Still in the midst of winter and it really, really does not feel like bike weather out. I do know a person or two who ride year round, but I'm not planting my butt on a frozen bike seat anytime soon. Still, I want to be ready to ride at the first glimpse of decent weather. I finally got off my fat ass and started working out at home on an elliptical trainer. I was surprised that I was able to get back into the swing of it without major issues. During the week I'm trying to workout early in the morning before work and again  in the evening. The elliptical workouts will have me ready to get back on the bike and pick up where I left off last fall. That's when I was doing 3 miles on the elliptical each morning and then doing 10 miles on the bike each evening. On weekends I would ride 10-20 miles depending on my available time. I ride a mountain bike and hope to hit some of the local KC trails this summer. There is a nice trail complex not too far out of the way between home and work. The plan is ...

It hasn't been the best month as far as health and my general well being. I was ill for an entire week and the repercussions were ongoing for another week or so after that. I have gotten completely off track with my bike riding and eating habits. I'm trying to get my mindset back to where it needs to be before I backslide any further. I plan to get back on the bike starting tomorrow morning. I really enjoy riding and the cardio workout I get is awesome. I was easily doing 10 mile rides and had done a 20 mile ride about 6 weeks ago. I know that it's really only been about 3 1/2 weeks since I was on the bike but it feels longer. Part of that is due to bad eating habits that aren't helping with my energy levels. I intend to get my eating back on track starting tomorrow also. I think I need to push myself and do a 10 mile ride tomorrow. That should be a good jumpstart to get back in my groove.

A couple months ago I bought a new bicycle. There were a couple of reasons for getting a bike but the main reason was to help get myself into better shape. I've weighed a lot more than I should for at least 10 years or more. I have lost some of the weight a couple of different times but each time I eventually put it back on. I decided to work on my biggest weight loss yet and get down to a level and then maintain it. I always like riding bikes when I was younger and know that it will definitely give me the cardio workouts that I need to lose weight. Another incentive is that a couple of friends and co-workers have bikes and helped convince me to get back into it. One co-worker is an avid cyclist to say the least. He rides his bike as his primary mode of transportation including back and forth to work. I think I have been doing pretty well on the bike. I am definitely getting stronger and able to ride farther all the time. I want to have a chance to join in some of the organized events for cyclists. I'm thinking ...