Don't You Feel Like a Dork When...

You go to the gym with a brand new pair of shoes??? I know I do.

On the treadmill or the pre-core I don't feel like a tool but when I go into the free weight room, I feel like all eyes are on the guy with the new shoes. Like I'm the guy that just went out and bought a pair of shoes for my New Year's resolution...and will probably only wear them a few times...Now if I was in uber rock star shape I wouldn't be so self conscience but because I'm still on my quest to 170 with a ways to go, I feel like a dork...Maybe I should rub some mud on them...

Food Art...

This morning as I was making my lunch, I had to stop myself and take a step back to fully appreciate this feast I was making. Not only was it providing healthy vitamins and minerals, it was a cornucopia of colors. A feast not only for the stomach but for the eyes as well...

If Picasso was a chef, his food probably would have looked like this...

Red Headed Manatees

Yesterday I met Mac at the "Y" for a little swim action before work. We head into the pool area and see that all lanes are filled with pro swim dudes/chicks with shower caps, speedos and not fat. Mac and I at least have the goggle thing working but are wearing board shorts and don't really look like swimmers...Fortunately, there was one lane open and there was only one person using it...I asked the lifeguard if we could get our swim on in that lane and he was cool. Well the lane I'm referring to is the floatie lane...Basically, if you're an old person wearing floaties, this is the lane for you. Needless to say, Mac and me looked like Olympians in that lane...

this is pretty much what we looked like in the water

Look at me go ma!!!!

Macho Macho Man...

That's right ladies and gents...I'm fixin' to be a macho man...With the wedding 154 days away and me in horrible shape and fat,,,it's on homies!!!

Last week I began my quest to 170...And the starting point...206lbs!!! Holy crap that's ridiculous...In all seriousness, I am all about dropping the lbs. before the wedding but it's also all about getting to a healthier lifestyle for the long term...

So, last week was the first week on this quest and I think I did pretty darn good. First off, I signed up at the YMCA as my official gym of choice. And believe it or not, I woke up at 5am every morning this week and hit it up. Nothing crazy...Just a little cardio action and light weights to get back into the swing of things. Then Saturday, the new roomie Jim took Amanda and I through the paces at his gym (he's a personal trainer). Amanda smoked me and I was extremely sore today but I went back to the YMCA for 20 laps in the pool...No ladies, I didn't wear my speedo...7 Days down...7 lbs. down to 199...Not bad...

I need all 7 people that read this thing to hold me accountable to staying on this program for the long term.

I just said 7 a lot didn't I???