Riding Over 400 Miles Seems To Help Weight Loss

So I'm in a pretty good mood today, for several reasons.

First, I reached my first goal on my bike ride. Yesterday, actually. And that was 400+ miles. It was nice visiting with my parents and my brother (in my head anyway). Now I'm off to visit my wife's parents in the town she grew up in, Berne, IN. This trip will be a little shorter, and then I'm going to pick a distance farther away, probably somewhere I've never actually been. I'm thinking maybe I'll go see the Statue of Liberty.

So the second reason I'm happy, which is closely related, is that I dropped another six pounds this week. Biggest loss to date! I guess all those miles on the bike and eating better are really paying off. It was a nice way to start the weekend.

The third reason I'm happy, is that this weekend is the NASCAR race is in Talladega. It will be really interesting to see how the new cars work out there. I love the superspeedway races. Here's hoping Jr. and his cousin can pull off a win before Eury moves on to Hendricks.

The fourth reason I'm happy is that I found out a couple of days ago that Jonathan Coulton is coming to Atlanta in November. It's kind of funny... I bought one of his CD's for one of my nephews, I think for Christmas one year, but I never listened to it or really knew who he was at the time. Then, probably a year or two later, I heard one of his songs, Code Monkey, which sort of became my anthem. I started checking out some of his other work and ended up buying his "box set" from his website. I really love his music and it will be really cool to see him live, especially since the performance will be in kind of an intimate setting.

The fifth reason I'm happy is that I have running water (at least last time I checked). I just finished working out, and I really need a shower!

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