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Thursday, June 28th, 2007
I have had a bit of time to reflect on my last posting… and as I was walking into work today, I came to a rather unsettling realization.
I tend to think of myself as more athletic than I probably am.
When I was younger, I was an avid soccer and tennis player. I was never really in tip-top shape, but I could perform. I could run a mile without getting out of breath, and short sprints wouldn’t kill me. I used to play 90 minutes of soccer without much problems.
Now I feel my legs getting tired after walking up 2 flights of stairs. Yes, I’m sure this has a lot to do with me being overweight and basically not exercising. And yes, I know that I could probably get back in shape by doing some workouts. But somewhere in the back of my mind, I still feel like I can play 90 minutes of soccer without any problems, even though logically, I know I can’t.
Do you have an overinflated sense of physical prowess? Doesn’t it suck to know that as you’ve gotten older, you’ve lost some of your abilities through lack of use?
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Sunday, June 17th, 2007
This is kind of a bitter sweet holiday for me. My son lives with his mother in a far-away state, and I don’t get to see him very often. Its great to hear my son on the other end of the telephone saying, “Happy Father’s Day” and that is probably the best gift anyone could ever give me… but its just not the same as if he were here in person. I am grateful with the thought that my son actually loves me, and even though he can’t be here in person, he’s thinking of me.
This is supposed to be a day of celebration, of BBQs and family get-togethers… but as of right now, I’m here in my room playing online poker and typing out a blog posting. 
But don’t feel bad for me, I have plans to meet a bunch of friends later this evening to have a “spa day” so-to-speak at a popular spa in Delray Beach… It will probably be just drinking and debauchery, but it just sounds better if you call it a spa-day.
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Wednesday, April 11th, 2007
A lot of things have happened in my life since I last posted to this blog… Primarily, I was laid off from my job of 2 years. It was kind of a shock, but not entirely suprising. The company I was with has shown signs of struggling, and it was just a matter of time before the owners started making the moves necessary to keep the business afloat. Unfortunately for me, that included a lay-off.
But I sent out a few resume’s the next day, and was gainfully employed fairly quickly. Luckily I had some savings accumulated, so the transition was not as painful as it quite possibly could have been.
As a result of that, my diet was thrown out the window. I stopped tracking my food intake and have gained a few of the pounds I lost over the last few months. Now that I’ve started my new job, I am trying to get back to a regular schedule.
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Sunday, January 28th, 2007
Not much happening this weekend. I’ve been trying to pack up my apartment, since I’ll be moving to a bigger place starting February 1st. I went to my neighborhood bar and got a Snapper Francaise with mash potatoes and vegetables… with a glass of water. I only ate about half of the portion, and took the rest home..
I also walked about a mile and a half this afternoon, and will be going to get a haircut later on today. I’ll probably come home and eat the rest of my Snapper from yesterday… or I may make something different and save the Snapper for lunch tomorrow… yeah, I’m crazy like that.
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Friday, January 26th, 2007
Weather might have something to do with it, but my sunny warm Florida turned bitter and cold today. Overcast and rainy most of the day, and down in the 60s… Yeah, I’m sure all those people under a few inches of snow are thinking, “What a cry-baby”… but heck, I didn’t move to south Florida to be cold. I could have done that up North.
Anyway.. lunch was a small side salad with fat-free ranch dressing and a chicken noodle soup. Dinner was a chicken breast with corn and ramen noodles. With a little pack of carrots as a snack. No exercise today… too cold and too bleak for me.
Weight loss still has eluded me. Perhaps its the beer and wings from last night, but I’m about at the same weight as when I started. Weigh-in is tomorrow at work, and I fear I’ll be the same weight, despite all the reduced portions and exercise. Oh well… Maybe next week.
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Monday, January 22nd, 2007
Hmm.. Monday… can’t really tell what the heck I was thinking, but after work today, I started off for a walk. I was wearing skate shoes, and after about 1/2 a mile, my shins where killing me. I mean, like, “OMG, how am I going to get home” kind of killing me. I ended up toughing it out for another mile, and made it home. I was going to change my shoes, but realized that I had tossed my old worn out shoes, and was in terrible need of another pair.
So I took off to “Famous Footwear” where I (yeah, I know this is original) bought the exact same pair of New Balance sneakers that I had before… Putting them on was like a breath of fresh air. My shins no longer ached, and if anyone ever says that shoes don’t matter… I’ll kick them in the head.
I also picked up a nice pair of Nike Basketball shoes..
When I got home, I decided to try my new sneaks out, so I walked another mile and a half. Then I got to talking to my brother on the telephone, and decided, heck, why not walk another mile and a half.
So I ended up walking about 5 miles in total. Some in pain, but most not. Thats got to count for something right?
Lunch was a chicken salad from “The Original Steakhouse” with a Diet Coke… Dinner was a couple of spoonfulls of peanut butter and some microwavable corn. (ok.. I know its not a great dinner, but heck, I just walked 5 miles.. I’m not about to cook something “sensible”)
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Sunday, January 21st, 2007
Friday night, I stayed at home and attempted to catch up on all the t.v. shows that I have missed after this busy week. Apparently, there is a finite number of television shows you can store on a Digital Video Recorder, and I was dangerously low on hard drive space. Luckily I had the time to veg out on the couch and watch.
Saturday, I decided to experiment with some food ideas that I had. I was originally going to try and cook some talapia with a butter-crust, but instead of talapia, I used chicken breast instead. So I ground up some ritz crackers, added some Adobo seasoning, with chili pepper and a touch of seasoning salt. I then coated a chicken breast in the mixture, and saute’d the whole thing with some olive oil. To finish the meal, I added some brown rice and some sugar snap peas. Personally, I enjoyed the meal very much. It also seems healthy, but who really knows.
Sunday, a friend of mine invited me to take a ride on his boat. Well, not one to pass up a nice boat ride down the Intracoastal Waterway, we took a trip to downtown Fort Lauderdale, and had lunch at a place called, “Ugly Tuna’s.” As you can imagine, this place is known for its tuna. So I had a nice tuna steak, with rice and brocholi.
We then went to meet up with my future landlord, where we commenced to drink a couple of beers, and talk about RVs and such. Nice time. I went home and used up the rest of my ritz cracker crust, and made another chicken breast, this time, adding it to a bowl of “field greens” with some light ranch dressing. Snack was baby carrots.
Overall, I enjoyed the weekend alot. I got to meet some good people, eat some good food, and experience some good times. You really can’t get any better than that.
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Monday, January 15th, 2007
It was a long, and not so healthy one… I can tell you that.
Friday was a busy, but exhausting day. After going out until late on Thursday, I was beat going into work. It was all I could do to keep from falling asleep throughout the day. Food wise, I went to the Original Steakhouse with some co-workers. I had a salmon with rice. It was very good, but a bit small for me (hey, it was technically the right size, but I’m a big boy.. ) I had sort of made plans to meet up with a friend that was in town, but I ended up passing out at around 8pm, and didn’t wake up until 9am Saturday. Apparently I needed the sleep.
Saturday, I was awakened at 9am, by a text message on my phone from a friend. “Wanna help me move?” hehe.. WANT to? Needless to say, I did… had a Turkey foot-long sub from Subway for lunch, then went out later to a friends “B-Day extravaganza” Started at a small bar in Fort Lauderdale at around 9pm, and ended (atleast for me) at around 4am at a Diner eating eggs and hash browns. In bed by around 4:30am.
Sunday, woke up around 1pm. Got dressed, watched some football, then went to eat some Snapper Franchaise… This time, I couldn’t pass up the Franchaise sauce, but I did have veggies instead of mash potatoes. Had a couple of Sprites with it.
Overall, a decent weekend. Diet-wise, probably not so good… but socially I had fun.
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