OMG NICOLE.

OLYMPIC JOURNAL: February 4, 2013 (1278 days until the Olympics)

Didn’t exercise this week. At all. That makes 2 straight weeks without any physical training.

I ate lunch at Arby’s the other day, because I really am hoping that I can get them to give me some kind of major endorsement deal. If you are a member of Twitter, please tweet at @Arbys and mention @Ratliff2016GOLD. Should they decide to feature me in a major national ad campaign, it would provide me with enough money that I could spend a lot more time focusing on training for the Olympics. Let’s make it happen, people.

I also ate at Shakespeare’s Pizza in Columbia, MO, my favorite pizza place on earth. Here is a photo of me eating Shakespeare’s pizza on Friday. I ordered three slices for lunch, and then an additional large pizza to-go, which I divided into Ziploc® Brand Sandwich Bags and packed in my luggage to bring back to NYC. Since returning on Saturday afternoon, I have eaten all of it.

You might be thinking, “Hey, isn’t all of this bad for getting in shape for the Olympics? It sounds like you are both eating poorly AND not exercising.”

You may be right. I will be re-evaluating my current approach in the coming weeks.

MY CURRENT WEIGHT: UGH, still 196 pounds but inching towards 197. Definitely on the upper end of 196, slightly more than last week. I have a condition whereby I often consume more calories than I burn off, and I think this is definitely a factor here.

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On a personal note, thanks to all the people who have been so supportive in the past few weeks and months. It means a lot that other people genuinely believe I can win at least one GOLD medal in the Olympics, because I know that it’s an uphill climb. And while I have yet to prove myself, I still have over a thousand days left to become great at athletics, so I am not worried.

Olympically Yours,

Future GOLD Medal Winner Connor Ratliff

P.S. Congratulations to all the athletes who played in the Football Superbowl! I hope everyone had a great time.

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