I am happy to be working out pretty hard in the gym now. If feels good, and I’m not afraid of using the arm that has been giving me trouble. I don’t think I’ll damage it. And I have not been feeling a lot of pain. As usual it seems that exercise seems to decrease my pain rather than increase it.

There is so much information available that it is very difficult to decide what is and is not good advice. The information I pass on here, for the most part, is only lightly researched. I have read the information and it is something I’m considering, not necessarily something I endorse.

I’ve been reading the musclesforlife.com blogs and here are some of the things I’ve learned that seem to make sense. Weight loss or gain is just a matter of caloric numbers, calories consumed versus calories burned. It doesn’t really matter what you eat, if you are only concerned about your weight. You just have to manage those numbers. But to get the nutrients I need, I can study the macronutrients and micronutrients that I get from food and supplements.

Weight (change since Jan 2018): 214 (-60)
Workout time: 86 Minutes
Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 3.49 Miles (102.63)
Steps: 18,056
Goals: (1) Run 10.5 miles in one day by 11/18/18 (2) Lose 100lbs by 12/25/18