Eighth Workout

Hey, I'm back!!!  Did ya miss me?

Three days off for the weekend wasn't in my plan, but I had some friends visiting and we went out to eat on Friday night.  Saturday night we went to a huge fundraising event that had an open bar, so Sunday I was recovering.  :-)  I did manage to drop another pound, so if I can continue at this pace, I'll be in fairly decent shape by the summer and I'll be awesome by the end of the summer.  My wife will definately have to keep watch over me 'cause I'll have babes hanging all over me.  She don't have to worry much though because she's the finest babe around.

Still, I had a decent walk tonight.  I started up at a slow pace, but I picked it up pretty quick and actually increased my speed a little from what I was doing last week.

The playlist tonight sounded prettty good.  So far, I have not repeated any songs from my previous workouts and I'm going to try to keep the new stuff coming, but I really like some of the songs I've used so I may pepper them in every once in awhile.  Here's tonights list.

1.  "Communication Breakdown" by The Jeff Healey Band
2.  "Tell Me Mama" by Kieran Kane
3.  "Hard Livin' Man" by Miles From Nowhere
4.  "Judgement Day" by Jason Eady
5.  "Ol' 97" by Randy Thompson
6.  "Gotta Move" by The Mannish Boys
7.  "My Wife Thinks You're Dead" by Junior Brown

Seventh Workout

Almost got lazy tonight, but I sucked it up and got back on the treadmill.  Sometimes its hard to do, but I am sure that I'm just going through the difficult times now and I will be more motivated when I start feeling like its working.  I already have more energy during the day and I feel like my pants are fitting a little better.

The mix tonight is a little blues, rock, and zydeco:

1.  "Pease Don't Touch" by The Stray Cats
2.  "Prancing" by Ike Turner
3.  "Route 66" by Jason and the Scorchers
4.  "Please Explain" by Wayne Toups
5.  "Burnin' the Chicken" by Los FabuLocos & Kid Ramos
6.  "Beer Town, USA" by Dash Rip Rock
7.  "Something Baby" by The Hicksville Bombers
8.  "Shakin' All Over" by The Yardbirds

Sixth Workout

I went to the eye doctor today and he dilated my eyes.  Thank goodness it was overcast today, but I still had to wear those goofy plastic eyeshades home.  Since I am a Type II diabetic I usually try to get these checkups yearly.  So far everything is good. 

Ok.  I picked up the pace a little today so I got further in my 30 minutes.  When I get up to 3 miles in that 30 minutes, I'm taking it outside.  I chose some up-tempo blues for my listening pleasure tonight.

1.  "Three Stripes On A Cadillac" by Otis Taylor  (kind of a blues/reggae crossover).
2.  "The Postmans Inn" by The Fumes
3.  "Tell Ya Story Walking" by The Fumes
4.  "Swampblood" by The Legendary Shack Shakers
5.  "Chicken Bone George"  by Black Eyed Snakes
6.  " Hillgrass Bluebilly" by Left Lane Cruiser
7.  "Good Rockin' Daddy" by Big Joe & The Dynaflows
8.  "Nellie Fetch the Hosepipe" byTony Sarno

Fifth Workout

Listened to something different tonight:

1.  "Yeah 3X" by Chris Brown
2.  "Hi Domination Dub la Cherga Remix" by La Cherga
3.  "Sweet Disposition (Axwell Remix)" by The Temper Trap
4.  "I Think I'd Thought I'd Nothing Else to Think About"  by Sin Fang Bous
5.  "Animal Arithmetic" by Jonsi
6.  "Sticks & Stones " by Jonsi

This mix is a little electronic and alternative music.  Not for everyone, but I like it.

I'm starting to pick up the pace a little bit and beginning to earn some sweat.  It's still an ordeal to change clothes and get on the treadmill, but it feels so good after you finish.  I'm really going to enjoy it when I start counting miles instead of minutes.

Fourth Workout

I spent the weekend on a couple of urban hikes through various malls and shopping centers, so I think I got some good workouts, plus I added some crunches and a little light weights.

Tonight, I got back on the treadmill so here's the playlist:

1.  "Wail and Ride" by Grayson Capps
2.  "Dead Cat Bounce" by John Lisi & Delta Funk
3.  "Down River" by The Fumes
4.  "Mary Jane" by the Mannish Boys
5.  "Mean Woman Blues" by Roy Orbison
6.  "I Don't Like Half The Folks I Love" by Paul Thorn
7.  "My Dog Can't Bark" by Muddy Waters
8.  "Tell Me Why" by Duffy Bishop Band
9.  "Ain't No Easy Way" by The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

I'm down one pound from when I started last week. Not the greatest, but it's going in the right direction  Now to keep it up.  I think the weight loss will speed up once I get in better shape so I can increase the intensity of the workouts.

Saturday morning

Started out this morning doing a few situps and some simple lifts with the weights.  I'll do some walking this evening and probably do some more situps.  I'll also start some stretching exercises so I can loosen up some sore muscles.  I've got a long way to go to get back where I can consider myself in decent shape.

I didn't use the ipod this morning; I was listening to the Blues station on the television. 

Paula made a nice omelet this morning and freshened the plate up with a homemade fruit salad made with apples, strawberries, blueberries, and slices of blood oranges...........excellent.

Now it's time to get out and take advantage of this nice weather, even if it just means running some errands.

Third Workout

After that last bust, I got lazy and took two days off.  I can't afford to do that again if I plan on having my beach bod back by summer.  Anyway, here are the tunes I listened to this evening:

1.  "Boom, Boom, Boom" by Jubal Lee Young
2.  "Alone and Forsaken" by Social Distortion
3.  "Nervous Breakdown" by Wanda Jackson
4.  "Pistol Blues" by Cashman
5.  "He Ain't Right" by the Legendary Shack Shakers
6.  "Company Graveyard" by Buddaheads
7.  "White Trash Girl" by Dave Hole
8.  "I Can't Stay Here" by The Mannish Boys

As you can tell, I have stayed with "Outlaw Country and Blues" for the last several workouts, but I expect that I will move on to some other genres as I progress.

Second Workout

Well, tonight was a bust.  I started out, then I got a phone call from my son and by the time we finished our conversation my wife wanted to go to bed.  Since the treadmill is the bedroom, I was not able to finish my walk.  I'll probably do some situps and maybe do a few reps with the dumbells just so tonight won't be a total waste.

Anyway, before I was interrupted, I listed to the following songs:

1.  "John the Revelator" by Depeche Mode (really cool version and quite different from the blues version)
2.  "Howling for You" by The Black Keys.

First Workout

Today I started my program and I hope to keep it up. I've decided to start light with a brisk, but not fast, 30-minute walk on the treadmill. I've got my earphones connected to my iPod and I listened to the following tunes:
1. "Nashville" by Todd Snider
2 "Shakin' All Over" by Wanda Jackson
3. "KMAG YoYo" by Hayes Carll
4. "It Came Out Of The Sky" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
5. "Flying Saucer Rock'n Roll" by Billy Lee Riley
6. "Get Out of Denver" by Dave Edmunds
7. "Stick To The Plan" by Graham Parker
8. "Peter Gunn" by Roy Buchanan
9. "Green Onions" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Fairly upbeat rockin' country and rockin' roll to keep you motivated. You can find them all on iTunes, so check 'em out.

Ok, that was for today. I am hoping that my motivation to workout will continue while I keep you updated on this blog. After a week or so, I'll start posting any progress I make on my weight loss and belt size. I ain't gonna tell you what I weigh, but I'll tell you how much I've lost.