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.

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 April 1st, 2010

I'm tried. No foolin.

I woke up at 1:30am wide awake. Went downstairs, got juice as I thought I was heading into a diabetic coma. From 3-5:30 I had a restless sleep followed by a deep sleep I was lucky to pull myself out of. Then of course I'm super horny, with a sleeping BF and a gym appointment to head to. (Maybe tonight)

At 6:30 I was at the gym lifting like a juiced up man on a mission but the minute I stepped out of the gym it all went downhill. I keep yawning and all I can think about is a nap.

A coworker comes by my office and tells me how he had a full day followed by evening meetings and a party downtown. I yawned in his general direction. He's about 10 years younger than me and used to that shit. I lose an hours sleep and i look like death warmed over.

Tuesday March 30th, 2010

Questions to throw out there:

Is there such a thing as getting too much sleep? Is it unhealthy?

How do you wean yourself off TV and onto something more constructive? Anyone had any experience?

Has anyone got a balanced opinion of the Iphone 3gs? I dont need one anytime soon but wondered if it cam in handy for anything but burning money.

What do we think about Facebook these days? I look lots, just never post.

Has anyone done a childhood & adult sport quiting and getting back into it a few times? Any advice for staying in it for good? I was a swimmer, not, was, and now not again. Do I want to get back into it??

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.

 

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

The mens change room at the gym is being redone and of course everybody has to whine about it.

Let’s go over their complaints:

1)       It’s moving from carpet to tile. Yes, carpet which hides god knows what to easy to bleach tiles. They bitch about this. Why because they wear bare feet in the change room!!.  

2)       The benches have been ripped out temporarily. For a few days, someone will have to put their socks on standing up.

 

That about covers it. My gym is becoming like high school.

 

I swear Ralph is still stalking me.

 

In other news, I fell asleep at 7:45pm last night.

  

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.

 

January 29, 2010

I am drinking lots of Fiji water. If I’m to be drinking 2L’s plus of water a day, I’m bloody well drinking the good stuff regardless of how many bunnies I kill with my carbon footprint.

 

Have you ever noticed all the tree huggers never put pictures of ugly animals up in their ads? It’s all baby seals and bunnies, not bottom dwellers and cockroaches. Bio-diversity my friends, bio-diversity.

 

My head is killing me today and it’s probably the long week I’ve had combined with the butt-kicking workout I just endured at 7am. I had to put down the weights to swallow the puke. Charming eh?

I decide just now to take 2 CLA’s just to add balance to all the bacon I had on my turkey sandwich at lunch.

Going home now to rest...to hell with it the week is done.

 

Sunday December 27th, 2009

4 more days until I'm on a plane to Cape Town.

My head has been killing me today for some reason.

I got Wii Sports Resort today. Have yet to play it as I just wasnt in the mood.

It's also a big work day.

My friend/roomate the PT has told me that I really need to give up diet soda, or at least cut back in my goal to get abs by forty. She says it's something about fucking up my insulin levels which is the first time someone has explained it to me in a way that makes sense.

 

Thursday December 24th, 2009

I have to take the BF to the airport tonight..he's flying a week ahead of me.

My throat is sore again, lingering from last week and from me not getting enough sleep. Tis the season I guess.

Another week and I'll be warm in Cape Town.

Tuesday December 22, 2009

I'm at the gym today and realize that I need to step it up.

The defining moment..a look in the gym mirror. No one is there, so many regulars are skipping workouts. J is there though, but I dont expect that to last. (No sign of creepy arab guy who I can't figure out if he is perving me or my trainer)

Abs, arms and ass, especially the ass, all need work. I see a lot of squats in my future and a lot less ice cream.

The gym gets quiet over the holidays. This is when I feel most energized to step it up and push beyond my comfort zone. I may even double up workouts tonight and try and push past my sore throat.

Abs By Forty Update: I promised before pics, They are coming. I weighed myself yesterday. 180lbs Pretty much what I expected. I dont expect to lose weight, just fat.  

Dec 21, 2009- Monday Edition

Helo.. Questions and Answers today my internet friends;

When did I get sick this weekend? Friday at about 5pm..typical.

Did I change something on the blog? -Yes. I deleted some old blogs that were getting lame, added some new ones and updated the music, trying to make it less gay. Not sure if it worked, I mean Susan Boyle??

Do you know how many Oreo McFlurries I had this weekend???NONE!

How many times did I go to the gym? NONE.

Did I finish my Christmas shopping, including the Wii? Yep.. by Friday at 430pm

Did I deposit the checks?  Just 1, the other has to be done on Thursday.

Groceries? Check., Dry Cleaning? Check

Massage & Haircut? Nope.

Abs By Forty: Still coming along.. 252 days to go

Sex? Oh yes my friends.. Afternoon sex.. the best.

Dec 16, 2009

Another day another dollar in my world.

Do you ever get that lingering feeling that you are on the verge of a really bad cold? That’s me yesterday and today.

Maybe it’s all the healthy eating. Maybe my body is craving something bad. Anyways.. I will be having some ice cream tonight. It’s hump day treat night.

In other news I’m thinking about how I need to change my life in order to work less and be truly free.  I would love to live in Cape Town year round. I’ve read the 4 hour work week and am intrigued but my first shot at internet fortune didn’t work out. Luckily I did take the book’s lessons to heart and lost little to no money on the venture/experiment.

Half an hour after I type this I got to feeling much worse..legs shakey, head aching, stomach upset.

11am: Headed home..

12pm: Head upstairs with the cat for a nap.

1pm: Wake up but feel awake and not one bit tired

1pm-3pm: Slept like the dead

3pm: Woke up with really bad bed head

3pm-4:30pm: Work a bit

4:30-6:30: Dinner at folks and visit the nephew

7pm: Home.. putter, clean play with I tunes, clean my room, wait for Ice cream!

Am I better? I don’t know. It’s really hard to say. I don't feel 100%

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.

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.

Saturday and Pain

Saturday and pain seem to go hand in hand.

My trainer's Friday regiment means that i can barely stand the next day. Today it's the muscles in my back. A heating pad anc a night on the couch is in order. In other news no bleeding for over a week!

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.

Wednesday

Today will be interesting. I'm still bleeding a bit from my surgery. If it continues I will be back to the doctor. We are also due to get some snow.