Say ‘Hello’ to my youngest child Joshua.
aka ‘The J-Man’
He came back to our part of Texas last weekend to attend a wedding of a dear friend, and he had a few hours to visit Betty and I, and we had a great time and GOOD HUGS!
We shared a Brunch at The Spiral Diner at 6th and Magnolia in Fort Worth (GREAT VEGAN FOOD!)
Then we ended the day at Main Event where some serious and ‘rule breaking’ LASER TAG’ occurred (I will address that in another blog). It has to do with Heart Attacks…..
( I will just say this, IF YOU CAN’T play Laser Tag without stopping because the chest is getting tight, or just not catch your breath and feeling a ‘heaviness’ … I would say your well on your way to a HEART ATTACK>>>) [ ask me how I know…]
But the bulk of the time spent there was setting up my birthday gift from Joshua.
I am now the proud owner of a FitBit Ionic. This thing is a watch, and …. well, I am not sure ALL that it is….
It records my running/jogging , Heart Rate, and it even records via satellite paths I take moving around and stuff like that….
I am now, in this moment, in a weekly ‘competition’ with Josh and Taylor ….. Josh is in Washington State, I am in Texas,and our buddy Taylor is in Arizona.
This FitBit keeps a record of our ‘challenge’ and will declare a winner at the end of the week. (So far, I am ahead) [ No, so far, I am handing the little boys, their BUTTS!]
So, we are connected via this thing, and to be honest, I like that!
But I would like to share something Josh wrote the other day in response to my blog posting about that first 5 mile jog….. 5 Miles (oldmanskinandbones DROPS THE MIC )
The following is what he posted on his FB page….
“Things my Dad has always been able to do:
Have long, thoughtful conversations.
Make the worst (best) puns.
Express his emotions in ways I could only imagine.
Eat like a pig.
New things he’s now able to do:
Eat like a stallion.
Lose close to, if not more than 80 pounds now.
Run 5 miles in one go.
Inspire me to get off my ass and run.”
According to the FitBit he gave me, I have now completed a 6.81 mile jog/run.(3/8/2018)
That translates to a 10.96 kilometer run.
So, since THAT offers little ‘new’ challenge….(to do a 10K Run), then I am aiming to do a HALF Marathon at the 2019 Cowtown Marathon.
I will train to be able to complete
- Time Limit: 4.5 hours
- Distance: 13.1 miles
That means I need to run on a street, at 3 miles per hour +/- …. and do it for four and a half hours.
I can do it as long as the right knee holds up…. but that is another Blog, another day….
Josh…
You INSPIRED me to start eating the Whole Food Plant Based Life Style.
You INSPIRED me to recover as best possible from the Heart Disease and By Pass Surgery.
You INSPIRED me to never burden you with Life Style Chronic Diseases disasters.
You INSPIRED me to get off my ass. Well, you were ONE of the Inspirations for that….. After all, there is that whole ‘oldmanskinandbones’ thing, ya know!?
You INSPIRED me when you said we would run The Cowtown Marathon together.
That sure is a long way from May 2015 when you told a 240 pound FAT DADDY about a fellow named Dr John McDougall and a new way of living call The Starch Solution.
LOL! I was so afraid you had been brainwashed and become a VEGAN ! or something like that.
Funny.
Hey!!
Who wants to run The Cowtown Marathon 2019 with us?
We all have eleven months to get ready.
Come on! Lets go!
The best way I know to get there is WFPB…..
and….
never counting calories, never measuring proteins, NEVER FEARING CARBS!
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( and my posse)