Trouble Getting Back on My Bike ...

[indigoiis]

I can relate, and also can say from experience that you just need to get back on, even if just for a short ride.

My thing is maps - I LOVE maps. I love exploring Rhode Island. So when I don't feel like riding, I map a new ride, and then I have to go and check it out.

[gabriellesca]

Okay ........ its working ......... I'm really thinking of getting back on my bike this weekend!

Thanks guys for all the kind words of encouragement. It helps to hear your stories of what motivates you and gets you back on there.

After the ride last August, I got really super sick in October and then in November found out I had mono and a bunch of other health issues. I was so tired and unmotivated I just ate and ate and I actually gained 15 pounds last fall within a month. It was crazy. It took some time to get over the depression that the ride was over - I was sick - I was heavier (I'm a big girl to begin with but 15 pounds was hard to gain so quickly). And I wavered and struggled until up to a few weeks ago. When I got angry at a friend's attitude (long story) and angry with myself ..... and since then I've just been in the zone. Loving my workouts - eating well - lost the 15 I gained (though that was since April). So I need to get back into my bike now. I think it might be time.

What's weird is the guilt I feel about NOT riding. Its funny - but I do feel super guilty about it.

So time to get over it and get back on. Hopefully this weekend (I'm busy until then)!

THANK YOU THANK YOU!