Okay I am lazy and sick....

One of the younger old men of my church (younger than I) had a heart attack and has a stent now. And I spent a half hour talking with Medicare for my wife instead of exercising, but then I didn't exercise all weekend, so it is my fault.

10 July 2009 weight 208.0 pounds bp 126/81 Hr 43 W2D

11 July 2009 weight 206.0 pounds bp 122/85 Hr 49

12 July 2009 weight 205.2 pounds bp 135/80 140/86 Hr 42 49

Proudly reported to Wyatt that I had made 205.2 pounds, but then on the 13th after pigging out on Sunday and rolling around fat I weigh 209.2 pounds on Monday. Sigh.

I wrote about government health care on Just the Library Keeper. Not that I know anything about how difficult it is to herd cats.

Friday, thank God for Fridays...

It was actually a pay day, but my Earning and Deductions Statement hadn't preceded the day so I was a bit confused, also the day to turn in my reports for June which I couldn't because I had not brought my memory with me... I forgot it.

10 July 2009 weight 208.0 pounds, bp is 126/81, Hr 43 bpm and I would only W2D for exercise

I did enjoy riding the motorcycle, hard and fast enough, leaning into the turns and rolling the throttle to keep it up.

Break on Independence Day Weekend...

So I was calling the Range at Wade's DAR as the Line Boss for the Fourth and Fifth of July, so I went off program but kept on my feet and sounding off.

Saturday 4th weight 207.2 pounds

Sunday 5th weight 208.6 pounds

Monday, 6 July, weight 208.6 pounds blood pressure 128/93 Heart rate 52 bpm
50 x 3 basic Jog 213 cal 55% fat Hr 108 Zone 14m46s Exercised 40m11s W2D

Really slack but one has to get on the road to do the work, so I took the step.

To become stronger turn off the electrical noise...

You want to get that jog in, stop watching television and reading blogs, go out the door and sweat sweetly... the only way to

This morning: weight 206.8 pounds, Blood Pressure 111/88, Heart rate 48 bpm. 3CU hangs, 3 PU hangs, 20x3 basic exercises. Walk to the dock. Jog gently 369 cal. 45% fat, 116 Hr, Z49m11s Ex56m37s. found one nickle, changing stride, impact of foot and push off feels better. Stretches and light dumb bells to finish.

Great mouse trapper resting athlete....

I got two mice yesterday, one large and one small, the trap is re-set for those that don't understand that cheese is dangerous when one should be outside consuming little natural foods.

I also seemed to fall into a rest day. I got up on time on the clock, but then went back to bed after breakfast for a light nap.

Weight was 205.4 pounds, Blood Pressure was 131/82 and Heart rate 49 beats per minute. Only light exercises: 3 CU hangs, 3 PU hangs, 8 tiny Dips, 20 reps of the 3 exercises, 3 CU hangs, 3 PU hangs, 8 more tiny dips. Then dress and off to the Credit Union and work. Walk down to the dock for my two miles maintenance movement. Hot in my heavier jacket and long sleeve shirt. Notice muscle aches while working, they would complain since they are being worked more than normal as I try to recover my toned hard body (which I only think I had in tenth grade football season once, the abs were awesome!). I napped both ways on the ferry and had chicken and cakes when I got home, with fruit. Too much cake, but I left some. During the cool down of the evening before bed, I worked out with fifteen pound dumb bells enough to move and flex, twists and stretches for more maintenance of muscle.

I am taking blood pressure and cholesterol medication and am sure I get liver malfunction because of it - but my liver is probably in good shape being a mostly non-drinker. But LDL is needed for building and repairing body tissue and suppressing it isn't the smartest thing to do but seems to make my doctor happy. I think the muscle ache is only trying to get rid of the toxins and not having the blood vessels open and working as they would if I trained regularly. Will continue to exercise and get hard on that road work, where more of the conditioning happens, the weights and body resistance exercises are good but limiting in calorie burn. I expect my weight won't drop until about week two of hard long road work and then continue down. Goal is 187 or 186 pounds of lean and mean... well, not too mean.

One of my former inmate workers goes by Flaco, in Spanish 'skinny'.

Day Two of the Newer me...

Ha, ha, it is really the same guy all over again. But on Monday 29 June, 2009:

Weight 204.6 pounds, Blood Pressure 130/83, resting Heart rate 45 beats per minute. I started with my fifty reps of the basic three exercises, put on my monitor band and went on a longer jog than Sunday's. The watch said 437 calories burned, 45% fat ones, Heart rate 117 average, in Zone for 55m19s, exercised for 1h6m28s. Instead of a couple of gray hounds racing me along a fence (they did two laps and quit bored with my slog) I get a squirrel leaping along beside me getting to his next tree, even he was faster than I. But the day was fine the sweating very good and I came in well. I walked the two miles to the dock through the lush greenery, always good for my mind as well as the legs that had the jog earlier, stretching out the tightened muscles.

I just looked at a picture from 2007, when I could do a good chin up, will have to work for that again.

You never miss me, do you?

Well, I have been gone and busy and making excuses for not doing better in my personal fitness and health. I don't need to go into them, but I had a great vacation in Hawai'i with so little stress that trying to match my grandson's sleep pattern and running long and walking were very healing and my blood pressure came right down and impressed my doctor. My next appointment with him is the 23rd of September at 8:30 AM on the State time. The only change in medication was for the missing Thyroid so that is still being adjusted.

On 28 June 2009, Weight was 207.0 pounds (twenty too many), Blood pressure 160/95 or 140/101, Heart rate resting was 45 or 48 beats per minute. After church, motorcycling and talking health issues with my friends (all two of them) I took time in the beauty of the evening and exercised. Jogging along the road with hand weights, reflector belt and positive attitude for 36minutes and 20seconds, then doing 55 repetitions of the basic three exercises (bent leg sit ups, push ups, and squats), three hangs trying to do chin ups, pull ups and back arches (so weak, Willie!) finishing with ten cat stretches.

I know, very basic and oh so lame, but it was a start and that is the idea, a daily dose of better time spend than what I would do if I just stare at the television or computer screens. I mean, you know that my fingers and forearms are in excellent shape - they move typing this stuff. This is a good start to looking old and never better, living longer in good health is also a goal. Grandchildren really get fun when they hit eight to ten so that is a few more years to hang on.

Notice a month later than last...

I weigh 212 pounds, blood pressure is 177/99 and my heart rate is 43 resting. I jogged and burned 349 calories, 50% fat ones!, average heart rate 113 bpm, in Zone 33m47s, Exercised 38m25s, carrying 3 1/2 pound hand weights.

I have been feeling much better as the old medicines flow out of the body and I heal, continuing walking to the dock and will work on more movement for the best of reasons. God designed me that way...

DAY two...

01/12/09 weight 211.0 pounds, blood pressure 155/99 Heart Rate 42 bpm.
50x3, Jog 594 calories 45%fat ones, average heart rate 119, Zone 48m57s, Exercised 59m54s, found one penny in the dark. Wore reflector belt for foggy darkness and fool drivers. Made up a Children's Sermon about the First Rule of Weapons safety, and reporting to an adult.

Well, that movie about Walt Kowalski must have...

woken up the better part of me. I get up after wine and cheese with my wife last evening (listening to music and talking - us?) good sleep. I weigh 210.0 pounds and did have French Toast with real Pennsylvania Maple Syrup. I went to church and was social enough that my friend told me to tell the choir director I wasn't going to sing in the choir anymore. Since someone was wearing my robe I really should tell her, but I haven't sung with the choir since early December. I do need directions for proper social interaction, my mother, my wife and my real friends all tell me when I fall short - and I get more conversations that way.

After coffee after service I went to Range 15 on Fort Lewis to fire pistols, fifty rounds of .45 APC at twenty yards and forty rounds of .22 LR at same distance, target is of the forty-five. Both hands, strong hand alone and weak hand alone, same eyes and Colt Model 70 used for all fifty.

Came back home to go jogging gently along the road, bright yellow hooded sweat shirt, gray wool glove liners, gray sweat pants, and shoes. Carrying 3 1/2 pound hand weights in each hand. 341 calories, 50% fat ones, average Heart rate 113, in Zone 26m20s, exercised 38m52s -- found 4 pennies and 1 nickel. Dinner and then fifty reps of the basic three exercises - bent leg sit up, push up, squats. Life is good, now get going - and the hot water and soap work in our house.

Happy New Year? I am so old...

Okay, December was the pits and I am tired and sinking into the recliner in front of the idiot box - the High Definition Idiot Box by SONY...

Notice the paunch? Yes, when I went shooting yesterday I had trouble with the sitting position and pulse throbs, all that fat to compress works against the belt and only the body is plastic... if I loose the belt and drop thirty pounds over all, I will not have to worry about the throb.

In a couple of days I will be sixty-one working on seventy-some, I can do so much better. I did thirty minutes on the treadmill last night with five pound dumb bells, and that is a start.

01/05/09 weight 213.4 pounds, bp 158/91 Hr 40

Good intentions, bad execution...

12/02/08 Weight 213.0 pounds, bp 154/100 Hr 37 bpm
W2D and that was all the exercise for the day, I am not working hard enough.

Okay, I have been hiding and I am not going to ...

catch up, I have fallen off the wagon and am wallowing around in my lusts (if only I were, I would make a finer pig).

12/01/08 weight 212.0 pounds, bp 135/96 Hr 35 bpm
50x3 TMw/5# DB, 346 calories, 45% fat, Hr 114, Zone 29m55s, Exercised 40m04s

W2D Not a bad day at work, on my feet the whole time, napped on the ferry boat home, watched wrestling while reclining, not enough motivation for more exercises nor rifle work - get some!

Gotta start some time...

11/17/08 weight 213.5 pounds bp 176/115 or 145/90 Hr 35
50 reps x 3 exercises, Jog 331 calories, 55 % fat ones, Average Hr 110, Zone 24m22s, Exercised 40m42s found two worn pennies foot feels fine, foggy day

Okay, I am a slug

11/07/08 Wt. 211.5 pounds, bp 168/96 Hr 42
W2D

11/10/08 Wt. 211.0 pounds, bp 144/102 Hr 40
30x3 TM 134 cal. 50% fat, Hr 94, Zone 10m02s Ex 30m17s
W2D Lockdown searched Library

Catch up, nothing really changed, still waiting...

10/28/08 Wt. 211.0 bp 164/102 Hr 42 W2D

10/29/08 Wt. 210.0 bp 157/97 Hr 42 W2D

10/30/08 Wt. 211.5 bp 168/102 Hr 39 W2D

10/31/08 Wt. 210.0 bp 164/99 Hr 41 W2D

11/01/08 Wt. 209.0 bp 155/105 Hr 44

11/02/08 Wt. 210.5 bp 170/94 Hr 39

11/03/08 Wt. 212.5 bp 158/88 Hr 38
50x3 TM 376 cal. 40% fat, Hr 118, Zone 28m42s Exercise 40m8s
W2D Evening dryfire M1, change sling, prone and sitting positions

Publish Post

Starting all over, get it right...

10/27/08 weight 209.5 pounds, blood pressure 163/97, heart rate 38 bpm

50x3 basic exercises, Treadmill Program 216 calories, 50% fat, Hr 106, Zone 18m12s Exercise 30m W2D

Oiled the leather sling on the M1 yesterday, will have to work on positions and dry fire tonight, more exercises, lighter meals and no flour, rice or potatoes - no cakes and cookies and candies. Goal weight is 180 pounds, strong and flexible and getting there is going to take turning off the noise.

Catch up as I fall apart faster...

10/13/08 wt 210.5 bp 162/91 Hr 35 bpm
30x3 TM 180 cal. 45% fat Hr 119 Zone 15m7s Exercise 30m

10/14/08 wt 210.0 bp 164/97 Hr 39 bpm W2D

10/15/08 wt 208.0 bp 152/94 Hr 43 bpm

10/16/08 wt 211.0 W2D

10/17/08 wt 211.0 bp 161/91 Hr 40 W2D

10/20/08 wt 206.5 bp 141/97 Hr 45
30x3 TM 242 cal. 45% fat, Hr 110 Zone 19m29s Exercise 30m6s
W2D standing up at work again

10/21/08 wt 209.0 bp 140/104 Hr 46 HDTV set up

10/22/08 wt 209.0 bp 140/89 Hr 38 W2D

10/23/08 wt 209.0 bp 164/102 Hr 46

10/24/08 wt 208.5 bp 148/96 Hr 37 W2D

10/25/08 wt 208.0 bp 143/97 Hr 49

weekend wasted, but restful...

10/11/08 weight 207.0 pounds, blood pressure 150/89, Heart rate 33
walked with wife in Spanaway Park

10/12/08 weight 208.5 pounds, blood pressure 156/94, Heart rate 37
shoot M1 walk range twice - fun but not really exercise

So sad lack of discipline is going to kill me, best shape up and turn off the television and computers.

Updated but not uplifted... back sliding again?

10/05/08 weight 207.0 pounds bp 139/84 Hr 40 bpm

10/06/08 weight 208.0 pounds bp 125/80 Hr 42 bpm
40x3 W2D

10/07/08 weight 208.0 pounds bp 143/89 Hr 35 bpm
Jog 378calories 45% fat, Zone 35m5s, Exercise 41m29s W2D

10/08/08 weight 208.0 pounds bp 141/89 Hr 40 bpm
40x3 W2D

10/09/08 weight 209.0 pounds bp 115/89 Hr 35 bpm
W2D

10/10/08 weight 205.5 pounds bp 129/94 Hr 37 bpm
W2D