If I ate all the "activity" points I've been earning on Weight Watchers, there is no way in Hell I would lose any weight. But it's kind of fun seeing those numbers.
Today, a 52 mile ride earned me more than 50 points. I started having pizza fantasies, but I really want to try to lose another 10 pounds or so before AIDs Lifecycle in June. And pizza is not the way I will get there.
Today, Jerry and I set out from the house, not sure exactly how far we were going to ride. We knew we would go as far as Lagunitas, and then we'd decide if it was time to turn back or continue.
Jerry and I are woefully behind in our training. He's been out of town a lot, and when he's not here, I don't ride. Oh, I might tool around the neighborhood on my recumbent trike, but I don't really consider that riding. Because it's not.
But today we rode. When we reached Lagunitas we decided to ride through Samuel Taylor Park, or as we like to call it, The Magic Park. We think it's magic because it truly feels downhill in both directions. Before we got to the park we rode on a trail, mostly used by mountain bikers. It was not a highlight of my day. Being, as I like to say, goal oriented, the slow pace on the trail was destined to take down our average speed. Also, it was bumpy and I had a genuine fear of getting a flat. But we made it through and then got to the Park. I do like riding through the Park. We ran into some other ALCers at the rest room. They were on their way back from a training ride that left at 7 am, a time when Jerry and I were still asleep.
We rode through the park and then decided to continue on to Point Reyes Station. Our speed made up for the slow movement on the trail. We got to Pt. Reyes, split a sandwich and a bag of pop chips, then headed back, though we decided to circle the reservoir on the return trip.
Mind you, we did absolutely nothing in the way of exercise in the past week, and our mileage has barely crested 20 or 30, so the ride back was a bit of a challenge. I hate Nicasio Valley Road. The hills seem longer and more steep every time we ride them. Today was no exception. Coupled with flagging energy, those hills seemed to be even worse than I had remembered. The "easy" side of White's Hill seemed longer as well.
But we finished the ride with a respectable average speed, and after a shower, I feel oh so much more human.
Tonight will be a move with popcorn (no butter), and tomorrow the Weight Watcher regimen will be in full gear.
One of my recent kitchen experiments, that actually paid off pretty well was cauliflower puree. I steamed the cauliflower with a couple of cloves of peeled garlic, then whirred the whole thing in my food processor. To that I added some nonfat yogurt, truffle salt and a bit of pepper. It was my next to no points dinner last night with leftovers for tomorrow. I will definitely make it again. It was delicious and filling. While it won't take the place of mashed potatoes, it will get me through those times when I need comfort food.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
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