Unscientific Unconclusion.

Well, running faster over less time seems to maybe do something.

The electronic scale keeps fluctuating. My body fat is either 14.3% or 15.6%.

Is that a wide enough variation for you?

I've been raising my heart to 145, 150 or 155, depending on the context. It's easier on the elliptical trainer at the gym, a wider variation when jogging.

155 last time was hard! I basically had to sprint. That must have been good for me, no?

My pulse while still lying in bed in the morning is getting lower, though. It's gone from 66 to 62.

Apparently your pulse rate on first arising--or before actually getting up--gets lower and lower the better shape you're in. It's your heart and lungs being more efficient.

Sounds either businesslike (efficiency) or zen (slow....).

So my condition is improving.

I probably need to rest a bit, though.

So it's back to lower intensity and longer.

When I get a chance!

How I would dearly love a nice 90-minute jog/walk.

But it must wait until Wednesday or Thursday.

I still have to clean, do a bunch of reading, and prepare tomorrow's lecture. Monday's was a bit shabby, so I need to make up for it by sparkling extra brilliantly tomorrow.

But having just ordered two pair of jeans, one with a 30" waist and one with a 29" waist, and finding out I fit nicely if snugly in the 29" pair, I'm not too unhappy. (How's that for qualified?)

--E. R. O'Neill