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Well, you’ll be happy to hear this isn’t another story about some situation I got myself into…then again, in a way it really could be..

so I haven’t worked out in a few days.. saturday i was under the weather (something I ate maybe) and let that go to today as I have been getting organized and packed for my trip (leaving friday morning 2AM for 12 days) once my training goes, so does my diet.. then my head.. though I haven’t lost my desire yet.. not entirely anyway.. I spent the last hour or 2 reading others blogs and stuff.. and it really made me think, why am I here..?? not in a bad way really, but it’s also not like I’m the only one to struggle with mental and physical aspects of fat reduction and training and diet.. (naturally mint looking people excluded:) I just get into these little ruts of some low energy days and missed clean meals or training sessions.. I think it has more to do with outside factors as I haven’t lost my desire to be fit.. I let a little of the outside worlds depression get in and they do battle in my head.. haha ok that sounded weird.. I’m not a mental case.. lol  Anyway.. I am leaving for Florida in 2 days.. this trip happens every year, and it motivates me so much to train that I come home so energized and excited about getting fit.. seeing people out, actually fitting in their clothes with comfort and looking good.. couples doing coupley things.. friends out and about…. being able to enjoy the beaches.. well, every year I want that too.. so.. since I can’t get in shape in 2 days, I will take this trip as what it is, motivation to go hard on the other side.. when I get back I have to reassess my current program (which has been half assed lately) and really get back in the iron game..  I will then have a couple more months of winter here to get ready.. I always dreamed of unvailing a fit, "transformed" body from my winter coat in april.. maybe May..lol   I am also going to take a before pic, because I have read that a ton of people found it a super positive aspect of their results… I always wanted the after pic.. lol  I just hope I don’t end up with a Before and a Way Before pic… 

well, wish me luck on my return, because I have gotten nothing but derogatory comments about it so far from the few friends I have that train.. so much so that I almost keep my training a secret..  which I hate having to do.. I’ve stopped training before for periods of time (injuries and personal reasons) and have lost all faith from my friends… We’ll see how things go, I just have to make it through the next 2 weeks first..!!! 

Ok, Ok, I know this really doesn’t have anything to do with the gym.. but again this person owns a gym.. so it’s close enough, and too funny not to share.. in fact, being the occasion it was (super bowl party) it is the exact opposite of fitness really..

Anyway.. same person that stared in my previous 3 blogs.. and then this is it.. I’m done with it, and off to Florida.. So I go to this "party"… walk in.. there are a few bottles rum and vodka.. bottles of beer, and 2 cases of wine.. (mostly for personal use on her part I’m sure)  bunch of food, wings, mac salad, turkey and roast beef wraps, meatballs and sauce, chicken fingers, and fruit salad…  ok.. not bad fare.. catered of course.. so I get sucked into getting the food ready.. needs to be warmed up.. of course this woman puts the broiler on.. sure why now.. after all she wasn’t going to "bake" something!!  after changing the setting on the range I get everything else opened.. I was thinking to myself, as you might be now.. what about plates and utensils and the like.. haha well.. at just about every other super bowl party in the country there are paper plates, plastic cups, and plastic utensils abound.. not this one.. so can we assume entertaining isn’t this persons strong point?…

She gets out a wood case, opened it up, and bam.. brand new silverware in a felt lined case.. ok, well personally I prefer not picking plastic pieces of fork out of my macaroni salad… that’s just me.. I’m cool with the "real" silverware if she is.. only I felt bad because it wasn’t even the everyday stuff it was the once a year stuff.. the impress the GF or inlaws set..  I said at that point.. I need a drink.. rum, ok.. rum and Diet coke sounds good right about now.. ohhh you are wondering where the glasses are.. me too!!  well, in the cabinet of course,, which one.. well after learning her kitchen inside and out, they are in the second one over from the range..  take your pick, all the best high dollar stuff is in there.. cool because just as with the plastic forks I prefer glass when I have a cocktail.. I’m cool with this as well.. even though I feel bad because I really don’t think she knows how to use the dishwasher.. which I will end up doing later.. I assume because of the huge stack of plastic take-out containers saved up in the corner.. 

I look for ice.. haha, ice.. who would have thought anyone would need ice at this gathering..  I find this woman (curled on the couch watching tv) "oh, I don’t have any ice just what’s in the freezer"  ok 2 ice trays 60% frozen.. that should be plenty.. get that into my glass pour the rum. then I look for coke.. haha.. you didn’t really think she had mixers at this party did you.. there were 2 cases of wine, some on the counter, a case of beer and ketchup in the fridge.. that’s it.. well, it’s off to the store at like 5pm to see if I can get mixers.. how many people are coming, so I can buy accordingly.. maybe 5, maybe 25 was my answer.. ok, close enough.. ugh.. I give up my awesome parking place on this dead end road to do this.. get a few bottles, get my place back.. make my drink and just get to sit down for a minute.. people come, food comes out.. everyone is looking for plates.. do I even have to say it.. well, they are in the cabinet right of the fridge of course.. all the nice china too, the stuff with stenciled stuff on the edges..

I guess I can’t really say much about that, in a way it was nice to not fight with cheap paper stuff, just don’t buy the cheap stuff… but also, we completely filled the dishwasher and have like 2 loads..  I would have prefered the cleanup properties of paper and plastic..  The big moment of the night came when a guest asked for a glass of wine..  sure no problem, she had 2 cases, anything you like, sparkling, red, white. you name it.. the wine glasses are in the cabinet left of the range.. "oh Andrew"…  how do we open the wine.. upon entering the kitchen.. I say, with a corkscrew of course..  now.. someone who buys over 2 cases of wine.. and doesn’t own a corkscrew.. well, you know there are going to be problems in every aspect of that persons life.. I understand everything now, it all came together at that exact moment.. this past week, actually made sense.. for not making sense, if that makes sense.. anyway.. I was not going home to get mine, as I wouldn’t return.. so she called someone who was coming to bring one.. they brought the one that slides down either side of the cork (not a screw) so a guy tries to do it, and destroys the cork.. "Andrew!!"   of course I remember reading about this device and it’s use in my wine books (I’m somewhat skooled on wine, you see) so I again come to the rescue.. open the bottles to the amazement of all in attendence (8).. there was an icecream cake for this person, who never had an icecream cake.. and thought there was cake in ice cream cake.. "where’s the cake?"  "How do you bake it without melting the ice cream?"

At the end of the evening, I end up taking home all the mixer stuff I bought and all the leftovers.. stuck with pounds of food and drink, and having entertained and hosted someone elses party.. an adventurous evening..  and I don’t even like football!!!

Ok, I know my last couple of posts haven’t been related to fitness or the gym, however, the person involved owns a gym..and I go to a gym… close enough!

This woman is unreal (see The Mattress and The Other Gym below) She calls me up to go get the mattress on friday.. fitting it in between clients.. already I’m rushed.. I head out and get in my truck, realizing that it’s raining..  well, I tried calling to abort, no such luck.. so I head over to the place.. she is there with this look on her face like what the hell did I do..  it’s raining.. ok.. at this point I really just want this ordeal to be over with..  she buys the thing and I take the frame with me.. to her place we go.. now she cant decide which room to put it in.. I was able to get out of there before I ended up rearranging her whole house..but not before she had me try to diagnose her new TV… that’s a whole other story.. I ended up getting the mattress the next day and taking it there on my own, in and out with the quickness.. frame set up, rooms changed.. IT"S OVER..

Not so fast.. I get a call "Andrew, my tv doesn’t work can you come fix it"  what’s wrong with it.. "I don’t know I hit something it doesn’t work now, it’s blank, you might have to come look at it.."  I said it’s the input button, just hit it again and it will come back on.. "oh, uh, I don’t know, you might have to come do it"  do you believe this… I said try it.. Calls me back in like 15 mins, "the tv doesn’t work, i don’t know what’s wrong, can you just come fix it.." in a panic " i need it for sunday, the game, blah, blah" ok there is no way in hell I am going to drive to her house to hit one button on her remote control and leave, you mean no one can do that!!!..  I called her back, left explicit instructions on her phone what to look for on her remote (input button) and what to do with it.. not what I really wanted her to do with that remote mind you..

I get a message a little while later, it worked, thanks for the info.. see you sunday, so if I failed to mention, I inadvertently allowed myself to be invited to her super bowl party.. for which she wanted to have "healthy" food.. no bread, just salads, rice, veggies and the like… wtf kind of party is that.. a yoga party (not that there’s anything wrong with that) not a football party.. lol  The reason I say inadvertently allowed, is that once again I can’t say no.. they are like "you’re coming sunday right" "oh we’ll talk about it sunday when you come"  I don’t even like football.. I know I just lost a few friends right there with that comment..lol   I am going to go, for a bit anyway..until about 6-7.. if there are a lot of people I will be able to sneak out.. if not, I’ll end up fixing something.. while I gnaw on broccoli spears..

Ok, I have to be done with this saga soon… it’s eating up my blogs, though I know some enjoy them (Janet)…  I lost 2 pounds last week, but saturday I was a little under the weather, thinking I was getting the flu, luckily it lasted only the day.. gee I should have weighed after all that.. could have been 4 or 5 pound..lol  anyway.. I have been running around today so if I can slip out of this party I will workout later.. if not well I have 4 days before my trip.. I won’t make my goal but I think I at least got a good start and was able to get in it mentally which was the boost I needed from this site and the support… I got awesome straps for doing front squats so i will be employing them this week..

Thanks for letting me rant.. this is a great place for that… everyone can relate in some way or another and throw all sorts of support out there.. nice one!!!