www-d62 & d63 (fri/sat, april 3/4: make lemonaide

alternative title: solo in hollywood

when things go badly, dig in and make 'em right! (errrrrr...).

• 0700 sunrise (4 mile walk)
• learned about parking
• big breakfast (great conversation with amin the waiter)
• planet fitness hollywood (upper body)
• manicure-pedicure at organic nails
• signed-up for massage envy (sheduled/received a massage from joy)
• great conversation with joy (looking forward to massage envy charlotte)
• hollywood beach tiki bar (met jane ;) )
• hallendale pizza place (met emily ;) )

----------------saturday

• 0700 sunrise (3-4 mile walk)
• coffee on the beach
• planet fitness ft. lauderdale (technology parking)
• gratitude for technology
• ft. lauderdale beach & the sand bar
• 2 beach walks
• somehow avoided the temptation of smashburger & fries in paradise.
• hollywood beach tiki bar
• emily (showed her some tai chi on the beach)
• a.j.
• yun-kell (past aneurism, short-term memory, great guy: took him under my wing; laughs) t
• lori (ohio state)
• sharon & her wife

the highlight of the night was when it rained, and we were all packed-into the tiki-hut, and emily yelled out: "lenny is going to lead us us tai chi." so i stood on the rungs of my chair, with people saying "yes!" and wanting to join-in with emily. in the span of about 2 minutes, i led the entire bar (women and men) through the wIe-chi move:

• gather chi
• upward pull/push through chakras (root through crown)
• this has evolved into an "earth-to-heaven" move
• inhale (learning): hands toward face/mind
• exhale arms out palms up (open the heart)
• inhale & retract shoulders: chest up, palms-up, thumbs back (forgiveness)
• exhale hands in front (eye-level, steeple for power) body
• inhale hands to heart (gratitude) Spirit

...then i had them all give themselves a round of applause. the night continued with hugs and mini-massages and dancing...

i did not chart/track. drank beers. made a couple of bad food choices, made several good ones. leaving this morning on a flight home, and will regroup for "pristine week" -- the final week of www.

"pristine week" will be designed to be super-wellness (and not sustainable). it is not a "cramming for the final" but rather a "you can do this if necessary." the 10-weeks of www have set me up for pristine week.

let's do this.
 

b132 (5.13-1.2026): pawns of the machine

pawns of the machine
by her nature
 
pawns of the machine
marching (so pristine)
men (just in their teens)
pawns of the machine
__________________

·       …and then they hit you with the propaganda:

  o   “the few, the proud...”

  o   “an army of one”

  o   “be all you can be”

  o   etc. (the list goes on)

·       eventually, not only do you work and slave and fight for their ‘interests’ …you are convinced that you want to do it. you want to die for country.

one of the most interesting lines i’ve ever heard was:

“i want him (my enemy) to die for his country.”

…as if death is any different…

___________________

martino, j. (5.13-1.2026). pawns of the machine. book 132: who are wIe, as men?. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us  

*to be moved to b132, may 13th, 2026.

 

·        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cf8ldhte0o

sooooooo… my thought on this... is that… if nothing is imperfect in nature… maybe the abundance of mediocre seeds is that which is necessary to birth the movers & shakers. the perspective of the pawn (or the seed that never spawns) would (of course) be “the game is rigged!”

               some seeds are born lucky: good soil, nurturing, genetics, early experiences, etc. most seeds are just strewn about. 

i do not know the answer to the “well, what do we do, maestro?”

i imagine that the answer might be:

be your best seed self,

put yourself in position to recognize and utilize ‘luck’,

befriend powerful seeds,

be ruthless… in your own self-thrival.

www-d61 (thursday, april 2nd): challenges

in any weight/fat management le[a]n-ness process, challenges arise. barriers abound (because that's why we are in the process to begin with!).

i'm about to fly to ft. lauderdale, as a drinking-buddy of mine rented a place & said i can have my own room. sun. bikinis. spring break #2. bars. abnormality of routines.

my mission is to attempt to modify routines, and to observe/witness.

i haven't even left yet, and i've already broken my a.m. routine (due to yesterday's april foolishness). 

-------------------- 

ok. walked; did tai chi, lennytime. airport (early); sandwich & chips. things were going well: flight, rental car, waited for dom and his friend, jim. i'd gotten the rental because i wanted to have a way out -- if dom's plans faltered (which they did in his usual, dramatic fashion). his 2-bedroom condo became a 1 bed studio after he (allegedly) argued profanely with the check-in people. i wasn't going to sleep in a room with 2 other guys, so i began looking. dom went back to argue some more, and when he came back he said that they were going to call the cops on him. at that point i picked-up my bags and left.

i work for the state. i can't (and won't) be involved in some kind of scenario that involves miami police. dom never planned on a rental car anyway, and jim is a a big boy, so i drove away to find an air bnb, and that was that. i (finally) got settled-in after 9 pm -- after what should have been 430 pm beach time.  

i'm going to finish this weekend out solo. i say to dom: "best wishes."    

* don't fall for it...

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBAKVDSpDQ0

* the HT adolescent male

even if you ever were one (and i was one), there is absolutely no way to describe the one-track-mind (the thoughts, the feelings, the yearnings) of a high-testosterone adolescent male.

after that phase (which different males experience in different ways), there's no way to even recall it, really.

it's a hunger.

it's hormonal.

there's a very, very good chance that, from youth-to-menopause, women can relate... not to the testosteronic yearnings, but the hormonal surges that (quite likely) are just as  impossible to describe.

_____________________ 

*it is possible, however, that wIe (...from the you-man to the I Am...) can observe these phenomena without enslaving ourselves to the subsequent/potential behavior swings. 

wIe can understand.

  

b131 (4.1-2.2026): grocery-store-bar blues

grocery-store-bar blues
by abar tender

alternative title: “she shouldn’t have her dog at the bar.”

“he made me walk to register!”
“why don’t you guys serve booze?”
“that guy’s a dick, he hit and quit.”

grocery-store-bar blues
___________________
 

·       people are going to bitch.

 

i remember (teaching massage in destin) when students would complain about the selection of free pizza that the owner would buy (on clinic nights) so they didn’t have to rush out & back for dinner. i say again: they complained about free pizza!

 

when patrons at the grocery-store-bar complain (e.g. last night when ‘cindy’ shouted that i should “kick-out” billy because he called her husband an “ass”)...

i breathe… and i try not to roll my eyes.

___________________

martino, j. (4.1-2.2026). grocery-store-bar blues. book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us  

www-d60 (wednesday, 4.1/2026): april fools

200.8 lbs; 39" abdominal. only april fools might imagine that consumption of toxins could (somehow) facilitate High-Level Wellness. that late nite (9:30 pm) beer & 1/4 lb mixed-nuts seems fractional, in comparison to past behavior trains... but (at this stage), every decision matters.

it still seems as though (while i logically know that 1 beer isn't going to do me any good), i still habitually make the decision to imbibe.

life is a process. i processed out of soda decades ago, then diet soda. nowadays, i won't even consider either. alcohol consumption has become a more ingrained behavior, so it might take more time/effort to purge it's draw.

-----------april 2nd. i was the fool on the 1st. ;)

www-d59 (tuesady, march 31): tuesday blues

 tuesday blues. trailed-off in the evening.

www-d59. still hovering over 200 lbs. 39 abdominal stationary. weekend in lauderdale looming. i feel as though i'm allowing myself to plateau.

lots of things are going well. stacking well in many areas (just not the clean, non-toxic days).

b131 (3.31-2.2026): "my mom made us dance"

"my mom made us dance"

by u. s. kids

 

my mom made us dance

she made us take a stance

she gave us second chance

my mom made us dance

____________________________________
 
today, in class, we were having a discussion about what parents do to kids. one student described how she would lock her kids out of the car -- until they all danced.
 
it struck me as funny, fun, and forever: how her kids will be able to laugh & say:

 

“my mom made us dance.”

____________________________________
[i] martino. j. (3.31-2.2026). “my mom made us dance.” book 131: well worth the weight. copyright 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

b132 (3.31-1.2026): the end?

the end?
by a. bow

 

alternative title: welcome Home

it’s time for ladies to man-up (just who are wIe, as men?)
this roller-coaster ride is just a Game of let’s pretend
this break-fast is to savor
this Dance (let’s take it slow)
this book (it needs an ending)
 

there is no-place like Home

___________________
martino, j. (3.31-1.2026). the end? book 132: who are wIe, as men?. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

* analysis (song, line)

a favorite song of mine is kylie morgan's "break things". 
the best line is as follows:

"don't hand me the keys to your pickup truck

cuz i drive like i drink and i only drink from plastic cups." 

---------------------analysis/translation:---------------------

"don't hand me the keys to your pickup truck..." means: 

"don't give me your valuables (things like your heart) that 

i'm not asking for and i'm not ready for."

hint (in fact, only a beta-boy would do that).

"make me prove that i'm ready for the keys."

hint (i might not ever be). 

"cuz i drive like i drink..." means: 

"i run my show hard and strong. 

sometimes, things get tipsy. 

i might lose my inhibitions, and get crazy

(horny, angry, vulnerable, close, distant, etc.).

buckle-up."

"...and i only drink from plastic cups." means: 

"i'm better with the unbreakable. 

i'm a country gal. 

i like cowboys." 

___________________________________ 

• of course, her line about "i kinda like you, and i like where this is going, but..." has the word "but" negating the prior sentence. in it, she's warning him (about "not getting too close") but i wonder if she's also warning herself: protecting herself from the pain of a break-up by not falling too fast.

b132 (3.30-1.2026): be my dream-come-true

make my dream come true
by a. man
 
make my dream come true
my fantasy (who knew?)
what i would do for you
to make be my dream-come-true
___________________
 
·       the male of the species. the hopeless romantic. the one who would give it all… for country, for honor, for Love.
 
…and that, my friends, is who wIe are, as men.
___________________
martino, j. (3.30-1.2026). make my dream come true. book 132: who are wIe, as men?. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

www-d58 (monday, 3.30.2026): the strong finish

www is not about the strong finish. it's not about cramming for the final. it isn't the biggest loser contest.

www is about routines, stacking-practices and lifestyle. the routines and the stacking of practices must (did he say 'must'?) be fun -- or in some way better than the alternative (e.g. staying in bed).

that being said, i still enjoy a beer, outdoor pubs, springtime, & humanoids. this process has been one of substituting (cranberry & sparkling water for beer). for the most part, a progress in process.

today (a monday) shows 210.2 lbs & 39 abdominal circumference. lennytime included posture, breathing, wIe moves, stretches, BWE & strength training. beat wendy (focus has been good: 20-0-2 in the last 22 games). 

looking to start the week strong, as a thursday-sunday trip poses a good challenge. 

a strong monday.

b132 (3.29-1.2026): hypergamy

gentlemen, when we bitch about female hypergamy, we tend to ignore male hypergamy & living-thing hypergamy. everything seeks survival/thrival, which is hypergamy in action.

instead of complaining about it, wIe can learn about each other and help each other along our paths. truth is, everyone is on his own.

move to b132, which begins on april15th. the b132 movement of posts will clean-up the www 10-week book/course, for better review.

b131 (4.3-1.2026): "here!" [hair of the dog]

“here!” (hair of the dog)
by a. god dog
 

alternative titles:

“here, boy!”

hair of the dog

blessings are a curse

revelations

 

“here!” (hair of the dog)
blessings are a curse
it’s a revelation: feeling better is less worse 
___________________
 
·       thank my guard-dog i don’t pray to the porcelain one (as many do).
 
___________________
martino, j. (4.3-1.2026). “here!” (hair of the dog). book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us

* the truth is... "the hair of the dog" doesn't make us feel better, so much as it can make us feel less worse. 

b131 (4.1-1.2026): intelligence defends

intelligence defends
by a. t. tack
 

alternative title: attack/defend

 
intelligence plays dumb
intelligence befriends
Intelligence, then some
intelligence pretends
___________________
 
·       in chess, there are times when attack is the best defense.
 
bend, trancend, descend, defend, friend, lend, mend, depend, send, tend, pretend, vend, when, yen, zen… (ooops) den, hen, again, len, men, pen, wren, ten…
 
-the end.
___________________
martino, j. (4.1-1.2026). intelligence defends. book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

b132 (3.29-1.2026): they call her "carolina"

they call her “carolina”
by eternally 29
 

they call her “carolina”
she’s hot then cold then warm
she’s got her peaks and valleys and her ocean, rivers, storms
she’s got her seasons (and her reasons) no need to ask why

wIe call her carolina, yes,

oh my, oh my, oh my!
___________________
 
·       north carolina, to me, feels alive. its hot-cold-warm dance feels like respiration: it inSpires and expires.

·       she transforms effortlessly, unapologetically, quickly/slowly (depending on her day).

·       she lets you know that you’ve got no control over her (unless she wants it that way).
 
i like it.
___________________
martino, j. (3.29-1.2026). they call her carolina. book 132: who are wIe, as men?. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us

* happy fitness

 https://www.facebook.com/reel/1266243105441506

b132 (3.28-1.2026): good men

 what is a good man? allow me to wiegh-in.

fit body

sound mind

secure in Spirit

confident in himself, certain of his purpose/path

moving forward at his pace

unaffected by drama, chaos, news, and impending doom

fun

good with family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, acquaintences

strong. steady. competent.

etc.

___________________________________

 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/clsSY7BskGI

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DQIHv0SXhNU

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lWlg7zjd72k

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/j3-2NK6Q2Ho

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tdOd3ZJse6A

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Bo_lyBQKG7g

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BW1ZYjZccVY

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/K7a_wtwC18M

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HPPTxpEGUv0

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YmWGYQ-86Ag

b132 (5.xx-1.2026): she used to love my spunk

she loved my spunk
by aman being aman
 

alternative title:

she used-to love my spunk

 
she loved my spunk, but (nowadays, she wonders what she thunk)
she used-to love me mad-ly
she used-to love my spunk
___________________
 
·       she even nicknamed me “spunky” – because she loved my smell, my essence, my way, my being, my me-ing.
 
but it was strange
but something changed
she used-to love my spunk
 
but something changed
she acted strange
she used-to love my spunk
____________________
 

phase 1:

he wonders “what did i do wrong?”

phase 2 (years later):

he wonders “what went wrong?”

 

phase 3 (when he’s soooo damn old that it no longer matters):

he smiles “oooohhhh. ahhhh. female nature.”

___________________
martino, j. (3.28-3.2026). she used-to love my spunk. book 132: who are wIe, as men? © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

this thoem will be moved to may 2026.

b131 (3.31-1.2026): explosions

explosions

by e. x. plosive

 

alternative titles:

soft explosions

amplified explosions

explosions of green

soft explosions (of a kind that you have never seen)

amplified explosions

explosions of green

___________________
 
·       every spring, i get re-mystified by the explosion of green in north carolina.
___________________
martino, j. (3.31-1.2026). explosions. book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

b131 (3.30-1.2026): when balloon goes up

when balloon goes up
by ann observer
 

alternative titles:

end of days

everybody fine

 

when balloon goes up
when the cradle falls
when you’ve had enough
when the engine stalls

when apocalyptic end of days on the back 9
when balloon goes up
everybody fine
___________________
 
·       event-u-ally, each of our balloons will go up.

·       that being said, do-Be-do Now.
___________________
martino, j. (3.30-1.2026). when balloon goes up. book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us

*this thoem was (originally) meant to be a bookend for "everybody happy". 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock-a-bye_Baby

b131 (3.29-1.2026): my chatbot canceled christmas

my chatbot cancelled christmas
by ann observer
 

alternative titles:

tech-mess-age

 
my chatbot cancelled christmas as the coffee-maker steamed
alarmed to think that cellphone movies weren’t some kind of dream
a hologram of insta-information (near or far?)
see you later (maybe) from my new self-driving car
___________________
 
·       it wasn’t surprising to learn that my robot lover was having an affair with the doll next door.
___________________
martino, j. (3.29-1.2026). my chatbot cancelled christmas. book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

b131 (3.28-1.2026): i canceled spelling 'cancel'

i cancelled spelling 'cancel'
by c. ancell ation
 

alternative title:

cancelled or canceled?

 
i canceled spelling cancel once the end was plain to see
the urge to cancel others just might be the end of me.
___________________
 
·       is cancelling an ending… or is cancelation the beginning of a new (potential) thing to cancel?
___________________
martino, j. (3.28-1.2026). cancelled or canceled? book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

www-d55 (3.27.2026): matters of scale

 

while that silly little number on the scale is not "me" nor is it even an average (yet), it represents something. the www journey continues:

• consistency matters (routines, stacking, lifestyle).
• 'cheat' moments matter (they crush progress). that crush, however, can be a motivator.
• charting/tracking matters.
• not all calories are equal, and different foods affect the body in different ways. individual differences (among humans) matter.
• toxins "throw-off" the calories-in-calories-out theory, by affecting sleep, fat metabolization, muscle building, etc., etc.
• the most important (physical) measurement is (probably) still abdominal circumference.
• a key (psychological) factor is self-efficacy, which relates to self-confidence, self-esteem, and self-regulation.

sub-200 is a beginning.

b131 (3.27-1.2026): go influence yourself

i’m not an influencer
by notta i. n. fluence
 
i’m not an influencer: your way of life, your wealth
i’m not an influencer (go and influence yourself)
___________________
 
·       the thing of note, of course, is not the influencer, but the influencee.
___________________
martino, j. (3.26-1.2026). i’m not an influencer. book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us 

* words

 words mean very little. observe actions.

-the beginning

b132 (5.xx-1.2026): smoke & mirrors needs

smoke & mirrors needs

by he/r nature

 

smoke & mirrors wants (not even s/he knows thoughts & deeds)

one thing, then another

smoke & mirrors needs

__________________ 

·       he/r game is smoke & mirrors, and here’s the kicker:

even from he/rself.

___________________

martino, j. (5.xx-1.2026). smoke & mirrors wants. book 132: who are wIe, as men?. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us  

* snail vs. rabbit

snail versus rabbit
both a sight to see
both just moving/proving (something) what to Be-do-Be
___________________

• both (inevitably) get to where each is going. 

__________________ 

* not in a book. just a musing.

www-d54 (thursday 26 march 2026): snails

snails move slowly. when it comes to weight/fat changes, strength/size changes, flexibility changes (e.g. physiological changes), evolution occurs over time. don't expect the middle of the process to show the same rate of change as the beginning.

expect it to be tedious. 
expect the law of diminishing returns to show itself. 

that being said, 200.8 lbs & 39.25 (i'll take it, but it is still far from where i'd like to be). this is the time to reinforce the behavioral gains:

routines > stacking (days) >>>> lifestyle

week 8 of 10 shows us what we already knew:

1. a few "bad" days can set you back. the process/progress halts.

2. behavioral changes (process goals) trump outcome goals.

* current-$ee

 "$how me (well) the money"
wind and river,  sea
current-ly in action, sense-sing
current-$ee

_____________________

• is 'currency' the $$$ of the Mega-Ver$e?

* when you are the micro...

when wIe are dealing with a power that is infinitely Superior (Intelligent, etc.) to ours, the best course of action is:

1. hope that It likes you.

2. given the opportunity, take action in accordance with It (hopefully) liking you.

3. repeat #2. 

www-d53 (3.25.2026): stack-effects take time

 it's wednesday, 25 march 2026: 201.2; <39.5. lennytime: check posture, breathe, wIe, stretch, BWE, discomfort, focus (beat wendy).

it's time to see the effects of stacking at work. personally, i don't think that stacking (out of the blocks) is a good idea. bottle-rockets burn-out fast.

1. precontemplation: the process invites a phase where there are things that one simply does not care to change.

2. contemplation: this is the prerequisite phase for well worth the weight. this is where the potential student fills-out paperwork and begins a personal journey of introspection and tracking:

   a. intake form, wellness inventory, wellness wheel, etc.

   b. introspection: vision, mission, purpose, values and the why

3. preparation:

   

  a. anthropomentrics tracking (height, weight [BMI], circumference [abs, minimum], bloodwork, determination of BMR/RMR, caloric need for 'weight' loss goal, % fat, etc.)

  b. dietary tracking (this will probably be the most impactful aspect of anyone's program)

  c. activity tracking

at this point, the individual determines if s/he is ready to become a participant, and enrolls in the next course while continuing to prepare. this is a good time to begin to develop (flexible) loose routines for wake-up, water consumption, observance of temptation (temp-o), and a (flexible) pre-sleep routine.

nothing will be perfect during the preparation phase (or any phase, for that matter).

4. action: the course begins. 10 weeks, daily tracking. observations. modifications. the course is designed to learn how to become 10-20 lbs. leaner via practice and awareness. note that these phases may process at different times and in different ways for different behaviors. it will likely not be a linear process, and 'action' (for any behavior) is defined as "6 months, minimum." this is how a behavior becomes a lifestyle. 

routines > stacking (days) >>> lifestyle

5. maintenance: even this phase lends itself to imperfection, but, rebounds are quicker. at this part of the process, the individual should consider giving-back, facilitating change, wellness coaching, etc. 

monster day. not sure how it will show up on the scale, but lots of food and lots of activity.

* how to identify bias

since every ego (being and seeing from its own, apparently separate point of view) tends toward confirmation bias, how can we tell if we aren't being biased?

here's how: 

i've chosen a side         open to discussion      no dog in the fight
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
 more bias                          less bias

b132 (5.xx-1.2026): in his image/likene$$

in his image/likeness
by i. m. agine

in his image/likene$$
do the math (not hard)
it’s all re-creation
human$, players, god$
___________________

• is the hu-man created in the image of god, or do the player$ become god-like?

___________________
martino, j. (5.xx-1.2026). in his image/likene$$. book 132: who are wIe, as men? © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us

* move this to after april 15, into b132.

b131 (3.24-2.2026): unbroken direction

unbroken direction
by a. process
 

alternative title: it’s the stacking

 unbroken direction
it isn't hard to see
unbroken direction gets the plane from a-to-b
______________________
 
·        would you want your next flight (e.g. to destin) to take short stops along the way? nothing drastic, just one (or two) tiny stops? 

this is important: 

during your ultimate hummingbird viewing/videoing of a hummingbird, 

is it 'okay' for "just one" yellowjacket to scare the bird away... 

if only for a moment?

·        this thoem needs to be connected with www-d52: it’s the stacking.
___________________
martino, j. (3.24-1.2026). unbroken direction. book 131: well worth the weight. © 2026 by wellnesseducation.us