October 2009
1 post
Reflection by Nature
I know, i know…i haven’t posted in quite some time, not that anyone reads this blog regardless. i have had several things encompassing my world at once, many minuscule, many larger than what i can handle, but all caused a change in my actions and in my nature. with that said i still have continued my weight loss plans, with a few snags along the way, i have placed my culinary desires...
August 2009
5 posts
Tuesday 8-4-09 Paleo Day 15
Breakfast:
2 hard boiled egg white
4 slice turkey meat
Lunch:
2 cup romaine
4 oz chicken (grilled)
3 oz tuna (canned)
4 tbsp hard boiled egg
Dinner:
Snack:
apple
Monday 8-3-09 Paleo Day 14
alright, so this has nothing to do with the blog but tomorrow is the beginning of my honeymoon!!! we are going to Cali, first time for me but my wife has been to LA before. We are flying into San Diego, then driving to LA, then up to San Fran…all the while leaving our beaten trail behind us. any suggestions???
Pre-w/o:
apple
Breakfast:
fruit cut…
1/2 slice pineapple
10 grape
...
Sunday 8-2-09 Paleo Day 13
alright so this was a Paleo cheat day…no i didn’t get off the diet but i did eat a lot of meat…mmmmmm, meat :)
Breakfast:
2 egg (fried)
8 oz beef steak
Lunch:
chicken breast (grilled)…just had the chicken cause i knew about dinner ;)
Dinner:
16 oz naked beef ribs (i think im exaggeratting the amount of meat but oh well)
i boiled the ribs in water and pressed garlic...
Saturday 8-1-09 Paleo Day 12
even though he doesn’t read my blog i wanted to shout to my peep MIG, happy birthday you old fart!
Breakfast:
2 whole egg, egg white (scrambled)
10 lg shrimp (sauteed)
Lunch:
3 cup iceberg lettuce
1/4 cup tomato (im liking tomatoes less and less btw)
5 oz chicken breast (grilled)
6 tbsp fat-free ranch
cup french onion soup (omitted cheese and bread)
Dinner:
7 oz porterhouse (good...
July 2009
25 posts
“Although I actively participate in a network of blogs, Facebook, and Twitter, I...”
– Emergent Village (via azspot) (via shalon)
hilarious
Tracy: Yeah yeah yeah, I like risky. See, me and you, we play the game. We know how to be acceptable. Hello great meeting, I drink coffee please. This show is our chance to break the shackles cause the white dudes want to see us fail.
Liz: What white dudes?
Tracy: All of 'em. Jack Donaghy. General Electric. George Bush. Karl Robe.
Liz: Karl Robe, you say?
Tracy: Affirmative action was designed to keep women and minorities in competition with each other to distract us while white dudes inject AIDS into our chicken nuggets. That's a metaphor.
Liz: Sure.
random sidenote
so i know this has nothing to do with diets or nutrition or what have you but i’ve been feeling lost, lost in translation for about a yr now and it’s good to write these things down right? i know no one else reads this, besides Jen sometimes, so let’s get into the world that is Dave. so i’ve been going back and forth and a few things in life. i went to school and studied...
Friday 7-31-09 Paleo Day 11
Breakfast:
5 oz beef (i think it was a sirloin, not sure)
2 whole egg, 2 egg white (scrambled)
Lunch:
4 oz tuna
4 tbsp hard boiled egg
1/2 cup mandarin oranges
2 cup romaine
Dinner:
slow cooked stew…
5 oz beef sirloin
green bell pepper
celery (chopped)
onion
seasonings
Snack:
apple
Thursday 7-30-09 Paleo Day 10
Breakfast:
fruit cup…
2 strawberry
1/2 banana
10 grape
1/2 apple
Lunch:
1 1/2 cup romaine
2 tbsp shredded carrot
2 tbsp hard boiled egg
2 tbsp green bell pepper
2 tbsp grilled chicken
2 tbsp chopped walnut
2 tbsp chopped tomato
4 tbsp balsamic vingarette
Dinner:
churrasco
mixed veggies (used some of the mojo sauce from the meat)
Snack:
apple
banana
“People’s lives change. To keep all your old friends is like keeping all your old...”
– Helen Gurley (via quotewhore) (via shalon)
Wednesday 7-29-09 Paleo Day 9
jen…i agree with the tattoo comment. funny thing we were talking about it the other day. its a branding for life, very few things are worth ruining your skin for life…
Breakfast:
banana
whole egg, 3 egg white (scrambled)
minced garlic
minced green bell pepper
side note: to avoid using oil/butter for scrambled eggs…heat the minced ingredients until their juice come out...
Tuesday 7-28-09 Paleo Day 8
so yesterday’s workout was very productive, did 15 mins on the stairmaster, 70 mins elliptical and 6 sets of abs. while i’m talking about he stairmaster, how was that the craze a few years ago?! that was the first time i used it and hopefully the last. once again i wanted to send a shout out to my friend Jen…thanks for keeping me on track, it’s hard to stay motivated but...
Monday 7-27-09 Paleo Day 7
one whole week on Paleo already! so i do feel more cleansed, i am losing weight pretty well. i weighed in today at 260.2lbs, thats 16.4lbs lost in 20 days. i had a set back a few weeks ago but i made up for it and some more ;) i had a crossfit session with my friend Jen and it was awesome, everyone motivated each other and we did the last round together…awesome!
Breakfast:
2 egg...
Sunday 7-26-09 Paleo Day 6
Breakfast:
whole egg, 2 egg white (scrambled)
10 lg shrimp (cooked in sofrito)
1/4 cup tomato sauce
got lazy today and just ate the same as yesterday
Lunch:
2 cup seedless grapes
once again not too hungry, probably cause I rested all day…drove back from MIA to JAX so the grapes kept me entertained
Dinner:
ear of corn (steamed w/ garlic powder and lemon juice)
16 oz steak
i was...
Saturday 7-25-09 Paleo Day 5
Breakfast:
whole egg, 2 egg white (scrambled)
10 lg shrimp (cooked in sofrito)
1/4 cup tomato sauce
Lunch:
2 nectarine
peach
not too hungry today i guess
Dinner:
chicken thigh
2 cup iceberg lettuce
tomato
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
so today was the laziest day ive had in a looooong time but it felt so good to have no productivity today
Friday 7-24-09 Paleo Day 4
Breakfast:
2 whole egg, 2 egg white…scrambled
4 oz cuban style ground beef
Lunch:
4 oz grilled chicken
cup iceberg lettuce
1/4 cup shredded carrot
tbsp italian dressing
Dinner:
1/2 cup broccoli (steamed)
1/4 cup cauliflower (steamed)
1/2 cup carrots (steamed)
1 1/4 chicken breast
1/2 sweet potato (mashed)
Thursday 7-23-09 Paleo Day 3
Breakfast:
scrambled egg (1) and egg white (3)
green bell pepper
minced garlic
6 oz salmon filet (blackened w/ cajun seasoning)
Lunch:
subway salad…
cup iceberg lettuce
cup spinach
green bell peppers
6 oz grilled chicken
tomatoes
2 tbsp fate free italian dressing
Dinner:
cup mixed veggies
4 oz macadamion nut crusted mahi mahi
Snack:
nectarine
blueberries
Wednesday 7-22-09 Paleo Day 2
Breakfast:
couple slices turkey meat
4 egg white
banana
Lunch:
longhorn’s flo filet
steamed seasonal veggies
sidenote: so i’ve been to longhorn’s a few times, good food but a little higher in price than the competition. my co-workers and i had a long wait for our food, it was packed, and the manager comped our meal, very awesome. so this is my recommendation for...
Tuesday 7-21-09 Paleo Day 1
since i didnt want my friend Jen to show me up i jumped into Paleo with her. So this morning wasnt too bad:
Breakfast:
couple slices turkey meat
1/2 slice pineapple
strawberry
10 grapes
large apple
Lunch:
1 1/2 cup romaine
3 cherry tomato
6 oz chicken
1/2 cup fresh brocolli
hardboiled egg
balsamic vinegarette
Dinner:
onion chicken w/ vinegar reduction
Serves 2
INGREDIENTS
-1...
Monday 7-20-09
alright so this weekend got away a little but that just means we need to kick up the heat!!
Breakfast:
english muffin
1/2 laughing cow spread
couple of slices turkey meat
3 egg white
Lunch:
Target Salad (weird but it was very good)
1 1/2 cup romaine
6 oz chicken
2 tbsp fat free italian dressing
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup walnut
oz goat cheese
Dinner:
1/2 cup tomato sauce
10...
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Friday 7-17-09
Breakfast:
banana
2 hardboiled egg white
jimmy dean bacon egg cheese…not too healthy but that’s all the fairfield inn had :(
Lunch:
cup iceberg lettuce
1/4 cup shredded cheddar
1/2 cup cherry tomato
4 oz grilled chicken
italian salad dressing
cup chicken noodle soup
Dinner:
nothin yet but lookin forward to some fish!!
Thursday 7-16-09
Breakfast:
The Colossal…
3 scrambled egg whites
1/2 roma tomato diced
tbsp chopped green onions
topped w/
2 slices turkey bacon
5 slices lean turkey meat
english muffin
Total Calories: 317…Total Protein: 38g
Lunch:
2 cup romain lettuce
4 oz turkey breast
1/2 cup hardboiled egg
1/2 cup feta cheese
1/2 cup green beans
1/2 cup shredded carrot
2 cherry tomato
2 slices...
Wednesday 7-15-09
although last night’s workout was awesome (still feeling it) but i hope tonight’s is even better. here goes today’s menu:
Breakfast:
banana
1/2 low fat laughing cow spread (garlic & herb, mmmmmm)
english muffin
3 hardboiled egg whites
Lunch:
panera bread chopped chix cobb
panera french bagette
Dinner:
banana
2 english muffins
w/ laughing cow...
Tuesday 7-14-09
So hopefully I have the patience to keep up with this but seeing as how my friend Jen will punch me if I don’t then I think it’d be a good idea if I do. And if you’re laughing that I’m scared of a girl, SHE’S INTO BOXING!
BREAKFAST:
3 lg egg whites
toasted english muffin
tsp of amazing savannah, GA jam
SNACK:
20 baby carrots (10 in the morning, 10 after lunch)
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