Getting myself fit.

Its been a very difficult time since I broke my elbow! Looking at data for Olecranon fractures on the web shows that most people suffer pain afterwards and that the torsion bands are usually taken out to help combat this pain.
For me, the pain has been quite bad, at times almost unbearable. I've had several strong pain killers but most only dull the pain and I have found it difficult to sleep. Probably worse is the effect it has had on my fitness The only exercise I was getting was the bike to and from work and I was constantly tired. The weight piled on, at least it seemed like it. The truth is probably that I was already overweight. When they weighed me at A&E, I was 103kg and this rose to 104kg before I decided to do something about it. I joined weight watchers and prepared myself for a long hall.
I set myself the goal of getting down to 12 stone, which is a 4 stone 6lb loss. This is 76kg.
At the start of the Summer holiday, I started to run again. I had attempted this before but the sheer effort involved as well as the pain afterwards always stopped me.
I knew that this would be hard, but I also have the time to devote to it during the Summer.
Day 1 was a very sedate 1 mile run, day 2 was 2 miles, then 3 miles, 4 miles until on day 5 I was doing a nice local circuit of 4.83 miles. I found that by running every day, the pain was actually less!
The next stage was to switch to barefoot running, or at least minimalist running. I bought a pair of Vibram Five Fingers and use them for my daily circuit.
Initially, this ripped my feet quite badly! I had blisters on the back of my heels and also on the instep where the strap rubs.
The effect on my legs has been interesting. I seem to be getting much more definition in my lower legs with several new "bumps" on my calves as the new muscles develop.
The running is going well, I've got the time down from 66 minutes to 55 minutes and have started to do intervals etc. with the aim of increasing the pace. My first goal is to get to sub 45 minutes.
Weight wise is also quite good news. I am now 92kg and coping with the regime quite well.
The operation to remove the torsion bands is scheduled for this Friday, and I am hoping this will have a minimal effect on my current regime.