lost and found in retirement
As most of you know who follow this blog, I was on quite a journey last week. My bariatric cycling buddy Chuck and I cycled from Pittsburgh to Washington D.C. across the Alleghenies for eight days and about 300 miles. It was quite an adventure. This trip was an unknown for me; unknown in many facets. I was tackling a distance far greater than any…
Early tomorrow morning I embark on the journey of my life. In my March 29, 2011 post, Crossing Mountains Chasing Rivers, I spoke about my summer bicycle tour. Well, it is here. I often speak about the importance of transforming yourself by stepping outside of your comfort zone. There is no doubt that this trip leaves my comfort zone far back in the dust.
Today I am interviewing Rob Portinga from Former Fat Dudes. Rob is the webmaster and primary blogger behind FormerFatDudes.com, a web site that is dedicated to life after weight loss surgery from a dude’s perspective. Rob is also the owner of Positively Healthy (positively-healthy.com), a nutritional coaching service for a positively healthy life. Join me as I chat with this energetic successful weight loss surgery…
Non-scale victory, commonly known as NSV, is a term tossed around the weight loss surgery community. Members of our community use this term to signify a notable accomplishment other than a lower reading on the dial of the scale. They are definitely the better measurements of success after weight loss surgery. Too often bariatric patients over emphasize the loss of pounds. Unfortunately, those pounds that…
You probably remember the Hasbro Transformer toys from the 80s. If you don’t, they were robots from an alien world who were able to transform into cars, animals and other cool things. It was quite intriguing to watch children transform the toy into a completely different and unpredictable shape.
I spent a wonderful week cycling and touring New England. It was a fun filled week in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. I love the eclectic Provincetown and life on the Cape. This summer we visited beautiful Newport, Rhode Island. I loved cycling Block Island to the North Lighthouse. What a beautiful part of this country that I highly recommend everyone visit.
One of my favorite things to do while on a beach vacation is to visit and photograph lighthouses. This week I’ve had an opportunity to see some new ones. The other day I cycled to the North Light on Block Island. It is a beautiful stone lighthouse sitting in dunes surrounded by blooming bayberry. It was well worth the 4 mile bike ride across the…
Yesterday I rode my bike on the Larkin State Park Trail in western Connecticut with friends and a local cycling club. It was a beautiful rural bike trail that cut through a heavily wooded area of the state passing through rocky ledges along the way. The day could not have been more perfect weather-wise; sunny and mid 70s with a nice breeze.