Sunday, April 21, 2013

April 21st - Early to bed, early to rise

We had a full day yesterday with all the running around for Kelly's race so it was nice to be in bed by 10pm.  An added benefit was that I was able to get up early enough before church to go for a hour walk.  I was a little bit slower today than usual, but I am going to blame Rosco's frequent pee stops for that.  Is it really necessary to leave your mark on EVERY mailbox we pass?  The weather was great today so I was also able to ride for 70 minutes after church.  I was able to get some bike strength work in because it felt like I was pedaling into a headwind the whole ride.  I also made sure to do a few hills in a big gear at the end of my ride.  Because of the conditions my speed was about 17mph and I covered 20 miles total. 

My knee has been feeling pretty good.  I am not seeing the rapid improvement that I was over the course of the first month, but I feel that little by little things are getting better.  I do still have some pain and discomfort at times, and my knee is a achy at the end of the day.  I have to keep reminding myself that I am only 7 weeks past my surgery and that the healing that I have experienced so far is pretty extraordinary.  I am continuing to do all my PT exercises and strength building work and making sure not to do any more than what Dr. Karyn has told me I can do.

Since I have decided to scale back my upper body work I did not do any extra workouts today.  Tomorrow I will swim in the morning, and try to get in a walk or a ride in the afternoon, along with some core work. 

I did weigh in this morning:
Weight: 156lbs (down 2 lbs)
Body Fat: 16.5% (no change)

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