Johnny Hammersticks

I get it. Sometimes the simplicity of an ice cold Miller Lite or Labatt can be a refreshing break from the world of fancy pants craft beers. After I get done mowing the lawn, I want a Miller Lite not a double whipple IPA.

Haha. I just checked it out. Seems messed up. I bet the Russians are involved in some way. By the way...yes I would.

Really? You're going to make me memorize her name and google it? Poor form.

That's cool. In college we played a lot of club teams from different universities, and they seemed to really have fun and enjoy playing the game. As opposed to playing for a coach who would get pissed and make us run sprints at 5am if we ONLY won by 9 goals against a lesser opponent. It feels good to win for a change. I bet he's loving it. The HS team I coach has never been very good, but last year we tied the all time program record for wins (4!). Plus we beat 2 teams that the school has never beaten before. The improvements have spurned the AD to fund a 7th/8th grade team which will help me out tremendously. Now, we just need this damned snow to melt so we can get out of the gym and onto a lined field. First game April 10th. Woah, man! You sound like quite the "sweater!" lol If I eat too much salty food my body swells up. It's especially noticeable in my fingers and in my face. I rarely season my food after cooking, but if I cook a nice steak, I load it up with kosher salt.

Starting tonight...no alcohol Sunday through Thursday. Limited on Friday and Saturday. This is a big switch for me, and I'm not sure how it's going to go. I usually have 2-3 beers or glasses of wine to help me wind down.

My wife was a Steelers fan when we met. Her Father was a HUGE fan of the Steelers. Fortunately, she was not a serious football fan, so I was easily able to "convert" her. Poor girl.

Well...technically, yes. You sick bastard.

How do people end up getting married to patriots fans? I mean, they are disgusting people and not very intelligent. How does this even happen? Edit: a hot dog is a sandwich. Meat between any type of bread is a sandwich.

I'm envisioning an uncomfortable bed with thin pillows. Wires and little monitors taped all over my body. Three or four scientists at the foot of my bed taking notes on their "observations" of how many times I scratch my balls and break wind. Yeah, I don't know if I could sleep.

How dare you Sir!?

Thank you. I'm not opposed to ruling everything out. I do snore loudly, but my bride sleeps like the dead. Doesn't bother her. I'll talk to my doctor about this.

This is for fighting, this is for fun!

I guess I snore as much as the next guy. Doesn't everybody snore? Maybe a sleep study to rule out?

I fart in your general direction.

Thing is, I don't eat a lot of sugar. I don't really like cake, cookies, or candy...I'm more of a pickle and potato chip kind of guy. I don't even put sugar in my coffee.

When I was 18 I was around 185-190, but I was in the best shape of my life and was lifting 4-5 times per week. I was much more muscular then than I am now. I went from 205 to 190 within the past few months. I have been on my wife's diet, and she has gluten/dairy sensitivities. I eat lean meat (turkey, chicken and fish) and fresh veggies for just about every meal, but will treat myself every once in a while with a nice steak. I'm not a big fan of sweets, so I don't think sugar is the issue. I'm just going to continue with my diet, drastically decrease my alcohol intake, and start to do more cardio. I'm also going to start taking Omega vitamins and whey protein. I think I can drop down to 175 if I really work hard. Given my body type, I think that's about as low as I could go without looking like I just crawled out of a POW camp. Cutting down the alcohol is the hardest part of this. I usually have 3-4 drinks per night. Can't do that anymore.

Wait? Women's college basketball wasn't already a joke?

I don't think so. The test was Monday, and for dinner on Sunday I had pasta with ground turkey and mushrooms in the tomato sauce. I had a steak the Friday night before the test. I will be interested to see the cholesterol level when I go for my follow up in 6 months. Well, the experts at marijuana.com say that it lowers your BP in the long term. WebMD says it increases your heart rate by 2/3 times for 3 hours and lowers your BP in the short term. Should I start smoking reefer again?

My sister, who is a pharm rep (who happens to sell a lot of BP meds) told me the same thing. Use as a last resort. I'll go the exercise route, and I guess I'll restrict my diet even further. Take some omegas and smoke lots of reefer, and we're on a path to a healthy heart. Booooyah!

Big woop. I'm sneakers O'Tool.

Interesting. I will definitely consult with the cardiologist when I go for the Echo on 4/28. I'm not against taking meds if I need it.

Thank you for the reassuring words. This is hitting me like a brick, and it has been a bit alarming given my Father's recent aneurysm. I am sort of snapping out of the "shocked" stage, and am hitting the "I gotta do what I gotta f$&@in do stage because I want to walk my daughter down the aisle some day" stage. I'll get it done.

The doctor said I didn't need meds yet, but that they'd re-evaluate in 6 months. I'll probably ask the cardiologist when I go for the Echo. Not a big fan of medications. I did read about the CoQ10 and I think I'll give it a try, thanks. Beets, eh? First I've heard of that. I do like beets. Wow! That's tremndous, JR. I think I could easily get down to 180 and that would help things I believe. I do eat pretty well already though, but I suppose I could use that $3000 treadmill in my basement a little bit.

What was most shocking to me is that I have always had a cholesterol screening done as part of my annual physical. Never been an issue in the past. Just snuck up on me.

Haha...turmeric and green tea. Got it. Doc said no meds yet. She did say to take omega 3 and whey protein. Gonna give those a try.