Its been GLORIOUS…
This morning, everyone here at the manblog awoke to a new and wonderful day. Russett had the boys to his garage for poker this week….as is known to happen. Jeremy is returning from a trip south with his wife. Tbag came over to enjoy some wine…I made dinner. Slab enjoyed a night out at a local pub watching her bf’s band…not gaining a pound. Suds is dropping weight too fast for me to keep up. YogaJenni is enjoying Tofa and drinking white wine with a friend. Krista is visiting her Mom in Newfoundland. HotTub is also out for half-price bottles with a friend at a local haunt. Yours truly has had a wonderful couple of weeks….enjoying work, Charlotte’s hockey, visits and calls from the kids, lifting heavy and seeing changes, realizing the new truck gets better fuel economy than the van…that thing gets TO and back on a tank of gas with a box full of kitchen cabinets…
Life is bright…I have enjoyed a few days sitting in my backyard after work…the sun on my face. That will be a new routine for me…a daily kiss of the sun right after work. I plan on opening the pool as early as possible and swimming every day. Hit the sauna and the pool….I can not wait.
Things are getting better for all of us here at the manblog….and the weight is melting off like the snow covering the deck.
Ya….I have some legal fees….but those will be covered by the other party…so I’m not worried about that in the end.
Reality is…I’m feeling comfortable…maybe the most comfortable I have ever been.
I am comfortable alone, maybe for the first time in my life, I am really happy with my own company, doing healthy things….not drinking whiskey daily…not desperate for company…just happy in my own skin, by myself.
I enjoy my job, caring for my children, and have great friends…I don’t think I have ever, in my life, been as happy as I am right now….alone….
I drive a truck again….that may seem odd, but I have driven a truck for 20 of my over 50 years…
Anyway….thanks to everyone that has stood beside me…I appreciate all of it.
And Now….The Weather…
Lets start with Jeremy…he has shared the least this week….the beach and all….all I know of Jeremy is that he tells me he is “Fattastic” from the airport hotel in Montreal, awaiting a connection home. Jeremy has been enjoying the buffet and is going to be ready to pack on muscle when he gets back to the gym.
Next up Slab…she has the same body dysmorphia as I do…Slab and I share a lot of our negative thoughts and we laugh it up discussing them. Here at the manblog, I get a lot of photos from the participants, many are of the do not share variety….why?….nudes?….never nudes…But I do get photos of midriffs…which imo look excellent…but as Slab says…not good enough. It’s all about camera angles and lighting, trying to get that acceptable photo for the manblog. Slab is nudging the scale around the bathroom, looking for the spot that will offer half a pound less.
Slab managed to post a low of 127.8.
TBag…is tbag dieting or working out at this time? I’m not sure. She offered a 144 this morning. I witnessed firsthand the consumption of Meat poutine and red wine at my table last night. Her ambition for working out has been off and on, but she is still positive. This woman can graze a plate of poutine and a glass of Rioja for 3 hours! Around here, we eat like bulldozers while she is cutting her fries into Hickory sticks….a glass of wine for TBag is less than a 1 ounce pour….Just chatting with Tbag and she thinks its important to note that after taking 3 hours to eat dinner, she only had 1 cheesie while I ate 2 dozen….
YogaJenni…I don’t know if I had forgotten or if my mind simply tried to erase it, but I was reminded this week that YJ is a vegetarian. My lord…ok…a few opinions….just what everyone needs in their life…..my ridiculous opinion….ok…humans are supposed to eat meat, how do I know? Simple…if you swallow a mini carrot, you will poop out that mini carrot. I will make its way through your intestinal track as a carrot while your body pulls as much as it can out of it….including the pesticides….Now…say you sat down to a nice Tbone…you ate a carrot-sized bit, just swallowed that baby down. Humans have the chemistry to digest that portion….we are made for it! YJ had white wine, popcorn, and Thai Tofu last night…Tofu…gross. She tells me it takes on the flavor of whatever its cooked in….seems a lot like cardboard? YJ posted a 158.
Suds…has had a few shots of the old peptide, maybe a bag of chips, and offered up a 189. Lots of conversations about the use of peptides, which I totally support. Lots of people secretly taking them, worried about perception….F anyone else….do what you think is best for you….I think there may be some misunderstanding of their use…most likely best cycled on and off rather than constantly upping the dose. I can’t help feeling that upping the dose makes your body more resistant, while taking a week or 2 off every month or 2, while restricting calories to keep weight gain down, might be a better way to manage resistance and learn how to move forward without the peptide in the future. I am still considering a peptide in my life, not for weight loss, but there are just so many peptides that might offer a benefit. Thus far, Suds seems happy with her progress…other than the constant feeling of wanting to VOM.
HotTub….my lord, the diet on this kid….hold onto your hat…for breakfast HT has hard-boiled eggs with sardines, mustard, and baby bell cheese. A testament to how attractive she might be, her husband still loves her deeply. HT is going to mix things up, trying a 2-week calisthenics routine. She put up a 125.9 this morning. This lady uses sardines like I enjoy peanut butter…peanut butter on celery….sure…but gently placing a nice juicy sardine on a sprig of celery…maybe a bit of mustard? no….nope….can’t…
Russett….oh the stories I could tell….russett has more content going and I can’t use any of it…Although it seems I’m throwing everyone under the bus here, there are some understandings at the manblog…there is an approval scheme to most of this, and Russett has been hitting the deny button way too much. Russett has been in the 220s for a week….an amazing feat considering the load he is carrying….pun intended…
Krista…hello….helloooooo….Krista will be returning to Ontario from a trip home….I am trying hard to get Krista to put herself on the list of self-care in her life. The bottom slot isn’t the right place, not for her, her children, her friends, or her co-workers….love you, bud, let’s do this.
Yours Truly…I saw 216.8 yesterday…my scale app still says I’m obese.
2018 vs this week…still a work in progress and 4 weeks away from my birthday…I need a bit of a tan…but I’ve put in the work, and I plan on being better than I have ever been. My life has changed in so many positive ways. Tbag and I split a bottle of wine last night….split…and there is still almost half a bottle remaining….I have a liquor cabinet full of rye and bourbon from November…bottles that would have been long in the blue bin just a few months ago….I have xmas beer in the fridge. I have never been healthier. I have never been happier. Like this, I should be able to live a good life for another 20 years….maybe more…Old Uncle Charlie made it to 78 and he didnt live as well as I am right now…fingers crossed. 4 weeks of Charlotte’s hockey season remain….then more time to take care of me, the house, and the car. I will have time to get the car done, painted, and on the road…I will have more time by the pool. Charlotte and I are going to have the best summer of our lives. With only 4 weeks left of this hockey season, I look forward to the next…a great group of players and parents….it will be the best season yet.
The Quote of The Day
Do you need someone?
And hey, I’m a mess myself, but I think
I could be someone if you need someone
-The Banjo Song-Mumford & Sons.
I know it might seem like we fat shame around here….but that isn’t it. We are sharing a journey. That trip has been full of ups and downs for a long time…Some of us have been doing this for about 15 years. Time to make Charlotte breakfast and do a leg workout….frigin legs….
