Showing posts with label bike. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bike. Show all posts

ALMOST VACATION TIME!!

I have been such a bad blogger for the last few weeks! I am so excited as it is only 1 more work day before my vacation. I have Friday off work so I can finish getting organized and take my dad out for lunch before I leave very early Saturday morning!

I have been out and about on my bike a lot the last couple of weeks, and also spinning class. Spinning class is seeming a bit easier to me now. I can cycle at a higher resistance and cycle standing up a lot longer! Yay!

On 29th August we did the Sky Ride in Glasgow, which is basically a big cycling event, where a few of Glasgow's busy streets were closed to traffic! It was amazing seeing the city I have lived in all my life from a different perspective. There were a LOT of people and the atmosphere was amazing. There were steel drummers under one of the bridges - great acoustics under there! And this awesome girl was cycling on a chopper with a boom box blaring music and just chilling out and moving to the beat! We cycled over 17 miles that day. Pretty good seeing it was only my 2nd time out on the bike. I managed to persuade Kenny to get a bike too, so we can get out and exercise together.

After that, not much has been happening! I have just been doing a major clean of the apartment since Kenny's sister will be house sitting and pet sitting (her most important job!!) Ha ha!

It's 1am here, so I better get to bed!! Eeeeeeek, only 2 more sleeps until FLORIDA!!!

Hopefully I can do a couple of blogs while I'm over there, we will have free wi-fi and we are taking the laptop so I should be able to blog.

Hope everyone is having a fabulous week!


PS. A big warm welcome to my new followers! I can't believe anyone really cares to read my ickle blog! I really must get to work on reaching my goals!

New bike!!


Kenny got me this for our 9 year "anniversary" on 11 August! He is so adorable! I love that guy!!

For the last few weeks, I had been thinking about getting a bike - as I have been so inspired by Bitch cakes and her biking adventures on her gorgeous "Hello Kitty" bicycle in New York! She got to goal just recently and she is just awesome! So I had been looking online, and just thinking about what kind of bike to get. On Wednesday, Kenny was doing some overtime and texted me asking if I wanted to go to KFC (ha ha!) and he would pick me up from home on his way back from work. So, I thought this was an ideal time to go into the bike shop, which just so happens to be across from KFC!! So I was wandering around, and I was immediately drawn to the bike shown above! And then Kenny came over and said, "that is your bike, we're here to pick it up" I was just in shock!! He knows me so well! I almost started crying, but the bike guy was looking at me funny! lol

You can't really tell from the picture, but it is dark pink with butterflies on it - it's so cute - I totally love it!!! I went on it last night for a test ride and I ended up with about 5 kids running alongside me! And wanted to know what apartment I lived in so they could ask me to go out and cycle while they ran! Now anyone who knows me, knows I do not like children! lol They are too loud, cheeky and just messy - I much prefer dogs - they are cute, furry and do not talk back to you (well sometimes!! lol)

Kenny has also ordered himself a new bike, so we will be able to go bike rides together! I did suggest a tandem but he didn't like that idea!


On diet news, things are going BADLY! I have been stuffing my face with everything in sight for the last 3 weeks. I don't know why I do it. It makes me feel sick, guilty, horrible, fat! But I seem to wake up every morning and think "what can I eat first??"

My training at the gym has been good though! I had a half hour PT session on Monday and boy was that TOUGH. I then did the half hour spin class straight after my PT session and I loved it this time around! I really pushed myself and burned 700 calories all in during the hour! My legs and shoulders were so sore for four days afterwards. It's only now I feel I can walk properly again!

Only 3 more weeks until we leave for Florida!!! I am so excited!!! I need to get my diet under control and at least lose 10 pounds before I go.............. sounds easy, huh?!


Yes! Another Post and Another Workout!

Guess what?! I just got back from the gym - that's three days in a row - I am sooo proud of myself :-D I didn't go til after 9pm and it was kinda dwindling down. I did 20 minutes on the elliptical and 18 minutes on the bike.........

Here are the stats!

Elliptical - Time: 20 mins (I had to change to another elliptical 3 mins in - it was saying my heart rate was 220!!)
Max HR - About 160
Distance - 2.27km
Level - Aerobic mode - level 5 -10
Calories Burned - 200 approx

Bike - Time: 18 minutes
Max HR - 166
Distance - 6.27km (3.89 miles) 5.74 MILES TO MINI GOAL!
Calories Burned: 117

Overall calorie burn: 317

I took some photos in the gym as I was heading back to the changing room after my workout!

I love the gym's logo!



Doesn't that pool look lovely?!



Cafe/Bar and chilling out zone!



The Tennis Courts - there are even more on the opposite side of the gym building!



Anyway - only one more day of work and then I am off for 4 days for the Easter weekend! Yippeee!

Have a great day y'all :-D