down for the count

on monday woke up in a lot of pain from my bad back.  turns out wall push i done sent a shock to my body.  been icing it and taking time off for it to heal.  disappointing since i was on a good streak there. over the years, unexpected injuiries have derailed my progress.   also suffered neck, shoulder and hand pain as well. 

diet and new exercise

Ate some healthy food for this week lunch like carrots everyday and water in the morning. also fruit like bananas and grapes.   i try and balance bad food with good food so i get enough fiber to keep my system regular and add in vitamins to keep my energy level up.

i know exercise is the greatest medicine you can give your body everyday.  i work in a office and sit all day so exercise is critically important for me. i added a new exercise from watching you tube a few week ago.  it like doing jumping jacks with your legs and pushing your hands straight up at the same time.   it gets the heart pumping.

kept my exercise routine up by boxing on the heavy bag, dancing to you tube, working out on the elliptical, free weights and and the kettle bell. will get on the scale soon to get a starting weight.

working hard now

my wife told me today she can already see a small change in my appearance. i've been working hard in my home gym for 40 minutes everyday. mainly doing cardio like stuff and some weights.  just got though doing workout dancing to you tube james brown songs. i played several covers by other artist and said the best of last with the man himself. working up harder and harder and then when putting him on, going all out. finished covered in sweat all over.

like yesterday hitting the heavy bag i had sweet piling up on the basement floor.  a lot of my dna can be found down there.   checking my calories count burn for today is over 700. earlier in the week i burned over 500 calories on my elliptical.

been drinking more liquid, water, tea and other stuff.   changed to eating only when i'm hungry and eating more balance. when i eat something bad i follow up with something good.   feel good i've started out real good.

3X and Usain Bolt

Missed some gym opportunities this week.  heading down to the gym now. Inspired by the great Usain Bolt.  It reminds me of my running days thirty years ago when I was in the US Air Force. I wasn't the fasted runner but could run for days. never got tired.   It burned off seventy pounds in six months. Today  i had to face the fact I'm back in 3x shirt size, i got a lot of work to do.