Eat your food, you fat lard...

Uhhgg, freakin' disgusting!

That's how I feel after the last several days of feeding my fat face with food and candy and ice cream and ribs and steak, and twix bars, and lots of other crap.

So, last week I hurt my back on Monday and that was my excuse for not eating all that good. Then, you can't expect me to be good on Father's Day weekend, can you??

So, just to jack with myself, I'm going from stuffing my fat face to low carbing over night. For the next 3 days, I'm going to cut out almost all carbs. "Shock" my body. Then I will start to add carbs back in. But only the good ones :)

I will go back to my one cheat meal on the weekend. That has become one cheat weekend lately.

Oh, btw, my lower back is progressively getting better, in case anyone was wondering.

Things that piss me off

Ok, so I am in sales. Outside sales. Which means that is is my job to acquire new business opportunities for my company. Believe me, the worst part of my job is prospecting. That is - finding people who are willing to sit down with you and listen to what you have to say. I don't sell things out of a bag or have a worthless product. I work for an IT company providing high level support for Servers, computers, phone systems, etc. We are a Microsoft GOLD Partner, and a Dell Premier Dealer. Not just a fly by night computer co. working out of some one's garage.

So, yesterday, I printed off my marketing piece and went out to deliver some information to some local companies. I'm NOT pushy at all. The just of my sales calls consist of my telling the receptionist that I'd like to drop off information on my company and then I ask for the contact info for the IT Manager. Simple. If you think about it, it's not different that sending out something in the mail. We just do it in person. So what.

So, I sent an email to an lady that was on the phone yesterday. I could have just sat there and listened to her whole conversation and waited until she got off the phone, but instead, I just left the info on the front desk, picked up her card and went on my day. This morning, I emailed her and this is how it went:

--- On Fri, 6/19/09, Joey Gorena <j****@palmerts.com> wrote:
From: Joey Gorena <j****@palmerts.com>Subject: Follow UPTo: m****@sbcglobal.netDate: Friday, June 19, 2009, 8:51 AM
Marsha,

Hi, I stopped by your office yesterday and you were on the phone, and I left my card and a flyer with “duct tape” on the front. I just wanted touch base with you. Please keep us in mind if you have any computer or networking needs. Sales or service.

Thanks,

Joey Gorena, Business Development Manager
j****@palmerts.com
Monday to Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm CST
210.341.**** Ext. 125
866.818.**** Ext. 125

From: Marsha Clare **** [mailto:m****z@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 9:09 AMTo: Joey GorenaSubject: Re: Follow UP

Mr. Gorena,

I am NOT interested, and remove me from your sales solicitation list. You obviously ignored my office sign which said "No Sales or Soliciting."

My Response:

You’re not on a list. Every office has that sign including mine. Every company markets/advertises, we choose to do it in person. You don’t have to be rude about it. Everyone has a job to do, and in this economy, you should be more respectful of those that are out trying to support their families and put food on the table instead of standing on the street begging for money. I wasn’t selling anything, simply hand delivering our advertising. Do you take the time to write hateful emails back to every company that sends you advertising in the mail? Of course not! I promise never to contact you again.


Now, before you go telling me that it's better to just let it go, blah, blah, blah. DON'T. I've been putting up with this for years, and yes, I take it personally. I don't normally say anything, but today, I just had to. It was the straw that broke the camel's back.

I'm tired of people treating sales people like the scum of the earth. Not every sales person is a sleezball that can't be trusted. Trust me, this lady is a lawyer and there are plenty of sleezy lawyers out there for sure!

Any ways, I feel better.

Good news

My back is feeling a lot better today. I'd say it's like 60% or so. Still have some pain, but what a relief it is to feel better. Put my own socks on today even.

Enough 'bout that.

Steph bought me a grill last night for Fathers Day. And by, "Steph bought me a grill", I mean, I went and picked it out, paid for it, and loaded it up and took it home. haha Ok, ok, she was there, and helped. In fact she even used her bank card to pay for it, even though it comes out of the same account :)

Goodbye my lover... goodbye my friend... you have been the one... you have been the one for me... (singing James Blunt)

I got my first grill when Steph and I got married... so over ten years ago, at the appartment. We've had many a good meals together.

Worked great for a long time...

But, now, it shoots a huge flame in one section of the grill, burning whatever it there, and leaving the rest of the food uncooked. I've replaced the "guts" of it once, but it was time.



And the new one:

It's got 3 burners, plus a side burner. Old one had only 2 burners + side. This one had a much better grill. Nothing complicated. Just a nice new grill that cooks evenly. Evenly being the key word!

Thanks babe for my new grill!

Son of a B*^ch

I was doing 105’s in each hand last night, incline press. Got up to put them away and as I turned to walk toward the rack, I somehow pulled or twisted SOMETHING in my back. Now, I’m dying in pain. Lower back, kinda on the left side of the spine, right were my butt meets my lower back.

I don’t feel a "shooting pain" going anywhere. The pain is pretty much local in that area, but of course, I can’t bend down, or really lift my leg. I’m hoping that is just a muscle pull and not a disc or something. Anyone have experience?

My wife had to put my socks on me this morning is hurt so bad and of course I go no sleep last night. We’ll see how it goes today and if it doesn’t start to get better by tomorrow, I’ll go see the Dr.

By the way, here is my progress pic from the post I put up yesterday - 11.5% bodyfat and 187.5 lbs. I WAS 175 and 7.5%.

The (fat) Truth... AGAIN

I go through this about once a year. That is where I fall completely off the band wagon and just let myself go a little. My bodyfat as of this morning was 11.5%. So, I’m up 4% from the 7.5% I was at late last year. I don’t feel bad about it. I’m just ready to get it going again. After all, it’s summer time and I can’t have my fat hangin’ over my swim suit.

So, just to reasure myself, I’m going to go back to my eating habit of 250-300 grams a day of protien, 100-150 grams of carbs a day, and low fat. I’ll post a pic in the next day or two of where I’m at now, so I can see my progress.

Other than that, life is good. I'm doin' well in my new job. I've got a few things on my plate that I can't talk about right now, but I will later.

I Complain

I grew up in Texas, listening to country music a lot. In fact, I'm kinda proud to say that my dad was a real life honky tonk singer. I can remember helping him load up the back of his truck with all his speakers, amps, guitars, etc. He got me my first guitar and I learned how to play it with country songs.

I have always listened to a wide variety of music. From country, to rock, to my fav - rap! Yes, I love rap. Anyways, as time went by, I almost stopped listening to country music all together. But every now and then, I hear a song I like.

Lately, I've been really down. I started this job with a new company and I really unhappy. It's been 3 months so far, maybe I just need to give it time, but the point is that I've really been finding reasons to complain about stuff lately.

Well, after I get out of the gym last night, I flipped the radio on, and it was on the country station. I almost turned it, but the first line of the song caught my attention - "I have days where I hate my job".

Here is the song lyrics:

I have days where I hate my job,
This little town and the whole world too
And last sunday when the bengals lost
Lord it put me in a bad mood

I have moments when I curse the rain
Then complain when the suns too hot
I look around at what everyone has
And I forget about all I've got

[chorus]
But I know Im a lucky man
Gods given me a pretty fair hand
Got a house and piece of land
A few dollars in a coffee can
My old trucks still runnin' good
My tickers tickin like they say it should
I've got supper in the oven
A good woman's lovin
And one more day to be my little kids dad
Lord knows I'm a lucky man

see the rest here


I hate to admit it choked me up a little. Anyways, I shouldn't complain. I have a lot that I'm blessed with!

Peace out! Have a great weekend!

My Photo Shoot Went Good

Had my 2nd official photo shoot last weekend. It went good. The photographer is having an expo in Philadelphia in march. I'm just one small part of what he's doing. It was nothing like my last shoot. That one was more fitness oriented. This one was... hmm, I guess you can say artsy... It was about half and half, shirt on, off, and some other interesting things. Hard to explain, but I think his concept is cool. It's all black and white. Lots of shadowing. As soon as I get the pics I'll post them!

Since the shoot I've been kinda pigging out. I need to stop because he's coming back in 4 weeks for another shoot!

Workouts have been good though with all the carbs I've been eating! lol