There are just under 13 weeks until the STP, and I'm nervous! Clint and I went for a nice ride a week ago; we did a very easy 30 miles with a couple of women that he works with. It was a beautiful day, and we rode along the Burke Gilman Trail. We are registered to ride the Lilac Century in Spokane at the end of this month, on the 26th. We did this ride last year, and had a blast. It is beautiful, it was warm, and the sun was shining! We are looking forward to it!
We went snowshoeing this past Saturday; finally! We bought snowshoes on Valentine's Day at REI's "Garage Sale." I am so glad that we finally got out to use them! But with all of the new snow that Steven's had lately, it was no easy task. Even with the snowshoes, each step sank down at least a foot, sometimes up to our knees. We were the first people on the trail since the big snow, so there were no tracks to follow. And the trail was not very trail like, in my opinion. I was expecting something like the x-country ski trails we were on at Sunriver, OR. But no, we were literally walking right through the thickets of trees, around branches, pu and over stumps, etc. The only "trail" part about it was that every now and again there was an orange flag tied to a branch to let you know you were going the right direction! It was very hard work, but we had a blast!
When we got back to the rental shack, they were selling off their ski rentals for wickedly reduced prices, so Clint and I each got x-country skis, boots, poles for next winter!
And last comment for this post; Clint and I have been making a really big effort lately to eat right, choose healthy foods, and reduce our calorie intake. I have been trying to stick to around 1,500 calories per day, and I think I'm coming in pretty close to that. Since we began this on March 2nd, Clint has lost 15lbs. and I have lave lost 9 lbs. We are both feeling a lot better about ourselves, we have more energy, and our moods have improved! The sunshine may have helped that last point, but either way, it's great. It's not very fun sometimes, like when we want beer and a burger, but we have scheduled "cheat meals" when we can eat whatever we want, guilt free. We have a cheat meal every 2 weeks, and it's amazing how much we look forward to them! We talk about what we want to eat for our cheat meal almost as soon as our last one has passed. It's just a little motivation to stick with the part that sucks during the week so that we can indulge (moderately) every now and then. It helps keep us going through the weeks.
Ta-ta, for now!
