Exercise- Today I played in an indoor soccer game and afterwards I played in a few volleyball games.
Diet:
Breakfast- 2 egg, pickled radish, and dried pork sandwich. Tastes a lot better than it sounds.
Lunch- 3 chicken thighs. 2 made with salsa, 1 made with soy sauce and garlic
Dinner- 2 chicken thighs baked with salsa and eaten with brown rice.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Feb 27 - Shane
Weak day.
Exercise: 1.8 mile run outside. I made it out .9 miles when an MP (military policeman) pulled up alongside and asked me why I was running without a reflective belt. I told him that I didn't know we needed them during the day, but he told me to run back to my place if I wanted to continue running. I didn't really argue because 2 years in the Army have taught me that questioning authority is ineffective here and because I was starting to get cold. Turns out it's a bad idea to run in shorts when it's 6 degrees out.
Food: I ate crap today. Oatmeal for breakfast, 2 slices of pizza at lunch, 3 things of string cheese throughout the day, a bacon cheeseburger, 2 beers, and some fries for dinner. Bleh.
Indulgence: see above.
Tomorrow and Friday won't be any better with food, since I've committed to certain social events for dinner, but whatever. I'll make it up with actual intense workouts.
Exercise: 1.8 mile run outside. I made it out .9 miles when an MP (military policeman) pulled up alongside and asked me why I was running without a reflective belt. I told him that I didn't know we needed them during the day, but he told me to run back to my place if I wanted to continue running. I didn't really argue because 2 years in the Army have taught me that questioning authority is ineffective here and because I was starting to get cold. Turns out it's a bad idea to run in shorts when it's 6 degrees out.
Food: I ate crap today. Oatmeal for breakfast, 2 slices of pizza at lunch, 3 things of string cheese throughout the day, a bacon cheeseburger, 2 beers, and some fries for dinner. Bleh.
Indulgence: see above.
Tomorrow and Friday won't be any better with food, since I've committed to certain social events for dinner, but whatever. I'll make it up with actual intense workouts.
Andy Feb 27
Exercise- No bike or run today because I thought I had a basketball game, instead we just played ball for 2 hours.
Diet:
Breakfast- 3 egg and cheese sandwich
Lunch- Monster portion of whole wheat pasta, pepperoni and Ragu
Dinner- Toasted peanut butter and honey sandwich.
Alright I got a little carried away today, but my body hurts and I've been exhausted. I figured I wasn't getting enough food so I had to try something. I'll be better tomorrow...
Diet:
Breakfast- 3 egg and cheese sandwich
Lunch- Monster portion of whole wheat pasta, pepperoni and Ragu
Dinner- Toasted peanut butter and honey sandwich.
Alright I got a little carried away today, but my body hurts and I've been exhausted. I figured I wasn't getting enough food so I had to try something. I'll be better tomorrow...
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Feb 26 - Shane
Kinda busy this week with a few things from work, and I've got $400/month riding on what happens between tomorrow and Friday. Plus some people are leaving this week so I'm not going to be eating/drinking all that great either.
Exercise: Olympic powerlifting for 30 minutes, chest and back weightlifting for 30 minutes, core exercises on stability balls for 30 minutes. No run, bike, or swim today.
Post-workout meal: oatmeal, peanut butter, and 3 hard boiled eggs
Other food today: 1 can black beans, 12 ounces of chicken breast, 2 cups raw spinach, half cup colby and monterey jack, 1 can sardines, 1 avocado, 2 sticks string cheese, 1lb package edamame, 1 bosc pear, 1/2 lb of raw carrots, 1 cup cottage cheese.
No indulgences besides the relatively light exercise day.
I got my swim goggles in the mail today. All I gotta say is that if you're in the military and you're receiving a package from Speedo USA, expect to be made fun of by the mailroom guys. Oh and Andy, your watch is badass - I'm supposed to be the numbers nerd here. I'm gonna have to get one of those soon.
Exercise: Olympic powerlifting for 30 minutes, chest and back weightlifting for 30 minutes, core exercises on stability balls for 30 minutes. No run, bike, or swim today.
Post-workout meal: oatmeal, peanut butter, and 3 hard boiled eggs
Other food today: 1 can black beans, 12 ounces of chicken breast, 2 cups raw spinach, half cup colby and monterey jack, 1 can sardines, 1 avocado, 2 sticks string cheese, 1lb package edamame, 1 bosc pear, 1/2 lb of raw carrots, 1 cup cottage cheese.
No indulgences besides the relatively light exercise day.
I got my swim goggles in the mail today. All I gotta say is that if you're in the military and you're receiving a package from Speedo USA, expect to be made fun of by the mailroom guys. Oh and Andy, your watch is badass - I'm supposed to be the numbers nerd here. I'm gonna have to get one of those soon.
Andy Feb 26
I got my new watch today that tracks my distance, speed and heart rate so I went on a 3.4 mile run to test it out. Here are my results... I'm slow...
After a little break I went and played a few pickup games of basketball.
Diet:
Breakfast- Bowl of Kashi strawberry cereal with soy milk and a cheese stick.
Lunch- Medium portion of my beef and broccoli with brown rice.
Dinner- Small portion of my beef and broccoli with brown rice.
Snacks- Maybe a cheese stick or some cottage cheese after dinner, I'll let you know.
Exercise
After a little break I went and played a few pickup games of basketball.Diet:
Breakfast- Bowl of Kashi strawberry cereal with soy milk and a cheese stick.
Lunch- Medium portion of my beef and broccoli with brown rice.
Dinner- Small portion of my beef and broccoli with brown rice.
Snacks- Maybe a cheese stick or some cottage cheese after dinner, I'll let you know.
Feb 25 - Shane
Ok my power went out last night, so I couldn't post then. But I did get over 8 hours of sleep instead.
During the afternoon I heard from a college buddy that he was registered for a 70.3 triathlon (half ironman) in July. I'm not ready to let some civilian be in better shape than me, so that motivated me to spend a little more time working out in the afternoon.
Morning workout: running sprints with the platoon for 30 minutes. I personally focused on increasing my rate of turnover while keeping my stride relatively short.
Post-workout meal: Oatmeal with peanut butter
Afternoon workout: 60 minutes on the bike, 20.4 miles. I did 25 minutes at around 180 watts, then 5 minutes at 220 watts, 5 minutes at 100 watts, 20 minutes at 190 watts, and 5 minutes trying (but mostly failing) to keep it above 200 watts. Total calories burned on bike were about 740. Afterwards I ran a slow 5k on the treadmill in 29 minutes; about 520 calories burned.
Post-workout meal: Peanut butter sandwich, 2 salami/pastrami/ham/provolone/lettuce/tomato/mustard sandwiches.
Other food: 2 string cheese, an apple, a can of black beans, half an avocado, a can of sardines, about 6 oz chicken breast, 2 cups spinach, a handful of olives, and maybe half a cup of shredded cheese. 1 cup of cottage cheese before sleeping.
During the afternoon I heard from a college buddy that he was registered for a 70.3 triathlon (half ironman) in July. I'm not ready to let some civilian be in better shape than me, so that motivated me to spend a little more time working out in the afternoon.
Morning workout: running sprints with the platoon for 30 minutes. I personally focused on increasing my rate of turnover while keeping my stride relatively short.
Post-workout meal: Oatmeal with peanut butter
Afternoon workout: 60 minutes on the bike, 20.4 miles. I did 25 minutes at around 180 watts, then 5 minutes at 220 watts, 5 minutes at 100 watts, 20 minutes at 190 watts, and 5 minutes trying (but mostly failing) to keep it above 200 watts. Total calories burned on bike were about 740. Afterwards I ran a slow 5k on the treadmill in 29 minutes; about 520 calories burned.
Post-workout meal: Peanut butter sandwich, 2 salami/pastrami/ham/provolone/lettuce/tomato/mustard sandwiches.
Other food: 2 string cheese, an apple, a can of black beans, half an avocado, a can of sardines, about 6 oz chicken breast, 2 cups spinach, a handful of olives, and maybe half a cup of shredded cheese. 1 cup of cottage cheese before sleeping.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Andy Feb 25
Exercise- Today I biked 11 miles first which made the run a lot harder, but i managed to run 3 miles.
Diet-
Breakfast- Bowl of cereal with soy milk and a cheese stick.
Lunch- My classmate insisted on treating me to lunch so I ate a regular chicken sub from Charlie's.
Dinner- Cooked myself some beef and broccoli and ate it with brown rice.
Diet-
Breakfast- Bowl of cereal with soy milk and a cheese stick.
Lunch- My classmate insisted on treating me to lunch so I ate a regular chicken sub from Charlie's.
Dinner- Cooked myself some beef and broccoli and ate it with brown rice.
Feb 24 - Shane
Ok posting this a little bit late.
Exercise: 5.2 mile run in 50 minutes out in the snow at around 10 degrees. Running in snow is harder than I thought. Plus I hate running with long pants.
Post-workout food: Big bowl of oatmeal with peanut butter.
Other food: Half avocado, can of black beans sprinkled with cheese, 2 cans of sardines.
Many Indulgences: Uh, bacon cheeseburger with a half pound patty and fries at a local restaurant. And 2 beers. But it's not my fault - my buddy's getting out of the Army this week and moving back to his hometown, so I had to go out. And drink 2 beers.
Exercise: 5.2 mile run in 50 minutes out in the snow at around 10 degrees. Running in snow is harder than I thought. Plus I hate running with long pants.
Post-workout food: Big bowl of oatmeal with peanut butter.
Other food: Half avocado, can of black beans sprinkled with cheese, 2 cans of sardines.
Many Indulgences: Uh, bacon cheeseburger with a half pound patty and fries at a local restaurant. And 2 beers. But it's not my fault - my buddy's getting out of the Army this week and moving back to his hometown, so I had to go out. And drink 2 beers.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Andy Feb 24
I took the day off and read Dean Karnazes book "Ultra marathon man, confessions of an all-night runner" Easy and great book to read.
Diet-
Breakfast/Lunch- Went to "Pho #1" and had 2 spring rolls, a bowl of Pho, and half a bun mi sandwich.
Dinner- Ate the remaining two pieces of pizza from yesterday.
Diet-
Breakfast/Lunch- Went to "Pho #1" and had 2 spring rolls, a bowl of Pho, and half a bun mi sandwich.
Dinner- Ate the remaining two pieces of pizza from yesterday.
Week 1 Summary - Shane
Week 1 was Feb 17 through 22, with the 23rd off.
I put the week 0 + week 1 totals in parentheses, since those two days of week 0 don't really go anywhere else.
Treadmill: 4.6 miles (10.6 miles)
Running outside: 7.7 miles (7.7 miles)
Total running: 12.3 miles (18.3 miles)
Stationary bike: 43 miles (63 miles)
I put the week 0 + week 1 totals in parentheses, since those two days of week 0 don't really go anywhere else.
Treadmill: 4.6 miles (10.6 miles)
Running outside: 7.7 miles (7.7 miles)
Total running: 12.3 miles (18.3 miles)
Stationary bike: 43 miles (63 miles)
Andy Feb 23
Exercise- Today I played in a soccer game, took a little break and then ran 6 miles. The new shoes were great.
Diet:
Breakfast- 2 egg and cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread.
Lunch- A peanut butter and cheese sandwich.
Dinner- I was invited to a birthday party for my friends wife so I had to go eat pizza at the Moose's tooth. Half Thai pizza (Bean sprouts, carrots, chicken, and cilantro, all over peanut sauce) and half shrimp and pineapple. I behaved a little by only ordering the medium.
Indulgences- I have to admit I ate two cheese sticks and some chips and salsa before the pizza got there too, but whatever I exercised a lot today.
Diet:
Breakfast- 2 egg and cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread.
Lunch- A peanut butter and cheese sandwich.
Dinner- I was invited to a birthday party for my friends wife so I had to go eat pizza at the Moose's tooth. Half Thai pizza (Bean sprouts, carrots, chicken, and cilantro, all over peanut sauce) and half shrimp and pineapple. I behaved a little by only ordering the medium.
Indulgences- I have to admit I ate two cheese sticks and some chips and salsa before the pizza got there too, but whatever I exercised a lot today.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
23 Feb - Mike
toady is saturday, and thank goodness.
yesterday:
workout: 5 mile run with the company around the parimeter. then walking in a circle for 30 minutes waiting for everyone else. Lt. Li is not as fast as he thinks he is.
Breakfast: i ate breakfast really fast. mainly because i don't have any time with all this weapons immersion nonsense. so i end up rucking most of the day as well. you guys know, you did it. anyway, water, cantalope bits, bran cereal, and skim milk.
Lunch: the usual, peanut butter and jelly sandwich with milk.
Dinner: Texas roadhouse. 8 oz. serloin with baked potato(e) and (obviously boiled) vegetables.
Indulgences: the carnival. had a funnel cake with a lemonade. then went and rode some rides and watched the end of the rodeo. the funnel cake had me tossing in bed until about 3 am, when i got rid of it. going to be avoiding the funnel cakes for a while. which brings me to today...
23 Feb
woke up finally at 8am after the funnel cake incident and forced myself into my shoes and out onto the track. 45 minutes 100 and 400 meter sprints, with one mile warm up and cool down.
two granola/peanut bars, gatorade and water is all i've had today, not much of an appetite.
yesterday:
workout: 5 mile run with the company around the parimeter. then walking in a circle for 30 minutes waiting for everyone else. Lt. Li is not as fast as he thinks he is.
Breakfast: i ate breakfast really fast. mainly because i don't have any time with all this weapons immersion nonsense. so i end up rucking most of the day as well. you guys know, you did it. anyway, water, cantalope bits, bran cereal, and skim milk.
Lunch: the usual, peanut butter and jelly sandwich with milk.
Dinner: Texas roadhouse. 8 oz. serloin with baked potato(e) and (obviously boiled) vegetables.
Indulgences: the carnival. had a funnel cake with a lemonade. then went and rode some rides and watched the end of the rodeo. the funnel cake had me tossing in bed until about 3 am, when i got rid of it. going to be avoiding the funnel cakes for a while. which brings me to today...
23 Feb
woke up finally at 8am after the funnel cake incident and forced myself into my shoes and out onto the track. 45 minutes 100 and 400 meter sprints, with one mile warm up and cool down.
two granola/peanut bars, gatorade and water is all i've had today, not much of an appetite.
Feb 22 - Shane
Morning workout: 1.5 mile run with the platoon. The 7 mile run was postponed, so we ran to eat breakfast. It was glorious.
Post-workout meal 1: 2 eggs, 2 slices of bacon, and 2 slices of cheese on a hoagie bun, with black coffee. It's not my fault; it was a platoon function.
Afternoon workout: 60 minutes on the stationary bike (660 calories, 18 miles) and 15 minutes on the treadmill (250 calories, 1.6 miles).
Post-workout meal 2: Peanut butter sandwich, one package of Shin Ramyun and 3 eggs.
Other food today: Whopper with cheese at Burger King with side salad and about a tablespoon of ranch.
Indulgences: Pretty much every meal listed above doesn't quite fit into my training meal plan. Oh well - it's Friday and I did over an hour and a half of cardio today.
After 7:30pm, I started my off day and drank about 6 or 7 pints of Guinness, and came home and ate half a chicken. Tomorrow I will sit around and do nothing. Maybe snowboard, but that's unlikely.
Post-workout meal 1: 2 eggs, 2 slices of bacon, and 2 slices of cheese on a hoagie bun, with black coffee. It's not my fault; it was a platoon function.
Afternoon workout: 60 minutes on the stationary bike (660 calories, 18 miles) and 15 minutes on the treadmill (250 calories, 1.6 miles).
Post-workout meal 2: Peanut butter sandwich, one package of Shin Ramyun and 3 eggs.
Other food today: Whopper with cheese at Burger King with side salad and about a tablespoon of ranch.
Indulgences: Pretty much every meal listed above doesn't quite fit into my training meal plan. Oh well - it's Friday and I did over an hour and a half of cardio today.
After 7:30pm, I started my off day and drank about 6 or 7 pints of Guinness, and came home and ate half a chicken. Tomorrow I will sit around and do nothing. Maybe snowboard, but that's unlikely.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Andy Feb 22
I just got my pair of Arnuva 50 Boas(North Face running shoes) today and I wore them during my workout. They were really comfortable right out of the box and the boa technology rocks. After the run my feet felt great in these shoes and I'm pretty happy with my purchase.
Exercise- Ran 3 miles around an indoor track and biked 9 miles on an exercise bike.
Diet:
Breakfast- I had a bowl of strawberry Kashi cereal with soy milk.
Lunch- Two whole wheat tortillas with beef, an avacado, and tomatoes. I used organic ranch dressing to top it.
Dinner- Bread and butter then Fettuccine (Fruit de Mer) Variety of seafood in Alfredo sauce.
Snack- Ate a bowl of ramen and two eggs after my workout today.
Exercise- Ran 3 miles around an indoor track and biked 9 miles on an exercise bike.
Diet:
Breakfast- I had a bowl of strawberry Kashi cereal with soy milk.
Lunch- Two whole wheat tortillas with beef, an avacado, and tomatoes. I used organic ranch dressing to top it.
Dinner- Bread and butter then Fettuccine (Fruit de Mer) Variety of seafood in Alfredo sauce.
Snack- Ate a bowl of ramen and two eggs after my workout today.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Andy Feb 21
Exercise- My exercise today consisted of a volleyball game. I'll count this as my off day.
Diet:
Breakfast-Bowl of my organic strawberry Kashi cereal.
Lunch-A pita and a whole wheat tortilla filled with spinach, tomatoes and beef topped with ranch dressing.
Dinner-The rest of my eggplant/tofu dish with brown rice.
Snacks- A few cheese sticks throughout the day and I'm about to go eat some cottage cheese before I call it a night.
Diet:
Breakfast-Bowl of my organic strawberry Kashi cereal.
Lunch-A pita and a whole wheat tortilla filled with spinach, tomatoes and beef topped with ranch dressing.
Dinner-The rest of my eggplant/tofu dish with brown rice.
Snacks- A few cheese sticks throughout the day and I'm about to go eat some cottage cheese before I call it a night.
Feb 21 - Shane
Exercise: Weightlifting with chest/back/legs, pullups and variations, and medicine ball exercises for about an hour and a half this morning. No afternoon workout because I'm saving my legs for a 7 mile platoon run over icy hills in the morning, and I'm having a little bit of lower back pain. Maybe my body's not ready for 2 a days yet.
Post workout meal: 3 servings oatmeal, 3 tablespoons peanut butter, 3 eggs.
Other food: 2 salads today - one with half a chicken, one with no real protein (except the scattered goat cheese). A can of black beans, 3 things of string cheese, an apple, and a glass of milk. Also, I made myself a sandwich for lunch today, violating my soft rule on no grain products except directly after a workout.
Indulgence: If you count the bread I had at lunch, then bread.
Post workout meal: 3 servings oatmeal, 3 tablespoons peanut butter, 3 eggs.
Other food: 2 salads today - one with half a chicken, one with no real protein (except the scattered goat cheese). A can of black beans, 3 things of string cheese, an apple, and a glass of milk. Also, I made myself a sandwich for lunch today, violating my soft rule on no grain products except directly after a workout.
Indulgence: If you count the bread I had at lunch, then bread.
21 Feb
my posts are sporadic at best, but i don't have a computer anymore. it's in the shop in utah and it should be done by the end of the week. they will mail it back to me, but it'll take a little time cause they ship ground. oh well, i'll continue using the event center and associating with all the young zoomies while they check their myspace accounts. not bad kids, but the age/maturity gap is a little problematic. Haug sends his best, by the way.
Breakfast: 1 cup rasin(spelled wrong) bran cereal with half pint of skim milk, half cup of cottage cheese, two hard boiled eggs (i bite off half with the yoke, then squeeze the rest of the yoke out of the other half), two strips bacon.
Lunch: more cottage cheese, glass milk, glass water, peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Dinner: cup of pasta, baked chicken breast, fried ocra (whatever that is. kind of like zukini tampura, not good), and a few bites of a chocolate/peanut butter cake from Companio's that my wife sent me for valentine's day. i've been eating small portins of it each day so i don't get sick all at once.
Now: i'm drinking a gatorade rain berry flavored. it's not that good, and it tastes like syrup. but i always remember to shake the electrolytes up before i drink it.
Breakfast: 1 cup rasin(spelled wrong) bran cereal with half pint of skim milk, half cup of cottage cheese, two hard boiled eggs (i bite off half with the yoke, then squeeze the rest of the yoke out of the other half), two strips bacon.
Lunch: more cottage cheese, glass milk, glass water, peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Dinner: cup of pasta, baked chicken breast, fried ocra (whatever that is. kind of like zukini tampura, not good), and a few bites of a chocolate/peanut butter cake from Companio's that my wife sent me for valentine's day. i've been eating small portins of it each day so i don't get sick all at once.
Now: i'm drinking a gatorade rain berry flavored. it's not that good, and it tastes like syrup. but i always remember to shake the electrolytes up before i drink it.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Andy Feb 20
Long day today...
Exercise- Today I ran three miles at an indoor track and chipped ice around my apartment for 2.5 hours.
Diet:
Breakfast- Bowl of Kashi strawberry cereal
Lunch- 2 Pitas filled with beef, spinach tomatoes, and organic ranch dressing
Dinner- My tofu/eggplant dish with brown rice
Snacks- Ate a few cheese sticks throughout the day and today I had two spoonfuls of cottage cheese before bed.
Indulgences- Nope
Exercise- Today I ran three miles at an indoor track and chipped ice around my apartment for 2.5 hours.
Diet:
Breakfast- Bowl of Kashi strawberry cereal
Lunch- 2 Pitas filled with beef, spinach tomatoes, and organic ranch dressing
Dinner- My tofu/eggplant dish with brown rice
Snacks- Ate a few cheese sticks throughout the day and today I had two spoonfuls of cottage cheese before bed.
Indulgences- Nope
Feb 20 and blood stats - Shane
2 weeks ago, I had some lab work ordered for a physical unrelated to any of this triathlon stuff. I got the results back and decided that it was excellent timing, since it was taken right before I started this triathlon craziness. Note: I couldn't get the HTML to cooperate with me so I just screenshot what this chart is supposed to look like, and posted the picture here:
We'll see where my stats are in 6 months. I figure a much improved diet and increased cardio should bring my LDL to healthy levels. Ok, back to your regularly scheduled programming.
Exercise: PT in the morning with the platoon - sprints, pushups, and abs for about an hour, then ran 2.2 miles outside in about 20 minutes.
Post-workout meal: 3 servings of oatmeal with about 3 to 4 tablespoons low sugar peanut butter. No other sugar or anything added.
Other food today:
2 salads (see here for salad ingredients and portions)
1 can sardines
3 eggs
1 apple
1 pear
3 string cheese
1/2 cup black beans with some shredded cheese
3 chicken breasts (disgusting, not buying this microwave crap again, and it probably has trans fat in it)
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1 entire package of edamame.
No afternoon workout since the morning PT was mostly running. Oh, and I bought these goggles online today. I should start swimming next week when they come in. Stupid tiny city and its lack of stores.
We'll see where my stats are in 6 months. I figure a much improved diet and increased cardio should bring my LDL to healthy levels. Ok, back to your regularly scheduled programming.
Exercise: PT in the morning with the platoon - sprints, pushups, and abs for about an hour, then ran 2.2 miles outside in about 20 minutes.
Post-workout meal: 3 servings of oatmeal with about 3 to 4 tablespoons low sugar peanut butter. No other sugar or anything added.
Other food today:
2 salads (see here for salad ingredients and portions)
1 can sardines
3 eggs
1 apple
1 pear
3 string cheese
1/2 cup black beans with some shredded cheese
3 chicken breasts (disgusting, not buying this microwave crap again, and it probably has trans fat in it)
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1 entire package of edamame.
No afternoon workout since the morning PT was mostly running. Oh, and I bought these goggles online today. I should start swimming next week when they come in. Stupid tiny city and its lack of stores.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Andy Feb 19
Finally got back on track today as far as the exercise portion goes.
Exercise- Today I ran 2.5 miles around an indoor track and pumped out 5 miles on an exercise bike. Setting was random level 12. Afterwards I went to volleyball practice and ran around a bit more.
Diet:
Breakfast- Bowl of Kashi organic cereal with dried strawberries. I used soy milk with my cereal which i heard is good for you.
Lunch- I took a small portion of leftover rice and made congee. I ate it with roasted eel, dried pork, and pickled radishes mmmmmm.
Dinner- I bought some brown rice because its supposed to be better for you than white rice. So... I cooked up some Scheczuan style tofu/eggplant with pork and onions and ate a plate of it with my brown rice. The brown rice actually wasn't too bad but then again the tofu/eggplant dish was pretty ferocious.
Snacks- During lunch I ate two cheese sticks and throughout the day I drank OJ and V8. After dinner I manned up and ate a spoonful of cottage cheese, it wasn't as bad as I remembered, maybe I will eat more tomorrow.
Indulgences- Proud to say, none!
Exercise- Today I ran 2.5 miles around an indoor track and pumped out 5 miles on an exercise bike. Setting was random level 12. Afterwards I went to volleyball practice and ran around a bit more.
Diet:
Breakfast- Bowl of Kashi organic cereal with dried strawberries. I used soy milk with my cereal which i heard is good for you.
Lunch- I took a small portion of leftover rice and made congee. I ate it with roasted eel, dried pork, and pickled radishes mmmmmm.
Dinner- I bought some brown rice because its supposed to be better for you than white rice. So... I cooked up some Scheczuan style tofu/eggplant with pork and onions and ate a plate of it with my brown rice. The brown rice actually wasn't too bad but then again the tofu/eggplant dish was pretty ferocious.
Snacks- During lunch I ate two cheese sticks and throughout the day I drank OJ and V8. After dinner I manned up and ate a spoonful of cottage cheese, it wasn't as bad as I remembered, maybe I will eat more tomorrow.
Indulgences- Proud to say, none!
Week 1, Day 3 - Shane
Morning workout: Did PT with my platoon - Olympic powerlifting (cleans, snatches, presses, etc.), various chest/back weight machines, and a very basic 10 minute core workout with the rubber balls.
Post workout meal: 2 servings grits, 3 eggs, an apple.
Evening workout: 15 miles in 52 minutes on stationary bike. It was a different machine, so I'm not sure that this is really comparable to the previous stationary bike sessions.
Post workout meal: 2 sandwiches (see my posts below for what I put in sandwiches) and a bosc pear.
Other food today: A salad (again, see posts below for a description of this week's salad), half cup of black beans, 2 cans sardines, 2 things of string cheese. I'm also likely to eat a cup of carrots and a half cup of cottage cheese before bed tonight.
Went grocery shopping today, too. I hate resorting to microwavable precooked chicken breasts, but I don't exactly have a kitchen and this might be the easiest protein I can eat. Eggs and sardines will drive me crazy. I might go back to canned tuna for a while, mixed with avocado for the fat/texture. Also, tomorrow I'll probably begin snacking on edamame all day - I just bought some at the grocery store.
Post workout meal: 2 servings grits, 3 eggs, an apple.
Evening workout: 15 miles in 52 minutes on stationary bike. It was a different machine, so I'm not sure that this is really comparable to the previous stationary bike sessions.
Post workout meal: 2 sandwiches (see my posts below for what I put in sandwiches) and a bosc pear.
Other food today: A salad (again, see posts below for a description of this week's salad), half cup of black beans, 2 cans sardines, 2 things of string cheese. I'm also likely to eat a cup of carrots and a half cup of cottage cheese before bed tonight.
Went grocery shopping today, too. I hate resorting to microwavable precooked chicken breasts, but I don't exactly have a kitchen and this might be the easiest protein I can eat. Eggs and sardines will drive me crazy. I might go back to canned tuna for a while, mixed with avocado for the fat/texture. Also, tomorrow I'll probably begin snacking on edamame all day - I just bought some at the grocery store.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Week 1, Day 2 - Shane
Got 10 hours of sleep last night. It was glorious.
Exercise: 35 minute core workout using the big bouncy balls at the gym. Ran outside for the first time in months - temperature was up to 40 degrees, a full 90 degrees warmer than it was last week. I covered 4 miles in 36 minutes over ice, gravel, snow, and mud - some stretches were a bit like running in the sand on a beach.
Post-workout meal: Peanut butter sandwich, 3 eggs, and an apple.
Other food today:
3 sticks of string cheese
1 can of sardines
about 1 cup each of celery sticks and carrot sticks with 2 tablespoons bleu cheese dressing
4 cups of edamame beans (including pods, so actual edamame might have been about a cup)
2 servings of chicken pot pie, which had a fairly starchy filling (and had potatoes as well as a white flour crust). We'll call that an unnecessary indulgence, but I couldn't be rude - I was at a friend's house for dinner.
1/2 cup cottage cheese will be my pre-bed snack.
Indulgence: Aforementioned chicken pot pie
Tomorrow I'll start my 2 a day workouts, since I'll be doing PT with my unit in the mornings during duty days.
Meanwhile, for some reason my mom is insisting that I don't know how to swim. My older sister says she'd rather do Iron Chef than Ironman, which, to be honest, sounds like it would be awesome too. Oh, and I'll close with an IM conversation I had yesterday that amused me:
(02:41:03 PM) me: well i did 10 miles on the bike today
(02:41:14 PM) me: and a 5k (3.1 mile) run after that
(02:52:52 PM) adam: huh
(02:53:00 PM) adam: thats worse than before
(02:53:06 PM) adam: you were at 6 mi
(02:53:10 PM) adam: and now you're half that
(02:53:16 PM) me: yeah but...i biked 10 miles too
(02:53:23 PM) adam: no that doesn't count
(02:53:32 PM) me: whatever - the biking is harder for me than running
(02:53:36 PM) adam: you might as well drive 50 mi and add that too
Exercise: 35 minute core workout using the big bouncy balls at the gym. Ran outside for the first time in months - temperature was up to 40 degrees, a full 90 degrees warmer than it was last week. I covered 4 miles in 36 minutes over ice, gravel, snow, and mud - some stretches were a bit like running in the sand on a beach.
Post-workout meal: Peanut butter sandwich, 3 eggs, and an apple.
Other food today:
3 sticks of string cheese
1 can of sardines
about 1 cup each of celery sticks and carrot sticks with 2 tablespoons bleu cheese dressing
4 cups of edamame beans (including pods, so actual edamame might have been about a cup)
2 servings of chicken pot pie, which had a fairly starchy filling (and had potatoes as well as a white flour crust). We'll call that an unnecessary indulgence, but I couldn't be rude - I was at a friend's house for dinner.
1/2 cup cottage cheese will be my pre-bed snack.
Indulgence: Aforementioned chicken pot pie
Tomorrow I'll start my 2 a day workouts, since I'll be doing PT with my unit in the mornings during duty days.
Meanwhile, for some reason my mom is insisting that I don't know how to swim. My older sister says she'd rather do Iron Chef than Ironman, which, to be honest, sounds like it would be awesome too. Oh, and I'll close with an IM conversation I had yesterday that amused me:
(02:41:03 PM) me: well i did 10 miles on the bike today
(02:41:14 PM) me: and a 5k (3.1 mile) run after that
(02:52:52 PM) adam: huh
(02:53:00 PM) adam: thats worse than before
(02:53:06 PM) adam: you were at 6 mi
(02:53:10 PM) adam: and now you're half that
(02:53:16 PM) me: yeah but...i biked 10 miles too
(02:53:23 PM) adam: no that doesn't count
(02:53:32 PM) me: whatever - the biking is harder for me than running
(02:53:36 PM) adam: you might as well drive 50 mi and add that too
Andy Feb 18
Exercise- Went to go run/bike at the gym but it was closed today. Honestly...
Diet:
Breakfast- Sticky rice
Lunch- Sticky rice
Dinner- Sticky rice
I just went shopping for healthier food so my diet should improve very soon.
Diet:
Breakfast- Sticky rice
Lunch- Sticky rice
Dinner- Sticky rice
I just went shopping for healthier food so my diet should improve very soon.
Week 1, Day 1 - Shane
I will consider today my official Week 1, Day 1. It's the first Sunday since I started, and I will be taking Saturdays off from exercise while I eat and drink whatever I feel like.
Exercise - Biked 10 miles in 27 minutes, then ran 5k (3.1 miles) in 24:05 (EDIT for clarification - this was on a treadmill; I'm not actually that good). I really was trying to get my time under 24 minutes for the run, but it kinda got away from me.
Post-workout meal - One peanut butter sandwich on whole grain, 2 salami/pastrami/ham/provolone sandwiches with lettuce, tomato, onion, lettuce on whole grain. Not the best of all possible meals, but good enough for now.
Other food throughout the day -
Salad consisting of 2 cups spinach, 3 hard boiled eggs, 2 tablespooons goat chevre, half an avocado, 5 olives, and a few slivers of red onion. No dressing because the fats from the avocado, cheese, eggs, and olives give it a good enough texture to eat plain.
3 sticks of string cheese.
2 servings each carrots and celery, with about 3 tablespoons bleu cheese dressing (sue me, I'm not giving up the bleu cheese).
1 can sardines
1/2 can black beans, with about 1/4 cup of shredded Colby and Monterey Jack
1 apple
1 handful smoked almonds
Other - Got new running shoes (Mizuno Wave Rider 11) and borrowed a friend's copy of The Triathlete's Training Bible by Joe Friel this weekend.
There was nothing else going on today, so I went ahead and tweaked the layout of this page a little bit - what was supposed to take an hour at most took around 4 hours. But I'm happy with the results and I hope to never touch CSS or XML again.
Exercise - Biked 10 miles in 27 minutes, then ran 5k (3.1 miles) in 24:05 (EDIT for clarification - this was on a treadmill; I'm not actually that good). I really was trying to get my time under 24 minutes for the run, but it kinda got away from me.
Post-workout meal - One peanut butter sandwich on whole grain, 2 salami/pastrami/ham/provolone sandwiches with lettuce, tomato, onion, lettuce on whole grain. Not the best of all possible meals, but good enough for now.
Other food throughout the day -
Salad consisting of 2 cups spinach, 3 hard boiled eggs, 2 tablespooons goat chevre, half an avocado, 5 olives, and a few slivers of red onion. No dressing because the fats from the avocado, cheese, eggs, and olives give it a good enough texture to eat plain.
3 sticks of string cheese.
2 servings each carrots and celery, with about 3 tablespoons bleu cheese dressing (sue me, I'm not giving up the bleu cheese).
1 can sardines
1/2 can black beans, with about 1/4 cup of shredded Colby and Monterey Jack
1 apple
1 handful smoked almonds
Other - Got new running shoes (Mizuno Wave Rider 11) and borrowed a friend's copy of The Triathlete's Training Bible by Joe Friel this weekend.
There was nothing else going on today, so I went ahead and tweaked the layout of this page a little bit - what was supposed to take an hour at most took around 4 hours. But I'm happy with the results and I hope to never touch CSS or XML again.
Andy Feb 17
Today I let my body rest, and it was great.
Diet:
Breakfast/Lunch- Congee with a variety of toppings.
Dinner- Sticky rice
Indulgence- None
Diet:
Breakfast/Lunch- Congee with a variety of toppings.
Dinner- Sticky rice
Indulgence- None
Sunday, February 17, 2008
inspiration
as promised, here are the links of team hoyt:
http://www.teamhoyt.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flRvsO8m_KI
so there you have it. you can.
as for my diet, i had a really good day. but not as far as the diet. i'm with my family in utah. i had a bowl of tricks this morning and a plate of cookies for lunch. but i did have a coca-cola zero as well. that's got to count for something. it's okay, i'll be on my own tomorrow and back in texas. nothing else to do but take care of myself. until next time. oh, and my computer is in the shop, and i dont' know when i'll get it back. so my posts for the next week or two will be sporadic. hopefully i'll get a little extra time from here on out, i just got out of the most difficult section in my course. Isiah 6:8
http://www.teamhoyt.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flRvsO8m_KI
so there you have it. you can.
as for my diet, i had a really good day. but not as far as the diet. i'm with my family in utah. i had a bowl of tricks this morning and a plate of cookies for lunch. but i did have a coca-cola zero as well. that's got to count for something. it's okay, i'll be on my own tomorrow and back in texas. nothing else to do but take care of myself. until next time. oh, and my computer is in the shop, and i dont' know when i'll get it back. so my posts for the next week or two will be sporadic. hopefully i'll get a little extra time from here on out, i just got out of the most difficult section in my course. Isiah 6:8
Andy Feb 16
I was really bad today...
Exercise- Another indoor soccer game that we won
Diet:
Breakfast/Lunch- Leftover Thai lamb dish with a large portion of rice
Dinner- Halibut ceviche with 3 kinds of empanadas for my appetizer. For my main course I had an assortment of Columbian style meat as well as a few glasses of wine.
Indulgence- Few glasses of wine with dinner, shot of absinthe, 3 shots of everclear, a crown and coke, pint of Alaskan amber, and a bottle of Modelo. All this followed by a McKinley Mac meal at McDonald's, but I had water with the meal so it was all OK. Right?
Exercise- Another indoor soccer game that we won
Diet:
Breakfast/Lunch- Leftover Thai lamb dish with a large portion of rice
Dinner- Halibut ceviche with 3 kinds of empanadas for my appetizer. For my main course I had an assortment of Columbian style meat as well as a few glasses of wine.
Indulgence- Few glasses of wine with dinner, shot of absinthe, 3 shots of everclear, a crown and coke, pint of Alaskan amber, and a bottle of Modelo. All this followed by a McKinley Mac meal at McDonald's, but I had water with the meal so it was all OK. Right?
Saturday, February 16, 2008
first blog
it's mike, and i'm signing in for the first time. i'm the only white guy in the picture, but i speak chinese if that helps. i'm the only married one in the group, and i have a new baby boy. the ironman is the ultimate test of the human body, i have always wanted to do this event, and over christmas break when i was flying i saw a guy in the airport with a t-shirt that simply said in small black print, "ironman finisher." i knew i wanted one of those shirts; i had to have one. but it's not the shirt that is the quest, it's to stand on the top of the mountain, to see the sunset from where the eagles do and to breathe the cold, crisp and thin air on top of the world. for me, the ironman is the top of the mountain. couldn't be in better company either. anyway, enouth of that.
my normal breakfast consists of water(no kidding), three hard-boiled eggs, total bran cereal with 1/2 pint of skim milk, whatever fruit is at the salad bar, and marching.
lunch is sporatic at best with a salad, some kind of meat, and some kind of starch, usually bread. the peanut butter and jelly kind. during dinner, i eat casually, if i'm going to be running the next morning, then it's pasta, if not, it's grilled chicken somekind of non fried meat. running is awesome.
that's it for now, my wife is waiting for me.
oh, and my inspirstion is dick and rick hoyt. i'll add link later.
my normal breakfast consists of water(no kidding), three hard-boiled eggs, total bran cereal with 1/2 pint of skim milk, whatever fruit is at the salad bar, and marching.
lunch is sporatic at best with a salad, some kind of meat, and some kind of starch, usually bread. the peanut butter and jelly kind. during dinner, i eat casually, if i'm going to be running the next morning, then it's pasta, if not, it's grilled chicken somekind of non fried meat. running is awesome.
that's it for now, my wife is waiting for me.
oh, and my inspirstion is dick and rick hoyt. i'll add link later.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Andy Feb 15
Exercise- Today my workout consisted of winning our indoor soccer game.
Diet:
Breakfast- Beef udon with 2 eggs
Lunch- Few pieces of sushi from a local fish market
Dinner- Nam Tok (Thai beef salad) with sticky rice and a Thai lamb dish with rice. I ate way too much.
Indulgence- My dinner
Diet:
Breakfast- Beef udon with 2 eggs
Lunch- Few pieces of sushi from a local fish market
Dinner- Nam Tok (Thai beef salad) with sticky rice and a Thai lamb dish with rice. I ate way too much.
Indulgence- My dinner
February 15
Exercise: 20 simulated miles on a stationary bike at resistance setting 12, whatever that means. It took me 56 minutes and the machine tells me I burned 560 calories. I have no idea how accurate that is, but I guess it'll have to do until winter is over and I buy myself a training bike.
Food: Breakfast was 2 servings of grits with half tablespoon butter, 3 hard boiled eggs, and 2 slices of toast with peanut butter. I hear you're supposed to get a high carb post-workout meal, so that's what I'll be doing. Lunch was 2 servings of black beans, about 4 cups of raw spinach, 2 tablespoons goat chevre, an avocado, olives, and sardines. Yes, it sounds disgusting but the beans and sardines were separate - everything else was a salad with no dressing.
Indulgence: It's Friday afternoon, so the next 24 hours will be my "doesn't count" day of the week. Tonight I'm probably going to drink too much wine, eat way too much lamb with a sauce with too many carbs, and eat a bunch of high glycemic starchy sides. Also I may or may not smoke a cigar, and may or may not drink some scotch. If I'm only going to have one day per week where I'm allowed to do this stuff, I better make it worth it.
Injury report: Still hurts to walk or run, but I did fine on the bike this morning. Maybe I'll stick with low impact stuff until the ankle swelling comes down.
Food: Breakfast was 2 servings of grits with half tablespoon butter, 3 hard boiled eggs, and 2 slices of toast with peanut butter. I hear you're supposed to get a high carb post-workout meal, so that's what I'll be doing. Lunch was 2 servings of black beans, about 4 cups of raw spinach, 2 tablespoons goat chevre, an avocado, olives, and sardines. Yes, it sounds disgusting but the beans and sardines were separate - everything else was a salad with no dressing.
Indulgence: It's Friday afternoon, so the next 24 hours will be my "doesn't count" day of the week. Tonight I'm probably going to drink too much wine, eat way too much lamb with a sauce with too many carbs, and eat a bunch of high glycemic starchy sides. Also I may or may not smoke a cigar, and may or may not drink some scotch. If I'm only going to have one day per week where I'm allowed to do this stuff, I better make it worth it.
Injury report: Still hurts to walk or run, but I did fine on the bike this morning. Maybe I'll stick with low impact stuff until the ankle swelling comes down.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
February 14
Exercise: This morning I ran 6 miles in 53 minutes. No swimming or biking today. (EDIT for clarification - this was on a treadmill)
Food: Post-workout I had low sugar peanut butter on whole grain toast. Lunch I had 2 sandwiches (ham, salami, pastrami, provolone, mustard, lettuce, tomato, onion, Orowheat 12 grain bread) and an apple. And 2 pieces of California roll a coworker didn't want. After work I had some celery and peanut butter. Dinner was, uh, an entire baked chicken and a half cup of black beans. At night I had 2 things of string cheese.
Indulgence: I had one beer after work.
Obviously the focus for me is going to be on just going out and doing exercise, not necessarily worrying too much about the times I'm running or about eating perfect. But I'm probably going to let my diet improve naturally as I get rid of the bad foods I own.
And in other news I twisted my ankle by slipping and falling on some ice. Ridiculous.
Food: Post-workout I had low sugar peanut butter on whole grain toast. Lunch I had 2 sandwiches (ham, salami, pastrami, provolone, mustard, lettuce, tomato, onion, Orowheat 12 grain bread) and an apple. And 2 pieces of California roll a coworker didn't want. After work I had some celery and peanut butter. Dinner was, uh, an entire baked chicken and a half cup of black beans. At night I had 2 things of string cheese.
Indulgence: I had one beer after work.
Obviously the focus for me is going to be on just going out and doing exercise, not necessarily worrying too much about the times I'm running or about eating perfect. But I'm probably going to let my diet improve naturally as I get rid of the bad foods I own.
And in other news I twisted my ankle by slipping and falling on some ice. Ridiculous.
Andy Feb 13, Feb 14
Intro- In the picture at the top of the screen I am the tough looking Asian to the left of the flagpole. After debating whether or not I should undertake this ridiculous challenge, I have now fully committed. I will be documenting my progress in this blog with information including my weight, diet and workout regiment. Enjoy my agony.
Current stats:
Age- 24
Height- 5'9''
Weight- 215
Day 1
Exercise- I started my training yesterday by running 2 miles on a track and biking 15 miles on a machine. I plan on starting slow in order to give my body time to adjust and later on I will have a more solid weekly schedule. As for my diet I need to finish whats in my refrigerator and then I will be open to suggestions. Yesterday I ate:
Diet:
Breakfast- small bowl of cereal
Lunch- large portion of chili mac
Dinner- large portion of Ma pao to fu with rice
Indulgence- None
Day 2
Exercise- Today I played a little indoor soccer and afterwards ran 2 miles and biked another 2 miles. Took it a little easier today because I have soccer games on Friday and Saturday.
Diet:
Breakfast- small bowl of cereal
Lunch- medium portion of ma pao to fu with rice
Dinner- large portion of ma pao to fu with rice
Indulgence- None
Current stats:
Age- 24
Height- 5'9''
Weight- 215
Day 1
Exercise- I started my training yesterday by running 2 miles on a track and biking 15 miles on a machine. I plan on starting slow in order to give my body time to adjust and later on I will have a more solid weekly schedule. As for my diet I need to finish whats in my refrigerator and then I will be open to suggestions. Yesterday I ate:
Diet:
Breakfast- small bowl of cereal
Lunch- large portion of chili mac
Dinner- large portion of Ma pao to fu with rice
Indulgence- None
Day 2
Exercise- Today I played a little indoor soccer and afterwards ran 2 miles and biked another 2 miles. Took it a little easier today because I have soccer games on Friday and Saturday.
Diet:
Breakfast- small bowl of cereal
Lunch- medium portion of ma pao to fu with rice
Dinner- large portion of ma pao to fu with rice
Indulgence- None
Introduction - Shane
In the photo at the header of the page, I'm the guy in the middle hiding behind the flagpole. We're just 3 Army buddies who've decided that it's going to be time to complete an Ironman triathlon once we can synchronize our schedules.
So we're starting off on this training, so I guess I'll give my current stats to give a baseline of where I am.
Age: 24
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180 lbs
I'm the slowest and weakest of the three, but, uh, I'm the tallest so that's gotta count for something.
So we're starting off on this training, so I guess I'll give my current stats to give a baseline of where I am.
Age: 24
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180 lbs
I'm the slowest and weakest of the three, but, uh, I'm the tallest so that's gotta count for something.
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