Negative Progress
Well, it was only a matter of time before the results started being positive and progressed into the dreaded negative territory. I think I jinxed myself by buying my reward before actually achieving the goal, but oh well. It wasn't so bad. I gained a single solitary pound, thats it. I can deal with it, and I'm pretty sure why too. I kind of went nuts food wise while at my parents on Saturday waiting for the cable guys to show up, and then I ate dinner way too much this weekend. I don't think my body handles being stuffed with food and going to bed a few hours later too well. Although I tend to think most people's don't. Hell, in France, lunch is the big meal time, to give you the energy you need to get through the day, and dinner is basically a light snack. Good idea from the French.
So in the grand scheme of things, this is where we are. Gained a pound, so I'm at a total of 38 pounds lost, with 42 left to lose, and I'm 48% to my goal. Time to be better this week, more breakfast and lunch and less dinner. I've also tried to exercise on the elliptical both in the morning and when I get home from work. Twice a day. I'm nuts. But here's the deal, and its quite simple, and it deserves its own paragraph!
Now that I have the reward, I want to keep it, badly. The guitar, is simply, amazing. Its beautiful, just a beauty. I took it home Wednesday, cleaned it up a bit, took apart what I could (there really isn't much to it. Its so simple, thats part of its beauty, simple elegance), put it back together and slapped on a new set of strings, plugged into my amp and went to town. Good lord, its just amazing. The thing sustains (the amount of time the strings will keep vibrating and ring after being struck) forever! And I understand why. The guitar isn't like all the other ones I have with multiple pickups and routing in the wood for them, or extra switches and knobs. The thing is basically a slab of mahogany, with one bad ass pickup installed on it, the neck, and the strings. One knob for volume, one for tone, and thats it. I was blown away by the sound. Its just great. And know that I have it and I'm played it, I want to keep it. I'll still throw it in the closet at my parents until I deem myself worthy. I just hope I have the self control to keep it there. I think I do.
Alright, back to work. No real plans for the weekend, but thats cool with me.