6/13/2025

Session: 75-minute walk (3.5 mi)

Weight: 203.4lbs post walk

Diet: Egg drop soup yesterday evening

It’s the Friday the 13th edition. I was hoping my awesome shirt would get a few smiles this morning on the trail and it did with three runners! Yesterday was a wash so no journal entry. Yesterday I had some work done on a bone graft in my jaw so I can get a permanent k-9 tooth. They jacked me up on valium and gas which made the procedure much more fun. That oral surgeon was flexing on my jawbone yesterday, but I didn’t feel a thing. As soon as he started, I started praying and I didn’t finish till he finished. To be honest, I haven’t felt a bit of pain yet. He was scraping, drilling and poking at my jawbone yet it was completely painless. Thank the Lord for that!

Afterwards, no solid food for a couple days and a regiment of pain and antibiotic pills for a few days. I didn’t think today would be a good day but to the contrary, it was pretty awesome. I felt no pain anywhere this morning, with the exception of a blister on my big toe. I stretched it out a little more today and went a little further. Prior to yesterday’s procedure, I had a little bit of solid food after my water fast on Wednesday, and I think that helped with me feel a bit better in spite of the drugs I had to take yesterday. Today I’m fine and so I’m probably going to stay on the soup, chicken and asparagus diet till tomorrow. Total weight loss since last Friday is 11lbs and I’m closing in on 200lbs fast. I don’t think I’ll get below 200 for another week, so but that’s my short-term goal.

Speaking of goals, I believe they are very important, not just in fitness, but for life in general. I’ve always believed in continuously setting new goals for myself because that’s how you grow in life. Succeeding in your goals also leads to self-worth and self-motivation. I also believe that you should ask where you see yourself in 5 years. I believe you should fill your life with short term and long-term goals. Setting goals is how I became a better distance runner, and I always pushed myself to do better. I never got complacent in my training, and I always strived to improve my time. If you have to re-invent yourself because you’ve run it off in the ditch, no worries, make a plan, set some new goals and better yourself. I’ve done it and to this day I’m thankful that I did.

I picked up a health and fitness wristwatch yesterday and I should be able to monitor and record more data starting next week. Right now, my goal is just to keep pushing and losing more weight till I get down to a healthier weight, then I’ll start on some toning and lite running exercises. A lot needs to happen before I get to that point, but it seems like my body is responding well to what I put it through this week.

Favorite tune from today.