Cesar just took my order @ Old California Coffee House in San Marcos on Restaurant Row - time for a little walk

This is my first post from my phone! Free cultures get what they celebrate. Dean Kamen

Motivational Tool For Walking

A couple weeks ago my wife, Marianne, and I went kayaking in Dana Point and I forgot how I used to get into the kayak when we went a few times last summer and fall. I ended up falling in and there was swelling and bruising of my leg as well as whatever's in the water possibly getting into my toe through the ingrown toenail.

The pedometer got wet, too.

So... I'm on antibiotics and the toe is looking better. Next step is getting a new pedometer. I found a good one at Fry's before and I'll return there today for a new one to be ready for the long walk tomorrow(?).

If you're like me you find the mileage or step count on the pedometer motivating.


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Met Musical Jessica Fore On Facebook

Yesterday I commented on something Alan Hirsch had to say on Facebook and soon I liked what someone else had to say and that led to Jessica Fore and I messaging. Then I found out she's a musician who shares her faith experience.

I love all the things you can do more easily because of Facebook. I have included a hidden link to one of Jessica's songs which you can visit by clicking on the title of this post or you can click on this tinyurl I made http://tinyurl.com/BMW7CJFore1.

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Jacuzzi-ing With My Honey

Marianne and I took a little break earlier to enjoy the jacuzzi. It looks like my gout is under control and the medication I'm taking for my infected ingrown toenail is starting to take hold. Hopefully I'll be taking long walks soon. I just wish that a doctor before Dr. Duck (real name) figured out that the left big toe wasn't gout, but an infection. Nobodies perfect, but Dr. Duck was the fourth one I told about it. My honey says the jacuzzi doesn't qualify as soaking my toe, so epsom salts are up next! LOL

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Tom Sietsema Weight Control Tips

Tom Sietsema on portion and weight control

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2010/05/19/VI2010051901193.html

Gout

I've got gout. Details to follow.

What Are You Searching For?

In earlier posts I have mentioned Jordan Rubin's Chicken Soup and for some reason I had never Googled this phrase before:
Jordan Rubin Chicken Soup Recipe

When I searched that phrase I found a treasure trove of recipes at an official Jordan Rubin site. Jordan Rubin's company is Garden of Life and you can also follow them on Facebook. In addition to walking and other exercise you might find some great recipes and learn that food that's truly good for you can also be yummy. You might just change some habits for the better. When I was at Costco earlier I got a package of organic snack bars from Bora Bora. Crunchy, healthy energy!

During January and February I walked* 167.5 miles.

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Simply Get Up And Go!

Some things are simple. That's not the same thing as easy. I walked in the rain just a little this morning. This year has seen more frequent rain that we're used to in San Diego County. I had to adjust and expect that sometimes I'm going to get a little way from home and get rained on. The dog doesn't mind much. When my wife and son have the cars it's either walk outside or walk around and around in our home, so I chose to get a little wet. Mellow and I did 1.25 miles before 10 a.m. and I'll do more with or without him.

How can we NOT give extra effort when we see other people with greater obstacles?

I started a networking group called The Special Purpose Club on Facebook and this morning I posted about Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah and his journey. You can Google him and find out about Emmanuel and Oprah and Emmanuel and the ESPY award and you can visit my networking club where I shared a little about his desire to ship 350 more bicycles to Ghana. If you're curious, that is.

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http://tinyURL.com/BMW20000

Just Get Up & Do It...I Did!

How easy is that? I just decided to take a break and I know the dog appreciated it. I walked a mile and now I'm back. I know you can do it, too!

I'm taking Diet 360 and RAW ONE for Men from Garden of Life, who sponsors my blog, and I'm feeling better every week. I slept all the way through the night for the first time in weeks last night.

Time For A Walk!

Are you sitting at your computer? Me, too!
Time for a walk!

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My New Deal

There have been a lot of changes around here recently. The house in San Diego that my wife and her sister have been trying to sell for 3 years finally sold a couple weeks ago. Yay! Marianne and I have been looking at houses in North County and the 250K to 350K price range has been heating up, especially relative to the 500K and up range. I couldn't change her mind about a house at the corner of Esperanza and Bliss (Hope & Bliss!) in Oceanside, but when the listing agent came back from vacation we heard there were already ten offers! So we start again tomorrow with our agent, David Diehl.

Friday afternoon I received my products from Garden of Life, so this is a disclaimer about BigManWalking. Garden of Life is now sponsoring my blog! I'll tell a little more about the two products, Diet 360 and RAW ONE for Men in a future post. You can click on the title of this post to see another product that my wife has been using for a while. It slipped my attention that Goatein was even a Garden of Life product. Our son really likes natural smoothies and we usually mix Trader Joe's European style yogurt with Goatein, bananas and frozen berries. He enjoys this at least two or three times a week and so do I if I'm not doing a high protein/low carb regimen.

Since I weighed myself Saturday morning I found that I had gained back over 9 lbs. of the 14 I lost. Be careful of the days leading up to the Super Bowl ("Well, I know I won't be good tomorrow, so I'll start early."), the day of the Super Bowl party and the days after ("I can get back in the swing tomorrow..."), chocolate and really rainy days. I was definitely not prepared for the amount of rain we had. More than once I said something like, "Honey, it's coming down in buckets. Let's not drive all the way to the YMCA in this mess." We're finally back to more typical San Diego weather as I was actually sweating during a simple mile walk earlier.

Today I started "writing" using Philips VoiceTracker while I walked. That should be a big help in walking more. My hope is that I won't affect the technology with perspiration. That, and encouragement from friends on Facebook & Twitter, is about where it's at.

During January I walked* 111.5 miles and I have walked* 142.25 miles in 2010.

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