Vicki,
I keep track of my speed now by the number of
minutes I ride. I start out by counting the number of revolutions the
peddling yields. I've had the kids, more than once, watch the digital
display as I ride and exactly 40 complete revolutions equals 0.2 of a
mile. So 5 minutes equals a mile. I can run at exactly 12 miles an
hour without counting. I run my counter on my watch for the first 10
minutes and once and awhile, I count how many revolutions I have gone in one
minute. My average, without pushing it, is 42 to 43 turns. So by the
first couple of minutes, I have my speed locked in and don't have to track it by
counting turns any longer. If I run 47 to 48 turns, I'm up to 14 miles an
hour. If I push it, I run 52 and 53 turns so I'm over 14 miles an hour and
then I only ride for 30 minutes. If I'm down near 40 turns, I ride 35
minutes to insure it comes out slightly over 50 miles in 7 days. About
every two weeks, I take a day off, sometimes two days, while at other times, I
may go for a month before taking a day or two off. Any more than about a
day, and it becomes difficult to start up again. I turn my little wall
furnace up when I start to generate a higher temp in the room and that way I
sweat a little more and burn a few more calories. The bike is in my back
room of my office and close to the furnace which is punched through the wall
that has been there since it was installed 27 years ago and a gas line run to it
when we bought this house. The display has such readings, if I could see,
for heart rate and calories burn but that does me no good, haha. Some days
I read the Bible with earphones, on less spiritual days, I listen to talking
books, and on other real sinful days, I listen to the radio, if there's a
football game playing, or other days of the week, when Rush is on. I
often do nothing because I like to let my mind day dream while riding. I
ponder outlines, meditate on books or articles I am writing, adding to them in
my thoughts, and just try letting the time go by without focusing specifically
on much of anything. Almost like riding a horse, haha. Say, maybe I
should wear my cowboy boots and hat and pretend I'm on horse back. I
normally do my riding in early afternoon instead of first thing in the morning
but since we don't have grandchildren over all day any longer, the afternoons
work best for me.
Phil.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 4:47
PM
Subject: Re: Blood Sugar
Hey Phil,
That's great about your blood sugar. May
that 7-day thing is a good idea. I can't seem to take two days off
either. Hahahaha! So then, you're not the only lonely non taker
offer. How do you know how far you've ridden?
Ah, I picked some up at Christmas. And then
our 25 anniversary is coming That day, it's for celebrating, not
fixating on weight loss. (smile)
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 4:36
PM
Subject: Blood Sugar
I forgot to mention last week that I went for
my three month blood draw for my A1C blood sugar test. I was down
about it being high because Christmas, new years, our anniversary, and
December birthdays, screwed up my low carb diet because I fell off the diet
wagon several times. Anyhow, I was shooting for 20 pounds loss in
three months and only got 7 but my blood sugar, probably thanks to my
stationary bicycle riding of 50 miles a week, was still 6.4 as it was 3
months before. So I was very thankful for that. Of course, some
of you, as diabetics, already know how important daily exercise relating to
blood sugar levels is. I've put a year long dieting schedule together
to be down at my normal weight by my next birthday. No, not this one
this month but a year from now. Do you know how hard it is not eating
sugar? This is one reason why I attempt to ride my stationary bike
daily rather than 5 days a week. If I take off the weekends, I
find it nearly impossible to start up again. Great will power I have,
haha.
Phil.