Dog FOOD and Exercise

How would you feel if you carried around four 20-pound bags of dog food all day? DOG TIRED! 2 years ago, I used to weigh 80 pounds more and that’s how I felt. Run down. Exhausted.

Now I feel marvelous. Did I take a quick-fix pill or follow a fad diet? No, I just ate less and exercised more. That’s the only thing that really works.

Now that Beth is off to England, I’m getting back to business. I have 30 more pounds to go. It’s time to get busy.

I’m tweaking my exercise routine.

-- Monday and Wednesday, I’m on the treadmill.
-- Tuesday and Thursday, I take Pilate’s. It’s not as tough as last fall. I’m improving … slowly. When we’re on the mats, I can even touch my feet to the floor above my head. Not bad for 55.
-- Then (weather permitting), I’m walking 4 miles a day on Saturday and Sunday.
-- I get Fridays off. (I LOVE FRIDAYS!)

I want to push myself further on the treadmill.
First 5 minutes … 15% incline … 3.7 mph
Second 5 minutes … 15% incline … 3.8 mph
Third 5 minutes … 14% incline … 3.9 mph
Fourth 5 minutes … 14% incline … 4 mph
Fifth minutes … 13% incline … 4.1 mph
Last 5 minutes … 13% incline … 4.2 mph

Not bad for someone who used to be ready to die at 3 mph on the flat.


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Friday, August 21, 2009

Is It FUN to be FAMOUS: Michelle Obama's Shorts


I was waiting for Carol at McD’s today and saw a bunch of news nonsense about Michelle Obama wearing shorts. Is it a slow day for the media?

I was standing next to a 70-ish lady, who politely sipped her coffee. She looked up at me and said, “Silly, isn’t it?” If grandma-on-the-street doesn’t care that the first lady wears shorts, then TMZ should get a life. Michelle was outside walking the dog in the summer. What else would she wear?

I think it was all an excuse to get out the decades old Nair commercial and play, “Who wears short shorts?”