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2010: The Obligatory Goals Post

It’s a new year. And that means new goals. Many of my goals are the same as last year…Goals that I’ve failed at achieving. But, we never let failure stop us from trying to succeed. We’d really never get anything done if we did! There’s a number of things I want to do this year. [...]

Friday Night Biking and Saturday Yoga

The Friday evening bike home was fabulous. I took a nice and slow pace (59 minues) and really enjoyed the views, smells, and the quiet (Well, the mostly quite…There are a few stretches of the path which are parallel to the streets)… To be honest, I think the bicycling will do wonders for some recent [...]

Bike to Work: Day 1 Evening and Day 2 Morning

The evening ride home was just as relaxing as the morning ride. I was a bit faster (48 minutes). My legs didn’t feel weak, tight, or sore, so it was quite comfortable. And, as a bonus, I saw a bunny! This morning’s ride was just a touch slower (my legs are a tad tight and [...]

Bicycling to Work, Commuting Dangers, and a Congressman Kills Three

And, just to be dramatic, the Congressman bit will be last. They say May is Bicycle to Work month. Since I’m a good little lemming that always follows, I’m going to commute the entire month of May by bike (I will add a caveat here. If there is a position interview, I may drive.) Remember [...]

Fat Challenge: Updates, Excuses, and Whines

Ok. I’ve been a bad bad boy and I’m sorry. First, my PC required serious treatment and was shipped to HP for warranty repair. This was on March 27th. It was anticipated that it’d be back home on April 9th. It’s not. In fact, according to a message left on my telephone this morning, my [...]

Fat Challenge Day #12

The Fat: I feel like I’m sitting on a yoyo…I weighed in at 195.5 this morning. The Food: Breakfast: One serving of oatmeal Snack: Two Honey Wheat pretzel braids Lunch: Two turkey and cheese sandwich with sprouts Snack: Two Honey Wheat pretzel braids Half of Fruit and Grain Strawberry cereal bar Late Snack (5pm-ish): One [...]

Fat Challenge Day #11

The Fat: A set back! I weighed in at 197 lbs this morning. I’m not sure why, as I didn’t eat that much yesterday. The Food: Breakfast: One serving of oatmeal Lunch: One corned beef and cheese sandwich with sprouts Snack: Quarter of an untoasted bagel Dinner: Corned beef and cheese sandwich with sprouts on [...]

Fat Challenge Day #10

The Fat: I weighed in at a jaw-dropping 195 lbs this morning. I was shocked. Happy, but still shocked. The Food: Breakfast: Homemade sausage, egg, and cheese biscuit Lunch: Peanut butter and jelly crustable sandwich Small cup of sweet tea Snack: Half a 100-calorie Oreo cookie bar Dinner: Roast beef, turkey, and cheese sandwich on [...]

Fat Challenge Post #9

The Fat: The weekend caught up to me. I weighed in at 197. A pound more than yesterday. The Food: Breakfast: Two servings of trail mix (spread throughout the morning) Lunch: Leftover Grilled barbeque chicken with cheesy brown rice and broccoli and cauliflower Snack: Half of an untoasted bagel eaten in quarters throughout the afternoon [...]

Fat Challenge Post #8: A new week

The Fat: Surprisingly enough, even after yesterday gorging, I weighed in at 196 lbs this morning. The Food: Today was a pretty good food day. Breakfast: Sliced hard-boiled egg sandwich on ciabatta bread with baby spinach greens and blue cheese Snack: Handful of popcorn chickens and Combos Dinner: Grilled barbeque chicken with cheesy brown rice [...]

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