Preliminary observations

Passing the bar seems easy. And talking about that is boring, so no more progress updates until I actually take the damn thing.

The hair is still a work in progress. I'm still cutting. As one should expect, the hardest part is the back, since I can't see it. What I do is I set the medicine cabinet mirror at about a 30 degree angle and I use it against the main mirror to see the back of my head. It's not an exact science, but it's working so far. If I can't make a good fix within the next day or two, I will definitely bite the bullet and pay some self-described professional to fix it for me.

As for the weight gain. I checked in at 177 in my preliminary weigh in. That's about seven pounds more than I expect to weigh. Still, I'm going to stay with the 25 lb goal, which would make 202 the target. Yesterday I had my morning shake (a banana, two handfuls of strawberries, 3 eggs, protein powder, and a glass of milk), a roast beef sandwich for lunch, two tuna sandwiches for a late afternoon snack and cashew chicken fwith rice rom Madam Lu's for dinner. I went to bed satiated, but woke up starving, which is a good sign, because it means my back workout yesterday was a success.

Speaking of which, my lower lats are sore as shit right now. I have fallen off quite a bit. At my peak, I could do 30 pull-ups over 3 sets (usually 15, 10, 5) in 3 minutes. Yesterday I could only manage 13 pull-ups (9, 4) over two sets. I then did 6 sets on a lat pulldown machine; then went to a bent over dumbell row (4 more sets); then 4 sets on an upper back machine; then 4 sets on a lower back machine. The entire workout took about 40 minutes and I left sore but not at all winded.

When I woke up my back felt a little sore, but has gotten progressively more sore throughout the day. I did shoulders today, which entailed 4 supersets of lateral raises and dumbell flies. I then did a shoulder press machine and finished with Arnold presses. The entire workout was about 30-35 minutes, but I had to get the fuck out because it was crowding with old men with sweaty, stinky balls.

As for food today: I had another shake, another roast beef sandwich, and another tuna sandwich so far. I will have at least a fish dinner and a turkey late dinner to round out the day. As a preliminary goal, I hope to be between 180-182 by Saturday, with 2 more workouts in between.

Hair

I'm a cutter. I cut myself. Not my skin, but my hair. I haven't gone to a barber or hairstylist in well over a year. And well, honestly, I haven't gone to a hairstylist in about 4 and a half years. And well, frankly, my haircut sucks. I think I may finally give in and pay the $20-$200 it will cost to fix what I've done to myself. Or fuck it, I may just shave the whole thing off. I'm starting to see more and more of my scalp as it is. So maybe I should just bite the bullet and get on with it.

Ah yes, that's why I am here with a blog. Setting goals and achieving them. So here is the list of "to be accomplisheds" for the next two months.

1. Pass the bar.
2. Move back to L.A..
3. Fix incredibly awful hair situation.
4. Add 25 lbs.
5. Write more interesting blogs.