Year 2 Week 45 Day 1

Here are the numbers:

Weights and Measures:
	Weight	Blood P.	Hips	Gut	Chest	Neck	Thigh	Pulse
End Goal	200.00	110/70	38.00	36.00	42.00	16.00	27.00	60.00
10/4/2010	310.60	159/100	48.50	55.25	55.50	18.50	29.00	72.00
11/1/2010	315.20	142/90	47.50	55.00	54.50	18.75	28.50	72.00
11/8/2010	315.00	155/92	48.50	55.25	55.25	19.50	29.50	93.00
Change	(0.20)	+13/+2	1.00	0.25	0.75	0.75	1.00	21.00
To Goal:	(115.00)	-45/-22	(10.50)	(19.25)	(13.25)	(3.50)	(2.50)	(33.00)

 

So this was a weird week. Weight is basically flat, but all the other numbers are up.

Now I have an excuse/reason for this, salt. I had some Chinese food, Szechuan chicken
and house fried rice. I love spicy food so the chicken was right on target, but the rice
was 90% salt and 10% vegetables and mystery meats. As I was eating it I was thinking
"this is such a bad idea" but my mouth was like "oh my God, salt! It's been too long" and
so I ate it and now I'm swelled up like the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man.

The flip side is even with I'm guessing 5 kilos of sodium in my system the old BP is up
just a little. The pulse is higher because I forgot to do the measurements before hitting
the weights and riding the bike for 2 whole minutes. Real pulse pounding stuff.

Yep, been hitting the weights 6 days last week, the bike less as in zero, but it's coming
back along. With Fall and Winter approaching this working out gets easier, I'm a cold
weather worker. I also have to fight the winter blubber add-on, hey it's genetic so lay
off.

Still feeling confident about going to MN in TWO weeks and feeling good. Luckily, I am
measuring my health and fitness versus a bunch of sixty years and barely falling short.

No plans for anything this Christmas. My brother is threatening an early December visit
so I am sure I'll have to entertain him. Small plans on that weekend, makes me wish I
could just go to Tahiti, still I like it quiet and calm and boring.

Just like this post.

Later,