easy does it

My mini- home gym!

Bought these from craigslist for about $100 altogether...

The dude said they were "free weights" but I paid anyways...

What a dumb-bell I was...

What? Is that dust?

How did that get there?

"From left to right"

Treadmill, bike on a trainer, weight bench

resistance bands, back brace and free weights.

 

A clear shower curtain with a prism design.

Lets in light, but no one can see inside!

I never made that valance, either.

Time to finish what I started!

I ran through my every excuse in the book...

Every delaying tactic...

Every reason...they were reasons, right?

After a year of serious effort...

and results - I am ready to get back to basics.

Time to get seriouser 

in an "easy does it" kinda way.

P90X is still on the dvd player!

The chin up bar helped me to stand up taller,

after a couple of years of slouching...

See it over the door?

A little progress!

This is me in March...

About 90 days ago.

Something's working!

Slowly butt surely.

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Monster w/ concentrated whey protein

Egg white protein

Cube steak w/ Heinz 57 (a couple o' carbs)

Water, coffee w/ heavy cream

Atkins bar (tired of them already)

8,000 steps at work today!

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After the buffet the other day,

I am doing a little (modified) protein fast...

In this case, it wasn't carbs, but sodium I had too much of.

So no salt for a couple of days.

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The P90X guy says to focus on the task at hand.

Well said!

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Still driving around listening to Wicked.

I love me some Wicked. ♫♪♫♬

How is your day going so far?

Wonderful, I hope!

work out

Sometime in the evening, or early morning, 
 I get in a few minutes walking.

Outdoors if it's nice - indoors if it's not so nice.

Treadmills are good for indoors - not so easy to take along outdoors!

30 minutes is good for the days I work 12 hours doing visits; not just sitting.

60 minutes is good for the days when work is slower. 
Then 90 minutes once a week.

Somedays I walk with the weighted vest.

It is less weight than I have already lost. It's still not easy.

I take one day off from working out per week. Or more, if needed.

It is a range - not a pinpoint on a map!
I put on iTunes or a dvd of Scrubs and go-go-go!

Followed by a few reps with resistance bands.

These have handles for a better grip, and a leg loop.

There are 5, 10, and 15 pounds of resistance. 
 You can combine 2 or 3 for more resistance.

These bands work for me because 
I don't have to carry around actual weights.

I still use the rebounder but not so much these days.

I am not really on the rebound yet.
Oh yeah, and the crunches, push-ups, etc.
That's every day.

the pink glove dance

work it out

I decided to go for a mini work-out yesterday

340 # weight machine

push-ups

fingers flat, mind you

sweaty after

a nice walk & work out

I made myself get out and about. I bravely posted these pics of myself.

This is me.

Yes, I still have weight to lose. Yes, I'll be 49 in a month. Yes, this is my grey hair.

I can only try. It's all I can do right now.

It has been said that there's no returning. No moving forward.

Yet we all know there is!

What could be broken so bad, that it can't be fixed?