Fit by 60! - TomO's Pledge

Thanks for that Tom. It's interesting to see all that information in one place. It will be useful.

It is making me seriously tired looking at your workout! It must be great to feel your strength increasing though.

I hope your doctor's appointment goes well. Have a great day! :)
 
Good for you for dolling out the compliment--I did deep squats with the dumbell yesterday but not sure how far to go down....thanks for the calorie info! I must say I'm all over the map (3200 calorie days to 1600 calorie days) and still losing weight....maybe I'll post my calories on an Excel sheet--that ought to be interesting! Thanks again! Thanks for reading!!!
 
Yo Tom, best of luck at the docs today!

And nice write up above of calculations, I just made a similar one regarding calories elsewhere on the forum today.
 
Thanks, Felici, Valerie & Steve -- my doc appt. went great. Hot diggety dog -- no operation is necessary for my hernia. My doc told me that most of these never get bigger and never need treatment. If I feel pain, I've got to get help within 24 hrs., but otherwise I can continue my program as is. He was very impressed at my progress, since the last time I saw him I was 33 pounds heavier and borderline hypertensive. In fact, he was wondering if I could write some graffiti on the bathroom walls -- "For a good diet, call Tom at 1-800-555-6688". :D

Felici, my workouts are tiring, but the only ones I don't enjoy are the steady state cardio workouts. In fact, if my legs are feeling good, I dump those in favor of interval training with the cardio coach soundtracks. My rest days make me a bit antsy. I keep wanting to get up and go to the gym, only to realize it's an off day.

One of my questions to my doc was about my leg cramps at night. I thought maybe the statins I'm taking for cholesterol was the cause of this, since after all, that's what you read on the internet. It's always interesting to get an expert's opinion. He told me that cramps caused by statins generally are not limited to the lower body, and that I'd be feeling them all over, and not just at night. He thinks the problem may be that because of the intensity of my workouts, and all the sweating I'm doing, I'm losing too many electrolytes. A simiple vitamin pill may do the trick. So I bought some Centrum Silver (there's my age again!), and we'll see how those work.
 
Thanks, Deb. I wouldn't mind having the surgery when I get to my target, but it would be a real drag before then.

He also said I may have had this hernia long before, but didn't notice it because of all the fat covering it. Some people lose their fat and get six pack abs; I lose my fat and get a belly button hernia. Oh well, it'll go nicely with my mutant nose hairs.
 
By the way, don't call that number right now -- I can only take 10 calls a minute on this &#*#& cell phone!
 
TomO said:
He also said I may have had this hernia long before, but didn't notice it because of all the fat covering it. Some people lose their fat and get six pack abs; I lose my fat and get a belly button hernia. Oh well, it'll go nicely with my mutant nose hairs.
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Okay, I sat on my hands for three whole mins. but nope, can't resist pointing out that while correcting a hernia may need surgery down the line....mutant nose hairs can be waxed:)

Seriously, like your doc, I continue to be awed and impressed by your progress.
 
cym said:
Okay, I sat on my hands for three whole mins. but nope, can't resist pointing out that while correcting a hernia may need surgery down the line....mutant nose hairs can be waxed:)

Seriously, like your doc, I continue to be awed and impressed by your progress.
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Thanks, Cym. Waxing my nose hairs -- you know, when Marlene and I were together with our kids, I was telling them I was thinking about a tattoo. My kids thought I was having a mental breakdown. I can just see their faces if I told them I was getting a nose wax.
 
Hey Tom, glad the doctor went well. I have never had a max, but impeccable grooming of nose and eye hair is just a must.
 
That is good news about the belly button. It would be a shame to break the roll you're on right now.

....Nose hair wax!!!:eek: Bla-a-agh!!

I just godda say DON'T do that!!! Or at least, if you must, please don't report the twisted torture in your diary. (It's true that my personal waxing experience is limited and extreme...and I have just finished reading a story about a woman who...
... never mind.)
 
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Oooouuucccchhhh!!!

TomO said:
Oh, my God, I think that's the funniest story I've ever read! :D
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I used to always giggle when I saw signs in salons for "Professional Bikini Waxing" I thought "Professional? Come on, what could possibly go wrong...."

Reminds me of how skiiny people will often look at me and say "Whats so hard about losing weight? Just eat less!"

Wouldn't mind waxing a few of them to a bathtub, but I digress....

Thanks for weasling that story out of felici for us Tom. Made my day!

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