Here is the update of my weekly activity.  Sorry for the delay in getting the update out.  With the trip last week and the resulting extra work from the time off, I have been extremely busy.  I’ll summarize last week and this week in one post to catch up.

Cycling

Last week I rode Monday thru Wednesday and took Thursday-Sunday off.  I did mostly easy rides except for Tuesday which was an hour long hard ride.  After the 4 day break my legs were rested.  This week I’ve ridden every day so far.  I will take today (Friday) off them ride Saturday and Sunday.  I should end up with a little over 6 hours of riding this week.  Next week is the century ride on Saturday, May 3rd.  It will be a fairly tough ride as it has a lot of climbing in it (it’s called the Three State Three Mountain Century) so I will ride fairly easy Monday and Wednesday.  On Tuesday I will do a fairly hard ride where I “push” the hills.  I will do a very light ride on Thursday then rest Friday.

Healthy Eating

Last week was fairly good, even with the trip.  We ate pretty much meatless, low fat meals Monday-Wednesday.  We were out of town, Savannah Georgia (a great place to visit, especially if you are into history), Thursday thru Sunday and while we definitely had some “bad” foods we managed to do OK.  We ate a lot of seafood, steamed or boiled without butter as well as raw (Oysters, our favorite).  We did have a few more beers than normal and we had dessert a couple of nights (not normal).  Two of the meals were “southern style” which means lots of butter, cheese, and fried chicken.  The food was delicious and when I got on the scale Monday morning I was only one pound heavier than when we left!  We’re back to our normal, relatively healthy, menu this week.

Overall, we did well on our trip.  We walked a lot, ate well but didn’t gain (hardly) any weight.  The vacation was a much needed break.  Every once in a while you need to treat yourself.  This was one of those times.  What’s the point of living an active life if you never get to enjoy it?

I’m looking forward to next week with the century ride.  It will be a good challenge for me.  I’ll let you know how it goes.