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Day 29: 4 weeks down, a lifetime to go…
Today’s workout was for 35 minutes. I upped the resistance on the stationary bike and got in 5 mi over the course of 23 minutes. I can’t lie at all, the increased resistance whooped my ass!
Got my heart rate up and it made me rather tired. Despite being tired, after I was done with the stationary bike I did work out with my arm weights and then hit the bag lightly. I finished off with 40 modified push-ups.
After 4 weeks of this workout routine, I am 0.2 of a pound away from my first weight goal. I really look forward to getting past that and moving on to my ideal weight.
Have a stupendous Sunday my friends!
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Day 27: the grind continues…
Today I worked out for about 45 minutes. On the bike I got in 6.2 mi over the course of 28 minutes.
Then my workout was interrupted for a period of time while I went and dealt with the gardener trimming the trees.
I came back in and worked the bag with punches, knees and kicks for the remaining time. Then I finished off with a little bit of a cooldown. Damn tired this morning, I went after it pretty hard.
Have a fantastic Friday my friends!
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Non-alcoholic beers, which one sucks the least? We will find out!
In an effort to be more healthy, I have cut my alcohol consumption by approximately 93%. For those of you that don’t like math, that means I have had two days where I drank in the last 28 days. 👍
As a part of that limited alcohol consumption, I have tried out multiple ‘non-alcoholic’ beers. Some of these beers have 0% alcohol. Some of them have less than 0.5% alcohol. I have found that some of them are absolutely terrible. 🤮 Some of them are okay. 😐 So far, one of them is actually pretty good! 🤘
To be clear, I have not tried all of them. There are still many more on the market that I have not yet consumed. To start this adventure, I went to Total Wine & More and bought a mix n match six pack the day before the super bowl.
I’ll be breaking down these six beers over the next couple of posts. If you have any recommendations for ones I should try, leave them in the comments. I hope you find this useful if you are also trying to limit your alcohol consumption.
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It’s Day 25! Well really, it is night 25:
Today was insane. One of the busier work days I’ve had in a while. It started at 8am and I didn’t get home till after 7pm. That created a host of issues in my workout plans. Normally I workout in the morning prior to starting my day, but that wasn’t possible due to my appointment schedule.
So, on my drive home, I was telling myself that if I didn’t workout today I’d likely be sitting in bed before I fall asleep telling myself “you’re a schmuck Gould!”
I could not let that happen.
When I finally got home Jeney had dinner started – fortunately. I was already really hungry! She told me it would take about another 20 minutes until it was done. So I went to work.
Knowing that I had only 20 minutes to workout, I decided to get on the stationary bike AND pick up the weights to do both at the same time. In 15 minutes I was able to get 3.5 miles in on the bike and do a serious arm work out. I got my heart rate up to 161 at one point! That’s a higher level than I have reached since I started this new health adventure. I did a 5 minute cool down, literally I went outside cause I was so damn hot LOL.
Within 10 minutes, my heart rate was back to normal. I’m really pumped on this because this was definitely not the case a month ago.
Have a friggin fantastic night my friends – I love you all 💪🤘❤️
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Valentine’s Day & New Me Day 24:
Today is my 19th wedding anniversary with my beautiful bride Jeney Kingsbury. I am certainly doing this workout mission for myself, if you don’t do it for yourself, it won’t really stick. That goes for anything in life. But I am also doing it for Jeney, Apryl and for my family.
I figure if I don’t get my health in order now, while I’m still young enough to do it, time would slip away and it will end up being too late. I sure as hell don’t want that to happen. I want to be here doing awesome stuff for at least another four decades. So here I am today, on day 24 of exercise, counting calories, reading labels – and I feel damn good for doing it.
Today I have a busy day, between work and having an anniversary lunch at one of our favorite local restaurants Anthony’s Lounge & Ristorante. So this morning I got in a 25 minute bike ride for a total of 6 miles. I upped my game a little bit and got in 50 modified push-ups.
I had a follow up doctor’s appointment yesterday, he said I’m showing good progress.
Some of the best news: he believes if I continue with my current progress it’s entirely possible by the end of the year I will be off my heart and blood pressure medication. I really look forward to making that happen!
I hope you all have an amazing Valentine’s Day – whether it’s with your loved one or with yourself. I was fortunate enough to get these awesome flowers from Jeney.
Also, it’s Taco tuesday, so you can’t go wrong
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After the Super Bowl…Day 23:
After my full-on cheat day yesterday, I got back after it this morning. I worked out for 55 minutes. 35 minutes of that on the stationary bike, for a total of 7.6 miles. After that I lifted some weights, did some modified crunches and then stretched.
I can’t even lie, my cheat day was tasty.
Heck, it was so good, I didn’t even remember to take any pictures, LOL.Breakfast started off with two big veggie scramble wraps full of potatoes, tofu, carrots spinach and pinto beans. For lunch, Jeney made some really good nachos with some really tasty cheese we got from Sprouts Farmers Market. I made salsa and guacamole, dude, so yum. Dinner was Gardein chikn strips on a burger bun with veggies. For dessert I had sugar free ice cream topped with a bunch of whipped cream.
In full transparency, I did have a few drinks yesterday. Some of them were non-alcoholic beers, some of them were regular bloody mary’s and mixed vodka drinks without sugar.
Overall, it was a great cheat day spent with Jeney, no regrets. Now it’s back to the grind!
I hope you all have an amazing week
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Day 22:
It’s Super Bowl Sunday. I’m taking a cheat day!
Each day I’ve worked out, watched calories, fat intake, sodium, vitamins, minerals and every other damn thing for 21 days.
Today is the day where I’m just going to eat and relax.
Tomorrow morning, I get back after it!
Also, it doesn’t show up well, but this is a dark green shirt. This Broncos fan says – go eagles!
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Day 21:
Today’s ‘workout’ photo is posted a little late because, we had a heck of a busy day.
I did get up and work out in the morning. Rode the bike for 20 minutes, got in 5 miles. I punched and kicked the bag for about 10 minutes and then did some weights. Ended with a little bit of stretching.
We went up to Idyllwild today to meet with a potential new client. A very nice couple who is planning on turning their current vacation rental home into a long-term rental. They were not about that Airbnb life. We’re happy to help them.
So, if you know someone looking for an adorable four bedroom, two bath rental home in a picturesque mountain town, make sure to contact me!
Shout out to Brandi Thomas Realtor in Idyllwild, Ca for the referral. If you’re looking to buy a home up in Idyllwild, she’s your woman.
While up there, we were able to stop at our favorite restaurant in town, La Castia. They’ve got some really good vegetarian food menu options for us. As a bonus, their chips and salsa are complementary and terrific.
Have a super Saturday night!
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Day 20:
So… funny story. Yesterday was my ‘rest’ day, but somehow I figured out a way to tweak my back. I noticed it when I got off the stationary bike. As the day went on, it got tighter and tighter. This morning when I got out of bed it was spasming pretty bad, can’t lie.
It was clearly a muscle thing and not a structural or bone issue. The old me would have sat around today, bitched about it, not exercised and used it as an excuse. Probably would have drank some beer about it later on in the day too.
The new me had Jeney put some topical lotion on it – and after about an hour I got in my home gym and worked out.
Today I got in 55 minutes of exercise, rode the bike for 35 minutes. I got in 8.6 miles. After the bike I did some more intensive bag work including punching, kicking and knees. I finished off with 3 sets of 10 of modified push-ups.
No excuses.
It’s one thing to actually be hurt. It’s another thing to use a little bit of a back spasm as a reason to not get after it. Each day I learn something new about myself, and try to make myself a better person. Today was a lesson in perseverance.
I hope you all have a fantastic Friday. If you all are out there drinking on super bowl, have a designated driver or call an uber. Don’t be drinking and driving. That’s a fool’s game and could be deadly.
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Day 19:
Today I am doing a rest day. Recovery is important too.
In an effort to not totally slack though, I got a little bit in. I did 22 minutes on the stationary bike for 4 miles, 4 sets of 10 modified crunches and then some stretching.
I’m happy to report that after being very diligent on watching my sodium intake, and trying out relaxation breathing techniques for the last few days – my blood pressure reading was down considerably this morning. Knowing that it’s lower, literally lowers my blood pressure lol. All jokes aside, I just want to be the best me possible.
Hopefully your Thursday is going well, we’re in the home stretch of the week!
Bill and Jeney – vegetarian food, gardening, travel, music and photography
vegetarian food, gardening, travel, music and photography
Bill and Jeney - vegetarian food, gardening, travel, music and photography 