Motivate and Encourage

[Phil]

Doug, That sounds like a good work out.
         The ribs sound good. Do you put anything on them? Drool...beef ribs are one of my favorites.I use a dry rub safe bet for me. I miss my smoker I have a nice one in Texas at my little ranch.

[Doug Varrieur]

I used Chipotle Pepper rub on them last night, they were great, also smoked a turkey breast. The coolest part is all the hickory I use comes from my property in the mountains.

[Phil]

Jealous, Doug did you use strait Chipotle Pepper powder? The powder I have will light ya up. Always makes my nose run. 

[Doug Varrieur]

No, it's a McCormick blend from the spice isle

[Phil]

      I am always making up differant rubs, but the bottom line McCormick blend's are always better than mine.   
           

              Had a light day yesterday did a short 2o minute walk. Late schedule and a long commute yesterday.

[Doug Varrieur]

Airports....airports....airports.... My connections are always a mile from each other

[Phil]

  Doug, Thats a good workout running from one gate to another.

       I had a real buzy weekend Friday - Sunday went camping and hiked and fished till I could hardly walk any more. Swam in 50 degree water for a short splash.
      I ate a lot of meat and no carbs a couple of veggies not much though.

[Doug Varrieur]

Waking up in the mountains this morning...big yawn the temp is 68 degrees and I'm looking forward to a walk in the woods and a dirt bike ride today! Gary's back, I'll be interested to hear his best vacation story. You must be feeling really good these days Phil, keep it up and watch it go down!

[Phil]

Sunday went a little slower and relaxed. I kind of cut the tip of my finger off this weekend I seem to be accident prone at times It's messing up my typing. I am going to hit the weights tonight as soon as I get home.

[katary]

  yup back in action,katie and i rode the tandem bike this morning,came home made a skillet full of jicama hash browns(damn that stuff is good) with a bunch of sliced up polish sausage in it:) then we painted our storage shed(that was a workout) then after becky got home from work,we walked the pooch for 2.5 miles:) home,showered,bowl of sugarfree jello.....now just sitting around waiting for a tornado:( or whatever else gets thrown our way....have a good one:)

[Phil]

Gary, hope you guys are surviving tornado season.
        Last night did a lite workout ended up at the pool. Real lite overall.

[Phil]

I'm still keeping track, Thursday night did a run sprint run walk for 1 hour again. Friday went shopping with the wife and RAN errands.

[Phil]

 Sunday, 
            I went to work ended up having to work late messed up my day. I lagged. 

[Doug Varrieur]

I love being back in the mountains, it's a natural environment for activity. Whether it's riding my dirt bike, walking up and down the hills, cleaning up the fallen trees and burning them in the fire pit or chopping wood, there's always something going on. 

[katary]

hey phil i meant to post this before when your knees were sore..about 8 weeks ago after i played basketball for the first time in years,the next day & for about 5 days after i could barely get up and down steps...LOL... now after losing the weight it doesnt affect me at all,sooo it does get better>>> i've just been doing the same stuff i always do walking,biking, boflexing..... and yesterday i dragged out the BIG ladder and got up on the roof...sanded the gutters,hosed them out,and caulked all the seams.... that was a workout...today after the boflex i am going back up there to paint them,wish me luck,its supposed to hit 95 today