Forging the Physique
Saturday, September 18, 2004
It's Never Too Late to Shape Up
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A good article and a good mantra to remember (and, more importantly, DO) throughout life.
Countdown: eight days before blog change....
Friday, September 17, 2004
You don't lose weight by splitting the food one day then eating a meal for six the next.
Wednesday
As part of our efforts to lose weight (and to cut cost), R. and I split our dinner tonight. Yet we were still pleasantly plump. The restaurants--demanded by the customer--really do make that single-person meal for two (or more!) people.
Thursday
As a general rule, I don’t like to work out on the day of a major event. I was to meet R.’s family up in the valley and didn’t want to risk any possible injuries from a workout. Thus, no workout of any type.
I’ll have to remind myself, though, to restrain my eating habit on such days as well. One of my favorite restaurants is Islands and the company had built a new restaurant up there and—of course—I just had to give it a try. (Service was slow and okay; the fried onion rings and burger were delicious as I remembered it.)
R.'s family served a fine feast. Well, back to ramen soup....
Countdown: nine days before blog change....
Thursday, September 16, 2004
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
My feet hurt. And my knees. And...
Monday
I wanted to schedule a workout routine the rest of the week. That involved class schedules. Unfortunately they were not available on-line. (System down or something.)
Thus I drove to a couple of nearby gyms and picked them up. I hit the gym in the evening for an hour of cardio. Despite the efforts, I was not surprised when I weighed myself afterwards and found I had gained four pounds over the past couple of weeks.
Dietary efforts were more of preparation. I do the householding shopping and specifically tried to avoid more fatty, fried, meaty products. There were still a lot of good choices (though the store was out of the flavored "fizzy" water. The recent humidity and heat must have increased sales.)
Tuesday
Well, there went the diet. Ate at the Japanese restaurant I frequented when when working at the city hall. Didn't do much better when with friends that evening.
However, did another cardio workout. My feet and ankles do not like me at the moment. I want a massage.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Vegan bodybuilding role-model
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YOU tell this guy that vegetarianism is for wimps...!
Monday, September 13, 2004
No workout this morn though one of my favorite instructors was teaching. Instead I'm still working on changing the diet thingie. I'm actually stopping when I feel full; ordering more wisely and taking half home; and NO dessert. (For the latter, I simply have to ask R. who tends not to want dessert.) However, the ice cream and cookies negated a lot of my effort. Hrrr. Well, a new week coming up.
Sunday, September 12, 2004
Amateur Bodybuilder of the Week
This site, to me, is a source of inspiration and knowledge. It's amazing what people can achieve and how they do it.
