Holy Cow!!!

Mid June already!! Where did the time go? Ok, so the big bike tour is only5 weeks away and I feel not as prepared as I would like. Don't get me wrong, I've been working out and on my bike (finally) but I'm amazed at how fast the time has passed since I've signed up. Ok, so what has my workout regiment been? Karate 3 hours a week. Which, btw, I tested and made it to my next belt. I'm super excited about that! That means I'm only a few months away from testing for my black belt. Way Cool! I've also been out on my bike fairly regularly lately, a good thing! I've only been able to do about 10-15 miles each time but I've been trying to do that about 3x per week. I've also been doing yoga in the am...helps my back and neck a lot. I guess good posture is a good thing. So keep cheering me on. As I get closer to this bike tour I'm excited but more nervous too. HOpefully that nervous energy will translate into me actually biking farther. :)

Now I need to make sure that I have supplies for the ride as well! Time to do a little shopping..:) Like I needed an excuse right? lol

A good workout...

As most days with karate, it's a good workout. In the summer class is usually moved outside due to building closure. Last night was the first night outside and let me tell you I could feel the heat and it didn't even get that hot here! I mean it was only about 68F here and yet sweat was pouring off me. The reason: It was a good workout! A half hour or more on kata and I was definately feeling the burn. I'm excited though because it was 1/2 hour of continuous workout, with out stopping for a break, and even though I was sweating I felt great. I was able to maintain conversation without the huffing and puffing. This tells me that my workouts are paying off in building up my endurance. I wasn't as tired as I usually am after a good workout. I'm excited about that. Maybe I'll be able to handle that "small" bike ride I signed up for in July after all. :)

Weighing in

Right now on Mondays, while my daugther is in swim lessons, I do laps. It works out rather nice cause it's about 25 minutes of actual workout time in the water...and that's enough for me. In the locker room they have a scale and I usually try only to weight myself about once a month. It helps so I don't feel to discouraged about any weight fluctuation. All you women out there know how bloating can affect that scale! So today I weighed myself for the first time in 2 months. To my surprise I'm down another 5 pounds! I'm not sure how or where it went but woohoo! That means I only have 5 more pounds to go before I hit my pre-prego weight from 10 years ago (first born). I'm excited! So I'll keep doing what I'm doing for now....Maybe it's the Ben & Jerry's...Then again that's probably wishful thinking!