Woke up middle-aged, 45 pounds overweight, and looking for my bicycles!

[jayjay]

... ON a bike I transform into a bad-a** dynamo in lycra, racing young male roadies out of stop lights after riding 60+ miles! ...

Deedolce, you've probably ridden in my neck of the woods, if on occasion if you ride long distances from Davis, in the Westward direction. I see lots of Davis folks on my mountian....

[elk]

I came here thinking I'd only stay for a day or 2 and almost 300 posts later I feel like I know SO much more than when I started..

but most inspiring to me is that some of the women here who I really look up to are only themselves just into the groove.

TE is a great place...even when I go riding alone, I never feel lonely...

choice? ain't it the truth.!? ..it's the whole ball game....

[sandra]

I know exactly what you mean. I thought I'd post a few times and get a little info and now 400 something posts later, I wonder what all I've said!

I've learned so much. This is a great group of women!!! It's apparent, I'm not going anywhere.

[SandyLS]

Jayjay,
I was just about your age when a light went on for me. I joined Weight-Watchers, lost 40 lbs. and recieved a pair of rollerblades from my teenage son as a birthday gift. How great was that? My son actually thought his middle-aged Mom might be able to learn how to blade with him. I never did get good at it but loosing the weight gave me confidence that I could do almost anything. At age 53 I became a certified scuba diver, at 56 I decided I'd like to do some bike riding. This year I turned 60. Most of the weight is still gone although it is a struggle to keep it off. I did my first century ride this Aug. and have done two multi-day tours of over 300 miles each tour. I have a daughter that once told me when I was about 52, "You know Mom, you're not really middle aged anymore. How many 104 year old people do you know?" Thanks, Kid! What does she know she's only 32. It did make me realize though how short our life in this world is. Best wishes Jayjay for living yours to the fullest.

[shewhobikes]

You will find plenty of encouragement and good info here among the sistahs of TE.

I can't imagine where I'd be today (mentally or physically) if I had not gotten on the bike in Feb of '05. My marriage was deteriorating rapidly, I had 2 teenagers at home and a very busy job. I was stressed to the max, discovered cycling, and found my outlet; hey, endorphins, welcome back!!!

Cycling, and my cycling buddies (men and women), got me through a divorce and the raising of those teenagers (1 still at home, doing great, the other now a sophomore in college in CT). In addition to the fitness, the pure social fun of it, and the self-confidence it brings, is just unbeatable. There are plenty of us 50-plus gals out on the road, all shapes and sizes. Go find some!
Best of luck to you, and keep checking in! Lots of cheerleaders here...

[ClockworkOrange]

Hi Jayjay

Congrats on winning the bid.

Let us know what you think of the book.

Clock