07/09/2003

We continue on the program.

We had a 10 day vacation to California in the middle, but our trainer gave us some "Therabands" - very heavy duty long wide strips of rubber banding used by physical therapists and, using these creatively, we managed to keep on our weight training schedule along with our cardio, and pretty much our food, although there were some times it was not possible.

SO, I have lost 13 pounds to date. Additionally, I must have put on 2-4 pounds of muscle, making, in my estimation, a net weight loss of about 15-17 pounds. We will do body fat measurements at the end of the 12 weeks.

Our initial fee covered 4 weeks of being with a trainer 3 times per week for one joint hour for Nora and me. We paid an additional $318 for another four weeks of the same. Our trainer is the same registered physical therapist we started with.

I continue to grow in strength, and, of course, always do my cardio about 4 times as much as they recommend (I.e., I did a 31 mile bike ride today). In addition, each 1.5 hours weight workout uses about 300-400 calories, I would estimate.

Nora has lost 4 pounds, and she looks like she has put on at least 3 pounds of muscle, for a net of about 7 pounds.

That's it!!