ChrisComedy's Journal, 14 August 2014

Did my calf stretches on the Foot Rocker last night. Seven hours of solid sleep with dreams, one hour in drowse mode. I wonder if cutting back from three very large cups of caffeinated tea to one has helped with my sleeping. I'm trying to build a habit where I do a plank on a chair when I get out of bed. Eight minutes on the Sunny Air Walk Trainer first thing in the morning to burn glycogen. Today is cooler with less humidity for a couple of days. Enjoy it while it lasts.

According to the Omron body fat monitor, my body fat is 23.1, lowest ever, and my BMI is 19.1 (somewhat dehydrated). This is the first time I've noticed the BMI reading. I've been focussed on the body fat reading. My body fat is dropping pretty quickly. Either the exercise and the decrease in sugar is paying off or the Omron is inaccurate. I'm losing weight, but I'm still deconditioned and my nutrition needs work.

Fourteen minutes of stretching in bed. Strength training: 20 minutes of leg exercises around the chair with 1 1/4 pound ankle weights, leg lifts, knee lifts, toe raises, two sets of ten reps each; 23 minutes of leg exercises on the mat with ankle weights, two sets of ten reps, leg and knee raises, hip abductions. Cardio: 45 minutes of Air Walk Trainer while watching "Last Comic Standing"; 1328 steps.Last night while walking on the Air Walk Trainer, I actually ran across an episode from the first season of Grimm I hadn't seen.

Today was an up day (eat all I want) and a strength training day. First day for an omelet without the Rotel tomatoes and green chilies. I'm thinking about throwing together a tuna and cannellini bean salad this week instead of another pizza, great for warm days. Hope the beans aren't too salty. If so, I will soak or wash them. Also planning to fix sweet potato slices this week.

Had a whey protein shake using a new Blender Bottle. Still won't get that little bit of powder on the edge which is true of all of them. Now that I'm trying to cut back on salt, Relay Foods is looking good as a source of fresh produce. While Kroger is a step up from Family Dollar, a lot of its processed foods aren't much better. I started taking one potassium caplet daily to deal with the salt. Put a pizza cutting board on my wish list at Amazon.

Two interesting factoids from reading newspapers today: keeping a food diary doubles your chances of losing weight and fitness trackers have a 45 percent abandonment rate. Studies do show that fitness trackers encourage people to exercise more. I've developed a pretty good habit of wearing the Smart Health pedometer. The Lifeline Power Wheel arrived. I don't whether it's a good idea to use it with the hernia. I want to strengthen the muscles in my abdomen but... That's it for my fitness purchases for a while unless I see a really great deal. I need to assimilate the purchases I've already made and organize my so-called home gym before any more

Now that I'm wearing the hernia belt, I'm going to have to go back up a size on the next pair of running shorts I buy. *sigh* It's always something... One thing the hernia belt does is highlight or accentuate how much subcutaneous fat I still have on my stomach. I still have two-and-a-half months to sign up for Medicare without a penalty. Time to get cracking and find my Social Security card.

I want to work my way through the fruit I have stashed in the freezer: smoothies, plus I have a Yonanas, a machine turns fruit into a healthier ice cream which I haven't used in a while.

Both the Nook and the Kindle tablets are giving me aggro. The Nook kept crashing and restarting so I had to hard reset it. The good news is that about half-a-dozen movies showed up in my library. The Nook still crashing and restarting after the reset. If it keeps doing this, I may get a dual-boot pure Android card and try that, but reviews indicate crashing and restarting are still a problem. For some reason, I can't share web pages using the Kindle browser. Aside from the fact that it should work with the Misfit Shine, the Asus Memo Pad is looking better and better.

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1168 kcal

Fat: 41.83g | Prot: 81.48g | Carb: 133.42g.   Breakfast: Celestial Seasonings India Spice Chai Tea, Kroger Lactose Free Fat Free Half & Half, Splenda Nectresse, V8 Low Sodium Original 100% Vegetable Juice (5.5 oz), Fiber Choice Sugar Free Assorted Fruit. Lunch: Healthy Choice Baked Chicken & Rice Cheddar Bake. Dinner: Fiber Choice Sugar Free Assorted Fruit, Healthy Choice Baked Chicken & Rice Cheddar Bake, Egg Omelet, Body Fortress 100% Premium Chocolate Whey Protein. Snacks/Other: Hidden Valley Oven Roasted Garlic Parmesan, Del Monte Mandarin Orange Cup, Weight Watchers Smoked Flavor String Cheese, Kind Nuts & Spices Madagascar Vanilla Almond. more...