
hercules411

hercules411 uploaded a photo 15 years ago


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hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 1 month ago
Tackling other health issues. - While I continue riding my bike and have a very busy summer.. I'm going to take some time to deal with other health issues.
Of course, I am being treated by my PCP for hypothyro...

hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 1 month ago
Father's day food. -
The kids are in town for a cookout tonight. We'll be cooking buffalo steaks on the grille. I'm not sure what kind of veggies. My wife is also making some special Weight Watcher...

hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 1 month ago
Too busy to blog? - It's been five days since I posted. But I've been busy.. spent Tuesday night in Sylvania, Ohio to see Kenny Loggins in concert. Ate sushi and sashimi at a Japanese restaurant. Lot...

hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 1 month ago
Let them eat cake -- NOT! -
It was another action filled weekend here. My wife and I took my daughter and her fiancee to another Cleveland Indians game. They won again by the way. I ate a hot dog there w...

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hercules411 uploaded a photo 15 years, 1 month ago


hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 1 month ago
I added some carbs (good ones) - This week, I have been trying to eat about 30 grams of carbs instead of the usual 20 grams per day. (fruits and veggies) I felt so good on my bicycle ride, I think I'll continue th...

hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 1 month ago
Just when I thought it couldn't get better... -
I've been pretty happy with where I am now. I can buy clothes at a regular store.. I ride my bicycle around.. My wife and I ate at a restaurant last night, and when the host ...

hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 1 month ago
Gift from my daughter. - She came back from a cruise and brought me this hat as a gift.
Gee.. Where's Tenille?

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hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 1 month ago
I should have been more aggressive about my care. - Don't make the mistake of taking a casual approach to your post op appointments with the doc. I did, and feel it was a mistake.
I was supposed to have post op appointments, th...

hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 1 month ago
one to go! - My pcp took me off another bp med. Only on one now!

hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 1 month ago
Geez! They fit! - The scale read 224 today. Up two pounds from last week. But the scale also said my hydration (water content) is up to 72 percent. I'm usually around 50 percent. And my body fat per...

hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 1 month ago
Fell off! Twice in one day. - Earlier yesterday I wrote about how I ran my bicycle into a post and fell to the ground.
That same night, my I went to my wife's cousin's birthday party and fell off my eating ...

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hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 1 month ago
I rode my bicycle 22 miles today. - I finally reached a mini goal today. I set aside some time and rode my bicycle along the entire length of the local trail and back.
I did have to stop and make some bike repairs....

hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 1 month ago
Things I need to remember - Every day. - This is a note to myself. I don't have any desire to impose these thoughts on anyone else. However I share these ideas with anyone who wishes to read them.
I read a couple of po...

hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 1 month ago
Oh what a beautiful morning! - I got up early enough to get some work done on the laptop.. and before my conference call I hopped on my bicycle for a quick sunrise ride around the neighborhood. My wife and I ro...

hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
Surgery leads to another great weekend! - I did things I never thought I would ever do again this Memorial Day weekend.. thanks in large part to the weight loss helped along by my surgery more than eight months ago.
My ...

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hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
Consumer Reports on protein powders -
I have been an online and hard copy subscriber to Consumer Reports magazine for years. It has helped me narrow down choices in a world that sometimes gets confusing. But I just...

hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
Daughter engaged! - My daughter Bridget became engaged today to a guy she's been dating for about a year. He's a nice, down to earth, soft spoken working man who I like. No wedding date is set.... b...

hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
My clothes are feeling tighter - My clothing is fitting a little more snug lately. Not because I'm gaining weight. But because I am buying clothing that fits, instead of the old baggy stuff I wore when I weighed a...