tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29657778865721959552011-11-16T06:50:01.690-08:00A blog about stuffAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.comBlogger641100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-66153827823443419642011-11-16T06:49:00.000-08:002011-11-16T06:50:01.723-08:00

I hate football.

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-40064957092713238292011-08-25T18:49:00.000-07:002011-08-25T18:50:39.293-07:00

I'm getting married soon!

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First off. I'm back. Sorry for the 6 months or so of total absence. I was slipping in my workout/diet routine and felt the need to fade away in other respects as well. So, now it's a new year, and things are in motion. As the football season taketh away one's desire to do anything but watch football, its inevitable exit brings about a need for something different. Music, for instance. It's

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I have not been blogging lately, and I will try to fix that. I haven't been doing much of anything really outside of liquidating my belongings in order to pay bills and "get ahead" as they say. Trust me, it's all too exciting to put into a typed document for all the world (or my dedicated 5 readers) to see. The compelling nature of such subject matter could possibly explode the eyes or melt

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Hi.  Long time, I know.  I re-watched One Punk Under God last night in its entirety.  I started watching it and couldn't pull myself away, and ended up with only 3 hours of sleep.  Somehow, it was even more moving this time around.  When it was over, Ashley demanded that I write Jay Bakker and ask him to officiate our wedding.  Since I actually met him and got to talk to him for a while, and

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-44546664585274714332009-05-07T10:28:00.000-07:002009-05-07T10:59:17.283-07:00

Dear loyal readers,If you read this blog yesterday, then you know I was going to be your litmus test to determine the initial taste/quality of KFC's new Kentucky Grilled Chicken.  I had mentioned that Ashley and I were going to have a classy sit-down KFC dinner, using Oprah's free meal coupon.  Sadly, Ashley was so unexcited by the idea that we were going to KFC that she ended up bailing on me.  

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Thanks to Oprah Winfrey & KFC, I have procured a coupon for a FREE 2-piece GRILLED chicken meal w/ 2 sides & a biscuit.  Get yours until midnight tonight here:  http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/20090430-tows-kfc-coupon-downloadAnyway, I never go to KFC because as you may already know, fried chicken is really, really bad for you.  I think a lot of people falsely assume that chicken is

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The little box to the top right of the screen is my Nike+ (plus) running log.  A while back, while running at the Stones River Greenway, a guy I met extolled the virtues of the Nike+ system to me.  He told me that it works with your Ipod Nano to track your running stats for you.  The guy had Nike+ shoes, which have a little compartment under the insole that houses the Nike+ sensor which

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-77997568949107042782009-05-01T08:01:00.001-07:002009-05-01T08:08:32.202-07:00

...if this blog is completely and utterly boring.  I will try to spice it up.  But not with sodium.  Sodium=bad.I'm so focused (obsessed) with my diet & exercise that it's making the subject matter discussed here rather 'one-note'.  I have other stuff going on, but it feels almost more boring to talk about that because while there is stuff happening in my life, there's really not much to report

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On Monday, I drank no soda at all for the first time in my memory.  Tuesday, I drank 1 20-ounce diet mountain dew that I split up between the morning and afternoon.  Then, at lunch I stopped at Chick-Fil-A, ordered my usual, and then drove off realizing that I had ordered a Diet Coke without even thinking about it.  I find it completely weird that I'm consciously trying to not drink soda, and

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No, I'm not at my goal weight yet, but I'm damn close.  I did, however, finish the Country Music Half Marathon in 1:52:43 on Saturday.  My projected time was 1:49:00, which I certainly would have beaten had it not been SO DEBILITATINGLY HOT.  I've never really thought of 75-80 degrees as hot, but in the marathon world, it is apparently SWELTERING.  Very in-shape runners were falling out and

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I had a couple of milestones this weekend that I wanted to mention. First, on Saturday morning, I competed in my first ever actual race complete with sponsors and hundreds of participants and everything. It was the Purity Moosic City 5k. I'll be competing in several of these 5k's as a member of the Genesco team (my employer). Well, we won the corporate challenge. In addition to that, I was

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Those big-ass people on The Biggest Loser are not doing running intervals on the treadmill at TWELVE MILES PER HOUR.  I did a minute and half today at 9.5 mph and nearly died.  Also, I'm 182 pounds and have been running 3-4 times a week for the past 7-8 months and working out in total about 6 days a week in one form or another.  There is NO WAY these 340 pound people are doing this.  Not possible

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-33582149139326043192009-03-30T14:19:00.000-07:002009-03-30T14:53:14.317-07:00

The words 'under way' sort of understate the accomplishments of this past weekend.  The band and I basically moved into Lakefever Productions Friday evening to start tracking the first half of what will be our first record as a band.  I'm still not sure if it will have my name on it or if we will just be The Lost Verses.  That's some junk to decide later.  One thing I am sure about:  This record

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-24844053654857730902009-03-17T09:08:00.000-07:002009-03-17T09:21:04.480-07:00

According to some research online, Americans eat an average of 3790 calories per day (as of 2004 I think).  NO FREAKING WONDER we are so fat.  People eat cheese on EVERYTHING.  Many of us drink NOTHING but drinks that are FULL of sugar.  Couple this high calorie intake with the fact that very few of us are busting our asses working in the fields anymore these days.  Inject television, video games

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I spent this past Thursday evening and about 3 and a half hours of last night rehearsing for a show that my band has coming up tomorrow.  We're going to rehearse again tonight.  It's gone well enough to get me pretty fired up about making a new record.  I think this new batch of songs is much more focused than the ones that made up my last record, and the performance of them will certainly far

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-57558186623613267122009-03-03T06:05:00.001-08:002009-03-03T10:35:36.739-08:00

Not academically, but in mass.  I weigh 185 as of this morning, which is what I weighed around the time I graduated high school and started college.  I'm 10 pounds away from my original goal of 175, which is probably what I weighed when I was a sophomore or junior in high school.  Once I reach that goal, I am going to assess whether I need to try to lose more or if I should just maintain that

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-80709040075487878282009-03-01T20:18:00.000-08:002009-03-01T20:26:56.704-08:00

I ran TEN MILES earlier today in 87 minutes in 37-degree weather. It was really freakin' hard. I think that much running burns something like 1300-1500 calories. I've eaten a good bit today, all healthy stuff, to compensate for the loss of calories. However, I actually feel kinda sick now. I've got a headache, I'm mildly short of breath, and my entire body hurts and feels weak. I guess that

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A couple weeks ago I blogged and said that I think I've figured out my new lifestyle of eating/exercising to a degree that I've got it down to a science. I have not at all. I ate so much food from Friday night through Saturday evening that when I was at the movies on Saturday night, I thought I was going to need some sort of medical intervention. The last hour of Slumdog Millionaire was too

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My obsession for Vault Zero has been replaced by the incredibly readily available soft drink DIET MOUNTAIN DEW.  This is bad.  I have been trying (or, well, hoping) unsuccessfully to wean myself off of diet soda.  I was doing pretty well for the first few days, but not anymore.  I just realized that I've had 50 ounces of DMD today, to 32 ounces of water.  Usually by this time of day, I would have

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Another milestone this morning.  189 pounds.  I've had a crazy week.  I think I lost 3-4 pounds, which at this stage is really hard to do.  I'm 14 away from my original goal.  

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I'm obsessed with diet and exercise. OBSESSED. This is a completely irony-free entry. Forgive me for needing someone to talk to about my obsession.I have had probably the best week of my life when it comes to feeling healthy and losing weight. This morning, I weighed 190.5 pounds (31 total pounds lost since August). That's the lowest I've been since probably my freshman year of college. I

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On the last weekend of February, my band and I will enter Lakefever studios to record a new record. My long-time friend and collaborator Ryan Malina will produce the album, one of my best friends John Baldwin will engineer it, and unlike my first solo record, it will be a labor of love with close friends involved at every post. It should be at least 8 songs, enough to qualify it as a

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I used to LOVE cold weather.  The atmosphere of the Fall/Winter really appealed to me.  I liked to wear layers all the time, which is why I always looked overdressed during all the IBL shows.  However, while part of my love of cold weather had to do with my love of jackets, most of it was because I was chubby and the fall/winter gave me a socially acceptable excuse to mask that.Now that I have

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I like to tell myself that I eat healthy and go to great lengths to avoid high fructose corn syrup and partially hydrogenated oils and other harmful addatives in food.  Then I manage to drink as much chemically toxic diet soda in a day as I drink water, sometimes more.  I just want you to know that in addition to food, I'm also completely addicted to this stuff, and I'm going to struggle my ass

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-17376200031262710582009-01-15T11:10:00.000-08:002009-01-15T11:41:42.939-08:00

So, there's this really dorky little button on this blog that shows my weight loss progress since some time in August of last year.  For those of you who didn't know, I totally have a food obsession.  Some people have addictions to smoking, others are addicted to video games, crack, or doin' it.  Food pretty much controlled my life and was on my mind nearly every waking moment of my day (which

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Happy New Year (and happy holidays for those who haven't heard from me)! I've been absent from this blog for some time, and for my 4 loyal readers, I apologize. First, I was insanely busy at work, then I was away from home for the holidays (including some time in the Tampa/Bradenton area of Florida - see pics above), then I switched internet service providers and it took me days to get my

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...the new Ryan Adams album Cardinology, which I avoided for some weeks quite successfully after hearing that it was "one of those" Ryan Adams albums, is officially a waste of money. I assumed that it might be in the vain of Rock n' Roll or 29 which to me aren't even kinda decent and have virtually zero memorable moments between them. But in reading Rolling Stone's utterly meaningless top 50

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-87455530277828627152008-12-09T08:43:00.000-08:002008-12-09T11:16:40.289-08:00

I really want to start a rock band. Like really bad. I think that running all the time is making me want to do this because I'm always listening to upbeat music and even when I'm exhausted from running miles and miles, I still get into it. It's an adrenaline thing I think. I'm talking about energetic rock n' roll/pop/whatever, the kind of thing that begs for an accompanying light show,

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-54856777215175782842008-12-04T21:42:00.000-08:002008-12-04T21:44:18.222-08:00

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Happy belated Thanksgiving everyone. Mine's been pretty great. It's been a fun and eventful 10 days or so.Anyway, Jolie Holland's new record The Living and the Dead is glorious and wonderful. I wanted to share a live performance of the first track "Mexico City"...

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Weirdness. Total weirdness. I met Jay Bakker tonight and hung out with him and the rest of the Revolution Charlotte folks (the lovely buncha punks pictured above) for about 4 hours at one of the church member's homes. I did not expect this to take place, and apparently Jay is rarely ever in Charlotte anymore, but he happened to fly in yesterday from New York for Thanksgiving. I can say with

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I've been in Charlotte for the better part of two days now. Today I slept right through the free hotel breakfast, which was a bummer. However, I went on to live out an usually full day. After I woke up, I walked to the sports bar outside my hotel and ate some bar food and watched the Buccaneers kill the Lions (even though they started the game by getting behind 17-0). I left at the start of

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-40561336681919405992008-11-22T17:23:00.000-08:002008-11-22T18:08:27.866-08:00

So, I'm here. I've turned my swanky hotel room into a recording studio. I had to fill up and roll the luggage cart up to my room with two full loads. I didn't get much sleep last night and I feel like I'm getting a bit sick, but hopefully I just need to sleep. Anyway..., to the interesting stuff:I spent a couple hours on the grounds of the old Heritage USA today. It was actually really

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-3439425892678642722008-11-21T09:08:00.000-08:002008-11-21T09:14:35.872-08:00

Yes, of course I know that there are many places far more depressing than Heritage USA. But it really strikes a chord with me. I'm leaving today, staying in Knoxville tonight, and then straight on to Heritage USA early Saturday. I am extremely bummed out today though. I just discovered via an updated satellite picture that the above pictured water park section (along with various other parts

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-56842551489253275912008-11-20T21:01:00.000-08:002008-11-20T21:05:45.408-08:00

If you've seen the Youtube video of Bill O'Reilly flipping out back when he was the host of Inside Edition, here's the full unedited conversation for your LOLing pleasure.

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A few months before I turned 30, I decided that I was going to try to lose 30 pounds by my birthday. I had about 1 week of dedication, and then promptly got back to eating muffins, biscuits, and hash browns. Then, about a month and a half before my 30th birthday, I was back on the healthy saddle again. Now, 3 and a half months later, I am still deep in the groove. I bring this up because

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-58638007323593351562008-11-16T19:13:00.000-08:002008-11-16T19:22:15.345-08:00

Yep, that's a Vault Zero. I found 3 of them on Saturday when I drove to Sale Creek, TN (about 3 hours away, or 5 hours when you consider Chattanooga traffic jams, detours, etc.) for my grandfather's 80th birthday. Also pictured, my grandfather and his barn cake, and my mom and I.Only 5 days til I head to Charlotte for my solo sabbatical.

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-10206393094086190562008-11-12T10:59:00.000-08:002008-11-12T11:38:33.469-08:00

I didn't feel like exercising today because I woke up with my leg hurting after getting less sleep than usual last night. Also, I was going stir-crazy in my office the first part of the day, and HAD to get out for lunch. I went with Tony to Chick-Fil-A, my all-time favorite fast food restaurant. I have been treating myself by going there about once a week, getting a regular combo and sometimes

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Since my self-implementation of "Health Kick '08" back in August, I've shied away from my most favorite of all beverages on earth, the one and only Vault Zero. I used to drink it like it was going out of style, and well, it appears now that it just might have. Let me explain my addiction and subsequent recovery. While Vault Zero was a diet soda, empty of those calories and sugar that transform

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Every Monday is totally lame at work, as most Americans know. You struggle to get out of bed, fighting off all 3 alarm clocks, two of which are set 35 minutes fast and staggered worlds apart from the bed and from one another, both blasting ESPN radio, and also your cell phone alarm (the funk music ringtone that never seems to turn off no matter what you do), waking each time to discover that it

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I was privileged to be tapped a groomsman in my long-time friend John Baldwin's wedding. I should also point out that his now wife Kim Andrews Baldwin is also a friend and a partial inspiration for me starting this blog. It was a good time. Here are a few candids from the 2-day affair, which included the rehearsal dinner, the wedding itself, and the reception. Congrats, Baldwins!

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God. Bless. America. I have never been so proud to be an American as I was last night and today. We really got our crap together as a national electorate and showed the world that Americans do realize that our country needed some serious rehab. Barack, you have a lot to live up to. Don't let us down.

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-68178538427578364262008-11-04T08:37:00.001-08:002008-11-04T08:47:00.822-08:00

It is your right, your duty, and a wonderful privilege. I proudly voted last week. And even though my vote will actually have no effect on the national election (assuming Obama loses Tennessee, which is a total guarantee), it still felt good. If you are voting for McCain, don't forget that tomorrow is your day.

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So if you haven't bought a suit in a while, it's really ridiculous. Every men's store or men's department has some old-ish dude who wants so badly for you to buy a suit that meets all these out-dated and seemingly arbitrary requirements. The sleeve has to fall at a certain place on your hand, you should have 4 fingers of space at the front of the jacket where it buttons (between you and the

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-59195713472691707162008-10-30T08:22:00.000-07:002008-10-30T08:47:43.237-07:00

I went a little nuts yesterday with food. I had a big burrito from Baja Fresh, which was 790 calories, and later dipped into some of the Halloween candy that's floating around the office. I stuck with Skittles and only had 1 or 2 little 'fun packs', but that's still something I should probably avoid. I was all sore from working with my personal trainer the night before, and didn't feel like

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-83882985441463194042008-10-23T07:10:00.001-07:002008-10-23T07:22:30.137-07:00

Well, I heard back from someone at Morningstar Ministries about my request for a tour of the old Heritage USA grounds. They were very nice and forwarded my email on to someone at Heritage International Ministries to address the actual tour request. However, she did say that the old castle and 21-story hotel are "hard-hat areas" and are not open to the public. Those were the two spots that I

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So something's still off about me. Somehow Caleb and I double-booked November 11th with two separate shows at two separate venues and I'm totally unprepared for either of them. So I think we're canceling at least one, if not both of them. Just how lame am I gonna get!? I do NOT want to play my songs, and I do NOT want to go anywhere where I have to be cool, cunning, comfortable, and

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-56973506777375853782008-10-21T06:20:00.000-07:002008-10-21T06:35:25.798-07:00

Last night I booked my hotel in Charlotte for the weekend before Thanksgiving. I'm kind of nervous about driving down to the Heritage USA area since I don't really know how difficult the property is to access. I know I need to go there for some reason, and so I'm going to. I've ordered some books from Amazon to read leading up to the trip, all by the individual members of the Bakker family and

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-69457224878670763342008-10-17T07:16:00.000-07:002008-10-17T07:59:08.352-07:00

For some reason I've been completely off my game this week. I've been slower and weaker and have even felt sad or something like it all week. I'm not sure why, and it sucks. I ate at Royal Thai on Tuesday night and I honestly think the MSG in the food may have gotten to me. I was depressed and ill feeling all day Wednesday and even left work early just to go home and lay around and sleep. I

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-52563477176845220692008-10-10T08:50:00.000-07:002008-10-10T09:30:57.442-07:00

10 days ago, I happily announced that I was down to 198 pounds, which made me totally pumped. Then I sort of realized that I might have hit a plateau. Over the following weekend, I went back up over 200 even though I ran 8 miles on Saturday, and 4.5 on Sunday (though I was eating pretty craptastically), and stayed over 200 through the first few days of this week. It was annoying to say the

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-63066926741364602302008-10-06T14:41:00.000-07:002008-10-06T14:57:13.878-07:00

I'm not sure anyone notices that I haven't been doing anything lately (besides exercising), but it's getting to a point where at least I am starting to notice it. I tried to play guitar/keys last night, and it felt like I was someone with only slight knowledge about what to do with an instrument in my hands. It felt very similar to the way I felt when I was 16. I understood some things about

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-91770323466009855642008-10-01T10:29:00.000-07:002008-10-01T10:35:00.038-07:00

Many of you may remember that Ashley worked at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts for about 2-3 years until a couple years ago. Well, she's been looking to get back into the professional art world for a few months now, and she just landed an interview for a studio coordinator/art educator position at the other big museum in town. Say a prayer for her, cause this would be an awesome

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-1507341710425179252008-09-30T17:19:00.000-07:002008-09-30T18:02:14.004-07:00

So, it may not seem like that big of a deal to anyone but myself, but as of today, I weigh 198 pounds. The last time I weighed that low was probably 1999 or 2000. I got up to over 230 lbs. in 2001, and then lost down to around 200 lbs. in 2002. I got back up to 220 or so by 2004, and lost back down to 199 in (I think) 2005. From then until the beginning of last month, I had steadily gained

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-74575420475114092862008-09-24T11:31:00.000-07:002008-09-24T11:50:04.442-07:00

Workout junk for today: Did another 50 minutes of weights, 12 minutes on a bike, and I'll run 3 miles tonight and 4 miles tomorrow at lunch. Current weight as of this morning: 201.5I'm almost under 200 pounds. That may not seem like that big of a deal, but trust me, it is. Once I get under 200, I'll really feel like I've accomplished something. However, the last time I got to that point, I

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-79589332569647236822008-09-23T18:51:00.000-07:002008-09-23T18:57:02.876-07:00

Ash and I both have new MacBooks, so we decided to enjoy our Eyesight cameras and experience the PhotoBooth program. Fun times.In other news, I did 45 minutes of weights, 12 minutes on a stationary bike, and ran 3 miles today.Also, I really don't think Sarah Palin is very awesome. I don't get it.

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-27282155021544259072008-09-23T14:38:00.001-07:002008-09-23T14:39:47.972-07:00

DO NOT EVER EAT THESE. If you want to keep your friends, your job, or your spouse, just don't do it. It's not worth it.

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-19892090417997294962008-09-22T07:14:00.000-07:002008-09-22T07:49:22.028-07:00

The only exercise I did over the weekend was on Saturday: an 8-mile run at the greenway in the town where I was raised. That's the longest single run I've ever done. However, I ate a lot of awful fried food. I'm pretty sure I gained weight. I won't post my weight again until it's under the 203.5 that I most recently posted.On Friday (during the most ridiculous day to try to buy gasoline ever)

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-44243220872921344502008-09-19T07:49:00.000-07:002008-09-19T08:30:04.551-07:00

9.18.08Ran 4 miles outside at work.Did 50 Pushups.Did some stretching.Weight: 203.5 (goal 175-180) (total weight lost since 8.4.08 = 17.5 pounds)I'm taking today off from exercise because I don't have the time, and I think my body needs a day of rest. Monday, there will be a big change to my workout routine. I haven't hit a plateau yet, but I want to avoid that at all costs. I haven't been

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-70579301761508521982008-09-17T12:52:00.000-07:002008-09-19T08:30:30.208-07:00

9.16.08Ran 3.5 miles outside at work. I've actually been running about 3.5 miles in all of my previous posts that say "4 miles", but I Google Mapped it today and made sure I went a full, miserable, 4 miles (see below)Did 50 pushups.Did 100 Jumping Jacks.9.17.08Ran 4 miles outside at work.Did some stretching.Weight: 204.5 (goal 175-180) (total weight lost since 8.4.08 is 16.5 pounds)I'm going to

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-18692890898527725922008-09-15T11:52:00.000-07:002008-09-15T13:35:47.095-07:00

Exercise updates:Friday, 9.12.08Ran 3 miles outside at work.Saturday, 9.13.08Ran 3 miles at home.My 30th birthday, 9.14.08Lounged around eating birthday cake and watching football.Started to run, went a half mile, and then returned to watching football because damn it, it's my birthday.Went to Kobe Steaks and had teriyaki chicken and fried rice with a wonderful cross section of friends from

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-71044911312199219482008-09-11T07:05:00.000-07:002008-09-11T07:13:34.131-07:00

Ran 3 miles outside at work.Did 50 pushups.Did 100 jumping jacks.I just signed up for this awesome little website where you can track your diet/exercise progress. Nearly every branded food in the world is in their database. It automatically knows the nutritional facts and plugs them for you. Anyway... you can monitor my progress here:http://www.myfitnesspal.com/rocknrollsingerKeep in mind that

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-73507858470920921862008-09-09T10:14:00.000-07:002008-09-09T10:21:53.914-07:00

Ran 4 miles outside at work and tamed a new hill. Wanted to do 1 more mile, but the previously unknown/untraveled hill absolutely killed me.Did 50 pushups. I know... sounds wimpy, but I weigh a lot and just made it up to 40 yesterday. I only did the first 22 without stopping for a break. The extra 10 made up for the extra mile I couldn't run.Weight: 207.5 (goal 175-180)I'll be posting my

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516523337519841286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965777886572195955.post-47962382336098619572008-09-09T07:35:00.000-07:002008-09-11T07:18:19.641-07:00

So, I signed up to write a blog. I was feeling pretty bad, so I decided to write about it.I must have woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. I've been carpooling with a friend from work over the past several weeks, and It sorta makes me crazy to have to talk to anyone that early. I just simply don't want to talk in the morning. Period.So, I was generally ill and felt like I was

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