Beaten and broken (neck, shoulders and legs)

Motivation:

"Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go."~William Feather

Diary:

Thursday:
B: 3 eggs and 3 bacon
S: 1/2 protien bar
L: Tuna and crackers (+ mayo)
S: 1/2 protien bar, energy drink
D: hot dogs - due to weird schedule
G: walked over a mile, ran 1.25 miles on elliptical

Notes:

On Wednesday, I worked out with weights, (body-weight squats and shoulder press). I haven't quite got the whole workout routine figured out, but it is coming soon.

On Thursday AM, I felt like I got run over by a truck. My legs were spasming, twitching, and cramping. My shoulder and arms were pounding, and all-over felt really sore. What a feeling.

During my Thursday workout, things felt good.

This morning, my neck is still sore, and my feet really hurt. If I sit down for any period of time, my legs hurt when I move them....

It is all good. No pain, no gain, right?

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Otherwise, last night I went to a discussion on "Financial Spending Triggers", to try and understand the moods that cause us to spend money. I found this interesting, becuase many of the same things in Spending Triggers, were the same as Eating Triggers:
- Depression
- Bored
- Celebrations / Rewards
- Holidays / Gifts
- Desire / Greed / Gluttony

It was interesting. We discussed ways to overcome these triggers.


After the meeting, I received a call from someone looking for a room to rent and saw my advertisement online. He was in town from Atlanta, and stopped by for a visit. He will call later if he is interested. If this happens, I will need to really do some work to move my office out of the 2nd bedroom and into my bedroom. It is do-able, but will require some work.

I baked one of my "Let's Dish" meals last night, and plan on having it for lunch. (Baked Parmesan Chicken breast.) Brussel sprouts and an orange on the side...

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I can't wait for a vacation. I am really getting tired of the work routine, and am getting ready to have a couple days of relaxation away from this place. Weekends aren't long enough.


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From Men's Health magazine, here is a list of acceptable fast food choices, if you are in a pinch:

Burger King/Breakfast
Croissan'wich with egg - 270 calories, 11 g fat (3 g saturated), 175 mg sodium
Croissan'wich with sausage - 380 calories, 27 g fat (9 g saturated), 630 mg sodium
Burger King/ Lunch & Dinner
Chicken Tenders (5 piece) - 210 calories, 12 g fat (3.5 g saturated), 920 mg sodium (Add 35 calories for BBQ sauce or 90 for honey.)
Chicken Whopper - 570 calories, 25 g fat (4.5 g saturated), 1410 mg sodium
Chinese Restaurant (such as Panda Express or P.F. Chang's)
Egg drop soup - 60 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated), 1000 mg sodium
Stir-fried vegetables - 750 calories, 19 g fat (3 g saturated), 2150 mg sodium
Szechuan shrimp - 950 calories, 20 g fat (2 g saturated), 2460 mg sodium
Shrimp with garlic sauce - 950 calories, 30 g fat (4 g saturated), 2950 mg sodium
Chicken chow mein - 1000 calories, 32 g fat (10 g saturated), 2450 mg sodium
Vegetarian spring roll - 80 calories, 2.5 g fat (0 g saturated), 270 mg sodium
Chipotle
Burrito with black beans, vegetables, lettuce, and salsa - 600 calories, 18 g fat (3.5 g saturated), 2378 mg sodium
Burrito with black beans, vegetables, lettuce, and guacamole - 770 calories, 33 g fat (6 g saturated), 2248 mg sodium
Dairy Queen
Grilled Chicken Sandwich - 340 calories, 16 g fat (2.5 g saturated), 1000 mg sodium
2 Hot Dogs - 480 calories, 28 g fat (10 g saturated), 1460 mg sodium
KFC
Original Recipe Chicken Breast (with skin and breading removed) - 140 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated), 410 mg sodium
Mashed Potatoes with Gravy - 110 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated), 260 mg sodium
BBQ Baked Beans - 230 calories, 1 g fat (1 g saturated), 720 mg sodium
Honey Barbecue Sandwich - 300 calories, 6 g fat (1.5 g saturated), 640 mg sodium
McDonald's/Breakfast
Egg McMuffin - 290 calories, 11 g fat (4.5 g saturated), 850 mg sodium
Sausage Burrito - 300 calories, 16 g fat (6 g saturated), 760 mg sodium
McDonald's/Lunch & Dinner
Chicken McGrill - 400 calories, 16 g fat (3 g saturated), 1010 mg sodium
Side Salad with Low-Fat Balsamic Vinaigrette - 55 calories, 3 g fat (0 g saturated), 740 mg sodium
Fiesta salad with salsa - 390 calories, 22 g fat (10 g saturated), 870 mg sodium
Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfait (with granola) - 160 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated), 85 mg sodium
Quarter Pounder - 420 calories, 18 g fat (7 g saturated), 730 mg sodium
Sbarro
1 slice fresh tomato pizza - 450 calories, 14 g fat (n/a g saturated), 1040 mg sodium
1 slice mushroom pizza - 460 calories, 14 g fat (n/a g saturated), 1310 mg sodium
Greek salad (side) - 60 calories, 5 g fat (n/a g saturated), 130 mg sodium
1 slice chicken vegetable pizza - 530 calories, 17 g fat (n/a g saturated), 1260 mg sodium
Taco Bell
Chicken Burrito, Fiesta style - 370 calories, 12 g fat (3.5 g saturated), 1090 mg sodium
2 Ranchero Chicken Soft Tacos - 540 calories, 14 g fat (4 g saturated), 1710 mg sodium
Bean Burrito - 370 calories, 10 g fat (3.5 g saturated), 1200 mg sodium
Wendy's
Ultimate Chicken Grill sandwich - 360 calories, 7 g fat (1.5 g saturated), 1100 mg sodium
Side Salad with Low-Fat Honey Mustard Dressing - 145 calories, 3 g fat (0 g saturated), 360 mg sodium
Chili (small) - 200 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated), 870 mg sodium
Baked potato with sour cream - 340 calories, 6 g fat (3.5 g saturated), 40 mg sodium
Jr. Cheeseburger - 310 calories, 12 g fat (6 g saturated), 820 mg sodium




more later,

Chazz

Motivation... hard to come by....

Motivation:

"To succeed it is necessary to accept the world as it is and rise above it." ~Michael Korda

Diary:

I have been feeling pretty tired and unenthused lately. It has been difficult to wake up in time to make a meaninful breakfast and get lunch ready for work.

Therefore, I have been missing breakfasts (not good) and getting lunch at the deli next door from work. I have been choosing good foods, today I had a protien bar for breakfast, a chicken-taco salad (lots of veggies and salsa, with cooked chicken on top), and just had a breadstick (bland).

Notes:

As mentioned, I have been pretty tired, depressed, and uninterested. I haven't been excited about my work, and am going to start looking for a new church. I am also still doing interviews for a new job. Last week was a pretty stressful week. I was somewhat humiliated in front of others by the Council Chairman at the church I have gone to. It was something that struck me as the last straw on a series of problems, and have decided that I need to be able to worship without such debate and confusion getting in the way.

Man, I need a vacation....

I did not get to the gym last week. I am going to drag my ass to the gym tonight, becuase I need some outlet for frustration and maybe it will get me back into the zone...

Last night I did a lot. I swept leaves in my patio, in order to get them eventually into garbage bags. I washed laundry and dishes, organized my work-bookbag and worked on my budget. It was eye-opening to see where I spent money during the last two months. I also called my credit card companies to attempt to reduce interest rates, called my cable company to see about lowering my rates, and tracked my heat and electricity over the last 12 months. They have a new program that locks you into a certain rate per month, which helps people who may have large winter heating bills. I don't think this applies to me, becuase they suggested $49 per month for a year, but looking at my heating bills, there were 5 months in a row that my bill was only $14. A couple months, the bill went to $60, then $80, but averaged about $40. I will just cut back on my heating if I need to save money.

So, anyway, last night I did spend a lot of time getting prepared for the next step. I need to figure a savings plan to get rid of some debt. This was a good prep for getting this done.

Another story about the world trying to get me down. Today I got a memo from my consulting agency that our health insurance is giving discounts for the LifeTime fitness (which I cancelled my membership in August.) AAACK. One of the reasons for me quiting LifeTime was the cost was too high.


Random link.. http://www.rhymezone.com/ I found this site when doing some research on writing. Don't worry, this site could not find a rhyme for "orange" either.


more later

Chazz

0 - 0, bottom of the 4th....

Motivation:

"To be successful, you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish,

then resolve to pay the price to get it."~Bunker Hunt

Diary:

snack: protien bar, rootbeer energy drink
gym: walk 1/2 mile
dinner: a few hamburger patties, a few slices of colby cheese, a dob of catsup, water
breakfast: bagel and peanut butter, coffee
lunch: leftover Maple Chicken & Apples, brocoli, water


Notes:


The workout yesterday was a moral victory, although not very physical. I felt beat and still feel pretty sore. I know this will pass if I keep moving. I just am glad that I got to the gym, and did a short workout (really short) and I also got my ID Card. Very exciting, huh.

Overall, I am starting to feel glimpses of the energy high that I had earlier this year. For the last couple of months i have felt uncomfortable, my head was foggy, and I didn't have much energy. For the next couple of weeks, my energy level may actually dip, but I do start to feel the cloudy brain fog starting to clear.

Answer to reader questions:

To whom is that $160 challenge available? By whom is it being offered?
Everyone in the challenge put in $20. The $160 is going to go to the most percentage of weight lost. As I have indicated before, it is somewhat of a bad measure to do anything by, becauase this measures total body %, instead of fat%, so theoretically someone could remain just as fat as they were when they began, by losing overall body weight, but not fat weight.
Also, this means that someone who weighs 190 could lose 19lbs to be at 10% loss, however a 430lb man would need to lose 43lbs. The comeback to this issue is "well, it will be easier for the fat man to lose weight than the skinny man." This is not a realistic remark, becuase it is still about 3-4 lbs per week, so the fat man would be able to lose (3x12) 36lbs in 12 weeks. It is pretty difficult to reach the 10% mark if you have another 20+ lbs to lose.



more later,

Chazz