L'enfer, c'est les autres.

I’m going to be offline pretty much all summer.

Working in the mountains all summer. Little to no internet access. It’ll be great to unplug for a bit. But I’ll miss some of your smiling face on my dash every day. But have a great summer, every one. Be back in August.

Seriously though, being home isn’t very conducive to eating right…

It’s not that my parents buy and eat really unhealthy food, it’s just hard to maintain my macros effectively. I guess I’m so used to buying everything that I’m going to eat, that this loss of control is a bit annoying. It’s not something I should make a big deal out of, because this time next week I’ll be gone again. It’s just a bit annoying.

On top of all that, we had some friends over last night for a little cookout/ get-together. Which was fine; grilled burgers, hotdogs, what have you. But once my mom realized that it was a month before my 21st birthday (and I wont be home for my actual one), she went all out with cake and dessert. And Brownie Tort. And cookies from the local bakery. Try as I might, it was just hard eat smart without seeming ungrateful or isolated from the group. And this morning, I feel physically terrible.

Detox? I think yes. Water and lemon juice all dayyy.

dailynietzsche:

“It is only up to a certain point that possessions make men more independent and free. One step further: the possessions become the master and the possessor the slave.”

—Human, All Too Human, “Assorted Opinions and Maxims,” §317 (edited excerpt).

Post sickness workout.

Back to the gym. I couldn’t breath out of my nose for so long. I avoided the gym this weekend, at least until I was 100%. Yesterday, my roommate and I (not the one I go to the gym with) did Ab Ripper X. I forgot how much it hurts when you do it after a long break. I’m still sore.

Today was my first day in the gym in nearly a week and a half. I decided to do back and chest today. I noticed a tiny bit of regression, but still got a killer workout in. Gotta burn off all that finals stress.

I decided that I’m going to work on my lat width. Sounds vain, but they give you more of that v-shaped upper body. I wouldn’t mind that at all. Lat pull downs will be my go-to exercise for a while, at least until I get the gains I’m looking for.

Tomorrow is ab day again. Nothing like 20 minutes with Tony Horton.

Sick.

I’ve been sick since Friday, haven’t worked out since Wednesday, and haven’t had much of an appetite since Saturday. Just when I was starting to make some gains, mother nature had different plans in store for me. I started eating pretty normally today, but after eating breakfast and lunch, I don’t see myself needing to eat the rest of the day. Good news for my food budget. Not so much for my physique. Maybe the rest will do by body good. This week is dead week, and next week is finals week. Hope fully I get over this plague in time to hit the gym before I go home.

The Catcher in the Rye was an absolutely terrible book.