Some banner things happened today. First, I went on an unexpected run. I wore a heart-rate monitor for information purposes. It said that I was working out at about 190 bpm, which is awfully high. I can remember maintaining that type of heart rate for several sets when swimming in high school, so maybe it's okay.
Checking in with the scale confirmed awesome news. I weighed 198.2 lbs. Just over 15 pounds lost in 14 days. Anybody that says these diets are a fad most likely are the ones who need to try it out. I'm hooked, and after reading the book, I'm going to extend the strict phase another week to see if I can keep shedding the weight at the same pace.
Kris & I made some major purchases in bikes. I stuck with the Giant TCR even though Erik's had a sweet Specialized. Price made a difference here. Goin with the TCR allowed me to go with a really nice set of shoes for the cost of the Specialized alone. And Kris absolutely fell in love with the Specialized Roubaix (Say it: roo-bay') and its smooth ride. She loved it so much, I think she would've left me if we didn't go back and get the last one in her size. Thoughtfully, the clerk "hid" the bike in the display window so it would be there if we came back.
Now completely outfitted, we toured around Lake Monona on a nice 14.8 mile ride to complete my first two-a-day.