1.
I'm taking the GRE on July 9th. I haven't done any practice yet. I hate studying and homework so much, it's making me nervous about doing grad school.
2.
I have more information about my fitness, my routine, and my diet than I ever did before. So I'm interested to find out the results of this creatine cycle that I started on Monday.
My bench press 1RM has been stuck at 180 lbs since May 16th. I'm doing a lot of other things, and I know I'm getting stronger, but whenever I return to bench, I see no progress.
I hit 150 lbs on Monday. The problem is, last time I took my measurements, only my stomach had grown. Let's hope the creatine works.
3.
Another Bridge get-away on Thursday, July 7th. At the Pond. I only have one week to get in shape. :-P
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Week 6
1.
My supervisor is on vacation this week. He tried to train me to do a bunch of documentation work before he left, but he ran out of time. So I've been reading up on how to do it. I've always been getting tutorials on FEA from an analysis guy. It's kinda nice when my supervisor's gone cause I don't worry about coming in later and leaving at a comfortable stopping point.
2.
I hit 149.7 pounds on Monday. A new all-time high for me. I dead-lifted 315 pounds once last Thursday. Another all-time high. I had to up my caloric intake by a few hundred calories a day. My weight flat-lined in June at 3200 calories a day, so now I'm at 3600. I've also been adding more variety to my workouts.
3.
I went to Bushwhackers tonight. Everyone who dances there is really good. And I didn't know how to do any of the partner dances. I'm tempted to work at it so I can get good at it.
My supervisor is on vacation this week. He tried to train me to do a bunch of documentation work before he left, but he ran out of time. So I've been reading up on how to do it. I've always been getting tutorials on FEA from an analysis guy. It's kinda nice when my supervisor's gone cause I don't worry about coming in later and leaving at a comfortable stopping point.
2.
I hit 149.7 pounds on Monday. A new all-time high for me. I dead-lifted 315 pounds once last Thursday. Another all-time high. I had to up my caloric intake by a few hundred calories a day. My weight flat-lined in June at 3200 calories a day, so now I'm at 3600. I've also been adding more variety to my workouts.
3.
I went to Bushwhackers tonight. Everyone who dances there is really good. And I didn't know how to do any of the partner dances. I'm tempted to work at it so I can get good at it.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Les Amis et les Conflictes
I had a lot of conflicts this week. On Friday I talked to a friend who I think went too far when she was teasing me earlier. I was nice but serious and it was good to clear things up her. And on Thursday I talked to a guy who was being a mean-spirited smart-ass. He wasn't taking me seriously at first, but when I started cussing at him, he saw I meant it about how his jokes were not ok with me and so he agreed to stop. And on Monday I got an angry Facebook message from the girl from my Sunday night date; I didn't see her on Friday and she wouldn't answer her phone so I sent her a Facebook message reply where I respectfully disagreed with her take on things, and she agreed to start talking to me again.
It's good to get all that out of the way. Now I can focus my energy on important things, like becoming a Chris Hemsworth impersonator.
This morning, I got to talk to Lydia at Stumptown. I thought it might have been about some conflict, but it wasn't; it was just for fun. It was really nice. She's really cool.
At the Bridge last Friday, I spent a while talking to Miss Portland. She was pretty cool. It made me think about how there's plenty of fish in the sea, but a lot of them don't count - they would if I were just a couple inches taller, because I don't think I could ever date someone taller then me.
It's good to get all that out of the way. Now I can focus my energy on important things, like becoming a Chris Hemsworth impersonator.
This morning, I got to talk to Lydia at Stumptown. I thought it might have been about some conflict, but it wasn't; it was just for fun. It was really nice. She's really cool.
At the Bridge last Friday, I spent a while talking to Miss Portland. She was pretty cool. It made me think about how there's plenty of fish in the sea, but a lot of them don't count - they would if I were just a couple inches taller, because I don't think I could ever date someone taller then me.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Bleh
2.
No progress. I've been cussing much more lately. My body weight and my maxes have leveled off for the last two weeks. My dimensions have barely changed in the last month. I was worried about this. Right now, I'm right at the level I was at before the DTS, so I've never actually broken through these levels before. I'm changing up my routine now, and I'm trying to eat more. It's hard to increase my caloric intake from what it is now. I also think I'm not getting enough sleep.
3.
My date was interesting. She was really happy with me on Sunday. When we talked on Monday, she was very upset with me. I'm hoping to resolve the conflict before I share anything else about it.
No progress. I've been cussing much more lately. My body weight and my maxes have leveled off for the last two weeks. My dimensions have barely changed in the last month. I was worried about this. Right now, I'm right at the level I was at before the DTS, so I've never actually broken through these levels before. I'm changing up my routine now, and I'm trying to eat more. It's hard to increase my caloric intake from what it is now. I also think I'm not getting enough sleep.
3.
My date was interesting. She was really happy with me on Sunday. When we talked on Monday, she was very upset with me. I'm hoping to resolve the conflict before I share anything else about it.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Week 4
1.
This is my first true design job. It's a lot better than my other engineering jobs. I'll be extremely moderately content for the next 15 months.
2.
I'm at a bit of a plateau. I've weighed 145 every day this week, and my measurements haven't changed for a few weeks. It's very sad.
3.
Date's been moved to Sunday. More to come.
This is my first true design job. It's a lot better than my other engineering jobs. I'll be extremely moderately content for the next 15 months.
2.
I'm at a bit of a plateau. I've weighed 145 every day this week, and my measurements haven't changed for a few weeks. It's very sad.
3.
Date's been moved to Sunday. More to come.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Week 3
1.
Work's going well. I'm not super in to it, but the clock doesn't tick too slowly.
2.
5 reps of 80-lb dumbbells. I've never attempted 80's before.
3.
The beach trip was pretty awesome. One of the girls heard I have a date next Saturday and we started talking about fun places to go. I wrote all of them down and now I have a huge list.
The beach trip was one of my favorite getaways ever. We climbed the giant sand dunes at Pacific City. We played football, ate amazing food, and heard great preaching. We got in great discussions and bonded a lot. I have great friends at Solid Rock.
I haven't had any drama in life since I got rid of the source of the drama, but sometimes I have a small suspicion that it might not have been necessary.
Work's going well. I'm not super in to it, but the clock doesn't tick too slowly.
2.
5 reps of 80-lb dumbbells. I've never attempted 80's before.
3.
The beach trip was pretty awesome. One of the girls heard I have a date next Saturday and we started talking about fun places to go. I wrote all of them down and now I have a huge list.
The beach trip was one of my favorite getaways ever. We climbed the giant sand dunes at Pacific City. We played football, ate amazing food, and heard great preaching. We got in great discussions and bonded a lot. I have great friends at Solid Rock.
I haven't had any drama in life since I got rid of the source of the drama, but sometimes I have a small suspicion that it might not have been necessary.
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