12-17-2007

Fasting again. It's 9:46 and I haven't had an urge to eat. Probably helps that I manged to add 2 lbs to my weight between Sat and this morning. Plus my last food last night was high protein.

12-12-2007

206 this morning!

Fasting really does seem to have a lasting negative impact. So far nothing negative noticed. Watching like a hawk for some sign of a negative impact.

12-10-2007

208 this morning in spite of a delicious 3 layer zucchini cake w/ cream cheese frosting my wife made on Friday. Fast #2, we'll see how this goes. Might have to mimic last week on the time frame because like last week it was kind of late when I last ate anything. Though not as late as last week. I think it was around 8 or 8:30 when I ate that last Clementine. Should be able to make it to 22 or 23 hours on this fast w/out any real problems.

12-5-2007

208 today and yesterday.

The fast seems to have had some impact. Though minor, I am not so voraciously hungry. I'm sitting in front of my morning cereal that is about 1/3 gone and haven't had a desire to touch it.

Fasting

Updates on my progress. Goal is a 24 hours fast. Likely to get cut short to avoid eating and going to bed.
-First hunger pains at 12 hours and 15 mins
-16 hours and 30 mins slight headache and additional hunger pains
-17 hours headache seems more severe... might be related to a lack of caffeine. Hunger pains have subsided.

12-3-07

207 yesterday! 210 today....

I have decided, largely this morning in shower after seeing the 210, that I am going to try a retune of my body. I read an article on NPR about retuning the body w/ regular fasting. The basics of it are fasting no more often than once a week for 12-24 hours. It's supposed to help regulate your insulin levels (thus decreasing the sweet tooth), adjust your metabolism so you burn more calories, and program your body to expect time w/out food. From what I can gather, the basic theory is that the human body is supposed to have periods of hunger and w/out them it thinks that we are in a state of feast and stores everything it can. It jacks up your insulin levels trying to accomplish this and then your metabolism. Then the famine never happens and then we all know what that leads to. This is supposed to put us in control of our own mini famines so that the body is forced back to it's natural state. I'm just past 12 hours as of now. Let's see if I can make it another 12!

11-29-2007

210 yesterday 208 today! Just didn't eat nearly the same level of crap yesterday as I have been of late.

Having troubles getting my eyes to focus today. Not sure why. Seems to be more my right eye.

11-27-2007

Gross personal dissatisfaction with my current station in life is feeling a bit overwhelming today. I seem to have mastered our financial situation to the point that we can live. Now I'm not happy with my career. Holds true to my theory that we can't be happy w/out having something to complain about....

210 two days in a row... guess that's my weight post thanksgiving in duplicate plus left overs... that are still in too large of a number. Something has to change... that is WAY the wrong direction for my weight. I can't afford new clothes... perhaps I need to shave the food budget into a clothing budget? Ironically solving the need for a clothing budget.... Hooray for the cyclical

206 today, and that was after a couple serious taco heavy days.

206 again... thankfully back down... was 210 the other day

206 this morning, apparently too much ice cream over the weekend.

10-10-2007

205 :(

9-27-2007

Back to 204 this morning.

Yay birthday cake and ice cream.........

9-26-2007

201 this morn.

9-25-07

203 this morning

Late to work and feeling good about it.

9-21-2007

Morning weight: 202

Still eating breakfast at 10:40 am.... sheesh...

9-19-2007

202 this morning
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9-17-2007

Stress Level: █ Just feeling a bit under the weather, most likely from some kind of allergy and feeling the financial stress. Get to go do some tax planning today so hopefully we won't find ourselves completely screwed come tax time.

203 this morning

Breakfast - cereal
Lunch - PB&J

9-2-2007

Stress Level - █
There's something strangely calming about working on the Aikido of Lincoln website. And to be honest I thinks it's just the simple appearance of the homepage. So soothing.

8-23-2007

Stress Level - █

Morning Weight - 203
Breakfast - Cereal, Apple, Granola bar so I could take some vitamin I
Lunch - PB & J, Fries, concrete mixer - pb cup
Dinner - garlic bread, chips
Snacks - popcorn
Desert -

Exercise -

8-22-2007

Stress Level - █

Morning Weight - 204
Breakfast - Cereal, Apple
Lunch - PB & J garlic bread
Dinner - Pizza, chips, garlic bread
Snacks - popcorn
Desert -

Exercise -

8-21-2007

Stress Level - █

Morning Weight - 204
Breakfast - Cereal, Banana
Lunch - PB & J
Dinner - zucchini lasagna over pasta and garlic bread
Snacks - popcorn, chips
Desert -

Exercise -

8-20-2007

Stress Level - █

Morning Weight - 202
Breakfast - Cereal, Banana
Lunch - PB & J
Dinner - zucchini lasagna, garlic bread
Snacks - popcorn, chips, banana(2)
Desert - Ice Cream

Exercise -

8-19-07

Stress Level: █

Morning Weight: 200

Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - PB & J
Snacks - Popcorn, chips, donuts
Dinner - chicken Ramen w/ crackers
Desert -

Exercise - Mowed the lawn... in the heat of the day

8-18-2007

Stress Level: █

Morning Weight: 202

Breakfast - Banana Nut Muffin
Lunch -
Snacks -
Dinner - Ramen w/ Crackers
Desert - Ice Cream

8-17-2007

Stress Level: █

Morning Weight: 200

Breakfast - Apple, Cereal
Lunch - PB & J
Snacks - Popcorn
Dinner - Pizza and Chips
Desert - Ice Cream

8-16-07

Stress Level: █

Morning weight: Completely forgot to check it

Breakfast - Cereal
Snacks - Popcorn, Apple, Banana
Lunch - PB & J
Dinner - Pizza and chips

8-15-07

Current Stress Level: █
1:30 am Stress Level update: █
Stress Level Scale (lowest to highest): █████

Morning Weight: 202

Breakfast - Cereal
Snack - Popcorn, Banana
Lunch - PB & J
Dinner - Ice cream - yay healthy....

Exercise: walked for 15 minutes around 9:30 am

8-17-07

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Morning weight 202
Breakfast - Cereal, banana
Snacks - left over popcorn from yesterday, banana, ice cream
Lunch - PB & J
Dinner - Ramen w/ saltine crackers

And again

I can't seem to keep focused on blogging/journaling. Always lose interest.

Morning weight was 202.
Breakfast - cereal, banana
Snacks - Popcorn
Lunch - PB & J
Dinner - PB & J and half a box of rice noodle mac 'n cheese

Day Twenty-Seven

Saturday 8-4-07

Stress level - slept in apparently for no reason

Morning weight: 205

Food:
Breakfast -
Lunch - Chicken breast, PB & J
Dinner -
Snacks - Bread
Desert -

Exercise:

Steps -
August Steps to date - 17122
Evening weight:

Day Twenty-Six

Friday 8-3-07

Stress level - Chipotle for lunch!

Morning weight: 204

Food:
Breakfast - cereal
Lunch - Chipotle Burrito Bol
Dinner - Chicken/Cream of Mushroom soup/rice caserole
Snacks - popcorn
Desert - ice cream sundae

Exercise:

Steps - 4314
August Steps to date - 17122
Evening weight: 206

Day Twenty-Five

Thursday 8-2-07

Stress level - PDA up and running... now I just have to convert my important docs to office format and load a memory card w/ some music

Morning weight: 206

Food:
Breakfast - cereal
Lunch - PB & J
Dinner - French Toast
Snacks - popcorn, Pumpkin bread
Desert - French Toast

Exercise:
Walking - 15 mins 9:30 am

Steps - 6469
August Steps to date - 12808
Evening weight: 208

Day Twenty-Four

Wednesday 8-1-07

Thought for the day - If great minds think alike and sheep all think alike, does that mean that sheep have great minds? How about other animals, seems to me that they all mostly think alike...

Stress level - Feeling WAY sleepy

Morning weight: 206

Food:
Breakfast - cereal
Lunch - PB & J
Dinner - Pasta, Ramen
Snacks - Peanuts, popcorn
Desert -

Exercise:
Walking - 15 mins 10 am

Steps - 6339
August Steps to date - 6339
Evening weight: 208

Day Tewnty Three

Tuesday 7-31-07


Stress level - Nothing like being told you are responsible for something that is not your responsibility

Morning weight: 206

Food:
Breakfast - cereal, banana
Lunch - Red Beans and rice, chicken breast
Dinner - PB & J, 2 Hot dogs
Snacks - Peanuts - amend that... Stale peanuts, banana, low carb strawberry and mango smoothie
Desert -

Exercise:

Steps - 5028
July Steps to date - 165698
Evening weight: 208

Day Twenty Two

Monday 7-30-07


Stress level - Slightly elevated but not bad enough to be really noteworthy
Got the interview for the Crystal Reports Designer position!

Morning weight: 206

Food:
Breakfast - cereal, banana
Lunch - red beans and rice, yogurt
Dinner - red beans and rice, chicken breast, Garlic Toast
Snacks - Banana, popcorn
Desert - graham cracker w/ jelly

Exercise:
Aikido Practice!
Walking - 15 mins 10 am

Steps - 6310
July Steps to date - 160,670
Evening weight: 210

Day Twenty One

Sunday 7-29-07


Stress level - Not too bad today

Morning weight: 204

Food:
Breakfast - garlic bread, a bunch of desert foods
Lunch - onion soup w/ bread
Dinner - Lots of coffee w/ milk and sugar
Snacks -
Desert -

Exercise:

Steps - 2859
July Steps to date - 154360
Evening weight:

Day Twenty

Saturday 7-28-07


Stress level - Not too bad today
Opportunities abound... now just praying that even half of them come through

Morning weight: 206

Food:
Breakfast - Banana nut muffin and coffee
Lunch - PB & J, pasta
Dinner - Onion soup and bread - WAY late in the day
Snacks -
Desert -

Exercise:
Aikido Practice!

Steps - 4177
July Steps to date - 151501
Evening weight:

Day Nineteen

Friday 7-27-07

Stress level - Not too bad today

Morning weight: 206

Food:
Breakfast - Banana, Cereal
Lunch - PB & J
Dinner - Red Beans and Rice
Snacks - Popcorn
Desert -

Exercise:

Steps - 3200
July Steps to date - 147324
Evening weight: 206

Day Eighteen

Thursday 7-26-07

Stress level - Not too bad today, Griffen was still up a little late, but no where near as bad as the last few days.

Morning weight: 206

Food:
Breakfast - Banana, cupcake, Cereal
Lunch - PB & J, Banana
Dinner - quesadillas, hot dogs
Snacks - Popcorn
Desert -

Exercise:

Steps - 3419
July Steps to date - 144124
Evening weight:

Day Seventeen

Wednesday 7-25-07

Stress level - Griffen up WAY too late and consequently so were we. So I slept more and came in to work late.

Morning weight: 204

Food:
Breakfast - Banana
Lunch - PB & J
Dinner - Red Beans and Rice, Strawberries
Snacks - Popcorn, banana, cup cakes Happy birthday Phil!
Desert -

Exercise:

Steps - 2899
July Steps to date - 140705
Evening weight:

Day Sixteen

Tuesday 7-24-07

Stress level - Griffen up WAY too late and consequently so were we.

Morning weight: 206

Food:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - PB & J
Dinner - Red beans and rice, corn bread w/ honey, banana
Snacks - Popcorn, Monster granola bits and pieces...
Desert - Monster granola

Exercise:

Steps - 4109
July Steps to date - 137806
Evening weight: 206

Day Fifteen

Monday 7-23-07

Stress level - morning is a bear... but eh

Morning weight: 206

Food:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - PB & J
Dinner - Red Beans and Rice, corn muffin
Snacks - Popcorn, Cliff Bar
Desert -

Exercise:

Steps - 3723
July Steps to date - 133697
Evening weight: 208

Day Fourteen

Sunday 7-22-07

Stress level - pretty good

Morning weight:

Food:
Breakfast -
Lunch - Pizza :-)
Dinner - left over pizza
Snacks - popcorn
Desert -

Exercise:

Steps - 2911
July Steps to date - 129974
Evening weight: 210

Day Thirteen

Saturday 7-21-07

Stress level - feeling fairy rested though battered from the relay

Morning weight: 206

Food:
Breakfast - PB & J, wheat thin chips 100 calorie pack from the blood mobile
Lunch -
Dinner - WAY TOO MUCH BBQ food so much in fact I have to reiterate TOO MUCH
Snacks -
Desert -

Exercise:

Steps - 2053
July Steps to date - 127063

Evening weight: 208

Day Twelve - Vampire Day and ACS Relay

Friday 7-20-07

BP - 95/68
Stress level - insomnia = 1 1/2 hours of sleep

Morning weight: 208

Food:
Breakfast - Cereal, Egg and cheese biscuit
Lunch - Pizza hut buffet --- WAY too much after the blood mobile stock up
Dinner - Mcdonalds hamburger
Snacks - Cookies and Juice in the blood mobile
Desert -

Exercise:
Rowing Machine - 15 mins in the morning
Walking - round trip other building for the blood draw, ACS
Steps - 16180
July Steps to date - 125010

Evening weight:

Day Eleven

Thursday 7-19-07

Stress level - Sinuses are kicking my butt

Morning weight: Didn't remember 209 mid day

Food:
Breakfast - mini cupcake
Lunch - Grilled Cheese and Homemade Baked Fries
Dinner - Chicken breast and potatoes
Snacks -
Desert - PB & J

Exercise: Sick day - thought it would be better to rest
Steps - 1982
July Steps to date - 108830

Evening weight:

Day Ten

Wednesday 7-18-07
Tip of the day - When you wake up feeling like you should take a day off, take the day off. Just don't take too many off in a row.

Interesting info learned today - The Mammalian reflex is what allows young children (less than a year of age) to swim underwater and not drown. The closer they are to 1 year of age the more likely they are to drown so don't get to risky with it.

Stress level - Too sleepy to be stressed

Morning weight: 208

Food:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Chicken breast, potatoes, red beans and rice, cupcake
Dinner - Pasta w/ Alfredo, mini cupcake
Snacks -
Desert - PB & J and a mini cupcake

Exercise:
Rowing Machine - 15 mins in the morning
Walking - 15 mins 10 am
Steps - 7820
July Steps to date - 106848

Evening weight:

Day Nine

Tuesday 7-17-07
Tip of the day - Take a few minutes and remember one of your short term goals and decide what the very next step to that goal is. The big picture is nice, but not always important.

Stress level - A bit too tired to be optimistic.
Minor headache and food cravings galore.

Morning weight: 210 right out of bed 208 after exercise

Food:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Chicken Breast, Potatoes, Corn on the cob
Dinner - Quesadillas, potatoes, corn on the cob
Snacks - one quarters' worth of reeses' pieces from the charity vending machine, PB & J, and Cup cakes
Desert - Ice cream w/ cherries and a cupcake

Exercise:
Rowing Machine - 15 mins in the morning
Walking - 15 mins 10 am
Steps - 5956
July Steps to date - 99028

Evening weight:

Day Eight

Monday 7-16-07
Tip of the day - Exercise produces the same biochemical response as several anti-depressants, so get up off yer butt if you're feeling blue!

Stress level - Griffen said Dada and the world is starting to be kind enough to present me with opportunities!

Morning weight: 210

Food:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Mandarin Oranges, Red Beans and Rice
Dinner - PB & J, fried zucchini
Snacks - peanuts
Desert -

Exercise:
Rowing Machine - 15 mins in the morning
Steps - 4314

Evening weight: 210

Day Seven

Sunday 7-15-07

Stress level Griffen said Dada!

Morning weight: 208

Food:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch -
Dinner - chicken, potatoes, tortillas, corn on the cob, brat
Snacks - cake w/ cherries
Desert -

Exercise:
Picking Veggies and digging potatoes
Steps - 4516

Evening weight: 212

Day Six

Saturday 7-14-07

Stress level - Fox responded to my email protests by telling me that the episodes will be available for download on Monday.

Griffen said Dada!

Morning weight: 208

Food:
Breakfast - 2 PB & J Sandwiches
Lunch -
Dinner - zucchini boats, pasta salad
Snacks -
Desert - Cake w/ Cherries

Exercise:
Rowing Machine - 15 mins afternoon

Evening weight:

Day Five

Friday 7-13-07

Stress level - Minor road rage from the drive in and only a little worry about finances.

FOX needs help. Final 2 episodes July 4th, no the 13th, no never.... GRRR!!! I want to see the final two episodes of Drive!

Morning weight: 210

Food:
Breakfast - PB Cereal, 1 med Banana
Lunch - Red Beans and Rice, 2 mandarin orange fruit cups, 1 salted nut roll
Dinner - Red Beans and Rice, 1 med Banana, pb & j sandwich
Snacks -
Desert - cereal, smoothie

Exercise:
Rowing Machine - 15 mins in the morning
Walking - 15 mins 10 am
Evening weight:

Day Four

Thursday 7-12-07

Stress level - Only slightly dwelling on the feeling of impending doom.
Amend that, impending doom starting to weight heavily.
Really is just like being trapped in a roller coaster.

No I think I hit it on the head, it's like I can see the solution to every problem I have ever had and I can't cross that last millimeter to get there.

Calmed and ready for bed, only a little impending doom remaining

Morning weight: 208

Food:
Breakfast - PB Cereal, 1 med Banana
Lunch - Vegetarian Lasagna, Mandarin Oranges fruit cup, Peaches fruit cup, med banana
Dinner - Red Beans and Rice w/peppers
Snacks - Peanuts one handfull, med banana
Desert - 1 Hershey's chocolate bar, ice cream w/ cocoa powder

Exercise:
Rowing Machine - 15 mins in the morning
Walking - 15 mins 2 pm ish
Evening weight: 210

Day Three

Wednesday 7-11-07

Stress Level: Not bad

Morning weight: 210

Food:
Breakfast - PB Cereal, Apple
Lunch - Vegetarian Lasagna, Mandarin Oranges fruit cup, Peaches fruit cup
Dinner - Cereal
Snacks - Peanuts (1 hand full), Peaches fruit cup
Desert -

Exercise:
Rowing Machine - 15 mins in the morning
Walking - 15 mins 10 am
Walking - 15 mins 2 pm

Evening weight: Still a slacker. Remembered 4 times... didn't get it done.

Day Two

Tuesday 7-10-07

Morning weight: 210

Food:
Breakfast - PB Cereal, Apple
Lunch - Mac 'n Cheese, Mandarin oranges fruit cup, Peaches fruit cup
Dinner - Pasta w/ Alfredo in a packet, one hamburger bun w/ butter and garlic salt
Snacks -
Desert - 1/4 Hershy bar

Exercise:
Rowing Machine - 15 mins in the morning

Evening weight: I'm a slacker and didn't get it cause I was in bed when I remembered.

The Beginning

Monday 7-9-07

Morning weight: 210

Food:
Breakfast - PB cereal, apple
Lunch - Mac 'n Cheese, mandarin orange fruit cup
Snacks - Cake, Banana
Diner - Pasta w/ red sauce, 3 hamburger bun halves w/ butter and garlic salt
Desert - Ice Cream w/ cocoa powder

Exercise:
Rowing machine - 15 mins

Evening weight: 212