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"Inch by inch, mile by mile, ounce by ounce, I am working on my belly. No more jelly belly"

"Success is not an accident. It is a deliberate, systematic process of deciding where you want to go and what it will look like when you get there, and then taking the steps, day by day, to turn those dreams into realities." Brian Tracy

I'm self employed and work over 60 hour a week. Primarily long days in front of a computer. But I never let a day go by without 1 to 2 hours of strenuous activity. 2 or 3 mornings per week, I do a 21 mile "time trial" on my bike. Stopwatch in hand. Then SAT or SUN I do 40 to 60 miles. On the other days of the week I'm at…

October 2014 totals ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bike rides: 6 @ 21 miles, time trial mode, 18.2 MPH average, non stop. Elliptical (AMT): 15 sessions @ 45 minutes, HIIT. Animated walks: 8 @ 4 mile each. All out speed walking. Weight lifting sessions: 9 times. Totals days active: 29. Total deflation for October 2014: 6.2 lbs. Planning…

10/23/2014 THU, Back at Fiesta Island for another 21 mile "time trial". Put in gear and go non stop for 5 laps. Garmin stopped working for a bit, so I am staying with the same numbers a Tuesday 20.72 miles, 1:12:28 (17.2 MPH)...... Back on Saturday.

I am a regular bike and gym guy, but I also sit on my rear end all day in front of a computer, sometimes 12 to 14 hours a day. My weight is never the same for too long. When I work out regularly my weight goes down. When I don't, it goes up. I can go up or down 5 to 10 lbs in a couple of months. I lost the most weight by…

10/21/2014 TUE. 6:40 AM at Fiesta Island. 5 laps. 20.72 miles, 1:12:28 (17.2 MPH). Bit rusty still but felling stronger. Scheduled to repeat THU and SAT.

It sad to me that people here are talking about: "loving" "wishing" "hoping" "wanting" etc etc. Nothing was ever accomplished without action. Nobody talks about how they are going to get off their chairs and do so.... in 9 weeks, nonetheless.

October 1, 2014. At the gym at 5:45 this morning: 30 min back exercises, 45 minute HIIT on the elliptical: 30 seconds all out, 30 seconds recovery and 1 min build up to full throttle. Repeat every two minutes. B-L and D in my office: Oats and yogurt for breakfast, salmon and cabbage for lunch, chicken breast and zucchini…

I'm a male, but I always get mine from a New Balance outlet on line (Joe's). I do believe seeing some for women too.

Someone "riding a bicycle" is not necessarily a "cyclist" (people engaged in the serious sport of cycling). Unfortunately, there are way too many of the first kind that give serious and responsible riders a bad reputation. Riding through red lights, not stopping at stop signs, going against the flow of traffic, cutting in…

3 days per week I play racquetball. On the other 4 days, I do cardio-strength workouts on the elliptical. I time myself and do 30 seconds of all out sprinting every 2 minutes with 90 seconds of recovery. I do so for 45 minutes. At the end I am such a sweaty mess that there is no way I can do anything other than to walk…

Salsa.. yep.... I add a bit of C-C to my salsa.

My father died at 62 from a hearth attack. My father's sister died at 62 from a hearth attack. My fathers father died at 64 from a hearth attack, 2 years after having a stroke and a earlier H-A. My father's younger brother was so paranoid when he turned 60 that he had a complete physical. Doctor said he should have done it…

I used to go all the time when my son (now in college) was in high school. It was actually very easy for me. First plate go for the sushi but leave the rice on the plate. Second plate nothing but fresh seafood: Mussels, clams, oysters. Add a plate of raw vegetables from the salad bar. Third plate a bit of crab and maybe…

And me too...... Went from 293 to 203 by walking 4 miles every single day. First thing in the morning on an empty stomach, week in- week out, 7 days a week. No excuses. As I got fitter, faster and stronger, my walks became quite "animated". I added hills, strength training, some jogging (bad knees prevented more) and…