Kickstarted by an Offhanded Comment

It’s funny how an offhanded comment can get you to really think about your choices. I was telling my young Roommate how easy it is to gain a half a pound a Month, and after 10 years, that’s 60 pounds! I was telling him that when people get married, often times they just give up.  He responded: “When did you give up?” Ouch.  The funny thing is, he wasn’t trying to be mean or even funny! I think he thought, OK here is a guy who is a little bit overweight, approaching 40, hasn’t been married… So I wonder when he stopped trying? So, let’s start trying again. Back on the wagon. This morning so far I have had a couple cups of coffee and two eggs on toast. I just learned how to make scrambled eggs incredibly creamy, and now the eggs are delicious and taste like they have cream and cheese in them, even though all I did was cook it on the lowest heat. They almost spread over the toast like butter! I am going to really enjoy my eggs in the morning from now on. :-) Now I am off into the garage to do a workout – maybe leg day? Maybe back and biceps? (Editor's note: It ended up being leg day.) My last weightlifting session was two days ago. Before that, my last was five weeks ago. Far too long. I recently went on some very nice hikes through the forest.  I want to find nature walks around here. Last night I walked 2 miles through the neighborhood while listening to an oral argument for the podcast. I like walking. It’s a way to keep active and to burn some calories and also I like that it helps me think. I have all the ingredients for a healthy life… I just have to start using them! I think the main key, in addition to all this, will be not to stuff my face. Is very easy to do that when I am surrounded by stuff I love, so I have to make sure that stuff is not in the house. :-) Onward!

Meals Today (so far) 2 eggs on toast, with a teaspoon of butter and some onion/peppers - 250 cal, 14g protein Syntha-6 chocolate shake with water and creatine - 200 cal, 22g protein