226.8

Definitely in the right direction, but is it just water weight?

I've been mixing up my exercise routines, too. It turns out that my Y has classes in the morning. With other people. Who knew? There's more there than just the pool and the sauna.

So this week I took two step aerobics classes, one hatha yoga class, one Zumba class, and I swam a half-mile twice (two different days) and I actually sat in the Jacuzzi for a bit and chatted with a really lovely internal medicine doctor who referred me to a holistic cardiologist and the Center for Integrative Medicine. I have an appointment in October.

Oh, and I started South Beach two days ago. I'm in Phase 1, of course. Nothing but veggies and lean means. I'm a pretty good cook, though, and so far it's painless. I quit buying bread over a week ago and have relegated my DD to brown rice tortillas for her school lunches. I think she's happy with it so far, too.

I also signed up for myfitnesspal.com. We'll see how that goes. Their forum people aren't as nice, some of them, as we are here. Not all, but there was enough snarkiness I don't think I'll be chatting much over there.

My goal is 200 by Christmas. I think I can do it.

I am going for a bike ride this morning on my 37-lb steel frame Palomar GT. This is the bike on which I lost that 20 pounds a couple of years back. I never lost anything on the road bike, I think because of the different posture and my belly getting in the way of pedaling a steady pace, and my hands kept going so numb I couldn't work my brakes.

I'm back on platform pedals and a more upright posture this morning, with friends who are training for an upcoming triathlon. We'll see how it goes.

Roxy