The Football Fan’s Diet

By Matt DeReno
On The FFD

PITTSBURGH – Okay, I am still wallowing in a torpid stretch. Well, I feel like I am coming out of it, but I have my doubts. I have a lot of doubts lately. That sucks. I always thought the older one got the more confident one would become about many things relating to life. But, I am beginning to get a sense that the older the get the less I ever really knew to begin with. This has the potentially to both liberating and a major bummer. Lately, I think it bummed me out a bit. But, now, I think I can move forward with the comfortable knowledge the cocksure young man I was in his 20s, was simply full of shit. But, no sooner than I won’t give myself any credit for what I am doing, I’ll try anyway.

I do know that there is work to be here. I have held on in the past month or so, but man I think it is time to get back to being energetic and determined, driven and healthy. I did it for several months. There should be no reason I can’t do it again. In fact, this time, I want to make it all stick.

I know what my challenges are in health. Sometimes I drink way to much beer. Sometimes I eat way too much food. Not all the time, but enough I want to curtail both. I also know that every weekend I should be prepared for some kind of event. I really don’t think it is the Holidays that kill me – it’s the days between the next one. So to it could be said of this summer. Vacation didn’t really do me in – in fact I was relatively happy about my health – all things considered – down there in Myrtle Beach. However, the days after we got back – killed me.

So these are the things I need to focus on as I continue into another season. Where this is all going – I don’t know. But, I will give it another try. There is just enough time left in the year for one full regular season. Sounds perfect for me.

I have been on vacation lately – literally. In the past month, the DeReno tribe has been to both Canaan Valley, West Virginia, for hiking, camping and rain; and more recently, a week in Myrtle Beach, for some beach bum activity. It should be noted that there were plenty of steaks in West Virginia as there were an equal amount of crab legs in butter in Myrtle. Long trips in the car, make for some poor fast food choices. You know, it may be some time before I ever fully get to the point of having a healthy vacation.

Anyway, all in all, I am not that bad coming out of this past stretch of weeks. I don’t think it would have been fair to say “Hey, let’s start Season III during all of this…” I think it will be fair to say that now. I can reach my goal by December if I get back on the horse now. Now is now.