I'm back

It's been a while, so I figure its time for anther update. Due to some more travelling and my family's visit, I haven't been as good as I planned to be. While I haven't eaten horribly, I also haven't eaten well. I'm picking up on the gym, though, as I've been the last four days straight. Not surprisingly, my weight continues to hover around 208. So, I did not quite hit the goal I had of 206 when I went to see my doctor this past Tuesday. Actually, the more important day is next Tuesday, when I go get my blood drawn for some tests. My doctor threatened to put me on statins if my LDL cholesterol is above 160. Its hovered between 160 and 180 for a while, so this will be a good test. The other items I learned from my doctor is that I really should have surgery on my shoulder. Its been bothering me for 2 years and even with the rehab I've been doing, its not getting better. So, I'm trying to find a orthopedic shoulder specialist. If anybody knows of one in DC or Northern Virginia, I'm all ears. My plan is to get examined by the specialist, and if they recommend surgery, I'll be getting it.

Couple random things. The first is that I decided to see how much water I lose when I run. To do so, I've weighed myself before immediately before and after a run. Its consistently been about a pound (I've measured between 0.8 and 1.4). Although I do sweat like Louie Anderson in a sauna, its still amazing that it comes out to about 2 cups of water. Very impressive indeed. My other random thought is how much more energy I have now that I did when I was trying to work out on the Atkins diet. On Atkins, I used to get tired at the end of every workout, but now I have tons of energy.