Start with walking it is the best for you nice and slow. How would feel about going to a pool and working out. I know at the pool I belong to they have times where it is just woman and people go in the shorts and tops and there are some real heavy people but when you are in the water no one notice. The water would make it easier on your joints

I think what you did is amazing. I would love to find someone who would ride with me and go to the east cost and travel through the east cost on bikes. The east cost has been a dream of mine to visit.. Will you do more rides like this

I don't really have an answer but I'm training to walk a half marathon and after my walks where I'm focusing on speed, my legs are usually sore. Well legs a little bit more like my hip flexors - my doc really wants me doing physical therapy to help that. 

You should experience less soreness as time goes by. 

Keep working...Muscle weighs more that fat!!  You may be gaining muscle.  Below is something I post a lot on this site.  It deals with glycogen and your body retaining it...

Disregard if you have seen this before.  But for you new people who hit a stall for several weeks and feel frustrated that the scale is not moving the copy and paste below may help you...Brian  

Below is a copy and paste from DX...very knowledgeable man.  It might help.  

Still staying on-track calorie-wise? And the scale shows you stopping? Or Even Gaining?!?!? ----------------------------Re-Post Unsolicitedadvice/info... -------------------------------------- Pull back from your 'daily' charting, and look at a weekly or even monthly. There are up and down spikes each day, But if you 'graph' the highest to the lowest, I'd bet there is still A downward slope over the course of the month. There's an 8 to 10lb. volume of "wiggle room" due to water alone. And it comes into play a lot. This has to do with our bodies using glycogen for short term energy storage. Glycogen is not very soluble, But it is stored in our muscles for quick energy - One pound of glycogen requires 4 lbs of water to keep it soluble, And the average glycogen storage capacity is about 2 lbs. So, when you are not getting in enough food, (Like when you drop down to your calorie intake) Your body turns first to stored glycogen, Which is easy to break down for energy. And when you use up 2 lbs of glycogen, You also lose 8 lbs of water that was used to store it Voila -- the "easy" 10 lbs that most people lose in the first week of any diet. As you stay in caloric deficit, however, Your body starts to 'realize' that this is not a short term problem. You start mobilizing fat from your adipose tissue And burning fat for energy. But your body also 'realizes'---- (by way of your liver releasing hormones signaling low Cal intake) ---That fat can't be used for short bursts of energy - Like, to outrun a saber-tooth tiger. So, it starts converting some of the fat into glycogen, And rebuilding the glycogen stores. And as it puts back the 2 lbs of glycogen into the muscle, 8 lbs of water has to be stored with it to keep it soluble. So, even though you might still be LOSING energy content to your body, (Thus showing negative Calorie load overall) Your weight will not go down or you might even GAIN for a while As you retain water to dissolve the glycogen that is being reformed and stored. Yes? The whole 'weight-loss' process is not a straight "Slide" down the scale. More like "Stair-Steps," (Down then forward, then down, then forward, etc... As your body cycles fat out of "deep storage" and through the Liver Into the muscles as Glycogen. The muscles and Liver can hold about a 3 weeks supply. This is why many people find that their "Stall" or "Plateau" Breaks when adding a bit of exercise And upping their water intake, or in the case of an "extreme exerciser," The total Calorie or Protein Intake, To signal the liver to let go of more Glycogen. Fear not, many people who are now enjoying life at a normal BMI Once had a few weeks or so of thinking- "...my weight loss has been awfully slow, has it stopped..."? Hope this helps some. You are doing Great! Keep it Up! Best Wishes- Dx

I've always been a walker, even at my heaviest weight.  I am delighted with my sleeve (two months out now, down 22lbs from surgery day weight) but WOW do my legs ever ache after my walking for the day.  I walk 45 minutes to work, and then of course the 45 minutes back.  I wear my hiking boots which give me excellent arch and ankle support.  Any ideas why my legs are so achy?  You think they would be used to this, AND used to carrying a lot more weight!  I am puzzled.  I do take my vitamins...biotin, B12, calcium/vitamin D, and a multi, every day.  I am meeting my protein targets.  I'd appreciate any advice!