Not So Hot

Not feeling well today, so I skipped working out this morning. Probably tomorrow, too.

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/31:
Food	Category: Servings
South Beach bar	Grains: 2
8 oz light yogurt	Dairy: 1
Banana	Fruit: 1

Lunch 8/31:
Food	Category: Servings
Roast beast (3 oz) and colby jack (1 oz) on buttermilk bread w/ mustard	Protein: 3 Dairy: 1 Grains: 2
15 oz salad	Veggies: 5
3 oz grapes	Fruit: 1

Afternoon Snack 8/31:
Food	Category: Servings
Banana	Fruit: 1
3 oz carrots	Veggies: 1

Dinner 8/31:
Food	Category: Servings
Chicken fajita w/ onions and peppers	Protein: 6 Grains: 2 Veggies: 2 Dairy: 1 Fats: 1

Totals for 8/31:
Category	Servings
Grains	6
Veggies	8
Fruits	3
Protein	9
Dairy	3
Fats	2
Extra	0

Job Well Done

Didn't do much other than work today. The boss treated us to lunch for getting our software release out on time.

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/30:
Food	Category: Servings
South Beach bar	Grains: 2
8 oz light yogurt	Dairy: 1
Banana	Fruit: 1

Lunch 8/30 (Bar Louie):
Food	Category: Servings
Santorini Salad (WWWWWWAAAAAAAYYYYYYY too much dressing!)	Veggies: 2 Grains: 1 Fats: 2

Afternoon Snack 8/30:
Food	Category: Servings
3 oz carrots	Veggies: 1
3 oz grapes	Fruits: 1

Dinner 8/30 (Max & Erma's):
Food	Category: Servings
6 oz Bacon & Bleu Burger	Protein: 7 Grains: 2 Dairy: 1 Fats: 1
Small handful of fries	Grains: 1
2 house salads w/ bleu cheese on the side	Veggies: 3 Dairy: 1 Fats: 1

Totals for 8/30:
Category	Servings
Grains	6
Veggies	6
Fruits	2
Protein	7
Dairy	3
Fats	4
Extra	0

Nothing Interesting to Say

Sorry..

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/29:
Food	Category: Servings
South Beach bar	Grains: 2
8 oz light yogurt	Dairy: 1
Banana	Fruit: 1

Lunch 8/29:
Food	Category: Servings
Roast beast (3 oz) and colby jack (1 oz) on buttermilk bread w/ mustard	Protein: 3 Dairy: 1 Grains: 2
15 oz salad	Veggies: 5
Banana	Fruit: 1

Afternoon Snack 8/29:
Food	Category: Servings
3 oz carrots	Veggies: 1
3 oz grapes	Fruit: 1

Dinner 8/29:
Food	Category: Servings
5 oz delmonico	Protein: 5
~6 oz garlic mashed potato	Grains: 2 Fats: 1
Peppers & onions, ~6 oz	Veggies: 2 Fats: 1

Totals for 8/29:
Category	Servings
Grains	6
Veggies	8
Fruits	3
Protein	8
Dairy	2
Fats	2
Extra	0

Exercise for 8/29:
Type	Duration/Sets
Aerobic	Recumbent bike: 30 min Treadmill: 30 min

My Sweetie Got Me Graeter's Ice Cream!

Yum!

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/28:
Food	Category: Servings
8 oz light yogurt	Dairy: 1
Banana	Fruit: 1

Lunch 8/28:
Food	Category: Servings
Roast beast (3 oz) and colby jack (1 oz) on buttermilk bread w/ mustard	Protein: 3 Dairy: 1 Grains: 2
15 oz salad	Veggies: 5
Banana	Fruit: 1

Afternoon Snack 8/28:
Food	Category: Servings
3 oz carrots	Veggies: 1
3 oz grapes	Fruit: 1
Chocolate snackies	Extra: 2

Dinner 8/28:
Food	Category: Servings
Salmon cake	Protein: 5
3 oz grape tomatoes	Veggies: 1
Pasta side	Grains: 4 Fats: 2
1/2 c Graeter's peach ice cream	Extra: 3

Totals for 8/28:
Category	Servings
Grains	6
Veggies	7
Fruits	3
Protein	8
Dairy	2
Fats	3
Extra	3

Exercise for 8/28:
Type	Duration/Sets
Aerobic	Treadmill: 60 min

Nothing Interesting

Cleaning day in the Bald Man's lair.

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/27:
Food	Category: Servings
South Beach bar	Grains: 2
8 oz light yogurt	Dairy: 1
Banana	Fruit: 1

Lunch 8/27 (Buffalo Wild Wings):
Food	Category: Servings
Half order of chicken fingers, shrimp & chips	Protein: 3 Grains: 2 Fats: 2
2 garden salads	Veggies: 6 Dairy: 1

Afternoon Snack 8/27:
Food	Category: Servings
Banana	Fruit: 1

Dinner 8/27:
Food	Category: Servings
4 oz pork chop	Protein: 4
Rice quick side, ~ 1 c	Grains: 3 Fats: 1
3 oz celery	Veggies: 1

Totals for 8/27:
Category	Servings
Grains	7
Veggies	7
Fruits	2
Protein	7
Dairy	2
Fats	3
Extra	0

Insatiable Urge

Amelia and I were out shopping when the insatiable urge to have a burger at Red Robin hit. Hey, it could have been worse. It could have been White Castle!

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/26:
Food	Category: Servings
Potato flip	Grains: 3 Dairy: 1 Fats: 1

Lunch 8/26 (Red Robin):
Food	Category: Servings
Santa Fe Burger (I left about 1/4 of it)	Protein: 4 Dairy: 1 Grains: 2 Fats: 1
A few fries	Grains: 1
Two dinner salads	Veggies: 3

Afternoon Snack 8/26:
Food	Category: Servings
Banana	Fruit: 1

Dinner 8/26 (Carry-out from Minuteman Pizza:
Food	Category: Servings
7" personal pizza w/ pepperoni & sausage	Grains: 2 Protein: 2 Dairy: 2 Fats: 2
Can of Vernors	Extra: 1

Evening Snack 8/26:
Food	Category: Servings
3 oz grapes	3 oz carrots

Totals for 8/26:
Category	Servings
Grains	8
Veggies	4
Fruits	2
Protein	7
Dairy	4
Fats	5
Extra	1

Bad Tom

Well, it started out as a pretty good day, health-wise. I even went to BD's and fared well. But my late night snacking kinda killed it...

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/25:
Food	Category: Servings
South Beach bar	Grains: 2
8 oz light yogurt	Dairy: 1
3 oz grapes	Fruit: 1

Morning Snack 8/25:
Food	Category: Servings
3 oz grapes	Fruit: 1

Lunch 8/25 (CV Wrappers):
Food	Category: Servings
Black & Blue Wrap	Protein: 4 Fats: 1 Grains: 2
Veggie salad	Veggies: 4

Afternoon Snack 8/25:
Food	Category: Servings
3 oz grapes	Fruit: 1

Dinner 8/25 (BD's Mongolian Barbecue):
Food	Category: Servings
2 smallish bowls of stir fry w/ rice	Protein: 4 Veggies: 2 Grains: 2 Fats: 2
Largish bowl of salad w/ blue cheese dressing	Veggies: 4 Fats: 2

Evening Snack 8/25:
Food	Category: Servings
Carrots	Veggies: 1
Cold pizza	Grains: 2 Dairy: 1 Protein: 1 Fats: 1

Totals for 8/25:
Category	Servings
Grains	8
Veggies	11
Fruits	3
Protein	9
Dairy	2
Fats	6
Extra	0

Exercise for 8/25:
Type	Duration/Sets
Aerobic	Recumbent bike: 30 min Treadmill: 30 min

Oops!

My alarm didn't go off for some reason this morning, and I overslept. Whoops!

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/24:
Food	Category: Servings
South Beach bar	Grains: 2
8 oz light yogurt	Dairy: 1
Banana	Fruit: 1

Morning Snack 8/24:
Food	Category: Servings
3 oz grapes	Fruit: 1

Lunch 8/24:
Food	Category: Servings
Hard salami & roast beast (3 oz) with cheddar (1 oz) on buttermilk bread w/ mustard	Protein: 3 Dairy: 1 Grains: 2
15 oz salad	Veggies: 5
3 oz carrots	Veggies: 1
3 oz grapes	Fruit: 1

Dinner 8/24:
Food	Category: Servings
Shrimp scampi	Protein: 4 Grains: 3 Veggies: 1 Fats: 1

Totals for 8/24:
Category	Servings
Grains	7
Veggies	7
Fruits	3
Protein	7
Dairy	2
Fats	1
Extra	0

Midweek Marco's!

Yay! I had Marco's for dinner tonight! There's one over in Dublin, near our friends, Darrin and Maryann, and they were nice enough to pick up a couple of pizzas for dinner tonight at the suggestion of my lovely wife. Whee!

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/23:
Food	Category: Servings
South Beach bar	Grains: 2
8 oz light yogurt	Dairy: 1
Banana	Fruit: 1

Morning Snack 8/23:
Food	Category: Servings
Banana	Fruit: 1

Lunch 8/23:
Food	Category: Servings
Hard salami (2 oz) and cheddar (1 oz) on buttermilk bread w/ mustard	Protein: 2 Dairy: 1 Grains: 2
15 oz salad	Veggies: 5
3 oz carrots	Veggies: 1
3 oz grapes	Fruit: 1

Afternoon Snack 8/23:
Food	Category: Servings
6 oz carrots	Veggies: 2
Banana	Fruit: 1

Dinner 8/23:
Food	Category: Servings
Pizza from Marco's	Grains: 4 Protein: 2 Dairy: 2 Fats: 2

Totals for 8/23:
Category	Servings
Grains	8
Veggies	8
Fruits	4
Protein	4
Dairy	4
Fats	2
Extra	0

Exercise for 8/23:
Type	Duration/Sets
Aerobic	Treadmill: 60 min

Not Much

Not much to say today.

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/22:
Food	Category: Servings
South Beach bar	Grains: 2
8 oz light yogurt	Dairy: 1
Banana	Fruit: 1

Morning Snack 8/22:
Food	Category: Servings
Banana	Fruit: 1

Lunch 8/22:
Food	Category: Servings
Hard salami (2 oz) and cheddar (1 oz) on buttermilk bread w/ mustard	Protein: 2 Dairy: 1 Grains: 2
15 oz salad	Veggies: 5
3 oz grapes	Fruit: 1

Afternoon Snack 8/22:
Food	Category: Servings
3 oz carrots	Veggies: 1

Dinner 8/22:
Food	Category: Servings
Chicken teriyaki stir fry	Protein: 4 Grains: 2 Veggies: 1 Fats: 2
9 oz salad	Veggies: 3

Evening Snack 8/22:
Food	Category: Servings
Ice cream	Extra: 1

Totals for 8/22:
Category	Servings
Grains	6
Veggies	9
Fruits	3
Protein	6
Dairy	2
Fats	2
Extra	1

Stressful

Stressful day, but I managed to abstain from raiding the chocolate in the kitchen at work. I think it helped that I was so busy I didn't leave my desk until 3:15P...

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/21:
Food	Category: Servings
South Beach bar	Grains: 2
8 oz light yogurt	Dairy: 1
Banana	Fruit: 1

Lunch 8/21:
Food	Category: Servings
Hard salami (2 oz) and cheddar (1 oz) on buttermilk bread w/ mustard	Protein: 2 Dairy: 1 Grains: 2
12 oz salad	Veggies: 4
3 oz grapes	Fruit: 1

Afternoon Snack 8/21:
Food	Category: Servings
3 oz grapes	Fruit: 1
3 oz carrots	Veggies: 1

Dinner 8/21:
Food	Category: Servings
Turkey sausage surprise	Protein: 4 Veggies: 1 Grains: 2 Fats: 1
12 oz salad	Veggies: 4

Totals for 8/21:
Category	Servings
Grains	6
Veggies	9
Fruits	3
Protein	6
Dairy	2
Fats	1
Extra	0

Exercise for 8/21:
Type	Duration/Sets
Aerobic	Treadmill: 60 min

So Long, Joe

Back in the day, Joe's Crab Shack used to be a place that the wife and I could enjoy a good seafood meal and get the veggies I need for my diet. Each table would get a fairly sizeable salad to split. Amelia would take a small portion, and I'd polish it off, and the best part was that the salad was part of the price of the meal. The meals we're a smidge pricey, but worth it since they came with the salad, at least in my book.

Well, we went to Joe's today expecting what we were used to, but our meals came without salad. When we asked, we were told that they no longer serve the large bowls of salad because it wasn't cost effective, but we could order a side salad for $0.99 with our meal. Too bad they didn't knock that $0.99 of the price of our meals.

So, no more Joe's. There's better fish out there for the price.

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/20:
Food	Category: Servings
Oats w/ dried fruit	Grains: 2 Fruit: 1

Lunch 8/20 (Joe's Crab Shack):
Food	Category: Servings
Fish & chips	Protein: 6 Grains: 1 Fats: 2
Roll	Grains: 1

Dinner 8/20:
Food	Category: Servings
Pepperoni pizza	Grains: 4 Protein: 1 Dairy: 2 Fats: 1
18 oz salad	Veggies: 6
3 oz grapes	Fruit: 1

Totals for 8/20:
Category	Servings
Grains	8
Veggies	6
Fruits	2
Protein	7
Dairy	2
Fats	3
Extra	0

Carpe Skyline!

With this afternoon's festivities, I had a sort of carpe diem dinner. Back on the wagon tomorrow...

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/19:
Food	Category: Servings
Hash browns	Grains: 3 Fats: 1

Lunch 8/19:
Food	Category: Servings
Pizzadilla	Protein: 1 Dairy: 1 Grains: 2
12 oz salad	Veggies: 4
Banana	Fruit: 1

Afternoon Snack 8/19:
Food	Category: Servings
Mixed veggies	Veggies: 2

Dinner 8/19 (Skyline):
Food	Category: Servings
2 chili cheese coneys	Protein: 4 Grains: 2 Dairy: 2 Fats: 2
Chili cheese fries	Grains: 2 Dairy: 2 Fats: 2
Banana	Fruit: 1

Totals for 8/19:
Category	Servings
Grains	8
Veggies	6
Fruits	2
Protein	5
Dairy	5
Fats	5
Extra	0

Yummy Dinner

My sweetie got me a treat for dinner. Yummmmm!

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/18:
Food	Category: Servings
South Beach bar	Grains: 2
8 oz light yogurt	Dairy: 1
Banana	Fruit: 1

Lunch 8/18 (CV Wrapper):
Food	Category: Servings
Colorado ranch chicken wrap	Protein: 4 Fats: 1 Grains: 2
Veggie salad	Veggies: 4

Dinner 8/18:
Food	Category: Servings
Delmonico steak	Protein: 5
Pasta side	Grains: 3 Fats: 1
12 oz salad w/ 1 oz cheese and italian dressing	Veggies: 4 Dairy: 1 Fats: 1
Banana	Fruit: 1

Totals for 8/18:
Category	Servings
Grains	7
Veggies	8
Fruits	2
Protein	9
Dairy	2
Fats	3
Extra	0

New Stuff!

Our friend, Xabu, was in the area and came over for dinner, so we tried something new (well at least for us)... salmon cakes! (Yes, Piglet, we ate at home for a change). Our local butcher had them on sale this week, and since we're trying to figure out of we like seafood, we thought we'd try them (Xabu and Piglet like seafood plenty). Turns out they were pretty yummy, so we might have to have them again someday.

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/17:
Food	Category: Servings
South Beach bar	Grains: 2
8 oz light yogurt	Dairy: 1
Banana	Fruit: 1

Morning Snack 8/17:
Food	Category: Servings
Banana	Fruit: 1
Cookies	Extra: 1

Lunch 8/17:
Food	Category: Servings
Hard salami (3 oz) and cheddar (1 oz) on buttermilk bread w/ mustard	Protein: 3 Dairy: 1 Grains: 2
12 oz salad	Veggies: 4
3 oz grapes	Fruit: 1

Afternoon Snack 8/17:
Food	Category: Servings
3 oz carrots	Veggies: 1

Dinner 8/17:
Food	Category: Servings
Salmon cake	Protein: 6
Corn on the cob	Grains: 1 Fats: 1
Pasta quick side	Grains: 2 Fats: 1
Lots of carrots	Veggies: 2

Evening Snack 8/17:
Food	Category: Servings
Blueberry buckle (thank you, Piglet, it was yummy)	Extra: 1

Totals for 8/17:
Category	Servings
Grains	7
Veggies	7
Fruits	3
Protein	9
Dairy	2
Fats	2
Extra	2

Exercise for 8/17:
Type	Duration/Sets
Aerobic	Treadmill: 60 min

Wednesday

Wednesday, Wednesday... Must mean Damon's!

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/16:
Food	Category: Servings
South Beach bar	Grains: 2
8 oz light yogurt	Dairy: 1
Banana	Fruit: 1

Morning Snack 8/16:
Food	Category: Servings
Banana	Fruit: 1

Lunch 8/16 (Potluck at work):
Food	Category: Servings
Lots o' salad	Veggies: 4
Pasta salad	Grains: 2 Fats: 1
Mixed fruit	Fruit: 2
Small piece of cheesecake	Extra: 1

Dinner 8/16 (Damon's):
Food	Category: Servings
1/2 order of rib & ribs w/ baked potato	Protein: 7 Grains: 3 Fats: 2
Plain salad	Veggies: 3
Bread & butter	Grains: 1 Fats: 1

Totals for 8/16:
Category	Servings
Grains	8
Veggies	7
Fruits	4
Protein	7
Dairy	1
Fats	3
Extra	1

Exercise for 8/16:
Type	Duration/Sets
Aerobic	Treadmill: 60 min

Stress Eating

It's been a while since I did any serious stress eating. Today, I found the chocolate at work....

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/15:
Food	Category: Servings
South Beach bar	Grains: 2
Banana	Fruit: 1

Morning Snack 8/15:
Food	Category: Servings
Banana	Fruit: 1

Lunch 8/15:
Food	Category: Servings
Hard salami (3 oz) and cheddar (1 oz) on buttermilk bread w/ mustard	Protein: 3 Dairy: 1 Grains: 2
12 oz salad	Veggies: 4
3 oz grapes	Fruit: 1

Afternoon Snack 8/15:
Food	Category: Servings
3 oz carrots	Veggies: 1
Chocolate candy	Extra: 2

Dinner 8/15:
Food	Category: Servings
Gyro	Grains: 2 Protein: 5 Fats: 1
Fries	Grains: 2 Fats: 1
Chocolate pudding	Extra: 1

Totals for 8/15:
Category	Servings
Grains	8
Veggies	5
Fruits	3
Protein	8
Dairy	1
Fats	3
Extra	3

Back to Basics

It's time to get back to basics. I hadn't weighed myself in several weeks, after weeks of being stuck at 189. I weighed myself this morning, and you can see the results to the left.

I think the change stems not from estimating portions incorrectly (though I'm sure I sometimes do), but rather from a change in eating patterns. I used to spread my "heavy" foods out through the day, lately I've been saving them until the end. I need to not do that anymore. So, it's back to the basics.

Also, I need to get my ass back into the gym.

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/14:
Food	Category: Servings
South Beach bar	Grains: 2
8 oz light yogurt	Dairy: 1
3 oz grapes	Fruit: 1

Morning Snack 8/14:
Food	Category: Servings
Banana	Fruit: 1

Lunch 8/14:
Food	Category: Servings
Fish sammich w/ cheddar cheese (fish left over from last night)	Protein: 4 Dairy: 1 Grains: 1 Fats: 1
12 oz salad	Veggies: 4
3 oz grapes	Fruit: 1

Afternoon Snack 8/14:
Food	Category: Servings
3 oz carrots	Veggies: 1

Dinner 8/14:
Food	Category: Servings
Grilled pork steak	Protein: 4
6 oz mixed veggies	Veggies: 2
1 ear lightly buttered corn	Grains: 1 Fats: 1
Slice of toast w/ butter	Grains: 1 Fats: 1
Serving of low-fat chocolate pudding	Extra: 1

Totals for 8/14:
Category	Servings
Grains	5
Veggies	7
Fruits	3
Protein	8
Dairy	2
Fats	3
Extra	1

Exercise for 8/14:
Type	Duration/Sets
Aerobic	Treadmill: 60 min

In NE OH

I was in NE OH visiting my grandfather today. Other than that, nothing interesting...

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/13:
Food	Category: Servings
South Beach bar	Grains: 2

Lunch 8/13 (Big Boy):
Food	Category: Servings
18 oz salad	Veggies: 6 Fats: 1
Melon	Fruit: 1

Afternoon Snack 8/13:
Food	Category: Servings
2 slices bread w/ butter	Grain: 2 Fats: 1

Dinner 8/13 (O'Charleys):
Food	Category: Servings
2 house salads	Veggies: 6 Dairy: 1
Fish & chips	Protein: 6 Grains: 1 Fats:
Cole slaw	Veggies: 1 Fats: 1
Dinner roll w/ butter	Grains: 1 Fats: 1

Totals for 8/13:
Category	Servings
Grains	6
Veggies	13
Fruits	1
Protein	6
Dairy	1
Fats	5
Extra	0

Qdoba

Amy and I tried Qdoba today. If you have a Chipotle nearby, you'll be familiar with Qdoba fare. In fact, you'll be familiar enough that there's really no need to switch. The burrito I had was identical in size and composition to what I'd get at Chipotle. All in all, if you like Chipotle, there's no reason to switch. But if you have a Qdoba nearby and no Chipotle, it's worth a taste.

Diet Update

Breakfast 8/12:
Food	Category: Servings
Potato flip	Grains: 3 Dairy: 1 Fats: 1

Lunch 8/12 (Qdoba):
Food	Category: Servings
Steak fajita burrito	Protein: 3 Dairy: 1 Grains: 3 Fats: 1
Grilled veggie salad w/ spicy house dressing on the side	Veggies: 2 Fats: 1

Afternoon Snack 8/12:
Food	Category: Servings
Carrots	Veggies: 2
Grapes	Fruits: 2

Dinner 8/12:
Food	Category: Servings
Grilled chicken & veggies	Protein: 4 Veggies: 1
9 oz salad	Veggies: 3
Applesauce cup	Fruit: 1

Evening Snack 8/12:
Food	Category: Servings
Goat (cheese) balls	Fats: 2
Crackers & cheese	Dairy: 3 Grains: 3

Totals for 8/12:
Category	Servings
Grains	9
Veggies	8
Fruits	2
Protein	7
Dairy	5
Fats	5
Extra	0

Exercise for 8/12:
Type	Duration/Sets
Aerobic	Geocaching: 20 min