Cycling

[azziria]

Cycled to work and back, 34 km (21 miles). Knocked a full 5 minutes off my best time so far, although my legs can feel it now!

Beautiful view of a Barn Owl as I cycled through the nature reserve - it was hunting alongside the track, and settled on a fence post. It sat there until I almost reached it and then flapped away across the path.

Comments

[stellarmeadow.livejournal.com]

Wow, impressive! I could barely manage the walk from my car to the elevator today! :)

[azziria.livejournal.com]

It feels good doing it - and not just when it's over! And leaving aside the health and environmental benefits, it's a darn sight more pleasant than sitting in the traffic on the A14 (which is the dual carriageway from Hell, and one of the most overcrowded and dangerous stretches of road in the country).

I'm seeing results now. I'd put on weight because of the antidepressants, and now I'm off them the weight needs to go. A couple of weeks of getting more exercise, eating sensibly (but not depriving myself of everything) and drinking a bit less, and I'm back to the last hole in the belt of my jeans. Two weeks ago I was having to use the second-from-last hole, so that's definite progress - and without too much pain :)