I don't know what clicked. But last night we were driving home from dinner and I just knew it was time. I am ready to get started with this weight loss. I'm ready to put the time into cooking healthy. I'm ready to put the time into exercise. I"m just ready.
Last night we stopped at Target to return a movie (The Kings Speech...excellent movie, we liked it so much that I bought a copy for Todd for Christmas and he bought a copy for me for Christmas...LOL) We used that return money AND some Christmas money to actually pick out some games for the Kinect that "santa" gave me. We finally had time to set it up the other night and played the games that came with it...but I had originally wanted the Kinect for the dancing games. Todd wanted it for the boxing games. :-) So we picked up a few games. I came home and did a '20 minute zumba workout'. I worked up a sweat. :-) Just like a zumba class...the time FLEW by!
I talked for quite a bit with my brother last night at dinner. I have left him off the hook (momentarily) about training with me to participate in a triathlon. I have too many loose ends on my own to clear up and get in line to do that on my own. BUT, I told him that I would be calling him for a different project. What is that project? Well. On my bucket list one item is to ride another quarter century. Another item is to ride a half century and then of course the grand-daddy of them all....to ride a century! Why not complete all three items in one fell swoop? A century would do it! SOOOOO I'm on the lookout for a road bike. I've been for quite some time looking on Craigslist and keeping my eye out at other online places for a decent road bike. I had estimated that I would need a 52cm or a 54cm size....my brother also without my saying anything also said the same. Haven't seen anything out there yet in the times i've really seriously looked over the last year. (admittedly I go through spurts where I look a lot and then spurts where I don't). SOOOO anyway, when I get get myself a road bike, I'm going to be starting to train for a Century ride. I also told my brother...no cheating. No Metric Century......I want to do a complete 100 miles! (yes, he said he would do it with me! He says I should aim for a 200 mile two day ride on Mothers day weekend....hmmm if I got a bike quickly, that would be fun...pushing it...but fun!)
So it's just a thing of getting that bike. Yes, I have a really nice bike. I bought a Trek Navigator about 10-11 years ago. My Trek is a GREAT bike. It has treated me well. It's PERFECT for jaunts on the canal. And honestly, I do not plan on getting rid of my Trek Nav.........but it's time to add something that will help me acheive my goals. (Even when I was training religiously on my bike, my top average speed was still only 12-13 mph.....because comfort bikes will not get you the speed...and do do a century...I need to get the speed.....)
So in the meantime, my exercise/fitness plan is to just do SOMETHING active on a daily basis. I'm not setting some fitness routine at this point. I'm not in training mode (at this point) which requires me to ride certain times and days and amounts. That is subject to change at any moment....but i'm just going to MOVE. I CAN start riding my bike ASAP because riding my comfort bike WILL help get me into riding shape (I need to get a new tube...I've had a flat tire since the end of May early June..). I CAN religiously go to zumba (when it restarts on Jan 9.) I CAN walk. I CAN run. (me running...funny funny sight...but I can do it). Cold days, I can do an exercise video, or turn on the kinect. I'm NOT going to sit back and say "I can't because I dont' have what I want". I'm forging ahead! And I will get that bike....and I WILL ride a century. This year, hopefully...but I WILL do it!
