Today I record from the traction machine, which may not be a first in the entire history of podcasting, but it is definitely a first for this podcast. However, you’ll get to see it again as part of our milestone 200th episode coming up in a few weeks, including some video.

Yesterday I was a bit of a grouch, because I did not get a perfect score on my biometrics screening. I was overweight by 3 pounds, and missed the waist measurement by an inch. My blood pressure was also high, but I will appeal that because only a few days prior, I had a great reading at the cardiologists office. In that visit he cut the dosage of one of my blood pressure medications in half. So I’ll be able to use that documentation to circumvent the bad blood pressure reading. They use some pretty cheap equipment in the screenings, and there have been many complaints, re-measurings, and appeals due to bad blood pressure measurements.

I was a little down about this, but I spoke to a friend to encouraged me, reminding me that I look healthy and have made a lot of progress. I agree, I look and feel much better.

However, I have some work to do. I need to be more consistent on my diet. And though I’m already getting 40 minutes of cardio 3 times a week on the racquetball court, I may need more of that as well.

So I am putting my rally face on for a great 4th quarter of 2019. I hope you’ll join me.

Recorded September 24, 2019

Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 217 (-57)
Workout time: 0 Minutes
Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 0 Miles (576.02)
Steps: 8,098
Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 148.45 (+5)
Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 32%
Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 8 hours
2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat