shihando’s BodyBlog

I still haven’t heard back about the job … so still in the waiting phase.

More importantly, I’ve had a good and a bad week.  One of the reasons I started working out again was because my doctor said I had to drop weight and get my blood pressure down.  He even put me on meds for awhile. 

As you can see by my results, I haven’t been very successful in the weight loss department, but I have dropped several inches of fat.  I went off my BP meds for a few months so we could check to see if the exercise was working.  Last week I checked my blood pressure … 160/90!  My first thought?  "Sweet!  I could barely get my arm in the sleeve!"

My Doctor said,  "You look great, but you need to keep losing weight.  Your BP is in hypertension range.  I know you hate them, but we need to put you back on the meds.  Why are you smiling?"

So I need to get off the bulking and work on the cutting.  If anyone has any suggestions for cutting regimes and diets, feel free to email me at shihando@yahoo.com.  Thanks in advance, but I need to drop the fat and get the BP under control.

Keep the faith!

Well, today I have a panel interview for a new position within my company.  A nice and rather large increase in salary + monthly bonuses.  Had to work out REALLY hard today to have that great pump for the interview!

Wish me luck!!

Keep the faith!

Well, this past weekend I went back to my alma mater and got to be a part of reinstalling my fraternity chapter.  I am a proud member of Kappa Sigma.  It was a great weekend spent with other alumni brothers and new brothers.  What made the weekend even better was not only were we able to initiate my best friend’s dad 44 years after he initially pledge the fraternity, but I was able to take an active part in his initiation.  It was truly a heart-wrenching, humbling, tear jerking-experience.

Yeah.  I said it.  I cried.  All of those brothers that took part did because of how much our brother’s dad means to all of us.  What of it?  (Shush Mikey!  I can see the smartass comment forming already! lol)

It was a long and tiring weekend, but regardless, I was in the gym bright and early yesterday and today.  Life is good.  Iron is life.

Keep the faith.

Christopher