Operation "Get Fit" On Hold...Operation "Eat More" In Progress

Like the annual migration of birds, our friends have returned from Greece, summer jobs and vacationing back to their NYC nests, ready to eat, drink, hang out and do everything other than "work out". In Astoria whisps of cigarette smoke, spirited Greek-English...or Gringlish conversation, an occasional dispute over who has the better football (soccer) team and all of "our group" can now be easily found. I guess it's been there all summer...we just basically pretended that if we weren't there...it wasn't happening.

Last night for example Carrie, myself and our friend Allison Steltzner, enjoyed succulent pieces of lamb in tomato sauce, greek salad loaded with creamy Feta, pasticio, dolmades, Greek wine and galaktoboureko. Although we took a nice walk around Astoria...it wasn't the cardio routine needed to work off this feast. The pattern we've created over the past few days has been the worst we've endured since beginning the whole "Fatness 2 Fitness" blog. I must state that there is no binging going on, no hoarding of candy or gorging of cakes, pies or cookies (although the thought of each of these things sounds great....especially cake....you can't even say cake without a smile when you're done...try it). What we've been doing is rationalizing that we deserve the break, we'll work out tomorrow and we're not eating that many bad things. The reality is that we don't need a break just yet, we haven't been working out and we have been eating some bad things. Reality sucks.

Tonight I'm hitting the gym or perhaps going to Krav Maga depending on how late I get out of work (seriously...I'm not making excuses this time). Regardless...hanging out with the friends is great, catching up on a whole summer's worth of stories is fantastic and making future travel plans is really fun for all of us. Letting the work, the diet and the schedule get negatively adjusted to enjoy all of these things is terrible...even though it tastes GREAT!

So here's the deal...Fitness first, unless friends require that we hang out immediately for an important session of the Friendship Coalition. Krav Maga is our priority, The Rock is our second home and Paul's/Len's house are our sanctuaries from both of these things (when it's time to rest). I think that with a better sense of scheduling around fitness requirements and social rewards (i.e. Beer Garden, Rock Shows, Comedy Clubs, Strip Clubs with Dave, Len and Paul...just kidding) the Thinner By Thanksgiving goal will be attainable. That's the theory anyway.