All the way to Ajax

Bike 67 minutes to Harwood Avenue on the Ajax waterfront

Weight not budging

Average weight for week 239.9 lb, same as last week.
Weight loss of 1.2 lb per week needed to reach target by May 12, 2009

Knees complaining a bit

Probably from the cume effect of the last three weeks on the bike, pushing a bit.

Bike 44 minutes west along the lakeshore

Feeling good on the bike

Bike 46 minutes along lakeshore

Does one pull the poles on an elliptical machine?

That's the question as I start getting into the groove on the Tempo 620E.

Gym 30 minutes

Wind in my face

That took work on the homeward leg with the stiff breeze out of the west.

Bike 60 minutes along lakeshore to Lions Point, which, I just discovered, will be part of the course for the first Ajax Waterfront Half Marathon.

Weight up rather than down!

Average weight for week 239.86 lb, up 1.15 lb from last week.
Weight loss of 1.15 lb per week needed to reach target by May 12, 2009

It's Friday

Bike 46 minutes along the lakeshore

Starting to feel good on the bike again

Bike 48 minutes along lakeshore just before the rains came

Another birthday

Man, the years are starting to fly by!

Gym 30 minutes

Excellent ride

Bike 60 minutes along lakeshore

Average weight for week 238.71 lb, down 0.43 lb from last week.
Weight loss of 1.11 lb per week needed to reach target

Go, go, go!

What a busy day, but not quite as productive as it seemed.

Elliptical, stationary bike, weights -- 30 minutes

Incredible shorts

Not really that extraordinary but that's what Sugoi, the company name, means. I bought the Sugoi Neo Pro Short today and took it for a ride this afternoon. I was looking for a short with a bit more padding but all shorts available at Pedal Performance appear to be similar in that department.

Bike 38 minutes along lakeshore

Appetite tough to control

After a busy day and a good workout, it's tough to eat small.

Bike 36 minutes along lakeshore

Exercise stress test

I underwent an exercise stress test this morning. My maximum heart rate, according to the chart commonly used, ought to be 155 beats per minute (220 less my age of 65). After 11 minutes on the treadmill, I reached 131 and had to call it quits. Legs were OK but I was running out of breath.

My last stess test was six years ago, after my two bouts with atrial fibrillation, when I was six years younger and 10 pounds lighter. Then I lasted 13-14 minutes and made it to 145 beats per minute. (Then, I reached 90 percent of my max, this morning, it was 85 percent.)

We'll see what all this means when I get with my physician next. This morning, I only dealt with techs.

Certainly, already, there is every reason to get more active, consume fewer bad calories, and lose a pile of weight.

Stationary bike 10 minutes, Weight 10 minutes

A ride into the wind

Bike 46 minutes along lakeshore

Weighing in

Average weight for week 239.14 lb, down 1.15 lb from last week. Yeah!
Weight loss of 1.1 lb per week needed to reach target

Keeping at it

Bike 10 minutes, Weights 10 mins, Elliptical 10 mins

Back at it

Elliptical 10, Weights 5, Bike 10 minutes