This weekend was not so good on the ol' healthy challenge it all started Friday morning with shorter than normal gym visit, then char grill for lunch. It wasn't overly terrible but it was not too good either.
Friday August 15th 2008
Steps
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9010
Exercise
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40 mins (1.1 miles running treadmill in 10 minutes, 30 minutes of strength training)
Meals
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Breakfast = Smoothie
Morning Snack = Muscle Milk
Lunch = Hamburger Steak and Fries care of Chargrill
Dinner = Chicken Burrito, Chicken Quesadilla, rice, refried beans, chips salsa (I love me some Los Tres Magueyes)
Saturday August 16th 2008
Steps
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11329
Exercise
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70 minutes (5 miles running outside in 45 minutes, 25 minutes of Wii Fit)
Meals
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Breakfast = egg start omelette with turkey and garden salsa
Lunch = erm...Jackson and I went to the Movies so, a little popcorn, and some Nestle Bunch A Crunch
Dinner = Bacon Cheeseburger and lots of fries, Five Guys is closing the gap on Char Grill as my favorite burger joint.
Sunday August 17th 2008
Steps
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3204
Exercise
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10 minutes (Wii Fit with the boys)
Meals
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Breakfast = Sausage Egg & Cheese McGriddle (Granny Carol was in town and had breakfast waiting for me when I woke up. I got to sleep in until 8, I know crazy huh?)
Lunch = Big Mac, Double Cheeseburger, & Fries (It was a McDs kinda day with Granny Carol)
Dinner = Pot Roast, potatoes, carrots, & salad at the Schoenfelds.
Evening snack = 10 - 12 reduced fat Nilla Wafers
Monday August 18th 2008
Steps
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10201
Exercise
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80 minutes (4.1 miles running treadmill 35 minutes, 45 minutes strength training)
Meals
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Breakfast = Smoothie (anyone seeing a pattern with breakfast?)
Lunch = 1/2 of a Chicken burrito bowl from Chipotle no sour cream
Dinner = Wendy's Large Chili & Side Salad w/ no fat Thousand Island, two of the boys left over chicken nuggets :).
Evening snack = 10 - 12 reduced fat Nilla Wafers w/ cup of skim milk.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
My Explaining Later
The information in my previous post was to help me track my daily progress in a 12 week challenge that just started this week at work. There are 4 activities or contests that I can choose to compete in.
210 to win
Exercise 210 minutes or more for the week (an average of 30 min a day). Everyone that does that for the entire 12 week period will be given a chance to win a gift card.
These Shoes are Made for Walking
In this challenge I track the number of steps I walk/run every week. The person with the most steps at the end of the challenge wins a gift card. Work provided pedometers, because counting in my head would be too tedious.
Diary Your Diet
This one is essentially the what I eat all day challenge. If I document my meals for the 12 weeks then I will be entered to win a ...drum roll please.... gift card.
The Biggest Loser
Like the show with the same name, this is to track who has lost the largest percentage of weight during the 12 weeks. I might have had a chance had this started back in February, but I have already been told by too many people to count that I need to stop losing weight. So I'm not going to participate in this one.
Oh only one gift card per person so i can't take home 3 golds.
I plan to post a little more on how i've gotten where I am fitness wise. Just don't have it in me today to do that post.
Wednesday Aug 13th 2008
Steps
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19163
Exercise
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110 mins (5.1 miles running treadmill in 50 minutes, 60 minutes of strength training)
Meals
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Breakfast = Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Morning Snack = Muscle Milk
Lunch = Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger & Fries
Dinner = Grilled New York Strip Steak (Costco Purchase), Cabbage & Bean salad, Mashed potatoes
Thursday Aug 14th 2008
Steps
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16851
Exercise
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110 mins (4.1 miles running treadmill in 40 minutes, 60 minutes of strength training, 10 minutes basketball shoot around)
Meals
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Breakfast = Strawberry Banana Peach Smoothie
Morning Snack = Muscle Milk
Lunch = 4 slices of pizza care of Capital Creations, small side salad, 1 cupcake
Dinner = Pork Tenderloin, Rice, 5 Oreos
210 to win
Exercise 210 minutes or more for the week (an average of 30 min a day). Everyone that does that for the entire 12 week period will be given a chance to win a gift card.
These Shoes are Made for Walking
In this challenge I track the number of steps I walk/run every week. The person with the most steps at the end of the challenge wins a gift card. Work provided pedometers, because counting in my head would be too tedious.
Diary Your Diet
This one is essentially the what I eat all day challenge. If I document my meals for the 12 weeks then I will be entered to win a ...drum roll please.... gift card.
The Biggest Loser
Like the show with the same name, this is to track who has lost the largest percentage of weight during the 12 weeks. I might have had a chance had this started back in February, but I have already been told by too many people to count that I need to stop losing weight. So I'm not going to participate in this one.
Oh only one gift card per person so i can't take home 3 golds.
I plan to post a little more on how i've gotten where I am fitness wise. Just don't have it in me today to do that post.
Wednesday Aug 13th 2008
Steps
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19163
Exercise
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110 mins (5.1 miles running treadmill in 50 minutes, 60 minutes of strength training)
Meals
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Breakfast = Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Morning Snack = Muscle Milk
Lunch = Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger & Fries
Dinner = Grilled New York Strip Steak (Costco Purchase), Cabbage & Bean salad, Mashed potatoes
Thursday Aug 14th 2008
Steps
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16851
Exercise
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110 mins (4.1 miles running treadmill in 40 minutes, 60 minutes of strength training, 10 minutes basketball shoot around)
Meals
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Breakfast = Strawberry Banana Peach Smoothie
Morning Snack = Muscle Milk
Lunch = 4 slices of pizza care of Capital Creations, small side salad, 1 cupcake
Dinner = Pork Tenderloin, Rice, 5 Oreos
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
I'll Explain Later
I need to jot a few things down while I'm thinking about it and then head to the homestead (it's almost 5 ya know).
Monday Aug 11th 2008
Steps
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12350
Exercise
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65 mins (3.5 miles running treadmill in 32 minutes, 30 minutes of strength training)
Meals
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Breakfast = Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Lunch = 2 x Oatmeal bread slice, 1 peach (I know not nearly enough for lunch, just didn't have time after the gym and had to get to a meeting)
Afternoon Snack = Muscle Milk
Dinner = 1 bbq chicken breast, green peas, new potatoes
Late night snack = leftover kids frosty from the freezer :)
Tuesday August 12th
Steps
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15906
Exercise
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65 mins (3.6 miles running on treadmill 34 mins, 31 mins strength training)
Meals
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Breakfast = Kiwi, Pineapple, Banana, Blueberry, Peach (Lets just say a lot of fruit) Smoothie
Morning Snack = Muscle Milk
Lunch = Tuna on 2 x Oatmeal Bread
Afternoon Snack = Quaker Rice Snack
Dinner = Chicken Pasta Salad (Thanks Lindsay & Steve), Greenbean Casserole, Crossiant, 2 Cookies
Monday Aug 11th 2008
Steps
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12350
Exercise
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65 mins (3.5 miles running treadmill in 32 minutes, 30 minutes of strength training)
Meals
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Breakfast = Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Lunch = 2 x Oatmeal bread slice, 1 peach (I know not nearly enough for lunch, just didn't have time after the gym and had to get to a meeting)
Afternoon Snack = Muscle Milk
Dinner = 1 bbq chicken breast, green peas, new potatoes
Late night snack = leftover kids frosty from the freezer :)
Tuesday August 12th
Steps
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15906
Exercise
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65 mins (3.6 miles running on treadmill 34 mins, 31 mins strength training)
Meals
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Breakfast = Kiwi, Pineapple, Banana, Blueberry, Peach (Lets just say a lot of fruit) Smoothie
Morning Snack = Muscle Milk
Lunch = Tuna on 2 x Oatmeal Bread
Afternoon Snack = Quaker Rice Snack
Dinner = Chicken Pasta Salad (Thanks Lindsay & Steve), Greenbean Casserole, Crossiant, 2 Cookies
Friday, May 30, 2008
Soooooo....How are you?
Yeah I know it's been forever. February (my last post) seems so far away but at the same time I don't even remember what happened to March, April, or even May. Nationwide's commercials are spot on..."Life comes at you fast."
Speaking of the Nationwide commercials, did you hear about who's going to be in their latest "Life Comes at You Fast" commercial. None other than infamous American Idol Sanjaya. Wow he just won't go away.
I digress. The real reason I decided to post again is more selfish than anything really. We recently got a very nice Nikon dSLR camera and my uber talented photography guru sister inlaw Aly (www.alydart.com) spent some time over the Memorial day weekend showing me some of the ropes of using the camera. Although my subjects were mostly moving little boys I managed to take a few pictures that I felt good enough about to edit. So I really wanted to just post the edited pictures and get Aly's feedback.
Don't go easy on me Aly. I need the truth and nothing but the truth or I will not get better. I'm a big boy. I can take the harsh realities of my photographic noobieness.
Ok so here they are.
This one was taken before my tutoring but I really think something of the subjects and felt like editing it.
The next two were from Memorial Day at Grandma and Pas house.
This one I was just playing with the color saturation. I know it's Grayish. I was trying to just pull out a few colors
I actually didn't take this one. Leah did. This is Payson, our friends little boy. He had such a big smile I felt like I needed to edit it and send it to Quinton and Michelle.
So those are it for now. Aly if you don't feel comfortable criticizing me in a comment then let me have it via email or you can always call me. Whichever is easiest for you.
As for Blogging I'll be back sooner rather than later. I promise we will not reach the 3+ month mark again.
Speaking of the Nationwide commercials, did you hear about who's going to be in their latest "Life Comes at You Fast" commercial. None other than infamous American Idol Sanjaya. Wow he just won't go away.
I digress. The real reason I decided to post again is more selfish than anything really. We recently got a very nice Nikon dSLR camera and my uber talented photography guru sister inlaw Aly (www.alydart.com) spent some time over the Memorial day weekend showing me some of the ropes of using the camera. Although my subjects were mostly moving little boys I managed to take a few pictures that I felt good enough about to edit. So I really wanted to just post the edited pictures and get Aly's feedback.
Don't go easy on me Aly. I need the truth and nothing but the truth or I will not get better. I'm a big boy. I can take the harsh realities of my photographic noobieness.
Ok so here they are.
This one was taken before my tutoring but I really think something of the subjects and felt like editing it.
The next two were from Memorial Day at Grandma and Pas house.
This one I was just playing with the color saturation. I know it's Grayish. I was trying to just pull out a few colors
I actually didn't take this one. Leah did. This is Payson, our friends little boy. He had such a big smile I felt like I needed to edit it and send it to Quinton and Michelle.
So those are it for now. Aly if you don't feel comfortable criticizing me in a comment then let me have it via email or you can always call me. Whichever is easiest for you.
As for Blogging I'll be back sooner rather than later. I promise we will not reach the 3+ month mark again.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
My 3 Sons
It's been a few days since I've posted so I thought I'd post a quick picture of the boys. This is a great picture. Jackson (4yrs) and Brady (~3yrs) seem happy to be taking a picture. Carter (8mon) on the other hand looks just a bit concerned to me. They are all good boys though.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Tabernacle On Trial
If you haven't yet seen this it's worth a read. I had inclinations that there was discrimination against Romney b/c of his Mormon faith. This just provides a little support. It's sad that people feel this way. My guess is that almost everyone knows at least one active member of our church and if those with reservations can still feel that way after knowing a member then we still have a lot of work to do.
The article is just too long and taking up too much space on my blog. Here's a link to someone else's blog with the article and some other commentary.
Tabernacle on Trial, article is from the Wall Street Journal.
The below is a graph outlining the polling results reported from the article.
The article is just too long and taking up too much space on my blog. Here's a link to someone else's blog with the article and some other commentary.
Tabernacle on Trial, article is from the Wall Street Journal.
The below is a graph outlining the polling results reported from the article.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Full CPAC Speech
Here is the full speech where Romney announced he is suspending his campaign. I'm biased but I thought it was a great speech.
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