It just keeps getting better!

I'm feeling much better today. I rode to work and that really makes a huge difference. I have to leave 5 minutes before the official sunset, but it's not dark by the time I have to leave. I find if it's dark when I wake up, I just immediately decide to take the car. This morning, I committed to taking Sheila even if it was still pretty dark outside because I have to break this negative cycle.

I'm gonna try to get out on the trail today. Really nervous, but I just need to do it and not let my fears hold me back.

It is kind of unreal that when I put in my calories, MyFitnessPal says I'll be 156 in 5 weeks. That just isn't even on my radar. I am still really committed to getting to 160 and the thought of there even being a possibility of going further is just unreal to me.

I realize that I have been 147 living this lifestyle. At my height, I can be anywhere from 130-180 and be considered healthy, but I want a sustainable weight. I feel like 160 was kind of the stasis point a few years back, but it was 150 before that and 140 before that. I am just going to keep doing what I'm doing and see what happens.

Now that I know 160 is going to happen (hopefully in the next two weeks) I am hesitant about setting another goal. I feel like sticking to the mileage goal will necessarily drop my weight down, but I don't know if I should realistically set out to lose more weight. I don't know, I guess we'll see.

Little victory
Last night, I made eclair because I've been wanting a donut and thought it would be better than fried food. I ate one piece and was so overwhelmed by the sweetness that I didn't want anymore! In the "old days" I could probably eat a whole cake worth of is, but not anymore :)

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I did it! Went 14 miles on Sheila so that by the end of the week, I'll have banked 10 miles on my work commute. Hoping the hubby gets home early enough tonight for us to go another 10 miles. I'm just thinking how great it would be to be able to go another 10 miles today. 14 miles didn't feel like anything and it's just crazy how much stronger I'm getting! The bike ride was smooth and I didn't get lost at all, just took the wrong exit but it didn't mess anything up.

We plan to go get pizza for dinner too, but ONLY if we go bike riding, so I am soooooo hoping we do, otherwise it's bacon and eggs for dinner and pizza sounds so much better!

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DID IT! Rode another 10 miles and got me some pizza! I usually eat 1/2 a pizza (4 slices), but tonight I wanted bread sticks too, so I went for it. Ate 2 slices of pizza, 4 bread sticks with sauce, and a can of Coke which was altogether fewer calories than 1/2 the pizza.

I'm trying to motivate myself to do 5 miles on the stationary as I've already accumulated 5, so I could fill in yet another square!