The Reel Godfather

Keep grinding my friend. Good luck in your quest for the ultimate free range meat! Being mindful about you eating is half the battle, what you do is the other half.

I have had the Fitbit One for almost 3 years now and my One is starting to have battery issues as well, used to charge once every 7-10 days, now it is almost every 3-4 days. Had good experience with Fitbit so I am thinking about the Charge HR. I have not pulled the trigger yet but leaning pretty hard in that direction.

Challenge Wrap-up: Goals for this challenge: Maintain present weight at 221. A+ final weight 215. Lost 6 pounds, new all time (adulthood anyway) low. Complete first month of therapy. A- Hit therapy 2 twice a week, got in most of my at home sessions, but did not hit them all and missed a couple after my fall. Wear my CPAP every day for at least four hours. F Total failure, wore it a couple of times but between not sleeping and the sling and pain and just did not happen. Implement new budget get debt control plan. B Made great progress, got Quicken caught up, framework budget in place, still work to go but its a start. While the pain from the rotator cuff surgery and recovery has not been awful I think it has really worn me out, that and not getting great rest has not helped, but I worked thru it. Managed to hit the treadmill almost every day, ate pretty darn well especially considering I was restless and bored with my inability to do way too many things I wanted. I stumbled a bit but worked really hard at tracking and being mindful. Was not sure it was possible to lose weight as I did not know what to expect recovery wise so loosing 6 pounds is huge! Therapy is my second job and I got up and went and worked hard most days so another win. Good challenge, moved forward, found a new home with the Rangers, found some old adventurer friends here as well, looking forward to Monday!

Thursday update - Ate well, needed more protein, had good calorie deficit. 25 minute treadmill walk plus mall walk with my buddy, 12k step day. PT with the therapist today, it was brutal, he doe not think I re-injured my shoulder in my Sunday fall, said maybe a week or 2 setup back. When he stretched me it was brutal. No second session just iced and took lots of Advil. CPAP, yeah about that. Budget almost to bed, there is a light beyond the light of the oncoming train at the end of the tunnel but its a ways off. Work has really picked up this week, between not sleeping great and shoulder pain/hassle, worn out before the day is done. Still moving forward. Little guy started Ice Skating lessons tonight, fell a lot but had great fun, did pretty well for his second time on skates too. We were early since my wife/ride had a meeting so we got to watch the figure skaters practice and he got a kick out of that and said we should tell them about Taekwondo as they could kick really high!

Wednesday update - Good clean eating day, got plenty of water and nearly great macros. Hit the treadmill for 30 minutes in the morning and a 10 minute after work session. Finally a quiet normal day. One PT session, really tight, pain better but not to where it was before the fall. No CPAP, this is a failed item, gonna try again tonight. Worked on budget and updated quicken. Trying to get it cleaned up but may find a good end point and restart when I upgrade. Nice back to normal day, finally after a string of crazy.

Sorry to hear about your struggles, keep grinding, it will get better or at least different. Hospital food can be the pits and taking care of a parent is tough too, I have plenty of experience points in both those ranks. Glad to see you back.

Tuesday update - Back on track from the chaotic last couple days with my mom. Good macros and water, calories were a little high as my activity was a bit low. Slept in and then went to early PT. Talked to my PT about my fall on Sunday and he assessed me and said he thinks I just jarred it and will be ok but may take a few days for everything to calm down. We did a lite Day 1 session and he stretched me. Pain and stiffness back and a few new pains but nothing bad so he told me to just rest and ice the rest of they day and maybe try a very light session on Wednesday and back on Thursday with my other PT to reassess. PT with the therapist, only that session as directed. Slept ok shoulder a little more bothersome than before so I punted the CPAP. No progress, busy day. Got to my PT session and mom to the ortho and endocrinologist. Finally got home and got to work. Then took the little guy to his first Cub Scout meeting, gonna try out a couple packs but the one we tried last night had a friend we did not know did scouting so that is a plus. A little more laid back than I remember but the little guy is excited and so am I!

Monday update - Ate pretty well considering the chaos of the day and weekend. Did not walk since spent the night at moms and by the time I got home, had plenty of work to do. Not enough water but did ok. Skipped most of the PT trying to recover from my Sunday fall. Did a little before bed just to move it, tight but not awful, will see what the PT says in the morning... No CPAP, did sleep well but was concerned with shoulder after fall on Sunday. Got quicken updated, bills written out and went over evolving budget. Also paid off my wife's car, so a big WOO HOO there. Shoulder was tight and achey but not awful after the fall, hoping for the best at PT tomorrow. Slept well that was nice too, after the fall and lousy spare bed at moms. She is ok this morning and have her scheduled to see the Ortho on Tuesday after my PT. All things considered it could have been much worse. Keep moving forward....

Weekend update - Ate well on Friday and had a little sushi on Saturday and a planned treat meal at the Boy Scout pancake breakfast on Sunday. Moved the scale down to 216.2, lowest since college and bought size 38 pants that actually fit! Got out Saturday and walked the park and got some playground play in with the little guy. Sunday had a mall walk, it was warm but raining so no park walk for me and my buddy. Derailed Sunday, more at the bottom. Hardcore PT session on Friday with the therapist and got both sessions in on Saturday and one on Sunday. CPAPed it Friday and Saturday, short but building back up slowly. Had big plans to work on the books on Sunday but derailed. As we were easing into a nice quiet Sunday, my mom called, her blood sugar was high, her back hurt and she had not slept, she sounded really bad and scared so we dropped everything and took her to the ER. 4ish hours later, she got a clean for her age bill of health and was released, her back/hip issue was a muscle pull or related to hip muscle/bones. They gave her pain meds and muscle relaxers and said someone needed to stay with her for at least a day until she could see her regular MD and get into see an ortho. So we took her home, got her meds, fed her and got her down. My brother stayed with her while we ran home to get some clothes and stuff so we could stay the night. I was hussling out of the house with some clothes and pillows and slipped on the last 2 stairs and came down hard on my right elbow jamming my recently surgically repaired shoulder, not to mention my hip and rest of me. I sat here in pretty solid 1-10 pain at an 11 hoping I did not retear my rotator cuff or knock out any anchors or anything else. My sling kept my arm tight to my body and it did not come away from my body or over my head but jammed pretty good. Hurts some this morning so trying to wait and see if I can do my PT tonight or if I screwed it again or differently. Slept poorly on the old bed at my moms and was up checking on her too. Not to mention we got a pizza for dinner at her place and just ate as we had not all day, had a salad and some wings but not the best eating choices. Really scared I screwed up my shoulder but trying to relax about it, test it later, sleep in my bed tonight (hopefully) and go see the therapist tomorrow and its not too bad, oh well time will tell. My spill could have been worse but not really how I planned out my Sunday.

Woo Hoo for the 5 AM club, and avocado makes any day great!

Calling for a vote, sounds like the run with friends motion has the votes to pass!

Thursday update - Ate great and clean, good macros, good deficit and great on water and the scale rewarded me again! 30 minutes on the treadmill and a good mall walk with my buddy, 10k step day. Hit both PT sessions but did not do cable pulls as my shoulder was pretty sore. Working on trap cramping during walks, making progress. Fired up the CPAP, lasted a few hours but better than nothing. No progress on finance level up today. Bounced back energy wise today, not 100% but much better than yesterday. 3 weeks since surgery, progress is slow.

Wednesday update - Good eating day, thought about being bad but drank some water, had a spoonful of almond butter and it was all good. Good macros, great water and maintained a deficit. Got 30 minutes on the treadmill without the sling, shoulder cramped but worked thru it. Scale rewarded my discipline with another pound today. Did both sessions of PT with updated exercises. Got a couple of hours with the CPAP, but shoulder was hurting and hose kept catching on the sling which was not helping. Got some, that is progress, gotta get more. Paid bills and tried to improve quicken organization, argh miles to go. Stupid tired today, not sure if shoulder, lack of sleep or weather is dragging me down but focus and progress were slow today. Nice weather the next couple days, hope for good sleep and fresh air!

Tuesday update - Ate clean just a bit much today, missed the calorie deficit but macros and water good and it was a small miss. Only walked on the treadmill for 21 minutes as my shoulder started cramping around the 15 minute mark and could not go on. PT with the therapist good but wow I was sore after, did a couple new exercises and range of motion seemed a bit better on the pulleys. Only did the session with the therapist as I was too sore later in the day, so iced and took some advil. Gave the CPAP a go, kinds short lived, got tangled in my sling and solid sleep was tough due to shoulder pain. Finished quicken update, shifted some funds around, tomorrow go thru all the non-essential bill stuff. Good PT day, slow going but think I saw a bit of progress, ROM measurements on Friday, hoping to make progress.

How goes the struggle? Hope all is well!