Fall and Winter have been a fun time so far. Ever since biking season ended and eating season began, I’ve been having fun managing my exercise and intake. Here’s the events:

• September: School started, biking went from 25-30 miles per day to 15. I did get my big bike trip in though, 312 miles.
• October: Started getting cold, stopped biking - but didn’t start my winter exercise! Halloween hit with a bang, lots of chocolate.
• November: Was able to exercise more, but still didn’t have all the kinks worked out. Then Thanksgiving - about a week of solid overeating - coffee, beer, turkey and chocolate.
• December: Weighing in a 155, I started a 21 day cleansing - no coffee, no chocolate, no beer, half the calories. I dropped 10 pounds down to 145 - just in time for the holidays. Made it through Christmas and New Years without overindulging too much.
• Now: I’ve been keeping up with exercise, at least 40 mins per day alternating biking and lifting. I’m up to 152 now, which is a darn good place to hold until next April - outdoor daily biking!

I’m starting to think about my daily bike routes to work. If I can get up and leave before 6 I should be able to go out to Worcester and back to Framingham before 8:30. I’ll probably alternate that with trips up to Maynard, and then also using my routes from last year (Berlin, Northborough, Sudbury).