Ramping Up
Progress has been good since my last check in a week ago. I still haven't gotten in an outdoor ride, but I have been riding a lot in the basement and I'm hopeful I will get out on a trail this weekend. I actually did my longest and fastest ride of the year (30.02 miles, average speed: 16.2 mph), so that made me very proud. In the week since my last check in, I rode 80.12 miles total. I ended the month of January at 183.6 miles total. Thanks to a big snowstorm, I was finally able to get out on my snowshoes as well. We did an hour and about 1.13 miles with our dogs. It might not seem like a lot, but it's far more strenuous than just hiking the trail and it was done after a lot of driveway shoveling. We also had a 2ish mile hike last weekend. Additionally, I've kept up my small changes with nutrition. Meals have been reasonable, eating out and carry out have been minimal (almost nonexistent) and alcohol consumption has been left to two days on the weekend with a few dr