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Elliptical--30min

Weights 60minutes of mix it up. Seated overhead press, dumbbell curls, kettle bell swings, Romanian lunges, reverse curls, lat machine, pec deck machine.

Push-ups-100 total
BW squats-90 total


Spent the afternoon shooting a shotgun.

Did lower body/core today. Including 102 air squats.

Pitiful short lived victory. You let the cat out too soon. Here the Day is three hours from being over and I have 90 in. An FYI: 104 won't cut it. What will????

JK Harry. I don't really do "air squats."


At least not on purpose. And when I do, I always try to blame it on the dog.

Yeah... I had air squats at antelope camp from eating too much pork.

5 mile walk this morning.

Anyone going eclipse-crazy? 40 miles from the path of totality. Debating the worth of getting involved in what will supposedly be a total zoo.

Simethicone for both of you. The big bottle for smoke.

Recommendation 2: Beano

Adults don't fall for the blaming it on the Dog scam.

Beano is for amateurs.

Did upper body yesterday.

back from Glacier- an epic run, Ptarmigan->Red Gap->Poia Lake Loop; had a close-up meeting with Ms Sow and her two yearling cubs- I prefer my grizzly sightings further off

5 mile walk.

No grizzlies. A 10 pound poodle-dog yapped at us though!

My High Cascade pack hunt now looms so lots more hiking and walking to come.

Treadmill: 30min

Back and chest evolution, try to walk the Dog tonight.

Groundhog decided to pass under the deck. I think Merlot may have had something to do with it. It going to be bad for a few days.

Is the "groundhog passing under the deck" a euphemism for some horrific old-age gastro-intestinal ailment I don't even want to know about?!

Went up to the totality and camped overnight... hiked a few miles. Pretty steep at least.

I'm losing weight, not fast, but steadily.... actually I'm a little concerned about it, as I'm not trying to lose weight. Appetite seems to be waning. Is this an aging thing?

Probably just not enough bong hits......

I'd concur- you're in Oregon right?

5 mile hike with wife and Tiny E up Emigrant Ck- spent the night at Chico Hot Springs- one of our favorite getaways. We ate at the 2nd Street Bistro in Livingston last night- it was featured on one of Anthony Bourdain's show. I had a fire cooked 18 oz buffalo ribeye- this was probably the best piece of meat I've ever had (well except maybe that time in college with Sue and Maggie)!

Hmmm. Good point.



Good friend started losing weight and we were putting him in the ground 8 months later... cancer... creeps me out.

I can tell you that my appetite has dropped off some. I'm happy with smaller meals but I'm not losing weight. How much weight are we talking? More than 6-8 lbs without an obviius reason like a recent hunting trip and I'd be scheduling an appointment.

mmmmm... buffalo

I think I gained weight just looking at that!

I like your girlfriend in the background......

SP- don't know. Don't own a scale. I'm going by clothes and belt fit and comments from wife & friends. Pants are all loose and I'm on the last notch on my belts. I mean I'm ok with it, it's just a little spooky.

has your aerobic activity increased of late (last six months or so)?

for years (many years) I weighed between 190-200 lbs; I was relatively active and was lifting 3-4 times a week, but no real consistent aerobic activity-running/biking/etc

roughly five years ago I started running and my weight started dropping- it ended up right in the 175-180 range, so a pretty big drop

I would invest in a scale- it would at least let you point to how much weight is being dropped; I don't use mine much, but get it on it once a week or so just to check

At 6-3" with a fairly big frame my "skinny" weight is probably 185 or thereabouts. I'm sure I'm over 200, probably 203 or so (207 on a doctor's scale fully clothed a month ago) so I could certainly stand to lose some. Not a big deal- was just curious what you guys ahead of me on the path have seen. Thanks.