Ok, so BK is officially defeated.
According to my trusty food journal, I had a successful week. I worked out a ton in between weigh ins, and I HONESTLY have cut down on my unnecessary alcohol consumption.
I'm livin' a better life, man!
On 5 out of 7 days, my daily Calories are under 1500!! I'm 6' 207 lbs....shouldn't this be enough??
So what gives, man??
My scale reading this week was abysmal. My current weight is a depressing 207.9 lbs. This leaves me essentially in the same spot I was in 2 weeks ago. No positive movement.
I won't lie. I'm a bit depressed. I'm really rethinking my life right now.
I'm not ready to give up on my strategy and plan(s) of attack. I guess I just have to continue doing what I'm doing, and just push through. This sucks.
People are counting on me...I'M counting on me...lol. How the hell am I supposed to inspire...or prove people (or myself) wrong if I can't lose weight??
Eh, well, whatev. I can come up with 10 different excuses...I really can. I mean, I have!
I'm just going to look forward to another potential success this week, though I am going out of town...AGAIN!! Traveling, haning out with friends, HH's, seeing shows...all of these things are AMAZING....but I think this lifestyle is just not conducive to losing weight. (Duh.)
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Monday the 29th food journal:
apple nutrigrain bar = 140 calories
can of albacore tuna = 140 cal.
side salad, sun dried tomato dress. = 200 cal.
1 red delicious apple = 70 cal.
sweet potato gnocchi = 350 cal.
red sauce = 150 cal.
bread/oil = 150 cal.
fruit salad = 100 cal.
runts (lol, yeah, uhhh) = 75 cal.
Workout: I was really still laboring from my weekend football game, honest. My legs didn't have it in them to maximize my run. I think I barely hammered out 15 minutes on the treadmill, then did 10 minutes each on the stationary bike and elliptical thingy. Not awful, but I've really not had the greatest workouts lately.
Grand Total for Monday = 1390 Calories
Tuesday the 30th:
rice crackers = 110 Calories
side salad, low fat vinagarette dress. = 225 cal.
1 red delicious apple = 70 cal.
pretzels = 80 cal.
Triscuits = 200 cal.
cheese cubes, cheddar and smoked gouda = 200 cal.
turkey pepperoni = 40 cal.
skinny cow truffle treat = 100 cal.
Workout: I just couldn't fit it in on Tuesday. As per a previous blog effort, I noted that I had some WalMarting to do, as well as get a haircut...in preparation for my weekend trip to D.C.!!! I did have a short walk around the neighborhood before dusk...it was nice, walked about 1.7 miles.
Better than nothing I suppose.
Grand Total for Tuesday = 1030 Calories; not too damn bad!!
BK out
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Day...like 70, food recap
Monday, Monday. I wish it was Sunday.*
* - i think ive used that line before...
I'm going to make a concerted effort to forget that today (Monday) ever existed. A man can only get beat up soooooo much at his job. EVERYONE has their breaking point. Ugh.
Tuesday, get yer ass over here. I don't care that I have a scheduled weigh in....Tuesday can't come any sooner.
Tuesday = work. workout. haircut. Wal-Mart. weigh-in. Not necessarily in that order.
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Sunday food recap:
1/2 of a chorizo/egg/bac-y breakfast burrito = 285 Calories
1 small/medium red potato = 100 cal.
bacon wrapped asparagus bundle = 100 cal.
pan seared scallops (4) = 100 cal.
bread = 150 cal.
goat cheese and sun dried tomato pesto crostini = 200 cal.
1 glass of cheap cabernet sauvignon = 75 cal.
Workout: I wanted to. I swear!! It rained like an s.o.b. and I was crazy busy with work activities and shopping to make it out during CSU's normal hours. The rain prevented me from walking around the 'hood.
Grand Total for Sunday = 1015 Calories
I'm looking forward to getting on the scale tomorrow. It will be two weeks in between weigh ins....a lot can happen to a person in two weeks.
I think I've done alright this week. All in all my food journal was decent...I got a little sloppy Friday night, but I was able to get to the gym 4 times...and my muscles are screaming at me right now.
BRING IT ON, Tuesday!!!
BK out
* - i think ive used that line before...
I'm going to make a concerted effort to forget that today (Monday) ever existed. A man can only get beat up soooooo much at his job. EVERYONE has their breaking point. Ugh.
Tuesday, get yer ass over here. I don't care that I have a scheduled weigh in....Tuesday can't come any sooner.
Tuesday = work. workout. haircut. Wal-Mart. weigh-in. Not necessarily in that order.
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Sunday food recap:
1/2 of a chorizo/egg/bac-y breakfast burrito = 285 Calories
1 small/medium red potato = 100 cal.
bacon wrapped asparagus bundle = 100 cal.
pan seared scallops (4) = 100 cal.
bread = 150 cal.
goat cheese and sun dried tomato pesto crostini = 200 cal.
1 glass of cheap cabernet sauvignon = 75 cal.
Workout: I wanted to. I swear!! It rained like an s.o.b. and I was crazy busy with work activities and shopping to make it out during CSU's normal hours. The rain prevented me from walking around the 'hood.
Grand Total for Sunday = 1015 Calories
I'm looking forward to getting on the scale tomorrow. It will be two weeks in between weigh ins....a lot can happen to a person in two weeks.
I think I've done alright this week. All in all my food journal was decent...I got a little sloppy Friday night, but I was able to get to the gym 4 times...and my muscles are screaming at me right now.
BRING IT ON, Tuesday!!!
BK out
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Oh, what a Squirrelly weekend indeed...!!
Well....my weekend is over, and up until about an hour ago, I really had no theme or story for today's blog.
Then, a mere two hours ago, I had a second run in with my new best friend, a random, chubby ass squirrel.
Let's dive into this.
Occurrence #1 - The setting is Saturday morning, 9:00 am. I oozed out of bed, essentially hung over, threw on a hoodie, and stepped foot outside to make my way to the west side market. I stepped down from my porch, hit the side walk, looked to my right, and this is what I see....staring back at me blankly:
This fat ass squirrel just sat there, looking at me. It was WEIRD.
My past experience dealing with squirrels is fairly rudimentary....you walk up to them, and they run away like scared little bastards. Ohhhhh, but not this day. He just STARED AT ME, for like 20 seconds.
It is important to note that I was staring back at him, just as blankly. I had no clue what to do.
I took 5 or so steps down the side walk towards my car, and then turned around...ya know, just have another peek at that silly son of a bitch, and what do you know?? It had followed me!! He was about 3 feet behind me....just staring blankly at me, AGAIN.
Jesus. Who IS this guy??
So I took literally 5 more steps, turned around again, and THERE HE WAS!!! Just looking at me. At this point, it got strange. HE made the next move.
The lil' guy walked right up to my Pumas. He came up to within 6 inches of me. I could see the blacks of his eyes. I smiled down at him, completely nervous, yet inquizative. We shared a moment.
I eased over to my car, and drove away.
Occurrence #2 - The setting was this....a rainy, dreary Sunday afternoon. I went in to work for 3 hours, and visited 3 open houses, unceremoniously. While I was out on the west side, I stopped in to the dirty bird (the giant eagle on Bunts) and scooped up a plethora of necessary, and unnecessary, consumables.
Being a guy, I had to grab all 11 bags of groceries, and make one difficult trip from the car to the kitchen. I'm struggling. I managed to close my hatch, and set out for my front door.
Guess what? My little friend was BACK!!! As soon as I set foot on my porch....there he was....sitting on my short porch wall....starting at me...blankly.
Again, I have 11 bags of groceries in my hands. I had to stop. I just stared at the little dude, for what seemed like another 30 seconds...and then, out of nowhere....he smiled back at me, and ran away. Well played, sir.
Oh, by the way, this post has absolutely NOTHING to do with my diet, or my weekend food consumption.
Good day.
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Friday food recap:
caramel rice cakes = 120 Calories.
chicken caesar salad (the Ari power lunch caesar salad, for those Entourage fans out there; actually this was for my lunch year review at work. ahhhhh!!!!) = 400 Calories
bread/oil = 150 cal.
runts = 100 cal.
Korean sliders (1 and 1/2 of an appetizer from Touch Supper Club) = 300 cal.
Veal Ragout with shallots and sweet potato gnocchi = 700 cal.
2 glasses of Cabernet Sauvignon = 150 cal.
4 Amstel Lights = 380 cal.
Workout: I went against all odds, and hit the gym...on a Friday night. Good stuff?? You bet.
Friday grand total = 2300 Calories
Saturday food recap:
pretzels = 120 calories
Miller Lite, 6 or so cups (at the Treehouse after our touch football debacle) = 570 cal.
Chicken Tender Salad (take out from the local BW3; Wild hot sauce and a wee bit of ranch dressing) = 750 cal.
20 oz Michelob Ultra tall boy = 175 cal.
2 glasses of Cabernet Sauvignon = 150 cal.
Workout: Well, since my anscillary muscles are still firing, 32 hours later, I consider my football game Saturday morning quite the little workout.
Grand Total Saturday = 1775 Calories ( i think; it got a little hazey at the Treehouse Saturday morning)
BK out
Then, a mere two hours ago, I had a second run in with my new best friend, a random, chubby ass squirrel.
Let's dive into this.
Occurrence #1 - The setting is Saturday morning, 9:00 am. I oozed out of bed, essentially hung over, threw on a hoodie, and stepped foot outside to make my way to the west side market. I stepped down from my porch, hit the side walk, looked to my right, and this is what I see....staring back at me blankly:
This fat ass squirrel just sat there, looking at me. It was WEIRD.
My past experience dealing with squirrels is fairly rudimentary....you walk up to them, and they run away like scared little bastards. Ohhhhh, but not this day. He just STARED AT ME, for like 20 seconds.
It is important to note that I was staring back at him, just as blankly. I had no clue what to do.
I took 5 or so steps down the side walk towards my car, and then turned around...ya know, just have another peek at that silly son of a bitch, and what do you know?? It had followed me!! He was about 3 feet behind me....just staring blankly at me, AGAIN.
Jesus. Who IS this guy??
So I took literally 5 more steps, turned around again, and THERE HE WAS!!! Just looking at me. At this point, it got strange. HE made the next move.
The lil' guy walked right up to my Pumas. He came up to within 6 inches of me. I could see the blacks of his eyes. I smiled down at him, completely nervous, yet inquizative. We shared a moment.
I eased over to my car, and drove away.
Occurrence #2 - The setting was this....a rainy, dreary Sunday afternoon. I went in to work for 3 hours, and visited 3 open houses, unceremoniously. While I was out on the west side, I stopped in to the dirty bird (the giant eagle on Bunts) and scooped up a plethora of necessary, and unnecessary, consumables.
Being a guy, I had to grab all 11 bags of groceries, and make one difficult trip from the car to the kitchen. I'm struggling. I managed to close my hatch, and set out for my front door.
Guess what? My little friend was BACK!!! As soon as I set foot on my porch....there he was....sitting on my short porch wall....starting at me...blankly.
Again, I have 11 bags of groceries in my hands. I had to stop. I just stared at the little dude, for what seemed like another 30 seconds...and then, out of nowhere....he smiled back at me, and ran away. Well played, sir.
Oh, by the way, this post has absolutely NOTHING to do with my diet, or my weekend food consumption.
Good day.
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Friday food recap:
caramel rice cakes = 120 Calories.
chicken caesar salad (the Ari power lunch caesar salad, for those Entourage fans out there; actually this was for my lunch year review at work. ahhhhh!!!!) = 400 Calories
bread/oil = 150 cal.
runts = 100 cal.
Korean sliders (1 and 1/2 of an appetizer from Touch Supper Club) = 300 cal.
Veal Ragout with shallots and sweet potato gnocchi = 700 cal.
2 glasses of Cabernet Sauvignon = 150 cal.
4 Amstel Lights = 380 cal.
Workout: I went against all odds, and hit the gym...on a Friday night. Good stuff?? You bet.
Friday grand total = 2300 Calories
Saturday food recap:
pretzels = 120 calories
Miller Lite, 6 or so cups (at the Treehouse after our touch football debacle) = 570 cal.
Chicken Tender Salad (take out from the local BW3; Wild hot sauce and a wee bit of ranch dressing) = 750 cal.
20 oz Michelob Ultra tall boy = 175 cal.
2 glasses of Cabernet Sauvignon = 150 cal.
Workout: Well, since my anscillary muscles are still firing, 32 hours later, I consider my football game Saturday morning quite the little workout.
Grand Total Saturday = 1775 Calories ( i think; it got a little hazey at the Treehouse Saturday morning)
BK out
Friday, March 26, 2010
Busy Week! Days 67 and 68....(you know what comes next)...
Hello hello!
It freaking SNOWED last night. What the F ?? I love ya Cleveland...but did you really have to snow the day AFTER I tossed my snow brush into the trunk..?
It's going to be a low key weekend. I'll prolly have to head into work this weekend. Meh.
Gotta keep it short and snappy.
Heading out right now for a nice Friday meal at Touch Supper Club in Ohio City. I was oddly hesitant to go there at first....not really sure why. But I stopped in there before a festivus party earlier this year and was BLOWN AWAY.
I can't wait to try the food again!!! I'm confident that the experience will again be pleasant...but if not, I'll let you know ALL ABOUT IT.
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Wednesday food recap:
caramel rice cakes = 120 Calories
Quizno's side salad = 200 cal.
sun chips = 150 cal.
Amstel Light 3 @ 95 = 285 cal.
glass of cab. sauv. = 80 cal.
calamari = 200 cal.
hummus/pita = 250 cal.
tapenade/baguette = 200 cal.
Workout: Nope. Had to pass due to a happy hour for a co-worker of mine. I don't normally get into HH's with my work people, but my it was my friend MP's final day. sigh. he was a good guy, RIP.
Wednesday Grand Total = 1475 Calories
Thursday food recap:
1/2 Panera cheddar and jalapeno bagel w/ cream cheese = 175 Calories
2 squares of Rascal House veggie pizza = 400 cal.
caramel rice cakes = 60 cal.
2/3 of a Chipotle fajita burrito bowl (black beans, light cheese, light sour cream) = 400 Cal.
1/2 of a Chipotle chips and green tomatillo salsa = 300 cal.
Workout: Yes, please. It felt good, i needed it. Nothing too spectacular...though the old codger that was on the eliptical before me left a freaking MESS of sweat! Sloppy bastard...i see him in there all the time, checkin people out, watching, judging.
After that HH, I grabbed food at Lava Lounge, which has like THE BEST happy hour food and prices in Tremont, if not all of CLEVELAND!!!! Raaaaaaaaaaaaave!!!
Thursday Grand Total = 1335 Calories
ON TO THE WEEKEND!!! Spring touch football league starts Saturday morning...and I need to go to the STORE!!
BK out
It freaking SNOWED last night. What the F ?? I love ya Cleveland...but did you really have to snow the day AFTER I tossed my snow brush into the trunk..?
It's going to be a low key weekend. I'll prolly have to head into work this weekend. Meh.
Gotta keep it short and snappy.
Heading out right now for a nice Friday meal at Touch Supper Club in Ohio City. I was oddly hesitant to go there at first....not really sure why. But I stopped in there before a festivus party earlier this year and was BLOWN AWAY.
I can't wait to try the food again!!! I'm confident that the experience will again be pleasant...but if not, I'll let you know ALL ABOUT IT.
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Wednesday food recap:
caramel rice cakes = 120 Calories
Quizno's side salad = 200 cal.
sun chips = 150 cal.
Amstel Light 3 @ 95 = 285 cal.
glass of cab. sauv. = 80 cal.
calamari = 200 cal.
hummus/pita = 250 cal.
tapenade/baguette = 200 cal.
Workout: Nope. Had to pass due to a happy hour for a co-worker of mine. I don't normally get into HH's with my work people, but my it was my friend MP's final day. sigh. he was a good guy, RIP.
Wednesday Grand Total = 1475 Calories
Thursday food recap:
1/2 Panera cheddar and jalapeno bagel w/ cream cheese = 175 Calories
2 squares of Rascal House veggie pizza = 400 cal.
caramel rice cakes = 60 cal.
2/3 of a Chipotle fajita burrito bowl (black beans, light cheese, light sour cream) = 400 Cal.
1/2 of a Chipotle chips and green tomatillo salsa = 300 cal.
Workout: Yes, please. It felt good, i needed it. Nothing too spectacular...though the old codger that was on the eliptical before me left a freaking MESS of sweat! Sloppy bastard...i see him in there all the time, checkin people out, watching, judging.
After that HH, I grabbed food at Lava Lounge, which has like THE BEST happy hour food and prices in Tremont, if not all of CLEVELAND!!!! Raaaaaaaaaaaaave!!!
Thursday Grand Total = 1335 Calories
ON TO THE WEEKEND!!! Spring touch football league starts Saturday morning...and I need to go to the STORE!!
BK out
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Monsoon Monday and Taco Tuesday
Hello there!
I'm in a jovial mood, I must say. As I sit here at lunch, munching on a side salad and satchel of cheddar Sun Chips, I'm warmly reflecting on the past two days.
I've stuck to my guns, and had successfully food and workout days to start the week. Cheers to me.
Monday was DEFINITELY a catch up day, and I'm not talking about that silky smooth tomato based condiment that I sooo love. I'm talking about sitting on the couch like a vegetable 'catch up'. I once again blew off my fave show on the WB (gossip girl, you knew that) to just sit on the couch staring blankly at a computer screen...and then went to sleep early (9:30).
THHEEEEEEEEEEEEN the true fun began. A friggin major-ass thunderstorm ripped through Cleveland, leaving Tremont's fragile infrastrucure in ruin. My power went out about a half hour after hitting the pillow.
NOT GOOD.
My upstairs neighbors (that never sleep) are like Wildebeasts. They trample around upstairs like they're migrating across the Alaskan wilderness. On a normal night, I could have any of three devices running to create the necessary white noise that allows the BK to sleep...but with NOOOOOOOO POWER, I just laid there in misery.
STOMP STOMP, CLOMP CLOMP CLOMP
Ohhhhh, and I almost forgot. They have a fat ass poodle pug combo* of a dog too. The son of a bitch is locked up all day, so when they get home at midnight to release it....it goes buck wild....like it's on its first night in Vegas or something.
* - no offense to any dog lovers out there. i'm a huge advocate of the small dog....but these new Pug/Poodle mixes are UGLY as sin.
Ehhhh, whatever. Shitty sleep is the norm with noisy upstairs neighbors.
So Tuesday came...ushering in a Taco Tuesday Happy Hour....which are usually the absolute best!!! The Lincoln Park Pub in Tremont does like $1.25 yummy tacos and $2 Mexicano beers. I mean, come on. I challenge anyone to beat this deal!!! You can't turn down this kind of deal!!! It's not allowed.
I was a good boy. I only consumed two of these aforementioned bad boys (beans, no meat; with their 2nd hottest sauce, entitled "The Morning After"...lol), and two Corona lights. I'm not sure of the Caloric count, so I'm just planning on using a filthy Taco Bell taco as the template.
Good times.
See...? As long as one uses moderation and portion control on a diet, life can STILL be good, and you can STILL attend Happy Hours.
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Monday:
Grand Total Consumed: 1220 Calories
No real slip ups, just all of the normal stuff. I also pounded out a nice 2 mile run. My feet thank me.
Tuesday:
Grand Total Consumed: 1325 Calories
Again, no MAJOR slip ups, outside of a teeny tiny happy hour effort. But again, I had a small salad and rice crackers for lunch, so I was ok with a small hiccup!!
Bring on the rest of the week.
BK out
I'm in a jovial mood, I must say. As I sit here at lunch, munching on a side salad and satchel of cheddar Sun Chips, I'm warmly reflecting on the past two days.
I've stuck to my guns, and had successfully food and workout days to start the week. Cheers to me.
Monday was DEFINITELY a catch up day, and I'm not talking about that silky smooth tomato based condiment that I sooo love. I'm talking about sitting on the couch like a vegetable 'catch up'. I once again blew off my fave show on the WB (gossip girl, you knew that) to just sit on the couch staring blankly at a computer screen...and then went to sleep early (9:30).
THHEEEEEEEEEEEEN the true fun began. A friggin major-ass thunderstorm ripped through Cleveland, leaving Tremont's fragile infrastrucure in ruin. My power went out about a half hour after hitting the pillow.
NOT GOOD.
My upstairs neighbors (that never sleep) are like Wildebeasts. They trample around upstairs like they're migrating across the Alaskan wilderness. On a normal night, I could have any of three devices running to create the necessary white noise that allows the BK to sleep...but with NOOOOOOOO POWER, I just laid there in misery.
STOMP STOMP, CLOMP CLOMP CLOMP
Ohhhhh, and I almost forgot. They have a fat ass poodle pug combo* of a dog too. The son of a bitch is locked up all day, so when they get home at midnight to release it....it goes buck wild....like it's on its first night in Vegas or something.
* - no offense to any dog lovers out there. i'm a huge advocate of the small dog....but these new Pug/Poodle mixes are UGLY as sin.
Ehhhh, whatever. Shitty sleep is the norm with noisy upstairs neighbors.
So Tuesday came...ushering in a Taco Tuesday Happy Hour....which are usually the absolute best!!! The Lincoln Park Pub in Tremont does like $1.25 yummy tacos and $2 Mexicano beers. I mean, come on. I challenge anyone to beat this deal!!! You can't turn down this kind of deal!!! It's not allowed.
I was a good boy. I only consumed two of these aforementioned bad boys (beans, no meat; with their 2nd hottest sauce, entitled "The Morning After"...lol), and two Corona lights. I'm not sure of the Caloric count, so I'm just planning on using a filthy Taco Bell taco as the template.
Good times.
See...? As long as one uses moderation and portion control on a diet, life can STILL be good, and you can STILL attend Happy Hours.
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Monday:
Grand Total Consumed: 1220 Calories
No real slip ups, just all of the normal stuff. I also pounded out a nice 2 mile run. My feet thank me.
Tuesday:
Grand Total Consumed: 1325 Calories
Again, no MAJOR slip ups, outside of a teeny tiny happy hour effort. But again, I had a small salad and rice crackers for lunch, so I was ok with a small hiccup!!
Bring on the rest of the week.
BK out
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