Still Yo-yoing

I'm still yo-yoing between 235 and 237. Just call me Duncan. At least I'm not getting any heavier than that, so hopefully things will pull forward again soon. It's getting better weather here now, so hopefully more walking is in the near future. I seem to do better when I have some kind of routine, and the routine has been suffering as of late, so maybe that's partly to blame for my lack of attention to exercise and eating healthier. Thanks again for all those who are supporting me.

Speaking of supporting someone, I just got a visit from my buddy Greg, from http://www.fatguyblog.com. He's still hanging in there, he just hasn't had much time to blog lately. His heel spurs are still acting up, though, so exercise for him has been much lessened. I tried to give him some encouragement. I enjoyed his visit, even though I wish I wouldn't have been at work and spent more time with him. Greg is one of those guys whho, even though I haven't known him that long, I feel I can talk to him about nearly anything. He's a lot of fun to talk to, and I'm grateful that his blog led me to contact him and make a new friend. We have a lot of similar interests and I always am enlightened in some ways when he has time to visit. I know a lot of you that read my blog also read his, so I thought I would let you know he is doing okay.

My back is back

I weighed in today at 234, still tied for the lowest weight in several years. I just hope I can keep getting lower bit by bit. The good news, though, is that what I thought was going to be a serious back episode has been very minor. It was a little sore for a couple of days, but has been much better the last few. I'd like to think that it had to do with the fact that last time it went out I weighed around 265. Now that I've lost about 30 pounds, maybe the strain is a little less.

Good news, bad news

The good news is that I finally reached the 235 pound mark again this morning, so hopefully the downward trend will start again. The bad news is that yesterday, while simply leaning forward toward the table to eat, my back popped and it has been pretty darned painful ever since. I just hope that it doesn't get much worse. Right now I can still move a little, but if it doesn't get much better I'm going to have to see a chiropractor or something. I'll keep you updated as to how it progresses (I refuse to write "degresses", I won't let myself think that).

25th Anniversary at work.

Saturday, April 7th, was the 25th Anniversary for our family-owned motorcycle and ATV shop. 25 years in this business can be difficult to achieve, especially in today's cut-throat climate. However, I'm proud to say that we did it. I hope we can be around for at least 25 more. We had a great time at our celebration. The coldest weather for that date in a hundred years crimped the turnout a bit, but the people that did make it out were some of our best customers over the years and we all had a blast. We had a couple of great entertainers, J.D. Pollard, who has done a lot of back-up singing for Motown, and was once Ray Charles' opening act, and a band made up of teenagers, Young At Heart, who play and sing like they are at least ten years older than they are. They definitely have a future ahead of them! They did a cover of "Freebird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the lead guitar player, who is about sixteen years old, blew the store down practically with the long, blistering guitar solo at the end. If you'd have closed your eyes, you'd have been hard pressed to tell that Skynyrd themselves weren't playing it. Overall, it was a wonderful 25th year celebration and it gave us all in the family a chance to sit back, reflect, and enjoy an accopmplishment we can be proud of.

RealAge.com

Well, over on fatguyblog.com, there is an ad for realage.com, where you can take a test to see what your real age is. That means, what your calender age is adjusted by how well (or not) you have taken care of your body. Some people are older than their calender age and some people who may be older in years that are in good health can be several years younger "real age". To be honest, I did it just for kicks, but I was a bit nervous about it. I expected the results to look something like: Calender age: 38.7 Real age: Methuselah.

Instead, with just a minimum amount of information (some things I just didn't know), I came out just shy of two years older, between 40 and 41. While this still stinks (time flies fast enough without being unhealthy speeding it up) I was better off than I had hoped. Getting healthier, though, can cause that trend to reverse.

Its not a bad little test, so if you're interested in taking it yourself, go to www.realage.com.

Been busy

Its been a prety hectic time at work, so I've been pretty tied up and haven't had much time to update. I'd gotten as heavy as 237.5 this week, but now I'm 236.5. Boy, its frustrating. Getting under the 235 milestone was shortlived. I'd like to do it and make it stay finally. Keep behind me.

These Butts Were Saved By Walking...

I don't smoke, but for those that do and are trying to quit, this study claims that just five minutes of exercise can temporarily cure cravings for cigarettes. Read about it here. They have no idea how long exercise keeps the cravings away, but the effect is supposedly pretty potent. So, the next time you feel like lighting up, start flexing those muscles instead!