Well Into Week 2

  It is well into week 2 since my surgery and I am feeling so good. I went out this morning and road about 3 miles on my bicycle. I would have gone further but I have not ridden my bike in a long time and I stopped for a short break and a drink of water when my tire just blew out. I thought someone took a shot at me. I was about to duck for cover. I sure am glad I wasn't on it going about 20mph when it went. I should have known, the bike has not hardly been used in about 3 or 4 years. The innertubes are probably dry rotted. So this afternoon I will make a trip to get know innertubes and a different bike carrier for my car. The one we bought last year to go on our trip is much to big for my element. I am very excited to be back on my bike. Remember, that was one of the goals for having this surgery. Mission accomplished. Although, it is going to take a bit to get my butt back in shape for being in that saddle. I rode only 3 miles and man does my backside ever know it. But it sure was great to be out on the bike feeling the wind in my face and the old feelings of pumping peddles. I can't wait to get up to where I was before and be able to knock off 20 miles without hardly putting any work into it. I wonder how it will feel to ride without all that extra weight I have been dragging around.
    I did not weigh the last couple of days but the weight loss has slowed down to a much better rate of a pound or two every 3 or 4 days. I am looking forward to going to my support group meeting this evening in St. Jo. It will be a good experience and it is upbuilding to talk to others that are going through the same things I am. I had a great chat with a very good friend of mine the other day and he surprised me by telling me he had been following my blog and was encouraged by it as he is very seriously thinking about doing it also. If just one person that has been reading this goes through with getting the surgery done, then this blog has been worth every second of effort I have been putting into it. I hope many people will read this and be encouraged to go forward with their plans and I hope they have the very same good results that I am having with the improvements in their lives.
    Oh and by the way, I have ankles again. Sexy ankles according to my wife. Haven't seen those in a very long time. My lower legs and ankles and feet are improving by leaps and bounds. I am feeling more sensation in my feet than I have in several years also. The improvement in my health and mental attitude are outstanding. I feel like a 40 year old again. I think I missed alot of those years feeling poorly and being in poor to bad health. It will be a refreshing change feeling good about getting up every morning and hopefully one of these days I will wake up and nothing will hurt. I hope that doesn't mean I am dead. Have a great day everybody and until next time, I hope all is well with each and every one of you, my friends. George