Day 9. My eating window is between noon and 5 (5 hours to eat / 19 hours fasting). It seems easier on the weekends. Maybe because I sleep longer. 1200 calories per day +/- A minimum of 30 minutes exercise on the rowing machine. Hard. Set a PR today for distance rowed in 30 minutes [...]
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Delayed gratification / Impulse Control – What’s your goal?
What’s Your Goal? Delayed gratification is taking an action now that will give you the desired results later. If I delayed gratification on a regular basis, I’d be incredibly fit, have saved enough for early retirement, have gone back to school and made a career change. Easy concept. But reality is its usual pain in the backside. Can delaying gratification [...]
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It’s not conclusive. It’s not scientific. I have no proof. BUT… I suspect that my year and a half of stomach pain, myclonic jerks, heart palpitations, bloating and general gastrointestinal malaise has been due to a combination of stress and dehydration. I have been on zantac, Nexium, rebeprazole, famotidine, antacids…you name it. I have had [...]
Read the rest of this entry »How to travel to Rome with teens in the summer
Visiting Rome with my girlfriend and my 15 and 18 year old sons was a trip of a lifetime. It was hands down the best vacation I have ever had. Rome concentrates marvelous sights and attractions into a relatively small and walk-able footprint. The summer is very hot but much of the walking can be [...]
Read the rest of this entry »John McKay’s avulsion fracture of the proximal fifth metatarsal
UPDATE! I broke my foot on June 23rd when I was thrown onto the edge of a low platform during a warm up for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. One of those stupid avoidable injuries. At first, I thought it was just bruised and I was able to finish the class and drive home, walk the dogs [...]
Read the rest of this entry »“What was that about a bike ride in the dark?”
You wake up, shower drive, meetings, computer stuff, drive, physio therapy, tortellini and tomato sauce, dishes, kiss kiss, bang bang…. blah blah. Then someone nice gives you a call and is so positive that you smile. Then you ask the boys if, on the off chance, they might consider contemplating, the possibility of riding my [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Fast 5 – 19/5 protocol – fast, FAST
This is a weird trip. I am finding that breaking my fast is a tricky thing. I fill up FAST. I also find I crave water after I start eating. Dehydration? I am afraid to weigh myself because I’ll flip if I’ve lost no weight. Ran just over 8 km today. I burned 678 calories. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Crossfit “Cindy” – PB – 20 sets
Ha! Haven’t been able to train or workout this week due to other commitments so between laundry loads I did a quick Crossfit “Cindy”. As many sets as possible in 20 minutes of: 5 pullups 10 pushups 15 squats I stranded 7 seconds at the end so it was close. Of note: I managed to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Manners, courtesy, consideratiom…WTF
The world is changing. I grew up in a world where we opened the door for an elderly person, a lady, or someone whose arms were full. When we asked someone for a favour, we made sure that it was repayed in kind. We imposed ourselves as little as possible on others, helped wash up [...]
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