Satchel Paige once posed a ponderous question I'd like all of us to consider: "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?" That is to say, if you throw chronological time out the window, how old would your body be? How old are you in biological time?

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I stayed on the diet yesterday, but I did not go to the gym and I focused on maintaining a good hydration level. That's not to say that I get any physical exercise. There were a couple of spots in my yard that I had pulled flowers out of earlier this summer and I had targeted Labor Day weekend as the time when they would get planted. I probably had about 80 to 100 sq. feet of area to plant, but first I had to prepare the soil. It was as hard as a rock, so working the soil was tough work and I was sweating mightily. I drank a lot of water yesterday and that was a real good thing, because I was sweating it out, too. I wonder if I should be concerned about minerals lost in all that sweat.

I needed that day off, even if this is a travel night meaning that I won't get to the gym tonight, either. Twayn, you are on for tomorrow, as I will be prepping for a morning meeting. So, anyway, I gained 0.3 pounds, which isn't bad at all, given my refocus on hydration.

Day 42
Weight: 260.9
Total Loss: 23.6
Weight Loss per Day: 0.58 pounds