A.Wright

Yesterday, I was walking around Wal-Mart. So, I am walking, and I come across the Iron Gym. I have heard about it but I never really looked into it, because I couldn’t do pull-up to save my life. Since I can do them now, I decided to pick it up. I mean it’s only $30. Can’t wait to try it!

really need to stop.

Men - Come on now son. When I am bored I enjoy checking out the profiles. However, some of you take it to the extreme. This is when you know you have problems:

1. Your number of comments for the day equal my time in the gym.

2. Your progress picture is the same for the last 6 months.

3. You end every comment to a female with *muah*.

Women - Where do I begin.

Women have it so much easier. All you need to do is show some skin. The men that follow the criteria above will come. You then all wonder why some disrespect you. There are tons of women on this site that deserve the top six spot but will never get there because they don’t have DD’s in their profile picture. Oh well. Back to the LOL’s.

I am going to start off by saying, that I had a great time with Arielle on Saturday. Now, to the LOL’s. As you all know, I was at the Under Armour fitness model search. Alright we get there at 7:45am and the first thing we seen was a bunch of kids. I mean they were everywhere. The adult men were like… yeah. Only one guy was comp.

So, I was like whatever. Let’ see where this goes. I feel out the form and get my height checked. The lady is like 72 inches. I am like what? She, said " yeah your 6 ft tall." I was like now that’s tight. I always wanted to be 6ft tall.

Anyway, I am told to go to the back. When I get back there, I am asked to change into their clothing which consist of a shirt and some shorts. I put the clothes and I am like, I look good. I step out of the fitting room and I look at this lady writing on some papers. She glances and immediately stops what she is doing to look. Mind you, the comp guy was there at the time and some girl. So, I guess I looked interesting.

I am told to hold up a sign with my name on and take a picture. I take the picture with a soft smile. The next picture is taken with no sign and I give another soft smile. Now, here is the kicker. They take more measurements… chest 39 1/2 inches, waist 30 1/2 inches… WAIT WHAT! Waist 30 1/2 inches! This is with damn large shorts on. The lady was like, you’re small. I just looked at her.

So, now his the irony of the whole situation. I was wearing size 46 pants. Now, I get to a certain point and told that I maybe too small? All I could say is wow, and be weary what you wish for! LOL! Oh well, those are the breaks. All is not lost, she said they make exceptions all the time and not too worry.

I don’t care how much you love something. There comes a time when you sit back and ask yourself, "why am I doing this?" Followed by, "When I reach my goal, what do I do next?" I have been asking myself these questions of late and I really have no answers. Over the last year, I have been able to lose 100+ pounds. While that is an accomplishment, what have I really gained? Some say I may look better but looks are subjective and based upon the individual. Some say, "you’re healther!" Am I now? That hard to judge, when you’re behind a computer monitor for the majority of your day.

This is not a rant, just some internal thoughts that I have swirling around in my head. I guess, I am just thinking about the future and what that may bring. Some even say, I have modeling potential… they must have been drunk, because I don’t see it. Oh well, just thoughts….

I know it has been a few days since, I have checked in with my Bodyspace family. Things have been good, I was able to go down Washington D.C and see now President Obama sworn in. It was so cold outside, I believe I have caught a cold. So, I have been battling that. Since, I am low carb, I have not taken any cold medicine. Yes, it is that serious.

Anyway, I am back.

While half of the planet has already ushered in the new year, the rest of the plant is deciding on what they’re going to change. Since this is Bodyspace, I am going to focus on the body.

Already at my gym, the amount of people there has increased. I can only imagine the situation will be worse tomorrow. Since, I have been doing this weight loss thing for a year, I think I have a few suggestions.

1. Have a plan - Time is the most important thing in the universe. So, it’s very important that you maximize your time at the gym. "Those who don’t plan, plan to fail" comes to mind in this situation. The night before you should already have in place, what is going to be done the next day. When you enter that gym door, make sure you’re ready with a plan.

2. Nutrition  - This is where I see some of the most comical information around. While I may not have a degree in nutrition, I do have common sense. If you’re going to workout, you have to eat. It’s that simple.

That is all I really have to say right now. Have a Happy New Year.

I am getting sick and tired of people complaining about the holidays. Look, you have two options. You can sit around and act like a  prune while everyone else is enjoying themselves, or you can enjoy yourself as well. It’s all about planning. For example I knew Thursday was going to be Thanksgiving so I modified my carb loading days to fall on Thursday and Friday.

I swear some of you people act like one day is really going to wreck your gains. You didn’t get fat in one day. So, just enjoy yourself and remember to work it out. Oh, you know I was in the GYM this morning while others were running over Wal-Mart employees.

Hello everyone! I hope we all are still working towards to reaching our goals! I decided to make this post just to keep the ones that want to know informed. All 3 of you. *Ahem*As those of you know who have been reading my blog posts, I have switched over to the Anabolic Diet. I believe this has been the best choice I could have ever made! My strength and endurance has increased dramatically. I feel like a different person. While the weight on the scale hasn’t dropped, my body fat has. I purchased a set of Accu-Measure 3000 calipers and I have been tracking the progress of body fat loss. I have also been using the mirror to gauge my progress.Well that’s it for now. However, I will be writing a new post that will be discussing my whole year of progress, so stay tuned and be easy.