January 2012
1 post
October 2011
7 posts
Mid Morning Snack: The Greens
Spinach
Kale
Parsley
Green Tea
1/2 Banana
Ice
My response to the a-hole at the bank today...
10/14/11 Lunch
Salad:
Carrot
Celery
Iceberg Lettuce (Not my first choice, but in the house from tacos. Waste not, want not)
Red Bell Pepper
Red Onion
Zucchini
Lemon Juice
Garlic
Olive Oil
Garbanzo Beans
10/14/11: Breakfast
Egg Scramble:
Egg + Egg white
Red Bell Pepper
Red Onion
Zucchini
Nectarine
Green Tea
Fall
While everyone else is bathing in their pumpkin spiced lattes, I’m drooling over Butternut Squash…
Undeniably the best curves on the block!
October Challenge
I work at a gym.
I work with a bunch of fitness nuts.
Two months ago some of the trainers came up with “Challenges”
August was Pull Ups.
September was Push Ups.
And, now, October’s Challenge:
9000 Squats (or approximately 300/day)
Game on!
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Ugh…...
September 2011
6 posts
4 tags
3 tags
Breakfast alla Farmer's Market Fare
It’s not very pretty, but it sure was tasty! Mmmmmmm… fresh produce.
Egg Scramble (2 eggs, chopped green bell pepper, chopped red onion, a handful of spinach)
Orange
Iced Tea (not pictured)
Farmer's Market Fare
It’s been longer than I’d like to admit since I’ve been to a Farmer’s Market.
This morning I picked up some goodies from the one here in town, and stopped into my usual grocer’s market for some other little essentials to tide me over before I go on vacation next Wednesday.
Farmer’s Market:
10 Oranges— I live in a town that is known for its oranges, so...
August 2011
7 posts
Reality Check
Okay, so the reality of the situation is this:
I’ve gained 20ish pounds. (218)
However! Not all of the gain is fat (although, I take full responsibility in the fact that most of it is).
Hello Muscle!
There be ABS in there!!!! Apparently, training does a body good!
Exhibit A:
Exhibit B (better lighting):
Workout 8/19: Training Day
9 AM
5 Min Elliptical Warm Up
“Dynamic Warmup”
Jogging forward then backward approx 150 ft with 20 lb weights in each hand (2x)
10 Burpees Repeat circuit 4x
Lunge to tabletop with arm press (8lb weight each hand) Repeat 40x
1 legged “mountain climbers” Repeat 30x each leg ...
Today's Grub Thus Far
Breakfast:
(1/2 c Dry) Steel Cut Oats
1/2 Banana
1 Peach
Post Workout Snack:
1/2 Banana
Glutamine
Light String Cheese
Lunch:
4 oz Chicken Breast
1/2 Sweet Potato
1 1/2 c Broccoli & Cauliflower
1 1/2 c Watermelon
I just got my first taste of real homemade Steel-cut oats.
I will never go instant again.
July 2011
2 posts
4 tags
Training Day 7/21: Hamstrings of Fire
My hamstrings were still quite sore from my workout with Julie on Tuesday, so for our session yesterday she decided to not put quite as much emphasis on them as she had intended— but it was still more than my hamstrings were looking forward to methinks.
Also, keep in mind my date was the night prior to this. I was running off— at best— 3 hours of sleep.
Training alla Julie:
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June 2011
1 post
Anonymous asked: COME BACK!!! I miss your witty blog posts!
March 2011
1 post
February 2011
6 posts
Colin Won Best Actor!
In honor of this momentous event, I’ll be up late tonight watching the BBC’s version of “Pride & Prejudice”.
He’ll always be Mr. Darcy to me.
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Side note: I wish he had won for “A Single Man” last year, too. It was a fabulous film.
Taking My First Spin Class Tomorrow!
… at Noon.
One of my co-workers [that’s studying to become a group exercise instructor] and I are going to take spin tomorrow at work. She’s a bit of a veteran, so she’s going to coach me through it.
It should be fun!
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Fingers crossed it doesn’t kick my ass too bad as...
Bovine bellies yield clues for new biofuels →
(Reuters) - Researchers looking for better ways to make biofuels turned to experts at breaking down grass — cattle — and found more than a dozen new compounds in their guts that might help make new, cheap sources of energy.
Not fitness related, but pretty interesting nonetheless.
Kids' Rising Obesity Rates Due to Bad Habits, Not... →
THURSDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) — Poor eating and activity habits, not genetics, are the underlying causes for most cases of adolescent obesity, new research suggests.
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No shit!
January 2011
15 posts
Too good not to tumble
nursecadet:
Non-fitness related, but this question was posed by a fellow student in my Human Development class:
“During the mother’s pregnancy, can what the father eats affect how the baby develops?”
I actually think this is a good question!
I am by no means a medical professional, but common sense tells me that— given the mother and father are romantically involved— the father...
Who get to go to the beach while the rest of the...
Californians!
80 degree weather in January? Yes, please!
Couldn’t convince myself to lose the shorts completely.
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01/05/11
matthew1720 asked: Hey =) I love your blog!! && I was just wondering what calorie counting site do you use?
]]>mangosteel replied to your photo: “No, sir, I do not bite my [tongue] at you sir;…
Romeo and Juli-cat?
Aaaaaaaand it’s Mangosteel for the win! 8-)
WOD: To PetCo with the Beasts
Today was my day off, so I decided to take the little monsters to PetCo down the street for a treat.
The catch: They had to earn it!
So we walked/jogged there. It’s approximately 2.9 miles round trip.
When we got home, I felt fantastic and rejuvenated— and they… passed out. Muahahahaha!
I think this might become a frequent activity for us. 8-)
December 2010
20 posts
Reminiscing
Someone recently created fuckyeahjeffdavis.tumblr.com which is exceptionally exciting because I love me some Jeff Davis! It reminded me that I had referenced him in one of my prior posts.
I re-read the post, looked at the pictures, and then thought about the photo I recently posted of my new boots.
I thought I looked big in that picture. Honestly.
I still fret over my thighs, and butt, and...
I'm a Porker
Dinner:
Pork Chop drizzled with a Red Wine reduction
Rosemary Red Potato
Garlic, Lemon, and Pepper Spinach
A glass of Merlot.
Dessert [no photographic evidence, sorry]:
The rest of my glass of Merlot
72% Dark Chocolate chunks
Dates
Red Wine + 72% Dark Chocolate + Dates= Heaven
Yep.