new year's 2012

new year's eve day we went for a ride! first one in a very long time, but we're both signed up for oceanside at the end of march, so we figured we'd better get on it! we were only out for an hour, but it was a lovely 65-70 degrees and full of sunshine. i'm already feeling better about the hills around our house - climbing easier somehow. guess it's just pure weight loss. of which i'm down 23.2lbs in 69 days. i'm 12.8 lbs away from my goal, and i've reached this point so relatively easily that i'm now reconsidering that final target. the problem is this little thing called the wedding dress. i believe you might be familiar if you've read any of my recent posts. i need to really hit the pause button on my weight loss during february, so i'm trying to do what i can this month. otherwise the dress will be a disaster.

for our first activity for the first of the new year, we went for an ocean swim with a group of triclubbers. what an awesome way to start the day and year!!! it was a bit chilly - about 57 degrees. some of the crazies even went sans-wetsuit. more power to them. i had pain in my face and ankles from exposure - some of those people won't recover their privates til march. just a guess. here's some pics of the swim:

happy new year to you!!!