Thoughts...

There have been a couple of things on my mind to blog about BUT figured I’d just jump in with my trip next week for Turkey Day.

I’m being stupid and spending extra $ to go to NYC. We’re not having Thanksgiving there and haven’t for years, as my mom’s place in the city is too small… But I’m going into the city because I’m jonesing for Popeye’s chicken- which isn’t in Boston but is in NYC. I think this is a stupid reason to go, and there are a couple of others (there are NO toy stores really in Boston) but as a couple of co workers have pointed out- if I had a car, I could find a cheaper way of getting Popeye’s… and prolly a Toys R Us.
But then, and I didn’t tell them this, I’d have to pay ALL the bills for the car AND gas. So it works out A LOT cheaper this way, even if my Dad is making me by his wife a birthday present for the privilege of using his apartment. I was surprised that he was letting me use the apartment as last time my older brother asked- years ago- bro was denied because of the wife… guess that’s why I have to buy the wife a present…

I also thought it was weird in an odd logic loop that I’ve been having; on the one hand I’ve been looking forward to T-day because I feel that I can go “off the diet” if I want and eat whatever I want and my mom can’t say anything because I’m going to be in the best shape of all the guys there (I’m in better shape then my older bro and my step bro- the triathlon runner ain’t gonna be there). But that said on the other hand, I denied myself ice cream on Wednesday, because even though I really was in the mood for ice cream- I knew I’d be going off the diet next week… so I still have checks and balances and even though I know I’m in good shape- I’ve been pushing myself EXTRA hard at the gym this week to get into ULTIMATE shape for t-day (so I then won’t hear crap if I pig out?).
For the first time I actually did a 60 min run. I’d gotten 50 min. before but this week I wanted to see if I could fill an hour with running and I did. I had tried last week- but the problem was lack of music( forgot to recharge my psp) and thus my mind wandered and was more aware of the signals my body was sending it( STOP) but this week I had my psp fully charged and just kept going and going and going… for 1 full hour. Granted I was going for length of time- so I didn’t have the machine for hardest setting, nor do I think I did my best mileage (2.5 miles in 1 hour) but again I ran for an hour and I think that’s something. I’ve also started upping the weights I lift. I wasn’t hitting the gym a lot this summer, my weights didn’t go up much. I also was “getting ready” to meet a new trainer( my original trainer graduated in May) so I wanted to be able to DO the three reps of 10 of whatever weights I was doing, and I know that my lifts sometimes get messy when I increase them… so I didn’t change them a lot this summer… But as I meet my new trainer like two weeks ago, I’ve moved up several of my weights. I was struggling on Wednesday (last day I did weights) but I moved up like 5 of 9 weight exercises I do…. Though I should also admit that one of the remaining 4 was downgraded as she wanted me to do the exercise slightly differently and it’s a little harder her way. Right now I plan to get a little bit more comfortable with the weights I’m now doing before I up any of the remaining 4.
So to end, talking about the weights- my new trainer wondered about my improvement and I took a look at my notes and I realized I’ve been weight training for about a year- 11-10-05, Percentage wise my biggest gain is my biceps curls going from 20 lbs. to 80 lbs.= 300% increase. Weight wise biggest gain is my leg press going from 150 to 250- lifting a 100 lbs. more which is like only a 66% increase. And, what I consider sad, I’m currently only lifting my weight (and/or more) on the previously mentioned leg press…