We now train two times a week in order to make up for a bunch of training sessions that were missed by our trainer. This is both good and bad. Good because it means we get better workouts twice a week. Bad, because I'm in more amounts of pain from said work out. However, I am getting more out of it, so in reality it's a good thing and worth the pain.

The past couple of days has been busy. Two friends came over and hung out for a bit. One of them is about to head to England for a few months (lucky bastard) and the other is heading back to Washington State since his Americorp Vista terms ran out. Lots of tasty food and good times were had while they were here.

Tomorrow brings a new lamb roast I want to try and shopping for a Secret Santa. Perhaps the gym as well if everything goes smoothly and doesn't take long.

Dear God, I've been away for a while.

So I've been gone for a bit. This is due to many reasons. Looking for work, taking care of my car, taking car of my dog, going back and forth from Indy to Richmond. Anyway, it's time to quit slacking and get back to eating right and losing weight.

First, I have to mention that I'm incredibly proud of the fact that for the first time since high school I'm able to fit comfortably in to a XL Hoodie. My mom recently went to England for job stuff and brought back a XL hoodie as a gift. After a few days of not bothering with it, since it was at least a size too small, it was cold enough to need it. I ended up saying "screw it, I might as well try it on" and did so. And it fit well!

So now I have a warm hoodie AND I fit back in to an XL again. Just to be sure, I tried on a couple of old shirts from high school and about half of them fit just fine! So this is a very good thing!

On to the second point.

I've been having some problems at training recently. I blamed it mostly on the slacking for working out but about 5 days ago I nearly passed out while training. I remedied this by doing more to keep up with exercise and taking vitamins to make sure I'm getting the right amounts of everything. So far it seems to be working since I was able to go through an entire training session and felt pretty good.

I know my muscles are going to hurt like hell tomorrow, but at least I was able to finish the session.

Third, Happy Belated Thanksgiving!

I spent my Thanksgiving with two of my friends in Richmond and it was AMAZING. So much good food and good company!

Anyway, that's enough for now. Time for dinner.

Day twenty. (In which I realize that I missed my Monday update.)

So I might have forgotten to update on Monday. I would say that there was a good reason, but there is none. I simply forgot. Regardless, it's been a busy few days. The weekend was great, which started with a great breakfast prepared by one of mine and The Lovely Fiancee's friend. The two of them went to go try on wedding stuff while I grabbed a quick meal at one of the food places near by where they were. We also went and saw Inception, which was fantastic and very entertaining. I recommend, strongly recommend, it to everyone. Due to how busy of a day it was, The Lovely Fiancee and I decided to take that Saturday off instead of Sunday.

Sunday, we simply went to the gym and did 33 minutes on the elliptical to keep active.

Monday, we did a quick workout and tried a free protein bar. It sucked.

Tuesday, was a quick 33 minute elliptical use.

That brings us to today. I'm about 75% sure that the tRainer is trying to kill me and The Lovely Fiancee. He's getting results and doing what he is supposed to, but everything hurts while working out. More so than usual. We did a lot of arm work as well as abdominal work and didn't use any of the machines whatsoever. It's shocking how much you can do while barely using any weights and how much it can help you in order to get more/back into shape. The reason I believe that the tRainer is trying to kill me is because after finishing the last set on the circuit training and giving my all to complete said final set, the tRainer looks at us and says those horrible words, "Give me six minutes of going hard on the bike, then you're done." Now everything hurts and I'm still trying to summon energy to do simply things.....like hold up a book.

Not sure if I'll be updating Friday but I'll try to get one more in during the weekend. If I am unable, have a great weekend and see you Monday.

Day fifteen. (In which I reveal that I am a nerd)

Today me and The Lovely Fiancee finally got the training session we have been trying to get all week! It hurt. But that's to be expected. We did circuit training for a full hour and by the end of it all I was pretty much one mass of sweat being held together by clothing only. This was also partially due to having the heat index today being the hottest day of the year at roughly 103 degrees. Fortunately, I was somewhat prepared for this by growing up mostly in Virginia, where not only is it constantly in the 90's to 100's rang in heat in the summer, but it also is amazingly humid. You want hell? Try football from 6AM until 6-7PM on days like that in Virginia in full pads. That's hell.

Regardless, it was a great workout. Circuit workouts are the best way to go, in my opinion. What these entail, basically, is work hard, get your heart rate up and never let it go down. This help burn calories/fat much faster while building muscle. But as I have gone over this before, I shall stop there.

Today was also a picnic that The Lovely Fiancee had with her work place. Mandatory Fun as she/her co-workers called it, as they had to be there no matter what. I got to meet a lot of people and and had lots of fun.

Tonight, I believe, is a bar night. Though this is different than usual. Normally, I'll go out with friends to go drinking, however this time is for trivia. Not normal trivia, mind you, but comic book trivia. And thus, my geekdom/nerdness is revealed. Tonight is "Heroes," tomorrow is "villians," and next Friday is "Comic book movies." Have a good weekend everyone, see you Monday.

Day thirteen. Slow Day.

Not much to tell today. Me and The Lovely Fiancee were supposed to have a day with the trainer but that never happened. We went to the gym at the time we were supposed to have the session but turns out that another trainer was supposed to call us to reschedule so basically our session was canceled and the person who was supposed to call us never did. In theory we have an appointment tomorrow...if she calls us to set it up.

So we'll see what happens tomorrow, see you Friday.

Day six. (I would murder for a huge steak)

Today was another day of working with my trainer. Instead of half a workout like last time I did a full work out which nearly killed me. We started out with a quick stair climbing exercise to get my heart rate up. Immediately after we started the workout.

This was done in order to keep my heart rate up and keep moving to help burn more calories. After about 35 minutes of the 45 minute session I had to sit out the rest of it due to feeling light headed. The trainer looked at me and asked "reminds you of football huh?" The answer was yes. He continued to work with my Lovely Fiancee while I sat and reminded myself that the work out was not nearly as hard a one football field suicide.

In case you don't know a football suicide is where you start at the back of one endzone and run to every line on the field. Basically, from the back of the endzone to the goal line, back to the back of the endzone, to the five yard line, back to the back of the endzone, to the ten yard line.....they are more or less one of the worst things ever.

My Lovely Fiancee and I decided that we will go with the plan where we meet with a trainer once a week with the option of going for six times a month without the price jumping to $200+. Therefore, the Lovely Fiancee and I will workout with a trainer four times a month and continue going to the gym everyday.

Day four or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the pain.

The first training session went amazingly well! I learned a little more about what exactly I should do to reach my goal in a way that won't kill me. My favorite part was when the trainer said that diets tend not to work because you aren't doing what is natural for your body. He stressed to eat healthier and to more or less just stay away from the things that are clearly fatty. For example, a Double Whopper with extra cheese or a Bic Mac. This will not be too difficult for me seeing as I tend not to eat a lot of fast food or candy. My problem is that even though I may be eating something healthy, I'll eat about 2-3 or even sometimes 4 times the amount I should be eating.

Anyway, back to the trainer. He seems like a nice guy and not a trainer that is more or less a drill instructor or someone who will be easy to push over and be able to cheat myself out of a workout. Hopefully, with his help at one time a week (all I can afford) he'll keep me in check as well as provide sheets of what I should be doing when I come to work out on days that are not my scheduled time. He will also help me by keeping track of how I'm progressing as the weeks go on. While the trainer is somewhat expensive, hence only being able to use home once a week, at least I will be getting my monies worth with all that he provides. All in all, I think having the trainer would be a great help in me reaching my goal.