Things are hectic and I have completely lost control over my life. Blogging has been the last thing on my list, far below things like Christmas shopping, working a lot, shooting a commercial with a celebrity, kids & dogs, planning a really big 25th birthday party for myself, prepping to go away for business all next week, Florida after Christmas, and well, pretty much shoving anything and everything into my pie-hole with little regard for healthy choices. And god forbid I get myself to a gym now and then.
Not that I am making excuses, because I genuinely believe that you should ALWAYS make it a priority to take care of yourself. I haven't been doing so awful, by the American standard, but for me it hasn't been my best.
So Bobby, I accept your proposal. I'm happy (and a little bit relieved) to call this round a wash. I know it wouldn't be a true representation of what either of us can do. I honestly think if I got on the scale in a couple days for a final weigh in, I'd be relying completely on luck and fate.
I also find it MUCH easier to lose weight in the first half of the year, so Bobby, I look forward to joining forces again in 2010.
Until then, pass me the cookies.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Back from the dead.
I can't really blame Alex for declaring this blog dead in the comments section of my last post, what with the complete lack of posts and the fact that I have turned into a crippled tornado of a man, devouring everything in my path.
By some miracle though, I'm actually not doing that poorly. I had been positive that I would be above my 162.x starting weight at the conclusion of this bet. Before my shower yesterday, I noticed I was actually looking somewhat trim, so I got on the scale. I only weighed 161.8!! Hoooray!
I was so inspired (and back to feeling like I had a chance) that I decided to eat great all day. So I had two pieces of leftover chicken parm for breakfast, ten Chips Ahoy with (skim!) milk for lunch, and a monstrous burrito from Chipotle for dinner.
So this morning should have been a disaster, right? No! 161.2!
I am nervous because I am going to be so hella busy for the next week, but my only theory as to why I am still not gaining is how busy I've been. I haven't been doing Insanity (failure) but last week I was more exhausted from standing all day in the vocal booth singing every single vocal part of Bohemian Rhapsody (and tripling each) than I've ever been from a workout. And I walk or stand the while time I'm working.
My biggest challenge moving forward is going to be working from home. When I am home alone I automatically go into some sort of secret fattie mode from my youth. I sneak cookies. I get fast food. So, here are a few promises I need to make myself to make sure this next phase if my life is actually my healthiest, as it has the potential to be:
-No matter how excited I am in the morning to get downstairs and back to whatever track I've been working on, I need to eat breakfast. Working on music is probably the only thing that makes me forget to eat, and when I inevitably remember, it turns into a binge (without a purge.)
-Stock the house with a variety of healthy lunch options. If I have to go out and get food, the majority of my options (or at least what I'll likely choose) are no good.
-It is necessary to take breaks when mixing so that your ears stay healthy and to give yourself perspective. What a perfect opportunity for me to do Insanity, and then go for a walk or a bike ride.
I hope this post is long enough to make up for all the posts I haven't posted (I actually opened up my blogging app to find a very long, and somewhat crucial post that I never hit "upload" on. Oh well. One final thought...
I think that the first half of the year may be a much easier time to lose weight than the second. Last year I lost almost 20 pounds by midsummer and then didn't lose another pound until Katy and I started the bet. I think in the summer we are too busy enjoying our newly achieved hotness and in the fall/ early winter any shirtlessness is so far away it is hard to develop a sense of urgency. Throw the holidays and the holiday parties in there and we are lucky to not reverse app of the beginning of the year's progress.
So...I think I am proposing that we declare this portion of the Former Fatties a wash and refocus our efforts on being god(dess)like in Fire Island /Hanpton Bays next summer. Why say you, Katy? If you want to leave things as they are, I enthusiastically look forward to stealing your crown. If not, let's renegotiate in 2010.
Off the train, no time to proofread, sorry.
By some miracle though, I'm actually not doing that poorly. I had been positive that I would be above my 162.x starting weight at the conclusion of this bet. Before my shower yesterday, I noticed I was actually looking somewhat trim, so I got on the scale. I only weighed 161.8!! Hoooray!
I was so inspired (and back to feeling like I had a chance) that I decided to eat great all day. So I had two pieces of leftover chicken parm for breakfast, ten Chips Ahoy with (skim!) milk for lunch, and a monstrous burrito from Chipotle for dinner.
So this morning should have been a disaster, right? No! 161.2!
I am nervous because I am going to be so hella busy for the next week, but my only theory as to why I am still not gaining is how busy I've been. I haven't been doing Insanity (failure) but last week I was more exhausted from standing all day in the vocal booth singing every single vocal part of Bohemian Rhapsody (and tripling each) than I've ever been from a workout. And I walk or stand the while time I'm working.
My biggest challenge moving forward is going to be working from home. When I am home alone I automatically go into some sort of secret fattie mode from my youth. I sneak cookies. I get fast food. So, here are a few promises I need to make myself to make sure this next phase if my life is actually my healthiest, as it has the potential to be:
-No matter how excited I am in the morning to get downstairs and back to whatever track I've been working on, I need to eat breakfast. Working on music is probably the only thing that makes me forget to eat, and when I inevitably remember, it turns into a binge (without a purge.)
-Stock the house with a variety of healthy lunch options. If I have to go out and get food, the majority of my options (or at least what I'll likely choose) are no good.
-It is necessary to take breaks when mixing so that your ears stay healthy and to give yourself perspective. What a perfect opportunity for me to do Insanity, and then go for a walk or a bike ride.
I hope this post is long enough to make up for all the posts I haven't posted (I actually opened up my blogging app to find a very long, and somewhat crucial post that I never hit "upload" on. Oh well. One final thought...
I think that the first half of the year may be a much easier time to lose weight than the second. Last year I lost almost 20 pounds by midsummer and then didn't lose another pound until Katy and I started the bet. I think in the summer we are too busy enjoying our newly achieved hotness and in the fall/ early winter any shirtlessness is so far away it is hard to develop a sense of urgency. Throw the holidays and the holiday parties in there and we are lucky to not reverse app of the beginning of the year's progress.
So...I think I am proposing that we declare this portion of the Former Fatties a wash and refocus our efforts on being god(dess)like in Fire Island /Hanpton Bays next summer. Why say you, Katy? If you want to leave things as they are, I enthusiastically look forward to stealing your crown. If not, let's renegotiate in 2010.
Off the train, no time to proofread, sorry.
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