Fat Bastard Sunday Funday

 Another 20 today.  Windy AH on the return.  ML had told me that there would be Santa Ana winds today,  she saw it on the news. But didn't seem windy at all and I was only doing 20, no biggie. 

Arrived at the start only to find very still flags at the golf ⛳️ course.  Figure I'd head into the wind first then tailwind it back.  But no sign of wind so I headed south. Turn around point at a park and still no sign. 

So I played around at the empty skate park.  Btw, what is so hard doing this on 4 wheels when I can do it on 2, one hand and the second hand on a clicker snapping pics? 😄

So I played for a few minutes then the second I got on my bike to head back   BIG   wind. Leaves  papers, flying by. Think I even saw a cow fly by. 

Windy all the way back but feeling great still after a month of healthy eating.  Big difference . I get tired but no feelings of not making it. Matter of fact,  I feel driven.  See someone up ahead and I feel I can catch vs the feeling of wondering why I'm struggling. 

Heck, I knew I was doing well and feeling good catching 2 separate riders 1/4 mile ahead. One pulled off to the side looking beat and zooming by the other as I push 12.5 mph. Yeah, that windy but feeling strong with no intentions of feeling beat. 😄

Felt so good and proud of myself keeping control,  actually caring enough about my health and avoiding the fancy $100 meals, that I celebrated by picking up a set of Sony noise canceling wireless earphones.  The kind with the big comfortable ear pads for my home laptop.  Gina says I deserve it. Ok, time I start thinking about myself.  😄

I found a penny and as Gina always says, " find a penny pick it up, all day long you'll  have good luck!". So I did find another penny at the mall tonight and as luck would have it, Gina would twist my arms to buy the headphones ha ha ha!

Solo Saturday

 Solo 40 on SGRT. Feeling great on the bike and sugar numbers are WAY down. A month of eating well, no junk food. Not one bit of ice cream or candy in the month. One cookie for Halloween, free from our coffee lady at Mrs. Fields but other than that, been doing REALLY well watching what I eat and feeling it.

Did run into a friend on the trail as I rolled by the Chalan rest stop. Saw Omar wave but heard a Beanz, Mr. Beanz shout. Wasn't sure what was said at the moment but watching the video footage, it was a buddy that I met about 5 years ago who watches all my videos. Later caught up to me as I stopped to record with my gopro clipped onto a fence. So we had a pretty good chat about many things. He's about my age, a bit younger by 4 years so we have many of the same values on life. So it was fun chatting with him again.

Then to Mongolian BBQ with Gina. My cheat day. By a cheat day, I mean I get a meal that isn't all that healthy, shrimp and stuff. But still not nearly as bad as before. And I really feel it on the bike, feeling great. As my MIL says, it's because I'm not feeding my body with all the poison ha ha ha! True I guess, sugar is my poison so when I avoid it, I feel great.  Sometimes one needs a wake up call and that is exactly why I took the blood test, to know and find out. Glad I did, time to correct the sit-chee-ation.

Omar and his gang at Chalan

Dinner with Gina and Chuck

Totally awesome stuff. Mini clamp and ball head swivel mount. Cool being able to clamp onto a pole or fence and with the swivels, being able to hit just about any angle needed for a video or a pic.