Oh ? And what does one have to do in this challenge? goes to check it out

ok I signed up . I better not have to wear any freaky costumes though!

freaky is in the eye of the beholder costumes can be fun

Oh, I think you'd LIKE to wear a freaky costume... I'm dressing up as a Middle Eastern sultan, and my harem hotties will be dressed up as belly dancers..lmbo

Just so you'll know , I'll be absent from class that day !

How come I feel like your not talking about a Superman outfit though *L*

for today :
8/21 Rode Exercise Bike 10 miles this evening
100 miles total Rode since starting on 8/11/07

You'll get a detention if you are!! And you have no idea how miserable that will be!!

Weighed in this morning . 301 even . I'd sure like to get rid of that 1 lb by the weekend.

You will do it! How long does it take you to do 10miles on your bike? Do you do a steady pace, or do you mix it up?

It usually takes about 20-21 minutes . I don't really know if that is normal or slow . I usually average about 25-27 mph which I feel like is fairly vigorous for me. I'll sprint at times to around 30-35 mph throughout. I don't know how accurate this digital readout is tho either. I time myself with a seperate stopwatch . I start out the first couple of miles with low resistance then I'll up the setting and the last couple of miles I'll ease it back down some.
oh and I will sometimes hold the rotating handlebars and sometimes I will sit upright without them. I'm wearing those weights on my wrists while riding and I'll simulate fast walking pace with my arms when I'm sitting straight up on the bike. If this makes sense *L* Might be hard to get that mental picture.

Sounds like you are doing well. Here's something you could try, though--go at a moderte pace/low resistance the first 3-5min then up the resistance and pace for 1-2mins--working it as hard as you can. Then ease back on speed and resistance for 3-4min and kick it into high gear again. Keep doing that until you've gone 10 miles. This will give your leg muscles a work out and kick your metabolism into gear. Also, if your gym options are not so good, have you thought about a home weight gym like a bowflex or something? B/c you DO need to get some strength training in--or else it's gonna be hard for you to keep losing at a decent rate.

I'll try that !
I've actually thought about getting a home gym setup. Just not sure where I could put it. I think free weights might be a good choice. I had actually looked at a set the day I got the bike and opted to buy the bike instead of the weights. I could probably pick up a decent bench that can fold away fairly reasonable too. Maybe I'll add that to my weekend list of things to buy. I was planning on getting a camcorder this weekend. Guess I'll be spending some cashola huh *L*

for today :
8/22 Rode Exercise Bike 10 miles this evening
110 miles total Rode since starting on 8/11/07

Well , I'm not sure how it happened but this morning . I was under 300 . I weighed myself 3 times just to make sure I wasn't standing funny *L*
299.8
yay