Wednesday

Well, I have the cold that my wife had, chest cold, no big deal.....just flood myself with fluids, not like I have to worry about missing work eh'.  Appetite isn't the best, keeping lots of water on hand.

Back to bed, more maybee later.............

Tuesday

Well, 2 weeks until my first flee market set up.  I have 1 more auction first.  Bought 3 boxes of dolls, mostly 'barbies', whole lot of misc. got some glasses, baseball cards and alot of knick knacks.

Going to make a display case for the tools and baseball cards.  I have left-over wood from the sides of the truck that I fabricated, should make a good display case.  Little bit of stain and some varnish, hopefully it will look pretty good.

Weight loss?  Seems to be a subject that I'm gonna leave behind at least for now.  June of 2010, when I went extreme, I loved it.  I could do my 3 hours of cardio daily and I was losing weight, and I was losing it rapidly, at the time I wasn't really sure till I started slowing down and doing re-search as to what was going on.  I lost 60 pounds in 3 months as I recall, then it just stopped, it was then I realized it was water weight......

Almost 2 years later, and 2 surgerys, I'm hovering at 300.  If I can get back to 260's or 270's, I'd be more than happy.  I went to the gym yesterday and had a 2nd wind, went past the 1st plate in all my exercises, yea it was a crunch and grind session but I geuss thats just something I'm gonna need to put up with......

It seems the more I concentrate on my weight loss the worse it gets, duh!   Which is why I'm taking a break from it......I'm still gonna author, but as the comps I'm in dwindle down, I'm gettin out of them......The thoughts of these comps and the sight is just getting old.  I do how-ever realize that people join my comps to have a competitive atmosphere which is pretty cool.

Ever since my brother passed last year, there is questionable friction in the family tree.  He was to be the executor of my parents estate.  Myself and my older brother do not see eye to eye on hardly anything. He is like my dad at a younger age, if its not done they way he thinks it should be done, its the wrong way-pure and simple. I how-ever am like my mother in alot of sorts, I've come to the conclusion that my way is not always the best way, and thats alright.  They have 40 years of stored odds and ends in their house, alot of which I have learned is gonna go in my flee market.  My mothers way of cleaning house.  My dad is 74? I do believe and my mother is right behind at 68?  anywho, if something happened to them, me and my brother would be 'liquidating' everything, she is basically avoiding a head-ache that there is no painkiller for.  So I'm spending most of the summer helping her clean everything out.

Breakfast time, more later..........

Monday, monday......

Tore down the power-chair yesterday, gonna take in the batteries today and see about replacements.  Excited that I'll get some mobility back, I'm alive and have the ability to walk-somewhat, 2 1/2 years ago, nobody would have thought this would ever happen.  On to bigger and better.  Going shopping today, need to heavily adjust my foods, going back to alot of salads.  No matter the weight I lose, my ankles won't change but my hbp will, and that will cut down on my meds.....

Going to storage to sort, clean and price what I got on Saturday.  I have 1 more auction, then I'm settin up, excited about that.....this will get me outa the house this summer and help me to better afford my medicare.

I'll be back later on.....

Auction, auction, auction!!!

Yes, this mornin I went to another cool auction, the boards that I put on my truck paid off.  Although the sliced turkey that was "LACED" with sodium seemed to be a very bad move.........I'm wondering why its so damn hard to walk.............

Friday mornin

Suckin on the coffee, getting back in to the am cardio.  I'm not to bad in the mornin with walking but when I sit down for any length of time and get back up, the legs are stiff and problematic.  I loved the hell outa cardio 2 years ago when it was bring my legs back but I suppose I got sick of it when my weight loss slowed up.

3 months down the road now, I've gotten lazy and 50 pounds have crept back on my body from rotator cuff surgerys, procrastination won't take it off either......Gotten to the point of where I'm gonna bring my cane back out.  I know its not gonna come off overnight either.  Got the 'big' auction tomorrow, hoping to drop at least $100, that should easily get me a truck bed full and then some.  I dumped $60 at the whole-sale auction yesterday, could have dropped more but trying yo stay away from the food.......its priced good but often outdated.  Its gotten to the point that through habit, there is alot that I don't eat anymore, sometimes food scares me yet again.

Went to the gym 2 days ago and went past 1 set, I'm gonna hear crunch and grind no matter what I do.......I think in extreme cases that what Vicoden is for?

Looked at the pages for the flee market that I'm gonna set up at, need to get set up on the crafts that I'm gonna make as well as the set-up.  I'm wanting to build a tier set up, basically utilizing as much room on the table as possible.

Time for cardio, feel the java kicking in.......

March 1st weigh in

Well, new month and we will see how this goes... despite some pain here and there, I'm kicking the weight up some what.  Just got into a new comp, (my-own)so I need to drop 10%........

More later........

March 1st weigh in

Well, new month and we will see how this goes... despite some pain here and there, I'm kicking the weight up some what.  Just got into a new comp, (my-own)so I need to drop 10%........

More later........

Tuesday

Didn't post yesterday, to busy sorting emails.  I also did work on my truck for this weekend's auction.

Alot of misses in the UNYR 2 comp......they need to fix the sight or I'm not sure I'm doing comps this summer........

Tracking weigh in's

Well, its Sunday, the day after the mandatory weigh in for the 10% comp........but I'm also sifting through weigh ins from my other comps.

Did manage to go to storage and get a few tubs to price and realized that I have to acquire a larger storage......

Going to a whole sale auction on Thursday, hoping to dump at least a buck($100).  Went last time but bought to much food.......

Getting the truck ready for Saturdays farm auction, $100 should fill the truck and the trailer up, gotta have the inventory to set up in 2 months.  Gonna be a busy summer.......

Doing 2 hours of cardio per day....at least that what I have planned.  Weekends are gonna get hectic, buying more green, brussel sprouts, broccolli and such.......I'm making my 'diet' as you'd call it permanent.

I'll fill in more tomorrow, gotta get meds and get to bed..................

Well folks, I been on the side-lines for awhile as an author......I have to get back into it, I have to get rid of some of the medications I'm taking, permanently.......especially 3 for hbp.....its time to dump the extra ass~and I have alot of it!  Gonna show the newbies how its done...........

Storage wars....

Its Jauary 26th, going to my 3rd auction today.  I'll be going to medicare next month so I need to make the extra $$$.  I'm also looking at buying another truck, one that runs decently, gotta be heavy duty, or at least able to haul a trailer.

More later....       

New week.....

Well, its my new week. Worked on my sister in laws car yesterday and it got me outa here for a day which is what I needed. Had to fix the serpertine belt in her car, my brother neglected to do it when he had the car. I geuss you just have to call the right ghostbuster.

Today my shoulders are hurting big time, one of the reasons why I need to revamp my workouts. My shoulders are big time loaded with arthritis. I've seen many a pictures of packages that I would love to attain but never will. I'm already a big boy, no doubt~I've just got to accept some cold hard facts.

I can only go so heavy with the chest presses because of my healing rotator cuff injury, something I'd love to ignore but can't. It was July 1st when it was operated on, so technically I'm still recouperating.

Needing to also do some dietary changes, need to jack up the protein and cut the carbs at night, all the carbs. Lately I've been waking in the middle of the night, hungry as all getout.

Well, need to finish the coffee and get to the cardio.

More later.

Friday.......

Skipped a journal day yesterday, I did legs, really half assed. I was trying to get on FB and I couldn't remember my password, ever have that happen to you?

Anywho, between trying to time it and walking the mall for a warm up, just got out sync....

I'm doing back and abs today, hoping I'll be a bit more satisfied as to my results.

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Well, its Wednesday.....

Well, I redid my schedule for my meds this morning, which means now I can sleep in. I actually did it yesterday but I didn't log in yesterday.

I didn't work out yesterday and I managed to do 7 laps in the mall, 4-4 1/2 in the morning and 3 at night. Needless to say it took a toll on my ankles, its raining today and they hurt big time. My strenuous panned workout schedule is gonna get somewhat of a kink in it. Here's a sample of what it was gonna be:

Monday:Back/biceps-am*****pm/Forearms
Tuesday:Chest/Shoulders*****pm/abs-calves
Wednesday:Off~possible mall walk
Thursday:Legs/Triceps
Friday:Off~No cardio/movies/hobbies
Saturday:Back*****pm/abs/calves
Sunday:Chest/Biceps*****pm/Forearms
Monday:Off/Cardio~bike or mall
Tuesday:Shoulders/Triceps*****pm??
Wednesday:Legs*****pm??

Thats my planned workout schedule, the pm is planned but not set in stone by any means. The days that my wife has off, I'd rather take the whole day off. What I want to do and what my body tells me it can do is 2 different things. Need time for recouperation, just that simple........

Went shopping at got 2 movies from netflix, pretty good evening. Soreness is going away, kinda nice.........

More tomorrow........

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Well, its tomorrow............

I did a back/biceps workout yesterday, it lit me up rather well. I can feel the soreness in my lats this morning. I need to get up a fixed routine for abs though, have the roller that I bought when Jeff a workout buddy I used to have turned me onto a ab workout from 'oxygen' magazine. Might be able to do it now.

I remember when I hated to do cardio when I first started this venture, now its a habit because I know I need it. I have to get up an ab routine that I can stick to, basically because I know I'm gonna need it. Then I need to impliment days off simply because I'm gonna need it.

I start monitor class at the end of the month and except for all the other needless wastes of time I have, I need to get my head wrapped around it. Its alot of work but its also in my future.

Getting my coffee in me and waking up somewhat.

My niece just called me, seems my sister in law is in the hospital. She went in last night not feeling well with stomach and back pains. She is in the process of moving and my brothers birthday 'would' have been this month, is that enought to screw someone's head up or what? My niece was figuring I would run to her side but right at this moment its simply not the case. Me and the wife will discuss this later on, its not my role. I knew this would happen, we discussed the many events at a late night snack the other night after a seminar, people are doubting that I know what I'm talking about. Coffee to finish and cardio.............later.

I got 20 minutes on the bike, not in the mood for the treadmill today, I have to uncover it anyway. Niece called me up again, she's hinting for me to go up to sit with sister in law but its not happening. I have some other things that need to get done today..........

I did however go to the gym, did chest and shoulders. I have to go easy on chest cause I'm still healing with the rotator cuff injury.
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Time to prioritize....

Today is Sunday, I'd usually take this day off but I'm doing back and biceps today, actually once I really dump my thoughts out here which is what I've begun to use this for I'm gonna make up a work-out.
Went to a seminar for married couple over the weekend, it was a powerful event to say the least! Imagine if you will have a disagreement with your spouse, now imagine recording this event, playing it back in its entirety and picking it apart piece by piece.....after doing that, picking apart the reason why the whole disagreement started.

The couple who puts on this seminar did just that, its called love and respect, very enlightening. Dr. Emerson Eggerichs also throws in alot of humor which sets the stage.

Went to see my spine doctor on Friday, we spoke of numerous points. I got down to the nitty grity and asked him how much more should I expect, I've done this before but this was the finishing touches. Right now I'm getting small bits and pieces, actually very minute ones. The biggest thing right now standing in my way is my large stomach.

I have been lifting for close to 3 weeks and not doing any cardio and it shows. I wore a coat given to me by my sister-in-law, it was my brothers. I first tryed it and it fit very well as did 2 of his new suits, these suits were bought by his future business protege. I wore the casual sportcoat to the couples seminar and needless to say if my shoulders get any bigger, I won't be able to wear it.

Gotta finish my coffee and do cardio....need to prioritize........more later....

6:30pm, I did an hour of ass bustin cardio this AM, went to the gym and did back/biceps, I'll do forearms at home with a 5 pound weight and a rope. Hooking up the DVD to watch movies with the wife tonight, bout time we spent some quality time together.

More tomorrow.

Heavymetal

Sept 21, Wednesday.  Going to the gym here shortly to blast the hell outa my legs, not carbed up but had coffee and oatmeal so we will see how it goes........

More later.

The big move?

Well, we just closed on our new(used) trailer.  We will save per month over our apartment and get a level of privacy we've longed for.  Tired of the walls shaking when the neighbors 'tromp' up the stairway, they sound like a herd of cattle....shakes the wall.  I'm picking up a much needed handicap ramp and a shed for my tools along with an overhang to park the car under.

more later...

7/6/11 wednesday

i've moved some of my stuff downstairs so i'm not constantly in the office, meds and so forth.  have a weigh in this am, can't get on wlw, nothing unusual.  trying new regiome, wake up, coffee/meds/chair-at least for the next 20+ days.  arm hurts like hell right off the bat, i know from stories this isn't gonna be a cake walk by any means.  i don't expect to get full use back off my arm for 6-9 months, even then it will be limited.  well, at least my 'penis' works......

all the time i've spent thinking of how i'd like to look to working on it, then getting derailed by this.  i can now understand how people re-act to this injury.  question being, does it ever totally heal?  most of the time i read about it, the story is devestating to say the least.  being 45, i'm not 25 so that makes a 'big' difference.  spent a year recouping from my legs, now its 6-9 months or how-ever long recouping from this.

getting out the slow-cooker today to better plan my food, seeing i don't have to worry about eating heavy anymore.  i'm not sure if the a determent or an early warning.  seems as if my body is breaking down little by little, my legs were first and i overcame that, now its a rotator cuff that doesn't heal in 2-3 weeks rather 2-3 months.........

i start the monitor class next week, it gets me outa the house and back into the public.  i'm entering a very wierd realm here that i'm not use to.  i'm stating to wonder whats left that i can break or tear, i never thought i'd be here........

more later.........

7/3/11 Sunday

2nd day in the therapy chair, arm getting stronger.  need to get more sleep at night though, getting very painful sometimes.  more later.......