That torture device has been in use now
for nine months, on an almost daily basis. It is one of the few exercise
machines that doesn’t cause debilitating
pain in my knees. Many free style exercises hurt my knees.
Every since receiving a pacemaker some time
back, my physical condition has deteriorated. Per the cardio quack, my
condition, bradycardia (abnormal slow heart rate) seldom happens but without
the pacemaker it could be fatal. Not the heart stopping, the subsequent face
plant. The pacemaker has an accessible memory.
After nine months of watching my diet and
exercise, my weight is down 50 lbs. Whee, only 1/3 of the loss I need!
Coming up on my 74th trip
around the sun, I cannot expect the body to respond quickly. When I was much
younger, it still took four or more months to make the physical changes I was
working towards. Stubborn genes, I suppose.
300 yards from my apartment is a long
term care facility I pass nearly every day. Each time I pass my motivation is
bolstered.
Meditating on what day this is, I am
grateful I’m still here to have these challenges.
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