Pyshoholic breakdown

My bike came in last week, which I was really excited for, but the strangest thing happened on the way to Henderson. Probably not strange in an addicts world, but I often wonder, or know, I'm addicted to food of some sorts.

I stopped at KFC for no reason other than seeing the new "boneless" chicken grabber things advertised and had two, on the way to pick up my "healthy" mountain bike. I then stopped immediately afterward at Dairy Queen in Henderson for burger, onion rings and a blizzard, with my new bike in tow!

I really wish I understood addiction more than I do. I read the Heroine Diaries by Nikki Sixx a while back and it's amazing to see how others handle and deal with addiction, or not handling actually. Granted, I'm fighting off burgers and rings, while Nikki was a drug fueled mad man, but still the concept of an addiction is mind blowing.

What made me just suddenly snap, with no self control, to do what I did. I'm sure it's a psychological imbalance of some sort, but still, you have to wonder just what triggers shit like that.

I had the bike for over a week before I actually rode it. Makes you wonder right? Well. Kody was prepping for a LL qualifier all week and I was busy getting the van, bike, etc... ready for that, plus the weather wasn't cooperating too much either. I decided this week was going to be different!

Last night I stopped at Bluegrass and rode the 29er for 4.8 miles, in just over 35 minutes. Not too bad I guess, but I actually never got too winded, but did stop and walk for maybe 75 yards up a incline.

The bike itself is pretty bad ass, and I really like the way it looks and handles. An $800 bike ought to look cool and work, right? I got my bike at Breck's Bicycles. They all are a pretty cool bunch, but while I was there, they had a couple customers come in with road bikes. The one guy picked up a custom set of Zipp wheels, which go for about $800 each, just for the rim! I just thought Mountain bikes were expensive I guess!!

Anyway, I'm planning on hitting it again tonight, not the DQ, but the open road! Remarkably my back and hip didn't hurt any, unlike now while sitting here typing away with a dull pain in my butt cheek. Weird, it usually goes away after I'm up and moving! God's sign to get my ass up and move I guess!

Oh yeah, I went back to the Dr. Etherton and my blood work was good, my BP is doing much better and he really liked my iPhone apps i use to send him updates. I lost right at 9 lbs as well, since Feb. 13, so something must be working!