3.21.01

Whew! Sorry, just got done working out on my new, generic-as-hell-but-hey-whatever-works stair stepper. It really is a piece of shit and quite possibly the most uncomfortable contraption since parachute pants. But, it’s been kicking my ass today, so to reiterate, "Hey, whatever works."

I did some surfing around today to learn more about eating healthy. Stopped by a few government sites, WebMD, and a few others I don’t remember. Anyway, at WebMD they have an online journal that you can fill out with your meals throughout the day and then at the end of the week see how you did. So on my first official day of this new direction, I filled out my food for the day.

Holy shit! Do you have any idea how little food you have to eat to get to the recommended 2,000 calorie day? It’s damn near impossible! They’re telling you to eat one CUP of cooked pasta. What? Ok, seriously, think of 1 cup, now picture that filled with cooked spaghetti, now picture that’s a meal. No fuckin way. I’d say Calista Flockhart eats more than that, but then everyone makes fun of her weight and I don’t want to stoop to that level. Wait. I just did. Oh well.

So it’s going to be an uphill battle for the Monkey considering that by lunch I was already over my limit. And I thought I was doing so well, too. Shit. Well, hopefully by working out twice a day it will help. Man, I woke this AM at 6:45 and did about :30 on the stepper before work. You have no idea how hard that was for me to 1) be up that early in the morning and 2) be doing something other than taking an early morning piss and going back to bed. But, if I’m going to do this, it’s going to take sacrifices like that.

Well, this is going to be one of those shorter entries. I’ll keep you posted on my progress and I might just have another nice big article ready by the weekend. We’ll just have to see how things progress.

Adios mi amigos,

Space Monkey