getting my mojo back

First of all, thanks for the birthday wishes!

Today is my last day off before going back to work. I'm a little sad because I didn't do ANYTHING productive yesterday, which means that all the unpacking and laundry and stuff needs to be done today. I also want to get some exercise in today, and I promised Noah that I would eat lunch with him at school. So, in other words, I really don't have time for this post.

I'm really trying to "get my mojo back", as Jarrod said. In fact, I'm sitting here in full cycling gear, with every intention of heading out to the bike right after this post is done. Right now, I think I'm going to put her on the back of the car and drive to the Exxon to start, avoiding the Road With No Shoulder. It's fine on weekends, but at 9:00 on a weekday there still may be some straggling commuters. I'm not planning on a very long ride...maybe 16-20 miles, just to ease back into the swing of things. I had planned to do the club ride on Sunday, but decided on Saturday night, when I was so exhausted that I could barely keep my face out of my dinner, that maybe getting up at 7:30 and biking 30 miles wasn't such a great plan. Best to start slow and fully rested, I think.

As for food...I've eaten a lot of chips, and not really a whole lot else. I'm afraid that the rumor that I sat on the couch for an hour and plowed through half a bag of Ruffles and a tub of french onion dip yesterday, until I felt sick to my stomach and thoroughly disgusted with myself? Sad but true. Today is better, though there were still chips involved. It was only a few, and they were counterbalanced by a banana.

Bottom line is, I'm still sort of wingin' it over here, but I'm slowly nudging myself back to the path of healthy eating and regular exercise. Rob and I even have a little challenge going to see who can lose 10 lbs first. Eventually, I'm going to come up with a more formal plan, and I'll probably be going back to WW meetings (after all, I'm still prepaid for 5 more of them) in the near future.

UPDATE: Okay, so I only went 10 1/2 miles. I decided to stay in the neighborhood, and all the stopping, starting, and turning around makes a long ride less fun. I gotta tell you, though, it felt really good to be back on the bike again. :)

P.S. Rob--I stumbled onto Noah & Tommy's route to the convenience store. It's a real road, low traffic, very safe. It's only about 5 miles, round-trip.