232.4

I did 45 minutes on the trainer today.  My butt is so sore from the seat.  I need major seat time to toughen it up.  I always feel so uncoordinated when I first get on the bike.  I think that getting a little exercise loosened me up because I was 1.6 pounds liter today.  Need to keep it up along with my new eating habits

234.0

I promised myself I would lose 4 pounds a month this years.  So far this month I have lost .2 pounds, not good.  Today is the 20th and I only have 11 days to lose 4 pounds, we will see.  Monday I started cutting out sugar.  That means all processed foods with added sugar as well a all corn products, which is another sweetener in processed foods.  No more Doritos, I might lose 20 pounds from not eating Doritos alone, I make a meal of these on many a night.  I am also cutting out dairy so that will help me with pastries because I need milk to wash them down.  I am eating meat, eggs, veggies, fruit and whey protein shakes.  The hard part is cutting out all of the snacking, a very bad habit I have been doing for so long.  I road the trainer for 45 minutes today and it kicked my butt.  Hardly any resistance, just spinning.  Still doing the stretching for my lower back and glutes.  Wish me luck on getting down to 230.2 by the end of the month

Trying a different approach

I am feeling a whole lot better now the cold has passed.  Evie, Bella and Heather have had a bug which I hope I don't get.  The middle of the month and I have only been on the trainer once for 20 minutes.  The trainer worked out ok, if I use it.  I am trying a different approach for the treatment of my condition, (Arthritis).  I was looking for someone that did acupuncture.  A fellow worker said to look up Dr. Larson just down the street here in Gunnison next to the hospital.  I got on his web site which said he is a Chiropractor and he does nutrition counseling as well as Acupuncture.  Works on the Meridians to balance the chi.  He is schooled in other forms of healing so I decided to give him a shot.  First session was paperwork and testing.  He is a runner with a weight problem, so I can really relate to him and he can me.  Next session, some adjusting, a little of the bone cracking you expect from a chiropractor, but not to much.  Showed me a stretch I need to do and it is the one I have always hated doing but I will do it.  I have a 45 minute session on Monday where he wants to get into a nutrition plan.  Boy do I need a nutrition plan.  By the way, I am still going to Doctor Call and will stay on the Arthritis meds while doing this holistic approach

03/01/2013

Well another month without any exercise.  Excuse:  Had a super bug most of February but I had some good company along the way.  Dad, Brandon, Carolyn and many here at work have had this cold.  I am going on 5 weeks.  Feel somewhat better but not all the way there yet.  I did lose my 4 pounds for the month which is a very important goal of losing a pound a week this year.  Started in January at 243.2 and I am down to 234.2 for a loss of 9 pounds so far this year.  I bought a cycle trainer that you put the rear tire of your bike in and clamp it down so you can ride indoors all year around.  Cleaned out the computer room and set up a TV so all I need is to get it done.  Remember if I lose 4 pound a month that is 48 pounds in a year.  If I lost 1 pound a week that is 52 pounds a year.  Doing it without exercise is harder than with exercise so I need to get is on