Time For A The Lifestyle Reboot On The Football Fan's Diet
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- Published on Friday, 27 January 2012 09:55
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I need to reboot my lifestyle to become healthy. What do I mean by this? Let me explain what rebooting means first.
Wikipedia defines rebooting in computing as "the process by which a running computer system is restarted, either intentionally or unintentionally." Another form of rebooting relates to the craft of fiction. Consider how Wikipedia defines rebooting in fiction: "The verb reboot, in serial fiction, means to discard much or even all previous continuity in the series and start anew with fresh ideas."
Do you see where I am going with this
Now here is what I mean by rebooting my lifestyle. With one fell push of a button, I want to get rid of all the garbage thinking and bad habits accumulated from a system that has been up and running far too long. There is a compelling need to erase the past and move forward with a fresh look at everything I do in terms of my lifestyle.
Rebooting my lifestyle might involve running around the block in the morning instead of loitering in my driveway sipping coffee. Perhaps rebooting my lifestyle is going to a coffee shop to hang out and read books instead of planting my butt on a barstool? Rebooting my lifestyle could involve cooking at home instead of grabbing food on the go. Maybe I should go catch football instead of shoot the bull about it. As I am largely (literally and figuratively) a one-man-show when it comes to me, my ego, my butt, I will have to learn how to bootstrap my health and do a full cleansing, an all encompassing health reboot on my own. Lastly, rebooting me involves taking a fresh look at everything, even how I view myself in the world in which I frolic.
Anyway, let's talk a little Football Fan's Diet.
Last week, I won the week on The Football Fan's Diet, yet I had a few losing days and my weight progress showed a gain. I was miffed about the whole thing as I had this notion that this year would be the one in which all poor unhealthy behaviors are eliminated. Optimistically, I envisioned running roughshod over my health opponents on The Football Fan's Diet. I had this image in my head of a a young David Hasselfhoff trotting on the beach with all the babes of Baywatch close behind me. What the? Did I just mention "The Hoff" and the show Baywatch on a blog about football and dieting?
As I type this, however, I am back on track and I think Coach will be happy. This week on the Football Fan's Diet so far has seen me reclaim the momentum lost last week against my Inner Fat Slob As I begin Friday, I am going strong. I still have to face coach about my poor play last week. Will he be understanding? After all, I did "reboot" myself. I am sure Coach will be pleased. Right?
Coach's Corner: The Wheels Came Off In The Fourth Quarter of Week 2
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 19:55
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We won Week 2 yes, but indeed we did not perform in the fourth quarter and there is clearly a carry-over effect going on. Matt is not off to a good start on Monday and it has all the smell of the same-old same-old, piss-poor health effort that got us to the bottom of the barrel to begin with. Matt is slipping on his diet. Matt's new year resolutions for 2012 to become a healthy dad once and for all seems to be going back the other way.
In hindsight, we acknowledge that 4 beers (the first 2 over at dad's house) last Wednesday was the beginning of the slip-ups. There was no need for it then and there is no need for it now. Beer must be minimized.
We already are down on Monday. The fat struck first and with a vengeance yesterday. There was this obligatory, if not compulsory, trip to Sheetz for dogs. There was Wendy's. There was being crafty about all the garbage that got shoveled down the pie hole yesterday. Why? When is enough, enough?
There are six days left to make this a winning week. We won last week, but because of how it ended, it was one of those weeks that felt like a loss. This week is already feeling like a loss but the goal now is to make it end like a win, which it needs to be, and by God, will be.
The Tuck Rule
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- Published on Thursday, 12 January 2012 15:58
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This posting concerns the Tuck Rule. No, not the Tuck Rule game famously immortalized in the 2002 AFC Divisional playoff game between the New England Patriots and Oakland Raiders, but rather the unstated rule of whether to tuck your shirt in or leave it out.
Before, I get into all that, a quick update.
I am still going strong on the Football Fan's Diet and it is J-12 already. I watched what I ate, I have routinely exercised, and I am staying motivated. As a result, I have not lost one day to my unhealthy self since I started this last season on The Football Fans Diet. The winning trend began last week and is continuing into this one. That is awesome.
However I do from this point forward I am happy with my health progress to date. That happiness is perhaps no better exemplified then my willingness to go with a tuck in. You see, I wore a collared shirt today and tucked it in my pants. Call me old school, but I believe collared shirts should be tucked in. I should add, however, that I think nothing looks worse than having a big enormous beer gut dunlop over the belt buckle. Because I have one of these big things, I have avoided the tuck. Well, I would tuck, but I would throw a sweater over the whole shebang. The sweater over a collared shirt hid well that unsightly lopping of my dun over my flop (did that make sense?).
At last, today was different. Today, I donned the collared shirt and tucked that bastard into the zippered realm. Was there loppage over my flop? Dun right about that but the dunlopping was minimal comparatively speaking. Indeed the hard work is slowly paying off. I have touchdowns to show for it but I also have a tucked in shirt to sport.
Survived an irritable Monday - Was it the Beer On Sunday or the fact The Steelers Blew It?
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- Published on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 21:02
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I am desperately trying to change my lifestyle and we need look no further than most people to know that changing oneself is just about as difficult as changing a mountain by looking at it. This mountain has about 100 pounds to loose.
Yes, I know, some Buddha nugget of wisdom would counter that the mountain doesn't change or your don't change or whatever, but this is now, this is me. This is the year 2012, which if the Mayans got it right, will be the last on Earth. I can't go out a fat guy, right?
Okay, I am pretty sure the Mayan's got it wrong. After all, they aren't here anymore? So maybe their clock was a little off. Speaking of which, I was off on Monday. Following the Steelers loss to Tim Tebow (our Savior), I was very irritable. I was not sure if this was because the night before the Steelers fell short or it was all the beer I drank during the game or both?
I noticed something. Days after beer, which I love, I do feel quite moody. Is it the fact that I am no longer having beer? What is it? Surely beer can't be the downer that some doctors claim it is, right? Do the suds momentarily pick you up only to let you a lot farther down? I don't know.
I do know, the thought of that next cheat meal indeed keeps me going. I also know that moving mountains is damn near impossible to do - that is unless you do it one pebble at a time. On that note, you can't win the game or loose it on one play, such as a blown Ike Taylor coverage, which is about the worst coverage I have ever seen ever since I signed up with that fly-by-night insurance company. Nope. It is a mountain of plays that determine if you reach the summit or never got past the foothills.
It is a series of first downs that will win the game or loose it for you if you can't muster up enough of them. It is the small stuff. It matters little when the Mayan calender ends, rather it only matters what you do in this second. So on this Tuesday, I am going to focus on getting the next first down. I'll work my way up to that mountain next !
Coach's Corner: An Impressive Victory In Week 1
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- Published on Monday, 09 January 2012 20:40
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Our hats off to our healthy side. We kicked tail during the week and Matt should be proud. We consistently went to the gym, we logged calories, and we worked hard. The result was a 67-3 romping of Matt's unhealthy proclivities and poor health habits.
However, all that glitters was not black and gold. Our beloved Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Wild Card round against Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos. For that we are not happy. And for the record we would like to state that, just like the last hot dog Matt destroyed at Sheetz a few weeks go, it was not the last blown coverage in overtime by Ike Taylor that cost the Steelers the game against the Denver Broncos. Rather, it was the entire range of poor play exhibited by the Defense from the opening whistle to the last, to say nothing of squandered offensive opportunities. As such, one blown coverage does not lose a game just as one hot dog does not make one a fat slob. So, carry on Steelers. We'll see you next year.
This coming week we have to continue to do the things we did well last week. We need to pay attention to the little things and put the work in.
The game plan is a good one. We joined Club Julian, a very nice facility in the northern suburbs of Pittsburgh, and more importantly, we actually went and used it. We need to keep doing that if we are to win this week.
Our focus then will be continuing the habits we began to develop last week. We will allow one cheat day on The Football Fan's Diet, but other than that, the rest of this week we better be darn healthy. Are we up to the challenge of healthy this week? Is Matt? Are you?
