Folks! Fret not, I am back! After a bit of a hiatus from the blogosphere due to a vacation with TheWife and a conference for work, I am back, at home on the couch, watching Lord of the Rings, and blogging away.
Many thoughts that I need to get out of the way: first of all, the Super Bowl is this weekend, and we are gearing up for a big party in the Hamdens. As I give less than one shit about the Pats and Giants combined, I will be more host than football fan Sunday. Gotta get the house clean before then, which I'm sure will thrill TheWife. Also, need to make a run to Stop & Shop, as I believe I have commissioned at least 3 Mexican-themed dips for the occasion. Sweet! As for the game, I really have no clue who will win. The Giants were 7-7 and not supposed to make the playoffs, and they have waltzed through the tourney unscathed. The Pats are bit banged up, too, so the Giants could have it in them for one more. But, I think Brady rallies the troops and gets Welker the ball a LOT and gets the Pats another Super Bowl. Of course, I've been wrong about EVERY damn playoff game, so do with my picks what you will.
Elsewhere--took a week-long vacation to St. John (US Virgin Islands) last week, which was excellent. Got tons of relaxation time, plenty of sun, got in the water every day, drank some cheap rum and ate good food (although not too much!). Also got to break out the Nikon D3100 that TheWife so kindly gave me for Christmas. Took some awesome landscape shots and also portraits. As I get more and more versed in the ways of photography, I will hopefully churn out some really nice, wall-hangable stuff. Still very early on the learning curve for me. Gotta keep learning about composition and other techniques to make the pictures really stand out.
Anyway, I headed straight to Scottsdale, AZ from St. John for a work conference. Scottsdale was a balmy 75 and sunny every day, and the hotel was situated right on the TPC Scottsdale, home of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Incidentally, the Phoenix Open was kicking off the day I left, so I got to see some pros warming up on the course, which was phenomenal. Couldn't identify them from afar, but boy could they hit the ball. Managed to make a stealth stop at Chipotle on the way out of town, which was a great cherry on top of a 10-day respite from the Assault.
And speaking of the Assault, somehow I came back from the 10-day vacation and booze-friendly conference half a pound lighter than when I left. Not sure what happened, as I only got in two workouts over that 10-day span, but I'll take it! This week, I've gotten in a lift+run (Sunday), nice long squash session (Wednesday), and lift+run (today). Tomorrow, will try to get in a good 4+ mile run before heading to the airport to pick up Bashon.
Current weight: 185.4
Taraget weight: 180.0
Time frame: 2 weeks
2 weeks is a bit ambitious for 5.5 lbs, but the trend is at least encouraging, as I've lost about 18lbs overall since early summer. The speed of the progress could be a bit better, which means my diet has been letting me down more often than I think. The one good thing, though, is that I think I am gaining muscle--the arms and chest and shoulders are feeling a lot stronger, and I'm pushing up more and more weight at the gym as the weeks roll by. I don't have a body fat monitor, so I don't know exactly to what extent this is happening, but I am feeling better, fitting into the old jeans, old shrits aren't as tight, etc. So that's encouraging. And that's something to continue building on.
The rest of the month will be busy busy for me. NYC, Atlanta, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, DC, Boston all by the 13th. Home for a few days, then India on the 18th, and back on March 4. Whew. By March 4th, I'll already be at 50k miles on Delta this year. Whoa.
Many thoughts that I need to get out of the way: first of all, the Super Bowl is this weekend, and we are gearing up for a big party in the Hamdens. As I give less than one shit about the Pats and Giants combined, I will be more host than football fan Sunday. Gotta get the house clean before then, which I'm sure will thrill TheWife. Also, need to make a run to Stop & Shop, as I believe I have commissioned at least 3 Mexican-themed dips for the occasion. Sweet! As for the game, I really have no clue who will win. The Giants were 7-7 and not supposed to make the playoffs, and they have waltzed through the tourney unscathed. The Pats are bit banged up, too, so the Giants could have it in them for one more. But, I think Brady rallies the troops and gets Welker the ball a LOT and gets the Pats another Super Bowl. Of course, I've been wrong about EVERY damn playoff game, so do with my picks what you will.
Elsewhere--took a week-long vacation to St. John (US Virgin Islands) last week, which was excellent. Got tons of relaxation time, plenty of sun, got in the water every day, drank some cheap rum and ate good food (although not too much!). Also got to break out the Nikon D3100 that TheWife so kindly gave me for Christmas. Took some awesome landscape shots and also portraits. As I get more and more versed in the ways of photography, I will hopefully churn out some really nice, wall-hangable stuff. Still very early on the learning curve for me. Gotta keep learning about composition and other techniques to make the pictures really stand out.
Anyway, I headed straight to Scottsdale, AZ from St. John for a work conference. Scottsdale was a balmy 75 and sunny every day, and the hotel was situated right on the TPC Scottsdale, home of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Incidentally, the Phoenix Open was kicking off the day I left, so I got to see some pros warming up on the course, which was phenomenal. Couldn't identify them from afar, but boy could they hit the ball. Managed to make a stealth stop at Chipotle on the way out of town, which was a great cherry on top of a 10-day respite from the Assault.
And speaking of the Assault, somehow I came back from the 10-day vacation and booze-friendly conference half a pound lighter than when I left. Not sure what happened, as I only got in two workouts over that 10-day span, but I'll take it! This week, I've gotten in a lift+run (Sunday), nice long squash session (Wednesday), and lift+run (today). Tomorrow, will try to get in a good 4+ mile run before heading to the airport to pick up Bashon.
Current weight: 185.4
Taraget weight: 180.0
Time frame: 2 weeks
2 weeks is a bit ambitious for 5.5 lbs, but the trend is at least encouraging, as I've lost about 18lbs overall since early summer. The speed of the progress could be a bit better, which means my diet has been letting me down more often than I think. The one good thing, though, is that I think I am gaining muscle--the arms and chest and shoulders are feeling a lot stronger, and I'm pushing up more and more weight at the gym as the weeks roll by. I don't have a body fat monitor, so I don't know exactly to what extent this is happening, but I am feeling better, fitting into the old jeans, old shrits aren't as tight, etc. So that's encouraging. And that's something to continue building on.
The rest of the month will be busy busy for me. NYC, Atlanta, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, DC, Boston all by the 13th. Home for a few days, then India on the 18th, and back on March 4. Whew. By March 4th, I'll already be at 50k miles on Delta this year. Whoa.
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