Originally Posted by bdinger
I know the feeling. Whenever I get out of the habit, it's like a neverending cycle (hah!!) for me. I can find any excuse in the book to avoid cycling when those moods hit, but never the one to get me on the cycle.
However, I've found a couple new ones. There are so many people out there who have it waaay worse than I, and keep breaking boundaries. So I remember, hey, I ain't got it so bad.
Really, pain sucks, but it's temporary. And it's physical. Mental always beats physical, my former 567 pounds were proof of that!
It's actually mind over matter, if you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
I find that the best argument with yourself, is to make a deal for a short ride, even a couple of K, once your out there, you never go the one or 2K in the deal, because you end up feeling good to be out there, and end up turning the bike lights on because it's hours later.. Heck I set personal distance records on days I didn't want to ride, until I get out there.....