Bike Riding Benefits!!!!

You know, the purchase of a bicycle can be a huge blessing!!!  I recently got a pretty decent moutanin bike (Schwinn) for work at Trader Joe’s and live within a ten minute car commute.  So, with me peddling my way to work (now), it takes just an hour.  The summer is now soon upon us and hence the good weather!   One thing I’m just crazy about is nature.  The birds that sing, that wind that passes from town to town, I’m a huge fan of it and I enjoy soaking it in as much as possible.  I think as the days, weeks and months go on, we are constantly at work cementing, constructing or in some other way covering up good ground from Earth, replacing it with concrete, tile, and playgrounds.  I find that sad.  This is why I love the Pacific Northwest is because there are SO many trees and forests to get lost in, it’s SO cool to still experience what it is like before homes were ever built.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m THANKFUL for the roads, buildings and homes, it allows us to live SO much better and even safer but I think we can go overboard when it comes to putting things like that up.

So, anyway, back to my bike!  The thing is that before I got it along with the accessories that include lights (front and back reflectors), helmet, lock and warranty, I decided to wait for the bus when I’d get off of work at night.  How it used to work was that normally I work nights, so, I’d get off at midnight to one in the morning, head over to the 24 hour QFC (eh, maybe a mile), sit by the fireplace and wait for the first 935 bus that came at 5:15am.  Hahah, so, I’m so glad those days are over.

I am MORE THAN HAPPY to ride in the rain back home, haha!  It saves bus fare, time and sleeplessness.  And what exercise!  After two days of doing it, I really felt it in my legs, so, no pain no gain, right?  Hahah!  I know this is helping me loose weight and I can’t wait to see how say, two months from now, what I’ll look like after peddling up those steep hills and challenging myself to go beyond what might be comfortable for me. 

Got to loose those calories!  In the words of Sarah Palin, “Burn, baby, burn,” hahaahh!  Oh, and one last thing: I have lost two pounds in two weeks just for riding my bike, isn’t that awesome?