Karens Weight Loss Journal

Hi all

Boy I am shattered! LOL I got up at 7.00am this morning and did a 4km bike ride and then after all the bits and pieces we did through out the day I have just gotten home from doing a 5.4km bike ride!!! Wooohooo I managed to do 5kms!!! Okay one point to remember though Karen and that is if I want to complete in this duathalon in April (?) I need to be able to bike 10kms - hmmmm bit of a mission since I am buggered after 5.4kms but who knows perhaps I will be able to do it one day.... this evenings ride took me 25 mins so am ok with that but I forgot that the road that I cycyled along was an 80km area so there are obviously those speedsters out there who do 90/100km per hour so that was a bit freaky at times but I survived.

I saw in one of our local papers this morning that there is a place that offers Confidence courses for adults who are returning to biking so might drop them an email and see when they are going to be held and the cost as it could be just the thing I need!

So yes back to today - started the day well with the first bike ride up to the fire station and back, ahowered and did contemplate going back to bed but was wide awake by then so had breakfast and mucked around etc till Steph got up. My main mission for today was to transfer Charlie to the little spare cage we have borrowed off Steph's brother so I could then scrub his big one with soapy hot water. Once he was in the little cage it took a while for him to calm down but getting him out of it was a different story as it was a bit more tricky but eventually I managed to do it. So now he has a shiny clean cage and hopefully he appreciates it! LOL

We took off to Westfield and had lunch down there - had a potato top pie (instead of the chicken and chips I was initally gonna have) but have felt funny all afternoon so not sure if that is the cause of it or not. After wandering around the shops for a while I felt a headache coming on so we came back home and I had a lay down whilst Steph popped up to see his mum (as his Dad is working these three days) and to pick up some bits from their place.

Had the usual tea of ham, new potatoes and salad... hmmm ok getting tired of that meal now! LOL As we have a rolled ham, I might cut some of it up into steak size pieces and freeze it so we can then have ham steaks at a later date.

So yes, after tea I was bored and restless so was tossing up between going for a walk or going for another bike ride... I must admit after about 2 mins of biking I thought "oh oh I have made the wrong choice here" but just kept on pedalling and I was starting to struggle as I got to the Silversream rail bridge but the ride back home was easier - not sure why that is exactly but it was.

Anyway, have had another shower and am now sitting here in my nightie and contemplating going to bed soon to have an early night.

We were supposed to be going to Foxton tomorrow to pick up Jude from her parents place (and have lunch with them etc) but she has not been managing too well with this round of chemo so on the district nurses advice she is now staying there until at least Sunday now so at this stage we will now be heading up there on Sunday instead.

Right time I was outta here - hope those of you who are having a break at this time are enjoying yourselves and the time with family and friends. For those of you working - bugger but am sure you will be getting your well deserved break real soon.