Wednesday, February 27, 2008

120 Days Project: Day 55, Day 56, and Day 57

Day #55
2/24/08

Exercises
NONE

Diet
Breakfast: coffee
Breakfast note: good coffee served at Grace Assembly

Lunch: brussel sprouts, bread, green beans, a piece of lemon ice box pie and sweet tea
Lunch note: Seems like I'm forgetting something in this list, but I can't remember what exactly... maybe roast or something... this is why I hate putting off my posting, because it's not hard for me to forget some things I did just a couple of days ago. At least it was lemon pie and not something more deadly like chocolate!

Dinner: a couple of chicken wings, a small bowl of chili, and a small bowl of potato soup
Dinner note: very small and quick dinner served at Church

Snacks: a little taste of pumpkin bread
Snacks note: very tasty and sweet pumpkin bread from the Church

Day #56
2/25/08

Exercises
15-minute walk

Diet
Breakfast: 1 sausage biscuit; 1 bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit; and coffee
Breakfast note: Atrium breakfast. Quick, simple, and delicious.

Lunch: Vegetable soup and muffins with jelly
Lunch note: Very small lunch over at Kristin's work. Yes, she fed me again.

Dinner: Chicken, carrots, potatoes, and a salad
Dinner note: I went over to Mark's house again and they served me dinner. Mark's mother actually prepared the meal, and it was fantastic! It was very much appreciated!

Snacks: Grape juice
Snacks note: Mark served some grape juice to us so that we wouldn't die from thirst.

Day #57
2/26/08

Exercises
10-minute sprint (in my apartment)
150 sit-ups
50 push-ups
10 upside-down push-ups
Other various exercises that I don't know the name of (Kristin and I exercised from her ballet exercise video)

Diet
Breakfast: 1 sausage biscuit; 1 bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit; and coffee
Breakfast note: Same exact breakfast as yesterday from the Atrium

Lunch: none
Lunch note:

Dinner: red beans and rice, mixed vegetables, and some pinto bean soup
Dinner note: Kristin called me after work and I went over to visit her for the night. She fed me again! I sure am blessed! Wooo Hooo!

Snacks: a banana and ice cream with... chocolate chunks
Snacks note: Yes, we splurged. Kristin and I went to Wal-Mart and got some ice cream. I figured it was o.k. because we were celebrating. What were we celebrating? Uhhh... we were celebrating February 26, 2008 because that day comes only once ever!


I'll try to post again tonight and say more stuff. I'm at work right now and need to get back to work.

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Sunday, February 24, 2008

120 Days Project: Day 54

Day #54
2/23/08

Exercises
Played ping pong at the church

Diet
Breakfast: none
Breakfast note:

Lunch: none
Lunch note:

Dinner: Fontega Panini from Panera Bread, 1 banana, and a blueberry fruit shake
Dinner note: Kristin and I went to go visit my parents tonight and I got treated to an excellent, warm panini sandwich from Panera Bread. My mom then topped it off with one of those blueberry fruit shakes that she makes so wonderfully. It was a good visit.

Snacks: none
Snacks note:


Not much in exercising today, but that's o.k. because my body is a little sore from this past week. I don't want to over do it.

This was a great Saturday! I got a lot accomplished with just getting my apartment cleaned up where it should be. We had our music practice at the church at 2:00 today and I played Ping Pong with Francios and Pastor Marvin after practice. It was a lot of fun; Kristin and I had fun visiting my parents tonight too, and we got to play some Boggle with them as well. Relaxed and fun, this is how a Saturday should be.

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Saturday, February 23, 2008

120 Days Project: Day 53

Day #53
2/22/08

Exercises
10-minute sprint (in my apartment)
150 sit-ups
75 push-ups
50 alternate hammer curls
10 upside-down push-ups

Diet
Breakfast: none
Breakfast note:

Lunch: Ranch Club Chicken Panini, chili, a Granny Smith apple
Lunch note: Ah, I love this combination of a warm sandwich and warm chili. Work really does have a lot of good foods there, but I sure can't eat there all the time. Otherwise, I would be broke! The apple was free at least along with cupcakes. This was celebrating the employees for the good work that they do.

Dinner: none
Dinner note:

Snacks: none
Snacks note:


TGIF. I'm ready to sleep in again. You know, I think I like to sleep in every chance I get! Work went pretty good besides having a three-hour meeting that took me out of production time and prevented me from catching up completely like I wanted to.

Well, not much to talk about today. Have a good night.

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Thursday, February 21, 2008

120 Days Project: Day 52

Day #52
2/21/08

Exercises
30-minute walk
10-minute sprint (in my apartment)
150 sit-ups
50 push-ups
50 alternate hammer curls
5 upside-down push-ups

Diet
Breakfast: two sausage biscuits and a small bowl of frosted flakes
Breakfast note: Breakfast served at the Atrium cafe at work.

Lunch: none
Lunch note:

Dinner: one bowl of Multi Grain cereal and some bread
Dinner note: free meal at my apartment

Snacks: none
Snacks note:


O.k. I'm finally back into my project. I can't get away from it like that or it will be no good. The reason why I'm not posting for the days that I missed from 2/13/08 to now is simply because there is way too much information to remember as far as the exercises that I've done and especially what I ate.

In case you didn't know, I was gone on a ski trip this past weekend. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed learning how to ski. I'm a little upset that I didn't get to take a picture of myself for the time that I was gone, but I'm getting back into it now. In a nutshell, I was pretty worn out from skiing. That whole day was like an exercise session. I ate breakfast everyday while gone (which consisted of cereal, a waffle, and a bagel). There's no question about it... I knew I would be a little sore after the ski trip, but I really feel o.k. now.

Other things have been going on in my life that I just really need your prayers and support with. A lot of it is just unspoken and private matters, but please pray that God will make a way for me even though it seems that there would be no way. These things that have been going on in my life has really started to drain me mentally and emotionally.

1 <----In regards to the draining situations in my life, I know what this number means. Please pray that it will grow daily.

G'night!

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

120 Days Project: Day 43

Day #43
2/12/08

Exercises
30-minute walk
10-minute sprint (in my apartment)
150 sit-ups
75 push-ups
50 alternate hammer curls
50 bench-dips
10 upside-down push-ups

Diet
Breakfast: none
Breakfast note:

Lunch: none
Lunch note:

Dinner: none
Dinner note:

Snacks: one bowl of Curves whole grain crunch cereal
Snacks note: It was getting pretty late and I didn't want to eat too big, so I decided to eat something small and sort of healthy.


Well, I think I'm now doing more than just losing weight. I guess it's to be expected, and I noticed it last night, and that's muscle growth. I've noticed that my body is beginning to take shape in more than just getting smaller weight wise, but I'm starting to get definition as well. The exercises that I do are also getting easier from my endurance building up as well. A new record on my upside-down push-ups! This is starting to get really good. Well, to be continued... I still have a ways to go.

Some cool news. I can now fit comfortably in my 36's. In case you didn't know. I was a 38 and even some of my 38's were getting kind of snug. Time to throw in some old clothes!

I came home today from work and as soon as I came into my apartment, I crashed in my bed. I got a good 2-hour nap in. Now I'm going to go to bed early so that I can feel great tomorrow! Oh, I was not able to get this Friday off work, but my boss said that I could take that following Tuesday off. So now I have Thursday, Monday, and Tuesday off! Oh! Sweet rest and relaxation!

Monday, February 11, 2008

120 Days Project: Day 38, Day 39, Day 40, Day 41, and Day 42

Day #38
2/7/08

Exercises
30-minute walk

Diet
Breakfast: none
Breakfast note:

Lunch: none
Lunch note:

Dinner: chili and a banana
Dinner note: I made some chili that I thought was awesome! I put in a pound of ground beef, kidney beans, pinto beans, chili beans, diced tomatoes, chili powder, Italian seasoning, and tony's seasoning.

Snacks: none
Snacks note:

Day #39
2/8/08


Exercises
30-minute walk
25 push-ups
*helped move furniture and other items (at the church)

Diet
Breakfast: none
Breakfast note:

Lunch: vegetable soup and chili and coffee
Lunch note: I met Kristin for lunch at her work place and I brought my left-over chili from the day before. I had a little bit of both!

Dinner: none
Dinner note:

Snacks: beef jerky
Snacks note: beef jerky that my friend James gave me the night before.

Day #40
2/9/08


Exercises
*helped move furniture and other items (at the church)

Diet
Breakfast: two sausage egg and white gravy biscuits and one extra sausage
Breakfast note:

Lunch: chili, a couple of bites of a hot dog, a tasty cherry desert-like food that Veronica made, and sweet tea
Lunch note: I don't remember the name of the desert that Veronica made, but it was good. Ask Kristin for the name of it. The church had a bazaar where we all brought in things that we didn't use put up for sale. This was basically a fund raiser for the youth so that they can go on a skiing trip this coming weekend... and I'm going too! It's going to be a blast I know.

Dinner: vegetable soup and salad
Dinner note: Kristin and I went over to my apartment and she made a great vegetable soup from the fixings in my kitchen. We invited my parents over and they brought in a salad to go with the soup. Good visit.

Snacks: beef jerky
Snacks note: I love that stuff.

Day #41
2/10/08

Exercises
NONE

Diet
Breakfast: coffee
Breakfast note: Church coffee

Lunch: spicy chicken sandwich, chili, baked potato, mandarin chicken salad
Lunch note: Kristin and I went over to Wendy's and met C.J. and James for lunch. It was good to see them.

Dinner: chili, two hotdogs, and sweet tea
Dinner note: No comment. Too much bread.

Snacks: beef jerky
Snacks note: o.k. I finished it off

Day #42
2/11/08


Exercises
30-minute walk
10-minute sprint (in my apartment)
200 sit-ups
75 push-ups
50 alternate hammer curls
50 bench dips
5 upside-down push-ups

Diet
Breakfast: none
Breakfast note:

Lunch: none
Lunch note:

Dinner: none
Dinner note:

Snacks: Oats and Honey Granola Bars
Snacks note: Another food item that James gave me. He's very generous.


I'm not dead, and I'm not giving up on the project. I will continue to move forward in this. I will be successful at it.

CHILI! What's up with all the chili eating? I guess I just happen to be in the right chili place at the right chili time. It has done its number... 'nuff said.

Yes, I'm going to go skiing this coming weekend (I'm going with the church youth group). I asked off work Thursday, Friday, and Monday. I definitely got Thursday and Monday off, but I won't know if I got Friday off until tomorrow. We're going to an area near Cincinnati, OH where it is guaranteed to have 'snow' on the mountain (it may be fake snow if it isn't cold enough), and you get to either ski, snowboard, or tube down the slopes. Fake snow or not, it's going to be a blast!

I am learning so much in VB .Net, and also how to use databases to have your GUI serve a purpose besides just being a pretty screen. I really feel if I keep that up too, then I'll have the confidence to pursue a job in that field.

It's been an extremely busy weekend. I really felt like I was going to pass out Friday night because of my lack of sleep. I feel a lot better now, and I'm going to finally get to sleep in Thursday morning! YAY! I love asking off for work! I need to do that more often! zzzzzzzz..... zzzzzzz..... zzzzzzzzzzzzz.............. !

G'Night!

Thursday, February 7, 2008

120 Days Project: Day 37

Day #37
2/6/08

Exercises
25-minute walk
10-minute sprint (in my apartment
Sit-ups 150
Push-ups 50
50 alternate hammer curls
50 bench dips
2 upside-down push-ups

Diet
Breakfast: none
Breakfast note:

Lunch: one bowl of "Warm Cous Cous and Tuna Salad" and coffee
Lunch note: The "Warm Cous Cous and Tuna Salad" is the name that Kristin gave her experiment that she came up with one night at my apartment. She said that it wasn't as good as she made it before. I don't know. I thought it was at least just as good, if not better! I'm always so greatful for such a wonderful girlfriend!

Dinner: about eight chicken wings and one stick of crunchy bread
Dinner note: Good, quick church meal. Linda from church has a true servants heart and is a top-notch example of what showing kindness and compassion towards others is all about. She made up a few other things, but I did not want to eat more than I needed to.

Snacks: none
Snacks note:


I'm looking forward to Friday night. I'm suppose to meet Mark again and we'll get more involved with SQL and ADO .Net since we didn't have a whole lot of time last time. Also, another friend from the church, Franciox, will be meeting us there. He's going to bring his electric drum set and I'll bring my guitar or keyboard and we'll have a rockin' jam session!

It's way too late. I got to get what little sleep I can get now.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

120 Days Project: Day 36

Day #36
2/5/08

Exercises
40-minute walk
Sit-ups 100
Push-ups 50

Diet
Breakfast: none
Breakfast note:

Lunch: none
Lunch note:

Dinner: two bowls of chili (one red bean chili and one white chili w/chicken) and cornbread
Dinner note: I got to go and see my cousin Candice tonight. It was really good to see her and talk with her. We saw her at my Aunt Donice's house where she had prepared a couple of chilis for us to eat on and Muddie brought us some cornbread that was good. It was all good. Thank you for the chili!

Snacks: none
Snacks note:


I went over to Mark's house tonight since I didn't get to go last night and we went over some more in VB .Net. This time we went into SQL and he showed me how to build tables in a database so that we may maintain and manipulate data from the truck program that we're writing. I'm going to try to meet him again this week for a more concentrated look into SQL and ADO .Net since I didn't have too much time tonight. I wish time ticked a little bit slower. I'm learning a great deal from Mark and I really believe that I could make VB. Net a career thing.

Well, I'm not doing a lot of exercises tonight because I'm really exhausted and sleepy. It's late and I need to hit the hay. G'night!

Monday, February 4, 2008

120 Days Project: Day 32, Day 33, Day 34, and Day 35

Day #32
2/1/08

Exercises
20-minute walk

Diet
Breakfast: none
Breakfast note:

Lunch: seafood dish, ham and cheese sandwich, some small high-roller cuts (sandwich thing), meat balls and weenies, a small piece of sausage, some guacamole dip, a bowl of chili, mexican salad, and a little bit of a dish that Kristin made
Lunch note: My work had a Super Bowl meal thing going on Friday. Everyone either brought a dish or donated for food. I donated for the cause and ate the food! It was fun to get to try my coworker's cooking. We really do have a lot of guys and gals at my work that know how to cook! I met Kristin at lunch time and we walked a little bit. She made a dish that she let me try. I wish I could remember what it was called, but you may have to ask her... I just remember that it was good, of course!

Dinner: Sushi, shrimp, beef, and chicken
Dinner note: Kristin and I met in Cleveland to go watch our very first live opera. We ate a very filling meal at Yummy's which is a Japanese restaurant in Cleveland. I guess they couldn't think of any other names for a Japanese restaurant.

Snacks: none
Snacks note:

Day #33
2/2/08

Exercises
NONE

Diet
Breakfast: none
Breakfast note:

Lunch: chicken wings
Lunch note: the church made some chicken wings for everyone that we ate on before we had our music practice.

Dinner: one quesadilla and an apple with peanut butter
Dinner note: I went over to Kristin's house Saturday and we made two 13x9 Tiramisu dishes for the dinner that we had after church Sunday. Kristin made some awesome quesadillas that calls for ground beef, diced pineapples, and black beans all in a soft tortilla casing. So good.

Snacks: some lady fingures dipped in coffee................................... w/ground chocolate!
Snacks note: o.k. so this was the first taste of chocolate I've had since the project. no excuses. I'll take it like a man! I didn't fail, because there was hardly any chocolate in the coffee mixture. So there. And lady fingures help to balance it out! Just wait till tomorrow... this was definitely the ultimate splurge weekend!

Day #34
2/3/08

Exercises
Ping pong

Diet
Breakfast: none
Breakfast note:

Lunch: Italian wedding soup, a salad, bread sticks, spaghetti and meatballs, a punch-like drink, coffee, 2 amaretti cookies, and 1..2...3 pieces of tiramisu!!!
Lunch note: Oh NO! What happened? This was a splurge day if I ever heard of one. What will happen now? Am I doomed? Will I go to hell? NO! I will get right back up! I had a duty and responsiblity to support the youth at our church! We had an awesome, fine-dining type set-up in the fellowship hall after Sunday morning service was out, and the food was as good as the set-up! Kristin's tiramisu was a hit! I hit it hard as so did many others. It was all quality and just a lot of fun to help the youth raise money. I hope they do it more often. They really had a blast doing it.

Dinner: black bean dip with tortilla chips, amaretti cookies, shrimp etouffee, bread, tiramisu and sweet tea
Dinner note: Our church decided to take advantage of the Super Bowl game and had a fun set-up arranged to watch it with some typical food fixings for a Super Bowl get-together. Kristin and I decided to go visit with my parents around the middle part of the game. They had some good shrimp etouffee and bread with it. Yes I had a little more tiramisu! Franciox and I worked off all the food from the ping-pong games that we played! We are getting good at that game! It's fun!

Snacks: none
Snacks note:

Day #35
2/4/08

Exercises
20-minute walk
15-minute sprint (in my apartment)
Sit-ups 200
Push-ups 100
50 alternate curls
3 upside-down push-ups

Diet
Breakfast: none
Breakfast note:

Lunch: a small cup of shrimp etouffee, some bread, with coffee (with a tiny bit of sugar and some creamer)
Lunch note: I met Kristin at her work again and she shared some of the leftover shrimp etouffee that my mom gave her. That's stuff is sooo good. I love food.

Dinner: none
Dinner note:

Snacks: none
Snacks note:

Now! I can talk freely and not under the context of foods! I was asked by my dad and my uncle if I could post a couple of pictures of myself to give them an idea of the progress physically and also so they could recognize me when they saw me lol. I'll post the very first picture that I took 1/1/08 along with the 1/31/08 picture and the latest one 2/4/08. I really am embarrassed to even do it now... I don't have anything impressive to show, but at least you'll get to see the results that I'm having now.

Here is the infamous pic from 1/1/08!




Now here I am on 1/31/08.



And finally, here is the one for tonight. I just got finished exercising... that's why I look tired.


O.k. there are the pictures. I'm going to bed now. Busy day tomorrow. I'm going to go over to Mark's house tomorrow since I didn't go tonight. Don't laugh at my hairiness lol!

Thursday, January 31, 2008

120 Days Project: Day 31

Day #31
1/31/08

Exercises
20-minute walk
15-minute sprint (in my apartment)
Sit-ups 100
Push-ups 50
3 upside-down push-ups (really difficult to do)

Diet
Breakfast: none
Breakfast note:

Lunch: vegetable soup, clam chowder soup, and a salad
Lunch note: Kristin and I walked a little bit today for our lunch and we decided to go eat at the Atrium at my work. I only had a few bites from her clam chowder soup and we both got a salad.

Dinner: none
Dinner note:

Snacks: none
Snacks note:


O.k. One month down, three to go... for the actual '120 Days Project.' Of course the true test will be after the project is finished. Well, 31 pictures so far to compare with where I was. I must say that if February has the same percentage of improvement as January did, then results will look amazing! I'm excited to see where this will go.

Until next time!