Lastest and Greatest

The past few weeks have been full of excitement, anticipation, expectation, lots of ations. My twin sons graduated from High School.

Had a little celebration and as many friends as I could invite to the party. We could only fit 100 so I unfortunately had to exclude some folks. But overall it has been great. Many thanks, to everyone who participated in one way or another.

Moving on, to figure out what path to follow; that of course will change with time. The average American changes jobs or careers six or seven times (read that somewhere) during their lifetime. My daughter was one of the few who kept the same major through out her college studies and is now working in a related field. We’ll see what happens and where they go.

I’ve been extremely busy working so everything has been like a blur. I was there for every important occasion nevertheless. We also moved into our new KH and our schedule is now a bit easier to work with.

I’m still going strong with my Fat Loss I workouts. The gym we usually go to during lunch is closed most of this week, so I’ve compensated by getting up earlier and doing my workouts then. Last week the initial workouts took a good bite out me. I was sore all over, especially my legs. The combination of squats, dead lifts, lunges, etc. did their work. Although I’m not seeing a change in the scale, my clothing is fitting better (there is more room to play with now).

The other thing that has improved is my basketball shooting. I’ve been playing off and on and my shooting took a dive. So I’ve been correcting my delivery and form. One thing I will avoid is doing weights and playing a long and hard basketball game right after. Did that last week and I experienced what I’ve only experienced while Marathoning. Cramps in both legs, boy was that fun :0( .

I felt well rested this morning and had an excellent workout. Onward! I’m thank-full for my family, my friends and my health. Can’t get any richer than that.

The gun did not go off!

Actually it might have, but I missed it!

I was supposed to start my Fat Loss l program Monday and it did not happen. I did not sleep well the night before and out went the workout. I had a 'cheat' meal Sunday night and boy, did it cheat me out of my sleep! There is an interesting study that I recently read about this, and apparently fast food even once in a while is bad for you. So much for moderation. Read the study here: http://www.realage.com/news_features/tip.aspx?cid=18032

I did do some sprints and played basketball on Monday though. It was horrible. No rest you can't be at your best.
I just could not get myself to lift weights. Went to bed early yesterday, feel much better, today is the day!

My gift for today!

This morning I recounted all the things that bring me happiness.

I began a long journey thirty-two years ago, therein lies the source of some of my happiness. This drive through life has been fraught with many challenges, obstacles and some serious problems. There have been times when I thought (others encouraged this line of thought as well, although well meaning, not really the best advice) of getting out. I did consider that option for about .00000000001 second! Not an option. In fact when starting the journey, that was my mind set. There will be no divorce.

My wife and I have grown together, we have four children. I often let them know that I love them and my wife hears that all the time. I do the dishes to prove it :-), help around the house, talk to my kids and have gotten much better at talking to my better half.

I want to be around them for a long time. My religion is not evolution so I thank my creator for giving me the opportunity to face the challenges that prune us to become a better version of ourselves. I've not suffered much in my journey, not really, and in that I'm very fortunate. It is only the moments of succumbing to selfishness that problems have arose.

My gift today is having a family, that although imperfect, strives to stay together. Don't need what the advertising agencies say I do. Onward!

Dance the night away....

Dance the night away...well, almost.

I attended a small wedding ( a friend of my wife's), had some food and when the music started...I felt like dancing of course. It took a little nudging to get my wife on the dance floor and she would not go out unless others joined the fray. After recruiting a few volunteers we all went to the dance floor. I ended up dancing with my wife and about ten other ladies (made a double line). We all dance about four songs and had a lot of fun.

Did not count the calories but felt pretty good after jumping and sliding a little bit. In any case it all adds up to my caloric consumption at the end of the day and had lots of fun doing it. Next week, it's another party. So I'm ready! This time it should be more than ten minutes. I could go for about two hours, that sounds about right!

New Beginning

I recently bought the book New Rules of Lifting (http://www.alwyncosgrove.blogspot.com/). I started on the program about three weeks ago. This will be my fourth week (recovery week). Next week I start what is called a fat loss program. Lots of Squats and Deadlifts ( I like that). My only concern is how long the each workout will take.

There are six groups of exercises per workout at three sets of fifteen reps. I'll see how long the first workout takes and figure something out. I only have a limited time for lunch so I may split the workouts. Have to experiment.

I did manage to loose some of the weight I gained after the LA Marathon so that's encouraging. I'm really beginning to question the whole high carb thing to prepare for Marathons. In the last couple of years every time I've done the pre-carb loading it has been horrible for me. It seems I lean more towards protein than carbs but only slightly.

So here we go. This morning I ran for about fourty minutes on the mill. Slow while I watched a nice mellow music DVD. I have a wedding to go later today so I know I'm dancing (even if it's by myself) yeah!