The Fat Guy David Crowell :: Losing Weight

There was nothing broken in my foot.  The doctor seems to think it’s strain from my 150-mile ride combined with moving stuff from Kristy’s old apartment.

It was feeling better on Saturday, so my daughter and I went on an 11-mile, slow-paced ride.  I was very careful on how I used that foot, and all was well.

I did a lot of yard work on Sunday, again being careful on my foot.

I woke up this morning with no foot pain.  I rode Nermal into work at a brisk pace, and probably overdid it a little.  I’m having some minor discomfort.  I’ll be sure to be more careful on the way home.

I didn’t ride on Monday and Tuesday because I was still recovering from last weekend’s 150-mile ride.  I didn’t ride on Wednesday because I was running Kristy to the airport.  She left for work again and should be back by the end of November.

I was going to ride to work this morning, but I woke up to some horrible pain in my right foot.  The foot is swollen and won’t support my weight.  I have an appointment with the doctor later today.

I don’t know if it’s an injury, but I wasn’t having any problems with it on the the ride last weekend.  Kristy suggested a spider bite, but I don’t see anything on the skin anywhere.  I’m almost thinking it’s a broken bone, but I have no idea how that could have happened.

I don’t know if I’ll be on the bike this week, next week, or even further out.  I should know more this afternoon.

My doctor prescribed pain medication due to my shoulder issue.  I resisted it at first, but after waking up this morning with intense pain, I took a pill.  I’ve taken two more since.  I’ve spent the day being lazy, and not really caring about anything.

I didn’t ride, do housework, yardwork, and anything else useful.  To make matters worse, I’ve been eating like crazy today.

I don’t think I’ll be taking any more of those pills.

I rode the full way to work on Thursday, and had to ride to my strength-training session after work.  I was on Oria, my recumbent, and the trainer there thought it was quite cool.  The ride home was difficult after the workout though.

I didn’t ride Friday due to oversleeping.  I intend to go for a ride tomorrow, even if it rains.

I had originally planned on riding to work today.  I really enjoyed riding both to and from yesterday.  The Spring weather makes it so much nicer.

I woke up this morning at 5:00 a.m. (thanks to my girlfriend for the wake-up phone call).  I had a sore, scratchy throat, sinus pressure, and a headache.  I set my alarm for 7:00, and figured I’d feel better, and drive into work.

I woke up feeling worse, especially the throat.  I’ve recently been exposed to strep throat… so I called off work, and called my doctor.  I have an appointment later today.

A good workout on the bike generally leads to heavy breathing, which is the last thing I want right now.  So I’ll stay inside, mess with the computer, and do some housework.

When I started losing weight over a year ago, I had several pair of size 44 jeans that fit decently.  I had some 42s that were too tight.  As I lost some weight, the 42s fit well, but the 44s were too loose.

About six months ago, I bought some size 40 jeans.  I tried on 38s, but they were painful.  The 40s were a tad tight.

Last month, I bought some new slacks and dress pants for my new job.  Most are 40s, one pair are size 38.  The 38s were too tight, but I bought them anyway.  Today, I wore the 38s for the second time.  I didn’t realize they were the 38s, because they fit perfectly.  So, I guess I am officially a size 38 now.

I’m on a tight budget, and need new jeans, so I did stop at Goodwill today.  There were no jeans that I wanted.  I did find two old wool sweaters that will be great for riding on cold days though.  I’ll probably have to spend a few dollars for new jeans that fit, so I can stop walking around in baggy jeans.

My weight has been holding pretty steady so far this week.  I’ve been very careful about what I eat.  I said I was off the bike for a week, and although I didn’t commute to work on the bike, I did run to the bank yesterday.  I’ll probably go to the grocery store tomorrow, but those are both short trips.

The weather for next week looks like a mixed bag of frigid, rain, and snow.  I plan on riding all three of the days I have to work, but I won’t if there is ice on the roads.

I did the partial-commute thing today.  I parked about 3.5 miles from work, and rode my hybrid bike the rest of the way.

The weather forecast called for a chance of rain in the morning, and a greater chance in the afternoon.

The ride in was nice, except a mild headwind.  No rain, warmer temperatures.  The ride back to the car was slightly nicer, the wind was at my back.

I’ve been beating myself up a bit over not riding enough.  I guess if I can just manage to get on the bike some November through March, then it’ll be fine.  I’m not going to buy studded snow tires for the rare occasion I’d need them, I’ll just drive.  I’ll try to avoid riding in the rain when it’s cold.  I do have raingear, in case I get caught in it.

I have wanted to do more upper body workout stuff, and core strengthening, so less riding should mean more time and energy to work on that.

I didn’t ride much this weekend.  My daughter was over for the weekend, and she wasn’t up for a ride.  We did take a quick trip to the grocery store, but that’s only 1.7 miles round-trip.

I was looking forward to riding to work this morning, even with the cold.  There is no rain in the forecast, so it would have been a nice ride.

I woke up quite sick this morning.  No riding to work… no work, just me in long underwear and slippers.

I rarely gain weight when sick, probably because I don’t eat much, so it shouldn’t derail my weight loss.