Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: 4/30/12

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Goal weight: 195

I got up at 4:15 this morning to get an earlier start.  I headed out to the north to the neighborhood next to ours. It was very humid; you could cut the air with a butter knife. I guess since spring came early this year it really isn’t a surprise that summer has too.  My bruised knee was stiff as I started out and I started to sweat profusely by the time I got to the first mile. But there was a nice breeze and that made the run enjoyable.  My legs felt much stronger than they did on Saturday.  It wouldn’t of mattered, though. This was a mental run. A run where you spend the whole time deep in thought.

I burned 871 calories and ran 5.38 miles.  And my mind is at ease.

Some people lie on a couch and talk to a person about their problems. I left mine on the road.  My shoes cost $130.  That’s much cheaper than therapy.

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Monday Free-For-All

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Good morning! Hope you have a great week.

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Ramsey Blog: 4/29/12

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Reading the Smithville coverage this morning is a reminder that any security we have in our lives is a mirage. Within minutes, the Northeast Mississippi town of 900 was reduced to splinters by the EF-5 monster tornado. People (who moments before were worrying about jobs, house payments, health concerns and the many other things we worry about on a daily basis) had their lives changed in an instant. Many weren’t even left with so much as a toothbrush.  Sixteen lost their lives.

I know, I know, it’s kind of a morbid topic on a Sunday. But it’s just a reminder that the moment is all that we have.  Cherish the memories of the past and plan for the future but live in the moment.

It’s all we can really do.

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CARTOON: Recovery

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

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Sunday Free-For-All

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Good morning! Doing a little resting before I head back down to the Mississippi Children’s Museum.

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Cartoon: Rock the Vote

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Had about an hour to draw this — my Obama is normally better than this.

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Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: 4/28/12

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Goal weight: 195 lbs.

Had an absolutely crappy run today. I was tired (got back late from driving back from Oxford), it was hot (I got a late start), I hurt (from my fall) — let’s just say, it wasn’t much fun this morning.  I was limited on time, so I only ran 8.5 miles.  I ran on the Ridgeland Trail along the Natchez Trace.  I managed to get into the middle of a 5K. At one point, I had already run five miles and one of the people in the front of the 5K encouraged me, “C’mon, you can do it” — like I was in the back of the 5K.  I thanked him and never let him know that I had already run two more miles than him.

I weighed in with Patrick House today. I didn’t make the goal of under 200 lbs. — I was 205.  I weighed 200 on my scale, so I knew I wouldn’t make it.  I’m competitive enough to want to meet the challenge. But honestly, at the end of the day, I’m not that upset. I’ll continue to lose weight as I continue to eat the right things and exercise.  I’ve lost 48 pounds since my birthday last December.  That’s nothing to sneeze at. But still…

I did eat Taco Bell last night on the way home from Oxford. I ordered what I used to eat for lunch nearly every day.  I immediately felt like crap after I eating it and then felt sluggish this morning.  I will never eat there again.  Ever. After eating healthy, fast food does not cut it. It makes you feel horrible.

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Saturday Free-For-All

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

About to head out to run as soon as I charge up my GPS watch. What’s up with you?

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Daily Ramsey Blog: 4/27/12

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Today’s cartoon.  What a way with words.

Flipped between the NFL draft and American Idol last night. Both were wonderful displays of talent soon-to-be rewarded (and America’s insatiable appetite to be entertained.) I pulled for Fletcher Cox and Skylar Laine, two of Mississippi’s latest stars.  I felt a tinge of jealousy for all the people who were about to be showered with wealth. And then I remembered that they were there because they worked their butts off to get there. That they took their talent and worked hard at it.  They kept working hard even after every discouragement life threw at them.   Yes, I was on my couch wanting success.  If truth be told, being on the couch is the last place I’d find it.

If you read my Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog today, you will read about how I face-planted how I ran.  As I lay bloody in the middle of the street, I thought, “OK, am I OK?  Check. Mom isn’t coming to come kiss my boo boos. Time to get up and keep running.”  Seems to be a pretty good life lesson there if you ask me. I’m sore but fortunate.

Today I’ll be doing a live remote in Oxford. Road shows are hard because of the travel. Time I’d do show prep is used to drive. And when you are wiped out, driving five hours to do a three-hour radio show is a challenge. But I’ll make it. Tomorrow and Sunday I’ll be at the Mississippi Children’s Museum, drawing for the kiddos.  That’ll be fun. Also I’ll be weighing in a the Trademart with Patrick House.

Have a great Friday. I’m about to draw two cartoons, do a blog entry for one of my jobs (the C-L) and then hit the road.  Like the guys on the NFL draft and American Idol, I’m going to put in some hard work.

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Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: 4/27/12

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Goal weight: 195 lbs.

I think I proved one of Newton’s Laws today. Not sure which one really. But I did prove one thing: I’m clumsy.  Good Lord, I am a klutz.  About 1.5 miles into my three-mile run this morning, I face-planted.  Tripped.  All six-foot two inches, 205 lbs. of me.  It wasn’t pretty. I went down hard.

How hard? My phone landed five-feet in front of me (thank you OtterBox for protecting my investment).  That’s how hard.

My foot hit a bad spot in the pavement (yes, I know you are shocked there is bad pavement in Yazoo Clay land) and I flew like Superman on a bender.  I remember thinking, “Aw crap.”  And then I hit.

Asphalt and skin do a great job slowing you down, btw.  Within seconds I was laying in the middle of the dark road, at 5:15 in the morning in a bloody heap. I looked around (just to make sure I wasn’t going to end up on YouTube) and tried to find my phone.  Then I did a systems check to make sure nothing was broken (on the phone and on me.).  Nothing was. I was just sore and bloody. So I did the only thing I could do: I got back up, dusted myself off and kept running.

There’s a life lesson there somewhere.

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