Saturday, 14 August 2010
Week 24: Lift weights for 5 minutes each day this week.
Good afternoon. It’s a nice cool day in Northeastern PA, and I’m going to go out for my walk / jog after I get done blogging.
I have to go into work at 6:30 PM so my day is slowly creeping away, but that’s alright – I got to sleep in today and I feel refreshed. I really don’t have much to write about today and I know what you’re thinking, “Every time Barry says he doesn’t have much to say, he ends up writing a short novel about peanut butter or being stuck by a farsighted phlebotamist”, but today is just another day. I don’t think I’ve lost any more weight, but I don’t think I’ve gained any either. I don’t want to say I’m at an impasse, because I feel great where I’m at right now as far as poundage is concerned. Would I like to lose another 15 lbs? Absolutely, I don’t want to say I have gotten lazy, but I will say I have grown a little less conscious of every little thing I do when it comes to what I eat. What’s the cause for this, you ask? I would have to say my body and my mind both want to be healthy, but they also want fried chicken every now and then, and burgers, and M & M’s and other things that if eaten in excess will not suit either body or mind. I don’t want to call it a catch 22 because that doesn’t feel right, but I don’t want to go through my life without having the things that add a little fatty flavor to it. I don’t want to give you the wrong impression here, I love the way I have been feeling and looking as of late and I wouldn’t want to ruin what I have accomplished by having the devil-may-care attitude I used to live by. I know where that gets me – out of shape, sad, and unhealthy. I think all this has to do with what’s been going on in my personal life and as everyone knows, life has its ups and downs. I’ve just got to stay focused. I’ll do my best, that’s all I can ever do with anything in my life.
I hope everybody has a great day and tries to stay focused (not like the farsighted phlebotamist)
Later,
Barry J
Tags: health, healthy living
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Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Week 20: Do at least 10 crunches each day this week.
Good morning. I’m going to pick up Luke, and today we will be going for a ride in his Pappy’s 1963 Ford GALAXIE 500 convertible. It seems Larry went out and bought a toddlers car seat just for his prized possession, and to tell you the truth, I don’t know if I’m talking about the car or Luke. I can tell you this though, he’s very excited about taking his Grandson for a ride, and I know as soon as Luke gets the wind in his hair he’s going to be smiling like a 691 day old boy riding in a 1963 Ford GALAXIE 500 convertible. Yep, that about sums it up. I can’t wait to film it on the Days of Luke.
I’ll be doing my push-ups and crunches when I get done blogging and then I’ll have my breakfast, which today is going to consist of a grapefruit and yogurt. I’m starting to feel a little better, which makes me think that maybe I just had a common summer cold. A wise old man once told me that if you take medicine for a cold it will take two weeks for the cold to go away. If you don’t take medicine and just let it run it’s course the common cold should go away in about fourteen days. Yep, that about sums that up also.
All in all I feel pretty good. I’m trying to catch up on my walking / jogging, but to tell you the truth my lungs just aren’t up to it yet so I’ve been a little lackadaisical on the brick beating. But as soon as this congestion goes away, I will be back out there pounding the beat.
I’m going to be taking off because I’ve got a busy day ahead of me. Today is the official opening of the table games at the casino so I’ll be putting in a twelve hour day when it’s all said and done. I can’t wait – it should be very, very interesting. Maybe I’ll have a funny story for tomorrow. That’s the one thing about the casino business; you never know what you’re going to run into.
I hope everybody has a great day and gets to feel the wind in their hair.
Later,
Barry J
Tags: casino, health
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Saturday, 10 July 2010
Week 19: Eat 1 1/2 cups lettuce/spinach each day this week.
Barry J
Good morning. I just picked up the Luckinator and we’ll be heading for a walk after I get done checking in. I’m feeling a little better today, but I still have no taste and to breathe in through my snot box is an impossibility (Sorry about that.) I’m two days behind on my walking and I’ll get back on track as soon as I can – it’s just for right now I don’t have it in me. I was talking to a couple other people at work and they think it’s something in the air because allergies are running rampant right now. I didn’t think I had allergies but I guess as soon as I get some health insurance I’ll get it checked out. Man, I sound like a big complainer once again, sorry folks.
It’s amazing how your health affects your total mood. I truly am a happy-go-lucky guy. But right now I feel more like a miserable-go-carpy dude. I just want to be back to feeling like I did a month ago. I know it’s coming – it’s just that when you’re in the middle of it, the other side looks far away. I have to remember that I have already gone through half of it, and all good things come to those who wait. But sometimes it feels like the wait can break the wagon. Man, I’m so deep somebody should bury me.
I hope everybody has a great day and stays happy-go-lucky.
Later,
Barry J
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Friday, 9 July 2010
Week 19: Eat 1 1/2 cups lettuce/spinach each day this week.
Barry J
Good morning. I woke today with such sinus congestion that I thought Mike Tyson had come over while I slept and punched me in the nose, knocking me out in my slumber. I’m not kidding, it’s actually painful. I took some decongestant spray with aloe and I’m hoping that will do the trick. Man, when you put this heat wave on top of it, I’m not very comfortable to tell you the truth. But this too shall pass, and the next thing I’ll know It will be Fall and the leaves will be doing their thing and I’ll be able to taste my oatmeal and Jif again. I have no taste whatsoever. Holy cow, I keep going back to complaining. This has got to stop. I guess it’s all this pressure on my head. It was hard to do my push-ups and crunches because every time my noggin moved it felt like it was going to explode, but I managed.
Listen I’m going to cut it short I don’t feel like many positive or funny things are coming out of me today.
I hope everybody has a great day and if you see Mike out there, tell him to come over and try that stuff when I’m awake. (Who am I kidding?)
Later,
Barry J
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