May 2008

All You Can Eat Sushi

May 27, 2008

I took the kids to a new Sushi & Hibachi place tonight thinking it would be a fun thing to do to try something new, give my newly vegetarian daughter some new food options and maybe give me a chance to use the little Japanese I know. I was able to do this because my [...]

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Bad Meal of the Day - Breakfast Cereal

May 15, 2008

I don’t usually eat cereal for breakfast but the last couple of days were exceptions. I needed something fast, and having a bowl of cereal with skim milk sounded like it would hit the spot. How bad can a bowl of cereal be? How about 640 calories. How’s that, you ask? Well, first you start [...]

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Bad Meal of the Day - McDonald’s Breakfast

May 13, 2008

photo credit: ThiagoMartins [I am writing this while stuck in O'Hare Airport in Chicago- my flight that was originally scheduled to leave at 8:00 is now delayed until 10:30. The joys of flying!] I’m still no expert at proper eating while traveling and today started in typical bad fashion - breakfast at McDonald’s. The Golden [...]

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Weekly Update - 5/11/2008

May 11, 2008

Financing and loans advisor Motley Fool predicts that 10 years from now the fitness industry will be the new El Dorado. As the current society gets more and more obsessed with looking good and staying fit, expect the the number of fitness-related products to keep rising. Regardless of whatever diet and exercise scheme you choose [...]

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Bike Winner Announced!

May 11, 2008

My Fuji Bike Giveaway contest had more entrants than I expected, a total of 29 entrants with 13 of you getting an extra entry for giving the post a Stumble. Thank you to all the entrants! The total value of the prize package was almost $500, which is nothing to sneeze at. Pioneer Woman gives [...]

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Puppy Picture

May 10, 2008

Since I have been as sick as a dog the last few days I thought I would post the puppy picture that has been requested a few times since I mentioned we got a new puppy. Maddie is a Chow Chow/Corgi mix and is about 11 months old. She has a really calm disposition - [...]

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Bad Meal of the Day - Subway Tuna Sub

May 7, 2008

A comment on Mike’s blog got me thinking about some things I need to do differently, one of which is improve my logging of meals. I’m finding that really hard to do, but I know I need to do it. So to start with I am going to try to write about the worst meal [...]

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Win a Free Bike From JohnIsFit.com

May 6, 2008

[CONTEST CLOSED - Winner Announced!] As a frequent drinker of Lipton Diet Green Iced Tea I was more than happy to receive an invitation from Lipton to promote their “Free Your Y” campaign around their new White Iced Tea. I have not yet tried the product, but as it is Lipton I am sure it [...]

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Arms of Jello

May 5, 2008

I lifted weights this morning for the first time in almost two months and for only the second time since February 12th. Forcing myself to get up at 4:00am to workout wasn’t easy, but it is a habit I just have to get back into - I don’t have the luxury of being able to [...]

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