Fit by 60! - TomO's Pledge

Thanks, Mechelle. Well, actually, I'm not 60 yet. I'm only 59. Still a year to go before I hit "old age". :D
 
Exercise Log - 8/2/2007

One of the the nice things about recumbents is that you can still ride them when your back is shot. As far as your back goes, it's really no different from sitting in a comfortable chair. So I decided to stop acting like and 80 year old man and get out there and ride.

Distance: 42.8 miles
Time: 2 hours 40 minutes
Avg. Speed: 16.1 mph
Calories: 2,140

That wasn't a bad clip, considering much of the way there was a pretty fierce headwind.

Amazingly, my back feels MUCH better after the ride. Go figure!
 
Tom,
I hope that your back gets back to normal soon. I know it must kill you not to be able to keep up with your routine. That is great that your back felt better after a bike ride. I wish you fast recovery! Take care

David
 
Friday, August 3, 2007

Thanks for your encouragement, David.
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Weight: 224.2 - Up and down, up and down. It seems like 224 is the starting point of Round 7; I'll wait a few more days to see.

Yesterday's stats:
Food: 2,576 calories
Fat: 53 gm, 18%; 15 gm saturated, 5%
Carbs: 365 gm, 52%; 39 gm fiber
Protein: 155 gm, 24%
Alcohol: 10 gm, 3%

NARM: 2,284 c
Exercise: 2,140 c
Deficit for the Day: 1,848 c
Deficit for the Month: 1,965 c

Back is still pretty tender today. I'd like to do my weights routine, but the push press is certainly out of the question. I'll see how things go.
 
TomO said:
Amazingly, my back feels MUCH better after the ride. Go figure!
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Great to hear that,Tom! My walks helped mine when I hurt it, too! I think keeping the muscles loose is better for them than sitting around....mine would tighten and get stiff and the pain would be worse if I sat for too long.

Happy Friday! :)
 
Morning Tom! Hope your back is feeling better....have you tried an Epsom Salt soak? Never tried it myself but my bf swears by them.
 
Come on!

TomO said:
Maybe on my 59th birthday, I'll actually have the nerve to post a "progress picture." I have hardly any pictures of me at all, because -- well, we all know why.
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Seriously Tom,

I can't wait to see a progress pic! You looked pretty damn good in the last full on pic I saw of you with your son..... Been awhile! I am sure you look awesome and many here are anxious to see!

I have had a MUCH stressful month recently, as you may have noticed by my lack of appearances. I am going to tackle that subject in my diary soon enough.... But boy oh boy, is it ever easy to fall back to the old ways.....

You on the other hand are still an inspiration and motivation to so many here.
224.? is awesome and I hope I can catch up with you sooner than later! I finally made the trek to Hong Kong and picked up pro running shoes, so I am coming for that 224!

sirant
 
sirant said:
Seriously Tom,

I can't wait to see a progress pic! You looked pretty damn good in the last full on pic I saw of you with your son..... Been awhile! I am sure you look awesome and many here are anxious to see!

I have had a MUCH stressful month recently, as you may have noticed by my lack of appearances. I am going to tackle that subject in my diary soon enough.... But boy oh boy, is it ever easy to fall back to the old ways.....

You on the other hand are still an inspiration and motivation to so many here.
224.? is awesome and I hope I can catch up with you sooner than later! I finally made the trek to Hong Kong and picked up pro running shoes, so I am coming for that 224!

sirant
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Tom did post one a few weeks back. Shirtless too. And he is jacked! It's worth a venture to check it out.

Morning Tom. :)

How's the back feeling?
 
Good morning Tom! It was great to meet you on Saturday! You look fantastic!

Bruce and I love your photographs! We had so many favorites in the collection you were showcasing. BTW, we had some dinner at Pariolli ....we got house salads and a Margherita pizza...VERY GOOD! Nice place with good food and a cool ambience! Thanks for the recommendation! :)

Talk to you soon!
 
Hey Tom! Checking in to see if you are okay. Missed ya on the forum yesterday. I hope you are just super busy and your back is not giving you more trouble. Take care and talk to you later.
 
Wow

You share something in common, the ability to put yourself down and build up the other guy? Maybe it would be helpful to use the same kindness on self.
 
Hey Tom, Havn't been here in a while but I see you've lost more weight and are still hard at it. Hope your back gets better soon. Think I'll look back for that photo of you I heard about!
 
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