Food Intake | Day 14

Breakfast
Fiber One Bar
Water
Apple

Lunch
Yeh Yeh Soup
Water

Dinner
Steak Soft Taco (Lean Flank Steak, Salsa, Tabasco, Leafy Greens, 2% Milk Cheese, 1 tsp. Sour Cream)
Water

After Dinner
2 Knob Creek and Ice

Valley of the Gods

Valley of the Gods
Originally uploaded by andrewdoak

Still testing Flickr to see which display I like better...

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Food Intake | Day 13

Breakfast
FiberOne Bar
Water

Lunch
Miso Soup
3 pieces of Shushi
1 Tuna roll
Water

Dinner
1/2 Vitamin Water
Salmon
Small serving of dirty rice (leftover)
Small serving of Natural Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans

After Dinner Snack
Leftover Chicken and Flank Steak

Food Intake | Day 12

Breakfast
2 Clementines
1 FiberOne Bar
Water

Pre-Lunch Snack
Apple

Lunch
5 Tortilla Chips
Salsa
Bowl of Shrimp and Vegetable Soup
2 Crackers
Water

Dinner
Chicken Breast
Chicken Wing
Serving of Dirty Rice
Peas, Celery & Green Beans
Water
White Wine

Food Intake | Day 11

Breakfast
Water
Ice Coffee Drink (same as all the rest)

Lunch
Duck Soup (with noodles, bean sprouts, spinach and chives)
Water

Dinner
Chicken Noodle Soup (small bowl)
Pad-Thai noodles with lean flank steak
Water

After Dinner
2 Knob Creek & Ice
1 "thank you" girl scout cookie
3 Pretzel rods
Water

Nike+ : My Runs

So, part of this Biggest Looser challenge was that I was going to run 10 miles a week. The first week that didn't happen (sick family, business travel, anniversary party... bad/long week). So, to try and stay on track I've pushed my profile public and referenced my progress to the right (that new orange pod over there... just over there to the right, christ).

For those that want to see the full progress with graphs and what-not, here is my nike+ public profile link. The cool thing about my new little app to the right is that it allows you to scroll though my last 5 runs. That flat line which make it look like I'm a slacker was my cooling down. and the 3 prior were nasty blisters, me trying to fix my shoe... so if you click back to the 4th, then you'll see a nice little up/down chart/graph.

Also, we hit Old Navy today to get the boy some new pj's. Saw some cool looking jeans, flipped the tag: 34/34. Thought to myself "eh, I'll grab em, take em home, wife will prob get to take them back and get herself something." See, I'm technically a 36/33 (I have to buy 36/34 and get the legs hemmed). Anyway, I'm wearing the 34/34's currently and I've got room to spare. They need to be hemmed. I've lost 2 pant sizes in 10 days. Funny.

Food Intake | Day 10

Breakfast
1 egg
water
Airborn

Lunch
4 bites of chicken salad wrap
1 small bowl chicken noodle soup
1/2 small bowl chicken tortilla soup (corn, black bean, tomato, chicken, onions, peppers)
3 Crackers
water with fresh lemon

Afternoon Snack
1 Saltine

Dinner
New England Clam Chowder
12 Saltines
Water (lemon & lime squirt)

After Dinner Snack
2 Bakers on ice
3 Pretzel Rods

Food Intake | Day 9

Breakfast
4 Clementine's
Water

Morning Drink
Ice Coffee Drink

Lunch
Water
Arthur Bryants (combo sandwich with beef and turkey slathered in BBQ sauce - only ate half the sandwich)

Dinner
Talapia (broiled with spices)
Green Beans
CousCous
Water

After Dinner Party
3 Bad Whiskey on the rocks
Grapes
4 cubes of cheese
2 crackers

Food Intake | Day 8

Breakfast
Water

Lunch
Iced Coffee Drink (same as yesterday; 2 shots expresso, 1 shot vanilla & skim milk over ice)

Dinner
Teriyaki noodles with crushed red pepper and lean soy-sauce marinated flank steak.
Water

Midnight Snack (it was one of those days where I had NOTHING to eat)
2 Captain Morgan Private Reserve and ice
1 cup spanish rice
remainder of lean flank steak

Food Intake | Day 7

Breakfast
Iced Coffee Drink (so it begins... the decent back into coffee land...)

Lunch
4 bites of a grilled turkey and swiss sandwich with mustard
Water
Steamed Veggies (broccoli & carrots)
Bunch of red grapes (little guys)

Dinner
4 pieces sushi
1/2 a lobster cake
2 mini crab cakes
1 fried cheese appetizer thing (small triangle)
1 order tuna won-tons (6 pieces)
1 small bowl French Onion soup (broth only)
Water
2 Knob Creek & Ice
1 small glass of champaign

Food Intake | Day 6

Breakfast
Banana
Fruit Smoothie (2 1/2 servings of fruit)
Cereal Bar

Lunch
Half a Roast Beef & Pepper Cheese Panini Sandwich
Water
Small Fruit Cup

Dinner
1 Costco Roll
3 Organic Baked Potato Wedges (with a tbs. of Ketchup)
Spiced Salmon
Green Beans
Water

After Dinner Snack
Knob Creek and Ice
12-15 WheatThins

Food Intake | Day 5

Breakfast
1/4 boneless pork chop
Water

Lunch
Small turkey, red onion, tomato and pepper cheese sandwich on a salted baguette
Small salad with drizzle of some kind of dressing (i don't know what it was, but I had a very small amount)
5 noodles in a sun dried tomato paste (there was a pasta salad which I just had a small amount)
Water

Afternoon Snack
2 baby carrots
Cauliflower
Water

Dinner
1 Piece of Calamari
1 Pork Dumpling
5 pieces of Tuna Sushi
Bowl of Undon Soup (amazing)
Water
Warm Saki

Food Intake | Day 4

Breakfast
Flower Tortilla
Fist-size butterfly boneless pork chop (sliced)
Romaine Lettuce
1 slice of 2% milk fused swish cheese
Drizzle of spicy teriyaki sauce
Water

Basically, I made a breakfast wrap. Warned up the tortilla, sliced the pork, broke the romaine in two, tore the cheese, drizzled the sauce over it and wrapped it up. Quick and dirty.

Lunch
Water
Special K honey nut Bar

Afternoon Sack
Lean BBQ Sliced Turkey
Handful of Almonds
Water

Dinner
Chicken Noodle Soup (leftover from the weekend)
12-15 Saltines
Water

Food Intake | Day 3

So after spending a whole day inside with 3 sick individuals it appears I am starting to fell the symptoms. This will imped my ability to go out into the freezing cold to run my 3-5 miles I wanted to this weekend, but on the bright side I contact TIVO yesterday and they are sending me a new HD TIVO box for upstairs... no idea how those things are related... Chicago next week should be a blast.

Breakfast
Hot Earl Gray Tea (with 2 tsp. of honey and a splash of skim milk)
Apple and Cinnamon Oatmeal

Lunch
Homemade Chicken and Noodle Soup (carrots, celery, noodles, chicken, etc.)
12-15 Saltines
Half a Mini Baguette
Water (lemon & lime juice)

Afternoon Snack
Half a FUJI Apple
2+ Clementine's

Dinner
Broiled Steak and Pork Chops
StoveTop Stuffing
Steamed Broccoli & Cauliflower
Water

After Dinner Snack (prior to 8pm)
Bowl of White Popcorn (light salt, MollyMcButter)
Water

AppleTV | Thought I was getting the updated version

How excited was I? I didn't really care about the Air, but AppleTV (or ATV as us cool kids call it) was exactly what I wanted the previous version to be. I watched the demo with the alternative-chick telling me all about the new interface, the HD content access, and the ability to rent movies right from the box! I was sold, especially with the price drop. I ordered, and days later (last night) I had my new toy! Pissed, as it were, is what I was/am/and will continue to be.

Oh, I listened to them tell me EXISTING customers would be allowed a free software update download in 2 weeks, but never did they say NEW customers would have to wait AS WELL!?!? I was expecting to see my new interface, the ability to download movies right from ATV as opposed to downloading from iTunes THEN syncing to ATV (which I did last night for LOST season 2; talk about a long ass time for THAT pain in the ass).

Bullshit. Seems I jumped the gun and will have to wait along with the other ATV guys/girls. Anyway, I'm leaving all judgment till the first part of Feb.

Last thing... why the hell when I downloaded LOST season 2 from iTunes are a handful of episodes NOT wide-screen... and random episodes at that?

Food Intake | Day 2

Breakfast
Whole Wheat English muffin
Tablespoon grape jelly
Yellow, green & red peppers
Button Mushrooms
2 Eggs
Water
Airborn

Basically, I made scrambled eggs with peppers & mushrooms, had an english muffin with jelly smear, and washed it all down with an airborn.

Lunch
Water
Lean Flank Steak (light soy sauce)
Hot & Sour Soup with dried red pepper and noodles
1 Clementine

Afternoon Snacks
Apple
Water
1 Clementine

Dinner
Water (squirt of lemon & lime juice)
Steak and Chicken Fajitas (red, yellow & green peppers, mushrooms & fresh garlic)
Spanish Rice
12-15 White Corn Chips
Salsa
Tabasco Sauce

Food Intake | Day 1

Breakfast
N/A (I was still packing on bad-for-me-food by this point)

Lunch
Water
5 pieces of shrimp Nigiri-zushi
Raw vegetables (baby carrots, celery, broccoli & cauliflower)

Dinner
Rotiserie chicken (half a breast with skin and a leg with skin)
Fresh steamed green beans
Small costco roll
Water

After 8pm (I know I said I wasn't doing this, but for the first week I'm being forgiving)
Airborn
Water (which, I will always have anytime of the day)
1 Clementine

WeightHaters

If you've been following me on Twitter (I love when I go dark for months at a time here, jump back in and write as if I have a readership) I'm sure you've seen some odd "food" related posts. How I've been feeling gross, go team, etc. I've been recruited to join a team of WeightHaters at my company. What is a WeightHater... we're doing a Biggest Looser style weight loss program at work. Weigh-in was today at 9:30am. For the past week my team and myself have been "eating more them usual" to tip-the-scales for the weigh-in. I've been making a pig of myself hoping to hit the 230lbs mark. I haven't been 230 since I was a fat bastard my senior year of college.

Weigh-In Weight
278.8lbs

So, I didn't hit my mark, but I did make a gross blob of myself and am ready to take it way down. How do I plan on doing this? Good question:

Things No Longer Doing
No Soda
No Fast-Food (i.e. if I have to eat out, it'll be appropriate, not a burger and fries)
No Booze
No Eating After 8pm
No Smoking (already not doing that)
No Junk Food (without extra effort to burn off calories)

Things Doing
Actually Striving for 5 a Day
Water 90% of The Time
Eating Breakfast
Running 10 miles a week

So there we go. I'm adjusting diet, stopping bad habits, and trying to keep myself to a cardio specific routine. My metabolism will kick back in (and up), I'll feel better, and I'll make my teammates sick at the speed at which I can drop pounds.

Its not a resolution; it was being sick

Smoking... been doing it on and off since I was 15 years old. As of late the taste and smell have begun to fade. I'm smoking for the sake of smoking.

I got sick, the desire to do anything faded, quitting now seems like a good idea. Anyway, I'm stopping for the time being. No gum, no patches, just not doing it. Sorry for the mood swings to come.