Dissapointment

So in Iraq I was working out a lot, and dieting really well. About half way through my tour there I started this thing called "Fat Boy Friday" and it was so great. The way it worked is on Friday I could eat whatever I wanted and not workout. There were some days I would be amazed at how much I would eat. So, I have been working out a lot here, and really eating healthy, so I figured "Fat Boy Friday" was due for a comeback.
Well, let me just say that I am really ashamed at what I ate today. It was so disappointing. I really tried to do my best. I got off to a good start and for breakfast I ate a bagel sandwich. This thing had two servings of creme cheese, 10 big slices of bacon and cheese. I was feeling pretty good at this. It tasted awesome, and was so completely unhealthy. I was excited about this day. Well then lunch rolled around, and all of the sudden I got confused. See around here Tuesday is the day the serve tacos, it is great. It is called, simply enough "Taco Tuesday". I love "Taco Tuesday" but because it is not friday, I usually hold back on that day. Well today for some reason there were tacos. "Taco Friday"? What is that all about. It really messed me up. It doesn't even sound cool, "Taco Friday" sounds stupid. Now considering that bagel could not have been more than 1,000 calories I thought I was really going to be down with this, regardless how dumb the name was. And then something really strange happened. I was not hungry. I forced myself to make an enormous plate of nachos, but the whole time I just kept thinking this is not right. By the time I was done with my nachos, I could barely make it to the ice cream bar to make a cookies n' cream sundae. I mean I made it, and ate it, but I just couldn't get into it.
Well then dinner rolled around, and I ate like 20 pieces of fried shrimp and that was it. I was done. No ice cream after dinner. No cans of pringles. No six packs of soda. No candy. I was full. I think I might have packed away 5,000 calories today, at best. What a loser. I suck.

Some more action shots.

Rob sent me these pictures of him helping unload wood of a truck for local kids to build a youth center. Kind of sounds like the kind of stuff he does at home, just a little more intense I guess. Anyway, he is going to try to start writing some stuff to put on the blog soon, no promises, but hopefully soon.

A little behind but Rob wanted to make sure I posted this.

Rob at Work

Here are some pictures of the kind of stuff Rob is doing over there, thought you all might be interested. He has been pretty busy so he hasn't had time to write for the blog yet but I am sure he will soon.

Here is the caption that goes with the photos:

090526-F-7426P-009 – Nagdad – U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Vincent, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion-11, Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and Capt. Rob Meehl, Officer in charge, Delta Company, 478th Civil Affairs, discuss possible alternatives for the communal water source in the village of Nagdad, May 26, 2009. The 478th Civil Affairs Battalion, CJTF-HOA interact with various villages and local key leaders in order to foster a better understanding and communication while building relationships that allow CJTF-HOA forces to partner with the host nation. The service members of CJTF-HOA, headquartered in Djibouti, employ an indirect approach to counter violent extremism. Through a strategy of cooperative conflict prevention the task force helps build the internal capacities of countries at risk to prevail against extremists exploiting instability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sgt. Dawn M. Price/released)

Rob and his team

Picture of Rob and his team I think. The car behind him may be the Toyota Land Cruiser that he keeps saying he is going to buy and ship back. He has always wanted an old Land Cruiser but I am not sure he is going to pull that one off.

what I am listening to

This picture is the current music selection in my truck. There are two radio stations here. One is local and plays only local music. The other is French/American, so half the broadcasts are in French the other half are in English. It is a lot of news and very little music. Until I get an tape adapter for the IPOD, this is the music I am listening to.
Right now Def Lepard, Bobby Brown and LL are getting the most rotation. I had copy of Thiller, but that tape just broke. So bummed about that.