Dale Neese on wed 23 jan 08
Tony F. and Tony C.
fellow China travelers. Well yes, needed to do something to cure the
Dunlop's disease. Gosh, I love a good beer. So I put a treadmill in the
garage while the house gets remodeled and doing some nighttime walking miles
since new years. Not because of a new year's resolution made at the stroke
of midnight.... for a person who breaks a new year's resolution is weak, a
person who makes a new years resolution is an idiot. I forgot who said that.
I just try and make it a habit.
Jackson Lee at San Bao presented us with some potent tea when we visited.
It's best for an afternoon boost I think. A lady who was on my trip couldn't
handle the tea so she sent it to me last week. The exercise and the tea I am
feeling much better in the dark days of winter thank you.
You guys must have snow balls living up there....
Dale Tex
"across the alley from the Alamo"
San Antonio, Texas USA
http://www.daleneese.com
tony clennell on wed 23 jan 08
For all of you that have the blues I have the remedy. You need to get
off your butts. You're spending too much time not moving. We think as
potters that we have a physical job. Not so! We spend alot of time
sitting or standing and for me my biggest walk each day was out to the
mail box. Eventually gravity wins and you find yourself soft in places
that used to be firm.
I've dropped 17 pounds this year and it ain't any Atkins, South Beach
or any other kind of diet. It's walking. My student slum was a mile
below the bench so I walked up hill each day and home again with lots
of walking around campus each day. Then I went to China and lived
without a car for almost 4 months. Walked everywhere or rode my
bicycle. As a consequence people have been saying you look good. Truth
is I feel good! So now each morning I crank up my tunes and get on the
threadmill for 40 minutes and walk my couple of miles. It ain't as
much fun as walking around Jingdezhen or thru the USU campus but it is
a good way to feel better afterwards. I think about posts to Clayart
and after 40 minutes walking I figure naw I better get out to the
studio. Been home a bit more than a month and we're on gas firing #3.
It's winter out there and I feel good!
Best,
Tony
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Tony Ferguson on wed 23 jan 08
Hey Tony,
I too lost weight from all the walking and less eating when I was in China--amazing how much better you feel when you are not carrying around the extra weight. I hear Dale is slimming down too--must be something to do with China.
Also, I think drinking lots of tea has helped as well. I've never experienced a high from tea until China. It's got to be the polyphenols and other beneficial chemicals in the tea leaves and of course, great tea and lots of it--maybe too much! I so throughly enjoyed going to the teahouses and sampling and drinking Chinese tea. I think it was one of the highlights of my trip.
Stay warm and fuzzy,
Tony
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tony clennell on wed 23 jan 08
Tony the other one: I think you're right that water/tea is very
helpful in weight lose. Be well!
All the best
tony C
On Jan 23, 2008 12:57 PM, Tony Ferguson wrote:
> Hey Tony,
>
> I too lost weight from all the walking and less eating when I was in China--amazing how much better you feel when you are not carrying around the extra weight. I hear Dale is slimming down too--must be something to do with China.
>
> Also, I think drinking lots of tea has helped as well. I've never experienced a high from tea until China. It's got to be the polyphenols and other beneficial chemicals in the tea leaves and of course, great tea and lots of it--maybe too much! I so throughly enjoyed going to the teahouses and sampling and drinking Chinese tea. I think it was one of the highlights of my trip.
>
> Stay warm and fuzzy,
>
> Tony
>
>
>
>
>
> Tony Ferguson
> 315 N. Lake Ave. Apt 312
> Duluth, MN 55806
> ...where the sky meets the lake...
>
> Artist, Educator, Photographer, Film Maker, Web Meister
> fergyart@yahoo.com
> (218) 727-6339
> http://www.tonyferguson.net
>
>
>
>
>
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Fred Parker on thu 24 jan 08
We lost our old dachund/lab mix a little over a year ago. I have resisted
getting another dog because we don't have a fenced yard, etc. and I don't
know if I can handle the emotion of losing another one. But I never would
have believed what an effect it would have on my walking. When he reached
a point where he couldn't walk anymore that just about ended my exercise
program. Been trying to get it back, but without a dog it's boring...
Fred Parker
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:53:18 +0900, Lee wrote:
> Miss my walks with my dog. When my Akita Taiko came to me
>13 years ago, I began a regime of twice daily walks, morning and
>evening, rain or snow. I continued with Kintaro, but walked longer
>(about 8 kilometers a day here in Mashiko.) In Minneapolis, we walked
>down to the Mississippi blvd every day.
>
> Hard to get out to walk here without my dog.
Lee on thu 24 jan 08
I lost 12 pounds in Minneapolis over the summer but gained it back
when I came back to Mashiko.
I think what happened is related to the allergies I developed in
Japan. After I was in Japan for 3 years, I started having
respiratory symptoms including asthma and waking up unable to breathe.
Put up with it and my original Dr. for 2 or3 years, but finally
switched to a new Dr. and he got the medications right after a few
months. I could breath again, but still felt like I was swimming in
jello. When I went to Mpls, I forgot to bring my meds and only had
a week and a half I brought in my carry on. Ran out before Jean could
mail me the rest, but low and behold, no allergy symptoms in Minnesota
after the meds ran out! But when I came back to Mashiko, they kicked
in right away. Had to start the meds again so I could breathe.
Gained the weight back plus more. Feel like I am swimming in jello
again. But, I it will go away when I am in Minneapolis.
I didn't know the lack of energy the allergies caused
until I was back in Minnesota.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Tochigi Japan
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"Tea is nought but this: first you heat the water, then you make the
tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know."
--Sen No Rikyu
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
tony clennell on thu 24 jan 08
Dale: to those on clayart that aren't feeling themselves lately I can
only say it was a bad habit anyways. glad to hear you're walking and
feeling good. My room mate Trevor got me drinking lots of water in
China which I think helped in the weight lose category. your tea is
likely doing the same thing. I never used to drink water all. I
followed the WC Fields motto- never drink water frogs ---- in iit! I
think the water helps with blood flow and does fill ya up especially
if you chug a litre before meals.
I did make a New years resolution. Hope you don't find this a weakness
in me. It was as follows: Never drink alone except of course if you're
by yourself.
All the best,
Tony
On Jan 23, 2008 11:55 PM, Dale Neese wrote:
> Tony F. and Tony C.
> fellow China travelers. Well yes, needed to do something to cure the
> Dunlop's disease. Gosh, I love a good beer. So I put a treadmill in the
> garage while the house gets remodeled and doing some nighttime walking miles
> since new years. Not because of a new year's resolution made at the stroke
> of midnight.... for a person who breaks a new year's resolution is weak, a
> person who makes a new years resolution is an idiot. I forgot who said that.
> I just try and make it a habit.
>
> Jackson Lee at San Bao presented us with some potent tea when we visited.
> It's best for an afternoon boost I think. A lady who was on my trip couldn't
> handle the tea so she sent it to me last week. The exercise and the tea I am
> feeling much better in the dark days of winter thank you.
>
> You guys must have snow balls living up there....
>
> Dale Tex
> "across the alley from the Alamo"
> San Antonio, Texas USA
> http://www.daleneese.com
>
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tony clennell on thu 24 jan 08
Dear Lee and Fred: My grandfather started walking 2 miles a day when
he retired and turned 65. He should be 93 now and no one in our family
knows where he is.
All the best,
Tony
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Lee on thu 24 jan 08
On Jan 24, 2008 12:05 AM, tony clennell wrote:
> I've dropped 17 pounds this year and it ain't any Atkins, South Beach
> or any other kind of diet. It's walking. My student slum was a mile
> below the bench so I walked up hill each day and home again with lots
> of walking around campus each day.
Haha! The "Old Guy MFA diet"! I should take you up on it!
> much fun as walking around Jingdezhen or thru the USU campus but it is
> a good way to feel better afterwards.
Miss my walks with my dog. When my Akita Taiko came to me
13 years ago, I began a regime of twice daily walks, morning and
evening, rain or snow. I continued with Kintaro, but walked longer
(about 8 kilometers a day here in Mashiko.) In Minneapolis, we walked
down to the Mississippi blvd every day.
Hard to get out to walk here without my dog. Maybe a
treadmill would be a substitute for the exercise, if not the getting
out in nature.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Tochigi Japan
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"Tea is nought but this: first you heat the water, then you make the
tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know."
--Sen No Rikyu
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
Lee on fri 25 jan 08
On Jan 25, 2008 1:17 AM, Fred Parker wrote:
> We lost our old dachund/lab mix a little over a year ago. I have resisted
> getting another dog because we don't have a fenced yard, etc. and I don't
> know if I can handle the emotion of losing another one. But I never would
> have believed what an effect it would have on my walking.
I put off getting another dog after I lost my Gypsie when I
was 16. When Taiko died, I started looking for another a couple
months later (she died sept 2006 and I found Kintaro in November.)
I highly recommend getting another right away. Actually, maybe
having two is a good idea.
I've never had a fenced yard until recently. The Flexi is a
lifesaver. The new ribbon style are very nice.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Tochigi Japan
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"Tea is nought but this: first you heat the water, then you make the
tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know."
--Sen No Rikyu
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
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