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3/29/2020 Update

29 Sunday Mar 2020

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Cycling, Diabetic, diet, Gym, Weight Loss

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Appointment, Exercise, Flu, followers, health, Sick, Tests, treadmill, Yard Work

How is everyone doing during the quarantine? I’m doing fine I guess.  I did something stupid the other day and I really hope that it doesn’t come back to bite me.  I’m expecting a house painter to come early next week to start painting my house.  In order to do the front, I had to get rid of my hedge bushes.

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They’ve been there for years and have grown quite big and tall. I took a chain saw to them which made for quick work and after the front was exposed I noticed a large hole that went underneath my front stoop.  I had to purchase some bags of dirt to fill it in before the painters showed up.  The stupid part is when I went to Lowes to purchase the dirt.  The place was packed.  It looked like they were going to have some sort of give-away.  I should have turned around then but I didn’t. When I went to check out the line was over twenty people long.  With my health the way it is, I should’ve turned around but instead, I stood in line with all those other people.  I won’t be doing that again.

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The house looks bare now but at least they’re cut down now.  The only thing I have to do now is pull up the stumps.  I’ll do that later on.  The grounds too wet to get in there with my truck and I don’t want to ruin my yard with ruts or worse get my truck stuck.

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As of this morning, I’ve lost 9.2 pounds.  I’ve got to get back on my treadmill so I can lose the other five pounds so I can get on my bicycle.  Plus, with the virus going around and us being quarantined, I’m making more and more trips to the refrigerator which is not good.  I’ve still got this nagging cough which when I get out of breath makes it hard for me to breathe and I have a coughing fit.  I’ll either start back this evening or wait until Monday to start.

I have a doctor’s appointment come Wednesday.  I’m sort of excited about going.  I’ve been keeping up with my sugar and it’s down from 9.9 to 7.2.  I’ve already seen the medical test report.  So I’m pretty excited about that.  My triglycerides are high and I need to do something to get it lower.

I’m near to 400 followers now.  When I started this blog I never thought it would be this high.  I’m about to go through and delete a few because some I have found are nothing but spam and sex promo sites.  I have no idea how I got those followers.  Anyway, thanks for following me.

Stay home and stay safe everyone!!

3/22/2020 Weekly Update

22 Sunday Mar 2020

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Gym, Weight Loss

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diet, Flu, Gym, Sick, treadmill, Virus, Weightloss

I’m a couple of days late.  I’m still quarantined and I’ve come down with not only the flu but a bad sinus infection, self-diagnosed of course.  There is no way I’m getting out of this house and getting tested.  I’ve been taking the Tamiflu as my wife’s doctor prescribed and I’m getting better every day.  My daughter, who has also been quarantined with us has not shown any symptoms as of yet.  My wife has nearly gotten rid of her aliments with the exception of her cough. That, I’m afraid, will stick around for a while.

I’ve slept more in the last week than I’ve slept in a month.  I’ll be watching something on the television and what seems like moments later, something else will be on.  I can’t stand going to sleep during the day and waking up.  I feel like crap afterward.

I’m down 6.2 pounds as of today. That’s a little over a pound from last week.  Not being able to go to the gym is going to be a drag if this quarantine lasts much longer. Around here the government has closed all nonessential business, gyms being one of them.  I really haven’t felt like getting on my treadmill lately but I know I’ll have to soon if I want to continue to lose weight.

I hope everyone stays safe and I hope no one gets this virus.

 

3/6/2020 Weekly Update

06 Friday Mar 2020

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Cycling, diet, Gym, Retirement, Weight Loss

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cycle, disappointement, garage, Gym, Parenting, treadmill, Wife, workout, Wreck

It’s definitely been one roller coaster of a ride this week.  I gained a pound, lost two pounds then I gained a pound.  All in all, I lost 1.4 pounds this week.  I’ve got 15.4 pounds to go before I can get my big butt on my bicycle.

I went every day this week to the gym.  I spend on average 30 minutes each on the treadmill and the cycle.  I walk away with my clothes soaked in sweat and my legs heavy as lead.  Twice this week I’ve worked with the trainer learning how to operate the machines correctly.  Next week I’ll be adding at least some of the machines to my daily routine.

I had to change my routine somewhat to accommodate my wife.  This was due to my son having a car accident late Thursday afternoon.  It messed his car up somewhat and it had to be towed to a garage.  So, being the generous parents we are, we’ve given my wife’s car to him to drive during the next three weeks while his car is getting repaired.  This requires me to get up in the morning and take my wife to work in the mornings and making sure I’m there in the afternoon to pick her up.  This also requires me to pick her up during the day to take her to her doctor’s appointments which I had to do today.  The things we do for our kids.

Back to my weight loss.  I’m a little disappointed that I haven’t lost more weight than I have.  I’ve read that when you start exercising like I have, you tear or damage the muscles which become inflamed.  When this happens the body retains fluid around the inflammation which aids in the healing process.  This also adds weight to your body.  This is all new to me so I can’t tell you if it’s true or not.  I did read this on the internet so it’s got to be true, right? lol.

2/28/2020 Weekly Update

28 Friday Feb 2020

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in diet, Gym, Weight Loss

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cycle, diet, Gym, treadmill, Weight loss

As promised here is the latest on my new weight loss adventure.  I’ve been to the gym every day this week since Sunday with the exception of yesterday.  I had so many errands to do that I just didn’t have time to get to the gym. One of my errands was to go look at another treadmill.  The one I own will not work while I’m on it.  I had to make sure I find one that would carry my weight.  The one I found is rated up to 360 pounds. I checked it out and decided to get it but as luck would have it, it will not fit through the door to get into my workout room.  I’ve got to figure out how to disassemble it to get it in there.  Right now it’s in my garage and my wife isn’t too happy about it because she has to park outside in the cold.  I will be spending tomorrow removing my old treadmill and trying to get the other moved.

Last night after I ate supper, I tried out my new-to-me treadmill. It has speakers that I can plug my mp3 player into and of course, it has a multitude of workout options.  I spent thirty minutes on the treadmill and worked up quite a sweat.  Over 400 calories burned.  That may not be a lot for some but to me, that’s a lot.  The best thing is that when I woke up this morning I had lost 1.8 lbs.  I know that maybe water weight but that’s the first loss since I’ve been working out. I’m excited about it.

I met with a trainer two times this week.  I meet with him for thirty minutes then I hit the cycle for thirty and then the treadmill for thirty.  On the days that I don’t meet with the trainer, I just do an hour’s worth of either the cycle or the treadmill or a combination of both. Today after my hour and a half workout, I got on my treadmill and did thirty minutes after supper.  I know this may be a bit much but I’ve got a lot to lose.

There’s a young lady that is standing behind the desk as you come into the gym.  She’s the one that I spoke with when I signed up.  She looks to be about 24 years of age.  She showed me a picture of herself before she started working out and I couldn’t believe the transformation.  She asked me how old I thought she was, I told her about 24 to 25 years old.  She said that she was 42 years old.  You could have knocked me down with a feather.  Today I asked her just how long it took her to lose that much weight.  She said it only took her six months to lose it.  She said that I could be fit and trim in six months if I stuck with it.  We’ll see in six months.

Perseverance

25 Tuesday Feb 2020

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Gym, Weight Loss

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Gym, spin cycle, treadmill, Weight loss, workout

I have been to the gym every day since Sunday.  I had not planned on it but why not, I’m not doing anything else.  I spend thirty minutes on the treadmill and thirty minutes on the spin cycle.  I walk away out of breath and with noodle legs.  Today, while on the spin cycle,  I must have hit the wrong program because just about the whole thirty minutes I was going uphill.  According to my Fitbit, sixteen minutes my heart rate was above 140 beats per minute.  About midway into the workout, I thought about quitting.  My breathing was hard, I could tell my heart rate was up and my legs started burning.  It was then I said to myself, I am not a wimp. I can do this.  What I’m doing has got to be better than quitting.  After I finished my workout on the cycle, what I felt next was amazing and I haven’t felt like that in quite some time.  The fact that I didn’t quit made me feel great.  I couldn’t breathe nor could I walk but I felt good inside because I didn’t quit.  Tomorrow I work with the trainer for thirty minutes then I’ll get back on the treadmill and cycle again but this time a little less of a workout.  My legs feel like they need to heal some.

Decisions?

22 Saturday Feb 2020

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in diet, Gym, Weight Loss

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diet, goals, Gym, spin cycle, treadmill, Weightloss

I did not go to the gym today.  I could have and if the truth is known I guess I should have. Since I’ve joined the gym on the 14th of February, I have been four days out of the last eight. I’ve been told not to overdo it.  But what is overdoing it?  I only work with the trainer for thirty minutes and then I hop on either the cycle or the treadmill for another thirty. Friday, I had gotten there thirty minutes early so I hopped on the cycle before my thirty-minute session with the trainer, then another thirty minutes on the treadmill afterward. Tomorrow I plan on doing thirty minutes on both the treadmill and the cycle and maybe some weights in between.

What is your opinion? How long should a workout last?  As much money as I’m paying out I want to get my money’s worth.  Also, and I know this is a loaded question, what sort of diet, if any, should I be on to maximize not only my weight loss but to help with getting my body in shape.

365 Day Photo Challenge 329/365 “Day 24”

24 Tuesday Nov 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Day Photo Challenge, Diabetes, Doctor, Exercise, neuropathy, treadmill, Weight loss

Today was a bust.  I spoke with my doctor and he advised me to not get on my treadmill for a few more days.  If it’s not any better by next week I’m to come to him for some x rays.  With that said I guess I’ll wait until the weekend to try it again.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 328/365 “Day 23”

23 Monday Nov 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Day Photo Challenge, diet, Exercise, Foot Pain, treadmill, Weight loss

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Treadmill didn’t happen today.  This was our first major cool down of the season and today was hellish.  My boss called me even before I left the house because of an issue.  I rested my foot over the weekend and I thought it was doing better but because of all the running around I did today, by the time I made it home I was in a lot of pain. If I did anything right today was the fact that I did eat right and stayed on my diet.  I might make the treadmill tomorrow eve.

365 Day Photo Challenge 327/365 “Day 22”

22 Sunday Nov 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Day Photo Challenge, Family Time, Holidays, Thanksgiving, treadmill, Weight loss, Work out

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I decided to take the weekend off and just make sure I work harder this week to make it up.  My right foot has been giving me fits and I decided that I needed to stay off of it for a couple of days.  I had a meeting this afternoon but other than that I’ve been staying off of it.  It feels some better today after being off of it for a whole day.  I know the scales will be much higher than on Friday but I’ll just have to deal with it.

I work three days this week and off for Thanksgiving Thursday and Friday.  My wife and twin daughters are out of school for two weeks starting tomorrow and my son is coming home on Tuesday of this week so I’m actually looking forward to four days with my whole family at home.

365 Day Photo Challenge 326/365 “Day 21”

22 Sunday Nov 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Day Photo Challenge, Exercise, treadmill, Weight loss, Yoga Pants.

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Nothing but a sea of Yoga pants.  Is that all they’re wearing now?  It seems that all women are wearing them now no matter what they’re doing or where they’re going. Today at the game I noticed that nearly every female was wearing Yoga pants.  Some of these women, in my opinion, really didn’t need to be wearing them.  In fact, I was sort of surprised that they even made them in that large of a size.

Anyway, I did not get a chance to get on the treadmill tonight, which may have been a good thing being that my foot is really hurting me.  I walked a little over five miles making the trip to the stadium from the car and back again. I’ll try to get on it tomorrow.

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