{"id":39637,"date":"2013-07-17T08:24:31","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T15:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=39637"},"modified":"2013-07-17T08:24:31","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T15:24:31","slug":"dont-forget-your-bra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=39637","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Forget Your Bra"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you bike to work, it’s easy to forget crucial things. Especially if it’s not something you do on a regular basis. When I was biking a lot I was much better at being prepared. I kept a change of clothes at work, I tried to bring in everything I’d need the day before I planned on biking in. For the most part it worked. One time I got to work and realized I forgot to pack my bra in the backpack. I ended up having to wear my sweaty sports bra all day long. That was not fun and I definitely double check now!<\/p>\n

On Monday of this week I decided I’d bike (part way) to work on Tuesday. As I was leaving work I had the odd urge to double check my drawer with spare clothes. Thank goodness I did! Apparently I had taken home my spare pair of pants to wash and never brought them back! Had I not checked, Tuesday I would have been wearing my bike shorts all day. \ud83d\ude1b As attractive as that is…no thanks. Recently Michael had a similar experience. He biked to work and texted me that he forgot his underwear. I had to chuckle. Been there, done that. I texted him back and told him to go down to Macy’s or Ross and buy a pair of underwear (one perk to working downtown). He was so grateful and hadn’t thought of that; so he went to Macy’s and bought some underwear.<\/p>\n

It reminded me of another time I had a clothing mishap. It was when I first started to lose weight (I’d lost about 30 pounds so far) and I was at a new job downtown. I had just gotten to work and my work pants split. It was horrifying. I didn’t know what to do! My boss at the time told me to take my break early and go down to Ross and buy some pants. So I wrapped my sweater around my waist and bought a skirt. Too funny!<\/p>\n

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\nTuesday I got up early and it was brutal. I did not sleep Monday night. I think I was having major anxiety about riding to work. I’ve been having fairly good knee days lately and was scared to ruin that. So I was pretty groggy when I got up. It was 65 degrees at 7 a.m. so I didn’t need pants or long sleeves. It was nice!<\/p>\n

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\nI forced myself to go slow and not push it. It was definitely frustrating to be passed by EVERYONE. But oh well! I was happy to be able to ride.<\/p>\n

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My heart rate was really high the whole ride in the morning. I’m positive that anxiety had something to do with it. But I’m happy with how it went. When I got to work and cleaned up, I iced my knees for a few minutes\u00a0just in case<\/em>. God, these knees are making me neurotic! (Or, more neurotic than I already was…)<\/em><\/p>\n

Ride Home<\/h4>\n

As the day progressed, my knees got a little tight but nothing too bad. I iced a few times. By the time it was ready to get back on the bike, I was hopeful but nervous. Instead of going the route I usually take, over the Morrison Bridge to the East Side, I wanted to avoid the hills if possible so I took the Steel Bridge over.<\/p>\n

I tried to take it slow but muscle memory kicked in and found myself pushing harder and going faster than I should have. I reminded myself to slow down. Then I got to the Springwater Trail and was cruising a long. There was a girl on a mountain bike ahead of me that was going a pretty good pace, nicely matched with me. Then we got to the small hill and the girl on the mountain bike slowed way down. She struggled to get up the hill and tried switching gears. I had to pass her. She was just too slow. I made it up the hill without any effort, so that was nice!<\/p>\n

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\nI passed by Oaks Park (the amusement park on the waterfront) and then all of a sudden Michael passed by me. He slowed down to bike side by side for a moment and then took off! He was riding all the way home and I was almost to the car.<\/p>\n

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\nMy total miles for the day: 12.23.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Definitely not the same as last summer but it’s better than not getting on the bike at all. I had a similar calorie burn on the way home (almost identical) and I felt pretty good all in all.<\/p>\n

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That night my knees were slightly tight but okay. I foam rolled. I drank a lot of water. I iced. The next day they were still tight but I wasn’t having any flare ups! I hope that I’m over the worst of it and can start biking once a week. Maybe by the end of summer I can bike from home!<\/p>\n

QUESTION: What is your worst clothing mishap?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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