Jumbo Rider's BodyBlog

Happy Birthday Cheryl

Jumbo Rider — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:44:33 +0000

Today is my lovely wife’s birthday and mine will follow in 4 days. My wife has stood by me despite my many failings. She has given me two wonderful children. She has given me my life.

We have been married for 24 years. She was 18 and I was 20. The time has passed by in a blink of an eye. It is a cliche’, but it is so true. Who would I be without her I will never know. Who I am with her is more than I ever would be alone.

With all that I try to improve, my weight, my career, my spirituality, I never need to improve my wife nor my love for her.

Eating Clean and Gaining Weight

Jumbo Rider — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:13:55 +0000

Today I gained two pounds after a good week of exercise and eating clean. Not a good day.="jsCall();" />

7-1 A Fair Day

Jumbo Rider — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:58:12 +0000

Not much to say.

30 min walk at 2.8 mph

60 squats

30 desk pushups

So Very Tired

Jumbo Rider — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:02:38 +0000

I got plenty of sleep, good sleep, but I am so very tired. This has been going on for the past 3 months now. The Doc said my blood work came back fine and could not give a medical reason for my fatigue (I was there for a diabetes checkup). So I guess this is all in my head, but it feels like it is more than that.

Anyway, I will fight through the fatigue. I took most of yesterday off and today is set to be another big day of exercise. I am still sore from the last set I did on Monday.

If I don’t drop weight this week I will be more than disappointed. I have done everything right and have been extra careful with the caloric intake.

6-30 A Fair Day

Jumbo Rider — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:55:27 +0000

I took most of the day off to rest from the 29th.

squats 60

Bench Pushups 25

6-29 A Good Day

Jumbo Rider — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:33:09 +0000

Today was a success. I lie here sore but feeling alive. Calories were under 2000.

30 min walk @ 2.8 mph

150 squats

25 bench pushups

60 calf raises

3 types of leg swings at 50 per side.

A New Week

Jumbo Rider — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:01:27 +0000

I was duly chastised in a comment to one of my blog posts for my attitude. It was deserved and I thank the person for slapping me around so that I could come to my senses.

The good news is that I did not gain weight last week and am still 20 lbs below my high weight. The bad news is that I did not lose any weight after a week of consistant exercise and clean eating.

So where do I go from here? I will tighten my caloric intake. Apperantly I was not eating as clean as I thought I was. So we will write everything down that goes in my mouth. I will also put my walnuts in 1 oz portions. Eating a ton of nuts may well have been my problem last week.

Exercise will intensify this week. I will up my body-weight squats to 60 a day and up my walking speed from 2.5 mph to 2.7 mph. I will also add weight training 3 x a week. This will probably consist of the routine coach Mike developed for me last year, but I really do not like the band workout that much.

Wish me luck and pray for me. I must beat this weight issue.

Not a Good Week I Guess

Jumbo Rider — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:19:28 +0000

I thought I had my eating under control and my exercise rolling at a steady pace. In the end I lost no weight in a week. I am a little more than down right now.

6-26 A Fair Day

Jumbo Rider — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:29:18 +0000

The day was fair. I started out very tired but pulled through to finish strong.

35 min walk @ 2.5 mph

50 squat

15 desk pushups

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6-25 A Fair Day

Jumbo Rider — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:47:05 +0000

The day was fair. I started out very tired but pulled through to finish strong.

30 min walk @ 2.5 mph

50 squat

15 desk pushups