September 2017 – So Uncomfortably Numb

Hey. I get later and later but here I am for this weeks accountability. I have nothing crazy to report. I am down a pound. I am a little frustrated but as of yesterday Coach and I have made adjustments to the workout and meal plan.

I am feeling a sweet spot or two in my groin with some movements in the gym so I am keeping it real and taking it easy with some thinks. I do feel like I am getting stronger than I was after labor day.

My eating is getting tighter and tighter. I cut the drinking down more and more last weekend and will curb it more and more this weekend. I don’t have to drink. I like to drink. I think I’ve only been well buzzed once all summer. I just like shit drinks more than anything. I would really like to cut it out all together but I don’t think that’s a reasonable goal! I am way too social!

But I am hoping the new meal plan tweaks kick in for next week. My coach, Jason Orellana (you can click on his name if you’d like to see this maniac) also wants me to increase my cardio. YIPPEE!!! I did go into the gym and did 30 minutes and a leg workout today. I usually take Fridays a little easier knowing that the band will have me up late and on my feet but I guess I am a maniac too.

We had a wedding this past weekend and I was dreading putting on my tuxedo. I hadn’t put it on since Memorial Day weekend and it’s my skinny tuxedo. The smallest one I own. It fit. But damn the legs were tight. So I opted to use the pants a size larger because while the waist on those was snug.. the legs were great.

I thought it was very cool that the bride and groom had a professional artists painting the wedding while the wedding was going on. Somehow Baba and I made the picture. It definitely felt special for sure. The painter said that the bride asked we’d be included so we must have done something right along the way. My body hurt bad after the wedding but I was very happy that it was a success.

Well I have a lot of running around to do and it will be a semi-stressful weekend so I am gonna check out here. Hopefully, I’l take better notes and being to expand more.

17 Days till Halloween Horror Nights and Florida.
94 Days Till Christmas at Hogwarts.
107 Days till NYE
477 Days til Brandon and Kelly’s Wedding

Peace Out! Thanks for reading.

Franco

It’s been a long summer and it’s come to a close. For me…. I set 2017 to be my year to get back to good and as always something derailed me. The scale, my body, double hernia… it rocked me physically and even worse mentally. In that little space inside your body where your heart connects to your mind…. that’s where it hurt more than any pain… That’s what I am working healing now more than anything.

So let’s try and bring everyone reading up to speed a little and then we’ll figure out where we are going.

It’s Friday afternoon here outside Philly. The record player is spinning my new Matchbox Twenty record….. I am instantly taken back to it being on repeat in the 1997 in my apartment with Crabby. We called it the “Love Grotto”. The dogs are finally all passed out and I just checked on my sister in Florida.

I have been cleared to resume life from the doctor now for almost 2 weeks. I left the doctors office when he cleared me and went right to the gym. I’ve been taking it slow. If you follow my Instagram you’ve seen the activity on it change back to what it was set up for, progress, motivation and accountability. I have taken it easy. I slowly got myself back to a decent routine at the gym that I am slowly and steadily raping up workout after working. My coach and I actually upped my caloric intake from where I was at the end of June to get my body firing on all pistons.

I’ve lost 5 pounds from my first weigh in 2 weeks ago but this week I stayed the same and we were happy about that since we increased my food intake. We are slowly working towards a few weeks of Keto.

So the summer ended. It was a long weekend for the band with three shows. We aren’t like everyone else who plays 3-4 nights a week. We are cranky by that third night. I guess I was cranky from the get go since I am not so happy in my skin right now. I just felt so damn good going into 4th of July weekend and then the hernia and then a total train derailment.

So here is the business because we all have shit to do for the weekend so let me get a short goal list together for you….. and for me…. (see it’s that accountability). This will all have a “by New Years” vibe and deadline….

Shooting for 30 pounds lost before NYE.
Increase all of my lifts at the gym 25%
I want to get into those size 40 jeans and wear then New Years Day….
Find somewhere to volunteer a few hours a week with teens.. music.. writing.. weight loss.. something….
Find a 9-5 job that I’ll love getting up to go to

I’m not asking for much huh. Baby steps 🙂

I hope everyone has a great weekend. Things will be okay. I promise.

Franco

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