Getting back in
Well, after being out of the gym since early January, I’m just now finally getting back in. Work started getting very busy out here so I was working long hours. Things are slowing down now though. I only have about a month left here in Iraq before I head home.
Unfortunately, things won’t be the same in the gym as they were before. Our gym got hit by a rocket some time ago. That was not good. Not sure how soon they’re going to re-open it. We had a makeshift gym set up outside that was available, but with my work keeping me busy, I haven’t used it. I’ve been working out in my room, trying to start back in slowly. I’ve been doing pushups and curling my Body armor with my backpack attached. Not bad for an improvised workout, but I would like to get back in the gym.
Right now I’m shifting my primary goal. Basically over the next month I’m going to concentrate on trimming as much fat off my midsection as I can without losing any muscle. I’m kind of expecting to put a little muscle on, but it probably won’t be much at all. Again, the primary mission is to trim off the fat, secondary mission is add a little muscle if possible. I have no idea what my weight is at right now. I’m not going to use weight as a progress indicator because my weight fluctuates so much on a daily basis as it is. Between any two days my weight can fluctuate between 2 to 3 pounds easily. I’m going to use the mirror and photos as progress. I started out a few days ago simply by adjusting and cleaning up my diet. With just that, I’ve seen a difference already. I haven’t had any red meat in about 3 days. I’ve been eating salads, chicken, rice, fruit, eggs, veggies, and whatever else looks healthy. With my relatively high metabolism, I should be able to shed some fat pretty quickly if I stop eating all the bad foods I normally eat. We’ll see how it goes.
