Day 46.

I'm stuck at 260. But my clothes are getting looser. Because fat takes up much more room than muscle. Which means I'm building muscle. I'm OK with that.

Todd, my father-in-law, wants me to be a "bad ass" so that I can protect my wife and children. He promised to teach me how to fight. Which is weird. Did I mention that he also wants to buy me a gun? Does this mean that he thinks I'm a wuss? Sure, I'm a reader and a musician AND a writer, but I think that I can hold my own in a fight.

I also talked about getting into MMA, but Vanessa nixed that. She doesn't want me to lose any of my precious brain cells. BO-RING.

So, yeah. I bought 38 waist shorts the other day, which I think I mentioned. Did I mention that my belt does nothing to aid in holding them up? It's a 40-42, so it's literally just an accessory without a function at this point. I'm proud and nervous, all at the same time. Nervous because I'm petrified that my pants are going to hit the ground at a moments notice.

The gym today was a good one. 35 minutes on the Interval program on the Hell Machine. This worked nicely. Whereas the Fat Burner did 4 minutes on a resistance before switching, the Interval does 2. It also has 4 resistance level differences instead of 1 (Fat Burner I would start on 5 and go to 6 then back down; Interval I start at 4 and go to 7.) Also, I control the timing. Awesome.

Did upper body today. Incline Chest press, tricep extensions, bicep curls, row, bicep/back pull-downs (I don't know the actual name), abs and lats. Tomorrow, I'm doing upper AND lower as well as my cardio. HOLY JEEZ I MUST BE CRAZY.

Yup.

Breakfast:
2 servings Special K Granola with Vanilla yogurt and 3 strawberries
2 pieces of Whole Wheat toast with butter

Lunch:
12" TUrkey sub on Whole Wheat with provolone, mustard, lettuce, tomato and pickles
Blueberry yogurt

Dinner:
Lean Cuisine Pesto Chicken with Bow Tie pasta
1 apple

Snacks:
FiberPlus bar
2 servings of Vanilla Protein Shake

Water, water, water.

See you tomorrow.