Staying physically fit...and the challenges of.

Digital scales make you grapple even over fractions

When it comes to body weight, whole numbers are easier to deal with, but with digital scales, you find yourself fighting to loose .03 or .09 ect.

And you wonder how you can loose 2lbs while sleeping.

Where does 2 lbs of weight go? Does it just evaporate into the air?

Digital scales which show the decimal point, can drive you batty trying to control weight down to the ounce.

Mansion workout



To me, Mansions are the perfect places to workout, expecially if one has marble floors and stairways.

Just look at that perfect gym in the form of double sided stairway.

Imagine doing 40-60 laps up and around and down those stair wells.

And with solid marble floors, you can jog in home, and won't vibrate or disturb others or shake photos off wall.

Mansions are the perfect inside workout, gym if you just get a bit creative.

It's amazing how quick body will resort back to pre workout conditions if you stop working out while continuing to or going back to consuming unhealthy foods.

Like in almost 1 week you can loose months of hard gain if you eat fast food, potato chips, soda or any artificially flavored drink, dairy, beer, wine ect.

In one week, your body will become it's old self, odd pains returns, sniffles, allergies, headaches and so forth.

If it was bad for you before, it's still bad for you, us.

But often times the trap we fall in is this.

'Well I'm in good shape now, so now body can handle some chocolate fudge'...no it can't.

In labs, sugar kills most mammals within minutes, hours or days.

Sugar is toxic to most mammals, expecially in the form humans digest it.

Here's my flaw, when at home I eat great, but when working, out and about, I resort to quick snacks; and potato chips seems to be my biggest vice.

And this week I went beyond chips and at a few sweet cakes, filled with everything that will send one to their grave early.

But they're packaged so neat, and cute, and looks so harmless.



Not to pick on Hostess, cause there's plenty of other brand cakes out there, that package their content more cleverly to make it look and appear 'light' and 'healthy'.

At least with hostess pies you know exactly what you're getting, eating a hostess fruit pie is like going to bed with the devil, but oh so good at the time.

Anyways back to original premise, and that is body will quickly resort back to pre workout state if we resort to pre workout eating habits and stop working out as much.

I just went to grocery store, and bought lots of fruit, vegitables (or however it's spelled), some fish, olives and a few other items.

And lately with every cooked meal Onions and garlic galor...ye baby!



I load up, take that toxins, bacteria!



Currently I'm using garlic from this brand right here, but normally would just buy fresh from produce section and chop it up myself and peel it, but I find this product to be convient, either way garlic is good for you.

If I weren't so lazy, when it comes to food, I'd pack a lunch daily, full of good stuff to snack on which would save me tons of money throughout the week, and help me avoid potato chips, which are my weakness.

Oh well, much more to follow.

I think I'm going to go ahead and get a treadmill now...why?

Do to long hours at work, and winter time.

I normally run in the park, but with shorter day light, getting off before sun goes down can be a challenge.

And the last thing I want to do is slip into lazy mode just cause suns down and it's cold out.

As long as I eat, I need to exercise.

Actually I want to buy a whole gym...or at least weight bench, with incline. I'm not a public gym person anymore, going out to public gym just doesn't appeal to me anymore.

I'd rather just have own personal gym in spare room or something.



When it comes to home gyms there's so many options, different set ups, it all just depends on what you think you want to accomplish.

Myself, I like real plate weights, not brick ones.

And I don't like 'resistance' type stuff, like giant rubber band that you pull against.
Stuff like that you get bored of real quick.

I just prefer platform that handles old fashion weights and barbells.

So with treadmill and bench set up...I'll get through the winter just fine in tip top condition.

Will be able to workout anytime.

I look forward to it.

Even when sick, it's important to stay active



Even healthy people can fall ill, when others sneeze on you at work, or your neighbor shakes your hand ect.

The flu is a awful thing to get, that and strep throat, your body aches, you feel weak, dizzy, sharp headaches and so on.

All you want to do is lay down, lay down for days, but that's what you've got to be careful about, to much laying around when sick will actually make you weaker, and break your body down even more.

Movement and a small dose of exercise is still important even when sick, if body sees you're still active, working heart, it will begin to recover quicker.

Energy begots more energy and fights off biological rust.

If you lay around in bed for 3-5 days, you'll loose strength, not to mention body will start to ache.

I know, cause I've recently had a bout with the flu...and the more I lay around, the worse I feel, weaker I get.

So will exercise to combat that effect, no I'm not going to run a marathon, but rather a slow or several slow walking sessions on treadmill.

2-4 3 minute or so sessions, that's it, and some other none cardio stuff.

Whatever you do don't give into the lay in bed, or on couch, desire or you'll prolong the illness.

Exercise and the body will recover quicker.

Once again no Doctor needed

If I were older and physically weaker, and not already in shape, ye maybe, but so far, regardless of how sick I am, flu, strep throat ect...I never go to Doctor for anything.

Body always heals self, all I do is give it right ammo.

All a Doctor would do is waste my time and money, and tell me what I already know.

And prescribe some 'antibiotics'...which I don't need, body makes it on it's on.

I prefer natures anti bodies over synthetic ones.

The body just needs time to figure out what's going on, identify threat, then it's on.
As long as you're eating right, or not eating wrong.

Don't get me wrong I'm still under the weather yet, but woke up knowing body had gained upper hand.

I've lost weight, I guess that part is always good.

While suffering with this Flu virus, here's what I ate.

1. Berries, berries and more berries (even bananas are considered berries believe it or not)

2. Fruit, fruit and more fruit...stay away from GMF apples at supermarkets, as in super large apples, the smaller ones are more potent, mans Genetically or hormone up produce lacks the potent healing power of natural produce.

3. Water, lots of water

4. Onions and vinegar...raw onions and vinegar.

And the last solid thing I really had to eat was yesterday...which was Liver and broccoli.

What I did not eat and absolutely stayed away from was.

1. Any milk or dairy products, to include cheese, dressings, sauces ect.

2. No chicken, or red meat

3. No sweets

4. And most importantly, at least for me, no Doctor.

why does the face always seem to be the barometer to over all health?



Seems the face is the barometer to the rest of the body, and lets other people know, immediately see the status of your health.

1. If you've been drinking

2. If you've been doing drugs

3. If you're sleepy, tired, not getting enough rest

4. If you're sick, have a cold, the flu ect

5. If you're happy or sad or mad

6. If you're malnourished

And on and on and on.

The face always seems to be the sure sign tale of what's going on with the rest of your body.

Ones face tells all.

Body can be toned, like Stallone's, but the face just tells a different story.



Mind you the man is like in his late 60's or early 70's, so this is probably not the best example.

But still his body is still ripped.

Why can't people keep their face 'ripped' tight, without plastic surgery?

Why does the skin stay tight on rest of body, yet sags on the face?

Is it because the face has so many glands?, like eyes, nose, nasal ect?

And after the face it's then usually hands and feet that show sure signs of aging or sickness.

But arms, legs, seem to hold up fine (as long as in shape).

Is it also maybe that the face receives the brunt of sunlight, radiation, and maybe it's radiation from the suns rays that wears face out first?



Is it because the face receives the brunt of the weather, were as other parts of body are mostly covered up?

But radiation from the sun on face is different than health issues that can be seen through face or mood.

If only the face could stay as young as the body it's attached to.

I guess that's why a whole market of facial creams has been invented and marketed.

Obviously not the first one to think of this dilemma.