My knee is giving me some trouble with some pain now and then. I don’t want to make these long walks a regular activity until I see the orthopedic surgeon. I have been going to the gym to use a stationary bike for a couple of reasons. One is that it’s lower-impact to my knee. The other is that I want to do High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) which is one of those things, if you do it several times a week, that is a key to the kind of heart health that extends life.

Loving life is something I choose to do. It didn’t just happen to me, but I am grateful for my many blessings, one of them being the awareness of this abundance in my life. I gave a couple of rock star examples: Jani Lane, Kurt Cobain. I don’t think they realized the abundance of blessings in their lives. If one realizes this, things will get better. I really believe this.

One reason this is true may be the concept of visualization. The idea is that whever we focus on comes to us. If I think of the things I fear enough, they will appear all around me. The same goes for the good things I love. Be careful what you put in your mind. It affects everything you do.

This is what happened to me. I brought the good to myself. I choose to be where I had good people around me, and to not let the bad influences in. Eventually, it changed my life. It can change yours as well.

Weight (change since Jan 2018): 203 (-71)
Workout time: 112 Minutes
Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 4.35 Miles (149.46)
Steps: 16,140
Goals: (1) Run 10.5 miles in one day by 11/18/18 (2) Lose 100lbs by 12/25/18