Last Sunday in June

This year has been unusually wet. I think today has been a more typical June weather day and so I got the urge to take some pictures.

Our peach tree and "baby J" honey crisp apple trees also look fantastic this year; I wish we had thought to plant a tree the year E was born as well.

I took some shots in the garden of our tomato, zucchini, and squash plants.

I started two batches of no-knead dutch oven bread last night and baked them today to go with dinner.

E helped pick carrots out of the garden. Which we peeled and put into a crock pot for a roast tonight.

Rebecca and I want to start planning our landscaping (not that we have money to invest in it yet..) We need more shade in the backyard and want to put in some shade trees.

32nd Tuesday weigh-in

223 lb

Same as last week and I have missed two of the last three workouts this week. I have just been tired and the bed is too comfortable. I think I have been doing ok on my portions and food; I just have not been exercising consistently.

Rest in Peace Layton E

He could play the guitar so well. I owe a lot to him, growing up I wanted to be like him, specifically I wanted to be smart and make good money in the computer industry. He was an inspiration to me. He loved to play music. Layton was a brilliant engineer and designed processor chips with a drafting table, pencil, and ruler! He was a math genius and could prove if a chip had been designed with flaws that would cause heat issues by doing matrix inversions of the transistors (or something way more cool and complecated). He designed chips that could run on mili-amps or even pico-amps of power. He had some niche knowledge that was in very high demand and rare to find and could work with other very smart people and hold his own. Layton wasn't perfect, none of us are. I am not perfect and have just as many flaws as Layton, if not more. Rest in Peace Layton, I hope they have rock music in heaven. I miss you.

31st Tuesday weigh-in

223 lb

Up 0.5 lb, I was sick the whole week and did not make it to the gym until this Monday when I did stairmaster for 30 mins. I am glad I am not gaining that much without exercise and now that I am recuperated, time to get back on the treadmill and drop some more pounds.

30th Tuesday weigh-in

222.5 lb

Up 1 lb from last week. I have been sick since Sunday and missed workouts Mon,Tues and Wed this week to rest and recuperate. I enjoyed weight lifting three days a week last week, I am going to continue that once I am recovered.
Rebecca has helped me to save money and eat less junk and more vegetables by making dinner at home on the weekend. Thank you Rebecca!

29th Tuesday weigh-in

221.5 lb

No change from last week. I think my indulgences at Wing Shack, Chili's (ribs), Bombay House (Chicken Makhani and Chicken Coconut Kuruma) with Naan, and Good and Plenty candies were enough to keep me from a loss, thankfully I kicked my butt on a 5K to keep from gaining.

Rebecca has been adding in vegetables to meals more and more. The problem I have with vegetables is gas... ever since I started drinking a V8 in the morning, I have been having intestinal trouble and feel bloated.

I have been tracking my weight weekly for over 200 days now but have not really lost even 20 lbs. So if you see me with a doughnut, slap my hand so I drop it.

Ran a 5K on Saturday

My feet are super sore, bruised, swollen and stiff after running a 5K. Do I need to run more often? Or only run on flat treadmills/track surfaces? Rebecca says I am banned from running on pavement.

I think I did it in about 35 minutes, it was a disorganized 5K... but free so I can't complain. Next time, if there ever is one, I will take a watch so I can know how long I take to run it. I did it pushing E in our mountain buggy jogging stroller, and no walking or stopping. Bad news is my weight is still high today. I hope to break even tomorrow on the scale. ...Run a 5K and still gain weight... that ain't right. We also helped clean the LDS chapel after the 5K, so it was a busy morning Saturday.