Bitter Cold ! ! !

Temps dropping into the low 20's F at night. Highs around 39F. Cold and clear, but snow possible late week and/or week-end.

12-3-2013 Tues. Peter Johnson w/ poles. 2 mi. / 40 min. Polar-fleece pants (too large/long) and pull-over, Not quite warm enough but OK. Should have pulled on some sort of Anorak, or maybe an under top-layer. Polar-fleece "Goat Roper" hat, and FG gloves which are sufficient.

12-5-2013 Thurs. (Today) Intending to do Peter Johnson 2 mi. w/ the right clothes. Sorted out the polar-fleece pants, a pair w/ elastic pant-legs so they don't drag on the ground. Pants w/ tie cord waist aren't staying up. We're looking for elastic waist w/ draw cord in sweats and polar-fleece.

Generally feeling some gains in fitness: More power in the effort, less stiff, feeling better. Diet is improving some, more veggies, whole grains (rice/quinoa) cabbage salad. Bagels are too much carb, and sugar -- too large. Kirkland Multi-Grain has some sugar, but a good mix of grains, no trans fat, and OK carbs. Turkey breast, tuna, frozen fruit, yogurt.

BS has been running high -- 160 range.

Peter Johnson

Awoke stiff . . . mostly lower back. BS elevated, 182 post exercise, but may be dehydration. 2 mi. on Peter Johnson w/ poles, start slow and work into it. Once warmed up we were fine. Some gains, we're working to get more regular, better diet, pay more attention to added sugar in food -- particularly bread, crackers. Not losing any weight.

Moving Along

2 miles, Peter Johnson, walking w/ poles. Making some gains, and getting committed to regularity. Eating better, more veggies raw and stir fried both.

Sunday, Monday

Sunday, 11-24-2013

25 min. spin bike, 5 min. to 120 bps, 5 to 20 min. @ 120 / 130 bpm, to 25 min. cool down to 117 bpm. More felt effort to sustain 120 bpm, may be lack of recovery.

Monday, 11-25-2013

Peter Johnson (2 mi.) w/ walking poles. Feeling as though we're making some fitness gains. Able to push the pace a bit, and feeling energized.

WE FOUND OUR LOST ARROW ! ! ! Feeling like we're heading back into the archery. I need to start on the Focus 24# and work back into the 40# draw.

Spin Bike

220 - 65 = 155
140 = 90%
135 = 87%
130 = 84%
125 = 80%
120 = 77%

11/23/2013 -- 25 min. 5 min to 120, to 20 min. @ 130 / 135, to 25 min. @ 130 / 120. Get some hydration, watch TV, settle on something w/o ads. Remote control in a carrier on the bars.

242 lbs. and 32% fat.

Spin Bike

25 min. Spin Bike, 11-22-13, in front of the TV. 5 min. warm-up to 120 bpm. 15 min. @ 120 / 125, and then 5 min. cool-down. This AM was 242 lbs. and 32%. Some speculation that 2 mile walk on Peter J. is too far . . . or too often. We need to "adjust."

More Ick --

Saturday, Sunday, Monday -- haven't been feeling up to getting out and walking. Maybe two miles is too far. Generally feeling tired. Eating better, but no weight loss to speak of. Weather is nasty, windy, wet, promised to get more of the same.

Let's commit to sticking on this program, without getting obsessive about it.