I'm back! Well, for a little bit at least. I've been spreading myself thin lately (pun intended) and I just haven't had a chance to write anything out for a blog. Truth is, not much has happened in terms of my surgery and losing weight. I haven't had anything go wrong, nothing happen to me out of the ordinary, nothing has creeped up on me during the last time I posted to really write about. I can sit and bullshit with you for a few paragraphs like I normally do every week and really write about nothing or I can write every once in a while and cover many topics. I don't know what is the best way to approach this.
This blog was meant to cover everything that has happened to me over the year after my Roux en y surgery to lose weight. It was a crazy experience the first 6 months, but lately, nothing has happened worth mentioning. I've read a lot of blogs that people have wrote and most of them have good experiences and bad experiences to write about. And while reading them, there were little tips to help you out on your journey through the weight loss surgery process. I don't have that. I've had nothing but great success with my surgery 9 months ago. I haven't had any weird experiences that warrant me writing about. I guess you can say I'm lucky!
Actually yesterday was my birthday (July 3) and that was the day, last year, that started my weight loss journey. My wife bought me a membership to our local Snap Fitness for my birthday and I started working towards a goal. A goal that eventually that same year I would be having surgery to lose weight. I wanted to lay down the ground work before having surgery so that once I got to an decent weight, I would continue working out for the rest of my life. Not even just lifting weights, but just being active in general. And in this little journey of mine, at the one year start of this, I've lost a total of 182lbs. Basically, one average size person! Not quite where I wanted to be, but I will take it. I really wanted to lose 200lbs by this time, but it just wasn't in the cards I guess. Just 2 days ago I broke the 250lbs mark and I'm now 248lbs. Over the last 2 months I haven't gained or lost much and I've stayed between 259lbs and 250lbs. 2 weeks ago when my wife's cousin was up from Texas, was kind of bad and I reached 259lbs after a weekend of basically bad choices in food and drinks. It was a hell of a fun weekend, but the liqueur consumption was a lot for me who normally doesn't drink. It was fun to actually let lose and have fun for once, so I don't regret it and was back on track the next day.
Now going back to the spreading my self thin part. I feel like I have so much shit going on right now. First I'm trying to start a business (sort of) making bracelets and things out of paracord. So far, it's a little slow, but I'm trying to get a Facebook and twitter page started up and I've been slacking because I have other stuff going on. The Other stuff being my new obsession of riding my bike. I LOVE riding my bike! So much in fact that I'm considering doing the Black Bear Bicycle Tour in my town next year. That race is a 100 mile long race that starts in Grayling, Mi and ends in Oscoda, Mi. That is a hell of a long ride for a dude who just recently found a new passion in bike riding. Now, I can't say for sure ill do it. I most likely wont because there are more downfalls to it than up sides. One being, that it is a 100 MILES long! That is such a long time to be on a bike that i cant even imagine my junk working after that. Oh and for those of you who think big cushiony seats are the way to go on a bike, think again. Those things are the devil and make your mmmmmmmpackage go numb so quick! I need a new seat badly for my bike. When I bought my bike used, it came with that kind of seat already. I was use to riding a seat that was long and narrow and had a split at the back end of it for cushion. I loved that seat, but sadly it wasn't mine and I'm not paying $150 dollars for it. Second, it's one "straight" shot from one town to another. Meaning, it doesn't loop around. So I'd have to make sure I had someone pick me up if I made it to Oscoda, it doesn't loop around like other races do. Those are the two main reasons, that and we only have summer in our area for like 2 months and then it's cold and I don't want to be riding when it's cold out. Indoor trainers are ok, but it sucks just sitting stilly would sponsor and not going anywhere. Oh, another reason is I think it's going to be kind of expensive to do. I have to get my bike in race shape, new pedals, seat, tires, etc. Then get my self in race shape, riding shirt, shorts, helmet, etc. My work said they would sponsor me, but I don't think they would cover the cost of all that stuff. Plus, I'm not even sure my bike would work for the race. Most people use a road bike, I have a Trek 3900 mountain bike, I don't think it's gonna cut it. I was laughed at by a couple of people when I told them I was going to use my bike. They said that I must love doing things the hard way and that I love pain. So now I'm thinking I will just do a few smaller races and maybe I'll enter the Big Mac's Spring Bike Tour and Mackinac Bridge ride. That is a race that has 4 different lengths, 25,50,75, and 100 miles. And you ride on Saturday and then Sunday, you are allowed to ride your bike across the Mackinac Bridge! Which, if you don't live in Michigan, is a damn big bridge that connects the upper peninsula to the lower peninsula. I think it's about 8 miles long, almost 600 feet tall and is about close to 200 feet off of the water. That's a hell of a long fall to take if you get blown off of the bridge! Anyways, I think I'll work towards that goal next year instead of the Black Bear tour. The Big Mac tour seems like it will be a lot more fun!
The biggest thing I have going on as well is trying to juggle time with my family. I'm doing a shitty job right now, but I hope I can improve on it soon. I think that is a struggle for everyone. And I don't want to miss out on anything just because I have other things going on. Basically, now that I have a HUGE weight lifted off of me (for real), I want to do everything! I also realize that I can't do everything as well. So I'm sticking with the important ones right now. I do the paracording so I can keep my hands busy, no idle hands here. I do the bike riding to stay in somewhat shape. And I want to spend time with my family because my little girls are only so little, for so long and I feel like I've been forgetting that fact. So this blog will get updated from time to time, just not every week like I want. Who knows, maybe the writing bug will hit me again and I'll do it every week, but like I said, the summers are short here and I want to enjoy the warmth as much as possible! Have a great day everyone!
