Entries from September 2008

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Gotta Step It Up

Motivation has been tough to come by lately.  Not sure what the deal is.  At least this week I added back the combat abs portion of the workout as well as some push-ups, but I really feel like I’m going to need something more rigorous before if finally drop 30 pounds.
Next week I’ll try to [...]

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Coming back down

Okay, so the experiment went well.  I managed to avoid drinking Dr. Pepper for the whole week… except Friday night when we had some family over for root beer floats and someone also brought a bottle of DP.  Oh dang, I just couldn’t hold back.  One sweet DP float… YUM.  Okay, so, I pretty much [...]

Friday, September 12th, 2008

I’ve got a drinking problem

Okay, so anybody who knows me knows I LOVE Dr. Pepper.  I joke that “I can quit anytime” so I’m not technically addicted to it.  Problem is, it tastes too dang good.  DP is so good, that even if there are 10 other soda options available, but no DP, I can stick to water.
My soda [...]

Monday, September 8th, 2008

Dodged three hurricanes but couldn’t escape some serious damage on vacation week

Gustav, Hannah, and Ike were all missed us, but the real damage happened when I got back in town and stepped on that scale.  Up three pounds and half an inch on the waist after vacation week.  That’s the damage.
Weight: 219 lbs.
Waist: 40 inches

Back to where I started – almost.  At least I’m still down [...]

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Is it possible to run underwater?

Well, this week I was wondering if I’d have the motivation to workout, since I’m on vacation.  The short answer is… NO.
That said, I did manage to go running twice with my wife.  Now, by “running” with my wife, the lady who recently ran a marathon and a half marathon, I mean I tagged along [...]