There and back again.

So yesterday I made it all the way home from work without having to take a breather. The first of my short term goals accomplished! Today, due to the strange schedule I have, I rode both to work from home, and then back home from work at the end of the day. Six miles instead of my usual three. After having pushed myself yesterday and succeeding I felt determined to make it in to work without a rest stop as well. The ride to work is a bit harder for me as the hills are longer climbs than the ride home. It is the same route but that's the way the terrain works. The hills home are short and steep but with long gradual downhills to build up speed for them. I managed to make it in to work without having to stop but just barely, my legs felt like rubber when I finished. I decided that in the afternoon I would just take a leisurely ride home and stop any time I felt the need. On the ride home, for whatever reason, I hit every light perfectly, every hill was easier than the day before, I just hit this stride on the way home that made the ride seem easy. I didn't finish it as quickly as I did yesterday, but it just seemed so much easier. I decided to jump on the scales after I had cooled down and walked around the house a little, I have lost 10 pounds already.

Now I know that I am going to have times when I don't lose weight for awhile, or I have conflicts and am unable to ride as much as I need, but damn it sure feels good to see results already.