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May 25, 2007
Kids need ponies! 
I fell off the face of the earth again, didn't I?
Sorry. I'm settling back into a routine of trying to behave myself. I'm back on the ETL track, and not calling it all off if I slip (as I have been doing for about the last month). I've been on since Monday, and I've lost 4 pounds. I'm one pound from where I ended the 6 week detox.
I've been riding the bike almost every day the last couple weeks. It helps that we've had nice weather, but I participated in a GPS biking study, so that forced me to behave like a cyclist, even if I wasn't feeling like it. So, I've had two solid weeks of bike commuting.
To my surprise, my average speeds have risen. Going to work, I average about 9 miles an hour! Coming back home, it's more like 7 or 8 mph. This is much better than I ever would have guessed.
I've been using the bike lane on Naito just about everyday. It's great. No one seems to know about it yet, so there's no real bike traffic, and it avoids the problems of using the waterfront park path, which everyone and their cow uses, and tourists, walkers and runners forget that they're supposed to be sharing the path. The last couple times I've ridden it, I've had to come to a complete stop because there will be five walkers walking abreast, talking or wearing headphones, who haven't responded to my bell or my calling, bicycle behind you.
That's frustrating. I know when I walk, once my endorphins kick in, it's as though I'm drunk... which is why I stay stuck to the right handside of the path as if I were velcroed.
A couple of days back, I killed our new blender making a smoothie. It was sad, very sad. So sweetie went out and bought a new blender... which started making the warm, electrical smell the first time I used it. Is it just me? I used about twice as much liquid as I usually do, and it still seemed reluctant.
I hope all you Americans have a good long weekend! Stay strong and play safe!
Posted at May 25, 2007
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when I walk, once my endorphins kick in, it's as though I'm drunk...
I know! I have to watch myself for the first thoughts of "Well, THEY can just look out for ME!" and make myself follow all traffic rules scrupulously after that.
Posted by: Holly at May 25, 2007 7:15 PM
I totally do that all or nothing thing with eating. One misstep can equal a week long 'to hell with it.' So far so good with the vegen stuff though - if I'm tempted by something I just say to myself (smugly) "oh that's right, I don't eat animal products." Who knows how long that will work ;-)
Posted by: Lara at May 26, 2007 7:51 AM
Have you ever thought about getting a Vita Mix? I adore mine. That thing could blend rocks, it's so strong.
Posted by: cheesepuppet at May 26, 2007 9:16 AM
I had thought, actually, that we agreed to get a Vitamix. We might still. The whole new blender thing seems bogus.
Posted by: vj at May 26, 2007 8:22 PM