Sunday Morning Coffee Anyone !!!

Pam,  here is the bike that I got last summer (after checking out more than 20) -- and I LOVE it!!!  I rarely use my car when the roads don't have snow on them.  Almost every place I go on a daily basis is within 4 miles of my house.

My bicycle is a Raleigh Detour.  It has 8 speeds, but I only use 3 of them.  I didn't want that many speeds, but I wanted the other options the bike had, especially the shock absorber kind of suspension in the front.  Shifting is easy & smooth, the seat is really comfortable, and the handle bars are a good size.  I was looking for a bike that my weight would sit on my ass, and not hunched over the handle bars with a lot of weight on my arms / wrists / hands.  This is a city bike, so not the big chunky mountain bike tires (but I can easily ride trails), and not the skinny racing tires.  I had a high end mountain bike, and hated it.  Too heavy and really had to lean way over the handle bars.

My favorite accessory is the basket.  It snaps on & off so easy, and is the perfect shopping basket for the farmers market.  It has a handle, so it is so easy to carry around.

Here is the website:  Raleigh Bicycles

I've been chugging down crystal light orange all day.  I've had the fireplace going and I'm under two blankets, so no warm protein drink needed yet.

I eat all day.  I rarely eat a meal.  Actually, I think I only eat a meal when I go out to a restaurant!  Since I can't fit much in, I never finish a whole meal though.  I like a lot of variety, so if I cook a meal, I would have leftovers for too long, and would be sick of whatever it was after eating it twice, and that is just a waste.  So, I tend to snack more.  Maybe 6-8-10 times a day.

Most of the day has already passed... but, I basically just read, napped, put together a schedule for the week of errands, and made lots of (DS) healthy goodies to get me through the week.  If I don't have quick protein snacks to reach for, I reach for the easy carbs.  It is always good for me to take stock of what is in the fridge and pantry, too, so I have it in my head what is available for the week.