Diary of a Small Planet II: The Omen

[gobbla]

that's fantastic.

[gregl515]

Walking out and back from the house for 20 minutes twice. (Total 40 minutes.)
Treadmill walking 15 minutes x 2.5 mph at 2.5 elevation.

Plank 3 x 30 seconds
Side Plank 3 x 30 seconds
Crunches 2 x 20
Reverse Crunches 2 x 15
Russian Twists 10

[gregl515]

15 minutes on a treadmill at 2.6 mph elevation 2.5

Incline (30%) dumbbell Bench Press 2 x 10 x 46.3 lbs
DB Military Bench Press 10 x 36.3 lbs
8 x 36.3 lbs
DB Lat Raises 2 x 11 lbs
DB One Arm Bentover Rows 2 x 51.3 lbs
Crunches 15 x 25 lbs (Little ahead of myself on this)
Step Ups 2 x BW x 20

Because of my leg, the upper body exercises are truly solely upper body exercises.

[LisaS]

I just wanted to stop by and tell you how much I admire your progress - good work !

[gregl515]

Thanks! It was a little discouraging at first because I was so weak and my balance was so bad. It gets better steadily and I am getting stronger and healthier.

[gregl515]

Cup of coffee and cheerios and 10 minutes walking out and back. I get a little farther each time. I get winded going up the hills though.

[gregl515]

Yesterday (Sunday): I did the following:

Squats 20 x 45 lb plate
10 x 35 lb plate
10 x BW

Step Ups 10 x BW
10 x BW

Split Squqts 10 x BW

Lat Pulls 10 x 70
10 x 70

Underhand Lat Pulls 10 x 72.5
10 x 72.5

Seated Row 10 x 72.5

Incline (30 degree) DB BP 10 x 41.3
10 x 41.3

DB Military Press 10 x 31.3
8 x 31.3

Treadmill 3 x 12 x 2.6 at 2.5 elevation

[gregl515]

For some reason, I have been getting phantom pain off and on for the last three days and nights. I have also had swelling and pain in my foot. Fortunately, I had a review with my team yesterday. There is nothing terribly wrong with my foot at present, so I don't need a cast, which I feared. I could get some narcotics for the phantom pain, but I don't want to do that. I am already taking neurotin. I end up invariobly being awake from around 2:00 a. to 4:00 a. every night and I can't nap during the day because of the damn pain! I am not exercising because of the pain and because I am tired. It seems a little calmer today, so I may be able to do some things tomorrow.
I hate when I get like this because I can't deal with frustrations and I have to be careful not to bite off the heads of people I am dealing with. I am especially trying not to do this to my wife. She is working very hard right now and has a lot of pressure on her. She is not happy with me because she feels like I brought this on us. I don't want to make things worse.

My blood sugar is labile from the sleep and the stress and is tending to crash right now. Blleehhh!

[RobLL]

Sorry things are hard, we are all thinking of and for you. Rob

[gregl515]

Friday I woke up feeling great. I walked around outside for about a mile in 20 minutes up and down hills. I walked on a treadmill for 20 minutes at 2.5 mph at 2.5 elevation.

I did the following:

DB Bench Press 2 x 10 x 46.3 lbs
DB Military Press 2 x 10 x 31.3 lbs
Seated Lat Raises 2 x 10 x 10 lbs
One arm DB Row 2 x 10 x 51.3lbs
Step Ups 2 x 10 x BW
Pull Over w 45 lb plate 2 x 10
Crunches 15

[gregl515]

Core workout:

Crunches 20
Plank 3 x 20 sec
Bicycle Crunch 20
Superman 15
Side Plank 3 x 20

Outdoor walking for about a mile in 20 minutes up and down hills.
20 minutes on treadmill at 2.6 mph at 2.5 elevation.

[tkinsley]

Greg, you're an inspiration. Truly.

-Tina

[gregl515]

I don't know. My wife thinks I should be doing more. I don't know if she is right or not. Still, I'm just going to keep plugging away.

[gobbla]

Are you doing the best you can?

Answer that and you know who's right. You planning on going to the summit next year?

[gregl515]

Feeling sorry for myself so I went on a walk. I went up hills and down hills and conquered the driveway which is very steep without my cane for the first time!

When I came in the door, I received a call from a friend who wanted to know if I was interested in interviewing for a sales job. Their thinking, and mine as well, was that it would free me up to establish my own business while earning a pay check. Otherwise, if I take a legal job, it would suck up all of my time and I would never be able to start my own business. Maybe things will turn!

[gobbla]

Sounds like good things are happening! Good luck getting the new job! That'd be awesome.

[gregl515]

I don't know if I am doing everything I can. How do you know that? I know that I am getting regular exercise, I am eating according to plan, I am trying to sort out the next twenty years of my life. I am afraid that nothing I can do will be enough for her at this stage. However, I am looking forward to moving ahead. Yes, if I can do it financially, I will plan on going to the summit.

[RobLL]

That would be great to see you at the next summit - Rob