Mostly today, most passengers will be packing:
We however are not, because we’re staying on for [another] 2-weeks and will be sailing all the way back to Southampton. Much more civilised than flying 😋
Yay 😏
Posts Tagged ‘COPD’
#51 See The Sea Day – Day 28 (Day 7 of Week 4)
Posted: August 22, 2024 in 2024, Another Cruise, Cruising, Memories, OaP, P&O, Podge, Retirement, Travel, TubbsTags: 2024, adventure, COPD, Cruise, Cruising, Her Tubbsness, His Podgeness, letsgoseethesea, Mrs Me, P&O, pandocruises, Podge, podgeandtubbsgocruising, seetheseaday, Travel, vacation, wanderlust
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#51 St Maarten – Day 27 (Day 6 of Week 4)
Posted: August 19, 2024 in 2024, Another Cruise, COPD, COPD - Codgers Old Puffing Disease, Cruising, Memories, OaP, P&O, Podge, Retirement, Travel, TubbsTags: 2024, adventure, Britannia, COPD, Cruise, Cruising, epicurean, Her Tubbsness, His Podgeness, La perle bleu Beach Bar, letsgoseethesea, Mrs Me, P&O, pandocruises, Podge, podgeandtubbsgocruising, seetheseaday, St Kitts, St Maarten, Travel, vacation, wanderlust
Back to St Maarten today (20th March 2024).
There are in fact four ships in today and, it’s very hot. St Maarten will no doubt be way too busy ( I know the picture suggests not busy) for it to be relaxing. So, there won’t be much exploring today: just as well really, as poor Podge seems to have caught some sneezing germ making breathing truculent 🥺 – Poor Podge
Podge v COPD Week 14
Posted: July 28, 2020 in 2020 Challenge, COPD, COPD - Codgers Old Puffing Disease, Cycling, Diet, general, Hadrian's Wall, My Virtual MissionTags: 2020, COPD, COPD - Codgers Old Puffing Disease, Cycling, My Virtual Mission
So, just what on earth has His Podgeness been doing since the beginning of June: No Posts, not updates, no progress reports, noffink. The truth is, Podge has been feeling very very sorry for himself having somehow picking up three chest infections in a row 🤧. But, with three courses of antibiotics and steroids, it does look as though those nasty germ things have been beaten into submission.
😏
That should help explain the gap between ‘Podge V COPD Week 6’ and ‘Podge V COPD Week 14’
After a shaky start, I did manage to do two rides last week totalling 38 and a bit miles. It was tough and hard on the lungs but good at the same time. This week, my goal will be to do 100 miles: Time will tell (as will my lungs and legs 😂).
As the charts show, my weight and BMI go up and down as much Roland Rat in ‘Splat the Rat’ but I aint giving in.
Not going very well 😢 
Time to take the diet seriously 🍰
Podge must try harder.
My major goal is to complete 2020 virtual miles in 2020. To date, I’ve completed 508 leaving a mere 1512 to do in the next 158 days: I reckon I can do it so long as I don’t have to take too much more time out. I’ve also walked 43 miles against the Hadrian’s Wall challenge leaving just 47 to go.
As I’m so fond of saying, COPD sucks but I ain’t giving in. I must do better. I will do better.
Until next time, Go Podge Go.😷
Podge v COPD Week 2
Posted: May 4, 2020 in COPD, COPD - Codgers Old Puffing Disease, Cycling, general, Health, Rome-2-Home, trainingTags: COPD, COPD - Codgers Old Puffing Disease, COPD Athlete
The end of week 2 of my Rome-2-Home virtual cycling challenge (week-4 of my 12 week isolation) I have managed to cover just 121 of 1198 miles. This virtual ride is being undertaken using MyVirtualChallenge and tracking a total of 4-challenges, these being: Lands End to John O’Groats, Rome-2-Home, Great Ocean Road and 2020 miles in a year. The image is a bit blurry so for next week I’ll try to create my own version.
I am rather pleased to report that last weeks mileage is an increase on the previous weeks and hopefully this will be the trend moving forward. Considering poor Podges lungs are less than 50% effective plus an arthritic hip and A-Fib, I may not be quite the athlete but I reckon I aint doing so bad 😋
I did promise that as part of my parallel campaign to lose weight, I would also include some additional stats below. Unfortunately, this week hasn’t been so rewarding (in weight loss) as I would have hoped as, despite cycling 67+ miles I seem ti have put on weight. Poor Podge is so sad. 😦
- Weight: 93.8 Kg (+0.4kg 😞 )
- Goal: 83.5
- BMI: 30..7 (+0.3 😞 )
- Goal: 24
- Body Fat: 45.3% (+0.5 😞 )
- Goal: 34%
- Body Water: 39.4% (-0.1 😞 )
- Goal: 55%
Having reviewed last weeks performance, I can only conclude that my weight gain is attributable to the antiviral medication 😷 that I’m taking; That’s wine, beer and gin but not all at once of course 😋. So, moving forward, both Podge and Tubbs (aka Mrs Me) will only drink every other day thus reducing our intake by 50% and stop eating (nearly) all the stuff we like.
Podge is not only sad but be he’s also such a bad lad.
All rides are completed using Bkool and reported through Strava
Go Podge, Go.
Podge Gets Fat, Thin And Fat Again!
Posted: December 31, 2018 in COPD, OaP, RetirementTags: 2018, 2019, Congestive Heart Failure, COPD, COPD - Codgers Old Puffing Disease, Cycling, health, Hip Replacement, Weight Training
Poor Podge
So, His Podgeness, or Podge to his friends, started 2018 weighing in at 15.5 stone or 100kg, which is quite a lot for somebody who is only 5’9″ or 175cm tall. Yet, despite his doctor telling him, all through 2017, to lose weight, the weight stayed where it was. However, two events through 2018 garnered Podge into a goal of weight loss. It is also worth noting that Podge has COPD and a manky heart caused by fat and of course COPD. The consequence of these is that exercise was difficult and so weight loss was a challenge. Add to the list a now arthritic hip, it was all a bit of a chore. Poor Podge indeed.
The first event was when Podge was promised a shiny new hip but, only if he lost 2 stone or 12.7kgs. The second event was helping a long-standing friend, Lillybet, in her quest for qualification as a Nutritional Therapist. Both these events helped Podge lose enough weight, 18kgs in the end, to have the op and improve his breathing and heart no end.
Then the Operation
So, come the end of October, Podge goes down for his hip replacement followed by many weeks of rest and recuperation, then retirement then Christmas and Podge puts back on 11 of the 18Kgs that he’s lost. Bad Podge. Now, Podge’s breathing is not too good, and his heart is all over the place. So, Podge once more is returning to the healthy diet that Lillybet had advised, it did after all work. Basically, Podge has to stop eating and drinking everything that Podge likes. Still, at least Podge ends the year 7Kgs down from the start of 2018.
Expect more pictures of lard 🙂
Through 2018, Podge cycled 208 miles and walked 63 miles, not including normal day-to-day walking, some stats to be improved for 2019. Poor Podge.
So, here’s to 2019 and Podge becoming UnPodge.
Now, it’s new year’s eve so, everybody down to the Pub.
Happy New Year Everybody.
The Adventures of Podge & Tubbs 