since i'm in the process of bulking up, i have adopted the new theme "anything goes" when it comes to food. but that's not entirely true. i still avoid deserts, sweets, etc. and trying not to spend money on the weekend limits me to still eat healthy during the week days. i do find myself snacking on the free stuff on claire's desk...(cheetos, goldfish, chips, nachos...) and it doesn't mean i can't make smart decisions....like eat filet mignon instead of prime rib. and eat couple of servings of salad and avoid the mashed potatoes along with the couple of portions of the meat. still, i'm a little bit afraid to step on the body fat scale. i know my body fat has gone up. but my muscle mass has gone up too. the hypertrophy specific training is really giving me some results...bulk and strength. but the fact that i didn't make much progress before i did this was also because i was eating far less calories than i was burning. there is a way to get all the bulk without the extra fat...unfortunately no one knows their bodies that well. but i think i can do better with my nutrition.



this weekend, i got some filet mignons with diem at costco, and cooked them on the george forman grill. and the grill marks were absolutely beautiful. criss crossed and all. other than the slight unevenness (cause it is such a thick cut of meat), which can be prevented i might add by rotating, you can't do too much better than grilling your filet mignons on your george forman grill. you can cook your filet at a gourmet restaurant in the george and no one will raise a brow. i got the george forman grill with a coupon and it actually cost less than each steak i put on it. but it sure can grill up some filets real nice. everyone should get one. after the meal we went to see gangs of new york. i really didn't know what to make of the movie, and i sure didn't know what to expect. sure it is based on history, but i had a hard time buying it. it felt like moulan rouge....except it was based on actual events (maybe??). it did have good acting and what not, but i can't give it more than a 6 out of 10...which is lower than the average on IMDB. maybe i missed something. and it felt like it was long for some reason. 2 hours would have been better.



saturday, woke up late. ate the last filet mignon (cause it was a pack of 3) for lunch. then took a nap.........lesson learned. if you don't eat too much carbs for breakfast, you'll probably crash and need a nap after a protein fest. then i ran some errands. washed my car, cut my hair. then met up with nguyen, and got some pho and boba. then we saw some nachos on TV and decided to get the carne asada chips at albertos on miramar.



sunday, i went to church, and there was a going away party for this one guy in the navy who was going to be deployed for 6 months. so we had a bbq. ate 2 small pices of steak.....tri tip maybe? and sausages. saw some football. and then got back home around 5. took a nap, and went to go gym by 9. and that was my weekend. so it felt like an all out meat fest this weekend. don't really feel too guilty about it. i could have avoided the grease dipped carne asada chips....and boba....well, i have been having far less of it. but i still enjoy it.



one thing someone mentioned at church today was that this guy used to volunteer at the urgent care, and about once a month, a group of people would come in that have been into an accident because they were speeding to their church (running late). i admit driving sunday early in the morning really makes it easy to speed...and i do speed to church, especially when i'm late. that's one other thing i need to work on.



tomorrow i begin my pilate's class. hopefully it will help me change up my routine and add some variety to my workouts. with hypertrophy specific training, stretching is not emphasized, so i haven't been doing it.....but i have been making sure i do warm up properly. i was all about stretching properly when i signged up for the class. now i don't feel enthusiastic about stretching, so let's see how it goes....cause my flexibility is gonna suck. maybe this class will make me want to stretch regularly again to make some good progress during the class.