January 13th 2010 Diet/Exercise

Sleep:6.5 hours
Weight: 199 lbs
Cardio: Treadmill for 3 miles @ 6.55 mph
Lifting: Approx 60 minutes of chest, biceps, and abs
Diet:Breakfast was Egg Beaters and canadian bacon and ice water to drink. Dinner was grilled chicken, broccoli, qui'noa and a piece of pita bread
Supplements:Centrum performance, Omega 3 Fish oil, Glucosamine/Chondroiton, Calcium

I think my body is back into the swing of things regarding weight lifting. I'm not sore, and rather than looking at the clock to see how much time is left, I'm looking at the clock to see how much more lifting I get to do.

January 12th 2010 Diet/Exercise

Sleep:6.5 hours
Weight: 201 lbs
Cardio: Had to take the day off due to a super busy night
Lifting: " "
Diet:Breakfast was Egg Beaters and canadian bacon and ice water to drink. Dinner was 2 turkey burgers plain on toasted wheat buns. I had a snack later of rice chips and salsa
Supplements:Centrum performance, Omega 3 Fish oil, Glucosamine/Chondroiton, Calcium

January 11th 2010 Diet/Exercise

Sleep:6.5 hours
Weight: 201 lbs
Cardio: Treadmill for 3 miles @ 6.5 mph
Lifting: Approx 60 minutes of shoulders, legs, and abs
Diet:Breakfast was Egg Beaters and canadian bacon and ice water to drink. Dinner was baked salmon, qui'noa, and cauliflower. I had a post-workout meal of brown rice and turkey and some rice chips.
Supplements:Centrum performance, Omega 3 Fish oil, Glucosamine/Chondroiton, Calcium

January 10th 2010 Diet/Exercise

Sleep:8 hours
Weight: 201 lbs
Cardio: Treadmill for 3.2 miles @ 6.6 mph
Lifting: Approx 60 minutes of back, triceps and abs
Diet:Breakfast scrambled eggs and wheat toast and orange juice. I had a protein shake and protein bar after lifting and dinner was brown rice with turkey breast and light gravy with ice water. I had more rice chips and salsa as a late snack
Supplements:Centrum performance, Omega 3 Fish oil, Glucosamine/Chondroiton, Calcium

January 9th 2010 Diet/Exercise

Sleep:6 hours
Weight: 201 lbs
Cardio: Treadmill for 3.8 miles @ 6.6 mph
Lifting: Approx 70 minutes of Chest, biceps and abs
Diet:Breakfast was egg beaters and ham with an apple and some ice water, for dinner we ate at Golden Corral but I stuck to only veggies for salad toppings and no dressing and then chicken, fish and a small slice of steak with ice water. For a late night snack I had 10 rice chips with low fat cheese
Supplements:Centrum performance, Omega 3 Fish oil, Glucosamine/Chondroiton, Calcium

January 7th 2010 Diet/Exercise

I took my supplements and ate healthy for the most part except for some regular chips/salsa as a late snack but took the day off from the gym to let my body rest for 1 day.

January 6th 2010 Diet/Exercise

Sleep:7.5 hours
Weight: 202 lbs
Cardio: Treadmill for 3 miles @ 6.6 mph good run
Lifting: Approx 60 minutes of shoulders legs and abs
Diet:Breakfast was egg beaters and ham with an apple and some ice water, Dinner was seasoned tilapia, brown rice and corn, some hot peppers and ice water. I had a protein shake and a protein bar (starving to death for some reason) immediately after lifting.
Supplements:Centrum performance, Omega 3 Fish oil, Glucosamine/Chondroiton, Calcium

The caffeine headaches appear to have been a one day thing, after a week of eating clean every system in my body feels like it's operating smoothly and efficiently

January 5th 2010 Diet/Exercise

Sleep:7.5 hours
Weight: 203 2 lbs up?????? I haven't steered off the diet :(
Cardio: Treadmill for 3 miles @ 6.6 mph the run went awesome
Lifting: Approx 50 minutes of back, triceps and abs
Diet:Breakfast was egg beaters and ham with an apple and some ice water, lunch was a handfull of carrots, Dinner was prime rib with a side of Quinoa and a piece of pita bread, some hot peppers and ice water. I had a protein shake immediately after lifting.
Supplements:Forgot to take them, and by the time i remembered it was too late because the centrum will keep me up all night.

January 4th 2010 Diet/Exercise

Sleep:6 hours
Weight: 201
Cardio: 30 minutes on the elyptical for 450 calories
Lifting: Approx 60 minutes of chest, biceps and abs
Diet:Breakfast was egg beaters and ham with an apple and some ice water, lunch was a handfull of carrots, Dinner was tri-tip steak with Broccoli, some hot peppers, a slice of pita bread and ice water
Supplements:Centrum performance, Omega 3 Fish oil, Glucosamine/Chondroiton, Calcium

Even though the weight hasn't changed alot I'm feeling lighter on my feet when I do cardio

January 3rd 2010 Diet/Exercise

Sleep:8 hours
Weight: 201
Cardio: 3 miles at 6.5 mph
Lifting: Approx 30 minutes of shoulders legs and abs
Diet:A late breakfast was Eggbeaters and a bit of ham and an apple, an early dinner of souvlaki flavored chicken and a side of Quinoa and 1/2 a slice of pita bread with ice water. A late snack of chips/salsa with rice chips rather than tortilla, they're surprisingly good.
Supplements:Centrum performance, Omega 3 Fish oil, Glucosamine/Chondroiton, Calcium

January 2nd 2010 Diet/Exercise

Sleep:8.5 hours
Weight: 201
Cardio: 3.1 miles at 6.55 mph
Lifting: Approx 40 minutes of back, triceps and abs
Diet:1 Protein bar in the early afternoon, for dinner was leftover turkey and brown rice and corn from last night along with hot peppers and ice water to drink.
Supplements:Centrum performance, Omega 3 Fish oil, Glucosamine/Chondroiton, Calcium


Again the weekend meant a late night with waking up late so no breakfast. I can feel a bit of a caffeine withdrawl kicking in with a mild headache.

Jan 1st 2010 Diet/Exercise

Sleep:7.5 hours
Weight:204
Cardio:3 mile run at 6.5 mph
Lifting:Approx 40 minutes doing chest, biceps, and abs
Diet:1 protein shake in the early afternoon, Dinner consisted of some turkey breast, brown rice, corn, with ice water to drink. Also about 10 pistachios as a snack.
Supplements:Centrum performance, Omega 3 Fish oil, Glucosamine/Chondroiton, Calcium

Normally I'd have eaten earlier in the day but weekends/holidays usually mean staying up late and sleeping in late.

Yesssssss. Finally.

Well, long story short, after 10 months of a living hell, Heidi appears to be on the mend for good this time. Last week we took her to the E.R. because her nausea/vomiting was totally out of hand and they pumped her full of the same meds they give her every visit. It stablized her system and the next day she put in a few hours at work. Her boss mentioned that a neighbor was sick in bed vomiting for a year with no amount of tests etc. able to figure out what was wrong. It turned out that an absess tooth was putting infection into her bloodstream and making her sick. Genetically Heidi has the worst dental history of all time so as soon as she relayed the story I asked if she had any teeth that could be doing this. She said absolutely but has been too sick to even care. Long story short, we visited the oral surgeon and voila, she hasn't thrown up in 3 days now!!!! I feel like theres actually hope now that we can get our lives back and that instead of withering away on the couch she can get back to her old self as she continues to heal. Come to find out that the problems that the rest of your body can encounter from issues stemming with your teeth are endless. Things you'd never even think about as possiblities. Man I cannot express how glad I am that this is over. Thanks so so so much to all our good friends and family for all the support over the last year while we tried to figure this all out.

Working from home

So for the last 11 weeks I have been killing myself at work. Literally taking no breathers during working hours and staying on task 100% of the time so I could win a contest to be one of 12 people in the office to participate in a trial of working from home. It came down to the wire and the competition was stiff (theres 200 of us) but I got a slot.

I cant wait to gain back the time in my day that is currently wasted on commuting and putting it toward more productive things. Getting more sleep and exercising more are the two things that come to mind. But taking the pugs for walks on lunch and being able to take a paid break to straighten the house sounds so good right about now.

Basically I'm looking forward to my personal day being much more productive and rewarding based on this opportunity. I don't have an exact day but it should be very very soon and hopefully the trial succeeds and I can come home and work permanently.

My secret to my own sanity

MMA. Thats what helps me blow off steam. Whether it's watching it, cornering, judging, fighting, or debating it, mma is by far my #1 outlet. A long time ago I heard someone say that one of the secrets of life is to have something to look forward to. Don't get me wrong, I love to come home, I love to hug my wife and kids or play with the puppies and those things are as fulfilling as could be. What I'm talking about is the pure primal satisfaction that I get from being part of mma with all of it's adrenaline, controversy, physicality and intense action. Theres nothing like being there when the main event is about to start, the crowds deafening screams as they pump up their fighter, the music is insane and you see two highly skilled bad asses as they enter the cage at a pinnacle in time ready to demolish the opponent on the other side. Seeing them unleash hell in a combination of controlled rage and highly evolved skills as they do everything in their power to prove to themselves, friends, family, and trainers that they are in fact the better man that night as they impose their will despite the best efforts of their opponent. It's truly a thing of beauty and it soothes me to have mma as my outlet.

The cool things about sons.

A couple things have happened recently that just struck a chord with me for some reason. Last week I walked into my 8 year olds wrestling practice and the first thing I see is him blocking the arm and spinning to his opponents back for quarter position. He looked like such a little stud in his wrestling gear, keeping a good base, and gaining position, it was just one of those moments. He didn't even want to wrestle but he has natural athleticism and I told him he'd be awesome at wrestling and man did he pick it up fast. Then the next day I'm at Hadens practice, he's in sixth grade and he's sparring with a 9th grader who took fourth in district and controlling position, it was just cool to see him doing so well against a much older kid with so much more experience. Last night I'm down in the gym lifting weights with the music blasting and I look over and Haden is doing some squats, Gage is doing some pushups, and my stepson Caid is jumping rope on the wrestling mat and everyone was just 'into' it. Very small but very cool moments that make it so cool to have boys.

A quote that sums up SOME of my feelings

"I don't identify with the label 'former mormon.' My religious heritage is a bit like an old and outgrown pair of childhood pajamas (nearly thread bare and tattered)--which lay neatly tucked in the back of my drawer, rich with memories, history, perspective, sentimental attachment...and ocassionally give me pause for real reflection. I did not LEAVE my pajamas but merely out grew them. I cannot throw them away...but it would be ridiculous to wear them and pretend they still fit."

moonshine-
postmormon.org

Six Feet Under

2 nights ago I was watching the episode of Six Feet Under where they host a biker funeral and as a gift the widow gives Nate her dead husbands Harley. At the end of the show it jumps to him hauling ass on the Pacific Coast Highway, he was swaying the bike back and forth and just...hauling...ass. It reminded me of my ride to St. George this summer. I like the winter for a change but seeing that scene had my mouth watering to get back on my bike and get the wind in my face.