My Fruitive Challenge: Day 101 — New Exercise Bike

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 My knees are sore from riding the rowing machine a couple days ago! I thought I had taken it easy. I guess not. I’ll wait until Sunday to try again — but slower. Today was bike day. My knees felt good enough to put in 5 miles within a half hour. ChatGPT says that’s a rate of an advanced bicyclist! Really? I doubt it. I’m truly a beginner at this.

I visited a different Y today. It’s a nicer newer facility than the one near my home, but I didn’t care for their exercise bikes. The first one didn’t work. The other bikes are a different and older technology than what I’ve been training on. I prefer my Y because of it.

I went shopping last night with a renewed interest in healthy pasta options based on Esselstyn’s book. It’s not easy to find quality affordable SOS-free WFPB pasta. I bought couscous, pasta made with beans. 

Laura bought me authentic Mexican tortillas the other day. SOS-free and delicious! I couldn’t find any at Meijer without any salt, so I bought corn meal to make them from scratch. I’ll try to make them this weekend.

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