My Bike and Me

I did it, I finally bought a new mountain bike. For the first few days, I rode it every day and couldn't get enough. Then a week after I bought it, I took it out on the hottest day of the year (it was 102) in a headwind. It was only 12 miles, but my legs were totally fried after that. After a couple days off, I tortured them again by going on an eight mile hike. After getting my bike, I dropped about 5 pounds right away since all I'd do after work was bike then go to bed. But since my torturous ride and hike, I've been telling myself it's ok to eat more since I'm working out more. Add a BBQ and a night on the town on top of that, and viola, welcome back 5 Pounds. Now that I've satisfied my socializing obligations for the next year, I think I can get back on track and lose those pesky 10 pounds. Oh, how I love my new bike! :-)

I guess I should also give an update on my kitty. After a grim diagnosis from the vet and $150 later, the very next day Athena started improving and now is her normal old self. I have no idea what was wrong with her. The vet did prescribe antibiotics with the hope it would work (after I refused to spend the money to get an ultrasound and x-rays) so maybe that helped. I was totally ready to just put her to sleep, as sick as she looked. It's a good thing I didn't!