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