I’ve been eating pretty regularly, working out around 3-4 times a week with a session of basketball thrown in for good measure.  I got to tell you that I’m pretty motivated.  My diet isn’t going as well as I’d like, but it’s going.  At least I’m limiting the times I overeat, and I’m eating only when I’m supposed to.  I’m actually getting a little cardio work in, too, but shooting hoops at night.  It’s helping my game AND my weight loss plans.

That’s it for now.  I’ll weigh in next week, see if things have been working out like I planned.

Anyway, we drove to the beach.  It was pretty good,  I had forgotten how much I enjoyed beaches.  I wish I had more time to do all the things I want to do.  Just work out, play ball, go to the beach.  Well, we make do with what we have.  Got to grind, right?  Workouts are going pretty well, and my ball skills are getting back to where they should be, so I guess I can’t complain.  The beaches.. well, let’s not get greedy.

I promised to take the off-season seriously, getting in shape and getting some basic fundamental skills back.  I’ve been slacking off, but these past two weeks, I’ve really tried to stick to the program.  I’ve got around a month left, so I’m feeling pretty good.  I could have done a lot better, but I could have done a lot worse, too.  Have I done enough to light up a victory cigar when the season ends?  I don’t know.  I’ve still got a month’s worth of work to go.  Let’s see.

We haven’t been to Baguio in a really long time, though, and I’m starting to miss it.  Of course, maybe I just want to get away from the scorching heat over here.

There’s nothing complicated about losing weight.  It’s just a matter of discipline.  That cupcake, while delicious, cannot be good for your weight loss goals.  Neither is that cup of extra rice.

If you seriously want to lose weight, then you wouldn’t be asking me all those questions.  Losing weight isn’t easy, but it sure is pretty simple.  Just want it bad enough, and you’ll make it happen.

I’ve got to be honest, I’m pretty damn excited. I haven’t been this hyped to get ripped in a long time. I’ve been fat for almost a year now, and it is SERIOUSLY depressing me like you wouldn’t believe.

But yeah. We’ll get the ball rolling with basketball tomorrow, and then hit the iron throughout the week. Let’s get it on!

Still, I don’t think I can go out and just run immediately.  It’s probably going to take some building up to running, so I was thinking I’ll bust out the old reel mower and mow the lawn.  Hey, if I’m going to be moving, I might as well be doing something productive.  Nobody benefits with me just blindly running around, right?

In other news, I can’t wait to get my fat behind back in the gym.  I’ll have a diet plan drawn up by tonight, and I’ll start following it next week.  Until then, I’ll be running twice a week, for maybe 30 minutes at a time.  It’s not a lot, but it’s still a lot better than sitting on my butt at home.

So now, while I still display a few logoed golf balls in my office, I tell clients and business partners that I’m retired from the game.  When they ask me about my score, I just act all huffy and say I don’t want to talk about it.  For some reason, golfers seem to get that.

Unfortunately, you can’t do the same with instruments.  Probably the one instrument you can fake any expertise with are the Conga drums, and probably just barely.  So yeah, singer it is.

Besides, I’ve got a face made for stardom!  You know I just had to put that in.