And so begins a new week here in paradise.
I’ve hit a new low. 193 pounds. Pretty surprising really because I’ve not been disciplined in my dietary practices lately. Not complaining though.
I cooked up some pulled pork in the crockpot yesterday. Was very pleased that the meat came out tender and flavorful. Served it up with cobbed corn and cornbread (see what I mean about the diet?). This morning I took some of the leftovers and made this:
A pulled pork breakfast burrito! Man, it was tasty. Not sure why I haven’t tried that before. Well, I haven’t kept tortillas on hand since I went on my low carb routine. But these days, I eat pretty much as I please (as long as I stay under the 200 pound threshold).
My buddy keeps an eye on things around the house…
And gives me some company when no one else will…
The weather has been much improved. Other than a couple of thundershowers it’s been sunny and warm. Eh, it’s been hot. Too soon to complain about that though!
Another beautiful morning in the neighborhood.
I’ve not been as disciplined with my walking as I should be either. For example, these past three days my step counts were 9,000, 27,000, and 12,000. My minimum daily goal is 15,000. So I guess I’m averaging that, but… I’m already over 20,000 today and still have the Hash to do this afternoon. I think part of the problem is I’m pretty much bored with my usual walking routines. There’s some nice trails up in the mountains, but I’m just not comfortable walking them alone. Way too much could go wrong. I’ll find some ways to change things up, probably incorporate the old Navy base into the mix.
Walk on!
Coming up on four months in country and I’m running out of the prescription meds I brought along with me. So far I’ve been lucky enough at my local pharmacy in getting refills. Haven’t even needed a prescription. No one seems to to stock my Advair Diskus though; it’s an inhaler for my COPD. Hopefully, I can find a similar product. The pharmacist offered up something for asthma today, but I’m going to wait until I can discuss it with an actual doctor.
And that is where things stand on this mundane Monday.
I hear some people
been talkin’ me down,
Bring up my name,
pass it ’round.
They don’t mention
happy times
They do their thing,
I’ll do mine.
Ooh baby,
that’s hard to change
I can’t tell them
how to feel.
Some get stoned,
some get strange,
But sooner or later
it all gets real.
Walk on, walk on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gALPWW9QByQ
Good luck with that Hash! I just heard that, after this next typhoon to hit Japan, fall will arrive in Korea in earnest. Not that I totally trust such news: September is normally a hot month in Korea. Chuseok is at the end of September, though, and Weather.com is tentatively forecasting cool-ish weather in the 70s for that time. I’ll be walking out to Incheon and back during our break.
Meanwhile, I hope the weather gets, if not cooler, then less hot in the Philippines. Happy trailblazing!
A Chuseok walk in fall weather sounds perfect! I’ll look forward to following along (vicariously of course).
Well, we only have two seasons here. Hot and rainy and hot. Looks like we are just about done with the rain now…
I worry all that nocturnal voiding might be part of the unexplained weight loss. Hope that’s cleared up, for good.
Chris, I had a similar concern but I’m mostly solid these days and no more nocturnal emissions thankfully.
I do monitor my vitals and if need be I’ll see a doctor about significant weight loss. I could still actually afford to lose a few pounds though….