Blond Gym Guy

Wednesday April 28th, 2010

Life is all about P's. Patience, perspective and pride. The first two you must have in abudnace, the last one have as little as you can manage. When I focus on these things it all works out.

I try not to blog about work, but these 3 P's have gotten me noticed moreso than I ever thought possible.

At home, I try to focus more on my partner and be in the moment. Perspective.

At the gym I am patient but proud.. I didnt get fat overnight, and I wont get thin either.

Thursday April 22nd, 2010

I am a fat pig. Hating myself and what I ate over the last 72 hours. I need a plan and a way out of not eating pizza twice in 24 hours. 1 medium pizza and 4 more slices makes me a fat man. I've decided that I really must  pre plan my meals. I can't eat on the fly anymore. It's won't work. No more. I must think protien, reduced carbs and more veggies.

I've decied I need supplys in order to do this and get the BF on board. The roommate must be locked in a small room. Her food habits make mine look fantastic. She is an eater/self tortureer.

Breakfast and Lunches, thats the key.. protien, veggies, low carbs.

Saturday April 17th- Goodbye OJ

I wouldnt have believed it but the BF and his sister were right. OJ causes miagraines.

I didn't beleive it but 3X out of 3 I end up with a headache. The suggestion is apple juice.

I guess you can compare apples and oranges. (Oh that was bad)

Please resume your weekend. 

Monday April 12th, 2010- Rise of the Blond Gym Guy

It’s a sad day at the gym for J has lost his job. He’s been made redundant. Can we note that if anyone works in manufacturing, they should find another job stat. That’s what India and China are for. One day it will change and come back to North America but not until oil is 200$ a barrel and we are all old men and women. J is now working out with his GF instead of 30 minutes before her. She’s a 9 if you fancy human beings who can give birth. It sucks even more for the pervy guy who waits for him in the mornings, stretching his sauna/shower/shave to a full 45 minutes. I don’t think he will change his schedule.

 

On other fronts at the gym, Ralph has stopped stalking me. He still weirds me out a bit, but I only see him once a week.

A has been at the gym only half as much as usual and I haven’t seen his GF in ages, though he was talking about her last week.

 

In other news I’ve found a great TV show that talks about diet and supllementation.

http://www.bodyfueltv.com/

Thursday March 18, 2010

It's grocery day in my life. The fridge is empty.

OJ, Turkey breast-shaved, eggs, egg whites, diet coke, bread, canned pasta, yogurt, berries, salad, brocoli, oatmeal cookie mix, spagetti sauce, bannanas, chicken, ground meat & Cherrios.

I wish I had an ass like this...

 

Saturday March 6th 2010

I woke up at 6 am feeling quite exausted. I think I am coming down with something. I showered, shaved and got ready for my first appointment. At 9am I had the junk removal folks over to pick up all of our crap from the garage. 10 minutes later and 105$ less in my wallet, BF's bmw now fits in the garage awaiting his return.

I made a quick run to the bank and the dry cleaners prior to me heading to Vikki. Vikki fixes my neck my hamstrings too. Then a trip to the drug store, to pick up comics and some lip balm. Then a quick ice cream fix and I was down for the count. The rest of the day comprised of work, napping and a bit of TV.

By the way, Has anyone out there dabbled in permanent hair removal options? I'm a pretty hairy guy and unfortunatly, I look awful with hair on most of my body parts, especially my back and chest. Beyond getting the blade out a few times a week, has anyone tried waxing or laser?

This in no way passes judgement on hairy guys. My BF is a hairy guy. It suits him. I do like him to keep it trimmed, but it suits him. Me, not so much. I think we all draw the line at back hair though, my BF included.

No gym today kids, my body is telling me this should be my day off.

Thursday February 25th, 2010

I fell off the wagon over the past few weeks, indulging in some fast food on the weekends. It's not horrible since I feel like I'm a bit more balanced now. My ice cream intake is reduced from 6 a week to 1. I've stopped craving it altogether.

The biggest struggle I'm having is to eat enough and the very best things for myself. I'm trying to focus on 3 things:

1. Supplements- Swallow my vitamins
2. Have protein with every meal
3. Eat less carbs in the back half of the day.

My gut has decreased in size and my arms are bigger. That is all due to the work I'm doing at the gym. My trainer has kicked up my workouts to a larger intensity level. What that means to me is that my abs, arms, ass and pecs hurt after every workout.

 

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Let’s play make-believe today…..

Let’s make-believe we have stuck to our diets all weekend.

Let’s make believe we went to the gym every day.

Let’s make believe that we didn’t freak out when we realized we threw out all of our 09 financial documents, or at least most of them.

Let’s make believe that we got all of our to-do lists completed over the weekend.

 

Let’s decide right now that things will be better this week.

 

We will pay attention.

We will watch what we eat.

We will be more organized.

We will get our sleep.

We will drink, but only appropriately and in moderation at the office conference.

We will try to listen, even if people are boring.

We will appreciate eye candy for what it is and not obsess over it.

 

Jan 25th, 2010

Saturday was cheat day in the Blond Gym Guy's house. Multiple bowls of cherrios washed down with sweet tea, then a double hamburger and an ice cream treat followed by a burger and fries for dinner. At the end of the day my stomach just can't take fried food anymore I dont think. I'm back on the straight and narrow.

What the hell is going on here? Canal Walk is supposed to be very upmarket and they let this go on in Trueworths???

Jan 22nd, 2010

Nothing to say.. nothing to say, it's Friday and I've got nothing to say..

Oh! My coworker just said I look 25! She's getting a huge karma cheque.

Tomorrow is about carb loading and relaxing with a capital R. Maybe a glass of wine too. (I'm such a light weight.)

Jan 20th, 2010

It's back to the daily grind for the blond gym guy now that he's back from vacation. Everything is a whole lot colder, both temperature and people. I'm begining to see the advantage of the Cape Town lifestyle, where people are friendly and the temps never get below freezing.

I've also realized that I need to earn a lot of money  if I were to live in Kapstad. No 5000 rand a month job for me, I want 40-50k a month. I've started to look for work there. Nothing may come of it but hey, you just never know.

In other news, I've been good with my diet and work at the gym. I've started to choose healthier options and drink lots more water. My diet cola intake has gone down a lot. My trainer did notice that I've lost some weight but I havent got on the scale for definetive answers yet. I thought I'd give it another week before the next round of pictures.

Work has been the most dificult prospect to manage..lots of bad news which makes you want to work more and longer. I'm not buying into it this time. I'm off the treadmill and onto managing my life and health a bit better instead.

Friday January 1st, 2010

Happy New Year.

I'm in London Heathrow airport somewhat relaxing in the SAS-AC lounge. I only got into this very sweedish like lounge because I flew in on an Air Canada flight. BTW, I was upgraded to exc-first, which is a cross between business and first. I suppose Air Canada thinks that this justfies thier prices, but really it is mediocre business class service at best. The staff try and do what they can. (This was a points ticket too, so much harder to get upgraded on. I credit a fresh face and a cheary disposition this time)

I am in hour 3.5 of a 7,5 hour layover.

I saw a really cute guy with the hair I want but I was too late to snap a picture. The hair is longish, but slightly curly at the ends which mine will never be without a treatment of some sort.

So far I have eaten in the last 12 hours...... a roll with butter, 1.5 chiken breast, a spoonful of rice, a croisant with butter, a small yogurt and 2 very tiny chocolate cake slices in the lounge.  I have drank.... one small glass of Riesling, one small glass of chapagne, 3 cans of diet coke and a bottle of water.Up until the cake I was doing ok, but a boy has to keep his blood sugar up.

I have resigned mysellf that I will be flying economy on this leg but you just never know. This next set of legs is with Emirates. I am 2250 miles away from hitting thier highest published tier. (All airlines have unpublished tiers as there are admitedly passengers who fly once every couple of weeks and deserve every perk they can get. In my defence I spend my own money on airfares, not my company's) 

Dec 14, 2009

Great day at the gym today. In,  worked up a sweat, 360 calories in 30 minutes and out. It was relatively quiet with just a hint of insane man hotness.

What a crappy day though after a weekend away in the hot hot sun.

So far, so good, only a protien shake for lunch.

A good tattoo idea:

 


 

March 22nd

This is a big catch up post stream of consiousness so bear with me.

The braces are now installed. My teeth are sore. I know that at the end of the tunnel I will be finally be able to floss without putting myself in some pain. In the meantime, I'll get cleanings every 3 months to keep the baddies at bay. I'm pretty sure this is going to help with my diet since smoothies and protien shakes seem to be the only thing I can chew wthout pain.

The BF is away in CT so I'm really bored. Luckiliy I am swamped with work so I fill my time with re-runs of my new favorite show Departures and polishing off reports.

I got my tax refund which should pay for my share of the braces.

I got my new soccer boy haircut that my mom says makes me look 20. Moms say the sweetest things eh? The BF was sent a picture and he says it's cute.

My job has been changed ever so slightly so that I now have 5 provinces to look after instead of 1. No worries, I got a raise and it looks like since we achieved our sales we will get a performance bonus. Yes, you read it right, a PERFORMANCE bonus. That means if you achieve a big result, you get more money. If we dont, we go without bonus.

I had to go to BC a few weeks ago for work and got to visit my nephew for a few hours. No, I did not ski, I worked. About 15 hours a day.

My arms are finally starting to reveal themselves. If only my abs would.

Feb 25

I swear the world is conspiring against me. I'm trying to give up McDonalds and someone orders in pizza for my meeting. Which is worse? Fats or carbs. Then a retirement party where a hungry blond gym guy snacks on 7 nachos, finally figuring out that the red ones are baked and could contain a bit less fat.

Peri-peri chicken is on the menu for tonight with a helping of brown rice. Not perfect but better.

I vow to be better.

Tuesday Feb 24,2009

I look the thinest in the morning if i choose to look at myself in the mirror. It's bad because I'm letting my hair get very shitty looking. It's all brown and normal and getting longer by the day. Something must be done. No self respecting gay guy should look like this. What is the look? Short or long? I can do both.

The body makeover is coming along. Beyond ice cream from McDonalds, I am being good. Because it's dairy, that's ok right?? My bod better be looking good as I will be on the beach this weekend.

My Tuesday mornings are filled with the fun of paying bills and working on various projects. It's expensive and time consuming taking care of all the details of running my life. It's sort of disapointing then that I didn't win the lottery on Saturday and then be able to hire someone to take care of me. The visa card balance has dipped below 2 grand so that's something right?? I have some money inbound that should pretty much erase the balance in the next week.

I feel supremely guilty for having too much stuff in my house. I have to trim.

Really (really) Boring Saturday

My Saturday is promising to be boring but relaxing. I've watched Ocean's Thirteen for about the 20th time. I watched a movie called It's a Boy Girl thing. (actually quite a good movie, that made me cry. BTW when did I turn into a wuss?) All before 10am.

I should pick up my dry cleaning, buy a newspaper and maybe some drug store stuff. Laundry & a nap and a ppv movie could also be in my future too.

I'm just a bit restless today, I'm pissed off that I'm not healing up as fast as I want, I'm pissed off that I can't go to the gym and I'm pissed that I'm craving tonnes of bad food. I'm pissed off that I made a mistake at work a few weeks ago that came back to haunt me.

One of my biggest weakness is that I tend to be really hard on myself. When I screw up I mentally punish myself and I never see the positive side of myself. I'm not the best one to take my own advice of rolling with the punches.

And if I have to see that bowflex comerical about the guy giving all his fat clothes to his fat friends, I'm going to get all his fat friends together and we'll all gang rape him. Dear lord can we be a bit more undersatnding about overweight people in this society? They are human beings and need some dignity and respect.

I'm stil waiting for the recession. Didn't see it at the mall, dont really see it anywhere besides in my investments.

What the F?

I woke up this morning with a cold.

Then I came downstairs to find that I was out of cereal! I must have forgotten since the last time I poured cereal for myself on Sunday.

Then I realized why I was out of cereal. I didn't go shopping. I could have gone shopping but I got lazy and bought Swiss Chalet on the way home. Their chicken is good.

So sometime today, I should really stop into the store and buy food. Then visit my parents before Karma slaps me down for not helping them build their Christmas tree.

At some point I should consider that this cold may have come on because I have not been eating all my fruits and veggies. Why? No food in the house!

I'm going to stop shaving my chest for a week or so, and see how it looks.

Postscript

As I sit here in bed watching Heroes, I wanted to let you know how the day went.

I did get up at 6am, had my eggs and was off to work by 7:30. Reports went off like a charm and the meatings were great. Project #1 was finished by 5pm and I polished of project #2 by 5:45pm.I got home and made the lunch i forgot to take to work as dinner instead. I surfed the internet.

I realized I need to work really hard at the gym tomorrow. I feel like I've platued and that at my age I may need to work harder. I realize that my diet needs to improve as well to get me where I want to be.

Tomorrow is always another day and I need to go easy on myself and know that I try. No one is perfect.