MY TOE: is
much better. Last week I began biking (with a sandal on my left foot) – a
9-miler followed by a short (for me) 4-mile Nordic-walk with no ill effects. Did
it 5 days; sort of like I’m doing ⅔ of a mini-triathlon (is there such
thing as a biathlon??). This week, I’m trying it with my New Balance instead of
the sandal; so far, so good. Despite the progress, I’ve decided to forego the
Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk this September; bummer, as I love the
challenge, but probably a wise decision.
HCwH: Last
week, we began post-production on Episode #1 with a couple of run-thru’s to get
a sense of what was captured during the shoot. Truth be told, I expected my
initial reaction to be replete with cringes of embarrassment; instead, I was
surprised, bordering upon “shocked” to see how good it was. Yes, I hold myself
to unrealistic expectations (nothing new about that!!) and yes, I need to
insert more ‘palaver’ while I’m engaged in doing
the cooking and to relax and smile more. But my main take-away from the
viewings was: “This guy looks like he knows what he’s doing and is comfortable
in the process”. Couldn’t be happier, especially for the 1st time
before a camera. Episode #2 is already in the planning stage. It will be shot
during either the last week in August or the 1st week in September on a date to
be determined.
DIETING VS
EXERCISE FOR WEIGHT LOSS: An interesting piece about a couple of studies
addressing this dichotomy in the NYT, last week. Bottom line, calorie for
calorie, it’s easier to lose weight
by dieting than by exercise: people are more likely to stay with a diet than
with an exercise regimen; metabolic rates drop as we lose weight so, we burn
fewer calories with the exercise. But, as I’ve posted in The Groups: What I
Learned: Pts. 1 & 2, exercise
and activity are important in their own right. If you want to be healthy and
fit, especially as you age, you gotta do
both…and you don’t get the endorphin boost with diets!
And
speaking of dogs, my daughter Ali was in from Columbus, OH for a visit last
month with her 2 Border Collies – Tobey, age 4 and Chance, 2 – whom she rescued
and have, under her guidance, matured into reasonably well-behaved animals with
really good character and singular personalities. Tobey’s the smart one, Chance
has the looks (its ok, they can’t read…yet). It was fascinating to observe them
interact with us, each other and behave in a public stetting (we took them to
Bertucci’s outdoor café in Lexington Center). Here's some photos:
