a personal journey toward fitness for life

A Brief Explanation

Here's the short story. I've neglected my health for nearly a decade. I'm using this Weblog to document my efforts toward better fitness. Here's the opening post, which pretty much explains it all. I've taken as my motto the words of Dr. George Sheehan. "First, be a good animal."

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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

093008

9:30 am: 138/83 - 54

i've completed the first whole-body herbal cleanse...this morning i began a deep, liver-specific cleanse

no alcohol for at least another two weeks

i overate while in K3 - the smell of fresh-baked goods alone up there is enough to make me gain weight

:^)

my food routine now is a banana in the morning with coffee, the all-bran at lunch, a light supper and nothing after 8 pm

looking forward to finding out what this cleanse does

Friday, September 26, 2008

092608

1:53 pm 140/80 - 77

a bit high, but i've been rushing around and up and down stairs

down to 220 pounds today

two weeks sober...last three days of this first cleanse coming...not sure yet if i'll do the advanced or not

Friday, September 19, 2008

091908

demonstrating, once again, that i have the perfect face for radio

this is a quick shot post-run

ran two miles, then walked some the last few blocks - got pretty winded for some reason

nice day, sunny, mid-to-upper 70s

113/69 - 90

223 pounds

i've been doing a full body cleanse this past week, so i've been watching what i eat and not drinking alcohol

another week to go on that

i'd like to get down to 215 before thanksgiving, so i'll probably start counting points again - that seems to be the easiest route for me

hope to do some podcasting again on this subject before long as well

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

091708

8:47 am - 129/76 - 61

i'm on the fifth day of a cleansing program from renew life called "first cleanse"

no i'll effects so far - and it's been easier than i thought to avoid alcohol

this will last another 10 days

not sure if i'll do an advanced cleanse after that or not

gave blood on monday - for the first time ever i didn't experience any queasiness or fainting

haven't run for a couple weeks...and haven't been watching what i eat...maintaining weight though

back on the horse soon

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

090308

2:08 pm - 129/75 - 72

not sure what the deal is with my pulse rate the past couple of days

i haven't been to run since last week - incredibly hot, humid and crazy around here

i do like the new balance shoes - they may be my mainstay from here on since the brooks chariots are no longer available

nice selection at eastbay (and my employer, mevio, has decent coupons available now)

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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

090208

9:15 am - 145/82 - 60