Lazy Day

Today was my first full day off in about 2 and a half weeks so I took advantage of it. I did pretty much nothing. I did clean out my car but that was the most productive thing that I accomplished. This last week really kicked my butt. I started rehearsal of the Faure Requiem and I'm still running with Heidelberg Symphony. I also agreed to take a 15 minute spot during music week to perform in one of the lobbies at school. I can't find an accompanist who can learn the pieces that were my first two choices so I am going to have to pull out the Bach Suites and refresh some of them.

With all of the running around that I have been doing I have been hitting the drive-thru quite a bit. This has really helped my belly quite a bit. I weighed myself again today and it said 264 so I am up about 4 lbs over the past two weeks. Classes are going well, I just aced my aural skills test yesterday. This summer I am considering taking a trek out to the NYC area. The local aiport announced very cheap direct flight tickets to Newark so I might make it out there. But I think that I won't be able to make it out there until August.

There has been something on my mind that has been peeving me recently. I know that gaining is a very personal issue with many different aspects. But in all honesty it isn't that difficult to gain weight. It takes dedication and support from friends. However, with the availability of such inexpensive foods within the US, I find it hard to understand how someone can claim to be a gainer yet over the course of many, many months they are completely unable to gain weight. To me it seems that that person is not dedicated and only thinks about and or pretends to gain just to get off. Maybe I'm just jaded because I know what it takes to gain and I've seen so many guys say that they can't gain and then 5 months later they have blown up.

Tip o' the Day: I definately agree with Stupidgit ... Skipping breakfast does help you gain weight. In my nutrition class my teacher always preached that eating a tablespoon of sugar is better for you than skipping breakfast. This is because breakfast jumpstarts your metabolism. By skipping breakfast you are allowing more calories to be turned to fat.

As Always,
Eat Up!