It just occured to me that it's been a while since my last update so here's where I'm at. I've had a few additional expenses pop up since starting the final leg last October, but I'm still on track to make the pay off this coming March. January's payment hasn't been made and isn't reflected in the total below. Also, February is a bonus check month where I hope to double the payment then. Barring no surprises the total below will be about $3k less in five weeks time.
Total Debt $4868
1.20.2013
1.19.2013
mini health update
It turns out that I have a cousin who ran into the same health issue I have. Only his numbers weren't anywhere near as high as mine were, and he was far more diligent about getting them back to normal than I was. One of the things he did was to buy one of those test kits to monitor his numbers. While I was out here he was kind enough to loan it along with a triglyceride test strip (he was out of the cholesterol one) which I used this morning. Six weeks ago they came in at 7650.
Today my triglycerides are at 228. My blood pressure is @ 120/72 with a resting heart rate of 63 BPM.
For anyone interested here's what I've done to keep up while on vacation. Last week Friday and Saturday I was traveling, but managed to get an hour long workout from loading/unloading the trailer. On Sunday we (sissy and my niece joined me) hiked three miles, then on Monday & Tuesday I walked two (easy) miles with mom, and then hiked about five miles on Wednesday w/sissy & mom. I didn't get a formal workout on Thursday or Friday, but played with the nephew for a few hours both days. I'm going hiking again today and even though sissy feels she's only good for three, I'm gonna see if I can get five out of her again.
My workout schedule at home hasn't changed and is as follows. I workout one hour a day Monday thru Friday. I do thirty hard minutes on the elliptical to where I'm breaking a heavy sweat, and then another twentyfive at an easy pace on the treadmill (at a speed of 3.5 usually). This equates to about four miles per day and 300 calories burned. On the weekends I hike an average of about four miles a day with the beagle, and assume that I'm burning somewhere close to the same amount in calories.
The diet is still the same. Each day I consume a half cup of oatmeal in the mornings, a full meal (healthy of course), and a salad. I also take a total each day (half at breakfast and half at dinner) 2 grams of fish oil, and 2.4 grams of red yeast rice extract w/60 MG's of CoQ-10.
I think it's safe to say now that my numbers are and will be completely normal when I retest at the doctors next month.
Today my triglycerides are at 228. My blood pressure is @ 120/72 with a resting heart rate of 63 BPM.
For anyone interested here's what I've done to keep up while on vacation. Last week Friday and Saturday I was traveling, but managed to get an hour long workout from loading/unloading the trailer. On Sunday we (sissy and my niece joined me) hiked three miles, then on Monday & Tuesday I walked two (easy) miles with mom, and then hiked about five miles on Wednesday w/sissy & mom. I didn't get a formal workout on Thursday or Friday, but played with the nephew for a few hours both days. I'm going hiking again today and even though sissy feels she's only good for three, I'm gonna see if I can get five out of her again.
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| Nephie convinced mom six miles was better |
My workout schedule at home hasn't changed and is as follows. I workout one hour a day Monday thru Friday. I do thirty hard minutes on the elliptical to where I'm breaking a heavy sweat, and then another twentyfive at an easy pace on the treadmill (at a speed of 3.5 usually). This equates to about four miles per day and 300 calories burned. On the weekends I hike an average of about four miles a day with the beagle, and assume that I'm burning somewhere close to the same amount in calories.
The diet is still the same. Each day I consume a half cup of oatmeal in the mornings, a full meal (healthy of course), and a salad. I also take a total each day (half at breakfast and half at dinner) 2 grams of fish oil, and 2.4 grams of red yeast rice extract w/60 MG's of CoQ-10.
I think it's safe to say now that my numbers are and will be completely normal when I retest at the doctors next month.
1.15.2013
visit family, do stuff
I've, quite possibly, done more in the almost three days I've been here than the week prior to my arrival. In no order I've unloaded a trailer, returned it, gone hiking, walked, cooked dinner for five, fixed bathroom a fan, built an entertainment center, bought new cables for it, connected said entertainment center together, cleaned the parents backyard, got the nephew a Captain America frisbee shield (he LOVES it), played with nephew for several hours, measured a bay window (eight feet above ground) for curtains, setup a bed for myself, and put the beagle's cousin on a diet. Thankfully I've only a few scant things left that I need to do leaving me just the fun stuff.
Why is there always more work to do in our vacation life than the normal one?
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| The niece! |
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| The sissy! |
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| The nephie! |
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