The weather is turning out good for putting some miles on the bicycle. I was able to get 20 miles in after work last night and 10 miles in this afternoon. It will still take some time to get used to "sitting" on a bicycle for a few miles! It's important to keep at is so I don't lose this ability once it's gained back again.
Had another bicycle crash this afternoon, about 3.5 miles into the ride. A car was coming to the bike trail crossing about the same time I was so it was time to 1) click out of the pedal 2) apply the brakes. I'm sure this is what my mind told my body but the result was more 1) apply the brakes 2) get up off the ground.
The important thing... there was only one person around to witness it! The nice lady had a look of concern for me until I waved that I was fine. She didn't laugh at that point, maybe she is really a kind soul or very polite.
OK, what might have really happened was that my foot didn't get out of the pedal and I didn't notice and still applied the binders. My hands weren't paying attention to the situation :)
Our bodies do seem to want to work against us. We can resolve ourselves to lose fat and gain muscle but our bodies will start burning the muscle and storing fat at the first sign of fewer calories.
Sure, I know this is natural but why can't our bodies get with the program?
You can spend weeks gain muscle and endurance but once you stop the body goes into jellyfish mode. It seems that the body should decide to burn extra fat to keep the muscle but it doesn't. Oh well, it keeps us moving :)
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