Damage Control

Today, I decided to get on the scale. I've been enjoying the holiday fare and haven't been exercising very much at all. Over Thanksgiving I managed to gain 7 lbs by eating whatever I wanted, so today I wasn't surprised to see I'd gained 6 more. Now, I have to change my stats over there on the side bar! Darn, I hate that. But, I knew it was going to happen. I'm accepting it and now, without beating myself up and getting depressed, I'm going to work on making better choices and getting in some exercise to get back on track. I know what works. I did manage to lose quite a bit of weight this year and next year I'm planning to lose more.

I've been thinking about riding my bike to work once in a while and since I'm off work this week, I decided to go for it today. We had a beautiful day with sun and temps in the 50's. I took off from home around 2:30pm and got to the school in about 35 minutes. I took my time since it was the first time I'd taken that route and even had to stop at a little park to use the potty. That is the only problem I ever have riding distances. My bladder is the size of a walnut, lol. Anyway, it was fun and I'm so glad I got off my butt and just did it. I think I doubted that I could actually do it. I've done that my whole life, doubted myself right out of trying things. This year, I want to stop doubting and start doing!

Anyway, here are some pictures of my ride today.

Narly tree.

Bike trail by a park.

Nellie in the school courtyard. It was fun riding around campus :)

Bike trail along the bayou.

Total miles, round trip: 11.72 miles

Total actual riding time: One hour and 15 minutes!

Hope your holiday was full of peace and love. And don't forget to drink your water!

Oh, we gave Sydney some special cookies for Christmas. They were homemade from a specialty dog shop - with yogurt icing! She loved them! Silly, girl..