George Pope wrote to James Bradley, "weight loss with a disab" on 11-16-05
22:46

 GP> On (12 Nov 05) James Bradley wrote to George Pope...

 JB> I could check with a few people, but you know as well as I do, the
 JB> same old drivel about calories, and balanced diet, reasonable
 JB> activities... You mentioned that you run a small raised garden. Are
 JB> you in charge of weeding it, or cultivation of the top few inches?
 JB> This could be an excellent start. Even if you are in charge of
 JB> dispensing tools, you are giving the muscles something to do.

 GP> Yiah, it's my garden, after all, about a 2' by 3' box that I grow some
 GP> lettuce & garlic in (and another with mint and flowers); yeah, it's all
 GP> my responsibility. . .

You mention another topic. Garlic is an apatite stimulant. I can't
stop eating it, but if I notice the spare tire getting bigger, I tend
to lay off it for a few weeks.

 GP> That's hardly an aerobic exercise!

The way I garden does. (Double dug most this spring.)

Yes, a couple of small plots are not too much to keep up, but it's the
 metabolism I'm looking for you to kick-start. (I'll offer to kick
 start you on my next visit to Van. O|-) 

Like I said, traversing the floor with a flyswatter for progressively
 longer times can be very rewarding *and* therapeutic. Heck, if you can
 eat lunch from the proceeds, all the better.

You did mention the right is less affected, so try to turn your arm in
circles, try to kick a well-deserving friend in the butt. Any martial
artist worth their weight would LOVE a challenge, if you might like to
sign up for a few classes.

 GP> The closest I get is when I go to my laughter yoga group meetings, but
 GP> not so much now that I have to travel a few suburbs in the cold &
 GP> damp autumn nights. . . *sigh*

Ya, and I can't tell you to get out and shovel the snow, now. Can I?




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