Older is Not Dumber

You know I don't know what happened to respect for older people. When I was young we looked up to people my age (58) and listened to them. These young people now just don't want to listen to older folks! It is shameful.

They should think it over. We have gone down roads that they haven't experienced yet. Most likely we have taken some wrong turns and have learned some pretty valuable and painful lessons from those wrong turns. But, no people over 40 don't know anything.

I can't tell you the times I have seen my warnings come to fruition. I told them so. Some say, "No they have to live their own lives. Make their own mistakes and learn their own lessons." And, that is true but not to the total disregard of the older generations wise words.

Think back about the American Indians, for example, the elders taught the younger men how to hunt, fish and fight. They told stories with lessons and tales of past experiences. Yea, I know that they got the rough end of the deal in America and I am sorry for that, but I didn't have anything to do with it. They respected the older generations.

Go right ahead and do things the hard way and I will keep on shaking my head when I think about why you just didn't listen to me all along.

Dumbells and Muscle Gain

58 I am 58. I just did at 5:30 am 35 minutes on the elliptical and then did three sets of dumbell exercises. Triceps, biceps and back. I am so thrilled because my left bicep was very weak when I started and the first time I went back (I have done this before a while back) to dumbell exercises I trembled for two hours and my poor right bicep couldn't lift but maybe 8 lbs.

Well, today I went up to 25 lbs. on my biceps. I really don't have any weights over 25 lbs and I need to get more or go to the gym, ugh, because I am not able to max out with what I have.

Yea, me!!!!!!Thank for the favor Father.

Difficulty Losing

I have to be honest, I haven't posted much lately because I have spent the last two weeks losing, gaining back, losing again, gaining back again 4-5 pounds. I don't know how much more I can do except just keep trying.

I had hoped that by now I could get out and start my garden and get some serious exercise doing that, but the weather around here isn't cooperating. It is a little cooler in this part of Texas than the southern part. We have had lots of cool weather and lots of rain.

I come home from work every day starving and it is just best not to keep much food in the house because of that. At work I am usually ok because I just have to eat what I brought with me.

I am proud to say that I have not eaten fast food, except for one sandwich when I went out of town, in three months. There are lots of things I haven't eaten, but my body doesn't automatically lose weight just because I don't eat something I shouldn't. It is more complicated than that.

I do feel better. I just need to get down 10 more pounds and then 10 more......

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Everlasting Power

It's simple - exercise gives your body power. Jesus and exercise gives you everlasting Power. Amen

Bet You Wish You Knew

I bet you wish you knew how much I weigh? Well, I am going to make a committment. When I have lost half of the weight I want to lose I will publish how much I started out weighing and how much my goal weight is. It is just still too embarassing. I want to have lost 40 pounds by July though. I can tell you that.

Carrots, oranges, celery, apples, oatmeal with raisins and cranberries are a few of my staples. And, of yes I couldn't make it without EAS protein drinks.

I owe what I know to three people - Joshua, Bill, and Bill Phillips!!!

Time To Go Back To Work

It is time for me to go back to work. I have been off all week and the past two days I have just gone downhill. This always happens to me when I have spent too much time home alone. My wise son always tells me that. So tomorrow is my last day home and I am getting back into the hectic pace that encourages less eating. There just isn't enough time to think about food.

I need to go to the grocery store tomorrow and stock up on work friendly foods.

I have been exercising this week and that is phenomonial for me to do when I am just home. I am a little disappointed that nobody have yet to say to me that I am looking good except two of my friends at work who know about my new quest. I guess I will have to get off another 25 pounds before it will begin to dawn on people something is different.

I haven't gained any weight this week, but don't know if I will come out with a loss either. Just been eating too much. I can tell by the dirty dishes. Bored. I go from a book to the yard to the quilting to the fridge. I just don't feel like I am loosing. I will hit it hard tomorrow.

Tomorrow I have to relocate my compost pile outside and will probably go pick up, not with my hands, that cow manure and put in the compost pile. I pulled some weeds today and there are plenty of them. Maybe if the sun keeps shining I can get out the tiller next Saturday and turn up some ground. Now that is a work out!!!!! You would think it is easy, but it is not. You have to struggle with the thing to keep it from running away with you and do what it is suppose to. It is exhausting.

Don't forget to move your clocks ahead. Isn't that tonight? I will have time to come home after work and do some stuff in the yard.

Take Care!!!!!

Sunny Day

Today is sunny and I am so glad. It came a huge rain night before last and if the sun shines for about a week then maybe I can work in my yard. I don't know how much rain we have had here this winter, but it is a record high amount.

I went on a little trip on Sunday and Monday and on the drive home Monday I was constantly starving to death, I thought. So I ate some nuts and seeds mix until I was sick of it. Yesterday was another starving to death day and I tried to be good. But I was worried. I got up this morning and did my elliptical all the while wishing I was sitting on the couch drinking coffee and eating half a dozen Shipley Donuts. Oh, course out were I am the closest Shipley's evil donut place is about 15 miles away so I wouldn't drive there and really do that. See how good I am doing because no one would know but me.

I did my elliptical and walked around in my yard on the high spots slowly trying to keep from getting my shoes all wet and splashing standing water. I really had yard work I could have done this week, but can't. I guess I will have to just wait.

I finished my elliptical and then weighed and I have not gained any weight so I am still at 24 pounds lost. I am very happy about that. Now I am going to have me some delicious cottage cheese and yogart and maybe a piece of bread.

Have a good day and enjoy your workout. I am going to do a set of free weights later today.

Correction to Weight Loss

I weighed just now and I have lost a total of 24 pounds!!!!!

At the Home Gym

At my home gym this morning I have done my elliptical, program 5, which was great. Then I used my dumb bells for about 45 minutes to do four sets of exercises. I am really hungry now. So I will go fix me some wonderful egg whites and a piece of whole grain toast - dry. Then I will have a piece of fruit. Or maybe some cauliflower. I think cauliflower.

Yesterday was a great day. My son came down from Houston and while he was sleeping early in the morning I discovered that there was a place in the poor excuse for a fence on my property line where there is brush and trees some cow or cows had gotten into my yard. My place is a large yard. No farm animals allowed! The ground is very wet because this winter we have had a lot of rain so this stray cow have make huge hoof prints all over my yard and in my garden area. I don't have anything planted in the garden yet. I was livid over the whole thing. But, my son, Joshua, took it real calmly and put up some fence over the place the cow was getting in with some wire fencing I had in my storage shed. Then he took down a temporary fence I had in the yard that needed taking down. So we had a nice bit of outside work yesterday. It is always motivating to have someone else to work with you on a outside project. When you live in the country there is always some challenge. I guess when you live in a house or don't live in a house there are some challenges. Sometimes I let the challenges get me down and it is nice to have someone to be clam and just solve the problem for you.

All together I have lost 22 pounds!!!! I am thrilled. I had a little down spot week before last and the beginning of last week during the week I hit it pretty hard with my exercise and watching my food intake and then by Thursday I could feel some changes taking place. I still havene't lost enough weight for people to say, "Hey, have you lost some weight?" I just can't wait for that to happen. I just feel so much better in my clothes that were tight before and I have so much more energy.

Gotta go. I am on Spring, ha, break this next week and have a little trip to take to Austin, Texas today. See you soon.

Weight Vest

I just figured out yesterday that a weight vest is a real piece of work out equipment. Dah! They make everything now. I don't guess that they make those big enough to fit me. They are expensive too. Gotta get one.

Gardening

I just can't wait for the ground to dry up a little and it to get just about 10 degrees warmer so I can dig up my little garden beds. I have seeds sprouting and I want to get out in the yard and mow the grass and see the beans grow and cucumbers, maybe even get a few tomatoes.

But what I love the best are the flowers. I love flowers in my yard. A few minutes in the yard can turn into hours of work and plenty of calories burnt up. There is nothing better than the sun on your face and a little outside hard to work to get a feeling of accomplishment.

Just can't wait for May and June. By July it will be too hot and probably dry again.

I Twenty Pounds Off

I really, really need to get twenty more pounds off. I am working on twenty pound increments. And, I really need another twenty. Last night I "walked" an extra thirty minutes on the elliptical while I watched Shepard Smith on Fox News. I had already done my elliptical program in the morning. Next I need to come up with some more kinds of foods to eat. I am getting sick of the same old things. At work I am hungry and hungry makes me feel like I am not losing weight.

So say a little prayer for me to go my next twenty off. I want it in two months. I can do that.