A New Blog!

Welcome to the K*I*S*S* Blog!  I hope that what I share here will be interesting and useful to you --- and sometimes even a little entertaining.  Mostly I'll talk about what's new with me and the family as it pertains to health and fitness.  Sometimes I'll get a little nostalgic and reminisce about all this from times past.  I plan to make a post every weekend and will do my best to make them worth your while to read.  Of course, I'll welcome your comments on what I write.  However, I'm afraid that I'll have to screen comments before allowing them to post.  It's unfortunate but some comments on blogs can be inappropriate or are simply useless spam.  Please refrain from promoting websites or products in your comments. 

We just returned from a three week trip to Micronesia, my wife, Marian's, home and where our kids Win and Margie were born.  Win and Margie represented Chuuk as swimmers in the 2014 Micronesian Games held in Pohnpei.  They didn't bring home any medals but Margie came within tenths of a second from a bronze medal in one event.  Not bad for a 12 year old competing against adults...   

Win and Margie at the Micronesian Games

Now I have the problem of getting back in shape after three weeks with almost no exercise, not enough sleep, and food that violates many of my dietetic principles.  However, that's life.  I'm back in the groove again and it will take me another three weeks to get into the condition I was in before we left.  I've been through this sort of thing many times before.  All you can do in this situation is get back on track living the way you know you should live.  As far as exercise is concerned, I've decreased the poundages I handle in my weight training routine and will give myself a few weeks to get back to where I was before we went on vacation.  I'll keep you posted on progress...      

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