Author: Steve

When I decided to do a little resistance training two days a week with kettlebells, I thought any muscle tone I restored, or core strength I gained, would be offset from fat reserves.  It would be an equal exchange.  My weight would stay the same.  What I found is that my weight went up five pounds.

I checked with Dr Google, and Dr Google said the strangest thing.  The good doctor explains that as part of the process of resistance training, the body retains more water in response to the muscle stress, and it’s not uncommon to retain an extra 5 or 10 pounds of water.  I’m a little skeptical.  This is me with a scrunchy face.  That means anyone on a weight loss program that also includes strength training would first have to gain 5 or 10 pounds of water weight before they would see any loss.  That’s the most innocent explanation for my weight gain though, water weight, so I think I’ll go with it.  And have a salad for dinner.

And the vinca plants are happy in their pots.

It’s possible to change lanes in a 40 foot bus without clunking over any of the dots, or making a scene.

Remember when Bott’s Dots first came out?  Those galump bumps they put on the white lines of highways, so you’ll notice when you stray out of your lane.  Well, David was old enough to drive and I was not yet.  While driving with him one day, he casually mentioned, and demonstrated, the challenge of changing lanes on the highway without hitting any of the bumps with any of the wheels.  It’s not that hard, but you have to time it just right, and you want to be subtle enough that other people in the car probably don’t even notice you’re doing it.  Well, from that offhand comment way back then, and that would be in the early 1960s, I have forever been conscious of whether or not I hit those bumps when changing lanes.  I don’t have to miss all the bumps every time I change lanes, but I’m always conscious of whether I do or not.

The lantana is enjoying this weather.

As is the firebush.