Hearts and Minds...

A complementary blog to my more general one at My Place in Cyberspace. I will use this space to vent, discuss, celebrate, etc, my recovery, continued progress, and setbacks associated with my coronary artery disease.

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I'm a software engineer with interests in biking (riding both bicycles and motorcycles), photography, genealogy, physical fitness, and things amputee'ish.

Friday, January 04, 2008

Oh the forgotten joys...

... of crotchular numbness. Those of you who have ridden a bike, especially one with a skinny seat, know of what I speak. I've rediscovered this loveliness in the last several days while using my "stationary bike" (it's a Trek 7300 mounted on rollers so that I can "ride" indoors). But I know it will pass, once my back side is a bit more accustomed to the fit. (And, if I recall correctly, the issue is certainly more pronounced on my stationary bike than when riding outdoors; I think that's mainly due to positioning - the Trek, which is a hybrid, is more upright than either of my road bikes. Also, when outdoors, the opportunity to stand and get out of the seat, giving the derriere a break, comes frequently; standing indoors, especially on my setup, is sort of counter-productive.)

Still working on getting a bit more disciplined on the nutritional side - had a salad for lunch on Wednesday... followed by several sugar cookies. Grilled chicken sandwich on Thursday... with a side of fries and a root beer. Baby steps, right? :-)

Found an interesting website for anyone interested (and will get it up in the links section shortly) - Crossfit.com. I've only looked at it briefly but it looks like there might be some decent information available, as well as providing the ability to keep an exercise journal. YMMV.

Have a great weekend!