Diet, Day 5 - Metal is the Key

Too busy to write anything yesterday (4th day), but worked out and stuck with diet. Weighed in at 266, and today I’m 265. However, I almost skipped my workout today. I got to the club and discovered that I’d forgotten the earbuds for my phone/music player. Pretty marginal excuse, but the way I felt it was excuse enough. But then guilt set in, so I went home to retrieve my equipment. Got the earbuds untangled with great difficulty. How is it that no matter how carefully you wind them up and put them away, when you take them out again, the cord is a goddamn Gordian Knot? We put a guy on the moon for crissakes; can’t someone invent a cord that doesn’t foul itself. Anyway, after that minor trauma, I made a discovery -- the secret to a successful training session is nothing more than music selection. You see, I’d been listening to some of my faves but they were just too slow. Mel Carter is okay while you’re reading a book, but doo-woppers from the 60’s don’t cut it for a workout. Hey, I know I’m social security age, but I still got a pulse; so today, I programmed my Pandora app to play songs like “Jump.” It’s not surprising that I just now figured this out, as my last workout was when Elvis was still alive; but 70’s & 80’s Metal is the answer! I just sailed through my time on the bike, and my cadence was at all-time high levels. I can’t say that I’ve reached a spot where I actually enjoy being out-of-breath and sweating like a fucking pig in an overheated sauna, but this made it bearable. Trust me, if you want a good workout, try listening to Van Halen (“Dreams” or “Jump”), Def Leppard (“Photograph”), and Survivor (“Eye of the Tiger”). Aerosmith and Bon Jovi ain’t bad either.