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.


Monday, December 7, 2009

Monday's FAVORITE Website: Dave Barry



Sunday, June 27, 1993, Dave Barry wrote a great column about pop tarts catching fire in a toaster. (It's a guy thing.) It's still bouncing around the Internet. I know because I just forwarded it to a couple of guys I work with. One plans to recreate the experiment on video. The other is a volunteer fireman. He's going to use it at a meeting. I work with crazy people ... and I suspect I belong here.


Here's the column: http://www.davebarry.com/natterings_files/poptarts.htm

And here's the front door to Dave Barry's site. http://www.davebarry.com/

I wonder what the shelf life is for viral e-mails?

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