I’m waiting to get back on track.
I’m waiting to eat healthy.
I’m waiting to be in control of my life.
What am I waiting for?
I have a lot of changes coming. My daughter is moving out of the house tomorrow. My wife moves out in a few weeks. There are plans in place to get ride of the house in Charlestown. I’ll be selling my truck before the end of the year.
What’s that got to do with it?
Nothing, but mentally I seem incapable of handling too much at once. So I’m waiting. Not a great reason, but it’ll have to do.
What now?
My neck problem improved dramatically for a while, then started to get a little worse. I’m going to start commuting on the recumbent again for a while, and save riding upright bikes for group rides, or gravel stuff, or whatever.
My June mileage was horrible. Due to my neck issues I rode only 110 miles. July was better, but still a bit off, at 363 miles. Back in March I rode 647 miles.
I met up with Tim this morning for a short-ish ride. I ended up with 35 miles for the day. I was happy with that. I brought my camera with me, but never took a picture.
Where am I heading?
I’ll be car-free by the end of the year. I will hopefully be back on track for weight loss. I should be weighing myself again soon.
I will hopefully pull myself together enough mentally to be happy with what I have, rather than obsess with what I want. I’ll still want things, I just don’t want to obsess over them.
I think you’ve hit on the balance a lot of us are seeking — that idea that you’ll still want things, but won’t obsess over them.
The waiting, as Tom Petty says, is the hardest part — but it sounds like a brighter time is in the cards.
Keep us posted on your neck situation — I hope it will start to improve again with more time on the ‘bent.
I’m still seeking the balance. I know what I need to do, but it’s hard to get there.
My neck issue will probably be life-long. Sometimes better, sometimes worse, but it won’t stop me from riding.