DairyKing's Journal, 24 Sep 12

Good Morning Fellow Fitness Warriors! Well, it appears that I have gained 10 pounds of muscle since my last weigh-in. LOL! It must have been something I ate. What a journey! I started taking the green coffee bean extract yesterday, and even though it's guaranteed to help me lose 2 to 4 pounds a week without changing anything I do (haha), I'm back to exercising some level of restraint, and increased aerobic activity.

DW was doing fairly well yesterday, so we went to Menards (home improvement store), Walley World and Wendy's for lunch. I picked up 85 stones to make a firepit on the other side of the playground. And we stopped and looked at some pre-built gazebos. I'm thinking that, if we wait for me to have time to build one, I'll have to put in a wheel chair ramp to it. We found an oblong or oval gazebo that we really liked, with a steel roof on it. We thought it would be really nice to have a green steel roof that matched the school roof. The one we looked at had a red roof, and DW hates red. It was Sunday afternoon, and there was nobody working there, so we have no idea what it would cost to buy it, and have it delivered. I may have to build it anyway. I'll give them a call later today and find out.

I've been really depressed lately about DW acting so, well . . . old. She reminds me of the way her dad acted at 90 years old. It's just a combination of things, like not being steady when she walks, taking forever to do every little thing, not remembering things. She left her cell phone in a casino 200 miles away last week, and thank God someone found it and called us, and sent it back to us. I have felt convicted about being impatient with her; I guess I just didn't want to accept the fact that it may be more than just the cancer treatments. She's too young to be getting so frail. She is supposed to start radiation treatments today, but she doesn't know when. She insists that the doctor is supposed to call her and tell her when to be there. We're just going to have to do whatever it takes. I'm going to start spending more time with her doing the little things that she enjoys - the kind of stuff old people do.

Don't have time to say much more this morning. Have to go to a meeting. Hope everyone is doing well; I'm going to try and catch up on journals a little later. Toodles!

View Diet Calendar, 24 September 2012:
1458 kcal Fat: 31.30g | Prot: 66.85g | Carbs: 229.64g.   Breakfast: Non-Dairy Creamer, coffee brewed, oats & honey crunchy, orange juice. Lunch: fruit cup, diet coke, yak. Dinner: vegetable beef soup. Snacks/Other: orange juice, orange, raisins great value, Non Dairy Creamer, coffee brewed. more...
2630 kcal Exercise: Resting - 19 hours, Sleeping - 5 hours. more...

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Hang in there on all fronts buddy. It is going to get better. 
24 Sep 12 by member: Rpalmst
SO glad you are back to journaling - staying focused on your projects may help you. Does DW attend a cancer support group? She may be internalizing her fears - and giving up in a way. I know you are doing your best and we are here for you, buddy! 
24 Sep 12 by member: HCB
I'm sure that 10 pounds of muscle looks fabulous. You're such a busy active guy, it must really be hard to think about having to slow down eventually. Getting old a pain in the butt I'm told, but it beats the alternative they say. 
24 Sep 12 by member: JessWhatINeeded
If you gain any more muscle we'll have to start calling you Arnold.  
24 Sep 12 by member: BuffyBear
So sorry to hear your comments about DW.... Hopefully this is a temporary thing, bought on by the treatment. Hang in there, and hope it will change x 
24 Sep 12 by member: Sk1nnyfuture
Looks like I will be building that gazebo myself. $5,100.00! Geez! It was only made out of wood - not gold. Oh well, got to keep myself busy. You know, I just don't have enough to do. :) DW called, and she will start radiation tomorrow; they forgot to schedule her. She and DD went shopping instead. Hoping to get the firepit stone layed this evening. We'll see. I forgot to mention that I hung some temporary lighting up in the gym; it's lonely 26 ft. up in the rafters. I have to read up on the instructions for the lift - to see how to get down if the battery goes dead. It would probably be a long time before someone happened by with a 30 ft. ladder.  
24 Sep 12 by member: DairyKing
Hey DK today is my first day with the Green Coffee Extract supplements - crossing fingers for a miracle :) Like you say it will keep you busy building the gazebo and you will probably like it more :) 
24 Sep 12 by member: triaby
Yep; they're all a great bunch of guys and gals. The alternative to getting old does indeed suck. However, there is no way I would want to do it all over again. I am content with where I am in life; just don't want it to hurt too much.  
25 Sep 12 by member: DairyKing

     
 

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