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I've actually thought about some sort of yoga before but just never have got around to getting past the "thinking about it" stage. I'll have to do some looking into it and see if there's some that I could incorporate into my daily routine.

I think that is the exact same size I wear. I know it's 14 and its more than just E but just can't remember if its EEE or EEEE.

Off day for me today. I try to do about 2-3 days lifting then 1 day off then 2-3 days again. I'm still losing weight, but that's because I'm trying too still. Lost 3 more lbs in the past week. Staying on a 1200 calorie per day diet right now (not counting the 170 calories from the daily Whey protein shake). I do allow myself one day of 3000 calories per week though which is tomorrow. I've found one day or higher calories per week helps to keep the metabolism from plateauing.

I hear ya man. I just had to buy some new shoes not even 2 weeks ago and went through trying on a ton of them till I found a pair that felt comfortable. I wear a size 14 and have a very wide foot so it's always a pain for me to find shoes that fit well. 99% of them squeeze my foot to death.

Just recently started breaking down a few smaller tanks in the basement that were holding fish for my big 265. It'll be a while till that tank is finally up and running so I wanted to move the fish up to some bigger tanks so now have quite a few fish in the main display tank. A bit overstocked but they get along great so they should be okay till the big tank is up and I move some of them. Sure makes for a pretty looking tank in the meantime though.

I believe you mean..... LOL

Still going very well. Weather is finally nicer so been getting in the mile walks every other morning. Also bumped up the weight again on the curling bar now to 45lbs and keeping the reps at 15. Been doing around 8-10 sets of 15 reps each day. Thinking about looking for a bench again soon so I can get back into doing some bench presses and preacher curls. Probably start looking at yard sales soon for one, you can always find weight benches at yard sales from people that lost interest and get them CHEAP

That's "okay" though. After his performance in Skyfall I would like to see him in the next one and see how he does. I was just wondering though because after killing "M" and some of the remarks in the movie about his age, it almost seemed like they were preparing people for a different Bond or something.

Still Daniel Craig right?

Appreciate the vid bro, I've been tryin to watch a lot of workout vids lately. That was a good one.

Thats some good info Doc, because even as much as I am into firearms...I always thought/heard dry firing was a "no-no". never realized it was just rimfires.

Things are going very well lately. Since I have been trying to get back in shape I have also been trying to do other things to help my health which includes getting back to a "normal' sleep schedule. As you guys know I have mentioned before that I have had a really bad problem with insomnia and keeping really weird hours for the past 10 yrs or so. Usually staying up till 4 or 5am and then sleeping till 11am-noon. Stuff like that not only is a poor schedule but it also messes with your body chemistry and is simply not healthy. Now that I am eating better, working out and getting good exercise I find myself completely amazed at the change in my sleeping habits. The past 10-14 days I have been getting to sleep by 12:30-1am at the very latest and now get up at 7:30am just bursting with energy. I honestly thought I would never be able to get back on a normal schedule again but after years and years of really bad insomnia I've finally got back to a good routine at last. Also happy as hell that some warmer weather is finally starting to show up because I've been able to get back out and do my 1 mile morning walks again finally after being shut in all winter.

I can't believe it....we actually hit 50F today. After such a long cold winter 50F felt more like 75F! I actually was able to get the rest of the Christmas decoration out of the yard today because they finally came unstuck from the ground. Even went for the first walk of the year. Feels weird to be able to actually do something outside finally

That's awesome. And yes it does very much so! Kids these days don't know what it's like to sit in front of a 13" TV and have to flip the "A/B switch" to play a video game. Man that brings back memories

Bumped up to the next weight level today, went up to 40lbs on the curling bar. Plan on keeping that amount and same reps for the next 30 days then bump up to 50lbs and start lowering the reps and adding more weight till I find my weight that I can max out at with only 12 reps per set. Also started in on a protein shake addition to the diet as well as replaced some of the low calorie snacks (Special K chips) I have been eating on the diet for the past 2 yrs with something that will help with protein, sliced turkey. So now rather than grabbing a handful of Special K chips here and there during the day I grab a couple slices of thin turkey breasts. Definitely staying motivated right now. I feel like I can start to see a bit of a difference in my arms finally myself. And a really odd thing too is that my shoulder issues I have had for the past 3-4 yrs are getting better which I thought they would get worse with lifting weights. I've had a really bad right shoulder for years now that I was 99% sure was a rotator cuff problem, it was so bad it would make sleeping at night hard for me because laying on it hurt so much. Now for the past few months since I have been working out it seems to be getting better and less painful all the time. Probably feels the best it has felt in a few years now lately. If it was a rotator cuff like I thought I doubt lifting weights would help, so I dunno what it was but all I know if so far it seems to be getting better with working out.

Wait a minute I take that back. I just goggled it, and not only have I heard of it, but I actually just watched it about 2 weeks ago but didn't even know what the name of it was. You guys are right that movie did suck. The whole premise was really bad, and Ethan Hawke IMO ruins every movie he's in if you ask me.

I can't say I have ever even heard of the Purge Sounds like I'm not missing much though.

Something else I found very cold/uncaring about how the authorities handled the families was when I heard that they sent a text message to all the families prior to the announcement. Really.? a text message saying they are deeming no survivors? IMO something like that should have been handled either in person or at the very least an actual phone call. Not a text message.

Leave it to us (the USA) to turn a tragedy into lawsuits. I love my country, but I hate what the majority of our society has become.

Definitely one of my favorites right up there with View to a kill far as music. It was a bit different than the other songs for Bond opening themes that's for sure, but it certainly worked.

The theme songs get better as they progress. I enjoy the older themes but I also think " A View to a kill" had one of the best songs.

I will up the weight over time, but for now I find doing more reps with moderate weight has the added benefit of a bit of cardio/aerobic effect to help keep the metabolism burning higher. I think 17" is a reachable goal if I keep motivated for the year. Truthfully though if I can hit 16" I'll be happy, but always good to set goals high. And Tommy, just for you.... . . .

First off I want to make clear this is not to brag or be egotistical because that is a trait I simply do not like and would never be that type of person. This is just to help myself keep track of progress mainly and to share it with others. Calling this "part 2" because if you guys remember part1 was 2 yrs ago when I decided to lose weight and ended up losing about 145lbs. Now I consider this part 2 lol. Since I lost all the weight I have been wanting to try to build back up some good muscle (that way Dave will not be able to resist me when he comes to clean my pool ) but with running my own business which takes up 8-12 hrs per day it's so hard to try to make time to get to the gym to workout. So having about 300lbs in free weights that use to be my Dad's which I got after he passed away, I decided to put them to use and incorporate lifting weights in between my daily rod work. So what I did was picked out three main exercises to focus on my upper body to start, Curls(for biceps) behind the head curls(for triceps) and standing rows(for traps/shoulders). I started out a few months ago with 20lbs doing 100 reps per day in between rod work. In other words work on rods for 30 mins then take a break and pound out some curls etc etc. I also took a measurement of my arms for a reference/starting point so I could gauge progress. After almost 3 months now I went from 14.5" biceps and doing 100 reps per day with 20lbs (actual 300 reps 100 per 3 muscle groups bicep/tricep/traps) to where I currently am at which is 15.75" biceps doing 300 curls with 32.5lbs (actual 900 reps 300 per muscle group). For only about 90 days into it I think that is a pretty good bit of progress for a workout routine that is basically in between business work. My goal is to try to reach 17" biceps, plus lose another 40 lbs both by the end of 2014.

Yep we all knew it, just took them awhile to come out and say it. My prayers go out to all the families that lost loved ones aboard. Not only is it hard to lose a loved one, but to have no body nor grave to be able to vist makes it so much harder for the families left behind. I hope they can at some point locate the wreckage and bring at least part of it back to perhaps give the families some sort of closure.