pictures worth 1000 words

i was reminded during saturday's blogging presentation that it is always a good idea to post pictures. so this post is going to be a little more pic heavy than usual.

first of all i wanted to share with you a couple of pics that actually go hand in hand with yesterdays man vs. beast(s) post. this first shot is the tree limb that was my dad's original first line of defence to stop something from burrowing beneath the gate.

these days the bottom of the gate is guarded by this strip of wood. i am not sure of its effectiveness. i guess time will tell.

my weight has been bouncing around 167-172 lbs. so lately i had been allowing myself a cheat meal every weekend that i was at 167 lbs. there have been quite a few pizza and chocolate cake cheat meals. yeah for me!

while working through my knee rehab i have been also focusing on bringing up my lagging body parts. trying to add much needed delts and calf development on top of trying to regain size on my left quad. this pic is about a week old. i can definitely see some improvements with my rear delts. however my arms still overshadow my delts, so as they say... miles to go before i sleep.

and the latest bane of my existance. the wheels. sadly it is still slow going but i have noticed improvments since the acu-stim treatments. i haven't been back for further treatment since june. there was a mix-up at work and i have been getting paid once instead of bi-weekly the past couple of months. the pic below is out of focus and i apologize. it is pretty challenging to flex and stay still enough to take a cell phone pic. i also tried to hurry before someone wandered into the change room. it is hard to keep your street cred when your caught with your shorts rolled up while you're taking a pic of yourself in the mirror.

last fall i went down to florida to spend some time with my family. i am planning on heading back down that way around the end of october. my latest challenge to myself is to get back on the diet wagon to see if i can possibly get any closer to 160 lbs. where we stayed in the keys was pretty scenic, it would make a wonderful back drop to an off season photo shoot. so that is my interim goal.

somebody better warn pizzaville and mccain's that i am dieting again!!