Monday Oct 21, 2013

Hot damn, its Monday and the third week of my second go around with the Focus T-25 workout program.  Ya, I'm crazy but you all knew that, so what else is new.



Actually I rather like these workouts, they definitely challenge me and yes, I admit it, I have some aches and pains, including pulling abdominal muscles but overall I feel good. Then my darling sister read if you take one teaspoon of turmeric everyday you get all sorts of health benefits.  Lose weight, have more energy, supposedly has properties that count down on various diseases, etc.  So we are trying, in my opinion its like downing a very bitter root but you get creative and add "sweeteners" to dull the taste.  It's only been 4 days and I'm not sure, so far I see nothing but hey, it's early.  Remember, I was the asshole who bought into that garcinia shit, expensive and totally friggin worthless (hell I used it for a week and gained four pounds).  Anyway, I am adding the turmeric to my shakeology drink, which is another aspect of the T-25 program...when I add it, peanut and some guava, I'm able to drink the stuff.


Each week the coaches have us do various challenges, like post sweaty face pictures, video of us working, comments on the daily workout, pictures of the veggies and/or fruit we eat...here's mine for today: 

Then while my daughter is working in Asia and dealing with various airlines, hotel rooms, language differences and trying various cuisine, Clint and I are hanging out---we do have our moments, eh?

Now you have not really lived until you paint pumpkins with an almost four year old.  We start off using paint and brush, then we progress to finger painting the pumpkin and we cover the entire pumpkin we as much paint as we can apply.

Can you guess which one is Clint's?





In the meantime, my sister is here cooking up and storm and we just keep laughing alike crazy.  They see us enter stores and every clerk wants to follow us because they know this is gonna be fun.  For example, I wanted just three damn apples, picked them from the display and wouldn't ya know it, the damn apples took off, rolling all over the place. Other customers were handing them to me; "here's an apple, wait, here's another."  In the meantime the clerks are roaring and saying; "wait a minute and 50 more will roll by!"  This is just a mild example of our shopping experiences and the fun we share with everyone.  Now when Sissy returns to the big city, I hide out and let the local stores recover until she returns and we once again, grace them with our presence!

 

Fall photos.  You gotta get photos fast as the rain and wind cause leaves to drop quickly.

However the yellow and red leaves are almost always the last to show up and stay longer.

So, let me check and see if Face Book is fixed. I could not post a damn thing this morning, Kel texted me from Beijing saying she could not post and I had to text her back and tell her, it wasn't just China, they must be working on the damn site...bastards, drives me nuts.

Workouts Continue

 Let's start with this photo.  We took our sister-in-law Shirley out for her birthday.  Man, did we laugh and  have a good time.

Then she was saying how her sister, Irene who lives in Florida would love to see, but she won't come North because her husband is ill.  So, we quickly suggested she join us in April on our road trip to Florida.  

We nicely explained the details (ya, like there are so many).  We split the cost for gas and hotel room, but meals you're on your own.  That way nobody feels they had to pay for more drinks than they consumed.  Plus, we could always drop her off at her sisters and travel on to see our sister or she could join us, etc. We haven't worked out all the details but the idea is planted -- hey, it won't happen until April, so we have plenty of time.

This is Clint at some apple, pumpkin picking playground. He could of cared less about the apples, he loved all the playground equipment, in particular an in-ground bouncy gym which he jump on constantly.

Just trying to get him to look at me was not gonna happen but we had a good time.

Well believe it or not, I'm doing a second month of the Focus T-25 Workout programs.  These suckers kick ass but I'm getting toned, losing inches and even dropping a few pounds. I also have finally accepted the shakeology drink and that is actually curbing my desire for sweets.  Oh don't get me wrong, I still want my sweets but I'm not craving them so much now.  So, as I said I'm doing another month and so far so good.

As many of you know October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.  And when I saw this display,in Norfolk no less, I had to stop and snap a photo.  The gal who lives there is still under going some reconstructive surgery but she and her partner dreamed up the pink pumpkins and I thought it was fantastic.  Just for the record, I do NOT support any cancer -- that statement just causes me to go livid.  I support cancer research and cancer awareness but I do NOT support cancer.  Are you friggin nuts?  

So, my daughter is currently in Bangkok, going to China in a couple days and various other places, all part of her job and not due home until Oct 28th.  She has had one hell of a screwed up flight so far and I just did face time with her and she looks exhausted. Its an 11 hour time difference and I told her to get off the phone and go to bed.

Now I plan to head over and see Clint, take some pictures and post to her email address.  Then come home and fix pork chops for dinner.  So life is good and hope all of you are having a good day, week, month and year.  Hugs.