This morning I worked out at ASI on Patewood Rd in the GHS building.  I’ve been there for a few months now and it’s been great.  I can feel myself getting stronger and healthier with almost every workout.  It feels good.  Yet, no matter how hard I try, I cannot seem to do pull-ups very well.  I can lift a lot of weight over my head, off my chest, from my shoulders, but pull-ups are not my friend!  Every time I step off of the stool to begin the pull-up process, I revert back to 3^rd grade gym class and after doing 4-5 of them, I dangle there like a fish on a stringer.  The only thing missing is a bully coming over to pull down my shorts. 

There is some good news!  It appears that my blood tests have come back AWESOME from my recent visit to Dr. Messer’s office this past week.  My good and bad cholesterol are almost perfect!  I was a little worried because I had not been as militant in my eating as I was for the last 2 blood tests.  This is where the workout stuff comes into play.  You can’t lose weight or get healthier just by dieting and you can’t lose weight or get healthier by just working out.  They come hand in hand.  I’d always worked out, but hardly ever watched my food intake; assuming that I deserved to eat this and that because I was working out.  Rewarding yourself is important; just make sure you are not rewarding yourself TOO much!  (Oh I deserve this chocolate cake….I walked up the stairs at work today).  I did reward myself a little too much this past weekend and ate what seemed like a whole side of beef!  I smoked a brisket and it was AWESOME!  I think I am part cow now….I’ll be eating chicken, turkey and veggies for the rest of the week.