December 2011
1 post
Tumblr is Geek Heroin
I stayed away for a while because, much like heroin, Tumblr made me forget to shower and want to associate with questionable fellows. When I kicked it, I gained a lot of weight—just like heroin. Now I’m back because I need to get my shit together… just like Scott Weiland. I mean heroin.
January 2010
1 post
Ramping Up for 2010
Got in two good weeks in December, then a break for the holidays was followed by a vicious stomach virus that kept me out of work for a week. Currently finishing up a comprehensive list of goals for this year. First time I’ve been out of bed longer than 3 hours in a week. Huzzah.
December 2009
1 post
Shhhhhh
(I’m trying to fail again… Day 1.)
November 2009
2 posts
October 2009
3 posts
Turkey Trot 5k: "The horror... the horror..."
Now that I’ve just finished catching up with BenDoesLife (not sure of how to do the little link thingy) and his successful marathon experience, I am forced to looked at the charred carcass of my own 5k training. With a month to go, I am still struggling to manage a mile without stopping at a 4.2 pace. How did he manage it with all that extra weight in the beginning? My knees are crackling...
Phase Two Begins
After losing 105 pounds in Phase One (370 to 265), I knew I’d let myself relax a bit in late August. A week turned into five as the school year began, but I have successfully pulled the plane out of the dive. I’m now at 314.4, but I know a lot of that is the water weight after my poor eating and reduced workouts. Even with the poor eating I only missed 2 days of workouts in those five...
September 2009
1 post
August 2009
12 posts
Death by Asparagus
I’m not coming out and SAYING that Kristen is trying to kill me. However, if it does come to that, the local police should know the truth. This detox program and it’s veggies, fruits, non-processed foods, and dandelion tea makes me want to hit someone in the face. Not Kristen, of course, because I probably couldn’t take her. A need a tiny, wiry old man to stumble into my house...
Important Tasks Before School Starts
Most teachers spend the last week before school getting their class lists ready, decorating their rooms, etc.
Me?
I made sure that Notre Dame won the 2009 BCS National Championship game (102-00, if you must know). My players swept EVERY postseason award, with Jimmy Clausen coming home with the Heisman after throwing for over 4900 yards, running for almost 1900, and accounting for more than 130...
Barely Held On
Today was TOUGH. The stuff on this plan is so far outside my wheelhouse that I was losing it in the afternoon today… seriously slipping into a funk and wondering whether I should just get something to eat and start again tomorrow. I fought through it, got in five workouts and a hot tub (only one week left for summer vacation) and ate the crap on the plan (I even tasted some chicken, which...
Detox Sux
Not doing this for weight loss, but rather to go nine days without processed foods. Also, forces me to eat more veggies and fruits… Kristen is all over it, but I hate her. She’s a food bully. Cereal without milk should count as a raw food. That, and she snuck cauliflower in my mashed potatoes. Who does this? How does this lying help our marriage?
I still have to get my final workout...
The Boss Cometh
One of the first concerts I ever went to was a Bruce Springsteen show at the Meadowlands in Jersey—I didn’t want to go, but my older brother bought my ticket and dragged me there. He kicked it for 5 hours with his parents in the house— to this day, still the best concert I’ve ever seen. Saw Bruce again last night with my best friend from high school who couldn’t go...
FAIL @ Exercise
Holy crap. It’s 10:28 and I have managed to put off my dinner workout until my bedtime workout, all while skipping the gym (and the bicep/back work I was supposed to do) because I got wrapped up watching weight loss videos on You Tube.
Kristen: You coming to bed?
Me: Yes, I just have to get in my last workout.
Kristen: Will that be before or after you watch that person yelling at you on...
FAIL @ fashion
This picture shows the cruelty of losing a few pounds. I pulled out some old clothes as I was packing for the trip (God forbid I do laundry) and the fleece I’m wearing fails to cover my gut… a fact I realized only after rushing out the door to get to the Bridge. A misplaced sense of hope makes for a horrible fashion statement!
