Day 29

Complete! I did a pretty good job of sticking to the goal. My only lapse was the planned birthday meal and a slight bit just to appease the in laws. I weigh 205 and feel pretty good. I guess we probably were not as creative as we had hoped but it is always nice to achieve a goal. I am planning on getting my blood work pretty soon after I get down below 200.

I started a new cycling program again last monday and it is pretty tough getting back into the swing of things. I really want a some sort of data logger for my rides. I'm debating between the ibike, which is a wind based power meter, and a garmin. The garmin unit has gps and heart data and the ibike has power, windspeed and temperature. I probably don't need any of it, but I like to have the data so that I can discuss achievements with my friends and maybe have something to compare. It kinda gives a purpose to all the painful efforts. Its also nice to relive those moments. I still go back to my HTH06 experience over on motionbased web site. How silly is that to find purpose in silly dots on a graph. But it seems most of my life is about an increasing graph, age, finances and what not.

breakfast:
smoothy
coffee

lunch:
grapefruit
power bar

dinner:
mozzarella, basil, and tomato sandwich
salad with blue cheese dressing
also snacked on french fries, cheese quesadilla, and a slice of cheese pizza.

Day 28

Breakfast:
scrambled eggs
whole wheat toast and butter
coffee

lunch:
asian salad
black tea

dinner:
mashed potatoes
hummus and pita
lemon soup
chocolate

Day 27

Breakfast:
chocolate smoothy
coffee

lunch:
wild mushroom curry soup

Dinner:
Asian salad(green peas,broccoli, sprouts,cashews, edame)
macaroni and cheese
black eyed peas
chocolate

Day 26

Happy Birthday Kate!


breakfast:
chocolate smoothy
coffee

Lunch:
romain salad with roasted vegetables
missed the protein today


Dinner:
Spaghetti with tomato sauce
garlic bread
chocolate molten cake

Day 25

Breakfast:
chocolate smoothy
coffee

Lunch:
romaine salad with goat cheese and packaged tuna

Dinner:
wild mushroom curry soup
roasted vegetable (egg plant,zuccini, yellow squash, onion, and roasted red pepper)
sandwich
chocolate square.

Day 24

Today we had a scheduled cheat on the month o' veggies. It was the wife's birthday and she requested chicken fried steak back in january, So I simply must abide. It seemed to go over pretty well, I made it for all the grandparents. Quite the production, frying that much meat on our small stove. Visually the meat looked a bit dark, but the flavor and texture turned out quit nice.

My Dad mentioned he was responding very well to niacin, so I thought I might give it a try to help my cholesterol numbers. For some reason, I want to avoid the statins like the plague.

Breakfast:
coffee

Lunch:
Chicken fried steak, mashed potato's and hot rolls


Dinner:
cheese enchiladas, refried beans and rice.

Day 23

Happy birthday Sweetheart! Today we had birthday celebration #1 of the weekend. Had a nice time seeing an ok movie, vantage point Short movie with a bit of action. Not much to write home about, but I'm easy, so I'll say it was entertaining. I weighed in at 206

Breakfast:
Bean and cheese tacos
cinamon roll
coffee

Dinner:
Scallops and green chili mash potatoes (z-tejas)
chocolate pie

Day 22

Breakfast:
coffee

Lunch:
Whole Wheat pasta, feta and roasted vegetables
Dinner:
Artichoke pesto pizza
greek salad

Day 21

Breakfast:
chocolate smoothy

Lunch:
tuna and romaine salad

Dinner:
hummus, tzatziki,
broccolli and cauliflower
chocolate pie

Day 20

Breakfast:
chocolate smoothy

Lunch:
wheat noodles,roasted vegetables(leeks,artichokes,tomatoes) and goat cheese

Dinner:
Salmon
fingerling potatoes
peas

Day 19

Breakfast:
chocolate smoothy

Lunch:
tofu and rice noodles with lettuce

Dinner:
whole grain pasta, goat cheese and roasted vegetables( radiccio,leeks, artichokes)
Chia

Day 18

Breakfast
coffee
Egg frittata

Lunch:
Wendy's Panko fish sandwich

Dinner:
Shrimp brown rice stirfry
Chia tea

Day 17

Breakfast:
bean and cheese taco with salsa
coffee

Snack:
dried strawberries
peanut M&M

Dinner:
Oyster soup(cream, leeks, and carrots)
ice cream

Day 16

I weighed in at 204 this morning.

Brunch:
Egg, broccoli and mushroom frittata
coffee

Dinner:
Shrimp and scallop skillet

Day 15

Breakfast:
scrambled eggs

Lunch:
spring rolls



Dinner:
Ravioli
Garlic bread
romaine salad

Day 14

Happy Valentines day.


Breakfast:
coffee

Lunch:
creamed spinach
sweet potato pie

Dinner:
scallop and shrimp skillet(spinach and white bean)
chocolate

Day 13

I'm feeling much better today. I've seen 2 inspiring videos, one was on the history channel and was about George Washington Carver. His biography was the first I ever read, which happened when i was in 3rd grade. Come to find out it was also the first biography my wife ever read as well at roughly the same time. He as a great man who utilized his genius in such an honorable way. The world would be such a better place if there where more people like him. Great educator, brilliant and humble. That is the kind of person I want to become. I have a long way to go, I'm missing all three qualities, but hey, you have to start sometime.

The second video was by a CMU Computer science professor and is entitled "The Last Lecture"..simply a must see


Breakfast:
blueberry smoothy

Lunch:
strawberry smoothy

Dinner:
Cod with mushroom sauce
sweet potato pie
creamed spinach

Day 12

Still have stomach irritation, but it feels like I have begun recovery. I haven't sleep very well since the onset.

So far I haven't missed the chicken or beef from the diet. I had a few moments on Saturday when I thought of a hamburger but nothing substantial.

Breakfast:
chocolate smoothy

Lunch:
yogurt, cherry and banana smoothy

snack:
chocolate Brownie

Dinner:
battered salmon
broccoli, cauliflower and carrot medley
mac and cheese

Day 11

Breakfast:
chocolate smoothy
coffee

Lunch:
romaine salad with salmon

Diner:
Butternut squash and swiss chard manicotti

Day 10

Fun. The return of the stomach issues. Roughly around noon my stomach pains started returning again. This is rather soon compared to previous history. I did have a pinto and cheese breakfast taco. I am wondering it this response is food related or not. Maybe this blog might have some scientific value. Time will tell.

Breakfast:
Grapefruit
pinto bean and cheese taco

Snack:
Pomelo(some grapefruit orange hybrid, not very good)

Dinner:
butternut squash with swiss chard manicotti
romaine salad