Andy Mar 26

Exercise- Ran 3 miles this morning and swam approx 750m in the afternoon.

Diet:
Breakfast- Cheese omlete with mango salsa topping
Lunch- Fully loaded shredded pork burrito from Burrito Heaven
Dinner- Chicken Breast with mango salsa on top of basmati rice.

Andy Mar 25

IM BACK!

After a week of ridiculousness, uncertainty, minimal exercise, and indulgences I'm ready to start fresh again. My shoulder is at 85% now and I'll be working hard to stay on track this time.

Exercise- This morning I ran to the gym which is about .75 miles away and biked for 30 min. Afterwards I ran back. After work I played in a volleyball game. I planned on swimming afterwards but the pool was closed...

Diet:
Breakfast- V8
Lunch- Congee
Dinner- 2 Spicy chicken sandwiches and a rodeo cheeseburger (I thought I was going to swim... my bad)

Andy Mar 12/Mar 13

March 12

Exercise- Yesterday we had a weak indoor physical training session. I planned on going to rugby practice at night, but was asked to go to the basketball game.

Diet:
Breakfast- Kashi Go-Lean cereal with a few pieces of banana and soy milk.
Lunch- The rest of my whole wheat pasta.
Dinner- Imitation crab meat steak and egg fried rice.

Indulgences- A small bag of shrimp flavored crackers.


March 13

Exercise- This morning we went to the pool and I swam laps for the first time in my life. Swam around a total of 500m and was dead. I realized today that as of now this is my worst even by far. I will start trying to swim at least every other day to get my body adjusted to that kind of torture. I also need to work on my form and breathing, wish me luck... After work I ran 3.6 miles and I'm about to go to my volleyball game.

Diet:
Breakfast- I was completely exhausted after my morning swim so I ate a big breakfast, I also read that if you eat a bigger breakfast you will eat less throughout the day... anyways I ate 2 small bowls of congee with dried pork, 2 eggs and pickled radishes.
Lunch- Ate some more of the fried rice that I made yesterday.
Dinner- Finished the fried rice I made yesterday.

Indulgences- A bag of shrimp flavored crackers with my lunch.

Andy Mar 11

Exercise- Started off the day with a 40 lbs. ruck march, approximately 3 miles. After work I contributed a minute and a half to our basketball game.

Diet:
Breakfast- Kashi Go-Lean cereal with soy milk and a few pieces of bananas.
Lunch- Made some chicken and tomato pasta sauce and ate it with whole wheat spaghetti.
Dinner- Ate some more of my spaghetti and sauce.

Andy Mar 10

Exercise- Played in a basketball game, took a break then went to an open rugby practice.

Diet:
Breakfast- Kashi Go-Lean cereal with soy milk.
Lunch- Beef and broccoli with basmati(thought it was brown rice when I bought it) rice
Dinner- Beef, bamboo, peppers and broccoli with basmati rice.(Made by my roommate)

Andy Mar 9

As I expect whenever Shane visits, I ate very bad today. On top of eating bad I had no time to exercise because I had to entertain my guests. But I'll try hard to stop making these lame excuses and be more motivated.

Diet:
Breakfast/Lunch- "The heart attack plate" at Snow City Cafe.
Dinner- We went to Simon & Seafort's Saloon and Grill for dinner. I started out with the classic sampler which included roasted garlic prawns, teriyaki tenderloin, hot King crab and artichoke dip, which was accompanied by a white wine. For my main course I had some kind of macadamia nut crusted halibut stuffed with lobster, I think thats what it was can't remember the exact name of it, but it was delicious. For dessert I had their cheese cake drizzled in chocolate and with strawberries on the side.

Indulgences- Pretty much everything I ate today and a few beers here and there.

Andy Mar 8

Exercise- Indoor soccer game

Diet:
Breakfast- Kashi Go-Lean Cereal
Lunch- King burrito from the Taco King
Dinner- A delicious halibut sandwich from F Street Station

Indulgences- A lot of beer, and a shot of Jameson.

Andy Mar 7

Its a day of celebration, I got the results back and I did well on the tests I took yesterday and today. So... I didn't exercise today...

Diet:
Breakfast- After missing my normal breakfast due to some military obligations, I stuffed down a blueberry and a chocolate muffin right before my test this morning.
Lunch- Sitting around my room waiting for the results was killing me so I went to a Hawaiian restaurant with my friend and got a mixed meat plate. (BBQ Chicken, BBQ steak, BBQ spare ribs all served with mac salad and white rice.
Dinner- Haven't eaten dinner quite yet, but Shane is driving down right now and when he gets here we're going to the Moose's Tooth where I'm going to murder a celebratory pizza.

2+ 2+ !!

Andy Mar 6

Exercise- Just played a volleyball game.

Diet:
Breakfast- Bowl of Kashi Go-Lean cereal.
Lunch/Dinner- Half a Tombstone pizza and half a Digiorno pizza.

Indulgences- Peanut butter cup ice cream... a lot of ice cream. Test day today and tomorrow so I kind of got out of hand with the food and lack of exercise, but hopefully it will help my morale for my tests.

Andy Mar 5

Exercise- Ran just about 6 slow miles with my platoon this morning, and played a little basketball after dinner.

Diet:
Breakfast- Ate a bowl of Kashi Go-Lean cereal with soy milk.
Lunch- Small portion of my imitation crab meat pasta.
Dinner- Two chicken breasts toped with mango salsa eaten with sticky rice.

Indulgences- Pack of Oreo cookies that were staring at me in the waiting room.

Andy Mar 4

Went to sleep at 5:00 pm last night and still didn't feel rested at 5:45 am.

Exercise- We snowshoed approx 3 miles with a light rucksack on today

Diet:
Breakfast- Bowl of Kashi Go-Lean cereal with soy milk.
Lunch- I ate whole wheat pasta with a homemade sauce made with imitation crab meat, onions, garlic, tomatoes and an assortment of spices. My roommate bought a bunch of muffins and offered one to me so I had that while I was cooking my pasta.
Dinner- Slept through dinner.

Indulgences- Apple cinnamon muffin?

Andy Mar 3

Exercise- Ran 3 very slow miles with my platoon in the morning. Planned on running more in the afternoon, but it didn't work out.

Diet:
Breakfast- Toasted peanut butter and honey sandwich.
Lunch- Spicy tofu, pork and mushroom dish with brown rice.
Dinner- The rest of my spicy tofu, pork and mushroom dish with brown rice.
Snacks- A few cheese sticks in the afternoon, and some pistachios after dinner.

Andy Mar 2

I took the day off because starting tomorrow I will being exercising twice a day.

Diet:
Breakfast/Lunch- Brown rice congee with dried pork and pickled radishes
Dinner- Cheese steak sandwich from a diner with a side of potato salad.
Snacks- 2 cheese sticks throughout the day.
Indulgences- Finally cracked and had some Twizzlers at the Semi-Pro movie, and with my dinner I had a vanilla milkshake. My bad...

Andy Mar 1

Exercise- Played basketball for 4 hours. I've decided that I'm a Dennis Rodman type player for my team, all defense not much offense.

Diet:
Breakfast- Brown rice congee with 3 eggs, dried pork, and pickled radishes.
Lunch- 2 spicy chicken sandwiches and 1 whopper Jr. (I felt really guilty, but it was before basketball so I think i burned most of it off.)
Dinner- A super bowl of pho (It was literally the biggest bowl of pho I have ever eaten in my life) I ate papaya salad with sticky rice as an appetizer.

Andy Feb 29

Exercise- Took the day off.

Diet:
Breakfast- Brown rice congee with an assortment of condiments.
Lunch- Went out to eat with my Persian Farsi class because it was our last day of class. I had a burger and fries from Red Robbin.
Dinner- 3 chicken thighs and brown rice
Snacks- Few cheese sticks throughout the day.

Andy Feb 28

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.