February biking!

It sure doesn’t feel like February lately. We got all that snow around Valentine’s Day and now it has been very warm. Temps got into the 60s!

I’ve been working at paying more attention to my eating again after our Mardi Gras party. I just love food. That’s what makes it hard. Yes, I stress eat, but I also just really like food LOL!

Breakfast of cream of wheat with a mashed banana and eggs whites cooked in topped with PB&J.

450 calorie breakfast.

There are still some leftovers, particularly the red beans and rice.

This is one of those dishes where the leftovers are better than the original day.

On Thursday, it was just so nice that we had to get the bikes out. That meant uncoupling mine from the trainer and dragging it down the stairs. Of course, I am not going to put it back up there now, so it’s out to stay.

Normally the first ride of the year has a lot of starts and stops as you get the equipment (and yourself) going, but this ride was super smooth in that department.

The good thing about riding the trainer is that it keeps my sit bones conditioned for riding. It doesn’t help my hill and endurance legs, but at least there’s that.

The roads are pretty clear now. The shoulders are another story.

Some places there was snow in the shoulder or standing water. This road was dry, but the shoulder is covered in sandy grit, which can lead to flat tires as it works its way under the rims.

There were a lot of spots where the roads were quite wet with melting snow and we ended up getting a lot of spray. My bike (and my legs) were filthy after the ride.

That was on the front of my legs, too. Ick.  It was a great first ride, though. 12 miles. Woo Hoo! Not sure when the next ride will be, but can’t complain about getting out in February!

My garden has something peeping through the snow:

This area gets snow slide off the roof so this was really buried for a while. Can you feel spring coming?

The other thing with warmer weather is the bugs start waking up. I posted this on FB, but Pixie was having fun chasing a stink bug around.

Seriously – where do these things come from?

6 thoughts on “February biking!

  1. Jody - Fit at 59

    SO EXCITING FOR YOU TO GET OUT LORI!!!!! Many areas of the country are having better weather than we are here in southern CA!

    BTW – you are mentioned in my Monday post! 🙂

    Gotta love the Pixie! Great pic of you & John! Hope the weather holds for you!

  2. Joanne

    This Feb. weather has been great until yesterday & today – we got 13 inches of new snow. Our old snow had disappeared just recently. We had great warmer temps. in the 50’s and lower 60’s and now back to winter temps. in the 20’s. Can’t wait for the spring weather that will stay! Hope you get more biking in.

  3. Molly

    It’s been between 65-72 for 8 days now in central Indiana. Too many flowers and trees trying to bloom.

    I get what I call Jester bugs in a sunny dining room window and they drive my cat bonkers. Stella will try to eat them if possible and they have some sort of enzyme in them that makes her drool when she does – yet, she doesn’t learn.

    Congrats on your ride. If our weather moves to you, you’ll get more soon.

  4. Lisa

    Nice job!! Glad you got on the bike. The rain has started here and it looks like it’s in the forecast for at least the next two weeks 🙁 BOOOOOOO

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