Determined To Succeed

Hey there. Hi there. Ho there. Although, I guess I shouldn’t say “ho there,” especially since I journey back to the Big Apple today to drop off some demo reels and stuff to agents and could very well pass a few while walking up and down the streets of Manhattan. You never know where they could be lurking (just kidding).

Yesterday, I had another awesome martial arts workout with my sensei, Doug Shaffer. We worked on my abs yesterday. Ugh! Man oh man, did they feel that yesterday! I did everything from crunches to some other kind of crunch, to a rolling-on-the-floor-on-your-back-to-keep-an-aggressor-in-your-sights kind of move – all designed to give you a better ab workout. And they did. And the stretches I did after the session helped keep the after effects to a minimum (actually, at this point I only feel it in one hip – not bad). But I absolutely love kicking and punching the bag. What a release!

Today’s test of Bill Power will come from resisting food in the City That Never Sleeps. You know me and my addiction/fascination with a particular Halal cart and its yummy-ass food. I know, I know. I said I would have whatever I wanted to eat on my weight loss journey but I was bad enough last week and am trying my best to re-re-re-re-lose my weight so I don’t need more rice, bread and Greek sauce gumming up my increasingly-better works. But the grilled chicken, on the other hand, might make for a great lunch. I will have to see.

I am excited to go to New York today. Above and beyond eating, today’s trip is me getting back on track after the disappointment of finding out I was not a finalist in the online Oprah thing. As I explained before, my emotional eating over that result was my way of controlling what I could in the situation, turning my sub into the path of the oncoming torpedoes so I didn’t get scuttled. And now I’m getting back out there to go live my dreams or go down trying. It will always be better to say you tried than saying you didn’t try at all, and that is for weight loss and anything in life.

I also have to tell you guys I have gone “cold turkey” on the Cokes, too. I knew I had to. They may be my one truest weakness but if those ab exercises are ever going to work to get me six-pack abs and not a 24-case of flabs then I need to lay off the drink. I have also been eating way better these last few days – chicken and other proteins, watching portions and drinking water. That combined with the exercises should get me back to the Battle of the Final Ten soon enough then on-track to re-reach that ultimate goal of 225.

Funny. There are times, like in the movie “Real Genius,” when a complete meltdown is exactly what you need to get yourself on the right path. It took me a couple of days and a few really bad meals to get back on track and say “enough of this! I’m gonna do this no matter what.” It may sound cheesy but it’s true. It’s true I tell ya.’

Today’s blog is going to be short and sweet (and admittedly disjointed – sorry about that) so I can get my ass on the road. And my workout today will consist of walking to four different offices in a big ass city that are probably miles apart when the blocks in-between are added up. But that is O.K., too. I planned it that way and walks can be very, very good for not just the body but the soul, as well.

So get up, everybody! Leave all that blah behind and seize your day! Make the most of it for yourself. Join me in taking a walk today to get back to it all. I may be in New York and you at work but take a walk, even if it’s one circuit around your office building. Or go walk your dogs and cats (saying “ho there” if you happen to see any – just kidding again) and remember no matter what is going on, if you fall off and have a bad eating or non-exercise day,  you will get back on track. And that, my friends, is what a journey is all about. I will fill you in tomorrow on all the fun and exciting happenings today.

Oh, and I better not get a damned parking ticket! As much as I work out these days, it’s those fines that really make me sore.