Time to suck it up
As most of you know, me and the word diet are rarely used in a sentence. I think the only time you will see my name and diet in the same sentence is when it is said like this: Mike doesn’t follow a diet" or "Mike is on the see food diet"…LOL…Last night I baked a cake! YUP. Chocolate cake with sweetened condensed milk poured on top, caramel sauce poured on top of that, then covered with whipped cream, and then two heath bars crumbled and sprinkled on top of that. You don’t have to ask….it was freaking delicious!! My wife tried a bite and almost looked like she was gonna cry when she told me,"I hate you." I was shocked! What’s this? I make cake and she hates me?? Well, sort of. She hates me because she wanted more. "You are killing my diet!"Ohhh..I get it now. That word I don’t like….D*I*E*T. Gotcha. While eating our cake and watching a movie last night, she was worried about not reaching her goal weight because of the way I cook on the weekend. Fair enough I told her. This is where I need to suck it up. I made a promise to my wife. Starting Monday, we will both be eating more healthy. Maybe now I can actually start cutting a little bit and she will make her goal weight. I know eating better will also help with my gains. I am just not that disciplined. When I started working out, I did it because I enjoyed it. I wasn’t in it to get huge or really strong. Things went another course a little over a year ago. I’ve had many goals that have changed and then changed again. I am not going to plan on doing a show anymore. I am also not focusing on getting as strong as I possibly can…don’t get me wrong, I am going to get stronger…I hate big guys that can’t push the weight! I have come to realize, however, that because of my line of work, getting past a certain plateau is almost impossible. Maybe I will get lucky and get a transfer to another dept where your hand is not constantly gripping something or constantly shooting nuts and bolts. Working out after work sure does have its disadvantages. I am just going to lift because I enjoy it. Maybe I will do a show one day but I know deep in my heart, I am not ready yet. Family first, job second, eating third!, and then lifting. That is the way it has to be. Sorry for ranting! Remember, "It’s just weight…Lift it!"
April 13, 2008 at 4:44 pm
So why did I read that like I was reading food erotica or something?? That sounded so delicious… but yay for both of you eating healthier! Just in time for summer (not that either of you need it
).
Why no show??
April 13, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Oooh. I want to play. I’ll use those words in a sentence! Here’s what I’ve thought more than once. "What the hell kind of diet is Mike on?" I’m with you brother. Sometimes I feel out of place here among so many hardcore competitors. You and I can be the guys just lifting for fun.
April 14, 2008 at 4:43 am
OMG, I second the food porn thing.
That cake sounds like it was to die for!! LOL!!! I bet your wife really appreciates you making the attempt to eat cleaner on the weekends. 
Diet’s are tough enough without having someone eat complete (delicious!) garbage right in front of you 
April 14, 2008 at 6:03 am
Ok Mike I’m gonna get all fatherly on ya and tell ya something for your own good. Even though you are young and you think that you don’t have to watch what you eat because you don’t really gain any weight I’m here to tell you that you are making a huge mistake my son! Eating right isn’t about weight gain it’s about your overall health. With every bite of sweet sugary treats you take you are cramming your foot down on the accelerator of aging! Clogging your veins and doing damage that can not be reversed. It might not show up for years but when it does it’s usually in the form of a debilitating disease or a heart attack. Don’t think of it as a diet but as a lifestyle. Ok enough advice!!
April 14, 2008 at 11:57 am
OKay Mike! I happy your gonna lift for fun (should be fun) but dont get all paperdoll on me…lol Oh and if you feel the need to Bake Cakes bro… I’m not on a DIET!…lol
Real Men Have Mass!
April 14, 2008 at 2:24 pm
You know what this cake is called? ‘Better than Sex Chocolate Cake!’ It’s true!! I have the recipe for it!..It is SOOO GOOOD!! Great, now you’ve made me hungry for cake!! Between you and Jul, I’m dying!! LOL!
April 14, 2008 at 5:40 pm
BTW, not knocking you for eating cake. I had a piece of chocolate cake yesterday.
April 14, 2008 at 6:07 pm
I love this sentence "Maybe I will get lucky and get a transfer to another dept where your hand is not constantly gripping something or constantly shooting nuts.." HA HA HA
April 15, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Sundays are my cheat day (not for long heh) and friends bring over yummy not-on-diet food. I’m thankful that my husband eats clean (and I’m the junk eater) so it makes eating cleaner easier.
April 16, 2008 at 7:33 am
Be careful my friend, or your gonna be called Mike " The Human Garbage Disposal" Meyer. lol. Though I cant say much after last weekends episode. I payed for it though, about 30 minutes after I ate that crap, I looked like I should be on a commercial for Pepto Bismol. lol.
April 16, 2008 at 9:52 am
Yo bro. Hope that cake was good! lol. I do love training heavy. Its something I live for. It feels great sitting in the corner of my gym either next to my deadlifts on the floor or next to the squat rack just havin people look over with a look of "why do they let freaks in here?" Keep trainin bro. Your right..its just weight..lift it. Definitely keep in touch with me and keep me informed on your training!
April 16, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Eating cake, lifting heavy, grabbing something then shooting nuts and bolts….Could very well be someone’s dream job.
April 19, 2008 at 7:37 pm
I almost went into a diabetic coma just hearing about that cake!!!!!!!! It sounds like it was fricken delicious though……….you are a very bad man Mike!
April 21, 2008 at 9:56 pm
So how did the new way go the first week? You’re baking a cake right now, aren’t you? hahaa!