Retire in Comfort

10/31/2024

This was a tough challenge. 31 km in 6 days. That's a little over 19 miles for me US friends.

10/18/2024

You learn something new every day!

10/08/2024

08/28/2024

On June 12th I set a lofty goal to reach the Two Million Meter Club by September 1, without the use of supplemental oxygen. That equates to 15,000 m per week, I was 170,000 m away from my goal. Well, I finished a few days early and averaged 20,000 m per week. My row yesterday intentionally left me with 4,999 m to reach my goal. Todays goal was to beat my previous 5,000 m ranking of 31:03.4 I missed it by 2/100ths at 31:03.6, but I am very happy!
This is a short version of a long story.
In 2013 I checked myself into the hospital because I didn't have enough breath to keep up walking beside someone. The lung specialist said that most people that arrive in my condition, don't leave. The pain of breathing from the arthritis of my spine for the previous 45 years had caused one diaphragm to quit working. After two weeks of tests, I was released and put on oxygen 24/7. I even needed it to sit and watch TV. The specialist said it would continue to get worse. I started taking the Peak Performance Pack. At the time my BP was 210/160 and the handful of meds I was taking was killing me (almost did!). I started feeling better immediately. It took 5 months for my BP to return to normal and get off all my meds. Each annual checkup showed better results. When my specialist retired in 2018 he told me he couldn't believe I had lasted that long. Two years later, my new specialist took me off oxygen, only to be used for strenuous activities, like rowing, and high altitudes like SLC Conventions.
Last month, I lost an old friend - the machine that filled my oxygen bottles is now gone. Thank you Peak Performance Pack!
Oh, and in 3 weeks I will be 7 years past my "best before date"

06/08/2024

I'm guessing there will be more fans in North America cheering for these guys than the Panthers.

06/08/2024

I prefer R3 - eat as much as you want from the yes list every three hours...

06/02/2024

R3 starts tomorrow, you can still register. Going for 189 eating as much as I want from the yes list (every 3 hours). Lost 20 lbs. in last 6 week challenge and have kept it off.

05/23/2024

We gave the Shaw Center for the Salish Sea a cheque for $5,000 at our Rotary meeting this morning. Rotary doing good in the community. We have awesome speakers too!

05/21/2024

I lost 19.6 lbs. in six weeks eating as much as I want, every 3 hours, from the YES list. On February 19, 2024 I weighed in at 198.6 - first time under 200 lbs. in 30 years. Today, 3 months later, I weighed in at 197.3. R3 WORKS! Oh, I won a sauna too! The next challenge starts on June 3rd and I plan on breaking the 190 lb. barrier.
Meet founder Susan Torborg and hear my story tomorrow, Wednesday, May 22nd at 6:00 pm Pacific time at www.zoom.us/my/infohub

05/12/2024

Go Oilers!