I finally got out there and measured my walking distance and it turns out I was walking more than I thought. I had intended to err on the side of walking more instead of less and it turns out my 66 lap set was actually 1.37 miles, so yesterday and the day before when I walked 3 sets of 66 laps, I was actually walking just over 4 miles, not 3.

I also timed myself for a correct 48 lap mile and my time was 13.5 minutes which is a much better mile walking time than the 19 minutes for my 66 lap guestimate. I was thinking of trying a set with my ankle weights on but haven't done it yet... maybe next time. Of course it's raining too much today to get out there but I'll be out there again soon.

I'm getting a little better at changing my appliance too. This morning it only took me about 25 minutes, which I'm sure is really slow complared to people that have been doing it for years. Part of why it was so slow is because I still have a small raw spot that I wanted to put a little powder on to make sure it heals up quickly. It is getting easier though which is encouraging. Sleeping is getting easier as well although I'm still up twice a night to empty it. That's kind of annoying, especially since I spent sooo many years not being able to sleep through the night and it's just this last 2 or 3 years maybe that I've been able to sleep through the night more often than not. When I was first diagnosed with UC, I couldn't go 2 hours without a trip to the bathroom, day or night. That was rough.

-jk