What a day

Everything went wrong!

Most frustrating: I signed up for a Meetup group called "Hike to Eat" to meet people and get some exercise and of course food. For today's event, a group of 20 were to meet down by the beach, and then walk 9km in an almost loop, so I rode my bike there and figured I'd close the loop at the end to ride home.

Found the meeting spot, introduced myself to the host. There were only two other people there, who didn't have much to say, so it seemed like it would be a wash on the meeting people front, but oh well.

Went to find a bike rack (the host didn't have any suggestions as to where the closest would be) and when I got back a few minutes later they were gone! 

I spent about five minutes wandering around looking for them, but nothing. Finally I checked the event page, and there was a message to someone else who thought they'd be 5 minutes late saying "we leave promptly and don't wait." I posted a question and didn't hear back in 10 minutes so left.

Later the host said he "felt bad" about leaving without warning, but wanted to stick to the schedule. I'm still kind of astonished that someone would just leave without so much as a warning! A simple "heads up we're leaving in 2 minutes, catch up with us on this path if we're gone when you get back" would have made all the difference in the world. 

Anyway. 

So I rode all the way north (uphill) from the Lakeshore to the 401 to do some fabric shopping, so the day wasn't a complete waste. Kind of wrecked me though, because I barely ate before I left the house (since I thought I was going to "Hike to Eat") - 30+ km of hills on half a cup of coffee and a banana. Not recommended! Headache now and an early night. 

A week of many walks

Just came back from a week at summer camp with so much walking! On paths, roads, and trails; on asphalt, gravel, and dirt; up hills, down hills, and across flat meadows. Truly a lovely way to get some exercise! One day we took a day trip to the beach and walked for miles along the sand, another we stayed at the campground and I made an effort to walk and track every trail onsite (walked 10 km that day), another I covered about 5 km of the Bruce Trail—and then of course had to double back to get home. Someday I will figure out how to arrange transit so I don't have to do that!

Bicycle summer continues!

I've had the occasional 5k run on cooler mornings over the past month, but basically it's bicycle summer all the way. I bought tickets to a bunch of Fringe Festival shows, so that is giving me plenty of places to ride... especially when I have shows on opposite sides of town with only 30 minutes between them! Just being out in the city when it's full of life and activity is good for my mood as well. 

Readjusting

 So after 2 weeks of IF, I'm taking a little break. I don't know if it was the extreme heat and humidity today, or residual exhaustion from swimming the other day, but I had a spell of dizziness this morning while out for a walk that required sitting down immediately to keep from falling down. I recovered ok, and was able to keep going, but it was a scary moment! According to my schedule, tomorrow would be a fast day, but I think I need some more nourishing and nurturing right now. 

Setbacks and recovery

Finally feeling back to normal again! As I get older, all the setbacks hit me harder, and it’s harder to bounce back. So—post-head injury, back on BCP, dare I say I am feeling like myself again?

Anyway, I thought I’d try getting back to intermittent fasting again, 2-5 style. Previously doing Mondays and Thursdays at max 600 calories was quite doable, so that’s the plan—although as soon as I came to that decision, I realized that I’m kind of screwed this week, as I am actually going to the office on Thursday instead of working from home, and there’s a catered lunch involved. So, this week will be Monday and Wednesday, which is kind of a drag because Wednesday is my kid-free morning and I like to have a fancy breakfast. But no excuses! I can forego one croissant for the greater good. 

Bicycle summer

Went on another group ride last night! This one with a Meetup group; I have another ride planned for Tuesday with the cycling club. Plan for summer is simply “bike as much as possible.”

I haven’t run an inch since that awful 10k though. Wondering if I’m ready to lace up again? I still have a gym membership I haven’t used since before the pandemic, so weather is no excuse. I keep thinking I’ll ride to the railpath and run there—level, no traffic, about 5k—but haven't actually done it. Maybe tomorrow?

Back to normal I guess?

I think a few days of lying in the dark with an eye mask on fixed me up? Or allowed me to recover? Tinnitus is back to usual levels; headaches not so bad now (although as I type that, I’m realizing it’s over a week since I hit my head...)

Anyway I saw my physiotherapist today which usually helps with the vertigo, and he said I was looking fit and must be getting regular exercise, so that is a good sign!

I got some extra air in my tires this morning and am going on a group bike ride this evening, so that should be nice. A social group as opposed to cycling club ride (although I’ve signed up for one of those for Tuesday) so should be light and easy I think. 

Just putting tags on this post... have I never moaned about my vertigo here before? Surprised that wasn’t a tag already...