Cold...

I don't get sick very often, but I have seem to catch something that is not making me feel good. So I'll keep this short. Nothing eventful has been going on. My daughter did the midnight thing for that movie about the vampires & werewolves. What?? Doesn't he know the name of the movie?? Yeah, I do... But I figured if I typed the name, then I would have a obligation to hyperlink the name. And I don't want to...
But I haven't heard anything from her yet. I'm sure I'll hear about it when I pick her up from her friends this afternoon. Then the wife & I will be talked into taking her to go see it again.
So I started feeling like shit yesterday & the positive is... that it feels like I'm getting better. Already coughing up nasty shit & that's usually a sign that this is about to pass. Unlike the wife, who is still bothered by this shit a week later. My body just seems to kick shit out quicker I guess. OK... I ain't making no sense, the meds must be kicking in. Til next time...

I Did It!! For Today...

Alarm went off... I closed my eyes for 5 mins debating with myself, even though I knew I was going to get up. I played the "song game" ( I like to have music on when I sleep ), if a song I liked came on I would lay in bed & listen to it, if it's a song I didn't really like I'd get up & turn it off. I don't remember what song it was that came on, but I know I forced myself to get up at that point. Once I was in the garage/weight room, then I was ok. Back to normal, felt like I had been doing this all along. It was a good morning!!

Weekend... Friday night... We didn't do much of anything. Ran some errands after work. Then we got a phone call late in the evening. Our son was missing his mom, so she got up, got in the car & picked them up from her parents house. We have a standing agreement with both my wifes & my parents on custody of the kids on the weekend. My in-laws have them Friday night & my parents have them Saturday night. I could go into how this came about, but I'll save that for a future post ( not enough time... ). We usually don't have to head down there in the middle of the night to pick them up, but for some reason my wife felt the need to on Friday.
Saturday I had baseball... Don't want to talk about it. Then we went to a friends to watch some MMA. Fun...
Sunday it was much of nothing again. That was my boring weekend in a nutshell. Which is perfect, because I'm out of time... Til next time...

A Disappointing NO!!

No... Nope... Didn't do it. Instead it was the same ol' song & dance. Got home, fell asleep... woke up around 11 p.m. & then couldn't wake up when the alarm went off. WTF?? I will do it this afternoon... I have to. I feel like shit.
I did get to hit some baseballs after work & it looks like I'm going to repeat that activity later on today. The good thing about this day looking like shit, is that no one will be at the batting cages later. I really need to work on my hitting. I was so into being defensively sound, that I let my hitting slip. UGH!!
Well, I've got to make a phone call so I'm going to end this post. Til next time...

I'm Out Of Touch...

Yes, it is the title of a Hall & Oates song, but that is not why it's the title of this post. I have been feeling that way for the past few weeks. I figured it would take me a few days to get back into the groove once my parents got back from Hawaii. But it just feels like I haven't been able to get back on that horse. I need a good kick in the ass I think. Maybe I should just look in the mirror since I haven't gotten back into that groove of working out. There is a list of things... baseball, hockey, exercising... About the only thing I've gotten to do a lot lately has been taking pictures. Would it be cliche of me to say that I'm going to do it for sure tomorrow?? Can I actually do it tomorrow?? I feel like I've been letting myself down, but am I really doing anything to correct that?? NO!! Why not?? I don't even know... I was so driven, then I just found myself hitting a wall. I tried not to let it happen, but it did. I didn't want my parents being gone to be a excuse, even though it would put my schedule out of whack, & wouldn't leave me much time in the day to sleep. Well eventually that took its toll & now I'm paying for it. I'm back to sleeping in the afternoons & not being able to sleep at night, then waking up for work w/out any workout in the morning... it's killing me. So my goal is that tomorrow, or when I post next... it will be about how I'm working on getting back on the horse. Not that I did it, because that would only be one day. But that I'm attempting really hard to do this & I will... Well I better get back to work... Til next time...

Ahhh I Forgot...

So quick update... Last Wednesday I was talking about the new Xbox 360 & how I wanted one really bad, but didn't need one. So all day Thursday I was trying to order one. This was after I went to Best Buy & tried to find out if I could pre-order one in store & when it comes in, pick it up. Couple stores I went to told me they didn't know when it was going to come in & that if I went online I could pre-order one & I'd get one by this week... ( June 21 - 25th ) So I figured, what the hell?? I don't really need it now, so what is waiting a few days.
So Friday comes & I needed to waste time ( mentioned in the post I just posted a few minutes ago ), & though I was thinking I shouldn't, I did. I pulled into Best Buy & what was stacked up as soon as you walk in?? NEW FUCKING XBOX 360S!! I was sooo pissed!! Especially since I asked them 2 days ago!! So there I stood, with my pre-ordered Xbox 360 in limbo & a stack of them in front of me. Needless to say, I'm still waiting for my Xbox. UGH!! Thought I would share... Til next time...

Phew... What A Weekend!!

Started out on Friday when I had to pick up my daughter & her best friend from a orchestra thing in Edmonds. UGH!! Get off of work, then had to waste a few minutes before trying to figure out where she was & her cellphone reception was horrible, so that made it challenging. Then stuck in traffic for a hour & a half. In the meantime, the wife had to pick up our son from daycare, then take him to his baseball game ( last of the season ), then to the party where he got a cool trophy. So it was a hectic afternoon.
Then came Saturday. We did some shopping at the outlet mall. The girls had to go find a dress for a friend for graduation. I had to find something to wear to a gentlemens club. Yes, you read that right. Then it was off to get my daugthers friend home, my son picked up from the in-laws, a birthday present picked up & me home. The wife & kids then went to the birthday party & I headed down to meet up with 6 friends, to hit the gentlemens club. We were there to see Jesse Jane. I wont get into what happened in the club, because it involves friends. But it was entertaining. No one got in trouble. Jesse didn't hit the stage until around 10:45 - 11ish p.m. We'd already been there for a couple of hours. So once she performed & I got a pic with her, we left. But it was a fun time. Kind of a guys night out thing.
Sunday... Fathers Day!! Happy belated Fathers Day to all!! But it was a busy day. Sleep... Since I didn't get home til late. Then it was off to work, since I had Monday off, I went in on Sunday to prep things so Monday would be a little easier for the pops. After that, the pops & I went to the grocery store & got some stuff for a nice dinner. I wasn't feeling that good, but enjoyed a great dinner & then we headed home. I was supposed to play a 6 p.m. baseball game, then a 9:30 p.m. hockey game. But I just didn't feel well so I didn't play.
Monday - my daughters 8th grade graduation. I had to wake up early, which I hated because it was my "day off". But we had to get her to school by 9 a.m. Didn't work that well. We picked up my mom & had to drop something off with my dad, so we finally pulled into the school at about 9:15 a.m. Graduation started at 10 a.m. & lasted til about 12:20 p.m. Then it was off to a party for the kids at a park where they were able to enjoy each others presence for another few hours before they split for the summer. Plus the class will be split between two high schools, so it was a sad day. My daughters best friend ( guy ) will be going to the other high school, my daughters other best friend ( girl ) is a year younger so wont be joining her til the following year. So it was a sad day for her. But for a "day off", it was draining. To end the day I had a hockey game last night ( It was a back to back & it showed!! They won in Kent on Sunday, but we lost last night in Everett... ) So I'm drained!! Well I better head home... Til next time...

Through The Ringer...

My body hurts. Between these workouts & hockey, baseball somewhat... My body feels run down. I can't imagine what MMA guys feel like after a bout, but I would assume I'm close to that, without the bruises. I can't wait for a few more weeks, so I can take a week off of working out & let my body get a decent rest. UGH!!

I've got to go & get my health card today. It feels like its only been a year since I've had to sit in that class & take that test, but apparently it's been 3. So this afternoon, I need to head into Everett before 6 p.m. & take this 90 min. class & test. I've done it so much times before that I don't even pay attention, take the test, first to finish, 100% & I'm out the door in 40 mins. I should watch what I say because it'll be today that none of those things happen. Nah, it's pretty easy. I still can't believe that people actually fail that shit. Sorry if you are one of them... maybe I'll help you study.

Other than that... I've really got nothing to go on about. Maybe I'll end here & actually get back to work on time... Till next time...

Tough Game...

UGH!! Last night was a tough game. Got there a little late, had to hurry & get my gear on to make my first shift. Then we got schooled!! My body is so sore today...

School is winding down for the wife & kids. Had to take the daughter on some errands yesterday. She had to buy a pinata & some candy to fill it, plus boxes of brownies that she had to make. I wished I could break a pinata full of great candy while eating brownies!! I hate candy!! I actually love them, thats why I hate them. It should be easy to hate candy. They are expensive ( well, when you bought them the way I did yesterday!! ) & they make you fat... what else do you want?? It's not as bad as smoking, that is expensive & kills you, but I don't smoke so it doesn't matter.

Today is another typical Seattle day... gloomy, rainy & foggy.
I am battling a problem. My problem is that I want things that I don't need. Then I convince myself why I need it & why I should get it. The new Xbox 360 is the latest item. It's not even out yet, but I want to pre-order one at Best Buy. Why do you need one Troy if you already have a Xbox 360?? Funny you should ask... well my current one goes bananas sometimes by not reading my disks. Then its the fact that the new one is the same price, has a 250 GB hard drive, which my current one does not, & it has built in wi-fi ( current one does not, but has a wi-fi connector thingie that I bought for a $100. ) Plus it's black & shiny!! I WANT, I WANT, I WANT!! I shall get it eventually. Well I better head back to work... Till next time!!

Hockey Tonight!!

Whoohooo... Hockey on a Tuesday!! That just means I had to go a few days longer in between games.
Woke up on time today, but then slept for a extra 15 mins. Then jumped up like I had overslept. But it seems like the new workouts are a little shorter. They are not easy, but they cut out a couple body parts. That sounded weird. Since I didn't get to do my Monday workout Monday afternoon, I did it this morning. Along with today's of course... & still managed to make it to work on time. I did cheat a little. I know, you see the word cheating & you are thinking... this can't be good. But it is... Monday & Tuesdays workout is supposed to end with 30 mins. of H.I.I.T. cardio. Instead of doing that, I'm playing a Tuesday night hockey game which will give me a hour & 20 mins of H.I.I.T. cardio. Technically, its not H.I.I.T. But the main reason of H.I.I.T. is to get your heart rate going & keep it in or above the fat burning zone. Well hockey does that & more... So I think I'm doing it better. But thats just my opinion. Well enough of this crap. What a crappy post... Till next time...

Sun & Rain...

Weekend was upon us. All week I had been craving a maple bar from a particular donut place that had been featured in the news up here in Seattle. You can read more here... CLICK!! So finally on Friday, I decided to go & get one myself. Boy was I happily surprised. If you clicked & read the story I'm refferring to, then you know why I had to test taste one. I wanted to know if it was worth breaking & entering the building at 3 a.m. & I must say, though I wouldn't break in, I can understand WANTING one at that moment. Fresh baked!! Are you serious?? It was worth it.
Now onto different matters... My parents celebrated 34 years of marraige on Sat. We celebrated it on Friday night with a family dinner. Hawaiian food... Mmmm ono!! Plus they had live local music. So that was a added bonus. They even played a song for my parents... awww!! My daughter did miss the dinner because she was attending a school dance with her first official... "date".
Saturday was a day of sports. My son had soccer then baseball again. I was supposed to have a game early Saturday evening, but it was postponed. Good thing I didn't drive all the way down there. It was waaaay down south & I wasn't going to be attending it in the first place, so imagine my relief when I saw it was postponed & rescheduled. It's all good though... instead of playing baseball, I caught up on the workouts I missed last week. A good 2 & a half hours in the garage lifting weights... Just the way I like to spend my Saturday night!! <--- being sarcastic!! But it was better than some alternatives.
Sunday came way to quick. My son had another baseball game... I know, back to back... WTF?? The positive... its the second to the last game. So just another weekend of this & we are done... for now. So that was my weekend at a glance.
Finally this morning, I was able to wake up early... it's been a couple of weeks since I've been able to get back to my routine & it felt great. The only problem is that I was making up for missing Saturdays workout, so now this afternoon I have to make up todays. ( What?? Didn't you workout Saturday?? YES!! But I was making up Thursdays & Fridays... ) WTF?? I thought you were on the ball?? I was... but then something happened. What?? I don't know. But after today, I'll be all caught up & it'll be all good!! Ok... I better be heading back to the grind... Till next time...

March To The Match...

Yesterday was a fun day. Birthday of a good friend of mine. But we kind of screwed the pooch on our tradition. Since our birthdays are 3 days apart, she calls me on mine & then 3 days later I call her on hers. It's been great because we live far apart, she in Hawaii & me in Washington. So since I moved away it has been a fun tradition, a tradition that shows how much we care about each other. It's a special few minutes of the day. We've had a few hiccups along the way, but we always manage to talk. On Monday, I get a email from her saying that she wasn't able to find my number, she got a new phone. Yesterday, I had set a time of the day aside for her, but then found myself running late & couldn't make the call. So hopefully today we'll be able to make it work.
So why was I running late?? Funny you should ask...
I finally found myself with the time to actually make a Seattle Sounders F.C. game. I've had a couple of chances, but always had something going on to screw it up. Obviously those "other" things were important... kids baseball games, my hockey games, time with the wife... Yesterday was perfect. The wife had a prior engagement, the kids were taken cared of & I had the evening to go & watch soccer. So when I was supposed to be calling my friend, I was hurrying to get my job done so we could leave ASAP to head down to Seattle. We carpooled down to a local bar, met some fellow Sounder supporters, had a few drinks & chanted. I then got to experience the March to the Match. Sounder fans meet up a few blocks away from the stadium & do a march to the stadium while chanting & it's a blast. You can learn the words & arm movements pretty quickly & once you do its fun to join in & show your support. The game itself was fun, we did lose 3-2. But the experience was amazing. I did miss both Sounders goals, since they couldn't do anything in the first 80 mins. I decided to visit the team shop so I wouldn't hold my friends up at the end of the game. The Sounders then thought it would be a good idea to score while I wasn't there to experience the crowd go bananas. Oh well... next time. It was fun & if you haven't experienced it, I definitely recommend it. Till next time...

What A Day...

Tis Thursday. The Chicago Blackhawks won Lord Stanley's Cup last night & tonight I shall attend my first Seattle Sounders F.C. game. It's been a good day so far. I'm running a little behind again, so this shall be short. I just wanted to give a quick update on today's events. At about 3 p.m. a couple friends & I are heading down to Seattle to pre-funk. Then we shall do the march to the match 60 mins. before the game. Then we shall watch & chant during the game & hopefully watch a great match with a couple of goals & the home team coming out on top. Then I will be dropped off at my car & head home. Sounds like a plan... 1,2,3... BREAK!! Till next time...

Quickly...

Another day... wet, cold... it's supposed to be summer. Didn't want to wake up again. Doubled my workout yesterday afternoon & it killed me this morning. Supposed to have practice this afternoon, but not with this weather. It's been a busy day... I still feel like I'm behind. I've got a few issues to vent about, but I don't have the time. So remind me... Electronic store X & the ridiculous check-out lines... Drives me NUTS!! Till next time...

The Tuesday After...

Lessons we've learned... Sundays - Teriyaki places are closed. Mondays - Hawaiian restaurants are closed. That was our dilemma yesterday. I invited my parents out to dinner with my family to eat some local grinds. I was craving Hawaiian food. So we went to a place that my sister & parents enjoy. But when we showed up... CLOSED!! So I sent my parents back home, telling them sorry... Then the wife, kids & I went on a hunt for another place to eat. We checked another Hawaiian place... CLOSED!! So I figured we'd just settle on restaurant XX. I knew that XX opens at 4 p.m. because I've had a craving to eat there before in the middle of the afternoon & had to wait 10 mins. for them to open at 4. It was 3:55 p.m. I figured a 5 min. wait would be o.k. We drove up & on the door it said 4:10 p.m.!! Are you fricken kidding me?!? Why do I have to wait a extra 10 mins.?? So I said "Fuck It!!" & drove to another place. We then found a nice Hawaiian B.B.Q. place that was open. So I got what I wanted anyways!! Thanks Restaurant XX!!
Besides that... the day was good. It was nice to see all the "Happy Birthdays" on Facebook. But it was just another day. I didn't ask for anything, nor did I really get anything. We did some shopping over the weekend & that counted I guess, for my birthday. But I didn't really "splurge" on anything. Either way, I'll get what I want eventually & right now there is a couple things, but it relies on us having money. Ahhh enough crap... I've got to get back to work... Till next time...

33...

June 7th, 1977... I was born. June 7th 1990, we moved to Washington. So it's a birthday & anniversary. I did spoil myself with a new Seattle Sounders Electricity Kit. That's about it. I have most of what I want. We did do some shopping over the weekend, even though my wife got a bunch of new things, it made me happy just watching her shop. If she's happy, I'm happy right??

Weekend... Friday I finally finished Red Dead Redemption. Great game!! Saturday I had baseball practice in the nice sun. The wife & I also did some shopping & had a great dinner out on the patio of a local restaurant. It was a beautiful day. Then Sunday it was waking up early, heading down to West Seattle for my 9 a.m. baseball game. We won 20-14. Quite the pitchers duel. I didn't do to well at the plate 0-3. It drizzled the whole time, so it wasn't the best playing environment... but we won & that's all that matters. I had a hockey game later on in the evening that didn't pan out like our baseball game. It was a 4-1 loss. Our first of the summer session. I hadn't played in a few weeks & the guys that did, played for 2 & a half hours on Saturday. In the end, we just didn't play well as a team. That was the weekend in a nutshell.

Workouts... well even though they have been done. It hasn't felt like it has in the past. It's been a real challenge to keep going. The results are positive, but the desire has dropped. It's been really tough. The workouts & finding the time, since I haven't been able to wake up early. I really need to push that the next few days. Well I better head back to work!! Till next time...

Not Quite There Yet...

Still trying to get back to the routine. Body seems drained a little more than usual. Between the stress from filling in for the pops, to the workouts, it's just seemed like I can't get going. I knew this was going to happen, but even though I prepared for it, it's been tough to deal with. I haven't been waking up like usual to workout. I've been sleeping & then doing it in the afternoon. I don't mind it, but it's easier for me to make excuses that way. I've actually been able to wake up at the old time, the body just doesn't want to move. So I just plop back down. So I'm just going to have to kick myself in the ass on Monday & get back to what is right. My routine before my parentals took vacation.
Plus I'm almost done with the game I mentioned yesterday, so that is going to help a lot. I think the reason my afternoon workouts have been shit is because I've been coming home with the intent of working out. Then I'll take my pre-workout stuff & then convince myself that I can play a 30 min. game. Well with this epic game I've been playing, 30 mins. fly by quickly & when you finally look at the clock it's 2 hours later. Then it just throws everything else off... Well I better get back to work. A lot to do still... Till next time...

I'm Back...

It's been since May 26th since I posted last. It would've been a lot longer if I didn't have that free afternoon. The parentals are back from vacation which means things should be back to normal, or at least my routine should be getting back to normal. So far it isn't. But I'm expecting that it'll take a few days for my body to adjust.

I could go into detail of the week we missed, but to be truthfully honest, there is nothing to write about. I played Red Dead Redemption a lot. It kept me sane while the days were driving me crazy. Going into work in the wee hours of the morning, after waking up early to workout. Then spending all day working my ass off... luckily my co-worker was a big help, because the person they got to take my dads place didn't really do what he was supposed to. Now granted, it's really tough to fill his shoes, but I expect someone that brags about how good he is to at least come close. I ain't going to waste my time bitching, it's in the past. All I know now is I'm trying to get things to where they were before the trip. Workouts have been hard, because of content & time. The time part had a lot to do with the parentals vacation. The content is just because its a tough workout. Three body parts, three exercises per body part. First set 3-10, second 3-20, third 3-30. By time I hit that third exercise for that particular body part... I'm dead!!
But it's still going good. I've been consistantly around 187 - 190 lbs. Feeling good!! If I could only keep the food thing going. I'd be looking a lot better than I am. Oh well, I can do this program any time I want. Better get back to work!!

Where Have I Been??

It's been a few days & I must say... I'm going bananas. The parentals went on vacation & I'm taking care of work. So it's up early & doing a whole bunch of crap. I don't even have time for a break, which is why there has been no posts & probably wont be any until next week, when things are back to normal. Anyways, since I had a few minutes at the end of work I decided to write this quick post. I need to run to the bank now, but I'll give you a quick update on workouts. Things are going well, starting to see a little more results. Still not eating the best, which if I was, I probably would be a lot happier with what I see. But that's my own fault. But I'm almost done with week 6 so I'm almost half way through. Still doing it, even waking up @ 2:30 a.m. to take care of business... that I must say, is dedication!! Well I'm off... Till next time!!

A Quickie...

Ok so I've got to be quick. I've got some things to take care of. Here is a update on this mornings workout. Legs!! UGH!! Enough said. Actually heart rate monitor proved that it doesn't get me going as much as the other exercises. But it was tough & I did it. The new thing will be working out tomorrow also. For the past month, Saturdays have been sleep in/rest days. So this is going to be new. But I look forward to it. It's been tough waking up the last few days. Damn alarm goes off & I feel like laying there. That hasn't happened in a long time. Sorry this is so short, but I'll try to do better next time. Till next time...

Thursday... One Day Closer To Friday!!

Wind. That's what was blowin yesterday. It started about 2:00 p.m. The clouds rolled in & the rain picked up, w/ wind blowing the rain sideways. It was a miserable day to be out on the roads, conditions weren't the best. What made it bad, was that the first half of the day was beautiful. So if you didn't pay attention to the weather channel, you had no idea that the weather was going to change. Then I heard on the radio on my way north, that there was a accident by my exit & that the back up was 15 miles long. Since I was headed in another direction, I figured I would just take backroads home. Even that was packed. It took me 2 hours to get home. But my wife stayed on the freeway & apparently it cleared up a little so it didn't take her that long. Luckily I had some good music to listen to. What you might ask?? Just a random mix that I burned of my favorite songs of the moment. A little Usher & other stuff. Sorry, actually drawing a blank right now. It's sitting in the car so I can't just pop it on & listen to it so I can write it down. But I'll put a playlist on here eventually, when I figure out how to do it & people who actually read this can click on it & listen. I don't know, is that even possible??
Workout this morning!! Chest, shoulders & triceps. It was a tough workout, lasted about 10 mins more than the last three days, but I felt it. My triceps especially. The combination of the workouts really blasted that part of my arms. It was a weird feeling, because it was nice & tight. So all I wanted to do was poke at them or look at them in the mirror. Made me feel vain. UGH!! Now I know what my cousin felt like every time he passed a mirror. Did I mention how much I love ringer t-shirts?? HAHA!!
Well I better head back to work. Break time done!! Till next time...

Restaurant X...

First off, this is my opinion of this particular place. I actually like the restaurant franchise, just that every time we have eaten there I haven't been pleased. It could be just the one in my area, but this is my rant about it.
I'll call them - Restaurant X. It is a nice family friendly place. Some might even dress up & make it a date night place. But majority of the time the wife & I have tried to eat there, we have been disappointed. Our appetizers are great, but when it comes to the main entrees that we've ordered... there is usually more to be desired. We usually end up saying that the next time we go there, we will only order the appetizers. Which never happens. Then we try again & again... & again. I'd say that 95% of our visits haven't been that good. But for some reason, we still try. Then comes the commercials & this is why I'm writing this rant. We've seen several commercials, including the most recent, that have promoted some good looking dishes. Again, we are usually disappointed that our "local" restaurant either isn't carrying the current special, or just doesn't seem to know how to make it. Disappointment. So the most recent commercial had two of our favorite dishes advertised. One with sausage, which my wife loves... & one with chicken, which under current conditions is what I should be eating. I tried to turn the channel during the commercial, but my wife made me rewind it. I knew what was going to happen. We were going to convince ourselves that we should give them another shot. To which we did... last night.
The place was PACKED!! We waited a good 15 mins. for our table... we better NOT be disappointed. I've already invested too much into this venture. We order our usual appetizers, which is the best part of the meal. Then comes our specials which we saw on TV... I take my first bite & ... OMG!! It was good!! My wife was also pleased with her dish & for one night, we were right to give them another shot. I didn't eat the whole thing because it was probably not good for me, but I felt great eating there... until I saw the bill.
I'm not a big fan of giving places that I haven't been happy with, second chances... But for some reason I'm open to giving this place a shot. Maybe it's because its my wifes favorite type of food, maybe it's because I love the appetizers. I don't know... but I'm sure we'll be back there sometime in the future.

As for the workouts this morning... It was good. I got about half way through before I really felt the work. It was on my bicep cable concentration curls that I felt pumped. Still hovering around 190 lbs. But I ain't gaining... so that's a plus. Well I better get back to work... Till next time...

Is It O.K. To Cry??

I hate leg days!! I'll just come out & say it. No tiptoe'n around it. Today obviously was leg day & it killed me. I guess it didn't help that I thought it was back & biceps, but apparently I was wrong. Which is a good thing, because then I would have talked myself back into sleeping in instead. My legs felt like noodles after. It was horrible. The worst part for me was the leg curls, because I had to do 30 per set. 90 total!! UGH!! I even used light weight, 45 lbs. Oh man... I wanted to cry. Luckily for us, our workout room is our garage so I can make a little noise. The wife hadn't come down to join me yet & I was glad, because I didn't want her to see me close to breaking down. But it's done & I feel good now. Oh, I didn't mention that after my brutal leg session... I had to do 30 mins. on the elliptical. OMG!! Ahh enough whining already...
It's raining again here in the Pacific Northwest. I knew the sun wouldn't last for long. Not that I'm complaining. I was just making conversation. That might cancel my sons baseball practice, but not my daughters track meet. I'll be sitting in the wet stands for that.
Ain't nothing else really going on. We still don't know our next hockey game, but that wont be til this weekend. We have nothing baseball related. Couple of the guys want to practice tomorrow, but again, that depends on the weather. Well I guess I better stop this nonsense & head back to work!! Till next time...

The Day After...

A great & wonderful weekend... the sun was shining & we enjoyed every moment of it. My son had baseball & soccer again on Saturday, so there was a lot of vitamin D to snag. A brief summary of the weekend...
Friday went by so quickly I don't even remember what happened. Oh, wait, shopping for birthday gifts with the wife. Then listening/watching the Bruins vs. Flyers... Amazing comeback by the Philadelphia Flyers.
Saturday was spent outside watching my son play his sports. Then it was off to a birthday party for a little while. Then the wife & I attended the Washington Stealth game. It was the N.L.L. Championship. What a game!! The Stealth came back to beat the Toronto Rock & win the championship. Confetti was falling while a huge celebration was going on on the field as well as in the stands. I was happy to witness such a event in our backyard. It was also shown live across Canada, then showed the day after across the U.S. So I got to see myself on t.v. a few times.
Sunday was a chill day. I did have a hockey game in the early evening, which we won 2-1. That was also a fun & exciting game. We didn't score the game winner until a minute left in the game. So the weekend ended on a high note.
Monday... New workout today. It took me roughly about the same time as the others, but this one was definitly tough. It felt good though. I was sweating hard & I still feel pumped 5 hours later. I just need to work on eating better, because thats what it's all about. I'm doing ok on that, but not as strict as I should be. Well break time has come & gone, so I better head back to work... Till next time...

A Month Down... Two To Go!!

Whoohooo... End of the month & I feel good. Look a little better, but I know there is more work to be done & looking forward to what the next month will bring. I actually slept in for 30 mins. So I got a later start on my workout, but it was still a productive one. I felt like I worked harder today than I did yesterday, I sweated more, but my heart rate monitor told me otherwise. Oh well, who am I to argue with a machine.
I did pick up a new pair of shorts yesterday, since the 32's I bought the other day keeps falling off. What a problem to have right?? So now I have 31's & they are snug. The goal is to get them to fall off also. I don't want to go too much, but it is kind of nice. It'll make me clean out my drawers & get rid of crap I don't wear or can't wear. The wife would be happy about that.
The weather has been wonderful the past few days. The sun has been shining & I've actually had to crack the windows of the car. I hope it stays like this for the baseball/soccer games I'm going to be attending this weekend. Both of them my sons of course. I do have a hockey game on Sunday though, looking forward to that. Ahhh what else can I ramble about...
Can't seem to think of anything. So I'll just wish everyone a happy weekend!! Till next time...

Busy Thursday...

I knew waking up that today was going to be a busy day. Sprung out of bed at 3:30 a.m. & immediately went downstairs & started my workout. Straight from workout to shower & into work. Catering all morning, it felt like it was never ending. But now its settled a little & I have a break. So I'm quickly trying to type this in so I can continue my hectic day.
Got my new workouts sent to me yesterday afternoon. I think the next few weeks will be tough, I might actually die. Looking at what he wants me to do is just insane. If I'm not ripped by the end of this program, it's not his fault, but mine. The last few days I've been really seeing visual results & that has gotten me a little more excited for things to come. So seeing this schedule scares me, but has me pumped at the same time. I think there is a little fear because during one of those weeks, I have to hold down the fort at work & so it's really throwing a wrench into workout times & I'm stressing on how I can do what I'm doing & not miss anything. I figure I would do what I normally do, just not think about it & let it all fall into place.
Remind me to talk about my idea for 2011. I've been a Tri-athalon hater because of some friends & I'll explain in the post for my 2011 idea. But I did find another activity/race if you will, that I'm interested in. Again, it will be mentioned in that future post. I just wanted to get that out as kind of a teaser.
GO HABS!! Great game 7 yesterday. Ahh let see... Need to go shopping this afternoon, a little grocery & a little clothes, since some is not fitting right. A nice problem to have... Shows that my hard work is slowly paying off. I think that is it for now... Got to head back to my busy day... Til next time...

Rest Day Wednesday...

The plan was to wake up the usual time & do something other than sleep. I bitched about not being to wake up last Wednesday & decided I was going to change that this weekend. Did that happen?? NOPE!! I slept until I had to come in to work, which happened to be a little earlier than usual anyways, so the original plan would've worked out perfect.
Another rest day, another disappointment. The only positive is I'm still hovering around the 190 lb. mark. I even ate like shit last night as I had a big breakfast for dinner. I've got to stop that shit if I want to look like my mind imagines. Maybe I'll get on my spin bike this afternoon even though I'm supposed to be resting.
We did take a nice walk in the afternoon yesterday since the weather was nice. We forgot our sons baseball stuff so we couldn't do practice. We took them on a nice walk/bike ride instead. There is a bike trail a few minutes from the house so we packed up our sons bike & let him ride ahead of us. It was nice, I brought the camera & got a few shots in the process. The walk & taking pictures definitely relaxed me. The rest of the night was uneventful.
No plans for tonight, maybe just catching up on some projects that need to be done around the house. Ahhh I forgot to email my trainer yesterday. Doing that in a sec. So I best be going... Til next time...

Hockey...

We played our first game of the new season last night & boy was it a doozy!! We ended up winning 4-1. I netted the GWG ( game winning goal ). Took a beautiful pass from the right corner & one-timed it to the left of the net. It was a fun game. Had new linemates & we clicked right off the bat. Lot of great passing & opportunities, but their goalie stood on his head to keep it a 4-1 game. It could've been 8-1 easily, well 8-4, our goalie was amazing too. Got a bruise on my knee & apparently at some point in the game, I jammed my pointer finger on my right hand. UGH!! That made workouts this morning harder...
Speaking of workouts... Today I've got to send a email to my trainer for my next two weeks. I'll be finishing off a month on Friday!! WHOOOHOOOO!!! Looking ok... not even close to where I want to be, but I see progress & that is good.
It's supposed to be another pretty, sunny day today. My son has baseball practice so the nice weather helps, but my desire is to head home & SLEEP!! But I guess I could nap in the sun while he is practicing. That could be good. Maybe I'll stop at the store on the way home & pick up a nice picnic type blanket so I can do that.
Other than a fun hockey game last night & a tough workout this morning, nothing is really going on. Kind of that usual typical Tuesday that I've mentioned before. So I wont bore you with anymore typing... Til next time!!

Pic of the Eagle...

This is one of two eagles circling over my house. It was a amazing sight.

Monday, Monday...

It is a gloomy Monday. Compared to the great weather we had over the weekend, one would say the weather SUCKS!! But not me. I personally like the overcast, not too cold, not hot weather. Plus rain or shine, life doesn't stop happening because of the weather. So why not embrace the weather, rather than let it bring you down. I think I have posted about the weather before so I wont drag it on.
Week #4... I've gained 3 lbs. over the weekend. Didn't eat well, plus the "rest" days don't help. Workout was good. I upped the weights on a few of my lifts. The 25 reps on my 4th set is still killing me, but I'm enjoying the work.
The weekend was ok. Nothing done on Friday, busy day on Sat. Baseball & soccer pics for my son, with a game thrown in early in the day. Then it was off to a friends house in the evening to watch UFC 113. <--- if you want details, click there. Why waste my time typing a summary when you can read it somewhere else, assuming you are even interested.
Sunday was Mother's Day. It was a nice sunny day. Spent a little time with the parentals. But then a friend & I went out to a ball field & did some baseball drills to help me with the upcoming season. For only a hours worth of work, I was dripping with sweat. It was great. The highlight of the afternoon was watching two bald eagles soar above my house, doing circles like it was looking for something to eat. I sat & watched them for a few minutes, even snapped a few pics. I'll post a pic in a bit.
Tonight... The new hockey season starts... I have a game @ 9 p.m. Excited about that. Well better head back to work. Til next time...

YES!!

Alarm went off @ 3:30 a.m. It was hard to get motivated this morning. I finally got my ass out of bed & into the bathroom to weigh myself. It is said that if you weigh yourself in the morning, after you use the bathroom, that will be your true weight for the day. My motivation came back when the scale read 189.4 lbs. WHOOHOOO!!! Finally, a few days late, but I'm below 190. How long will that last?? Hopefully I wont get above 189 for a while. I wrote it on my calendar, got dressed & hit the weights.
It's Friday again. This weekend looks to be a little less running around than last weekend. I have a feeling that by the end of the weekend, we'll be just as tired. Son has baseball & soccer tomorrow, so that fills my Saturday. Saturday night is MMA fights on pay-per-view @ a friends house. Other than that... my weekend has some rest time sprinkled in. Unlike last weekend where I didn't have time to think, it was from one place to another... I get tired just thinking about it.
Ahhh brainfart. Just seems like my brain is not even working to fart. I've been going through the motions all day. Being nice outside doesn't help. Well I better get back to work since I can't seem to come up with anything else to vent or talk about. Til next time...

New Hockey Season...

Whooohooo... the new hockey season starts on Monday. I'm excited about it, as you can tell. It helps that hockey gets my heart going & I burn a lot of calories during the game. But that is just one of many reasons, its not even the best reason. Won't be listing them at this time. Would have to be the subject of it's own post.
I have to bitch a little about yesterday, just to get it off of my chest... Really I don't care, it gave me a afternoon to myself. But it was a little frustrating. So, we were supposed to have baseball practice yesterday. The weather wasn't cooperating, but it wasn't bad. I stayed later than usual at work so I could keep checking the emails to make sure that practice wasn't cancelled. Since I live up north, its a long drive for me. Knowing that, I stayed down in the area. I waited til I couldn't stay at work any longer, checked the emails & saw nothing. I picked up my son, dropped him off with mom & his sister, then headed down to Ballard. I was early, so I wasted time at a sporting goods store. Still early, I sat & watched tee ball practice, soccer girls & three 12 year old boys pitch & throw at each other. I text'd the wife... "Its actually bright & sunny down here!!" Because they were supposed to come with me, but because the weather might keep them trapped in the car, I sent them home. 6:30 p.m. came & went... Nobody I recognized. I waited a few minutes longer before I asked myself if I was at the wrong field. So I text'd the person setting it up to see if I was at the right place. Turns out, I had just missed his email cancelling practice. Now here I was down at the ball field, nice weather, but no practice. UGH!! So I'm giving Fry's a special shout out for making my afternoon better... & if you don't know what I'm talking about, then you have either just stumbled upon my blog & haven't started from the beginning or you just don't remember. Check out the earlier post about Fry's... HERE!!
In the end, it worked out. I did waste some of my time, but I'm not sweating it. I got a few things I wouldn't have done out of the way, so I'm trying to be positive. I did send out a email this morning replying to the cancellation of practice. I was a little snippy, but not much. The irony is... with me complaining about getting down there & having no practice & how I wanted to work on things sooo bad... I can't make Saturdays practice... haha!! Well I better get back to work, enough bitching...
Oh, workouts today went great. Still 190 lbs. I'm finding this new routine is taking me a hour & a half, so that's been good. It was a little easier ( by far not easy though ) to get through. Definitely feeling it!! Til next time...

Another Damn Rest Day...

O.K. so I'm thinking that the next Wed. "Rest Day" I'm going to wake up at my normal 3:30 a.m. & instead of working out. I'm going to play video games or do something else. These last few "W/R.D." I've had trouble waking up after my extra hour & a half of sleep. That brings me to the experiment for next week to see if that works.
There is baseball practice this afternoon. Well, weather permitting. It'll be nice to get some field work in. Last week we got to get some hitting in, so it'll be nice to work on other aspects of the game. Question is... how many people will be showing up??
Ahhh well there isn't much else going on. Pretty lame "Hump" day. I guess I shall head back to work... Til next time...

Another Day...

Wow, what a afternoon yesterday. The wind was howling, it flickered our power off a couple of times & blew some branches all over the roads. But on a good note, I watched two great hockey games.
This mornings workout was a good one. Still tough to do my final set of 25 on each exercise though. Ohhh... got my spinner bike yesterday, spinner or spinning, who the hell knows. Actually click on this ---> Spinning/Spinner - to see the bike I got. So my program has me use either the elliptical or Spinner bike for my cardio. I've been using the elliptical til this morning when I decided to use the Spinning bike... OMG!! That fricken thing kicked my ass!! I must say, it was well worth the $399 I spent on that damn thing. I was sweating & my legs were burning... & thats only for the 17 mins. my cardio requires, although it is after my workout. But those Spinning DVD's it came with, has you doing like 40 mins of that shit. I couldn't even imagine.
Uhh... my stomach is making weird noises so I better go figure out what my body needs. Til next time...

Hockey, Birthdays & Erotic Art...

I know, I know... what kind of title is that?? Well thats what went on this weekend. I'll start off with that, then go into my workout from today. It was killer... UGH!!

Hockey - The G.S.H.L. Spring Tournament was this past weekend. We combined the Icelagers & Black Katz together to form the LagerKatz. The team was good, I must admit, we had some players. But we had no idea where we would be placed & how good the other teams were going to be. Game #1 - Friday @ 9:15 p.m. vs. a team from Tri-Cities. Wow!! I guess there isn't much to do there execpt play hockey, if you are a hockey player. The team was outstanding. They man handled us. This team could pass & man, they could block passing lanes as well as shots. It was a clinic. But apparently they were only like this against us, but still...

Game #2 - Sat. 2:30 p.m. - What a difference a day makes... We jumped out to a 5-2 lead before winning 6-5. We let up in the 3rd, but kept them from winning the game. It was a great game for me, being it was my sons birthday, I scored 2 goals & had a assist for a 3 point game.

Game #3 - Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - We were going up against a 0-2 team, a win would get us into championship game. What did we do?? Did we come out on fire like the previous game?? Or did we play down to our competition?? If you said #2, then you'd be right. We had a 2-1 lead when we let them back in with 2 soft goals. Soft because they shouldn't have been goals. They weren't breakaways or great wristshots or hard slapshots. They were weak shots that should've been prevented. Don't get me wrong, I ain't placing the blame on certain people, we all take the blame. I was on the ice for one of those goals, so I'm guilty too. I'm just sayin...

So that free'd up the afternoon for me to make my sons birthday party...

Birthday - May 1st was officially my sons 5th birthday. But our schedule had us so busy, we couldn't officially celebrate it then... We had to get my daughter to her orchestra competition @ 11 a.m. ( Thank you to my mom for helping us out with that, just sorry we had to miss it ) My son had a baseball game @ 11:30 a.m. Then we had to pick up our daughter, get lunch, then make it to soccer. While at the park, my son was able to eat & open his gifts before playing his first soccer game. He scored the first goal for his team, so very proud. Oh!! He also went 1-2 & had a put out at 3rd in his baseball game. So while we were watching his soccer game, I was on the sidelines putting on my hockey gear for my game @ 2:30 p.m. It must've looked weird for the other parents to see that. But that helped me stay later to watch the game & then hurry to make my game. Sunday we celebrated his birthday. It was a last minute thing. Apparently another boy in his daycare shares the same birthday so his mom called & offered to share a party @ Jump Planet. The party went good. I wasn't there for the first part of it since I had a hockey game, but I was able to get my stinky ass there in time for the cake & presents. He had a great weekend & thats all that mattered.
Erotic Art - Saturday night, we experienced S.E.A.F. for the first time. What is it?? It's the Seattle Erotic Arts Festival. It was great!! We enjoyed ourselves a lot. There was a lot of great art & people watching at its best. I would go into detail of the event, but there is a no picture rule so I'm making this a no details post. But it is worth it. There was art, dancing & various "shows"... not what you are thinking... but that could've happened later after we left. People were dressed, or not dressed, depending on how you look at it... in really cool outfits & it was well worth the price of admission. Which for us, was free... thanks to a good friend of mine!! We are definitely going back next year. Click on the link above if you want more details...
Oh before I forget...
Workout - UGH!! Today was tough. First off, I was disappointed with my weekend. My goal, with all the hockey I was playing, was to get to the 180's by Monday. That didn't happen. I was actually back up again to 196 lbs. UGH!! So I hit it hard this morning on the first day of the new plan for the next two weeks. It was brutal. 3 sets of the exercises, 1-5 reps... then set #4 - 25 reps... It is expected for you to lower the weights so you can make it the whole 25. But it's still brutal!! I woke up a half & hour earlier ( 3:30 a.m. ) just because I didn't know how long it would take me to do this. I'm glad I did & my alarm is now set at that time... UGH!! But it'll all be worth it in the end!! Well I better get back to work... Til next time...

3rd Day in a Row!!

190 lbs. Its been 3 straight days. I've had to step on the scale a few times to make sure it wasn't broken. I was a little bummed when I saw that. I wanted 189 to pop up so bad. But I'll take it. With the amount of hockey games I'm going to have under my belt this weekend... If I don't hit 189 lbs. on Monday, I'll be pissed!! But that also means I can't be eating all kinds of shit, or skipping meals for that matter.
Workout this morning was great. The heart rate monitor has been my new toy & its gotten me pushing myself a little harder. I think its funny something like that could do that to me. If I knew that, I would have bought it sooner. At the end of the workout, my results from today was better than the results from yesterday. I burned more fat grams, more calories & I stayed in my "zone" longer. My max heart rate was 175, which I pushed to get during cardio. What surprised me is that I've always felt that my Monday/Thursday workout is the one that gets me going. It really pumps me up & I can feel it throughout the day. But apparently my Tuesday/Friday workout is the one that actually gets the blood pumping. My max yesterday was a 166 ( during cardio ), I do believe I hit a 120 during actual weightlifting. Today, I hit 160 during weighttraining alone. Can't believe this watch & chest strap has me so giddy!! Well it's a busy day leading to a busy weekend. I'm hoping I'll be able to do a couple of posts this weekend. But I have a lot going on... HOCKEY TOURNAMENT!! I will try though, just because I know on Monday my post would be LOOOOOONG if I posted EVERYTHING that went on this upcoming weekend. Til next time...

Egg Whites...

Just finishing off my egg whites... Mmmm... That was the honest truth, well, with a little sarcasm. 190lbs. today!! Two days in a row. It's been the lowest I've been in a while. I've hit 190 lbs. 3 out of the 11 days, so I'm pretty happy. Now to break the 180's.
Workout this morning was great!! I think having my new heart rate monitor helped. It was fun playing with it & the chest strap didn't get in the way like I thought it would. It showed me my average HR, my max HR, how long I was in the zone, how long I was above/below & other fun stuff. I was pretty happy with the results. I can't wait to try it out tomorrow night while I'm playing hockey.
Yesterday was a pretty good day. Met up with a teammate from baseball & went to a field to toss the ball around. He hasn't thrown in a while so it was nice to get some warm up tosses in. Then he moved over to first to simulate throws from third to first. So I got a lot of work in. Felt good!! Arm wasn't tired & I didn't bounce any in, so I was pretty happy about that. We also worked on hitting plastic colored balls ( little ones hehe ) which helped our hand eye coordination. We would toss two colored balls up in the air, soft toss style & yell out a color of one. The batter then had to hit the right color. Worked well... except when I would toss them too close together & both would get hit. BONUS!!
Well thats all for now... Oh, I managed to finally get my 45 lb. dumbells yesterday. $139.00 for two 45 lb. dumbells... UGH!! But I used them this morning so I'm glad I did it. Til next time...

Mistakes...

Rest Day!! Which made it hard again to wake up. I think on rest days I'm going to wake up at normal time & do something other than workout, just to get the body going in the morning. Who knew that a extra hour & a half of sleep would throw me off so.
Mistakes... Yesterday was a day full of fun errors. It was the first time that the wife & I had to be in two different places at the same time. Our son had baseball practice & our daughter had orchestra. Since I have trouble watching baseball practice, I decided to chauffeur my daughter around. She had a project due in a couple of days & of course, like all teenagers, put it off til the last minute. Granted that the information was passed on to my wife a few weeks back, the stubbornness of both wife & daughter led to the trips to the store not happening. So here I was yesterday running around to various stores looking for items that were tough to find. Turns out a lot of other kids had put it off to the last minute & was looking for the same items we were. The first store we went to had a fun little argument between the employees while we were in the store. The male employee was trying to help two little hotties with a disposable type cellphone. The lady employee was convince what they wanted was not possible by store rules. The girls ended up leaving pissed because of "store rules". The male employee then ripped the female employee a new one while we were in the store shopping. Turns out after a few phone calls... he was right & had lost his sale. Plus the chance to help two out of town hotties. We ended up getting the rest of our needs at other stores.
Mistake #2... I happened to be following a female who, from behind, was a glory to follow. Not even thinking of my surroundings. When I got to where I was going, it turned out that... not only did I know the girl, but her mom & brother. She was well under the age I thought she was & didn't even recognized her. Talk about feeling embarrassed!! Luckily no one knew why except for me.
Mistake #3... Remember when we were in school & chewing gum in class was not allowed?? Well I finally found out why... hehe... Sitting in my daughters orchestra performance ( Which was surprisingly excellent!! ) I was chewing this piece of gum. Apparently this brand I was chewing is really sticky & after a few bubbles I noticed it was sticking to my lips. It was also losing flavor. So I did what any "normal" person would. Instead of finding a paper to wrap it in, or worst case scenario, swallow it. I took it out of my mouth & tried to ball it up so I could hide it somewhere. But... it's fricken sticky... so when I looked down, it was all over my hands. I looked like a 3 year old chewing gum for the first time. All over both palms, back of the hands, in between fingers... WTF?? So I did what I could to get it off of me. I rubbed it into the rug, spit on my hands & rubbed them together until it felt like I was starting a fire. Eventually I got my hands as clean as I could, but there is a bunch of gum now on the rug in the orchestra room. I think my daughter is going to check today if its still there since I told her the story last night after the concert.
Mistake #4... Ice cream. After the concert, the students had ice cream. Apparently since the crowd was small, there was going to be some left over for parents. This created a little dilemma for me. I didn't want ice cream, well I wanted it, just didn't NEED it. But when my daughter asked me if I wanted some, I figured that one scoop wouldn't hurt. I said "yes". Apparently I misheard my daughter. I ended up SERVING ice cream. I managed to sneak a scoop in at the end. That was my afternoon/evening. I also returned a heart rate monitor that was pissing me off & got a new one with a chest strap, but nothing entertaining happened then. Til next time!!

None...

Second Tuesday of this 12 week plan... So far so good. I enjoy when you feel the workouts. Makes it seem like its working. ( Imagine that!! ) I bought a heart rate monitor the other day & have been using it the past few days to see if I'm keeping my heart rate in the "zone". It sucks... I need to get one with the strap that goes around your chest, because this one is pissing me off. This one is supposed to be able to give you your reading by letting you place your finger on the chrome on the watch. It works the first few times, then it doesn't read. You spend half of your rest period trying to get your heart rate, & when you do, it's down because you have been resting for a couple of minutes. ( My rest time between exercises is 50 seconds ). I'm returning it of course...
Eating. UGH!! I think my low point was Wed - Friday of last week. The weekends are not the best, but I can handle it. I just have to adjust my times because I usually sleep in. But yesterday wasn't too bad. But time was a issue & I found myself just making several protien shakes to compensate for the fact that I didn't really eat. What did that equal?? 190 lbs. WHOOHOO!! Nice results, doesn't mean I felt good just doing protien shakes. Oh well... Today is going to be a busy day. Son has baseball practice, mom will take care of that. I've got to take my daughter to orchestra... yay!! <--- Sarcasm. But at least I wont feel like I need to step in & help teach orchestra. hehe...
Alright. I need to send out a email to get my next two week plan for food & workout. YAY!! <--- actual happiness!! End result, end result, end result... Til next time!!

Day 1 of Week 2...

First off... Weekend Update!! Friday night, did dinner with the wife & a friend. That went well, except I couldn't eat the great things they were. They also drank a little, I had water. It was tough. But I felt good the next morning when I got on the scale & it read 190lbs. WHOOHOOO!!
Saturday... Not so good. Since I sleep in on the weekends, it throws off my schedule. I didn't eat as regularly as I would've liked. But I tried to be good since I knew later on in the evening I'd probably give in to some "naughtys". My son had a baseball game, he went 2-2 with a double & 2 runs. So proud!! Then came the fights... we had a few people over a some snacks. I didn't over do it, but I didn't stick to my strict rules. It made me sick the next day when I got on the scale & it was 194lbs. Both days of the weekend were rest days so those were the days I was supposed to be on my best behaviour. UGH!!
Sunday... woke up, got my hockey gear ready for the afternoon. Picked up the kids, watched The Hangover with the pops. He went to Wenatchee on Sat. so I didn't get to spend quality time with him on his bday. So we broke in the new Blu-Ray player with a nice comedy. Then at 5:45 p.m. I hit the ice for the first time in a few weeks. Felt good!! I happen to score the first goal accidentally... I was forechecking & the defensive player went to throw it back around the boards when it deflected off of my shin pad past the goalie into the net. I'll take it!! But it was nice to be on the ice.
Workout today... was great. I upped my weights on a few exercises & did my HIIT. Sweating by the end. I felt good. Now back to the good eating... I mean in a healthy sense, not that it tastes good. The wife is starting to do a similar thing. She is entering a contest. I'll find out more about it & post. But I know she was taking her "before & after" pics this morning & filling out the forms. We also went shopping late last night to get her the "good" foods she's supposed to be eating today. We'll see how that goes. We stayed up a little later than usual prepping for today. Well I'm running late... better get back to work!! Til next time...

Week Down... 11 To Go!!

Today was another great workout. Like I said, the workout isn't the hard part... DAMN FOOD!! It was back, biceps & abs again. (with cardio at the end ) A little easier, but I wouldn't say by much. Especially since I'm supposed to be going HEAVY!! But there was sweat again & I felt like I had worked. I've had moments in the past where I worked hard, but it never felt like it. This is a nice welcomed change.
The weekend is upon us again. My son has a baseball game tomorrow. We are also planning on picking up the WEC fight on Saturday & have a few friends over. Sunday I get to step on the ice for the first time in a few weeks. It'll be nice. A friendly scrimmage to get our tournament team ready for next week. That's my weekend plans. Plus, dads birthday is tomorrow, but since we've already gotten him what he wants, we probably wont be gathering for a party. I do believe they are taking a day trip so...
I guess that's it for now. The day has dragged so far & so have I... LACK OF CARBS!! Til next time...

A Much Better Day 4...

Since yesterday was a rest day, my body felt out of whack. I slept in, my eating was thrown off, & it just seemed like I couldn't get my ass into gear. This morning... Totally different. I woke up ready to go, took my pre-workout stuff & hit the weights. I felt good. Even my cardio at the end felt great. I told my wife that its weird when you can beat your body up so bad, that it feels good. I was sweating big time when I was done with my workout. It was the feeling I want to have after everyday. Now comes the hard part again... EATING!! I had to flavor up my chicken with a little sauteed veggies & covered both with a little salsa. Mmmm... <-- sarcastic. But the I'm looking at the goal at the end of the road & it's looking good. So as long as I keep that vision in my mind, I can do this!!
Well I hate to cut this short, but I've got a lot of things to take care of here. Til next time...

Day 3... Rest Day...

Here I am, 3 days in & its starting to feel UGH!! I don't mind the exercise part, I actually like it a lot. Its the restrictions on my food, which is limited for this few months to get my body adjusted to the changes I'm assuming?? I don't know, but it's starting to suck. Especially since I work around food, so temptation is EVERYWHERE.
Today was day 3... only a few more months to go!! haha!! It was a rest day, which means I got to sleep in for a hour & a half. Why is it, that I had a extra hour & a half of sleep, but I feel like shit?? I couldn't work out, wanted to, but the body needs to recover. My back is tight as hell from the workout I did yesterday, but overall I feel pretty good. It was just tough to wake up.
That was my workout update...
My dads birthday is this Saturday. I bought him a Blu-Ray player last night. I set it up on his new TV & surprised the shit out of him. It was great. Now he gets to catch up on movies that he wanted to watch, but I couldn't let him borrow because he didn't have a Blu-Ray player. Wow, I thought I would have more to blog about, but apparently today... I SUCK!! Til next time...

Little Early...

So I'm starting this post at 6:45 a.m. When will it finish?? Don't know. I'm not able to post at break today because I wont have one. Our worker has the day off to run kids to the doctors so I have to go without a break. Which is fine, just kind of screws up my everyday routine. I was hoping to post about my new 12 week program...
I started my new program yesterday. I registered for it over a week ago. After I signed up for my new program, I recieved a questionaire from the personal trainer. It had several questions about what kind of weight training I'm currently doing, my sleeping & eating habits, weight, height & various other questions. After I sent it back to him, he was able to figure out my meal plan as well as my workouts. A email was sent back in a few days that had both meal & workout attached to it. I wanted to start it right away, but with the trip last weekend, I figured it would be tough to keep things on schedule. We also had to go to the store & pick up my food options & print up my workout sheet so I can keep a log of my workouts ( sets, reps, weights, etc. ) The wife is really good at doing that on the computer for me.
I will promote the program I'm doing... but it will be after I see positive results. I know after two days that I'm feeling pretty good. One of the reasons I'm not really going into too much detail about this program is that its this persons business. It would ruin it if I went & told everyone what I'm eating ( even though the plan was designed for me ) & what my workout plan was. The truth is... if you really want to, you can do the research yourself & put this same thing together. Why didn't I do that?? Too much work!! I would've had to figure out how much calories my body needs to fuel my workouts & then how much more or less I would need to help shed the pounds. Also the amount of protein I would need. Thats way too much work for me, I just want to follow a plan & work hard to get the results. There is many magazines & "workout bibles" that have the formula to figure it out, by why should I do it when I can pay someone to do it for me?? Save money?? Yeah, but when I researched this person, he had some impressive testimonials that I just had to try it. I'm hoping that in the end, I get to be one of those success stories. So, that being said... I shall keep everyone posted on my progress... at least here. I ain't broadcasting it on Facebook or anything, but I think this blog will help me talk about my progressions.
Day 2: Did little legs, back & biceps today with a intense ab routine. The other thing he wants me to do is drink a 1/2 a gallon during my workout. My body is not used to it yet. I swear the combination of the exercises & me downing a 1/2 gallon, made me want to puke!! Oh did I mention I had 17 minutes of HIIT on the elliptical immediately after my workout?? But I feel good & I actually was sweating, which I haven't done during one of my workouts in a while. Overall I feel pretty good. I took my before pics yesterday & I'll try to take pics after every week to show my progression. I'll start posting them on Bodyspace, eventually, then I'll post them here... if I have the balls hehe.
Well I guess I better get back to work, make this day easier for me. Til next time...

Usual Monday - Weekend Update...

Ahh Monday back at work. The old, " I came to work to rest." statement seems true today. Friday we all headed down to the Great Wolf Lodge. The wife & I took our kids, a friend of our daughter, & our niece & nephew down. Seemed like a good idea & in the end it was... but during... ohhh!! My niece & nephew had a birthday a few weeks back & we decided it would be fun to take them down to the GWL for a fun water park experience. They absolutely loved it. Granted it took a little coaxing to get them down some of the big slides, but by the end of the second day, they were all over the place. That made it hard on the wife & I, trying to keep track of all 5 kids. Lets just say by the time Saturday was over, my migraine was killing. I think it was the cross between keeping up with the kids, the chlorine & all the noise in this indoor water park. I tried to stick it out but in the end, I couldn't. So we left a little earlier than planned. We did have a couple of hiccups before we could leave, but its not worth getting into. Lets just say that my wife tends to make our trips exciting.
We left the GWL Saturday afternoon & dropped off the kids with my parents. The wife & I then headed to The Irishmen for a nice little Irish breakfast I had been craving. I figured this was my last weekend to indulge in my vices... food wise. Plus The Irishmen is a great little pub with some great food. They had entertainment there that night that really set the mood too.
Sunday, was supposed to be a baseball scrimmage, but two things kept me from attending. One was the weekend I had already experienced. Second was the fact that I thought it was a later game. I got all ready thinking I had to be there by 10, so when I checked the email for where, I noticed that I was already 20 minutes late. The wife grumbled at me & went back to bed.
We ended up taking the long way to pick up the kids, stopping so I could get some pictures of the nice sunny day. Then in the evening we went & caught a free show. My sister, her boyfriend, the wife & I went & watched No Duh. They are a tribute band to my favorite band of all time... No Doubt. That capped my weekend off perfectly.
So here it is... Monday. I have started my new 12 week program & so far, I think I can do it. I've got the motivation. I promise I'll tell you more when I have more time. I need to get back to work!! Til next time...

Steak, Egg & Cheese Bagels...

I would say about 10 years ago, McDonalds did breakfast bagels. One with ham, there was another bagel ( don't know what kind, wanna say some jalepeno type with ham ) & a steak, egg & cheese one. I was working down in Ballard at the time which only lasted a year, but during that time we were hitting McDonalds every morning for a steak, egg & cheese bagel. We had a couple of workers from Bosnia & they pronounced it with a accent & that just added to the fun of ordering it. Steach, edge & cheese baagell. So thats how we ordered them. Why am I writing about this?? Well they discontinued the bagel after that year & it was heartbreaking. I don't understand why, it was one of the best breakfast sandwiches EVER!! They replaced it with that waffle bunned breakfast sandwich they have now. Can't believe that piece of shit has lasted longer than the SEC bagel.
Back to the reason for this post... The pops brought in the same meat they used for the SEC bagel, which gives me a chance to duplicate this wonderful breakfast. Doesn't happen often, but when it does, I take full advantage of it. I made 3 this morning, not just for me, but I could've eaten all 3. I introduced the amazing taste of the SEC to 3 good friends, the last one even halfed hers with me. I called it my last hurrah. Next week starts my 12 week thing & I wont get a chance to indulge in the great SEC bagels, so it was nice to have it on my last day. I'm hoping to have a few more of my favorites over the weekend before Monday rolls around. Ohhh just in case you are wondering what the SEC bagel consists of... here is how I do it...

1 steak fillet ( its a thin piece that I use for Philly Steak sandwiches & they are designed to be broken up like ground beef )
2 eggs scrambled & shaped into a square
1 slice american cheese ( placed on the egg )
sauteed onions with black pepper
mayo with a little mustard mixed in - coat both sides of a sliced bagel with the spread, place the steak on the bottom with a little scoop of the onions, then the egg & cheese, then the bagel top to finish off the sandwich... ENJOY!!
Mmmm....

Til next time....

A Quickie...

Ahh Thursday... One day closer to Friday. I've been looking forward to the end of the week since Monday. We've got some great plans this weekend, but I like to share them after the fact. So hopefully I'll remember to post a lil sumptin', sumptin' about it on Monday.
The weather was awesome yesterday. I took advantage of it by meeting a friend at the batting cages to get a few cuts in. It was nice. The wife & I went shopping in the evening for things I'm going to need next week. It's a new 12 week program that I've mentioned before. I'll post more about it after a week of it to see if I like it or not. Doesn't mean I'm going to stop after a week if I don't like it. It just means it'll make the end result that much more gratifying. I'm looking forward to this endeavor & the goal at the end of it. Well... I better get back to work... Til next time...

Ahhh I Forgot...

I actually forgot to post this morning. I was about to, but I got distracted by someone that had to fill me in on some juicy gossip. By time I was done listening, break was over. I didn't even think about it. It's ok though, because there wasn't really anything to talk about. I've got to run some errands shortly then hit the batting cages so I've got to keep this brief. In the end I think this post was just a sorry attempt to make me feel better about missing a post this morning. I don't claim to be perfect, but I'd like to think that I can manage a post a day, except for weekends. Ok, I'm off to enjoy the sun, running errands in my car... Til next time...

Thank You Blogspot...

Just a quick note... While I was adding the links to my last post I accidentally closed the post. But because it autosaves every few minutes I was able to sign back in & NOT have to rewrite the last post!! WHOOHOOO something that went right today!! Til next time...

Not a Tuesday Fan...

I used the title Typical Tuesday last week. I find myself in the same boat this Tuesday. I didn't wake up & workout, which gave me a extra hour & a half of sleep. But I don't feel like I got it. Maybe I should have gotten my ass up & done something. So already, I didn't start the day out right. Then it was rainy & gloomy, again, typical Seattle weather. My son is supposed to have baseball practice this afternoon, but it's one of those... wait... & see. The rest of the day so far has been ho-hum. UGH!!

I hurried home yesterday to catch the Mariners home opener. It sucked. They lost 4-0. No fricken offense. I turned it off early yesterday & finished off Eastbound & Down. It was a good show. I wouldn't call it a great show, but it was entertaining & embarrassing at times. You know the feeling of embarrassment you feel for a character because they are so stupid. Like with Michael Scott on The Office. When he opens his mouth & says something stupid or does something you know is going to end bad, you almost feel like turning it off. The main character on Eastbound & Down is like that. It was a HBO show so at least it showed some T & A. Then I finished off the night with what turned out to be a guilty pleasure. I had seen previews for this movie long ago, heard all the "It SUCKED!!" movie reviews. It looked like a cheesy parody of the those cheerleading movies, & for whatever reason, I still had this urge to watch it. It was "Fired Up!!". A movie about two really good & popular football players that skip football camp to go to cheerleading camp to get laid. Of course the movie falls into the predictable lines with the guys enjoying cheer & finding themselves not wanting to leave. Plus one of the characters falls in love with the main cheerleader that didn't want them on the squad in the first place. It was actually pretty funny. There was definitely some moments that I was laughing loudly, which surprised me. But I'm easily entertained so its understandable. Well I've got to get back to work. So... Til next time...

Weekend Tidbits...

My son had his first baseball game on Saturday. Ahhh the chill of the wind off the Puget Sound. Nothing like a early afternoon baseball game in Edmonds, WA. It was a entertaining game. Most of the kids had never played baseball before so it was fun. My son went 2-2 & scored a run in a 10-10 tie. Granted both teams had two at bats & 5 run limits per inning. It was great. He had a hit on the first pitch that he saw, jogged to first, then on the next batter got lost on his way to second. His second hit, he ran to first ( after I suggested that someone was chasing him ) & found his way to second with a temporary stop in between to clap. ( During his time on defense, he was standing on second base, so coach drew a line to show him where the second baseman plays... that led to him stopping on that line when he was the runner, thinking that was second base. ) After that delay, he made it to second. Then on his way to third, a couple boys on the opposite team was blocking the way so he was prepared to wait til they moved. We had to yell for him to run around them. On the next hit he made a nice run & slide into home plate. He was very excited. It was a blast to watch.
That evening we did the Kilt & Mini Bash. It wasn't as fun as the last one we went to. They didn't have the contests, they didn't have a irish band playing for most of the evening ( like the last time ) & no seats down by the dance floor. It was like just going to a dance club where everyone is wearing kilts & minis. A little disappointing... I could go on, but I wont bore you with my griping. Though we came very close to watching some live action... little straddling going on, on a couch we had once occupied. We decided that after a few hours, that it was time to abandon the fun. I had to wake up early the next day anyway.
Baseball practice went surprisingly well. We actually had 13 of us show. I think that is the most we have had since the first practice I attended a couple of years back. We met the new players & I'm excited about the upcoming season. We had 3 players for each infield position & most of us can do double duty in the outfield. It was a great showing & the potential for a great season is there. Well I better get back to work... enough rambling. Til next time...

Upcoming Weekend...

Ahhh today is a good day. It's Friday & that helps. I ordered my new workout plan yesterday & recieved the questionaire this morning. I need to fill it out & send it back ASAP. Then wait a few days so it can be designed specifically for ME!! I'm excited. I got a whiteboard calendar to put in the garage/gym to mark off the days... Hopefully I can start on April 19th & by July 19th... NEW ME!!
Tomorrow I have a few things going on. My sons first baseball game!! Whoohooo!! It'll be entertaining to watch the little guy go out & play. I wonder if he is nervous... Don't think he realizes the magnatude of his little adventure. Both my wife & my family will be there watching their grandson make his baseball debut. So that is exciting.
Then in the evening, the wife & I will be joining some friends to attend the Kilt & Mini Bash in Seattle. We attended it a couple of years ago & had a blast. So I'm looking forward to this one. All the guys don their kilts & the women their minis. Any excuse right??
Sunday will be a baseball practice for me. Hopefully this time, more than the 3 plus me, will show up. By the emails running around, it looks like we should have a pretty good group showing up, weather permitting of course. Doesn't mean it will be a productive practice, it just means we'll be well represented.
Ahhh final note... Splinter Cell Conviction is scheduled to come out next week. ( It's a video game. ) I've been reading all the books by David Michaels. Its based on a Tom Clancy idea & its been turned into novels & video games. So during my trip to Wisconsin for pond hockey, I picked up a bunch of books. The Splinter Cell series being one of them. I figured I had some time to catch up to Conviction before I play the game. I'm almost there. I'm not usually the biggest fan of stealth games, but Conviction has me intrigued. So I'm stoked. I played the demo & couldn't put it down. Well, I've got to get back to work... Til next time!!

Rain/Snow & Hail...

I was driving in this morning & there was a car going the opposite way with snow on it. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. A few miles up the road I hit rain/snow mixed, which eventually turned into hail. It's fricken APRIL!! I would say it was Mother Nature playing a April Fools joke, but it's not the 1st of the month.
This morning I took my 12 week pic for my workout. It's been 12 weeks since I've "officially" started working out & I've lost 18 lbs. Doesn't really look like it, but I haven't really looked at my before & after pic to see if it's noticable. If it is, then maybe I'll post it on my Bodyspace. <--- that link is to the Bodyspace site, not mine. Eventually I'll post mine... Maybe if I reach my goal, then I'll feel comfortable posting it for my friends.
Now I've got a few more things to do before I head back to work. So I must sign off for now. The day isn't as busy as yesterday, but I still feel like I haven't had time to just look around & take things in. Til next time I guess...

Keeping It Short...

UGH!! Busy day @ work today. I've been running around like crazy. Sitting down to post is the first time today where I've had a moment to catch up with what has been going on around me. I have a few more minutes before I have to cut my break short & get back to the grind. Other than being busy, the day hasn't changed. Broke down & fixed the keyboard. Took a knife & cut the sticky that was holding the m & , together. ( From a previous post... ) I'd like to say that was my only productive job today. I hate when you bust your ass & it doesn't seem like you did anything.
On a different subject. I'm trying to think of what to do now that my 12 week workout plan is about over. I wanted to change after 6 weeks... my A.D.D. was kicking in. But my dad told me to stick with it. He used to compete in bodybuilding competitions so I took his advice. Now its about up & I don't know what direction I want to go in. I've been searching & I think I have found my answer. I'll post about it when I have more time... but the good thing is that I was able to email him with some questions & he was quick to answer back. I've read nothing but great things about this guy & hopefully with his help we ( wife & I ) can get to where we want to be. Well hate to cut break short, but I have to get back to work... UGH!! Till next time...

Typical Tuesday...

Today has been a typical Tuesday. Woke up & exercised with the wife. Came in to work, update my Facebook status, now I'm on break posting. Obviously you can tell that I have nothing to write about. The weather here is gloomy, chance of rain... pretty much your typical day here in the Pacific Northwest. My son is supposed to have baseball practice today, we'll see if the weather cooperates. If not, then we get to go home & chill... which is kinda what I'm hoping for... is that evil of me?? It's not like I can't go home & give him a practice at home. I know how to play baseball. Maybe not as well as I would like... but ok.
I need to start doing cardio. I've dropped 18 lbs. since I started this 12 week workout. But I still have a little pudge around the tummy. I've got plans to do a High Intensity Interval Training ( H.I.I.T. ) on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays. But I've yet to do it. We'll see what happens. Enough boring you with crap today. I'll try to come up with something better to write about tomorrow. I guess it all depends on time & what happens between now & then. Til next time...

Sticky M...

Ok so I do this blog mostly at work during my break. Its the only time of the day where I'm pretty much to myself. Unless someone sees me in here & decided to poke their heads in to bother me. Which happens, even though they can tell I'm engaged in something so I'm not a 100% paying attention to them. So where was I?? Oh at work... The keyboard has a sticky M. I was wondering why, the past few days I've been having problems typing. When I looked at the keyboard today I saw that the M & , was stuck together by what appears to be syrup. So whenever I push M... this pops up - ,m . Whenever I push , = ,m. See the problem. That means I'm backspacing a lot & also putting in the wrong passwords, assuming I have a m in my password. UGH!!
Happy Easter!! I know I'm late, but I don't get on the computer much over the weekend, you should already know that. The weekend was great. Nothing planned so it was nice to take our time & not have a schedule to follow. No hurry there & do this. Did watch a couple of movies I've been trying to watch. "Inglorious Basterds" & "Men Who Stare At Goats" Both movies were good. I think I liked "Inglorious Basterds" a little more than the other. But both movies entertained me & I didn't feel like I wasted my time.
So that was the most exciting part of my weekend. Did enjoy the windstorms that were here in the Pac. N.W. the end of the week & through most of the weekend. Made for some great sounds at night & entertaining visuals during our drives. I would have liked to take my camera out & played around with it more. Maybe next time.... Till then...

Finally Friday...

It feels like there are things I'm supposed to be doing this weekend. But as far as I know, we have NOTHING!! Whooohoooo... Our next few weekends are busy, so it'll be nice not to have to do anything this weekend & REST!!
We had our niece & nephew over last night. They were hanging out with the cousins, playing games & stuff. I got to play a first person shooter with them, multiplayer. My son has gotten pretty good at it considering he's going to be 5 in a couple of months. He was tearing up his cousins. I had to tell him to cool off & give them a chance or else they wont want to play with him. Doesn't help that he knows all the controls & they don't. So when it was time to play he was shooting them, then running up to them & slicing them up with the knife. I had to ban his knife play. Sounds pretty bad. But after a while he started letting them win. I know, a 4 year old letting his older cousins win. But it's kind of fair play since he is not good at the games they usually play so he is the 3rd wheel. But in this game, he's the assassin they wished they never knew. It was funny watching them wonder who killed them & my little almost 5 year old is giggling as his character is running away. Ahhh well I guess that is it for now. I had a friend interrupt me during my break to tell me about a play/opera he went to the other day. Sounds fun, but I don't know if I can sit through it. We'll see if that is even something the wife would want to do. We've done the ballet... I think we actually should do that again. Maybe a burlesque show would be more our speed. Til next time...