June 24, 2014
Sitting in a cheap motel (if you call $140 cheap) in Seatac Washington. It does include eight days parking. Our flight is at 8:15 so, not a lot of options. It's clean and actually smells better than I do. Lisa is crashed and I'm hoping to get this written before my 5:30 wake up call. Could happen. My typing has improved dramatically. I must be up to ten or twelve words per minute.
Today started with a minor panic attack. I rolled over, looked at the alarm clock and realised it was 9: 15. The grandkids have been on their own for over an hour. I flew down the hallway prepared for the worst. They were still in bed, quietly watching cartoons. Their Dad, Christian, had made coffee and taken the day off work to make it easier for us to get going. I had a doctors appointment at 11:00 so I got on my workout right away. I won't pretend that my Weigh Day increase didn't bother me. It did. I have worked so hard, been so faithful to the process. Now I have to trust in what I'm doing. This is the point where I have always given up before. Not this time! I'm tired of being a Fat Bastard. I'm tired of hearing I carry it well. I'm tired of feeling like shit. It was close. I know there is ice cream in the freezer. Instead I headed down to the green room. The Iron Maiden awaits!
As always I start with my Four Stair Stretch I've doubled the reps. I do twenty toe touches in each set. Since I do them in the stair well to the basement I also have removed the skin from all the knuckles on my left hand. (It's not as co-ordinated as my right hand)
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| Even with the weight loss...a tight fit! (File Photo) |
At this point I could do a bad masturbation joke, but really, get a grip!
I was fortunate enough, due to the inclement weather, to have a host of personal trainers. One of Papa Squatch's rules is they play outside or in the green room if it's raining. It was raining. Honestly I couldn't have done my sit ups without them.
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| Personal trainers up the yahoo! |
With all three of them cheering me on I managed ten sit ups. That's the thing about failure. You either give up or try harder. I added two more crunches to every set. Holy crap on a cracker, I didn't think I was going to make ten sets of twelve. By the third set, those two extra crunches were kicking my slightly shrunken ass! Even with the thirty seconds of rest between sets the last two sets were murder. I was grunting and screeching and may have pooped my pants! Just a little bit. I did however, manage to scare away my helpers. Another episode of Homeland and an hour on the Maiden and I was ready for lunch. Christian loves to BBQ. It's a Mexican thing, Barbacoa. He's good at it. You should taste his Cerveche de Camerone.
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| Christian, Christopher, Isabella and Matty enjoying lunch |
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| Squatch lunch, the three S's Sausage, Salad and Sauerkraut |
By the time we finished packing it was three o'clock and we were on the road. Briefly. We stopped to say goodbye to Momma Lee. She's getting a little nervous about the Alaska Cruise so we calmed her down and told her not to worry. After all, we have a solid twenty-four hours between our return from Hawaii and our departure for Alaska. What could possibly go wrong?
"I forgot my book" I said to Lisa "Too bad" she said " I don't want to go back home for a book." "I forgot to pack the snorkel, mask and fins" I said sheepishly. She did a U turn on two wheels and she was up in the attic, fins in hand before you could say Kumoniwannalaya!
We crossed the border at 5:00 pm. We hit the Kohl's at Bellis Fair Mall in Bellingham half an hour later. I needed a pair of dressier shorts to wear to the wedding. All I have are denim, Cargo or bathing suits. I brought a pair of dress pants just in case, hoping I won't have to wear them. I found a tank top, a pair of shorts I liked and a pair of sport sandals too all for forty bucks! The clerk says to me " You just saved seventy dollars!" I thought, no I didn't, I just spent forty! There was some good news, but first. We were hungry. It's now 7:00.
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| Skagit Casino and Barfay. |
We stopped at the Skagit Casino, we didn't know it but they have a barfay.....I mean buffet. Thirteen bucks and everything was hot and fresh. Miles of protein and a good salad bar.
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| Squatch Barfay Dinner |
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| Lisa, Barfay Queen! |
I had a second helping of salad and Lisa had twelve deserts, just to show her support. She did say sorry with every mouthful of soft serve icecream and brownies and tapioca and and apple crisp and vanilla wafers and bread pudding and at that point I lost track as I slipped into a diabetic coma by osmosis!
There was very little traffic by the time we got back on the road and we made real good time. Got checked in and settled in and now just waiting for 5:30 for my alarm to go off. It's 1:40 now so I don't have too long to wait.
Oh yeah, the good news at Kohl's,
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| Size 44 waist |
I started out in a size 50 waist. So even though I didn't lose any weight, I have changed the shape of my body. Six inch smaller waist. I was surprised and grinning ear to ear. Small victories create positive reinforcement.
I want to thank all of you who read this. Whether you know it or not, I draw so much strength just knowing you're there. Your comments and advice help me focus on what I'm doing. Keep me flying straight. It's making a huge difference in my health already.
My blood pressure at my Doctors appointment this morning was 120/80 and my morning glucose was 5.4. Energy, enthusiasm and happiness. That's what I'm getting out of this. Thank you all for your support. You may be literally helping me save my life.
That's all I got.
Till next time
Peace Out Y'all
©2014 Dave Squatch Ward
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