Sept Update
Definitely out of the downward spiral and slowly ascending. In the past I stopped the fall and felt like I had recovered a bit, but it took a bit more to really wake me up.
Took 30 days off alcohol. Focused on the diet as much as I could (still had lots of candy/popcorn/nachos at the movies, a bbq potluck at work, etc) and tried to get in some exercise. Lost about 10lbs in 30 days which isn't bad.
So I had alcohol on Friday and Saturday night. First time in 30 days was weird. I didn't overdo it though, but the after effects were much worse than in previous years. My body definitely needed more time to recover. Really drives home the point that, after this next month or so as I try to be a bit more strict, I need to only make alcohol a "once every week or two" thing, rather than every other day having a drink at night. Messes with my body too much.
But, had a good weekend.
Friday Night - Got out for a meal and a few beers before checking out The World's End which was great. Then headed home to change and hit up The Castle for the first time in over two months. Was so-so since many were out of town for a Con and the vibe there in general has changed this past year. Luckily I still had fun and ran into some people I hadn't seen in a while like Laura and Jason who were visiting from D.C., Scott, Alexis, Kyle, Adam, Necro, Tania, and Tom to name a few. Got home later than expected (3:30a).
Saturday - Slept in very late. Headed out to Adventure Island to meet up with Debbie, Tania, and Ioulia. Swam around a lot, went on a few rides. Good times for like 3 hours or so. They were heading out for the night afterward, but I was staying in.
Saturday Night - I got tons of snacks and stuff to make dinner, as well as my favorite wine, for my night of staying in and enjoying the wine before heading into another 30 days. Watched Avengers and Iron Man 3. The wine definitely wore me out and the tons of food really pushed it further. Was wiped out before midnight and turned in.
Sunday - Ran some errands, hit up Ravens and Rockers finally which seems like a nice store (holding off on buying any clothing until I lose more weight). Then that night I headed out to QZar for Industrial Lasertag. Lots of cool people there and I had a great time. Totally exhausted me though so I skipped the Resurrection planned for later that evening. Got a good nights sleep instead.
Monday - Woke up by 7:30a and headed out to meet up with my friend Joy for breakfast. Had a great meal, hit up a BestBuy to pick up a Google ChromeCast which is pretty neat (my Amazon order said I wouldn't get it until late Oct but Joy said they had them in stock).
Since then I have just been chilling out at home. Watching tv. Next up, a workout to burn off some of that breakfast. Trying to stay on the healthy track.
That's all I got going on right now.
Took 30 days off alcohol. Focused on the diet as much as I could (still had lots of candy/popcorn/nachos at the movies, a bbq potluck at work, etc) and tried to get in some exercise. Lost about 10lbs in 30 days which isn't bad.
So I had alcohol on Friday and Saturday night. First time in 30 days was weird. I didn't overdo it though, but the after effects were much worse than in previous years. My body definitely needed more time to recover. Really drives home the point that, after this next month or so as I try to be a bit more strict, I need to only make alcohol a "once every week or two" thing, rather than every other day having a drink at night. Messes with my body too much.
But, had a good weekend.
Friday Night - Got out for a meal and a few beers before checking out The World's End which was great. Then headed home to change and hit up The Castle for the first time in over two months. Was so-so since many were out of town for a Con and the vibe there in general has changed this past year. Luckily I still had fun and ran into some people I hadn't seen in a while like Laura and Jason who were visiting from D.C., Scott, Alexis, Kyle, Adam, Necro, Tania, and Tom to name a few. Got home later than expected (3:30a).
Saturday - Slept in very late. Headed out to Adventure Island to meet up with Debbie, Tania, and Ioulia. Swam around a lot, went on a few rides. Good times for like 3 hours or so. They were heading out for the night afterward, but I was staying in.
Saturday Night - I got tons of snacks and stuff to make dinner, as well as my favorite wine, for my night of staying in and enjoying the wine before heading into another 30 days. Watched Avengers and Iron Man 3. The wine definitely wore me out and the tons of food really pushed it further. Was wiped out before midnight and turned in.
Sunday - Ran some errands, hit up Ravens and Rockers finally which seems like a nice store (holding off on buying any clothing until I lose more weight). Then that night I headed out to QZar for Industrial Lasertag. Lots of cool people there and I had a great time. Totally exhausted me though so I skipped the Resurrection planned for later that evening. Got a good nights sleep instead.
Monday - Woke up by 7:30a and headed out to meet up with my friend Joy for breakfast. Had a great meal, hit up a BestBuy to pick up a Google ChromeCast which is pretty neat (my Amazon order said I wouldn't get it until late Oct but Joy said they had them in stock).
Since then I have just been chilling out at home. Watching tv. Next up, a workout to burn off some of that breakfast. Trying to stay on the healthy track.
That's all I got going on right now.