Can someone plz help me find my motivation??!

[shootingstar]

I've been where to you are now, since I moved to different province/city. I just returned from Vancouver and miss the weather, better cycling infrastructure for year round cycling.

What did surprise me was this: For most of this winter I've been doing short rides because of much colder temp. average -15 to -20 degrees C, sometimes snow and ice which in the end results in rides 8-20 km. each time.

I worried that I couldn't deal with longer distances and some hills in Vancouver. However I think my dinky winter rides and 'hardening' my body to much colder temp. for winter cycling, helped keep some cycling fitness. At least, helped maintain cycling muscle memory and self-encouraging steps to be patient with oneself while on the bike. When I was doing Vancouver hills, I kept telling myself: You've cycled at bloody cold winter temp., so get up that hill. Slow and easy up the hill....

Ignore your hubby and try cycling for transportation ...ie. errands/utilty rides that get you on the bike and help you weave cycling back into your life so that you enjoy at your pace, yet at the end of ride, have accomplished something ....shopping, etc. I found this helpful..after all I'm car-free and I MUST get groceries, do errands. I bike to work whenever the weather suits me now.

By the way, welcome back to TE forums.