Wow. Okay, so the everyday posting isn't gonna work. so here's the new plan.
post a couple of times a week, with some of the more interesting menus - especially since my daily breakfast and lunch and snacks don't vary much.
So far since Christmas (185) I'm down 8 lbs (177) from a little running, an sticking to the low carb life.
I once heard a theory that time goes by faster as you get older, because of our perception, not actual time passing faster. think about it... to a 1-year old, a month is 1/12th of his life. to a 32 year old (OMG...) it's...hold on I need a calculator...1/384th of his life. so consequentially, that month SEEMS to go by faster, b/c of our relative experience.
Einstein would be proud...!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Sunday 1/17 Menu....Undecorating...rearranging
6:00 - Egg Beater Omelette/Cheese/Bacon
11:30 - Salad 86g Iceberg Lettuce, 56g ColbyJack, 32g Oven Roasted Turkey, Salt Pepper
2:00 3 Babybel Light 18g raw almonds
6:00 2 Schwan's Seasoned Stuffed Chicken Breasts, 170g Broccoli
7:00 Muffin in A Minute with Walden Farms Chocolate sauce
7:30 Sugar Free Jello Cup
We undecorated today. It's not running, but it is time consuming, and if you had seen my trying to stuff the new tree (which will premiere next year...) into one of those artificial tree storage bags, you would have laughed!
Anyway, the house inside is undecorated, and today I'll take down some lights from outside. Usually when we undecorate, we also do some rearranging of furniture, changing the layout etc.
It's funny how when we get rid of all the ornamentation in our lives, we can start to rearrange what our priorities are. Perhaps we can look at ourselves as we are supposed to be - how God see us, and without all the burdens of this earth.
11:30 - Salad 86g Iceberg Lettuce, 56g ColbyJack, 32g Oven Roasted Turkey, Salt Pepper
2:00 3 Babybel Light 18g raw almonds
6:00 2 Schwan's Seasoned Stuffed Chicken Breasts, 170g Broccoli
7:00 Muffin in A Minute with Walden Farms Chocolate sauce
7:30 Sugar Free Jello Cup
We undecorated today. It's not running, but it is time consuming, and if you had seen my trying to stuff the new tree (which will premiere next year...) into one of those artificial tree storage bags, you would have laughed!
Anyway, the house inside is undecorated, and today I'll take down some lights from outside. Usually when we undecorate, we also do some rearranging of furniture, changing the layout etc.
It's funny how when we get rid of all the ornamentation in our lives, we can start to rearrange what our priorities are. Perhaps we can look at ourselves as we are supposed to be - how God see us, and without all the burdens of this earth.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
today's menu...
7:30 egg beater omelette/bac/cheese
9:30 muffin in a minute with walden chocolate sauce
2:15 Applebees's 9oz. sirloin w/ shrimp and Parmesan, side salad (I only ate the lettuce and shredded cheddar, no dressing)
5:30ish - 1-carb soy-butter and pecans with walden chocolate an caramel
I'll do about 1/2 hour on the bike tonight.
9:30 muffin in a minute with walden chocolate sauce
2:15 Applebees's 9oz. sirloin w/ shrimp and Parmesan, side salad (I only ate the lettuce and shredded cheddar, no dressing)
5:30ish - 1-carb soy-butter and pecans with walden chocolate an caramel
I'll do about 1/2 hour on the bike tonight.
Yesterday's Menu and thoughts about teaching...
Yesterday, 1/15
6:30 Egg Beater Omelette w/ Bacon and Cheese
9:30 3 Babybel Light and 18g raw almonds
11:00 Ostrim Jerky
12:30 Dixie Broc/Cheese Soup, 4.5 oz. Beef Roast (leftover), sugar free jello cup
5:00 Joseph's Lavash Bread Pizza (cheese, turkey-roni, onions, no sauce)
5:30 32g I.M. Healthy 1-Carb Soy Butter w/ 14g pecans and Walden Farms caramel and chocolate
Today's eating may be off from the norm, with chiro and haircuts...
Now my thoughts on teaching....
There is a line between being friendly to your students, and being their friend. This distinction was made clear to me by my high school band director. I heard last night of a teacher in a neighboring district that was ENCOURAGING students to make what I feel were inappropriate comments, and so did this parent that was telling me the story.
As teachers, we need to show our students that we care, but also be good examples for them - God knows in my district that there aren't a lot of great role models in our community (we had the mayor that got a DUI, and posed for some inappropriate pictures as well...).
Please also realize, that one teacher does not speak or act on the behalf of all of us. There have been quite a few cases in our area of "inappropriate relationships with students." I am appalled at how a teacher can think that they have so much leeway with ethics, and that anything of this sort is even close to right, Christian, and appropriate. So please, don't think that we are all like that...
Anyways...have a great weekend, and don't forget that Martin Luther King Day is Monday - what are you going to do to promote civility, and harmony, and Christian values in your area?
6:30 Egg Beater Omelette w/ Bacon and Cheese
9:30 3 Babybel Light and 18g raw almonds
11:00 Ostrim Jerky
12:30 Dixie Broc/Cheese Soup, 4.5 oz. Beef Roast (leftover), sugar free jello cup
5:00 Joseph's Lavash Bread Pizza (cheese, turkey-roni, onions, no sauce)
5:30 32g I.M. Healthy 1-Carb Soy Butter w/ 14g pecans and Walden Farms caramel and chocolate
Today's eating may be off from the norm, with chiro and haircuts...
Now my thoughts on teaching....
There is a line between being friendly to your students, and being their friend. This distinction was made clear to me by my high school band director. I heard last night of a teacher in a neighboring district that was ENCOURAGING students to make what I feel were inappropriate comments, and so did this parent that was telling me the story.
As teachers, we need to show our students that we care, but also be good examples for them - God knows in my district that there aren't a lot of great role models in our community (we had the mayor that got a DUI, and posed for some inappropriate pictures as well...).
Please also realize, that one teacher does not speak or act on the behalf of all of us. There have been quite a few cases in our area of "inappropriate relationships with students." I am appalled at how a teacher can think that they have so much leeway with ethics, and that anything of this sort is even close to right, Christian, and appropriate. So please, don't think that we are all like that...
Anyways...have a great weekend, and don't forget that Martin Luther King Day is Monday - what are you going to do to promote civility, and harmony, and Christian values in your area?
Thursday, January 14, 2010
thoughts about sugar...distance training...exercise progress...
So I was listening to Living La Vida Low Carb and the interviewee expert was explaining how much carbohydrates turn into sugar in our bodies. I was amazed at how
much sugar intake people have in a day. ¹cup of grapes is like eating 4 tsp. of table sugar!!! Not that grapes are altogether bad, but imagine eating grapes along with your cereal in the morning (10 tsp of sugar after carbs are ingested andmprocessed...) plus sugar in your coffee, plus a muffin. Sounds healthy at first until you consider all the carbohydrate conversion!!! Our society is so ingrained into the "diet" products, they don't realize that pure natural, untampered with food is soooooo much better.
Distance training - I am going to an info session at Fleet Feet to see about training for a spring half-marathon...
exercise - I've run a mile every day in under 8, as well as ridden the recumbent most days, along with doing core strength stuff. next week I up the t-mill to 1.25 or 1.5...6lbs. down since Xmas...
much sugar intake people have in a day. ¹cup of grapes is like eating 4 tsp. of table sugar!!! Not that grapes are altogether bad, but imagine eating grapes along with your cereal in the morning (10 tsp of sugar after carbs are ingested andmprocessed...) plus sugar in your coffee, plus a muffin. Sounds healthy at first until you consider all the carbohydrate conversion!!! Our society is so ingrained into the "diet" products, they don't realize that pure natural, untampered with food is soooooo much better.
Distance training - I am going to an info session at Fleet Feet to see about training for a spring half-marathon...
exercise - I've run a mile every day in under 8, as well as ridden the recumbent most days, along with doing core strength stuff. next week I up the t-mill to 1.25 or 1.5...6lbs. down since Xmas...
Today's menu...
I am going to use times for menu posts. generally I eat breakfast, 2 morning snacks, lunch, an afternoon snack, dinner, and an evening snack, and don't eat anything after 6pm-ish.
6:00am EB Omelette/bac/cheese/coffee
9:30 - 3Babybel/18g raw almonds
11:00 - Ostrim jerky
12:30 - Dixie Carb Counter Broc/cheese soup
3-ish - probably a Muffin in a Minute recipe I got online
5pm - 6oz. Bottom Round Beef done in crock pot, 6oz of broccoli
6pm-ish - probably 32g I.M. Healthy Soy butter w/ 1/2 ounce chopped pecans and Walden Farms caramel sauce and Walden Farms Chocolate sauce (Walden products are 0 everything per serving - carb, calorie, etc.)
6:00am EB Omelette/bac/cheese/coffee
9:30 - 3Babybel/18g raw almonds
11:00 - Ostrim jerky
12:30 - Dixie Carb Counter Broc/cheese soup
3-ish - probably a Muffin in a Minute recipe I got online
5pm - 6oz. Bottom Round Beef done in crock pot, 6oz of broccoli
6pm-ish - probably 32g I.M. Healthy Soy butter w/ 1/2 ounce chopped pecans and Walden Farms caramel sauce and Walden Farms Chocolate sauce (Walden products are 0 everything per serving - carb, calorie, etc.)
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
testing my blog for connecting to facebook...
just trying to test my blogs' connection to facebook with Networked Blogs
today's menu, plus tidbits
BFAST
EB Omelette w/cheese bacon, coffee
SNACK¹- 3 babybel light/18g raw almonds
SNACK2 - Ostrim Jerky
LUNCH - Dixie Car Counters Broc/Cheese Soup
DINNER - Schwans Herb Pork Loin (6oz), 170g Broccoli
Lots of snacking room today calorie wise, so I need to watch the carb count - I need to keep mine under 20. Good thing I have a rehearsal tonight - staying active keeps me from eating...
...tidbits...
Everyone should check out Jimmy Moore's "Living La Vida Low Carb" podcast available on iTunes, or check out his blog. I don't have the address on hand, but you can google it. it has a lot of great inormation about low carb an how we can eat healthy in today's world.
also - check out "The Paleo Diet for Endurance Athletes" it's available on amazon. Not strictly "low-carb" literature, but very close.
last one - if you are food network fan, check out Alton Brown a he's dropped 50 pounds by eating a basically low carb diet!!!
EB Omelette w/cheese bacon, coffee
SNACK¹- 3 babybel light/18g raw almonds
SNACK2 - Ostrim Jerky
LUNCH - Dixie Car Counters Broc/Cheese Soup
DINNER - Schwans Herb Pork Loin (6oz), 170g Broccoli
Lots of snacking room today calorie wise, so I need to watch the carb count - I need to keep mine under 20. Good thing I have a rehearsal tonight - staying active keeps me from eating...
...tidbits...
Everyone should check out Jimmy Moore's "Living La Vida Low Carb" podcast available on iTunes, or check out his blog. I don't have the address on hand, but you can google it. it has a lot of great inormation about low carb an how we can eat healthy in today's world.
also - check out "The Paleo Diet for Endurance Athletes" it's available on amazon. Not strictly "low-carb" literature, but very close.
last one - if you are food network fan, check out Alton Brown a he's dropped 50 pounds by eating a basically low carb diet!!!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
finding time part 2...
exercise...what's that? my treadmill has become like a distant relative that I haven't seen in a while. before I laid off around october, I was doing about 20-25 miles a week. it's not a ton, but it was a good amount. the beginning of November saw me stop completely, which was a bad idea!!!
so now I have started on the treadmill again, which is what I was doing last year at this time. I have put about 20 pounds back on, but at 180, I am still 110 pounds lighter than when my son was born...
anyway, I am going to try to get between 5-10 miles a week for the next two weeks, and then start to increase. My goals are to:
1. shave some time off my 5k PR
2. run the Rochester half marathon in September.
3. get down to at least 170.
4. get back to 20-25 miles week by May
I'll keep you posted...
so now I have started on the treadmill again, which is what I was doing last year at this time. I have put about 20 pounds back on, but at 180, I am still 110 pounds lighter than when my son was born...
anyway, I am going to try to get between 5-10 miles a week for the next two weeks, and then start to increase. My goals are to:
1. shave some time off my 5k PR
2. run the Rochester half marathon in September.
3. get down to at least 170.
4. get back to 20-25 miles week by May
I'll keep you posted...
finding time for new goals...
I don't know how many check this but I felt like I owe an update!
I am going to try to update at least a few times a week. the posts will hopefully consist of three things - my recentvmenus, exercise goals, and personal tidbits!
Today's menu:
Bfast - Egg beater omelette w/ cheese and bacon
Snack ¹- 18g almonds, 3 Babybel light
Snack 2 - ¹Ostrim jerky (ostrich and beef)
Lunch - Swanson Fat Free Beef broth seasoned with black pepper, and a sugar free jello cup
Dinner - Schwan's wild blue hake (2 pieces) with homemade tartar sauce, and 170g of asparagus seasoned with olive oil salt and pepper.
All told about 900 calories so far. I am trying to keep my daily under 1860, so I have some snack room left for the day. I had some Christmas bingeing going on, but I have been better recently.
I am running out of characters on this iPhone app, so more about exercise later!!!
I am going to try to update at least a few times a week. the posts will hopefully consist of three things - my recentvmenus, exercise goals, and personal tidbits!
Today's menu:
Bfast - Egg beater omelette w/ cheese and bacon
Snack ¹- 18g almonds, 3 Babybel light
Snack 2 - ¹Ostrim jerky (ostrich and beef)
Lunch - Swanson Fat Free Beef broth seasoned with black pepper, and a sugar free jello cup
Dinner - Schwan's wild blue hake (2 pieces) with homemade tartar sauce, and 170g of asparagus seasoned with olive oil salt and pepper.
All told about 900 calories so far. I am trying to keep my daily under 1860, so I have some snack room left for the day. I had some Christmas bingeing going on, but I have been better recently.
I am running out of characters on this iPhone app, so more about exercise later!!!
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