustenance level.  Nope.  Not at all. It’s counter-intuitive, but yes, if you’re exercising at an intense level in order to lose weight, you have to fuel your body by eating a little bit more in order to shed those pounds.  I upped my daily calorie consumption over the past two weeks by about 150-200 calories worth of protein, veggies and complex carbs a day, roughly 5-6 WW PointsPlus.  I kept my exercise effort the same.  I wasn’t frustrated yesterday when I stepped on the scale.  Yeah!!!  It’s moving again!

I’m not declaring my self officially free of the plateau, though.  Just a lot closer to the edge.

Guess what else I did this week?  Wore a swimsuit in public for the first time in years.  A swimsuit that I had to rush out and purchase before the weekend in a significantly smaller size than my last one – a regular sized swimsuit from a regular department store!!  I also bought new shorts and a skirt…all size 10, with regular waistbands, no elastic and no stretchy fabric.  I cried in the dressing room when they zipped and buttoned and fit perfectly.  I’ve gone down five sizes since I started this journey.  Princess Pea and Cherry Ames thought I was silly. They were jumping up and down and laughing for me!

Progress!
June 30 - July 6

Recap of the weekly goals:

  • Tracking food and exercise consistently and honestly – Done!
  • Stay at my daily point allowance – Done Again. I’m fueling my body so it can work harder.
  • Earn a minimum of 50 activity points a week – Got in 63 this week.  The swimming, kayaking and biking over the holiday helped bump up the AP count.  I’m good with this much activity.  It’s helping my overall mood!
  • Blogging – not so hot this week.  The family had an ‘unplugged’ holiday;  I didn’t even check in on any of my groups!
  • No quitting – Got it.  I thought about tattooing it on my forehead.
  • Supporting fellow challengers – Though I didn’t visit any blogs this week except Debbi’s and Mir’s, I do continue to pray daily for our entire group.  So much is possible through the Lord!

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