New Fav Things

I used to be into guitars. Really into guitars. So much so you could call it an addiction. So I sortta feel like a recovering alcoholic going to a wine tasting posting pictures of guitars I really like.

More info on 'em HERE, HERE, and HERE.

Goliath

Been awhile since my last post, but a while heckuva lot has been going on. Last week I weighed myself. Sub 240; I'd be happy but I wanna keep pushing so I can get to my target weight sooner.

Lean Cuisine Steamers. Love 'em. Get 'em.

Got some new jeans. When I started this blog I was well into a 40. I held out until now to grab some new jeans. These are a size 36 and were a big snug but now fit really nice. Oh and they're from TJ Maxx, so $90 jeans for $15. Yes, please.

Probably the biggest news though is I can finally get my wedding ring off. When I started this blog I had a goal to lose enough weight so that I could yank it off, I knew that when I could that I was close to my goal. It took some good tuggin', but now its off. Left a nice imprint in my big 'ol pickle-finger. Only trouble is now I'm scared to put it back on.

Also, selling some old guitar gear. Lemme know if your interested.

Noticing A Theme Here...

Man, what a lousy, dreary day. Woke up with the best intentions; my new standard breakfast of half a peanut butter sandwich and some water, this time with a very festive Greek yogurt for MLK Day. I'm noticing a theme here of just posting food. I dunno if this is a good thing or not...Oh well, pretty pictures are better than just a wall-o-text I suppose.

Ran around trying to get stuff done and was pretty unsuccessful in getting anything done, other than getting annoying and pissing off Dana. Now that I think about it, I don't think I ate anything for lunch. Meh.

Ran at the gym, then did a little bench press before I called it a day; today was just lousy and drawn out, even my workout. Came home and made this for lunch. Its equal parts Asian, Greek, and White Trash. Fake Crab + hummus on bread = a tasty treat.

Today's over. Good.

Wait, now I remember: I had a banana and a handful of almonds for lunch. No pictures though, sorry.

I'm with Hightower

Didn't post this weekend because I was busy runnin' 'round making sure my wife had a prodigious birf'day.

Friday

Drove up to Evansville to leave Lily at my parents' for the weekend. Met up with my good friend Ashley at Mr. B's and ordered BBQ chicken mini pizza. I got this.

I dunno what banana peppers and tomatoes have to do with BBQ, but it was tasty. Had fun, went shopping, then came home and had nice night with the boo.

Saturday

Woke up early to get Dana an ice cream cake. I think she liked it.

Cruised over to Double Dogs for a little shindig. Dana got tipsy off of one strawberry daiquiri. What a lush.

I went the more sophisticated route. Red wine with straw. Onion rings on paper towels.

Good times.

Sunday

Went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast. Egg Beaters and a Blueberry muffin. Rocked me.

Went to the gym this afternoon. Up to 1.5 miles in the Vibrams and 2.75 regular on the treadmill. Came home to this, BBQ chicken and mixed veggies. Killed it.

Wanted to get inspired for running around to get stuff prep'd for my police application. Watched Police Academy.

Now bed. Later.

Taco Bell Hell

I'm never eating a full plate of food again. From now on, only what fits in the palms of both of my hands. I thought I was okay with how much I ate, but it just sat like a rock in my stomach all night. I didn't even get to the gym 'til after 8, and even then I nearly puked on the treadmill. I v'urped in my mouth while running and blew a spit bubble the size of a silver dollar, so lesson learned. I was really fretting the physical requirements for the police officer position, so much that I was on the verge of giving myself an ulcer. The requirement is to run 1.5 miles in preferably under 16:15 minutes. Queso-covered food-baby aside, I managed to pull out a 14:02. My times tonight were:

1.5 miles: 14:02
3 miles: 34:27
5k: 36:50

Me après running:

I wasn't that worried after I pulled out the 1.5 mile'r, so I ran at a slower time with a 6% incline so I toned my leg core and burned 400 calories fairly quickly. My biggest concern is the bench press requirement. The ideal bench press is 73% or more of your body weight (I did an early weigh-in and was at 246 lbs.), so benching at least 176.8 lbs. I was freaking out alot but got on a nautilus bench press machine and pulled out something just shy of 190 lbs. I'd heard nautilus results are a certain percentage less than an equal freeweight excercise, and the staff confirmed but couldn't specify how much.
Oh well, I'm still elated; such a big weight off my shoulders. I still need to work in some physical exercise other than running (including push-ups, sit-ups, and a 300m sprint), but I was thinking the bench press would tank me. Now I just have a ton of paperwork I need to get sorted together...

I wish I was still in this kind of shape (minus the awkward art-class-project-pose).

Love in Spanish is "Mexican Food"

Lily (my daughter-did I even mention that?) was sick last night, started throwing up around 2 am. Didn't get to bed til 4; luckily school was canceled. Had to take her to the doctor. Don't know why Dana has a sadistic smile one her face.

We dropped her after at Dana's mom and ran some errands while she napped. Got a cop job application, gas, and lunch at Puerto Vallarta. Bean burrito, cheese enchilada, and rice. Writing this with a Mexican food baby growing inside me.

Dana and I hadn't been there in a year or two, so I took a quick picture of this pole we always parked by. Banksy has really gotten lazy.

Gotta wait for this food to settle so I can go run off all this crap I ate.

EDIT: I want this cover for my phone.

I Could Fight A Wolf...

...I think I could. Honestly, if you've ever gotten attacked by a big dog, you go for their snout; grab its jaw and fight like the Ultimate Warrior. If you couldn't tell already, the misses and I watched Frozen. It was good. Go see it.

Got alot done today. New e-mail. New twitter. New pictures.

My ugly ass mug.

I like this picture, more so for what my wife put when she tweeted it.

Took the Vibrams for a spin to the library to pick up some police officer study exams. That's right, I wanna be a pig.

Someone probably thinks there's some Skunk Ape runnin' around in the snow.

Pretty view of snow fallin' at the library.

EDIT: Oh yeah, rest day. No workout, plus my calves are pretty tight from running yesterday. Hittin' it up tomorrow though.