The Football Fan’s Diet

By Matt DeReno
On The FFD

PITTSBURGH – No updates on MLK Day as I took the Monday off. I won’t dwell on it. I know it was a very bad week last week and I will go into more detail on my Weekly Tuesday Press Conference.

For the Most part, Monday wasn’t that bad. I am not sure if I made my limit, but if I missed my Game Day Objective it was close. I was really tired for some reason. Plus, my daughter was home as she had no school. So, perhaps that was good because I ate what she ate and in her amounts.

The thing is that it all goes back to that Thursday, where I was sitting incredibly pretty only to totally reverse magnetic fat poles that evening. I have been tail spinning ever since but I feel as if today it is time to rebound and turn it around.

In fact the only writing I did at all yesterday was on a speech: I have a hangover.
But, I will say the Steelers indeed did roll.

I am very excited about this upcoming Super Bowl. As it is, I am looking forward to putting in some good time up until the Super Bowl. We all know there will be plenty of beer to guzzle on the Super Bowl and plenty of good eating for sure, but I have two weeks to earn it (or almost two weeks). There is an interesting and novel idea: earning that Nachos Grande.

We can’t eliminate the Nacho Grande. It is far too ingrained in diet, much like beer. Wait a second? Am I that insane to think I can have my beer and my Nacho Grande too? Is it any wonder that I have slowly descended off the beaten path of health since last Thursday. I need to turn this around fast.

I think my focus will be on earning that Nacho Grande and Miller Lite. It’s not like I will be able to simply show up and walk all over my Inner Fat Slob like the Steelers did to the tired and worn out Ravens.

Speaking of that glorious game: how about Troy Polamalu? That “pick six” to seal the deal is for me one of the indelible plays of his career and of this highly memorable football season. It is almost up there with the time Troy scooped that ball from the ground against the Indianapolis Colts only to be robbed of a rightful interception. I will say, when that hair is flying, teams are dying.

Since we are on the day of Barrack Obama’s historic Inauguration perhaps it is a good time to inaugurate a new period for me – one of health and prosperity. Perhaps then I can take the aspirations of what surely will be a memorable Obama speech and translate that literally to one of health and prosperity on a personal level. That would be really cool.

One last note: I am reminded of the old adage, “He who conquers himself, conquers the world…”

I think I have a new twist on that sentiment:

“He who conquers beer, conquers the world and has earned that Nachos Grande…”

Or, something like that…

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