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So yeah, I figured it out. You lose weight by not eating. How do you kill the apetite? You get a fully grown impacted wisdom tooth (or any tooth, for that matter) yanked out.

So on Monday, I got my last wisdom tooth (lower right) yanked out. Doc said "it was the biggest tooth I’ve ever seen. Your roots are the size of normal people’s teeth and roots." Awesome. You know what that means? Huge gaping holes in my mouth. Ones, probably double the size of normal peoples. I guess I’m anything but normal eh?

So yeah, I was pretty useless most of monday and tuesday, until tuesday evening when mother nature decided to unleash her ferocious fury on Westchester and surrounding areas with a nasty 25 minute barrage of heavy downpours, hail, and wind. Oh, and lots and lots of lightning. Now I for one am all for lightning storms, but this was just beyond … normal. Flashes every couple seconds for the full 25 minutes straight. Huge bolts slicing through the dark rain filled night with trees swaying back and forth as if they were in a mosh pit at Ozzfest. I was pretty scared that a tree was going to get struck, and it was going to fall on the house, and yeah.

So the attention shifted as I saw my dad’s keys, but didn’t see my dad anywhere. Mom was wondering where he was also. I didn’t know where he was because I had just awoke from a nap induced by my awesome pain killers. Last mom knew, he was outside recharging the A/C on her car. Hrm.

So I picked up the cell phone, and called dad. He picks up, and actually sounded a little scared/concerned. He was in my mom’s truck, bottom of the driveway, but the lightning had scared the shit out of him because it was so frequent and striking so closely. I volunteered myself to go out there and get him with an umbrella. I hang up, and fumble through the closet looking for an umbrella. To my dismay, I only found ones with metal tips on top. Awesome…

So by the time I find a dinky umbrella which would have no chance in winds like this, my dad comes busting in the door. Soaked. I mean, it looked like he jumped in a pool. He was outside for a total of maybe…. 4 seconds. He had to run about 15 feet. Amazing.

Anyway, good, the family is safe. Now I can return to figuring out how to reduce the swelling of my cheek and jaw. Nasua sets in again after all this movement (mind you, I’ve been laying down/sitting on the couch for about a day straight), and I shovel some food down my throat and lay down again. Which brings me here.

Diets going well, hopefully another 10 lbs will be shed before the birthday.

So, after another couple months of not posting - I’ve been maintaining my weight pretty well - 253 now, but with some more bulk. After a lot of slacking on the diet department, I’ve finally kicked my ass back in gear. So (very) healthy eating has resumed as of yesterday.

Work is going well - kinda busy tho.

I do have another goal, and I’m going to kinda be rough on myself - Lose 20 lbs before my Birthday, August 6th.  This goal is easily achievable I think… but I’m going to have to be real good again.

We’ll see how things pan out.

Oh yeah, and get ready for another barrage of "Howie has updated his Blog!" e-mails… sorry about that folks.

Oh, so these past couple weeks (about a month already) have been absolutely craziness at the office.

Busy would be an understatement.

I haven’t lost a ton more of weight or anything, but i have lost some, I’m down around 24-25 lbs. I’m happy I’m keeping it off despite not eating too too well.

Basketball has kept me in check a lot, and I’m really happy about it.

Our work team is 4-1 and we feel confident that we are going to rock tonight.

I feel good.

I am good.

I look a bit better.

I feel great actually. Life is good. Need a little fine tuning here and there, and maybe lose another 20 lbs… but I’m happy. Really happy

I know I know…

"Why don’t you update your blog anymore?"

Well - it’s not because I’m off my diet - it’s more like I’m just lazy and or busy. Work has gotten much busier for us, and I’ve also been on some vacation as well.

Matt and Akvile came down to visit me, it was a good time with both of them.

I haven’t been in the gym much, my ankle still is a little sore - but that’s not a good excuse. But at the same time - I still maintained a very decent level of healthier eating. I’ve drank a decent amount recently yes.

Weight is still hovering around 260, which I am still happy about - haven’t really gained anything or lost. But I do feel as if I have a lot less stamina than before.

I’ve played in the company basketball league last night and the last thursday as well - it’s out in Conn. and a bit of a haul, but playing basketball in team environment is always a good time.

Yee haw

Ok, so I’m still not skinny, but i’m no longer overly fat

Going to visit peeps in Buffalo this weekend, then coming back and it’s hardcore gym again.

I might give up drinking or at least really limit it now.

Went to Buffalo this weekend, rocked out, drank, but ate pretty well.

I didn’t gain any weight which is good.

I’m lazy with this bloggie blog

I told you I was gonna be lazy.

30 by the end of the year doesn’t look good :

I screwed my knee up tonight playing Basketball…

So it’s been a little bit since I’ve posted, but it’s ok, I have been going to the gym and all that good stuff, just a little lazy with the blog.

Patti (my personal trainer) kicked my abs, ass, tris, legs, and shoulders on some day last week.

The day after, I played like, 3 hours of basketball. Full court. And suprisingly I didn’t feel THAT crappy until the 5th game.

Stretching has become a daily thing, so I won’t really mention too much about that anymore.

Went out this weekend, both on friday and saturday night. We took a taxi out on saturday so I got kinda trashed with Krazyjon (he came up on saturday). I ate cheese fries on saturday night

I’m still hovering around 13-14 lbs, and it’s pissing me off.

Time to step up on the eats this week.

Today :

Grilled egg, cheddar, and turkey sasuage on an engarish muffin.

Lunch : probably not much, I’m still kinda full from breakfast. We’ll see.

Gymin’ it hard today.

So, Thanksgiving came and went, and as I sat yesterday, I was 264. 11lbs.

Not 15. Oh well… I’m happy, but not.

Gym goes like this :

Stretch

Walk ~3.6 mph @ ~18 degrees for 20 minutes

Abs - Leg lifts on that machine that makes me feel like I’m flying a jetpack.

Abs - weighted crunch machine

Shoulders and back - Lifting a 24 lbs padded bar has never been so hard in my life.

Triceps - 8 lbs of hell. omg. I felt like the biggest pussy ever. I was almost crying because my arms hurt so much.

Back/Quads - Squats

more Abs - Did wierd things with a big ball between my legs.

More stretching.

How I feel about the diet? good. 7/10

I need to get off my ass

I worked out on on Tuesday (the 22nd) but I can’t remember what I did. But I know I felt good afterwards.

Weds I had that unofficial class reunion for high school - so no gym, but I was pretty good with food. It was straight vodka on the rocks, no beer. A couple shots here and there.

Oh yeah, this is where a lot of you notified me that I update my blog too much. hahahahahahah, that’s awesome. Well, I’m back, suckers.

Thursday (Thanksgiving) I ate lunch with the sister. Drove down to VA, ate a Turkey burger with fries at some diner in Alexadria VA. Didn’t work out.

Nor did I work out on Friday.

Or saturday.

Or sunday, which I spent like 9 hours in a car

Monday, I talked around, took my aunt and uncle and some other family to get some korean food in Ktown. no gym again.

Today is the big go back to the gym and feel like a piece of crap day.

We’ll see what’s in store for me.

Breakfast : egg whites and cheese on a roll, western omelette in a spinach wrap.

Lunch : I’m still not hungry.

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I started my diet about 2 weeks ago.

It wasn’t anything too elaborate, it was more of a life change than a short term diet.

I started to just eat better, and less, but more often.

I gave up drinking for the most part (considering I drank like 3-4 times a week before). I still drink during special ocassions - I try to limit it to 2-3 times a month. If nothing is going on, I won’t drink. It doesn’t sound like I’m really giving it up much, but from what I was before, it’s a huge step. That and I don’t ever plan on giving up drinking completely, but drinking as much as I was before definately didn’t and wouldn’t help my diet situation.

If I do drink, I don’t eat (or try to eat REALLY good) when I am shitfaced lol.

Ok, so I’ve also been going to the gym a lot. The first 2 weeks I only missed one day and half assed one day. My list of things I do include walking uphill on the treadmill, basketball, stretching like a mofo, light-ish lifting, more stretching, and more cardio of some sort.

BMI was bad for me in the beginning. 28%.

I weighed in at 275, after my first workout, where the trainer kicked my ass.

I set a goal of losing 15 lbs by Thanksgiving… a little high if I want to lose it right (read as : not just lose water weight). I also set a more "long term" goal of losing 30 lbs by the end of the year.

After my first two weeks, and the past 3 days off of the gym but still staying rather healthy and active, I am a bit short of my goal, but very happy with my results.

Pics too! haha

I am now…

have a 25% BMI and

264.5 lbs (after workout)

Pic (Before workout) :

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Yeeeeaah, boy.

Also… Despite not really lifting much and mainly focusing on stretching and cardio, I still managed to pump out some good weight on the bench.

10 X 135lbs

10 x 185lbs

5 x 225lbs

1 x 275lbs

and just because I got that up pretty easy…

1 x 305lbs (+ 5lbs for the clips too)

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And some cooldown negative sets.

I feel great about the diet and my accomplishments so far, thanks for look at my boring blog.

Less of Howie to love

Amelia came up to visit, so I took her around and yeah, didn’t go to the gym. We walked around quite a bit tho. Ate a worse than i have been, but still not too bad, nothing late, nothing too unhealthy.

I did however drink. And managed some how to not eat after I drank myself silly. 2 times.

How I feel about the diet : 7/10

Taking a weekend off I can already feel myself stiffening up again, I need to stretch on days off. Lack of sleep is pwning me right now.