Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Here it is March
WELL I MISSED LAST WEEK BECAUSE OF THE BUG, BUT I AM BACK AND ALL OVER MY DAILY WORK-OUT. I AM KEEPING TO 2-MILES A DAY, I HAVE BEEN AVERAGING ABOUT 14 MINUTE MILE. I SPEND ABOUT 30 MINUTE'S ON THE UPPER BODY MACHINES.
I TOOK GOLDENSEAL TO KICK THE BUG
I TOOK GOLDENSEAL TO KICK THE BUG
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Update on this getting in shape thing
So.... I have been taking and recording my BP readings 2-3 times daily. I go to the health club 5 days a week, and I have reduced my red meat intake to almost nothing. I have increased my consumption of nuts, berries, brown rice, fish, shrimp, seaweed, kelp, rice crackers, low sodium soy sause, wheat cook cereal, vegetables, daily salads, avocados, olives and olive oil. Some yogurt, tofu, and cheese. I tried the soy milk, that didn’t work for me to well, I never was much of a milk drinker, and will probably have to find a calcium substitute now that I do not chew on bones regularly.
My routine at the health club for the last month has been to walk on the tread mill for 2 miles, and spend about 1/2 hour working on the upper body machines.
Last weekend I bought a good pair of running shoes and Monday I tried them out on the tread mill. I had been walking about a 17-20 minute mile, but I finally started jogging. One lap fast walk, one lap jog and so on thru the 8 laps to make the 2 miles.
I got my 2 mile down to 15 minute miles. I noticed my calorie burn almost doubled during the jogs. So my new goal is to get to full jog for the 2-mile a day routine.
I feel quite a bit more pep in my step, and feel I will be ready for spring to get back into hiking. Also I am checking out recumbent bikes, I have a mountain bike, but I think I would enjoy and as a result get out more if I had a recumbent bike.
All this talk about food got me munching on my nut/dried fruit bowl..bettr get back to work lunch is over.
My routine at the health club for the last month has been to walk on the tread mill for 2 miles, and spend about 1/2 hour working on the upper body machines.
Last weekend I bought a good pair of running shoes and Monday I tried them out on the tread mill. I had been walking about a 17-20 minute mile, but I finally started jogging. One lap fast walk, one lap jog and so on thru the 8 laps to make the 2 miles.
I got my 2 mile down to 15 minute miles. I noticed my calorie burn almost doubled during the jogs. So my new goal is to get to full jog for the 2-mile a day routine.
I feel quite a bit more pep in my step, and feel I will be ready for spring to get back into hiking. Also I am checking out recumbent bikes, I have a mountain bike, but I think I would enjoy and as a result get out more if I had a recumbent bike.
All this talk about food got me munching on my nut/dried fruit bowl..bettr get back to work lunch is over.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Ten years of desk work & limited exercise
I wrote this post about a month ago, I thought I lost the writing when by laptop crashed, but I just figured out these posts are automatically saved as a draft.... so here it is a month later. I am going to leave it as is and just post an update later.
I have only been in a health club or Gym, 4 times in my life. The longest single stay was last year as part of my therapy for a torn rotor cuff in my shoulder. I attended for about 10 months, but at 3 days per week. I have been slowly gaining weight over the past 10 years, and I have been thinking I need to join the Y or a health club.
I priced the Y and it was a little pricey, and a couple of popular clubs, also pricey.
I was at second hand book store a couple weeks ago and came across an exercise book. I bought it and to my surprise when I used a table in it to calculate my body fat, I fell into the obese category. I was surprised because I weighed 255 and am 6' 4" tall. I wear 34 X 34 jeans. My problem is I am starting to look like I am pregnant. (About 2 months). Well that was the last straw. I joined the local Health Food Coop, and have upgraded my eating habits. I found a health club less than a block from my office with good rates. The January special was $95 to join and $25/month dues. They do not have a pool or sauna, but there is an abundance of new machines, and a full weight room. The facility is fairly new and is kept clean. I joined last week Monday and have been going once a day M-F for about 45 min. exercise.
I started out light, basically 30 min. on the treadmill. I have been walking at a 20 minutes mile for a total of 1.5 miles per day. When I first weighed in I was 255#. Today I weighed in at 249#.
Last Saturday I bought a Micro life blood pressure tester.
My pulse seems to vary from 65-114. The 114 is during a workout. My first blood pressure test was taken on 1/14/08 @ 7:30PM
Systolic---167
Diastolic--105
Pulse-------65
On 1/16/08
Systolic---143
Diastolic--93
Pulse-------89
I have only been in a health club or Gym, 4 times in my life. The longest single stay was last year as part of my therapy for a torn rotor cuff in my shoulder. I attended for about 10 months, but at 3 days per week. I have been slowly gaining weight over the past 10 years, and I have been thinking I need to join the Y or a health club.
I priced the Y and it was a little pricey, and a couple of popular clubs, also pricey.
I was at second hand book store a couple weeks ago and came across an exercise book. I bought it and to my surprise when I used a table in it to calculate my body fat, I fell into the obese category. I was surprised because I weighed 255 and am 6' 4" tall. I wear 34 X 34 jeans. My problem is I am starting to look like I am pregnant. (About 2 months). Well that was the last straw. I joined the local Health Food Coop, and have upgraded my eating habits. I found a health club less than a block from my office with good rates. The January special was $95 to join and $25/month dues. They do not have a pool or sauna, but there is an abundance of new machines, and a full weight room. The facility is fairly new and is kept clean. I joined last week Monday and have been going once a day M-F for about 45 min. exercise.
I started out light, basically 30 min. on the treadmill. I have been walking at a 20 minutes mile for a total of 1.5 miles per day. When I first weighed in I was 255#. Today I weighed in at 249#.
Last Saturday I bought a Micro life blood pressure tester.
My pulse seems to vary from 65-114. The 114 is during a workout. My first blood pressure test was taken on 1/14/08 @ 7:30PM
Systolic---167
Diastolic--105
Pulse-------65
On 1/16/08
Systolic---143
Diastolic--93
Pulse-------89
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