Diet Update 5

This past week has been very encouraging. Since my last update (5 days ago) I burned 1,679 calories, which is more than a whole days worth of calories for me. I went on a few short walks, rode my bike 15 miles and swam laps at the pool twice. I can't believe I rode my bike that far. I rarely ride my bike anymore but Greg kept pushing me to go further. We took some breaks along the way but still. I was exhausted and my legs were so sore. Being sore is good though. It gives me an excuse to be lazy and relax yet my confidence is high because I know I worked hard to be sore. Haha.

Check out the path we took when we rode our bikes. We rode from our apartment in Queen Anne to a bike shop in Fremont (because I got a flat tire 2 minutes into our trip!) where we bought new tires. Then we rode to South Lake Union Park for their grand opening event. Then we rode over to Maritime Brewing in Ballard for lunch and after our food settled we continued up north and rode our bikes to Golden Gardens Park. All of this ended with a ride back home to Queen Anne where I collapsed on the couch. For you Seattlites out there like me, not a huge fan of riding a bike through the city of hills, I highly recommend this route. It's almost completely flat.

Anyways I did slip up on my food consummation a few times but overall I ate pretty well. All of this has contributed to an additional weight loss of 2.2 pounds! I worked really hard for that this week and I'm pretty excited.

Things I learned this week:
-15 miles on a bike is far but it's not as hard as I thought it would be.
-I like taking showers at the pool. I have a ton of space to move around and it feels so bright and open.
-No matter how many times I wash my hands and shower after the pool my skin still smells like chlorine, and I love it.

Current weight: 178.6 lbs
Total down: 5.4 lbs
Total to go: 18.6 lbs