As a little update on life after a heart attack, Cindy has spanked me a
few times but only a few strong whacks with a wooden kitchen utensil.
Seems I upset her more when she is cooking, or simply she is simply less
patient.
However, I have spanked Cindy a few times recently. They are related to
my heart attack, as Cindy becomes overwhelmed and excessively
overprotective.
The only follow the leader I like would be if these ladies were leading.
The lectures are dumbed down to a grade one primary school level,
because of the perceived target audience of my community. Both Cindy and
I have a university degree. The presented materials of each weekly
meeting explain what already exists in the handouts they gave me on
leaving the hospital. The lectures are given by people who have no idea
how to teach. Lastly, the lecturers get flustered, give personal ideas,
and some are blatantly wrong. Example: better to go out and hit a bucket
of balls, than to play nine holes of golf using a motorized golf cart,
when re-starting to exercise. STUPID!!! A bucket of balls (around 80
balls) requires bending down to place the ball on a tee many times,
lifting the arms over the head 80 times, and swinging, repetitively and
often. Playing golf takes time between each shot, walking to and from
the cart, and waiting while other people play their ball.
The most important lecture they say that could not be missed is when we
visit a local Publix super market, and they show us how to read labels
on products. I used to say to counter the excitement of something like
this by saying "oh heart be still" ,but am learning to say something
else. We read labels. We purchase low sodium or low fat items. We
purchase a lot of food at Whole Foods. We eat fish three times a week,
and usually all wild (halibut, PACIFIC Salmon) rainbow trout. Cindy
makes soup that we are eating almost every day for lunch. I have lost 10
pounds, and am now about 170.
