Slloowwwwinnggggg down....

A month and a half to lose 9 pounds.  I posted on August 27th that I had hit 175.  This morning I'm at 166.6.  So actually that's only 8.4 pounds?  Well, aside from the riding (1-2 times per week) I haven't been putting in a lot of effort.  So, no complaining!  And, if my memory serves me right, weight lost slowly is supposed to stay off.  And as long as the scale is moving in the right direction, I just can't see myself bitching a whole lot.
I do have a lot of room for improvement, however, beginning with water intake.  When I don't drink enough water, the scale does NOT move (or very slowly).  When I do, it moves.  One would think that this information would stick in my brain cells, somewhere, somehow, but it just DOESN'T!!!  Secondly, my eating habits could be cleaned up a LOT.  I'm still basically eating/drinking what I want including candy, butter, sour cream, wine...ugh!  Old habits die hard, and while I don't feel deprived eating this way, there is a lot of room to clean up.  I will need to get better with the diet to make lasting permanent change.  Eventually, it will be easier to eat more quantity of food, so I will have to have better habits by then!!!!!  And finally, I have decided that it would be a good idea to do several different workout types through the week.  I've only been cycling, and would like to add some strength training and yoga to the mix regularly.  Like cycling 1-2 times per week (either on the road or on a training device, yet to be purchased), yoga once per week and strength training once per week.  More if I am feeling up to it.  I think mixing it up will help my metabolism ramp up more and help me get the last 15-20 pounds off.
Our last ride (Sunday with Heather and Craig) has left me with a bit of numbness (still, it's Wednesday) in an unspeakable area.  A very sensitive area.  I'm telling you, if I've damaged nerves in that area at all, I'm going to be a very unhappy Momma.  I need butt butter.  Lots of butt butter.
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