October 18, Day 27

Day off--not because I deserved one, because I just took one.
I'm no longer doing the squat/pushup/plank challenge. My knees are thanking me. I'm using a fitness machine we have that will exercise my quads but be less taxing on the knees. I'll take a pic of it if I think about it when I'm downstairs. I'm also making use of the weight machine in place of the pushups for now and also for some other stuff. Dumbbells are good for arm work.

Diet was good yesterday.

Be well,
John

October 17, Day 26

As expected, not much activity yesterday. I did manage a little bit of walking while visiting with my nephew on the SLU campus. A brief walk around campus and a walk to Pappy's BBQ was maybe 1.5 miles total. I did a little stretching in the evening after arriving home.

Stopping at Ted Drewe's pretty much guaranteed that I was over calories for the day, but it is what it is.
Today's a new day.

John

October 16, Day 25

Just a quick note before hitting the road today. I'll be in the car for the majority of today so I may not get any exercise in. Yesterday I managed some time on the weight machine and used some dumbbells and one of the cardio machines we have. Not too strenuous, but it felt good.

Diet was okay. Today will be a dietary challenge.

Be well,
John

October 15, Day 24

Oops! I missed a day.
Not a big deal. I've been trying to spend less time on the internet and was reading yesterday morning instead of scrolling social media.
Exercise has remained light due my back not feeling quite right yet. Long day of driving tomorrow and I'm hoping the back isn't going to be a problem.

Weigh-in this morning was still a solid 250.
Although a big part of good health is getting to a healthy weight (and I'm not progressing in that), I do feel better even though the weight hasn't been coming off. Movement is good.

Something that I haven't mentioned (but is big on the overall health front) is that I have been sleeping more. I'm getting an extra sleep cycle from what was once my normal 4 cycles, and I'm pretty much sleeping through the night. I sometimes wake up at the end of the first cycle and then sleep until morning. That puts my nightly rest at a little over 7.5 hours (my cycles run a little over 90 minutes each). I rarely nap, but do get in an occasional 17 minute power nap if needed.

John

October 13, Day 22

Yesterday I intentionally used yardwork as my exercise. In addition to the time spent in spring garden prep, I decided to push mow the yard part of the property. That was around five miles of walking. I figured that walking didn't seem to bother my low back, so that was my exercise. I ended up with over 14,000 steps for the day. My low back still seems aggravated this morning, so I'll have to figure something out for today.

Yesterday's diet was a little high in fat and I probably should have skipped dessert -- basically the same kind of crap that got me here at 50+ pounds overweight. 
Sacrebleu!

John

October 12, day 21

Hmmm...
Well yesterday was a bit of a bust. My back was back to feeling sore (same spot) so I took an unscheduled rest day. I'm hoping it will be better today. Back issues haven't typically been a thing with me. I have had occasional spasms in the past, but seldom have pulled muscles or soreness that lasts. This is a little frustrating.

Diet wise:
Big breakfast, no lunch, good dinner, healthy dessert.

John

October 11, Day 20

Lazy day yesterday. I did my 30 day challenge stuff, but nothing more.
Diet was okay. It helps that we don't have any junk food in the house.

I'm thinking of not posting every day, but posting is an accountability aid. I'll probably post for me and only share it to my Twitter account, maybe just weekly on Facebook. Not many read it anyway and it isn't for pats on the back or anything. Just trying to keep it moving.

John

October 10, Day 19

I felt good yesterday. Honestly, it was the first time I felt good about exercising in a long time.
It's been nearly three weeks since this 100 Day Fitness Challenge began and I really haven't been doing much other than purposefully doing something. For some reason, yesterday felt different. Hopefully, that will continue.

Diet wasn't bad. Still not logging calories.

Be well,
John

October 9, Day 18

I ended up taking it pretty easy yesterday. Apparently I pulled a little muscle or something in my back while lifting and twisting those bags of compost on Thursday. Nothing too serious, but I opted for some gentle stretching and resting rather than aggravating it more. Minor muscle injuries are nothing to mess with when you're old, fat, and out of shape.
I'm going to see how it feels doing some yardwork today.

I did okay on the meal diet, but did have a couple of high calorie snacks--gotta watch that more closely.

John

October 8, Day 17

It turns out that I did make yesterday a rest day. Although I didn't do any "exercise," I wasn't completely inactive. I did load (40 lb. bags), unload, and spread 600 lbs. of compost in my raised garden beds.
Today I'm back at it.
A little Tai Chi this morning, but I still need to complete my squat/pushup/plank challenge.

Damn, no progress on the weight yet. I guess I'm going to have to go back to logging calories. I really hate that and am going to have set my attitude to get that done. I've been resisting doing that even though I know (from experience) it works.
Sacrebleu! 

Be well,
John