Day 5/90

272 Lbs.

OK, first off - I have finally proven that regardless of what I eat, drinking any alcohol immediately makes me retain water. I worked out and ate on plan yesterday - the only thing different was I had some beers. My weight went up this morning. It went up yesterday morning too after I had a drink the night before. This is what I "suspected" but was never sure of. Even more reason to not have beers (though I do find them delicious) when I'm training. It's not an alcohol thing - I have just really come to enjoy a fine beer. Damn.

Anyway... I was wasted tired again this morning. Felt like shit and just about got out of bed. I met a good friend for breakfast and ate well - eggbeater omelette with ham and cheese, no homefries, no bread, and a side of oatmeal. What pisses me off is these cooks make eggbeater omelettes in OIL. If someone is ordering eggbeaters instead of regular eggs, wouldn't you use Pam or something? I was pissed. I ate it anyway and accounted for the extra grease.

Lunch was good - I had some of the leftover pork roast and it did the job.

When I got home from work, I ate my yogurt/protein combo as I had to work out at night once Julie got home. We got our workout going at about 7:3o PM - Legs and Back. Now, I've always had really strong, sculpted legs, but I always avoided working them out because I've been in the situation of not being able to walk after I work them out due to soreness. Tony has been good to me so far though, so I went for it. My quads are throbbing, but I could do 90% of the workout without really blowing it. I needed help with stability now and then, but I was on it for the most part. Julie hammered this one home, then did Abripper X - the psycho that she is - while I made our dinner of grilled salmon and whole wheat pasta.

It's about 10 PM and I'm tired as hell again - but it's a GOOD tired. I hit most of my marks on my nutrition. Fat was a bit high, but the protein was up there and I kept the carbs low.

I need to avoid my beers. There will be times when its appropriate, but seeing the result of alcohol reflected in my weigh-ins is really painful to me.

I am feeling good, and I'm feeling solid. Wasted tired, sore as hell, but ultimately I know that this is what I need to do for myself and my family.