I understand ya but really, it will take care of itself. Just keep on going. Enjoy your ride. Latter on after you are in better shape and lost a few pounds you will want to ride faster. Its then that you will pedal more.

For me my local rides are up and down. I get so spent just getting to the top that I dont pedal on the way down. Even on the flats I am preparing for my next little climb. What that means is a 10 mile ride is only five cause I am only pedaling half the ride.

Just last fall I did a two hour ride. A rancher freind of mine pulled over in front of me for a little conversation about planting GMO Deer corn on a small patch (200 acres). When I got home my wife said that was a long ride. Yep... Two hours on a five mile ride. Pedaling or not I'll take it...