Newly joined in Virginia

jssapienza
jssapienza Posts: 9
in Introduce Yourself
Hi! My wife had found MFP a while back and when I saw her using it, I joined in. For Father's Day we got new trail bikes, and we take advantage of a 45 mile long, 10 foot wide bike path that runs two tenths of a mile from our house. We have been working out like fiends since Father's Day, and while I have begun to lose the weight I wanted, she is still converting to muscle and not losing as fast. in 6 weeks I have gone over 500 miles, and my wife has gone over 450. Now she is going to begin to do some walking during the week instead of only doing the bike to see if that will take pounds off a little faster. On the plus side, in the period since starting, my doc has taken me off my cholesterol medicine and halved my wife's BP medicine. Guess there really is something to that stuff the doctors always say about diet and exercise!

I like the forum here and it seems like there are a lot of smart (fit) people out there. No problems, I just wanted to pop in and say hi!

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  • TribeHokie
    TribeHokie Posts: 711 Member
    Yay another Virginian! Congrats on your accomplishments so far. I do love bike riding myself but there really are no trails near my house so if I want to go for a ride I have to ride in the street and dodge cars : \
  • jssapienza
    jssapienza Posts: 9
    That's no fun, but maybe better exercise! :-) Dodging cars has to add in a few extra calories burned!

    We are very lucky to have the W&OD right outside the door, practically. Love it!

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