ChrisComedy's Journal, 15 August 2014

I unboxed the Misfit Shine last night and confirmed what I already knew: without syncing to an Android 4.3/Bluetooth 4.0 device, it's useless. I unboxed the Power Wheel. It's pretty big compared to the Ab Wheel. I guess it should be since it costs three times as much as a basic Ab Wheel.

Six hours of solid sleep, two hours of drowsing while listening to podcasts. I forgot to do my get out of bed plank. Eight minutes of the Air Walk Trainer first thing in the morning to burn off glycogen while watching another episode of "Grimm" I may not have seen before. I don't regret buying the Air Walk Trainer. It's one of the pieces of equipment I've used the most along with the mat, the ankle weights, the dumbbells, and the rowing machine until the hernia enlarged.

Omron body fat monitor: 23.9 body fat, 19.3 BMI (dehydrated). Took potassium caplet. I'm trying to be more conscientious of hydration.

Coolest day in a long time. Seventy-five degrees this morning without the fan running.

Down day on the 4:3/alternate-day diet (500 calories). Cruising close to my RDI with chai but I want to take advantage of cool weather and get rid of this half-and-half before it goes bad.

Twelve minutes of stretches in bed. More strength training: 15 minutes of leg-strengthening exercises with dumbells and resistance bands and stand-ups, two sets of 20 reps; 39 minutes of whole body conditioning program with dumbbells, three sets of 10 reps each with six-pound dumbbells. Cardio: 45 minutes on the Air Walk Trainer, 3511 steps.

My back tension returned. Took a half hour nap. Did a 24-minute guided meditation hoping that would help.

The Lifeline Power Wheel comes partially assembled. You have to insert the rod that holds the pedals. One pedal is already put together, although they didn't do that great a job. Getting the foot strap past the rod is a little tricky. The thing is freaking huge compared to the Ab Wheel. Next step is to take a look at the book, Ab Wheel Workouts: 50 Exercises to Stretch and Strengthen Your Abs, Core, Arms, Back and Legs by Karl Knopf.

The DVD for the Lifeline cable exercise program arrived. I'm not doing the program right now, but I wanted to get a copy in case it went out of print. That's the last of my home gym purchases for a while. I may eventually get a stationary bike, but I've got a lot of cleaning up, organizing, and recycling before that.

I had to throw away a loaf of garlic bread I bought at the day-old bread rack at Kroger because it had mold on it. I also procrastinated on a bag of salad and that spoiled. Both example of food wasted because of poor planning and over-buying. I'm looking forward to drawing down the stock I have in pantries, refrigerator, and freezer, supplemented with necessities from Amazon Prime Pantry, before returning to Kroger. Cleaning up my slow cooker, getting ready for fall. I bought some liner bags before, but it turned out they were for the larger type of Crock Pots.

I'm thinking about ordering powdered eggs. Whenever I get the regular kind in cartons, I don't eat enough to justify the purchase and I'm always worried about eating them before they go bad. Ditto for milk, where a large part of what I'm hauling from the grocery store is water. That doesn't make much sense given I own a variety of blenders.

Feeling a twinge in my side occasionally. I don't know whether it's a side effect of the hernia or I pulled a muscle while rowing.

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600 kcal

Fat: 23.50g | Prot: 18.00g | Carb: 98.00g.   Breakfast: Fiber Choice Sugar Free Assorted Fruit, Splenda Nectresse, Kroger Lactose Free Fat Free Half & Half, Celestial Seasonings India Spice Chai Tea. Lunch: Slim-Fast Shakes - Cappuccino Delight. Dinner: Welch's 100% Grape Juice. Snacks/Other: Kind Nuts & Spices Madagascar Vanilla Almond. more...