Had to stop, Working the wobble, Bigger

As I mentioned previously, I played a ridiculous amount of pickleball since last Wednesday and my knees in particular have taken a beating. I was asked to play again last night and I opted to take the night off. My brain would love to play all day every day but my body just is not able to fulfill that desire. I have to try to be a bit smarter about it. That being said, I am scheduled to play today at lunch, lol.

Instead of pounding my knees I had a nice night at home. I finished building a stand, played some WoW and once again tried to get the new tire I installed over the weekend to spin true on my Begode Master.

I have tried pretty much all the tricks I have at this point. I have deflated and massaged it, lubricated the bead, pounded it with a rubber mallet and even over inflated the tire, hoping it would seat itself correctly. None of it has worked. I have two theories as to what is going on.

One theory is because the tire has sat in a box for two years with the last year of that being in the scorching hot attic, it has warped somehow and will never roll true. The other theory I have is maybe the tube inside the tire is twisted or laying in an odd way which is causing the deformity. Unfortunately the solution for either problem is to take the wheel apart again and investigate further.

For a good portion of last year I was struggling to keep my weight up. It could have been from stress, poor meal prep, inadequate calorie intake or who knows what else. There were times when my nighttime weight was in the low 170s. This has been one of the many changes I have been making since the calendar flipped to 2024. My weight now is back up to the 185 range. I am hoping the weight gain has been more muscle than fat.

I eat more than I used to but it isn’t necessarily the best type of calories. I have increased my protein intake however. When I eat my lunch I have added yogurt that has 25 grams of protein and after the workout I drink a protein shake that has 30 grams more. I think this is a weight I would be ok with maintaining, it’s what I was hanging around for the majority of the last 10 years. My recent addition of the doorway pull up bar should only help with adding muscle. Despite some recent mental valleys, my desire to slow the progress of father time in whatever ways I can remains iron clad.