So guess what I did today. I started an exercise program. Oh We'll talk about it Hi boys and girls welcome welcome to the daily grateful. I am Michael cros.
I am your humble and obedient host Yeah, there was a there was a talk show of us who used to introduce himself that way. What was his name? He was a nice guy, but kind of weird. He would open up his radio show where he would say that, you know I am your home time.
What was his name? He's dead. It was a long time ago But he would refer to himself as your humble and obedient host And sometimes he would open up his song or his show doing karaoke where he would play music and he would sit there and sing Dean Martin songs, and what the hell is that? This is a talk show.
You're singing Dean Martin Oh my gosh, and then I had a guest that was on my show many for many years His name was Truman burst if you've been around me, you know who Truman burst is Truman started his own show with a network He was paying a bunch of money to be on this crappy little network that had no Affiliates and he would go on there and he would sing for a half hour and what what in the hell are you doing? And he would play like regular records with the singers there and he would sing along with them and I'd say Truman What in the hell are you doing anyway? I'm not going to do that. So I I am I'm old.
Let's just start with that I am older than dirt and I need to all of a sudden fight Well, all of a sudden I'm finding myself pathetically out of shape pathetically a year ago I was walking five to ten thousand steps a day, and I don't I used to have a a what do they call Fitbit thingy But now I just use my phone because it works well And it was a matter of fact my phone works better than a Fitbit thingy because a Fitbit thingy that you wear around your risk And you go into Sam's Club and you're walking all through Sam's Club bushing a cart. It doesn't count any steps about that So somebody told me a physical fitness guy told me that I could don't you know He says just download an app on your phone So I have an app on my phone and it works wonderfully and it does very very well But I tell you what with the heat and everything else My and by the way, I'm going my doctor I had my blood work done all the numbers are good doctors happy with everything everything is doing wonderfully great and swell except I just get damn exhausted and I think the heat has a lot to do with it because it's hotter than 80s outside And how hot is 80s and what is 80s? I don't know But and I've been to Haiti before and it really isn't hot the breeze. Oh, it's beautiful But anyway, but that was in when I was in high school.
It's a different Sun now than there was in well It's the same Sun, but it's different heat and I don't know why and I cannot find anybody that works outside that disagrees with me Everybody that I know that works outside agrees with me totally 100% about this So I decided I needed to walk but I can't walk outside in this damn heat I was out walking in this heat this morning I had to go see a client and I had to walk around the property and when I was done and I got back in my truck And I turned on the air conditioning I thought I was up so I came home and I relaxed and Tried to do a few things and just couldn't even get the things done that I needed to get done around the house and then I said Okay, I went on my Roku box and I found this fitness thing and there's they've got like all it's free fitness something I forget what it's called, but they have videos for free To do fitness and I wanted to do walking indoor walking. I have a very nice air conditioner and fans I have a nice and fan that is just delightful But anyway, I I wanted that so I found a 22 minute walk with this guy a young guy and he takes you through it Well, I said okay Let's do it stuck the phone in my pocket and I started doing this thing I don't put on put on but and you any changes it up any little side of the screen says This is what you're gonna be doing next and I tried to best keep up with it I did 14 minutes of the 22 minutes and collapsed on the in my chair and that was it but tomorrow is another day with new Opportunities and more time so tomorrow. I my goal tomorrow is 18 minutes. See I'm not even trying to stress myself out I don't want to have a thrombo and I'm grateful for that You know what exercise does for you and I look this up It does a bunch of say say it improves sleep quality and I you know, I'll let you know tomorrow Because I exercise today.
Let's see how I sleep tonight. It boosts your mental health I don't know what the hell that means, but I am in a much better mood now that I exercise even though it were my little But out and by the way, I have a little butt for being such a big guy. My butt is pretty damn good I get compliments on it. Am I patting?
Am I breaking about my butt? Oh things are disintegrating fast I'm just telling you do I have a nice looking butt? Oh, I didn't think so. Ah, I think I do Well, anyway It enhances motivation and I have to agree with that because I am so motivated now to keep going with this and to get better at this And to get myself back into good physical fitness my dear friend Jennifer Who's been my friend since 8th grade and I used to go to a place called the log center And we would work out for a while then we'd get in the pool and do pool workouts And we did this three mornings a week at 6 30 in the morning.
Well, guess what my happy But does not do 6 30 in the morning anymore. It's just isn't gonna happen I'm not gonna get up because that means I had to get up at 6 and drive there with my bathing suit I'm just not doing that anymore and you know, so this is what I'm doing from home I'm gonna start with the walking I'm gonna get to where I can do the whole 22 minute thing and then he has a step up From there, he's got a 30 minute thing which is different with all kinds of other exercise and this is all free You know, I'm not paying for this. I like this. This is good.
They say it reduces stress exercise reduces stress Yeah, I don't know. I don't know, you know, if you're adding gratitude to it, I would think that it does and They say it strengthens your immune system that I don't know I think I have a pretty good immune system I don't get sick often I don't other than like little hiccups that happened in 2013 when all of a sudden I had an 18 pound tumor and kidney They had to be removed, but other than that. I usually I don't get sick All right, I I got COVID but because I had the vaccinations the COVID did not hit me so hard You know people who are not vaccinated didn't they get COVID it hit you so hard. This is an old disjuggy thing It is just so hard.
You had to pull your socks down to shave. Yeah, and it did not hit me that hard I was out for about five days took the test and I was good had I not been vaccinated. I cannot imagine I don't know It promotes consistency if I every day make myself go out and do this It's going to be good. I will be consistent just like coming into the studio with all this brand new equipment that I have And you know having this this is good.
So I'm going to be consistent about the show every day five days a week I'm gonna come in here. I came in yesterday today today Sunday show just to get started for the week But anyway, here we are every day. I'll be doing this and hopefully the exercise is going to help me with that Ah, they say it improves heart health. Well, I got a pretty good heart.
You know every time I take tests, you know Everything looks really good, but I'll take it Okay, and then here's the one I love the most actually so when I don't love the most because I don't know what the hell it means Enhances overall well-being have you ever seen this on vitamin labels? You know, they can't make any claims on vitamin labels It's against law. They can't make claims the only thing that they're legally allowed to say is it enhances your overall well-being Well, since I don't know what the hell that means Well, let's see what it says here combining exercise with gratitude and practice can lead to a more holistic sense of well-being I don't know what that means. I just Don't know what the hell that means But you know we'll work with it and I'm going to get better and I would like your help I would like you to stick with me through this journey.
I would like you to I'm on Facebook Leave me a message there. Maybe I'll get the daily grateful website. I'm running. Yeah I just build websites all the time and then in 2013 when I had that surgery Making websites is filling out forms and I just get massive anxiety since 2013 having four general anesthesia in three days Screwed up my brain filling out forms is hard for me, but we'll see I might get this done.
Have a good one We'll see you tomorrow