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Held Accountable

During my 21 day diet a few weeks ago, what kept me from cheating was my promise I had made to myself. It was simply, if I did not cheat and I lost weight, I would buy myself 2 new bike kits (bicycle clothing). Bike kits are not cheap especially really nice ones so this was a big deal for me.

Last week when I rode I wore my black one.

And today I wore my white one.

I think it is important to set goals for yourself and give yourself something to hold yourself accountable with.

My new goal has been to go without wine for 3 weeks. I have made it one week today and I feel good about that. I almost faltered the other night, but my hubby reminded me of the promise I had made myself. I am hoping that keeping this goal will help me drop the remaining 3.5 pounds I want to lose by memorial day. I am happy to report that working out, no wine, and eating clean has been keeping my goal attainable.

Not only does rewarding myself help but having people who continually push their own limits around me helps me A LOT.

Yesterday, Bill rode a ride called Sea to Summit. It has kind of a cult following around our area. Basically you start at sea level and ride to the top of Mt. Pinos. You end up climbing something like 11,000 feet in 80 miles. It is a supported ride so anyone can do it, but some people race it to test their fitness.

Up up in the mountains I drove……

I love the mountains…..it got me missing Colorado and Tahoe-both places I lived in for most of my 20′s and 30′s.

Once I got to the top

I waited-loved seeing snow!

And before I knew it our friend Mark was coming up to the finish line.

He “won the race!”

And then guess who just happened to pull in right after him?

Bill!!!!!

My husband is a stud

He works a full-time job, walks dogs, rides his bike when he can, is a great, supportive, loving husband, and he comes in 2nd at a crazy hard “race.”

He definitely helps me stay accountable because he does such hard rides and races and makes it look easy and never complains.

The event took these guys about 5 1/2 hours. I am so proud of all of the participants.

Who or what holds you accountable to help you reach your goals?

Food Coma

Hello friends it is Bill again……….Kalli’s infamous husband……Back to talk about 2 things near and dear to my heart. No no, I haven’t switched careers to become a bloggy. Fret not. I want to share with you food and cycling!

It’s been an extraordinarily productive week on the bike. I’m not racing any of the SoCal races as of yet, so after a bout of dead legs screaming out for more carbs, I’m laying some smack down here in Ventura with absolutely no desire to race. I’m choosing to race the Tuesday and Saturday rides and I say race lightly. Though I am doing a great ride this Saturday-Sea to Summit. I am sure Kalli will take some great pics of that event.

Thanks to Keith and the crew down by the Wharf at Nonstop Ciclismo – namely, Ian– big thanks for helping me out the other day. Plus they’re a great shop to just go hang and chat bikes.

Let’s now fast-forward to our amazing start of human feeding on Saturday. Kalli and I started the day off by consuming these amazing treats.

After pretending that this was enough food, we were off and riding our bikes with our great friend Jack.

Then on to second breakfast. Gotta love the bike it gets your appetite going

Good way to start the day! Crazy bad for me, but sooooo good.

And then we made our way down to see Kalli’s parents. Now this is when being a bloggy became hard work! Who wants to take pics at dinner when you just want to eat?

Appetizers were the only pictures I took. But all the food was delicious!

Check out these bacon-wrapped dates……….with an almond inside each one

And calamari