New toy

My new toy. Just came in today.

Saturday morning...

Got to the gym last night. Did about 5 miles on the bike total. That's about what I'm doing now. 10 minutes, then rest for 5. Doing about 1.6 - 1.7 miles each time. Hoping to get there today. They close early today, so it may be a little difficult to get there. If I don't, I'll take a walk later.

Starting over

I decided to start all over again. Why? Because everything really is starting over again. For those of you who read this and really don't know me, a little bio. My name is Bob. I live in Milford, CT, and have for most of my life. I'm 47 years old, and have been married for nearly 23 years now to a wonderful woman. Sounds great, right? Wrong. My wife is disabled. I've been basically taking care of her for the last 20 years. But she's quite stable now, and can pretty much take care of herself. Now, here's where the problem comes in... I let myself go. I had been spending so much time and energy on her, I didn't take care of myself. My weight ballooned to over 400 pounds. (I'm a big guy naturally) I had a health scare in August of 2011. A major staph infection in my leg, which has left as a result a swelling on my right foot, ankle, and calf. Dr. says its a vascular problem, but I believe the infection never completely disappeared. Plus I've had some pretty bad back pain, due to the weight. I decided then to lose the weight. And I've had some great gains in that department. And some serious setbacks. Now, I'm basically starting all over again. So I joined a gym. Planet Fitness here in Milford. Right now, its just the reclining bike for the weight loss and cardio. As that progresses, I'll start working on other things. I'll get some pictures in the gym, if they'll let me. If they don't, I'll post other pictures. Around town and such. I may do that anyways. So, away we go...