December BP

 

Weekly Resolutions

 Well, I'm really quite disgusted with myself. I am just short of 230 pounds. I was as low as 205 pounds back in July. I have been steadily climbing to this point ever since.

Actually, I think I did a pretty good job of maintaining my weight through September. Then I let myself go.

I don't like making New Years Resolutions because they never last. So I'm going to work on Weekly Resolutions and see if the shorter term goal works better.

By next Saturday, I will be at 220 pounds or less.

Finally, a Walk

 I haven't walked all week. I guess I'm still recovering from skiing on Monday. 

I went out this morning and walked my one mile route. Most of my neighbors have shoveled their sidewalks but there are a few scofflaws that made the walk a little challenging. The worst part was crossing the streets. I almost went down at one intersection.

But, I made the mile and then sat for half an hour. It must be great to be in shape.

SKI DAY # 1

 I had a ski day today, my first of the year. It was exhilarating and debilitating. I got up there before opening at 9AM. That means I got good parking which is important to my stamina issues.

I planned to ski at least the morning and perhaps into the afternoon, depending on how I held up. I did not hold up well. In the middle of my fifth run, I realized I was out of gas. Unfortunately, I was on the Number Four Face, skiing under the chair. The run was pretty well infested with moguls which I no longer ski well.

At one point, I slid to a stop and lost my balance and fell. I could not get back up. I was really struggling and just could not get up. I was underneath the Number Four chairlift and I became really aware that people were watching me.

I waited to catch my breath and for the chair to be empty of on lookers.

I struggled and struggled to push myself up. I finally succeeded but was totally out of breath. I decided I was done.

So I got in six runs and my ski season has begun.

 But it wasn't pretty!

Snow Stake Accuracy

This picture was taken at 5:52 PM. It was snowing when it was taken and about a half an inch has fallen since 4PM. So they are not fanatics about maintaining the accuracy of the snow stake.

I am so anxious to be skiing that I'm looking for something to be angry about. I'm over it now. 

Breakfast Walk

I was hoping to wake up to snow but no such luck. It had been raining but that meant it was snowing on Mt. Spokane.

We went on our walk but stopped for Breakfast at Kabot's. I had a tastey but chewy steak.

I walked the mile and a half route and todays license plate was from Texas.    

Debating the Hill

Susan had the day off so she joined me on the morning walk. We elected to go the short route (1 Mile) because it was so cold. I also had concerns because my blood pressure was 104/53 this morning. I have noticed a definite drop in my stamina when my blood pressure is low.

When we got to the turn at the bottom of the hill, I decided to go for the hill but not go the whole mile and a half route. I would say we did 1.25 miles.

The hill was pretty brutal and I stopped for a couple of minutes at the resting place in front of Kabot's Kitchen. The winner of the License Plate Game was Florida.

We completed the walk and I feel like I accomplished something.

You gotta take the little victories.