Saturday, January 31, 2009

99.2 lbs Lost

Well, as of this morning I have lost a total of 99.2 lbs.  I was hoping to reach the 100 lb lost mark by the end of January but missed it by .8 lbs.  I had my highest bike mileage month yet with 267 miles ridden.  And this is with being off the bike this past week due to low back issues.  My goal for February is to ride at least 300 miles, (if my back allows me to do it) and to lose the next 6 lbs.

Back Pain

Back pain has kept me sidelined this week from any activity.  Back in 2000 I had problems with a bulging disc in my low back.  I have not had any problems since.  But, this past Tuesday morning, I went to sit down and felt a stabbing pain in my low back.  It was a rough couple of days.  The icing and Advil have helped.  And, I can once again walk, stand, and sit.  I am not sure what caused the flare up, whether it was the running, the cycling, or both.  I will take today off and then take a short ride on the bike tomorrow to see how it goes.  I am not sure about running.  This may end my plans on running the half marathon I have registered for on April 5th in Xenia, OH.   I will see how it goes this next week.  

As an interesting side note, I lost 3.5 lbs this week.  This is my largest weekly loss in several months.  It is interesting that it occurred while having virtually no physical activity.  It will be interesting to see what my loss is this next week with very light activity compared to what I had been experiencing working out heavily.