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A pretty uneventful evening. Just hot and muggy. Went out to the gym (my gym - not to be confused with a place you go to work out)LOL, and greased up the scissor lift (man lift), and plugged in the charger. I'm going to need it when I start tuckpointing the brick, and installing the lighting in the gym. Not going to be doing that until it cools off a bit. It's just too miserable outside to do too much; sweat just rolls off me like I'm in a shower.
Getting ready to start this getting in shape thing again. I don't know how many of you are like me, but this is the way I do it; and I've been doing it this way for the past 30 years. I proceed with dedication, determination and persistence for about 6 months; I slack off for a couple of months, and then I hit it again. I can't tell you why I do it that way, but I always have. It works for me, but it is a little frustrating; it's two steps forward and one step back. Problem is, I always stop about 15 pounds short of reaching my ultimate goal. For me, that's 175 lbs. I'll reach 195 or 190, and feel pretty good about myself, but get a little frustrated that I don't step it up, and go for that last 15 pounds. This time, I think I'm going to do it. The older I get, the more I realize how much better the loss of even one pound feels. When you think about it, it's a no-brainer: I'd be pretty happy losing another 42 lbs. A gallon of water weighs 8.33 pounds. That means that, when I run, I'm basically carying an additional 5 gal. bucket of water with me on every step. I'd really like to see what I could do if I left that 5 gal. bucket behind. Even after that, I've got another 10 pounds to go to reach my ultimate goal. The first 40 pounds are for health and performance reasons; the last 10 are probably for vanity. Maybe that's why I've always stopped short; it just never seemed all that important. This time, I think I'd like to do it, just to prove that I can.
Well; it's almost time for bed; 3:30 isn't all that far away, and I can't afford to skip too many early risings if I want to stay on my plan. I see most of my FS friends have found other things to do tonight than sit on here, so I'll bid all of you night owls good night.
Toodles!
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