Well, something must be working...

Since kicking my ass over the past couple weeks, I've lost five pounds!

Not bad, considering I keep jumping off the wagon.

I say jump because I'll admit some of my diet-blowing was done when other, healthier options were available.

So I'm five pounds away from the 10-pound goal I set for myself.

If I lose five more pounds by Thanksgiving, I'm buying myself this book.

Okay.  Celebration time is over.

Gonna see Saw 3D.  It dawned on me that if Jigsaw hadn't spent all his money building death traps, he probably would have had enough to pay his medical bills and get treatment.  Whatever.

Later.
-Justin

I'll explain later.

http://italianlemonade.blogspot.com/2010/10/need-your-answer.html

Blech

Already blew my diet for today.

No excuses.  I messed up.

And I've already been up for twelve hours and don't get to leave school for another four.

Tomorrow I sense a sleep-in.

C'est la vie.

Now to pass time before Screenwriting class...I hope he has our quiz grades in by the time class starts.

Later.
-Justin

I know I already posted this one on here.  But if I lose ten pounds by Thanksgiving, I'm buying this for myself.

What a Difference a Workout Makes...

Feeling a bit better than last night's "woe is me" lurch.

See what happens when you ditch the fast food and eat healthier and work out?

Trying a new workout, too.  Less cardio, but alternating intensity.  One minute on level 1, then 1 on 8, 1, 10, etc...

And added weights.  Did upper body today.  Legs Wednesday.

For breakfast:

Bowl of Frosted Mini-Wheats and a glass of V8 Fusion Goji-Raspberry juice.

Lunch:

6 oz. grilled tilapia, rice, and cornbread.  Totally forgot Mom's restaurant sells peas, or else I would have had that instead of rice.

I can eat 1275 more calories today.  So I'll have a light snack before I clock in to work.  And I found some stuff I can eat at other places and still stay within my parameters.

Perro Sexivo is gonna come back, baby.

Later.
-Justin

All Awkward and Stuff

My whole life I've tended to avoid most social situations.

For the most part it's been easy.  When I was in middle/high school, I hid behind a faux-goth exterior.  By that I mean I wore all black.  Not necessarily the music/culture/lifestyle.  I'm arguably more goth now than I ever have been, with an extensive music collection including Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Smiths, Depeche Mode, etc.

I skipped out on the school dances.  Except the one after 8th grade graduation.  And another one my senior year.  They were mandatory.

I missed out on prom.  Both of them.  I don't even remember the theme to the senior prom.  I remember voting for it, though.  I think I voted for "Get Me Off" by Basement Jaxx in the write-in portion.

Junior prom was "Can't Fight the Moonlight."  If I were social, I probably would still have skipped that one on principle alone.  The theme from Coyote Ugly?  Come on.

I still find myself staying away from anything involving hanging out with others.  Just don't like putting myself in those situations.  I eventually creep up against the corner and wait for everything to be over so I can go home and catch up on whatever I missed on TV with my DVR.

Tonight was no exception.

Work had a big bowling blowout extravaganza.  Free bowling and shoes.  Everybody went, and according to the latest Facebook posts, it was awesome.

I stayed home.

I wouldn't have had a good time.  I would have stayed in the corner, emerging only to roll the ball periodically.

I try to be social with coworkers and always end up looking like the creepy guy trying to horn in on a conversation.  Why subject myself to that off the clock?

Tired of this awkwardness.  But at the same time I'm feeding it.  Damn vicious cycle.

There's more to this, but I can't quite figure out how to communicate it at the moment.

So I'll just say...

Later.
-Justin

My Legs Are On Fire

So I had my last free personal training appointment yesterday.

And I'm feeling it today.

The other two I kinda felt, but it wasn't nothing too strenuous.

But yesterday the guy had a sadistic streak.

Medicine balls, those weight bell thingies...he made one of those step things but made it the height of a coffee table.  Did laps around the outside of the gym with one of those weights in my hand.  Bounced the medicine ball against the wall (inches from my face).  Other stuff too.  I think my mind blocked some of it out.

My quadriceps are in constant pain.

But I've been staying true to my diet.  Dot Fit has been keeping me on track.  Love this site.

However, tonight is gonna be my cheat night.  I'm performing at Cinema Cafe.  It's my once a week treat.

Can't wait until this whirlwind of school/work/comedy dies down a bit so I can write some more articulate posts.  Especially about the after effects of the lifestyle change.  And my healthy Christmas wish list.

Till then, I'll let you go.

Later.
-Justin

P.S. I want this book for Christmas.  One of my more...unhealthy choices...

I don't like to count down...

...because it makes things seem longer than they really are.

The only thing I count down any more is how long I've gone without sex.  Which is my entire life.  Only reason I do that is because it's part of a joke in my routine.

Look it up on YouTube.  I won't spoil it for you.

Anyhow, I am on day two of this new lifestyle change.  It takes 21 or 28 days to make a habit, so I'm still making sure I'm diligent on this.

The one big help in all of this is probably the website my trainer turned me on to.  Because I'm a member of the gym or something, I get a free membership to dotfit.com.

So on this site, I can start a program, get new exercise ideas, and keep a log of my meals.  It's really cool and really easy.

So on this site, they tell me how many calories I usually burn in a day, how many calories I should eat in a day, and where I fall in the day so far.  And I don't have to do any math.  Which is always a plus.

For the last two days, with this log, I've been able to stay well within my parameters.  Yesterday I took in 22 less calories than they recommended.  Today, 18 calories.  Whereas during my lost weekend, I actually logged a day where I was 1000 calories ABOVE my limit.

I'm starting to sound like an advertisement.  So lemme recommend something that dotfit.com would most likely not want to be affiliated with.

Jessica Vale's "The Sex Album."  For the album, Jessica Vale got a bunch of recordings of people having sex, then manipulated them and made them into music.  She then speak/sings over the results to deliver one heck of a dirty experience.  Dirty dirty dirty.  It's awesome.

Okay. Off to bed before my last free training session.  Good night.

Later.
-Justin

2nd Appointment

I think I know what my first word will be tomorrow morning:

Ow.

I realized how out of shape I was when it comes to weights.

Stuff that used to be super light is now hard.

And then I did the suspension training for the first time.  That's hard as heck but I managed to do it.  Proud of myself.

Ate light this morning.  About to go eat light again before doing my Screenwriting Test and watching Road to Perdition.

This is a new beginning.  Dammit.

Later.
-Justin

Lost Weekend

I had a Lost Weekend.

Scarfed down all the junk food I wanted.  No cares in the world.  Tonight's dinner was Taquitos from 7/11.

Because tomorrow is the new beginning.

Dammit.  I'm gonna win this time.

Got another training appointment tomorrow.

And I'm not working or going to school.

Though I do have school work to do.  But instead of a whole chicken parm sandwich w/chips, I think I'll pre-fuel with grilled fish and peas (if available).

Now, if you'll excuse me, it's bedtime.  Sexiness doesn't just require exercise and a healthier diet.  It requires sleep too.

Later
-Justin

No gym like I promised

Left work early.  Sick.

Feeling better now.  If I take it easy and sleep well tonight I oughta be fine.

Gonna watch some TV.

Later.

-Justin

The Appointment

I'm a dumbass.

For some reason I scheduled my appointment in the morning.  Friday mornings are my recovery time from Thursday night performances.

::Shameless plug: See me at my next show.  Details TBA::

So I woke up at what felt like the crack of dawn.  More like 7.  Then 7:30.  Then 8.  Whatever.

Gobbled down a couple slices of bread w/peanut butter, downed a glass of water, and got in the car.

Warmed up for 5 minutes, then went into the session.

It ended up being more of an informational thing.  Finding out where I am, where I need to be, how I can get there, etc.  Much more informative than the first time I got a training session from there.

Very little exercise.

Lots of cool info, though.  And I got a free membership to a website where I can monitor my progress.

Also got two more free sessions.  Woo-hoo!

Gonna make up for my lack of exercise by packing my iPod and going after work tomorrow.

Okay.  Gonna watch a movie and go to bed.  Rented a couple.  Trying to avoid watching Cannibal Holocaust.  There.  I said it.

Later.
-Justin

Anyone got a light bulb?

Just re-balded myself.

I want to have the whole being bald for Breast Cancer Awareness Month thing to be for the whole month.

Now I'll have a more accurate result tomorrow regarding my experiment on sweat on a bald scalp.

Okay.  Gotta go to class.

Private Pyle reporting for duty!

Later
-Justin

Today

Yes, I went to the gym.

I didn't do 10k.  I did 5k.  But you know what?  That's still 3 miles.

Also ate light today.  Had a super small Powerbar and a Sugar Free energy drink for breakfast (courtesy ODU Bookstore--I had to swing by school to get something for Filmmaking class).  And then had a Powerade Zero and an Oh Yeah PB & Strawberry energy bar for lunch.*

Now I'm gonna do some finishing touches on something for school and do some laundry.  I'm all out of socks and undies.

Also got a free personal training session coming.  Gonna take it on Friday.  I need my ass kicked.

*-First time I ever had one of these.  DANG they're good!  I want a box of these for Christmas.

Later.
-Justin

Gonna Try Something

I'm a slave to the scale.

I'm on that damn thing nearly every day.  Scrutinizing the number in front of me.  To the point where I think it's messing with my head.

So I'm gonna conduct an experiment.

After tomorrow morning, I'm not gonna look at the scale.  At all.

Until my next doctor's appointment.

Instead, I'm just gonna use that energy to focus on my diet, my fitness, and a shitload of positive things.

Let's see how this works.

Later.
-Justin

So I Went (Yes I Went)...

And I'm gonna be a kindergarten teacher!

Ten bonus points to the first person who gets that reference.


So I did go.  But I didn't last too long.

Lemme explain.

I was indeed sick yesterday.  I won't go into details, but let me put it this way: If my body were a shopping mall, yesterday I had an Everything Must Go Blowout at Sphincter's.

Sophisticated poop joke.  Mom is so proud of me.

I thought the worst of it had passed.  Then I stepped on the elliptical.

Ten minutes (and 1.16k later), I felt another Doorbuster coming on.

So now I'm home.  About to go back to bed.

Let's try this again on Monday.

Later.
-Justin

I so badly wanna make an excuse...

...to not go to the gym.  I'm tired.  But gosh darn it, I gotta go.

So I'm gonna have a quick breakfast, get dressed, and head out before I change my mind.

I'll report back in a few hours to let you know if I followed through or not.

Until then, check out Mark Ronson & the Business Intl.'s new CD.  At the very least, go onto amazon.com or iTunes and download the following tracks.

"Somebody to Love Me"
"You Gave Me Nothing"
"The Night Last Night."

If somebody reads this and does DL those tracks, I could very well aim for four gym visits next week.  But they have to DL all three.  Legally.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I left some hint on the floor.

Later.
-Justin

Blah

Okay,  no workout since the big 10k World Record Extravaganza of Saturday.

Been feeling lazy.  I planned on going today.  Didn't happen.  I ate lighter, though.  Not perfect, but lighter.

I am disappointed in myself.  Hate this feeling.  Gonna use this feeling to motivate myself.

I will go on Friday, darn it.  Not only that, I will also get around to watching Cannibal Holocaust on that day, too.  I've been putting that off for months, but I need to fulfill that promise to my followers over at Italian Lemonade (italianlemonade.blogspot.com).

Also, by watching it, I can trade it in and get another movie.  Like Human Centipede.

Okay.  Off to stay lazy today.

Later.
-Justin

Ow...

So...Friday...there were, like, tornadoes and shit.  Well, not really.  I just felt lazy.

I forced myself to go after work today.

And I kicked my ass.

So...how did my sweat migrate on my head now that I'm shaven?  Well, lemme put it this way.  My hair grows fast (only on my cranium.  My face can't sprout a hair to save my life).  Now my head is a giant spherical Plinko board.

Onto the workout.

I ran 5k in 40:19.  Then I went to the drinking fountain.  Then I did another 5k in 38:21.

All together, that's 10k (6 miles for you non-metric people) in 78:40.  About 13:08 per mile.  And 4 1/2 minutes faster than Monday (which was the first time I ever tried to run 10k in one day).

Soy un Perro Sexivo.  Damn straight.

Celebrated with a Very Berry Green Tea smoothie and a Chicken Pesto flatbread at Tropical Smoothie.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna crash a bit.

Later.
-Justin