I last blogged about doing the Palineo diet and I stuck with the change for the beginning part of the year. I don't purchase any pastas/grains when I go to the grocery store and am eating more fruits and vegetables on a daily basis. I haven't noticed a decrease in weight but it certainly has not gone up either. We'll continue to keep tabs on my weight as time passes, but for now it's still hovering around 183 lbs.
I'm still doing my usual leagues. My team won the fall session in pool league and our big money tournament will be in just a couple Saturdays. We've already qualified for City in the summer, so we'll simply be playing for a chance to win ourselves $1,000. Along the lines of pool, I'm planning on attending the 8-Ball Southwest Challenge in Las Vegas come March, which is a 3-person per team tournament at the Riviera and can last up to 3 days.
Bowling is reaching the last trimester (there are three 8-week sessions where the winners of each and one wildcard team will play in a 4-team playoff on championship night). Our team has not fared well the first two sessions. 3 of our 4 players including myself have peaked, so there's not much bonus pins in addition to our handicap. We also were without a 4th player for a good majority of the first session. Nonetheless, I feel like I am getting used to the new ball I bought for this season. My average still sits at around 191, so I'll be looking to finish strong so that we can try and have a chance to play for the championship. In addition, I've entered the USBC Open Championship for 2015 and will be going to El Paso in early April.
After Hours Gaming League has started and IBM is off to a nice 2-0 start. I was hesitant to return as captain of the team, knowing we lost 5 of our 7 players from the A-team. No one else wanted to take over as captain, so instead of letting IBM's team die, I decided to return for another year. Our expectations certainly won't be as high this season, but I'm still hoping we can be a decent team. There will be more pressure on my shoulders to do well, so hopefully I don't let the team down.
January was an expensive month for me. I not only maxed out my Roth IRA's contribution (now entering its 7th year), but I also booked a flight to Osaka, Japan for April and purchased a 70" Sharp Aquos, just in time for my Super Bowl party.
