I've deleted all my past Big Brother posts from Big Brother 9 and 10. They aren't relevant anymore. I'm probably not going to be able to watch Big Brother 11 this summer because of my new sleeping schedule for the bike rides at 4am because I'm probably going to be going to sleep at 8pm lol.
I might end up recording Big Brother the nights they are on and then just record After Dark from 12am to 3am every night. Who knows. I might not like the new house guests and just not watch it at all. I'll know after the first couple of episodes.
I do want to watch it but at the same time I have other summer shows that I watch so I'm gonna need to be able to record those too. But no matter what I decide to do, I'm probably not going to blog about it this time around.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Awake Early, Too Early
I woke up at around 4:15am this morning. I tried going back to sleep but it was a no go. It's now 1 hour later and I'm wide awake. I think this is a good thing though. I'm going to use this opportunity to get my body used to waking up early for summer bike riding.
It's not hot outside yet (even though my bedroom is hot) but I can see on this weeks forecast that it's going to be in the 100's this week. 99° today, 103° tomorrow, 101° on Monday then Tuesday and Wednesday are like 93° and 94°.
Right now it's a nice 63° out but this is the perfect time to go riding. Today however is not a riding day. No, instead I'm going to take the bus this morning to the bike store to get some new pedals. While I'm there I'm going to see how much it would cost for a rack and if they have the grocery bags, if not then that's fine, I will just get them from Nashbar. I may just get the rack from nashbar too if they are the same price as Snider's.
While I'm out I'm going to see if the thrift store has any bike shorts. I doubt it but you never know. But I do need some other shorts to go on my ride with. I have 3 pairs of shorts that fit me but they all have their faults. One pair rubs against my knees, another pair is too light (it's beige) and get dirty fast and the 3rd pair is just too freakishly big and will only stay on with a belt.
We have like maybe 10 more pairs of shorts but they fit me like 10 years ago (some 2 years ago) so they are obviously too small. I will eventually fit back into them as I lose weight but for now I have no options. I need to find at least 3 pair of black shorts that fit me that I can wear on the bike that aren't too long, aren't too wide and aren't too white lol.
UGH! I'm starving so I'm gonna go get breakfast, make some coffee and start my day. I'm thinking about just buying the things I need on nashbars website instead of going to the bike store. Although, I still need pedals before tomorrow when I plan on riding again.
It's not hot outside yet (even though my bedroom is hot) but I can see on this weeks forecast that it's going to be in the 100's this week. 99° today, 103° tomorrow, 101° on Monday then Tuesday and Wednesday are like 93° and 94°.
Right now it's a nice 63° out but this is the perfect time to go riding. Today however is not a riding day. No, instead I'm going to take the bus this morning to the bike store to get some new pedals. While I'm there I'm going to see how much it would cost for a rack and if they have the grocery bags, if not then that's fine, I will just get them from Nashbar. I may just get the rack from nashbar too if they are the same price as Snider's.
While I'm out I'm going to see if the thrift store has any bike shorts. I doubt it but you never know. But I do need some other shorts to go on my ride with. I have 3 pairs of shorts that fit me but they all have their faults. One pair rubs against my knees, another pair is too light (it's beige) and get dirty fast and the 3rd pair is just too freakishly big and will only stay on with a belt.
We have like maybe 10 more pairs of shorts but they fit me like 10 years ago (some 2 years ago) so they are obviously too small. I will eventually fit back into them as I lose weight but for now I have no options. I need to find at least 3 pair of black shorts that fit me that I can wear on the bike that aren't too long, aren't too wide and aren't too white lol.
UGH! I'm starving so I'm gonna go get breakfast, make some coffee and start my day. I'm thinking about just buying the things I need on nashbars website instead of going to the bike store. Although, I still need pedals before tomorrow when I plan on riding again.
Going Faster
Today I rode the bike 12.6mph (average speed over 1 hour) which was totally unintentional. When I first started riding the bike (or when I got my bike computer) my average speed was 10.7 then it gradually went up to 11.1 then 11.4 then 11.9. It goes up and down every day so it's not always the same but recently I've noticed my average speed as high as 12.1 and up and today 12.6.
As I said it's totally unintentional. I'm not paying attention to my average speed while I'm riding. I'm not even paying any attention to the bike computer at all. I'm just in my own little world listening to music. But the faster I go the more calories I burn according to the bicycle computer. That right there helps me lose this weight.
As I said it's totally unintentional. I'm not paying attention to my average speed while I'm riding. I'm not even paying any attention to the bike computer at all. I'm just in my own little world listening to music. But the faster I go the more calories I burn according to the bicycle computer. That right there helps me lose this weight.
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