Riding the bike is getting a lot easier. I rode the bike from my house to Oak and Palm before realizing I didn't stop for water once so naturally I stopped for some water. I got all the way to the park in 19 1/2 minutes this time which is I think 3 minutes faster. Probably because I didn't stop to take a water break so many times.
I also didn't sit on the picnic table for that long either, on Monday I think I sat there for 20 minutes before heading back home and this time I think it was like 10 or 15 minutes.
When coming home I didn't turn right on H st. going on 21st st. Instead I went further down to Chester Ave. because H st. has no bike lane in downtown Bakersfield but Chester Ave. does. I think it's easier to ride in a bike lane than cause an accident, don't you?
So, I went a further distance and it was only 40 minutes this time. The last time it was 45 minutes and this time I went a further distance which tells me that 1 I'm going faster and 2 my legs are getting more used to riding that I don't have to stop to take a break for them.
I can remember not too long ago that I could only ride up to California Ave. and back and that was like 12 minutes and when I came home I could barely walk because of the stiffness in my legs. If I am able to go faster and further then that just means that I will start to lose weight a lot faster. I can already see it in my face that the fat is starting to come off.
If I can just keep doing this 3 days a week it wont be long before I'm thinner. Oh and I need to start following the SparkPeople food plan again if I'm going to be successful. The food they have is low calorie and very good for us especially for Chip because he has borderline diabetes now so whatever I make for myself I can make for him too then before you know it he will be losing weight too (but just on food, he doesn't want to exercise).
