I chose my bike because the colors are fun and it has a built-in amp on the handlebars that I can plug my phone into and listen to my iPod through the speakers while I ride. It sounds really great and it will be nice for when I go riding by myself while Ava is at school. It is also a cruiser bike which means that the handlebars are raised and curved in toward the seat. This will allow me to ride while sitting more upright so that it won't be as hard on my already bad back. Kevin was laughing at me today when he saw me sitting on it--he says all I need is a straw basket to put on the front and a little bell and it will be even more retro looking!
I told Kevin that he and I are also going to have to wear helmets (which he was not happy about) because how can we preach to Ava the importance of wearing one and then not wear one ourselves? And let me tell you, I was glad to have that helmet on when I started riding today. It has been quite awhile since I have been on a bike and it took me a minute to get used to the sensation again. But I guess the saying "it's just like riding a bike" is true because I was rolling along in no time.
I am really hoping that this helps me to get the weight I have gained off too. I had to take steroids for several months starting back in November for my disorder and they caused me to gain almost 30 pounds. I weigh more now than I have ever weighed with the exception of when I was pregnant. It is wreaking havoc on my self-esteem. I have almost no clothes to wear that fit me anymore and I have just refused to go and buy bigger sizes. I told Kevin that I was going to try to find some comfy dresses to wear this summer that maybe will hide the weight a little and not make me feel like such a slob (I have been living in sweatpants and yoga pants for the last few months). Yesterday, Ava and I went shopping for dresses. I ended up trying on almost 30 cute ones at various stores and I felt like I looked like a whale in all of them. I was so depressed. I ended up not buying anything for me, but Ava got several swimsuits and new pairs of pajamas. At least I have been having fun buying stuff for her the last few months. She has the opposite problem of mine--she is built like a rail and has to have adjustable pants so that we can tighten them up to fit on her skinny frame.
Getting the bikes is just one way that our family is working on becoming healthier. We are really trying to promote ways to live healthily--mind, body, spirit--to Ava so that it just becomes a way of life to her at an early age. Let me know if you have any good health tips or ideas on ways for us to exercise as a family while having fun.
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