The Visible Woman...June 23, 2003

I was pretty active today. I skipped the bike riding I usually do at the end of a workout and changed into a dry shirt and dry socks and went out in the heat to do a tennis clinic. It was hot and some of the drills were real exercise. I enjoy getting exercise and I'm also enjoying the fact that it doesn't hurt as much to do stuff. I drank a lot of water and had a banana and didn't even get cramps later.

Yeah, they tell you to stay active. Used to we played tennis for fun and worked out to try to slim down or look good. Now we try to protect our bones and just keep moving so we don't get too old.

I noticed that when Dad and I were driving across the state that I would see a path up a hillside and think 'a hike would be nice...go up a little, go a couple of miles.' Exercise is addictive, I think.

I've been worried about my sister, in the hospital once again. If I ever have a ruptured brain aneurysm or a stroke and live to tell the story, maybe if I can get fit then I can rehab better. Guess I should lose some more weight. (I hear you...cheese, whole milk, chips, I know, I know.) Also, of course, there's the whole bone density thing. Building muscle is supposed to help.

How quickly we get old...at least in our minds.

Monday, June 23, 2003

A Journal from Austin, Texas. A Project of LBFFP Stealth Publishing.
food	reading	writing	time	exercise	health and mood

the machine did it for you, by golly, those were the days	stay active That's what they tell you, isn't it? Stay active. Keep moving. I was pretty active today. I skipped the bike riding I usually do at the end of a workout and changed into a dry shirt and dry socks and went out in the heat to do a tennis clinic. It was hot and some of the drills were real exercise. I enjoy getting exercise and I'm also enjoying the fact that it doesn't hurt as much to do stuff. I drank a lot of water and had a banana and didn't even get cramps later. Yeah, they tell you to stay active. Used to we played tennis for fun and worked out to try to slim down or look good. Now we try to protect our bones and just keep moving so we don't get too old. I noticed that when Dad and I were driving across the state that I would see a path up a hillside and think 'a hike would be nice...go up a little, go a couple of miles.' Exercise is addictive, I think. I've been worried about my sister, in the hospital once again. If I ever have a ruptured brain aneurysm or a stroke and live to tell the story, maybe if I can get fit then I can rehab better. Guess I should lose some more weight. (I hear you...cheese, whole milk, chips, I know, I know.) Also, of course, there's the whole bone density thing. Building muscle is supposed to help. How quickly we get old...at least in our minds.
JUST TYPING Fitness requires a daily commitment. Day, after day. Slowly changing your muscles, lowering the resting pulse, losing fat. But, it seems, let down your guard and it's gone. In a instant.
		Food Diary. two small bowls of total with whole milk and a couple of teaspoons of sugar cheese, carrots, green onions Spinach, broccoli, carrot, onion, cheese, salad dressing. Canned spinach and breaded chicken filet with mustard sauce More cheese, carrots, green onions.
		Time flies.... I spent all morning at the club, really. I wasted some time mailing a package, going to the bank, going to the building to deal with the maid, learning some Fireworks stuff and such. And thus a day is gone. But it seemed to be a good day, none the less. I made a sublist of my mailing list to invite to a benefit here, I read some, I watched part of the Rice win at the College World Series. Stuff like that. It's the life, huh? I even watched a little of Hewitt's first round lost to this Croatian guy who looked like Andre the Giant.

		Reading. Darn Peter. Besides reading papers, I did read Peter. I'm still well over two hundred pages from the end.
		oh, sure.
		Exercise Lower body workout plus arms. Tennis clinic.
	.	I have no right to feel this good and no real reason for it. Nevertheless, I do feel good.