2008 Transformation Contest

I’ve been absent for a few days. That’s cause BLAWWWWOOO I got knocked the F’ out with a cold/flu.

My last posted I was in Rapid City, South Dakota. I enjoyed a nice trip on Friday and Saturday it was perfect weather. I was able to escape from the madness of work and a very busy upcoming schedule. I joined 5 college friends for a day of snowmobiling, all out for 7 hours, at speeds around 60mph all day. You want to talk about a workout! That was a total body workout and shook things I didn’t know existed. We rode close to a 100 miles through the Black Hills and over into Wyoming. I had packed water, some protein bars, jerky and nuts for the day. The most disturbing thing was when we rode to Wyoming and had a meal at "the Buckhorn". I asked for a plain chicken breast and a bowl of chili. You’d swear I asked for them to make me lobster and a chocolate cake. I never understand why it is so difficult that providing less equates to more work in the wait staff’s mind. PLAIN CHICKEN BREAST. The toothless man behind the counter repeats, "so you just want chicken". Yup - just the chicken sir and a cup a coffee. As I’m enjoying my coffee a portly little fellow yells out my number. I wave him over to the table to which he delivers my bowl of chili and what they consider a chicken breast. I have never seen anything more disturbing in my life. It was as thick as a piece of paper and greasier than a stack of fries.

The Buckhorn Saloon from the outside.

The Buckhorn from the inside.

My “grilled chicken breast”. Never before have you seen a more disturbing substance passed off as meat.

Long story short. I ended up spending too much time in a smoky Deadwood establishment combined with a walk in frigid temps and a trip to a nasty ass buffet. I had chicken, real chicken, and crab legs but this buffet place was bizarro world. Any whoo, all those things combined I got hit with a nasty flu bug or some type of whack South Dakota crippling bug. I’ve been hacking up a lung, sleeping and eating nothing but chicken noodle soup since Sunday. Yes, I’m drinking plenty of water, taking extra vitamin-c and glutamine. Fortunately, I’ve been able to sleep and slowly feeling better but this is the worst I’ve felt in years. The trip back took me eight hours between weather delay, icy road conditions, snowstorm, blah blah blah. I’m glad I went and enjoyed a nice day of being outdoors and in a cabin with great friends. Once I kick this cold I’ll be back in da gym busting it out.

Hence my song MOMMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT. That’s what happened to me but don’t count this old goat out yet, despite being out of the gym for a few days I’m down to 206. I’m aiming to get back in the gym tomorrow and find myself at the 203 mark next Friday.