Vacation ruined me
So I went home on vacation for December. It was great to be home over the Holidays and see family and friends. The downside to it all was I didn’t workout once while I was home. At first I tried to eat right but considering the selection of food I normally have in Afghanistan I wasn’t about to pass by too much good home cooking. My wife made home made lasagna and I had far too much. 
I’m back in Afghanistan now and it’s much easier to stick to my diet and work out. I guess I will have to figure out a way to continue my healthier lifestyle when I get home. You really have to wonder how many of those people from the TV show "The Biggest Loser" do 6 months after the cameras stop rolling and are home surrounded by temptation again. I’ve been back for about 2 weeks, a cold and jet lag kept me out of the gym the first week I was here. I knew for a fact I just wouldn’t be able to give it my all. Yesterday I started with the Max-OT 6 month workout. The first workout was legs and I really made sure I pushed myself. My legs are sore today from squats but man was it worth it. Tomorrow my pecs will hurt because today was chest day! Trust me, I’m still not lifting enough weight to brag about but I’m back on it and I have a goal.
If you’ve read my previous blogs you know that I’ve never been a fan of my physical appearance. I’ve always been tall and never carried much muscle. June will be my first trip home, my son graduates from high school, and I want to have a body I can be proud of. I’m using fitday.com to track my foods, taking in more then my body weight in protein and starting cardio next week. Somewhere in our wonderful mail system is a pair of body fat calipers, when I get them I will know what I want for a percentage and I WILL HIT IT! Now to take some before pictures…
