Mojo Manifestation

Hibernation Manifestation

2009-01-31T22:29:00.004-05:00

Hello,

For people who check here often, you will be shocked to know I've been regular with my updates to Daily PicNick, my photoblog. In fact, I was able to blog 23 of the 31 days in January - with the only gaps coming due to vacations/trips. So I am putting Mojo Manifestation into hibernation for awhile (this time officially instead of by default). Don't get me wrong - I'm not giving up the WL fight, but I think having the more open format for typing up something interesting in my life, is liberating and I think I can be much more regular with updates.

So maybe I'll see you back here someday, but for now....the Mojo is going on the down-low.

Peace!
Nick

2009 PAD 2

2009-01-05T06:11:00.003-05:00

Change in plans for the picture a day effort. I created a new blog instead, makes it easier to add info about the picture and for ppl to leave feedback. I've named it the Daily PicNick, clever aren't I? ;)

http://dailypicnick.blogspot.com/

2009 PAD

2009-01-04T15:57:00.003-05:00

Hello,

I'm starting a new online effort, taking and uploading a Picture A Day for the entire year!

You can find the photo album here:

2009 PAD

Or you can view in any RSS viewer using this link: Nick's 2009 POD RSS

Nick

2009-01-04T02:29:00.002-05:00

Hello,
This was a TV interview done a couple years ago, as I was getting close to reaching goal. I met Florine at a local promotional event (with Leslie Sansone), and she was intrigued by my story. Would be nice to get back to that weight - I'm about 35 lbs higher right now. But I've at least maintained (while trying to lose) for the past six months.

Nick

Day Two, why do they smile as they cause me pain?

2008-12-02T22:58:00.003-05:00

Hello,

Pretty good day, my second on this agressive WL plan / diet. FYI - Cardio Kickboxing is painful when you don't do it that often; and my video was put on by three women who smiled broadly throughout at my anguish.

That workout was the result of an hour of failing to find a new gym. I went out to my city wellness center to check it out; they had a few treadmills and some workout machines - but most importantly, no contract and short term membership plans (1 month, 6 months). I quit Ballys over the summer since I never go there except in winter and it makes no sense to be paying that much every month. Anyway, I decided to sign up, but they said I had to come back when the admin office was open. AND, the guy would not let me workout tonight! So I left and stopped at another gym, but WAY too expensive for a 3 month deal. So I ended up home and brought up that workout off a DVR recording from FitTV. It was effective! To top it off, I went out and ran a mile in the 15 deg wind chills. I'm happy with day two.

Nick
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Breakfast + Lunch - Target 15 points
1 coffee
1 papad
3 eggs
4 grilled cheese
2 bacon
5 palak paneer
=16

Dinner - Target 10 points
5 palak paneer
5 FA burgers w/ roasted red pepper sce

Goals Met (Y/N)

y_30 mins hard intensity exercise - prefer running
y_30 mins light or hard intensity exercise (i.e. a 30 walk @ work)
15 min hard run, 45 min kickboxing workout
y_Total Points Target 25 (20 if exercise goals not met)
26 - but a very rough estimate on home made foodstuffs
y_Water Intake Target 60 oz
FAIL_No eating after 9:30 PM (10:30)
y_Multi Vitamin Foraged

Morning WI: 218 (yesterday was 221)

New Month, New Week, New Attitude!

2008-12-01T22:04:00.002-05:00

Hello,

I'm sick of half-assed attempts at WL and pretty much disgusted with my weight gain. I am attempting to "fast track" my way to success and Mojo. So here I go for two weeks. So far one day down. Will there be more posts, and will this blog fizzle out again as I lose my fight yet again? We shall see.

I'm using a new format for WL goals, focusing on some key areas for me: eating earlier in the day, and getting exercise in.

Nick

Breakfast + Lunch - Target 15 points
2 coffee
3.5 granola barz
1 phakora
1 ww yogurt
2 apples

Dinner - Target 10 points
8 Pizza
4 stir fry leftovers

Goals Met (Y/N)
Y_30 mins hard intensity exercise - prefer running
Ran for 30 mins
Y_30 mins light or hard intensity exercise (i.e. a 30 walk @ work)
Ran for 15 mins.
Y_Total Points Target 25 (20 if exercise goals not met)
21.5, a bit under but I ate a LOT yesterday, and late.
Y_Water Intake Target 60 oz
Y_No eating after 9:30 PM
finished dinner at 9:50 PM
Y_Multi Vitamin Foraged

Back to WW

2008-08-05T00:03:00.005-04:00

Hello!

*steps up to mic* "Is this on? Is there anyone out there?"

It's been quite some time, so let me catch you up on my life! Weight-wise I was still meandering up the scale, reaching 217, but four weeks ago I decided to go back to WW. I did lose over 130 lbs when I was going regularly, so I really wanted to try to get back into that mindset and stop these gains! 217 is exactly 40 lbs higher than when I hit goal three years ago. Eek! Hadn't worked that out until just now. Das a lot!

So I went back to WW and the first two trips back were quite unsatisfying. I ended 14 days 0.6 lbs UP from where I started! I worked hard to not get frustrated, especially after I had spent the last weekend before that WI, working out more than I can ever remember! Ran on Friday, Biked on Saturday, and did a Run/Swim/Run combo on Sunday. But then last week dividends finally showed up with a 3.4 lb loss. So I'm re-invigorated about WL and WW and look forward to another good WI this Thursday.

So with the MS150, July ended as quite the active month for me.
July's totals:
Bike: 20h 43m 45s - 257.8 Mi
Run: 2h 40m 39s - 15.56 Mi
Swim: 50m - 800 Yd

Considering that all those numbers were pretty close to zero for April, May and June - that's pretty amazing!

I will try to check in more often!
Nick

Thursday Food Journal

2008-05-15T23:53:00.009-04:00

Hello,

Day two of Enough! has gone well. I'm in remarkably good spirits tonight, after winning a race in my rFactor online racing league with some friends. It was a nice payoff after a lot of practice over the past two weeks.

Worked a ton of hours today, but made progress on some things so didn't mind too much. Started with a 6am meeting (blah!) - hope I don't have to participate in that one too often!

Here is foodstuffs for today. Yes, the Enough! explanation is still planned for this weekend. Mostly, this delay is due to a busy week, but it's also good in that it gives me a few days to make sure I'm serious. This blog is a testament to one or two day starts and stalls.

1 coffee
5 ziti
1 yogurt
2 strawberries

3 waffles
3 pbj
5 ice cream
3 mushroom patties w/ salsa
1 cheese wedge

3.5 popcorn

=27.5
Water: 40oz

--
ETA: It's pretty damn impressive three of y'all found my post yesterday given that I only blog once every three months! Not sure what that implies about your social lives, but it makes me feel loved

Wednesday Food Journal

2008-05-14T18:19:00.005-04:00

Hello,
Have decided to try to revive this blog! I'm going to be posting my food journal here to start. I have had ENOUGH of my half-assed approach to WL and exercise! Longer post on that this weekend.

1 coffee
5 vegall w/MS

5 2x mushroom patties
1 cheese
3 waffles
3 ice cream

4.5 PBJ
5 mushroom patties
1 cheese wedge
=28.5

Total pts: 28.5 (target 26)
Water oz 30oz (target 60)

Mojo Man Lives

2008-03-18T21:06:00.005-04:00

Hello,

If a tree falls in the woods, and no one knows, does it make a sound? If a blog owner never blogs, and then he does, will anyone notice? I've been waiting for many months for a burst of consistant Mojo to strike me but it hasn't happened. So I'm here just to say hi and think in public. Who knows, maybe just typing some thoughts will help...

I have a new tool to help me with my extensive blogging - a Dell Vostro 1500 laptop. It's SO much faster than the Pentium3 machine I had been using! Still trying to get this Vista thing to work for me completely, but I've resisted the urge to 'upgrade' to XP so far. Currently installing the first service pack so we'll see if that solves some of the issues.

Weight-wise, I've picked up a few more lbs over the winter. It's to the point now where I don't feel very comfortable running and that is very bothersome. I was going to run the Athens, OH half-marathon in April but realized that it wasn't gonna happen at this weight. So I'm going down anyway to cheer on my friend Kris. I have the pom-poms packed, and am training now to be a bandit and run her in to the finish line! But the Ride for MS is coming up, where I'm going to ride my bike (the one w/out the motor) 200 miles in two days; and I'm thinking about running a HM in Grand Rapids, MI a few months out. So it's really time to get Active and lose this extra weight! I was taken aback recently, by a picture I came across of when I hit goal (175 lbs) about 2.5 years ago (damn - I can't BELIEVE it was that long ago!). Here it is - if you've seen me recently the difference is VERY noticeable. And that has motivated me. We'll see if it's a sputtering kinda Mojo like many of the posts on this blog, or if I can sustain it. Wish me luck!

In other activities, I've gotten much better at pool the last couple years. I joined a league that plays every Wednesday and have a good partner in my buddy Larry. I've doubled my average and it's fun as I'm still improving. Now, I have to rent "The Hustler" and see how I can make this work for me! Every other Thursday is rFactor racing night, with a few friends (computer racing simulation). I own five steering wheels and only two are attached to cars.

And very soon, about a month out, Golf league starts up on Tuesdays. I can't wait for warm weather! It's been a long, cold and snowy winter in Detroit and I want to feel the warmth of the sun! Ah, it's not too far off before I can be rollin' in the pretty car with the top off, shades on, good music playin'...mmmmm...I can't wait!

Nick

All about me

2008-01-16T01:17:00.000-05:00

Well I usually don't get involved with these blog games, or memes, but this one seemed really fun.

Instructions: Answer the questions below by typing your answer into Google image search. Post a photo from the FIRST results page. The results can be pretty interesting, and pretty funny sometimes, too.

For reference, in case you can't figure out my answer, I put my google search term after the pics. Here we go!

Age you will be on your next birthday?
"38"

Place you would like to visit?
"boston finish line"

One of your favorite places
"Sy Thai"

Your favorite object?
"electron blue corvette"

Your favorite food?
"thai curry noodles" aka Curry Pad Thai

Your favorite animal?
"budgie"

Your favorite color?
"scarlet"

Name of a past pet?
"happy"

Where you live?
"detroit"

1st grade teacher’s last name?
"Mrs. Tish"

Middle Name?
"pratap"

A bad habit of yours?

It's a tie ...
"sleep late"
"eating too many PBJ sandwiches"
"sudoku toilet"

Favorite flower?
"multi-colored roses"

Favorite Holiday?
(not really, but more fun)
"groundhogs day"

Your turn!!

The Nickathlon

2007-07-02T15:46:00.000-04:00

Hello,

Tried something new on the exercise front yesterday - a swim/bike/run combo! My backyard pool is finally looking wonderful, and I'm still well trained up from the MS150 in June - so the perfect time for it. I was targeting 40 mins for each activity but as you'll see it didn't turn out so well! Still, I might keep this format so I can try to beat my time in the future.

Event, Time, Pace, Notes
Swim 30 laps, 0:16:37, 33.2 sec/lap, 1 lap = ~60 feet of swimming

Prep for Bike, 0:06:49, Towel off, change clothes, shoes, helmet

Bike 12.1 miles, 0:50:58, 4m12s/mile - 14.2 mph, Through city streets, stop signs, lights

Prep for Run, 0:06:03, Store bike in garage, remove helmet
and stuff, strap on Ipod, peed.

Run 4 mi, 0:40:44, 10m11s/mile, 72 deg, no wind, low humidity

Total Time 2:01:11

So clearly I guessed wrong on how quickly I can swim my pool! Still it was a lot of fun and I look forward to trying it again soon. And it was a great way to do two hours of high HR exercise and not get bored.

Nick

A New Goal!

2007-05-13T18:26:00.000-04:00

Hello,
It's been awhile since I've jumped into the Mojo blogesphere! My focus has been on training runs leading up to last weeks Flying Pig half marathon. I did better than I thought I would, 2h:22m. The hilliest of the seven HM's I've run so I was content with that, given my weight is up 20 lbs from when I ran my best half back in 2005 (2:08). So now the focus turns to the MS 150 (http://bikerboy.notlong.com).

This will be my fourth year participating in this event, with my buddies Rick and Dan. Last year I upped it a notch and rode 200 miles in two days! This year, I'm focusing on riding faster and completing 150 miles. I'm upgrading my bike with clip-in pedals, which can add 20-30% more power for the same effort. With the HM just wrapping up, time is short to train however - the event is June 9th!

Foodwise, I'm dedicating myself to a long On-Program streak. For the following 60 days, I want to do the following
1) eat between 20 and 26 WW points a day
2) eat all my activity points from biking/running
3) drink 60 oz of water day
4) DO NOT eat real food* after 9 p.m.
* is OK!

Progress will be tracked in the sidebar. Where is the sidebar you ask? Its over there -->
Wish me luck!

Sunday WW point tracking:

POINTS Food
1.0 coffee
3.0 waffles
2.0 ssgs

3.0 pringles
14.0 tostitos
0.0 salsa
3.0 pbj
2.0 yogurt
2.0 applies

-4.0 APs for 20 miles biking

Total pts 26 (target 26)
Conclusion of major food intake befoe 9PM? Yes!
Water: 24oz so far, 60oz by sleepy time
Pistons sweep the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs? Nope.

Kensington Run

2007-02-28T20:35:00.000-05:00

Hello,

Finally got some exercise in today after NONE for three weeks! I went to Kensington Metropark and ran 4.5 miles of their trail. I usually apply a 1.5x multiplier to any distance there, as there are literally no portions of the trail that are flat - all hills, and big ones! So I'm counting it as a little over 6 miles. Gorgeous place to run though, and it was just warm enough to be comfortable.

Foodstuffs Consumed:
1 coffee

3 laughing cow cheese cubes
5 SO Fett Alf
2 apples

2 apple w/ PB
3 PBJ
2 Balance Choc/Caramel 100cal bar
3.5 TJs Tomato Soup with FA meatballz, onions, sun-dried tomats
3 PBJ

Total pts 24.5 (target 24)
Water 60oz (target 80)

Nick

Less Pig, More Goat

2007-02-27T01:11:00.000-05:00

Hello,

I'm am attempting to get my brain wrapped around the large MoJo push I need to have a successful Flying Pig. This involves eating less like a pig, and running like a goat. So I'm one for two today: OP eating-wise but that's coming off a high point weekend where I'm sure I gained more weight.

So plan is to run in the AM before work. The plan was also to get to sleep by Midnight but that just did not happen. We shall see what happens in the morning!

Total pts 26 (target ~30)
Water oz 55 (target 80)

Nick

Return to WW, Mojo Renewed

2007-02-11T18:38:00.000-05:00

Went back to a weight watchers meeting today! It's been a few months since my last visit, but the goal today was to get plugged back in to weekly meetings, and get the new material. WW changed their program a month or two back, including how you calculate your Points Target (how much you can eat everyday). Well as it turns out, my target went from 24 to 32! I can eat 33% more and lose weight - because it says so in their book!

OK, in reality I feel there is no f'ing way I can lose weight eating that much food (~1900 calories) - based on past experience. So here is what I'm going to do: eat 30 pts a day and try to avoid any weekly points allowance (you get 35 total). I've started journaling today and am taking in vast amounts of water. I have 3 months till the flying pig - it's time to get the weight off and running miles up!

Nick

Tuesday Return of MM

2007-01-16T11:53:00.000-05:00

Well I've recovered from the National Championship disaster, moving through denial, anger, and acceptance over the past week. Still not happy about it, will cringe when I think about it for probably many months. Ah well. Moving on.

I have signed up for my next run; a big step as I feel I'm somewhat at a crossroads in my running. I ran 4 half marathons last year and each was slower than my best time set in October of 2005. This May will be a big test - if I can get my weight back down near goal I think I'll be a lot more successful running. SO, if I'm successful in 1) weight reduction and 2) training for the then I will start to consider a much larger goal. I've thought someday I would attempt a full marathon and I get really excited thinking about a hard summer of traing leading up to this reward....we shall see!

Monday Journal

2 omelettes
.5 coffee
1.5 OJ

6 4x pbj

10 stir fry (boca ground, stir fry veges, oniions, water chest, tjs pepper mix, mushrooms, garlic, coco milk, thai roasted red pepper, oil, cumin, mustard seed, turmeric, stirfry sce, lemon juice)
2 tortillas

4 popcorn

Exercise: ZERO

Total pts 26 (target 24)
Water oz 46 (target 80)

Nick

Pre-game Nerves

2007-01-08T01:19:00.000-05:00

Well a week has passed with no running. I've been fighting a nasty cold that is in it's final throes. I hope to get back to activity on Tuesday. As for tomorrow, it's finally here! The National Championship game, Ohio State Buckeyes versus some stinky Gators from Florida. As you may know, I'm from Columbus and hold a degree from OSU. I BLEED scarlet and gray. I hope the game tomorrow turns out something like this:

Sunday food journal:
4 omelettes
3.5 ssg patties

5 2x salami sammiches
6 4x PBJ

3 tostitos scoops w/ salsa
3 salad w/ blue cheese, pepperoni, dressing
3 baby carrots w/ pb

3 popcorn
=30.5

More Running Equals More Thai Food

2006-12-31T02:03:00.000-05:00

Run for an hour, eat the food I love. It's just that simple. I can do this!

Brunch
0.5 Coffee
3.5 Pumpkin Pancakes

Dinner
20 Sy Thai Curry Pad Thai

More Dinner
8 PBJ
2 Tostitos scoops w/ salsa
1 Jello pudding cup

-10 ran 5 miles

=25 points
Water: 80oz

MojoMan - Ifestation

2006-12-30T13:57:00.000-05:00

Hello,
I'm back from a long hiatus of MM posting. Is anyone still out there? Hello? *echo helloooo....helloooo* Well per usual, if I'm posting I have a fresh dose of Weight Loss mojo brewing. I'm past the holiday madness, and much like the past 12 months, I've gotten through it with no loss, BUT no gain. This is cause for .

I've been mulling over my running goals and what weight I need to get to. I'm getting close to setting some fairly lofty goals for 2007. This NEEDS to lead to getting in the right mindset for me to have any chance of success. Goals and Mojo over nine month periods are tough though. Still more mulling to do before I list them out here. Here is my OP journal from Friday. Hope to post one later for today!

1 Coffee, Mmmmm
3.5 pear salad
3.5 GBs
1 Apple

2 Greens
2 beans
1 Scoops
2 Boca burgers w/ garlic salsa
1.5 corn
2 cornbread

1.5 GB
2 Apple
2 popcorn

Water: 60oz (woot!)
Total: 25 points

Happy New Year!
Nick

And the results

2006-11-23T00:31:00.000-05:00

Thank you Mojo suppliers for your pre-cruise injections. I felt their power for the full nine days and the results are in.

I ran 2-3 miles most days of the cruise.
I took the stairs from the 3rd floor to the 9th floor dining room every time, at least twice a day.
I ordered a healthier food option most times. i.e. sugar free dessert
I had one horrible breakdown, consuming roughly 50 points in 20 mins (chocolate and buffet were involved - 'nuff said), but made up for it by a) skipping breakfast/lunch the next day and b) running 5 miles the next morning

I returned to my home 2 pounds lighter than the day I left! I was quite thrilled and also quite amazed. I was eating an average of 50 points a day! How could I have lost weight?

There is a lot I can learn from this cruise. For one, I ate breakfast everyday. It was a sit-down meal, with made-to-order omelettes, fruit, potatoes, pancakes and juice. Easily 10-15 points. And I was eating less than everyone I was with. Anyway, I think this early meal (albeit after my run) really got my metabolism going for the rest of the day. And I think the early running does the same thing. I usually do all my running in the evening, so this was a very new experience.

Second of all, even if you factor out the running, there was lots of activity in my day. Walking all over the ship was the biggest form of activity - and those bad boys are big! Throw in shore excursions, snorkling, rock wall climbing, and jetskiing, and calories were being burned everywhere. Compare that to my normal days where I sit in a car 40 mins each way to go to work where I sit in a chair for 9 hours. Only to come home and sit and watch TV for 2 hours. Sure I throw in a few runs a week, but it does not compare to the ship lifestyle.

So I want to focus on trying to incorporate the following lifestyle changes, in some form:
1) Eating a real breakfast - drinking coffee does not count! With my not being a morning person this will be difficult, but there are many 'on the go' options
2) Try to get up early multiple times a week to run. In the winter this would be at the gym, where I'd have to shower and go to work directly.
3) Get in more activity. Take a break from work and walk for 30 mins between buildings and tunnels at work. Do quick workout videos at home.

We will see how it goes. I have done very poorly this week thus far, on incorporating these changes.

Nick

Morals for Morsels

2006-11-09T00:22:00.000-05:00

Hello!
I am posting an urgent request for Mojo Injection! See the handy link below to take action.

I am going on a 10 day cruise in a couple days and am dreading the unrivaled access to high-point food. As you know, these things for the most part are all inclusive when it comes to food with buffets and such all over the place. There is even an eating establishment open 24/7 offering such sustanance as pizza and french fries. Eeek! So if you have any tips, mental queues, strong drugs, face shields, or handcuffs - let me know!

I do have one thing I'm trying to keep in mind. It's from a WW meeting and my favorite leader of all time, Harriet. A gentleman was going on a cruise and worried about staying on plan. She asked him if he was married, and if there would be attractive women on the cruise. He answered yes to both and she asked him if he would be cheating on his wife with some of these women? He screamed "of course not!" (while at the same time giggling with glee at some private fantasy). So that was the point - when tasty food is placed in front of us, we should have JUST as strong personal conviction for not going off-program, as we do for our most important personal morals. Or maybe it was that married dudes should leave the hotties alone so there's more of them for me! Hmmm, now I have go think about that. In the meantime, I look forward to your comments!

Nick

Sunday Journal

2006-11-05T18:39:00.000-05:00

Points: 25.5, 1.5 over
water: 68 oz

Lunch: 10.0 points
3.0: kashi ceral with milk
7.0: bolono wraps

Dinner: 7.5 points
7.5: PBJ

Snack: 8.0 points
4.0: baby carrots w/ PB
4.0: Pita crisps w/ hummous

Nick

Saturday Food Journal

2006-11-05T02:02:00.000-05:00

Hello,
I pop in to journal my food intake for the day. I joined a 3 month challenge today to lose 12 lbs. 182.5 by the new year is the goal!
Nick

Breakfast: 7 points
4: omelettesx2
3: tj ssg patties x 3

Lunch: 6 points
6: pbj x 4

Dinner: 6 points
6: shiritaki pasta w/ mtballs and sce

Snack: 8 points
6: apples with pb
2: popcorn

Weight: 194.5
Points allowed: 24
Points: 27
Water: 60oz

It's Race Time

2006-10-28T12:49:00.000-04:00

Greeting Mojo Purveyors!
This is it! Tomorrow is the Detroit Free-Press Marathon/Half-Marathon that I've been training for. Unfortunately, mother nature is NOT cooperating - expecting temps in the mid-30s with winds in the 20MPH range! That is absolutely going to suck large male animal organs! Part of the course takes us into Windsor, Ontario, Canada over a bridge. Friends are coming into town to cheer me on, so that will be fun. My friend Kris is also coming into town to run the half marathon - her second. It will be my sixth. Will not be anywhere near my PR however - see prior MM posts below for many reasons why!

Wish me Warm Mojo for tomorrow!
Nick

Monday and Mojo Man Returns to tha Blogosphere

2006-10-02T20:55:00.000-04:00

Ran yesterday and didn't dip into APs much. So I went over points a bit tonight. I'm hoping I can do a workout video b4 sleep to make up for it!

EATS
5.8: granola bars and coffee
9 apples
2 salad dressing
3 PB
3 soup
3.5 FA steak strips
1 peaches
1 blue bunny

Total pts 28.3 (target 24)
Water oz 70 (target 80)

Hump Day

2006-09-20T23:11:00.000-04:00

Not very good journaling today so I'm hoping I'm OP. Let's find out!

1 coffee

1 peaches
3 soup
3 fake ssg crumbles

4 beer
4 ice cream!

8.4 pizza
3 PB
3 apples

=30.4
APs: 2
=28.8
Water: 60oz

Tuesday

2006-09-19T23:47:00.000-04:00

For some reason, I've been able to smile today

Tuesday Journal

0.9 coffee w/ lc creamer
6.6 4x GB

2.8 ribage
2.5 jar of apricots
1.0 baby carrots

3.5 2x Bolono sammich
1.0 asparagus w/ magic spray
2.0 2xapples
4.0 PB
1.0 pudding

Total: 25.3
Water: 50oz

No exercise today, but plan to run 8 tomorrow. That will be huge if I can do 16 in two days. If that goes well, I'll target Sunday for a 10 miler - hopefully I can find the time. I'll be in my hometime so I might try to run through my old 'hood. Only a couple weeks left for hardcore training - don't know yet if I can get to the point of being able to get back to my pace from last year (~9:50) before the halfs (halves?)

To the Mojo Injectors:

Monday, Sept 18 2006

2006-09-18T23:25:00.000-04:00

Hi,
Just a food journal today. I've decided I won't type a bunch of stuff until I'm ready to be OP and update MM regularly.

1.0 coffee w/ lc creamer

5.0 lasagna with mushroom augment
2.8 ribs

6.6 Granola Bars
2.5 apricots
Pizza Rollup
1.2 pizza tort
1.2 pepperoni
1.5 cheese
0.5 sce, veges
4.5 baby carrots with PB

Total 26.8 pts (target 24)
APs for 8.2 miles running: 16
Water 60oz (target 80)

Nick

Hump day of Mojo Magic

2006-09-06T22:11:00.000-04:00

Hola Blog readers,
I'm happy to report I'm OP today, ridin' the wave from yesterday! I didn't go run, but plan on 8 miles with my running group tomorrow. On to the food journal:

1 coffee

4 apples
0 green beans w/ icbinb spray
3.2 apricots

4.2 banana crisps
11 thai stir fry

Nothing to see here

2006-09-05T22:54:00.000-04:00

Hello. Yeah you, that's right I can see you. What are you starin' at? The Mojo accident scene at the side of the road? Are you a Mojo-gawker? A Mojawker? Well guess what, there is very little damage and I'm gettin' this car off tha shoulder! Funniest thing happened. I got an email that really pissed me off. Friend/family that basically was not being supportive of me and instead causing me grief. So I fire off this big email to them, including how I struggle with emotional eating and how they are definitely not helping in that area. Then after the email is sent, and I'm expecting a strong desire to eat...I instead get a HUGE burst of Mojo. I actually started to go out and run, but then realized that I had just had a huge dinner and that would not be a good idea!

So. At least tonight, at this moment, I am back. After a decently OP weekend golf trip up to Northern Michigan, I find myself at 195 lbs. with only 6 weeks to a half marathon. No new goals right now, I'm taking it a day at a time.

Tuesday Food Journal, assuming half of flex used before today.
1 coffee
1.6 GranBar

5 mac & cheese with mushroom augment
3.2 apricots

11 pita pizzas
3 PBJ
2 FA hot dogs
5 apples w/ PB

=31.8 points
water: 60oz
flex used: 8
flex left: 7.

On to Wednesday!

Nick

Mojo Vacuum

2006-09-01T20:37:00.000-04:00

Alas I have lost the coveted Mojo! Where oh where has it gone?

Trading Junk Pounds

2006-08-22T00:02:00.000-04:00

You must be over 18 to read this post. Note that Nick is an experienced consumer of shitty food and you should NOT try this at home without years of structured training.

This is not a healthy food day. I'm thinking I'm not that far over points, but it's all empty calories. I need to take better care of my body this next 2 months if I want to have a successful Marathon October. Well I decided to journal to share the uglyness:

1 coffee

2.5 fruit jar
2 mixed veges

4 popcorn

12.6 3 bags of TJ's Banana Crisps
2 2 boca patties w/ salsa
3.2 granola bars
3.7 3 WW snack cakes
4 pizza

=35 points
Water: 70oz

...and that's all I have to say about that.

Extreme Tuesday

2006-08-16T01:11:00.000-04:00

Hello,
Food and Exercise Journal:
1 coffee
1.6 granola bar

5.5 boca lasagna
0 mushroom augment
2.5 bottle of fruit (BOF from here on out)

7 pasta salad
6 salad with evil shit
12 cookie, 2 wafers with frosting (company outing desert tray, nagl)

-15 Ran 7.85 miles

.5 mixed veges
1 partial BOF

Total 22pts (target 24)
Water 40oz (target 80)

Note the lack of water, which led to dehydration today. Combined with my longest run in a long time, I was very sick and even had dry heaves and fever. Let this be a reminder to DRINK lots of water when doing such extensive outdoor exercise.

Running Log:
7.85 miles @ 10:15 pace
Not happy with the pace, but I needed this distance run. I'm still not in the groove with training. I hope to run 6 Thurs which will be a stretch after this big one.

Cheers,
Nick

EDIT: Ok, after looking at the foodstuffs, I think the sickness may be a result of eating so damn much before I ran. Oddly, I didn't really feel sick as I ran. But definitely, that is not the diet to have on a day you run so far. Ok, I'm done learning what a ninny I am now, and go to bed. -N

WW Snack Cake Wednesday

2006-08-09T14:51:00.000-04:00

Hello,
Stopped by Kroger after golf tonight and discovered all three types of WW snack cakes. I was quite excited as these are not very easy to find - usually just super walmart, where I no longer shop. So, I bought two boxes. Well 40 mins of driving later, 7 snack cakes had met their end! Still managed to keep it OP though...until about 1AM, where I shoveled a COP down my throat. Luckily there is only one can left in my Amazon arsonal...as my will power sucks.

Will try to recover today by eating a light lunch and then going for a run after work.

POINTS Food

1.5 coffee w/ ff creamer

2.3 Boca chili
2.5 Jar o' apricots
0.9 peaches

10 ww snack cakes
8 bolono sammiches
0.9 peaches
8 pringles
=34.1
- 2.1 APs for walking nine holes of golf with carry bag.

Total 32pts (target 24)
Water 30oz (target 80)

Nick

Supa Mojo Tuesday

2006-08-09T02:11:00.000-04:00

In the words of Ice Cube, today was a good day.

Exercise Mojo
Today starts my 2 month training program for running two half marathons in October. I've been running informally which usually makes it very easy to skip running. From now until October I will run every Tuesday in the Hansons Speed Work training session; and in the Thursday Hansons running group. In addition I'll run a long run (8+ miles) every weekend. I'll start with those three but maybe will add some cross training or another short run.

So today's speed work consisted of running quarter mile sprints followed by quarter mile recovery jogs. This was to be repeated 10 times. So with a 1 mile warm-up, I got in 6 miles, with 2.5 miles of that being sprints. I'm going to try posting my times here for my own future reference, and to get your admiration/ridcule. Here's how I did today, time in min:sec for each split. 2m:05s was my target, which is an 8min 20sec mile. Every other rest jog was longer than a quarter mile, hence the longer times (no I was not running a 16min mile):
Quarter 1: 1:54
Quarter 2: 2:29
Quarter 3: 2:12
Quarter 4: 3:30
Quarter 5: 2:10
Quarter 6: 2:39
Quarter 7: 2:09
Quarter 8: 3:41
Quarter 9: 2:05
Quarter 10: 2:45
Quarter 11: 2:05
Quarter 12: 3:46
Quarter 13: 2:08
Quarter 14: 2:50
Quarter 15: 2:08
Quarter 16: 3:45
Quarter 17: 2:02
Quarter 18: 2:48
Quarter 19: 2:08
Quarter 20: 3:52

So averaged around 2:07 for the sprints, 8:28 mile. I'm VERY happy that I was maintaining that pace at the end of the run. 6 miles is as long as I've run lately so I didn't think my sprints would be much better than my jogs by that time, but they were!
Next Run: Thursday, 6 mile run. 9:30 pace target.

Food Mojo
Okay the food journal is looking very good, but it is assisted somewhat by an awful food day yesterday.

1 coffee

4 PowerBar
-12 run 6 miles
1 gatorade

8 2x tortilla pizzas
3 2x pbj
6 2x boca garlic burger

Total 23pts (w/ no APs) (target 24)
Water 60oz (target 80)

Nick

Wednesday

2006-08-03T00:37:00.000-04:00

Happy Hump Day,
What an exciting moment, I've roughly journaled my food intake in my head, and I'm pretty sure I'm OP. So, let's see if I am:

1 coffee
3.2 GranBars

2.5 apricots

3.5 McD vanilla cone
8 2x tortilla pizzas (with FA pepperoni, red pepper, FF Mozz)
2.5 apricots
1 FA bolono w/ hummos
1 PB, randomly spooned
1.6 GranBar

Total pts 24.2(target 24)
Water oz 45 (target 80)

BTW, thanks for the Mojo Injections - I'll take all that I can get!

On to tomorrow!
Nick

Tuesday

2006-08-02T00:57:00.000-04:00

Alas, I could not complete two days OP. The late-night munchies did me in.

POINTS Food
0.6 coffee w/ lc creamer
3.2 2x GB

3.0 prngles
2.8 riblet
2.5 fruit bottle

4.0 apple w/ pb
3.0 pbjx2
2.0 mixed veges
8.0 pringles
2.5 fruit bottle
6.0 PBJ - late night

Total: 37
Water: 50

Happy Monday of Goodness

2006-07-31T23:47:00.000-04:00

Dearest Reader,
It appears my constant delays in regularly updating this blog have not hindered your desire to look for updates. I commend you (unless you're reading this in 2007) for your persistance and hope to reward it with more frequent updates. As always, the Mojo level directly corresponds to frequency of post. In general I get anti-social when I'm not happy with my Mojo, weight loss, exercise, or otherwise.

I've been having my official weekly WI on Mondays, and that has basically given me an implied gain of a few lbs. I have NOT stopped going to Thai for lunch on Fridays. I have NOT stopped eating much of my WPA's over the weekend. So basically my WI today indicates 196.5 By Friday, I think it can be at 192. I will try again next weekend to keep things in check!

If you look around you'll see some techno-updates to the blog. I've added a blogroll at the bottom right, will be adding some WL blogs of some of my peeps as I come across them. Haloscan is now used for comments - labeled as Mojo Injections. Please excuse the sexual symbolism. Actually no, relish in it! Ahh, I've spotted an opportunity to use one of my favorite smilies!

I also signed up with Gravatar.com. I encourage you to do the same, very cool concept - Globally Recognized avatar. You basically give them your email and avatar. Then whenever you use that email address at a gravatar-enabled site (like Haloscan blog comments) your avatar just shows up. So whenever I add to the Mojo Injections, you'll see me in a Buckeye nut hat from last years Ohio State - Michiscum football game!

So let's see, how did my Monday go. We already know I'm OP, as I'm here posting! So yeah, points are good. Exercise is good - ran 5 miles @ a 9:45 pace overall. Lots of work to do there before half marathon month - October. Talk to you soon!

Nick

1 coffee

3.5 corn
2 vegall
3.2 granola bars
1 apple

5 bolono swx2
3 pbjx2
2 apple w/ pb
5 pringles
0 pickles

Total pts: 25.7 - runningAPs (target 24)
Water oz: 70 (target 80)

Tuesday, July 11

2006-07-11T13:41:00.000-04:00

Journal

0.9 coffee w/ lc creamer

5.0 rice pilaf
2.8 apricots

Ahhh, finally bought more apricots yesterday. These are in a large bottle, and in splenda water. 23.5oz of apricot sweetness for only 2.8 pts! The rice pilaf is new - microwave dinner from Lean Gourmet. It was very tasty.

Monday, July 10

2006-07-10T13:46:00.000-04:00

Hello,
We have arrived at yet another attempt to start up the Mojo Engine. Until today I had pondered renaming the blog to Mojo Demanifestation, or Mojo Eradication. But I am back to try again!

I'll start by journaling a whole day, and without cheating!
0.9 coffee w/ lc creamer
7.2 apple cinnamon mini rice cakes

3.5 Okra Shaak
3.0 2x dp p's cali
0.0 grape tomats
...
And then I ate a lot of crap for dinner. Will try again tomorrow.

Monday

2006-06-19T20:47:00.000-04:00

Hello,
Journal for today below. I worked 11 hours and skipped lunch so unfortunately I'm eating all this from 8-9PM.

1 coffee
1 apple

4 potato salad
3.5 can of corn
2 can of mixed veges
0 grape tomats
2 FA hot dogs w/ SF sweet relish + mustard
4.2 bag of magic banana crisps

Total pts tbd (target 24)
Water 24 so far oz (target 80)

Demanifestation

2006-06-18T22:19:00.000-04:00

Well either I need to start posting here more, or add the letters "De" to the blog title! Actually I've been very busy maintaining my weight, while trying to lose. It helps that I've had a couple weekends in a row with some great physical activity. Last weekend I biked 200 miles (MS150). And this weekend I participated in a 4mile run (Camelback) and played tennis.

So the next step is getting the food under some level of control - and the weight will start to go down. I'm journaling now as it's 10:15PM and I keep thinking about eating!

1 coffee
8 eggplant parm
4 spag w/ marinara
6 bread w/ evil toppings

2 cereal
8.5 banana chips

==29.5 ww points
APs: 3

Well that helped, as clearly I don't need to be eating anything with my points target at 24! If I eat, I gain. So I stop.

Hmm, maybe I should journal more often. It's a concept. I still have the lakehouse goal of maintaining, but first I need to get to goal. I didn't make the first two dates I picked to achieve that, so I set a new date. I'm still the same 12 or so lbs above goal. I think that is doable by the end of July.

Tuesday Tracking

2006-05-30T13:35:00.000-04:00

Fast Track Day 2 of 12

POINTS Food
0.9 coffee w/ lc creamer

0.8 candy @ 40 cals/4pcs

1.8 FA Ribs
5.0 Ravioli
0.0 Mushrooms
2.0 2xapples

Biking Monday

2006-05-30T00:05:00.000-04:00

50 miles training ride, but on a SUPER hilly course. Legs, back, and ass are all screaming in pain! Good thing I'm that masculine, hard-nosed, never complaining type of man's man!

*proceeds to cry like a little girl*

Better now. At least I earned a TON of APs today. It was in the 90s and humid through my entire ride. I went through an incredible amount of water, which is a good thing. I'm committing to journaling in this blogspace for each day of my fast track (which runs through June 9th). So here is how Day One went:

POINTS Food
8.0 2 x power bars
6.0 2 x bolono wraps
1.0 lc cheese wedge

6.0 PB with baby carrots
7.0 2x pizza wraps
7.5 pringles
1.5 chili beans w/ chs

Total: 37
APs: Um...17? Yes, 17.
Net: 20 points. Perfect!
Water: 195oz (yes, you read that right)

On to day two!
Nick

Taking my Mojo Medicine

2006-05-28T21:41:00.000-04:00

And so it comes to this. After mini-mojo-moments over the past couple months, I find myself at exactly the same weight. So now, to make my goal of goal by June 10 I am faced with only one option. It is time...for...

FAST TRACK

20 points a day, plus APs. Two weeks. I've done it twice before and typically the first week is great, the second very trying. The reward will be huge though if I can be 10 lbs lighter for the MS150 (200 miles in two days). Wish me luck!

Nick

A challenge presents itself...

2006-05-22T16:14:00.000-04:00

It's 4:15PM, and I'm at 20 points. I'm submitting this entry to help me think about the challenge of basically not eating much dinner.

Here is my food journal:
POINTS Food
0.9 coffee w/ lc creamer

16.5 Granola Bars
2.8 Apricots
Total: 20

My plan is to drink a LOT of water when I get home. I'll also pull out the green beans and cauliflower for evening consumption. I've gotten so far away from eating these foods, which were staples in my good loss periods. Hot Yummmy.....Mmmmmm.

We shall see how I do!
Nick

Update:
8 PBJ
2 hot yummy
Total: 30

My Second 5K Run

2006-05-21T14:47:00.000-04:00

This morning I ran the "Making Tracks for Celiacs." The race was surprisingly only my second competitive 5k since I began running almost 2 years ago. I was fairly happy with my time given that I did not do much in the way of preparing for it - I've been using most of my exercise time for bike training. I ran it in 27 mins flat, about an 8:40/mile pace. My first 5k was my first running race ever, and I ran it at a 12:40 pace. 33% improvement in two years! I don't think that will continue.

The big surprise came later though, during the awards ceremony. They had medals and awards for first, second, and third both overall and for each age group. Well lo and behold I heard my name over the loudspeaker, first place in the 35-40 age group. I was shocked! I'm anxious to check the online results when they're posted to see how many people there were in my age group. I got a very cool medal, internal portion is on a swivel so you can rotate it to show the front or the back.

Now for a day of housework and watching racing. Oh, and basketball - game 7 Detroit/Cleveland!

Asta la bye-bye,
Nick

The Weekend! (almost)

2006-05-19T09:52:00.000-04:00

Hello blog reading people (who are you? what do you want?),
I went back to WW this morning and weighed in at pretty much the same weight I was at 3 weeks ago. I am making a 3lb adjustment because I was wearing jeans! Bad preperation on my part as that is what I packed in my gym bag this morning. If you know me, you're probably on the floor so I'll give you a minutes. *whistling* *checks watch* *picks at a body part* *checks watch* Welcome back! Yes, I went to the gym this morning. I had only one motive in mind. Healthy lifestyle? Training for a run or bike ride? Hell no. I was there for damage control. The Chocolate Covered Soy Nuts mentioned yesterday were unfortunately all consumed before I went to bed. 44 points. I somehow convinced myself in the Trader Joes that I could purchase this red light food and only eat 1/3rd of the package. No. I am stating it here. I have no better will power than I did at my 'full song'. I just have to remember that, and not put myself in situations where there is high calorie food around me.

More Later

Nick

And now, for no reason whatsoever, two monkeys in a paper boat.

Icky Sagging MoJo Events

2006-05-18T16:18:00.000-04:00

I had one yesterday. A typical night, I'm watching TV, surfing, and eating. For hours. BUT, I wasn't entirely off the bloddle. Here is the damage, per my best recollection.

Breakfast: 1 pt, coffee
Lunch: apricots:3, bolono: 3,
Dinner: tortillas:6 chili:4 PB:4 cheese:7 apricots:3

Total: 31.

In hindsight, I ate too little lunch making me overly hungry for dinner. Also I ate none of my APs the day before. Better balanace between meals would be good. I'm going to try to limit today to 20 points, plus 4 APs.

Wednesday:
Breakfst: 1 coffee
Lunch: 6 port mush burgersx2
Dinner: TBD.

I definitely need to stop and buy some fruit/vegges on the way home as I have none! I've eaten two BA bottle of apricots (in yummy splenda water) a day for the last month. I'm in full withdrawal now as I've run out. These things are KEY in getting me the volume I like w/o much in the way of points.

9:45PM
I think I've set a new personal record for grocery store visit density. In 3.5 hours I visited five of 'em. Good Food Co., Meijer, Papa Joes, Kroger, and Trader Joes. Total spent: $115. Apricots are restocked; as are PB, apples, lettuce, Diet WC Pepsi, FA bologna, FA ssg crumbles, grape tomats, baby carrots, bread and um...ChocCvrdSoyNuts. Yeah, that's right, I linked my bread. It tastes great and is only 1 pt for 3 slices!

I didn't get out to run today, so I'm going to try to run in the morning before I go to WI. When I actually can get up I do enjoy morning runs, and I can really feel my metabolism working through the AM.

Nick

Tuesday

2006-05-16T12:50:00.000-04:00

Day two back in the bloddle. (blog, saddle..get it? )
I MUST get to my workout today dammit!!! There. I've made a strong statement.

2 TJ FA sausage
1 coffee
.5 papad

2 boca burgers
0 salsa
1.5 FA bolono
4 peaches

8 taco salad
3 apricots
1 fork o' PB

Total 23pts (target 24)
Water 65oz (target 80)

Woo Hoo! I ran! I biked! I actually did something besides sit on my ASS all evening! Da Mojo is back in all forms and it feels so goooooooooood. I'm actually under my point target...it's been a LONG time since that happened. I plan to return to WW meetings on Friday. With a good day tomorrow I think I can get back under 190. It's amazing. I was at 196 yesterday evening, and 190.0 today after my run/bike workout. These were my first IMs in two weeks so it's nice I haven't lost too much ground. With some good days over the next 4 weeks I can make my goal of getting back to goal by the MS150 in June! Will definitely make it easier to bike for two full days carrying 14 fewer pounds. Here is the link to my pledge page if you're interesting in sponsoring me or reading more about the event.

Nick

And now for no reason whatsover, a smiley with a problem.

Can I come in?

2006-05-15T17:59:00.000-04:00

Hello,
I have returned to the blogosphere to attempt to remanifest what should never have gone away: the elusive MoJo. It hasn't been totally gone, usually making appearances when I'm 5 or 6 points over my target. And forcing me to pack my workout clothes every morning, only to see them go unused. I need to regain my focus now, if I have any hope of meeting my goals! To reiterate them to myself. I'd like to be at goal again by June. That will be difficult so I'm extending that to June 10th. What is significant about June 10? Its when I start my 200 mile bike ride! That comes out to 2.5 lbs a week or so (haven't weighed myself in 2 weeks so not sure!).

Here is how I've fed my food addiction today:
1 Coffee

3 Apricots
5 Fettucinni
1 Parm Chs
0 Mushrooms

3 Apricots
7.5 FA bolono wraps
0 lots of baby carrots
1 ff hommus
8 PB

Total pts: 29.5 (target 24)
Water oz: 80(target 80)

So not quite OP and I didn't get any exercise. Tomorrow I hope to get the activity thing going. Better weather will help, it's rained for 6 days straight now!

Nick

Wandering in

2006-04-26T18:23:00.000-04:00

**Wanders in with a broom and begins to sweep out the cobwebs that have started collecting in the corners.**

Random songs and thoughts

2006-04-20T21:14:00.000-04:00

I saw this in about half the blogs I read, so I thought I'd try it!
Concept is to load all your electronic music into a player of choice, and have it play a random song to answer a particular question. I've just loaded my 3,859 mp3z into Winamp and here I go!

How does the world see you?

Song: The Eagles - The Best Of My Love
Comment: Yes, I love all people. So I wonder who got the worst of my love?

Will I have a happy life?

Song: Lexxus - Spy
Comment: Hmm, it sppears I'm in the wrong profession? I'll try not to hack into your computer as you read this.

What do my friends really think of me?

Song: Glenn Lewis Amel Larrieux - Whats Come Over Me
Comment: LOL! Well I hope they don't come to their senses too soon!

What do people secretly think of me?

Song: Freddie Mcgregor - Falling In Love With You
Comment: 'Nuff said!

How can I make myself happy?

Song: Yummy Bingham feat Jadakiss - Come Get It
Comment: Okay. So I should eat more cherries? Hmm....

What should I do with my life?

Song: Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride
Comment: Well that song fits well. I have my moments of being a very determined man. Some say stubborn, I say determined!

Will I ever have children?

Song: Bounty Killer - Target
Comment: This implies I have problems finding the target. I suppose that's somewhat accurate.

How will I be remembered?

Song: Boo - I'm Ready
Comment: I have no idea what this means. I don't even know that song. Maybe I need to delete some of my downloaded music.

What is my signature dancing song?

Song: LL Cool J - Loungin'
Comment: Kinda' slow for dancing. But I do like loungin' in general!

What do I think my current theme song is?

Song: Cecile - Give it to me
Comment: Well now I sound like a greedy bastard! Sometimes I'm like that with food.

What does everyone else think my current theme song is?

Song: Geto boys - Scarface
Comment: Hmm, a song about sellin' coke. OK. I prefer diet cherry.

What song will play at my funeral?

Song: Mikey General - More To Beauty
Comment: Well I hope I'm not just remembered as a pretty boy!

What type of women do you like?

Song: Lina - Fly
Comment: Well that term went out with the 80s, but yeah, I like Fly Girlz. Or perhaps just Flies. *shrug*

What is my day going to be like?

Song: Mary J. Blige - Let Me Be The 1
Comment: Yes, I am the only one in my house.

Well there you go - extremely scientific insight into my life.
Damn! The next song was Beyonce - Naughty Girl. Where was that on the 'type of women' question!

Nick

I Knight Thee....

2006-04-16T22:34:00.000-04:00

The contest is over. Over a month ago, I asked for feedback on naming/describing this blog, and received approximately eight ideas. I ended up with a mix from the ideas and from my own brain. Let me know what you think of the name and the description!

I also added a couple new sections on the right for progress and definition of Mojo.

Nick

WI Cheer and Mass Consumption

2006-04-15T01:57:00.000-04:00

WI was incredible! Even though I showed maintain last night, I ended up 3lbs down from my last WI Woo Hoo! I'm into the 180s and I'd like to NEVER be back into the 190s again. Okay now that I've said that, I'm probably in the 190s now. I had my normal post-WI flex point sacrificial offering. The WW gods have accepted my gift as illustrated below. It ain't pretty but at least I'm writing it down!

18 Curry Pad Thai

18 choc cvrd Cranberries
3 PB

2 popcorn

Total: 41
Target: 24
APs: 1 (biked 5 miles)
Flex Used: 16

Water: 40

A Thursday of Activity

2006-04-13T22:44:00.000-04:00

Hello,
I biked! I ran! And yes, I feel good. I'm going to WI tomorrow even though my IM showed a big M from 2 weeks ago. Alas, I've earned it. BUT what I do from here into the future is all under my control. And so I'm going to WI!

Foodstuffs Consumed
1 coffee

3.5 apricots
1 peaches

9 PBJ
2 PB
2 apples

Total 18.5pts (target 24)
Water 58oz (target 80)

Helping Hand up to the Wagon

2006-04-12T21:14:00.000-04:00

Yes I'm a passenger, at least today. I was helped onto the wagon today by a friend asking me how many points I'd had - at the precise moment when I was about to go over points.
So I journal, I blog, I post, and then on Friday I WI. I'm taking control of this weight loss journey again!

Wednesday Food Journal
======================
1 coffee

7 fettucinni Alf @ FA steak
3 apricots

6 PBJ
2.5 FA burgers
2 popcorn
1 PB
2

==24.5 points
65oz water
APs: 1 for doing this all night:

So perhaps with a good day tomorrow I can have a decent WI on Friday? Maybe too much to ask. For sure I'll be smaller than I am now.

Focus

2006-04-06T16:03:00.000-04:00

Hello,
I feel a strong focus on not overeating. Something I have not felt lately. Had a great talk on Monday with like-minded people. I've set a goal of getting under my WW goal of 179 by June. That's 12 lbs in two months. Doable.

Here's how I've been eating.
Wednesday
2 coffee
6 snack cakes and granola bars

2 apples

8 veg lasagna
2 veges
2 green beans w/ oil
12 jack&diet cokes, light beer

Total pts 34 (target 24) -Pool APs?
Water oz 45 (target 80)

Thursday
2.5 WW snack cakes

7 salad with feta chs and dressing
3.5 peaches

expected dinner
8 alcohol
-4 Run 6 miles

Total pts (target 24)
Water oz 30 (target 80)

Back and Ready

2006-03-12T23:34:00.000-05:00

Hello *adjective* Readers - Later has come!
I'm back after a brief hiatus. I've been OPish of late, hence the lack of posting. I have started posting to DWLZ again however, and am enjoying that. We shall see if it lasts through the busy work week!

I played basketball today, which was a lot of fun. I used to play everyday in high school and college. I played hard for an hour and a half and taking 4 APs for it! Good cross-training for running too...

POINTS Food
1.0 coffee

3.0 PBJx2
6.6 GBs

5.3 fake-ass bolono swx3
8.0 carrots with pb

-4.0 basketball

2.0 fake-ass ribs
8.0 puffy cereal

Total: 30points
Water: 60oz

I need to make this my last OPish day this week. I'm not losing any weight even though I'm exercising more. I need to get militant with this effort, no more half-assed days and weeks! Less than three weeks till the half, and if I'm going to be running it at my current weight (198 per IM tonight - temporary I hope) I will 1) not make it to the end running and 2) never beat my times from the other three that I've run. Putting on GAME FACE!

Nick, who will not be a Lumpy Sharpei tomorrow! (this means I'll actually run)

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More Food, More Running

2006-03-07T16:25:00.000-05:00

Well I ran and did a step class on Monday, and I plan to at least go running today. My new shoes felt good after about a mile so I'm going to keep that model. I surprisingly went out for lunch today (I usually limit to once/week) and did well in making good choices. I'm in a bit of a detox after having a run in with choc cvrd soy nuts yesterday.

Tuesday Food Journal

1 coffee
~7 Lettuce wrapped Veggie Pita, minus pita
.5 Big-ass salad
1.5 FF Italian dressing
0 pickle spear

more later

Sunday Food Journal

2006-03-06T00:29:00.000-05:00

POINTS Food
1.0 coffee

5.0 fake-ass bolono wraps
10.5 PBJ

3.5 cereal
2.2 fake-ass cali burgers
5.0 apples
3.0 PB

Total 30.2pts (target 24)
Water 48oz (target 80)

Putting my best paw forward...

2006-03-03T10:00:00.000-05:00

Hello,
It's a coffee-filled Friday morning. After getting to bed way too late, I managed to sleep in a bit. The good: I got to work at 8AM The bads: 1) I wanted to get to work at 7, to get some things done before morning meetings and 2) I left home without my laptop! Yes, #2 is much, much worse! My laptop is frequently referred to as my brain. So my choices were to go home (I realized my idiocy when I got to work) or try to work without a brain. Considering it's a 40 min drive back home, I've decided to kick it scarecrow stye. So far things are going well using a walkup desktop. A little tinkering and I was able to access one of my email accounts, and of course I have internet access (woot!).

I'm still pumped about my run yesterday. It was da bomb! The human body is amazing in how fast muscles/cardio can recover from inactivity. Two weeks ago I could not run a 9:30 pace for more than a half mile. I ran 6! Alright enough with that, before people think I'm just bragging. (Six miles baby! Hell yeah!)

I bought new shoes after my run, at the running store that hosts the group run. I found out I'm a slight pronator in that on my old shoes were slightly more worn towards the inside of the tread. These shoes have minor correction for that, and overall should be a lot better. The brand is Brooks Adenaline. The only problem is they are blue and yellow.

Here's a picture:

~-JOURNALIFICATION-~
2 Waffles (needed a food breakfast after not eating anything solid yesterday other than an energy bar and granola bars....hmmm, it was a day filled with bars!)
1 Coffee

10 Half TUFL I shall try to succeed where I never have, to only eat half (10pts)

for the Nick Journal Noobs, TUFL=the usual friday lunch, aka Curry Pad Thai from Bangkok City in Milford, MI

Prolly green beans!

Total 13pts (target 24)
Water 30oz (target 80)

Nick

Onward!

2006-03-02T20:09:00.000-05:00

It's a new day. I am in complete control if it will be a good one or not. I WILL go running with my running group. I WILL go to a social networking function tonight. I WILL meet my point target.

Also, I hope to get a haircut. This is just not a good look!

Well so far so good! Haircut? Check! Run 6 miles? Check! Run 6 miles faster than I thought possible based on how I've been running? Check!!!(9:30 pace! Woot!). I'm OP and going out to get drunk now.

I'll update later!

Oh, and JB, how much is a 1" x 2" sliver of sheet cake?

--

Update: I'm too damn old to be partying late on a weeknight and going to work the next day! LOL Social function was fun and I met some interesting people. I also learned a lot about the sport of Cricket.

Total points ended up around 21, after using 4 APs for my massively successful run (yes, I'm still beaming).

And that's all I have to say about that.

Wednesday...

2006-03-01T15:31:00.000-05:00

POINTS Food
2.3 coffee w/ ff creamer
0.0 coffee w/ lc creamer
0.0 gum @ 5 cals/2pc
0.8 candy @ 40 cals/4pcs
3.3 GB

2.0 boca fake-ass burgers
0.0 pinjur sce
0.9 peaches
5.0 so ravioli florentine
2.0 apples

23 bunch of shit

Total *we're not going to talk about it*pts (target 24)
Water 80oz (target 80)

Tuesday RUN?

2006-02-28T21:23:00.000-05:00

The most amazing thing happened today - I ran 3 miles. This is the first time in a LONG time I've run twice in two days. I'm talking months here! I did some speed work today, jogged 1/2 mile, ran hard for 2 miles, jogged 1/2 mile. I feel pretty good now for Thursday, when I join my newfound running group again.

Now to see if I can meet my point goal. I've eaten without journaling all day, so this is a little scary. I'm also still hungry so I hope the total is what I want it to be!

1.5 Coffee
3.3 2xGBs

5 boca lasagna
1.4 peaches
3 apples
2 lc cheese wedges

-4 Run 3miles
6 2xfake-ass chicken strip sandwich
6 PBJ

Total 24.2 pts (target 24)
Water 50oz (target 80)

Well that's that I guess. Putting away the rest of my food now.
BUT, I'm OP!

Long Monday

2006-02-27T22:43:00.000-05:00

I ran 6 miles after work, longest run since my attempt at the OC half marathon in January. It's a start. Now I need to get my WL on track. My target from now until April 1st is this:

Eat exactly 20 pts a day
On days I earn 4 or more APs, eat no more than 24 pts
Drink my water target everyday.

I did something similar to get to goal, I can do it again to lose 10 lbs in the next month! If I'm down to 181 by April 1st, I'll be very very happy, and also able to run faster and with less effort.

SOON, I want to journal about my thoughts on weight gain. I have a lot to say on the subject from the perspective of one who has reached their goal. I'm amazing at how much I've learned over the last few months...

POINTS Food
2.4 coffee w/ ff creamer

6.0 5chs lasagna
0.9 peaches
2.0 apples

-6.0 Exercise: run 6 miles
0.9 peaches
2.0 tortilla
3.0 beans
3.0 cheese
1.0 sour cream
1.0 sce
9.0 6x PBJ
===
Total 25.2 pts (target 24)
Water 80 oz (target 80)

Nick

Sunday Food Journal

2006-02-26T19:21:00.000-05:00

*yawn*

After going to bed after 5AM to set up this blog, I got up at 2PM. Trying to go to work tomorrow is going to be bad! Sadly, after my IM this morning, I lost all desire to go running and have just sat around eating and watching TV. To stem the influx of food into my mouth, I thought I'd stop long enough to type out what I've eaten.

6 4xPBJ
2 2xfake ass ssg patties
2 2xspecial k waffles

1 carrots
3.5 PB
2 apples
2.5 bolono sw

2.5 bolono sw

Total so far 21.5 pts
Water: 45oz

The ultimate test of will power

2006-02-26T04:31:00.000-05:00

For some, eating at parties, sporting events, or on cruise ships is the most problematic time for eating too much. For me, it's every weekend when I'm at home. I've always been the ultimate "closet eater." I never fit the fat guy stereotype of making a hog out of myself in public. I saved that ugliness for when I was alone. Sadly, that tendency exists today as well, especially on the weekends. Add the lack of an active social life to lots of free time, and it's a sure combination for eating all day.

So here is Saturday, the problem day this weekend. Tomorrow morning I'm gonig running - which should provide me ample "feel good" to get through until the evening. Let's see how I did!

1.5 Coffee
3.3 GBs

6 4x PBJ
2 PB
1.7 GB
3 Apples

4.5 2xBolono wraps
5 SO mac & cheese with mushroom augment
4
===
28.3
That is unfortunately a few points over. BUT, I'm glad I counted now at 11pm as otherwise I would probably have eaten more!

Nick

Get OUT of my way!

2006-02-26T04:30:00.000-05:00

Today I've regained SO much WL and running MoJO, it's practically oozing out of my skin. A day after , I 1) ate very healthy, 2) ran 4 miles and found a wonderful running group, and 3) succeeded where I never had before in not finishing a food container. [you may guess which one below]

Food Journal 2/23
1 coffee

1 peaches
2 apples

3 2x PBJ
12 Choc Cvrd Soy Nuts
2.2 PB

1 peaches
2.2 Dr Psx2 + mango/peach salsa

Water: working to get to 72oz
Points: 24.4

WI is tomorrow morning...we'll see how much of a dent in my recent fluff I make

A day of much food

2006-02-26T04:29:00.000-05:00

1.8 peaches
3 bolono
5.5 bread
10 PB
1 Jelly
6 Apples
5 5chs lasagna w/ mushrooms
2 fake ass burgers
2 mixed veges
0 grn beans

(drumroll)

36.3

APs:
.3 Walking
.4 Playing Pool
.3 Cheering
=1

Total: 35.3

Planning to Succeed

2006-02-26T04:28:00.000-05:00

Well here goes. I promised a yesterday that I would plan what I eat today. This is in place of the norm as of late: sit down in front of the TV/computer with raw ingredients, and keep making and eating food till I've become a food zombie. Unfortunately this leads to the so familiar cycle of 1) not being hungry at lunch the next day, 2) being overly hungry at dinner 3) overeating again and 4) going to bed a food zombie. Today I break the habit, an old one from my more robust days. It's a little shocking how easily I slipped into this unhealthy eating pattern after 3 years of eating properly.

Dinner shall consist of:

Leftover Soup
5 cheese lasagna with mushroom augment
3 Michelob Light beers

On the WW scale, that brings me to roughly 21 points. Right where I want to be. That looks like so little food compared to what I have been eating! Where is the entry for 8 PBJs? Or 3 tablespoons of PB? Ah, who needs that shit!

OP Nick

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2006-02-26T04:26:00.000-05:00

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