Quote for the week

"Your life and your happiness are things you have to be willing to put some time into and do a little work for."

Jillian Michaels

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Indoor bike

Hi all
The weather here has been quite rainy lately so I have been focusing on indoor bike workouts.

I have been averaging 10 miles at a time on the bike and enjoying it.
The indoor bike does get a bad rep for being not as good the outdoor type but I feel that it is better than doing no activity at all.

I recently went away for a week vacation and had a great time. Every night we had fun checking out the number steps we did....somedays were over 20,000. I managed to track 5 days out the seven on my pedometer...two of the days were spent in the airports or planes so not much done then.

During our stay I managed to find a food court that sold whey protien shakes, I really enjoyed the chocolate peanut butter one.
I also found a great place that made burgers with freshly baked whole wheat buns, it was a big hit with me.

Now back home I am getting my bike workouts in while I am finishing a project for my Grandmother's 90th birthday. I am spending hours on it every day and night.
I had to adjust my workouts also to evenings at the gym since I am limited on when I can use the car. It is making it harder for me,but I know that doing alittle each day counts.

My adjustments make me think of the quote on the biggest loser...stand up and finish what you started. It makes no sense to me to quit on this weight loss just because I am not doing as structured as I was but...it just makes me able to cope and still progress towards my finish line.

Pushing yourself when life throws you curveballs makes the journey that much more rewarding.