I have to chuckle at myself.  If it was not for technology, I would still be pissed at myself.

So this morning I went out and did 12 miles.  Nothing exciting, did not push hard at all.  Just wanted to get to the Y, weigh in, and walk out.  (256lbs for those of you keeping score at home).

Not too bad, not great either, want to hit that next goal at 237 but that may take another six months.  Finding that I am drinking way too soon after meals and I think that's causing the other digestive problems (along with flushing out my pouch...curse you/thank you missing pyloric valve.....)

But back to me.  So I get done and it was kind of a crappy ride.  Foggy, warm, busy traffic.  Just a crapcicle all around.  Get home, rip off the shirt and start uploading the stats off my phone and the band.  Cal burn was low, only 2 min vig which is getting to be the "norm" since I don't have to push as hard to hit the higher mph.  But the thing that woke me up was comparing my numbers in May.  I saw my 10-12 miles reports from earlier in the year and remembering how hard I pushed and struggled to reach 12-13 mph averages.  And today was over 14.

So I have nothing to bitch about.... 

Well, I'm past the one year mark.  A year ago I was sitting on the counch begging the worse pain of my life (thank you lactose intolerance).  My NUT kept pushing milk on me like a crack dealer, but I finally figured out what would work for me and now a year later...255 lbs, 11 miles on the bike this morning which was NOTHING besides a bunch of sweat from it being hot outside (87 at 08:00...yikes).  Looking forward to school starting soon and the cooler temps that come with that.  I am also looking forward to being able to just ride all day long with my iPad in tow for work.  Most of my job is online and on the phone so doing a ride to "somewhere" isn't tough to do.  

Would like to do more exercise wise this week, but the heat is keeping me inside.  I also need to keep updating this blog.  This is the only place where I think people "get" what the hell I'm doing (that is if anyone reads this drivel).  :-) 

Three years ago....I sat at my desk, at 474lbs spending the morning reading the internet and screwing around.  Probably had two Egg McMuffins for breakfast and then 32oz of Coke to start the morning.  Walking?  hell, any sort of exercise was NOT in my vocabulary.

Fast forward to today.

7919 steps since getting up at 05:00, 1:10 of "moderate activity" (thanks BodyMedia FIT).  Still putzed around on the Internet, but waiting for my kids prescriptions to get filled, and then I'll do my hour-plus "Tour of Huntington" bike ride to pick them up and drop movies off.

Already got my protein in (75g of Isopure) and 24 oz of water.  Another 24oz while I get some work done and then off to the tour.

Funny how this little surgery changes lives....

And surprisingly, I got some last night.  Thank GOD the gut is (mostly) gone.  :-)   

12.1 miles on the bike.  Felt DAMN good to get out and the hip isn't screaming in pain.  Actually it feels better than it did before I left...odd.  

 Band practice tonight so hopefully I can nail my calorie goal of 3750.  BTW, I really really really love my Bodymedia FIT.