The Football Fan’s Diet

Yesterday we had some friends over for the Steelers game. Although the game didn’t turn out to my liking, the time we had a was great. I pounded Miller Lites, ate some wings, onion rings and the main course was hot sausage on rolls. Emm. That was good eating.

The thing that really wasn’t so bad was that I didn’t really over eat anything in particular. So, the next day, I actually didn’t feel that bad. So, eating sensibly and forgetting about calories may be the way to go.

It is a cold Pittsburgh day and if there every was such a thing as frozen tundra, I would have imagine it has to look like what the North Hills of Pittsburgh looks like right now. So this is the dead cold of winter and yes, I have a lot of weight to lose now. So, I will use this week off from work to contemplate how I will make this second season on the Football Fan’s Diet work.

As a coach I need to use all the tools available to me: video clips, audio, text, pictures – everything to get my healthy team on the right path to a Super Bowl victory. You know, I am weird aren’t I.

Okay, if I don’t post by Christmas – Have a very Merry one. Drink some eggnog for me!

I was doing really well – that is until Thursday. I went to a Christmas party and then afterward had the dubious chore of driving to the airport to pick up a relative at 11:30. The problem was that the flight from the notoriously delayed Chicago O’Hara didn’t arrive until 6 hours after its scheduled departure time. I stayed up pretty much the whole night and being tired – figured “what the heck… eat what I want.” So, I did. So I am here now.

That being said. I do plan on relaunching the 2nd Season here shortly. In doing so, I plan on revamping and re-thinking my strategy in terms of posting updates and everything else. But, it will be in full sway come J-1. I will make routine updates until then. Now, it is the holiday’s. Go stuff your face.

Hey, the economic times might be tough so what better way to suffer through them than taking this as an opportunity to reduce my food bill, waistline and nagging self doubts. Today, then, on another cold blustery day in Pittsburgh – I continued my regime at the YMCA. One hour on the stepper. That is 800 calories I tore up today. Tonight I have a Christmas Party at Dave and Buster’s (local Pittsburgh restaurant with video games, beer and all sorts of food I shouldn’t have). I will keep moderation in site, or at least give it my best shot. You know what – screw it! It is the Holiday Season right? Just kidding. I will keep my progress for the past 4 days in mind. I hope.

I heading over to the YMCA in Bellevue right now. It is cold outside. My dog is barking. I have been working on web sites all day. Time to hit the treadmill – oh, I should say Stepper.

My goal is to do the stepper for an hour. Is this crazy? I did it yesterday. I’ll give it a shot again today.

–Matt

It is Monday morning on a temperate day in Pittsburgh. The weather will climb into the 50s, but it will be short lived. Tomorrow the temperature climbs back down into the chilly digits where Global Warming becomes a fair topic for discussion. So why not start another season on the Football Fan’s Diet?

I was planning on re-launching Jan. 1, but that is so contrived. If I start now, and somehow succeed, I should be right and healthy come this summer. Well, that is the plan.

So now I am sitting in my basement typing away at this blog, wondering how I can avoid failure – the disaster that was Season 1 of the Football Fan’s Diet? How can I repackage this diet? I suppose I will call it The Football Fan’s Diet II, much like the Super Bowl’s use the Roman numbers for great big game.

The greater questions: Can I sustain something? Can I produce a winning season? How can I avoid the mistakes of the past?

So please check back often and get in shape with me.

–Matt

I am sorry fellow Football Fans Diet Fans… I blew it big time. Season I was a complete failure. Hell, I even gained weight. Give me credit: I tried. I am going back now to see how badly I have done. I essentially have gotten nowhere. So this diet all along has been a bunch of bull.

But, hey… Aren’t they all like that? I mean you fell for it before – at lease I didn’t try to sell you any books. But, don’t count me out yet.

I am gearing up for Season II. Please check back. I promise I will either succeed on this thing or I will have a coronary – I know, unfortunately, I can count on that anyway if my unhealthy habits continue. Here’s to Season II coming right up!