SMOKE AND MIRRORS???

Does Facebook capture the true essence of a person or does it merely capture the "cool" parts of one's life?  Based on the majority of updated pictures it would seem as if everyone is living some grand adventure and paying no attention to the realities-the nuts and bolts-of daily life. 

I guess it makes sense and I know for a fact I only post the noteworthy things but sometimes it just seems as if people are trying to hard.

EXTRA EXTRA

I just thought you'd like to know that I'm starting to feel the effects of healthy living...I've been sleeping sounder and have quite a bit more energy.  I'm feeling so good I might do something crazy today...like wash dishes AND have a load of laundry going at the same time.  Watch out world!

FATTY UPDATE

I was nervous the weekend would totally derail my healthy eating mission.  I'm happy to report that I was able to eat healthy Friday night and all day Saturday and Saturday night.  In fact, I stepped it up a notch and went to a bootcamp with a good buddy Saturday morning.  It was awesome! I haven't worked out that hard in a long time.  By the time it was done I was pretty tired but had that awesome feeling of accomplishment. 

After bootcamp, my buddy recommended going to this deli-type restaurant that only serves healthy fare.  What an awesome idea, and it was no more expensive than going to a fast food place.  I can't remember the name of the place now, but when my memory returns, I'm going to post the name.  A place like this needs all the publicity it can get.

DAY 2

So, day two of healthy eating challenge is almost over.  Today was a bit harder than yesterday, but I think I know why.  Yesterday I had the food I was going to eat for the whole day determined by 10 a.m.  Today, I "winged" it and determined what I was going to eat on the fly.  While I didn't eat terribly, I didn't eat as good as yesterday. 

Now that I know what makes it easier to eat healthy, I'm going to make an effort to have all meals and snacks figured out for the rest of the experiment. 

Tomorrow is a new day.

HAPPY

This is a project I've been working on for a while now, I have been snapping quick pictures when things make me smile.  Granted, I have smiled a lot more than these 15 or so pictures might make you think, these are just a sample.  Before you go getting all materialistic on me, many things that make me smile don't cost a dime, I thought I'd save you the pictures of me working out and figured you'd get tired of seeing pictures of my friends and family.

UNO

OK, so day one of the 7 day challenge is almost over.  Today seemed easy enough and I ate healthy all day.
Breakfast was an egg and 1 instant oatmeal packet and black coffee.  My snacks throughout the day consisted of: an egg with salsa, protein shakes, and a banana.  Toss in a turkey sandwich on wheat for lunch and a dinner consisting of baked chicken and a little pasta and that's what you call a day of good eating. 

Now if every day was this easy, I'd have it made in the shade.

Take that fatty food.

SEVEN

The Super Bowl is 12 days away.  I don't have any big VIP events to go to this weekend.  What do these seemingly unrelated things have to do with this fine piece of journalism (AKA this blog)?  I'm glad you asked. 

It seems like yours-truly was hit pretty hard by the fat stick over the past couple months.  Looking back, it was just a case of bad timing really.  Sit back and let the FatMan explain.  First the thesis occupied all of my time, leaving no time for eating healthy much less going to the gym.  Right about the time that lil’ project finished up the Holiday's rolled around…meaning I ate more than I should have on countless occasions.  Again, no gym. 

As I already stated (see the first paragraph...right under the awesome graphic) I have no excuses to not eat right for the next 7 days.  Am I expecting huge results?  Nope, I'm not really even expecting to have to use a different notch on my belt loop on the 8th day.  What I am expecting is to feel better and have more energy.  Maybe, just maybe if I'm really lucky, this experiment will also help me sleep better. 

I'm sure you're all like, "Man, I wish he would blog about this for the next 7 days".  OK, since you asked so nicely, I'll go ahead and keep you in the loop.  This experiment will start tomorrow.

I'll be sleeping better by the end of the week.  I'm not going to think about it as a weight loss solution but more like an experiment. 

TICK TOCK

Since I'm in that weird time between graduation and employment (some may call this period "unemployment") I've got some time on my hands.  Aside for networking like crazy, applying for jobs, and doing chores around the house, I've got some time on my hands.  Does anyone have any recommendations as to any activities I should do while I have this extra time?  Remember, the cheaper the better.

WISE WORDS

WELCOME HOME

Welcome back...to me.

Sure, I haven't written anything for for like a month.  Sure, I graduated and you didn't post a picture.  Sure, I didn't post about the thesis being completed.  Sure, I didn't wish anyone happy holidays or a happy New Years. 

In the midst of all this "I didn't" non-sense, what did I do you ask?  Well, I'll tell you in the form of an easy (although not chronological correct) to read list.

1. I graduated with my Master's degree
2. I went to Chicago
3. I gave some pretty awesome Christmas presents to some pretty remarkable peeps
4. I got some pretty awesome presents from the above mentioned people.
5. I've been looking for a j-o-b like crazy
6. I've watched about 23 episodes of "Law & Order"
7. I rode the ups and downs of my NFL team making, and then quickly, leaving the playoffs
8. I have thought about writing on this ol' blog for about every day for the last month
9. There have been numerous other things that I have done, but none of them are going to make this blog.

Now that I've broken the "not writing" streak, I will start writing more often.

Happy Thursday.