Heading to the place where my wife grew up…the rock!  I used to work there.  I think it was for about 11 months and then I left and moved to Charleston, Sc.  I dont have too many fond memories of the town honestly.  I was poor and was at a pretty miserable radio job at the time.  I was fresh out of college at the time and away from Texas for the first time on my own.  I managed to make a few friends and find a girl named Christal who later became my wife.  Hence why we will be heading there this week.  It will be fun in some ways…1)  I’m not poor anymore 2) Im thinner now.  This group of friends have not seen the “new Chase” body yet.  Im about 30lbs lighter than when I visited last, so it should be fun.  With the workout I am doing at ASI on Patewood, I’m starting to put on some muscle weight…you can see viens in my arms and stuff lol.  So I look the part of a guy who goes to the gym 5 times a week I guess, but I would still like to lose a few more pounds this summer.  Maybe the heat of August will help?  Certainly not all the BBQ I plan on eating while I am there!  Come Monday, I need to get serious about counting the calories again.

It seems like almost every other workout at ASI these days involves pull ups.  Lifting weight above my head…no problem.  Push ups?  Sure-for days! Lat pull downs-yep can do those with no problem.  There is just something about pulling your whole body up high enough to get your chin above the bar that just sucks.  I can do maybe 5 unassisted and then I need help.  Some people can do pull ups and some cant I guess?  I revert back to Jr High days when doing them.  I’ve been doing them 3-4 times a week in hopes of getting better at them.  This is one place where the small framed, skinny guys have the advantage.  The can do them no problem!  Just thinking about them makes the inner fat kid in me cringe!

I’m having issues with sweat.   Sounds funny right?  After about 4 years with the same deodorant, I find myself looking for a new one.  I finally get to a place in life where I’ve lost enough weight and toned up to where I feel comfortable about wearing tighter shirts and then suddenly….I’m the sweat pits guy. Not smelly- just sweaty.  I had my wife Christal pick up another brand to see if that would help.  I get dressed the other morning and walk downstairs to hug and kiss my family goodbye and my daughter Erin says “Daddy, why is your shirt wet”.  It was the pits….within 5 minutes of putting the shirt on I’m sweaty pits guy again!  What gives!?! 

So this morning I got dressed and put on…wait for it…my wife’s Secret deodorant.  Umm and so far it’s working.  Strong enough for a man, but PH balanced or a woman!  Any ideas?  What’s working for you?

I love how any of us can rationalize eating almost anything.  “I walked 2 miles today so I deserve the largest burger on the menu”.  “I took the stairs so I’m going to eat a 24oz milkshake”.  lol  You know we all do it.  I’ve been doing it lately too.  Ever since I started to workout at ASI on Patewood, I’ve not done a great job of counting calories.  I’m SUPPOSED to be eating around 1800 per day.  I’m probably eating closer to 2500 per day!  BAD BAD BAD!  My last few workouts at ASI have been killer.  I’ve averaged over 700 calories per workout and recently I broke the all time calorie record that I set the week before.  I hit 850 calories burned the other morning within an hour!  It’s pretty cool when the doctors and trainers brag about you!  Yet, its not reason enough to over eat every day.  I’m not gaining weight, but I’m not losing any.  I’d like to drop 7 more pounds before the end of the summer.  This is where losing weight gets more difficult.  It’s easier when you got more to drop, but now your body tends to hang onto these pounds for some reason.  Oh yeah, throw in the fact that my house has all sorts of snack foods because my wife is pregnant!  I’m not helping the situation when I eat more than I should.  It’s a challenge….I know I’m not alone in this.