Dear Friends and Fans,
Well I've been having a lot going on. I'm getting some direction with my business. I finally jumped into a larger body of water. I'm looking forward to seeing what I can do with the rest of this year.
I finally broke down and took Maryjane to the doctor. He says that she has blown both of her ACL's and has significant arthritis in both medial knees. She still gets around fairly well. She is up and down the steps, and played all weekend at my BF's ( Patty) pool. A bit sore after that but, considering the issue; she is hanging in there. Ligament surgery is not recommended because of her size and the arthritis that is already there. The suggested surgery is $1900 per knee. They would only do 1 knee at a time with significant recovery period. I figured this would take at least 1.5 yrs off her life and cause struggle and pain. She is 7 with a life span of 10-12 yrs. I have choosen to let life take its course. I have some anti-inflamatories to use as needed. I got her weight down to 68 lbs from 75, and I'm realizing her limitations and working within them. Just like we all should do. As you age you just can't do what you use to.... get over it and be the best you can at that this time! I know there will be a time soon (1-2yrs) that Maryjane will not be able to get upstairs to sleep with me, or down stairs to watch me train. I hope at this point she will except my help because right now she wants to do everything on her own!! LOL... just like her mommy. When her quailty of life is comproimised; I will make a decision.
I'm excited to say that I'm working back towards the "Jumbo Palumbo Diet" http://www.davepalumbo.com/ . I topped 152 this week. I've been having a bit of trouble with my weight being low. It's me being a lazy eater. Dave told me to nail down a couple extra shakes if you don't want to eat , something is better than nothing. I believe this is what helped me get the weight up. Not sure if you guys have been checking out the http://www.speciesnutrition.com/ site or not. I use the Isolyze protein.. it's great!! We also have an awesome omega product that has the proper amounts of all omegas in on capsule. You save money and have less pills to take. I plan on hopping up to at least 160 here in the next couple months... we'll see..I'm shooting for the end of Sept. Full big hard and complete!!! What else could I ask for??? Hey what do you guys think about the blonde curly hair. I had a suggestion to grow my hair out again to long and straight. Check out the pixs and let me know.
My site has been updated and I think my web master has come out of hiding. I hope you like the new galleries. We are working on the videos. If one of you computer geeks out there knows what is wrong with my videos, please email me so we can get something going. It seems like it should be so simple. I have professional video guys, or guys with professional cameras at least..lol and I have video on my camera... why can't I get it right on the site??
BTW I have a picture on page 64 of the September 2008 FLEX magazine...Hope you enjoy!
Again... thank you for your support... you are appreciated.
I am ready to go!!! My mom would say... " put me in coach, I'm ready to play!"
Your Pro,
Dr. Dena
