AM:
20 min 9% incline at 3.5 mph walk
35 min elliptical machine
PM:
30 min elliptical machine
Today was another day of being better. I ate fairly well today and had salmon for dinner. We are slowly getting back to eating like we need to. Family went home today so our house has returned to normal and Daisy cat is again a happy cat.
Happy New Year!
AM:
6 sets of leg presses up to 540 lbs
4 sets of barbell presses
5 sets of ez-bar curls
Today was a good start to the new Year. I ate better and had a great workout this AM. I also discovered a new show to watch: Betty White’s Off their rockers. Laughed my ass off!
AM:
50 min elliptical machine
PM:
35 min elliptical machine
Happy New Year everybody! May this be a prosperous year for us all.
Today we got together at our brother’s house to celebrate Hanukkah. We had a blast!
For exercise today my wife and I took a 2 mile walk around the local lake with our niece. It was pretty frigid out but we did it. My diet was in the trash all day but it was a special day and I was not thinking too much about it. The New year will be the time to get back on track.
AM:
20 min walking at 5% incline
15 min elliptical machine
15 min bike
Today I went to the gun show in the Dulles Expo Center. The place was packed and it took me 40 minutes to wait in line to get in.
I was able to pick up some target ammo for my next range trip which was great. There are a lot of emotions running high due to some of the tragic events that have occurred. I and many other Americans are good citizens that could be affected but some bans that are being discussed. I served in the military, I have owned a gun for over 10 years and train regularly multiple times a year and am responsible for my and my wife’s safety. Many people are feeling like only the police should have guns and that is not a good thing for Americans. The police get involved with bad people AFTER a crime has been committed. It is there job to investigate and catch the those responsible. The problem is Americans have to be victims first. For many gun ownership gives Americans an option to protect themselves when bad people try to do bad things to them. A gun is a tool, nothing more. Criminals use knives, bats, pipes, bare hands, and other bad things to hurt people. Criminals already break the law in committing crimes. Ban all or some guns takes guns out of the hands of those that might need them most…honest, law abiding Americans. Drugs are illegal and can be found in any city or town. Drugs kill so many people of all ages daily, but there is not the same uproar as there is in the gun control topic. Drunk driving as well as texting/using a cell phone while driving kills many people daily as well and is not seen as a hot topic like gun control. You never hear anyone speaking out on banning cigarettes, cars or cell phones after a tragedy even though more die daily from these than guns. Don’t punish those of good guys because of the actions of a few nutjobs. And another thing to ponder when folks talk about only cops should have guns… Cops are regular men and women just like us. They get training (just like we can and do train), and there are good cops, bad cops and average cops, just like the rest of the population. If they can train and be responsible, so can we. Please don’t ban guns and punish the majority of American gun owners.
AM:
6 sets leg presses
4 sets incline bench press
20 min elliptical machine
PM:
30 min elliptical machine
Today was a good day. I was able to hit the gym twice and feel like I did OK with my workouts. I was better with my eating but still not great. I need to get back to doing some small changes and getting back on track.
AM:
60 min elliptical machine
PM:
house cleaning…
It felt great to be home. I got up early and hit the gym like normal and then had the fortune of taking a nap with the cat curled up on the blankets. I ran some errands, played some Borderlands 2, wrapped some gifts and cleaned the house some for our visitor(s).
Travel day no exercise. Today was a tiring day of driving slow through a snow storm through Pennsylvania and into Maryland. There were cars off the road and into the ditches, bushes and other cars. What a treat. We made it though and had a good time over the Christmas. Tomorrow is back to the gym.
Christmas Day!
No exercise today, but plenty to do and plenty to see. We had Snow! and we also caught some visitors that stopped by since Thanksgiving.
The bear and the turkey are new visitors. They must have read good reviews about the foodstuff my parents set out for the critters.
Christmas Eve!
I got a 30 minute workout on the elliptical machine and some weights in today. On the way into the gym I had someone cross the street and get between me and the door asking for money. He put his hands in his pockets when asking for money for coffee and I had my hand in my bag on my tools in case things took a turn for the worse. Being Christmas Eve I stepped into the doorway of the gym and gave him $2 for coffee. I am glad he did not try anything stupid as it would have surely ruined both our days. I kept looking out into the street while working out since I know there are a few regulars that walk to the gym from the nearby apartments and I did not want to see anything happen to anyone.
I got to work and found out I did not need to work today. I was pretty disappointed in my boss since I asked him on Friday if the President’s executive order making today a federal holiday would give me the day off. I made sure he had our contact information. So I get to work and see an email from the higher ups saying unless you were on a scheduled project you were off. There would be no billing the government for the time. My coworker drove 1.5 hours to get to work to be there for 30 minutes to head back home 1.5 hours. Ridiculous!
Well, I am with my family now so it is OK, but I would have joined them days ago… I guess I need to make some lemonade…
