That is actually the real Stardate for today apparently. I am not a Star Trek fan but I found a Stardate Calculator on the internet just for you guys. So appreciate the effort!
Shake Day! Shake Day on Day #9! Day #9 the Day before Day #10 (a measurement Day) a day before a Cleanse day!
But...I like to chew food! Alas, it cannot be so!
Today was a pretty normal Shake day. Shake - Meal - Shake.
I got home from work around 6 and after a shower I went for a bike ride! Woohoo! I really do like my new bike. (Aside: I will probably refer to it as my new bike for like a month, so bear with me.) I had plans to meet up with a bunch of friends at a driving range and since it is only ~10 km away from my house I decided I would bike it!
I am not very good at golfing. I also had no intention of actually practising on getting a better swing or how to correct my slices/hooks. So I did what most Kids/Teenagers/Jerks do when they go out to the driving range. I tried to hit the guy that collects the balls.
Unfortunately for someone with as bad aim as myself I did not succeed in hitting the ball collector. Shucks! On the bright side though I did win the Longest Drive competition between 2 friends and I! It wasn't hard to beat their pitiful ~20 feet hits! MUAHAHAHA
Yeah, they really wasted their last ball. Both of them barely knocked it off the roof (we were on the upper floor of a driving range) and had it fall a few feet away. Even with one of my friends attempting to distract me by yelling obscenities towards me (Don't worry there were no other people nearby to be offended...potentially because they left early do to being offended.) I was able to drive the ball ATLEAST 50 feet. Yeah I fanned on my shot too...but not as much as they did!
I was able to convince my biker friend to come out as well, however he didn't want to leave his bike unattended ($1k+ bike so I can't blame him, I hid mine on the property as well). Now I don't want to make him feel good or anything but he would probably kick my ass in a race at this time! But not for long! That's right! In 1 years time I will challenge you for Bike riding supremecy! For pinks baby!
I am looking forward to seeing how the diet has been going so far. As I have mentioned before Tomorrow will be day 10 of the diet and also a measurement day. The next measurement day is not til the 30th day but maybe I will do my own on the 20th day or something, just to make sure I am on track still.
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Days of our Diets: Day 5
I meant to get this posted a few hours earlier but I got distracted browsing the interwebs.
Well I got up late...and missed a shake! OH NO! Still not sure if this is too bad a thing, but what is done is done.
My sister is dog sitting for the weekend and I decided to go with her to check the dogs since we were going to go to lunch then afterwards.
Great Danes are big. She will be taking care of a Great Dane and 2 daschund for the weekend. It is such a crazy difference in dog types it is quite funny. We let the dogs into the backyard to, do what dogs do, and I decided to kick around the soccerball for the Great Dane (from this point: Dante) Well after about 10 minutes of being outside and I got the ball again. I went to dribble the ball and basically play keep away with Dante. Well, it turns out that Dante plays the man instead of the ball. I thought it was going to eat me.
P.S. The dog was walking around with a bone the size of my femur.
After escaping from the house of hounds. We went to Boston Pizza for lunch, a sensible grilled chicken caesar salad later and I was full. Yay! Yummy food!
I picked up the adaptor required for my air pump so I could refuel my tire on my new bike (see day 4). And got to go for a ride on it finally! It is much, much, much better than riding the mountain bike I was. I am happy with my purchase as of now!
I was then able to converse with a biking friend of mine of the pain that is a: Headwind!(WIND BLOWING AT YOUR FACE! IT SLOWS ME DOWN ALOT!) There was a strong headwind on the final leg of my bike ride.
I felt a little ridiculous trying so hard to pedal into the wind when on the other side of the road a couple of Menonite boys seemed to be having such a nice bike ride going the opposite way.
I also got to hear from my girlfriend, which I have yet to mention on my blog. She is currently on a 5 week trip to Iran to visit her family over there. She is safe and is having a good time!
I wish she would come back now though, since there are a few movies I would like to see in the theatres right now and no one seems to be able to join me! Public Enemies, and Bruno are high on that list. If you have seen either and feel like posting a comment telling me if it was good or not feel free. I think I may try getting some reader's comments more...if just to know there are some people reading my rants.
It's tough to think of stuff to write for Shake Days, since how many times can I really repeat something like "I had a Shake today, it is still not delicious." (For those of you counting at home this is 4 times!)
That's all for now.
Tomorrow: Biking, and a new kind of post.
Well I got up late...and missed a shake! OH NO! Still not sure if this is too bad a thing, but what is done is done.
My sister is dog sitting for the weekend and I decided to go with her to check the dogs since we were going to go to lunch then afterwards.
Great Danes are big. She will be taking care of a Great Dane and 2 daschund for the weekend. It is such a crazy difference in dog types it is quite funny. We let the dogs into the backyard to, do what dogs do, and I decided to kick around the soccerball for the Great Dane (from this point: Dante) Well after about 10 minutes of being outside and I got the ball again. I went to dribble the ball and basically play keep away with Dante. Well, it turns out that Dante plays the man instead of the ball. I thought it was going to eat me.
P.S. The dog was walking around with a bone the size of my femur.
After escaping from the house of hounds. We went to Boston Pizza for lunch, a sensible grilled chicken caesar salad later and I was full. Yay! Yummy food!
I picked up the adaptor required for my air pump so I could refuel my tire on my new bike (see day 4). And got to go for a ride on it finally! It is much, much, much better than riding the mountain bike I was. I am happy with my purchase as of now!
I was then able to converse with a biking friend of mine of the pain that is a: Headwind!(WIND BLOWING AT YOUR FACE! IT SLOWS ME DOWN ALOT!) There was a strong headwind on the final leg of my bike ride.
I felt a little ridiculous trying so hard to pedal into the wind when on the other side of the road a couple of Menonite boys seemed to be having such a nice bike ride going the opposite way.
I also got to hear from my girlfriend, which I have yet to mention on my blog. She is currently on a 5 week trip to Iran to visit her family over there. She is safe and is having a good time!
I wish she would come back now though, since there are a few movies I would like to see in the theatres right now and no one seems to be able to join me! Public Enemies, and Bruno are high on that list. If you have seen either and feel like posting a comment telling me if it was good or not feel free. I think I may try getting some reader's comments more...if just to know there are some people reading my rants.
It's tough to think of stuff to write for Shake Days, since how many times can I really repeat something like "I had a Shake today, it is still not delicious." (For those of you counting at home this is 4 times!)
That's all for now.
Tomorrow: Biking, and a new kind of post.
Friday, July 17, 2009
The Death of Deliciousness: Day 3 + 4
Firstly, for anyone that is actually following along I would like to apologize for missing my blog posting yesterday. Therefore I will write the posts for day 3 and 4 in this one post.
Day 3: Cleanse Day #1.
Cleanse day consists of:
"Water is a ubiquitous chemical substance, composed of hydrogen and oxygen, that is essential for the survival of all known forms of life." It should also be noted: It does not have a taste or satisfy one's hunger.
The next major component of Cleanse day isthe Isagenix Cleanse for Life Drink. Now with "Great New Taste!"...Bull...shit. This stuff does not taste "Great", hell it would be a stretch to say it tastes "just ok". But I guess that wouldn't make a good slogan for the product.
Honesty is the best policy after all, so maybe it would work...Now this "Cleanse for Life" drink is to be taken 4 times a day in 4 ounce amounts. Add 4 ounces of "Just ok" juice to 8 ounces of water and you have a delicious new...wait, is this supposed to be a meal replacement? No? Oh that's right Cleanse days = no fud. Instead you get the "Isagenix Snacks!".
Ok, to be completely honest...I like these things. They are the best Isagenix thing that I have tasted to date. (Readers Note: The only Isagenix thing I have not tried now is the Energy Crystal stuff you put into water which is supposed to act like Gatorade to return electrolytes to the body.)
The Snacks! remeind me of hot chocolate powder. Hot Chocolate powder that has been pressed into a large advil like shape. You are allowed to have 6 Snacks! a day. Not a problem at all...only issue is having ONLY 6, when in the late afternoon my stomach is a growlin'!
Other activities? I visited Ziggy's Cycle in Kitchener to look at the bike I was planning to purchase (more info on day 4). I also decided to hang out with some friends for the first time since I got on Isagenix. Played some cards, invented some new games involving poker chips and flinging them at people and then due to myself being the only non inebriated person I agreed to drive them into Waterloo to get a bite to eat.
Watching 4 people munch away on Subway at 11 o'clock when all I have had to eat was...practically nothing is a very trying experience. But, luckily for me my friends are very supportive and wouldn't let me have any. Ada be friends o' mine!
By the time I returned home it was around midnight and I couldn't help but fall asleep right away. And that is why was no blog post yesterday. Yeah that's right I got lazy, but I am allowed to do that cause this is my blog. (Note: I do not intend to use this right often, I will continue to try to provide daily updates.)
One more thing: Day 3 is the second measurement day. After 3 days on the system I have lost 5 pounds and 11 inches over my whole body. I may decide to make a chart of the tracking chart that was provided for me here but I haven't decided yet.
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Day 4. Shake Day #1
Shake days...I have already explained my love (read: indifference) to the shakes. This day is very similar to the Precleanse days, so similar infact that they are the exact same, only with a different name for some reason...
Morning: Shake. + "puke" juice
Lunch: Sensible Meal, (Chalet Swiss again today, Got a garden salad (with entirely too many celery, red cabbage, and carrots) soup, and sandwich.
The interesting part of todays post is: My new bike!
I decided to pick up the Trek 7.3FX Isn't it purdy. With my new bike I will travel all across Southern Ontario and get fit and be happy!
"Hmm, maybe I should make sure the tire pressure is good, hey that is a weird pump connector I have not encountered this before *fiddle* PSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...and now my front tire is flat and I do not have the right pump to fill it up...D'oh!
So my first real ride will have to wait til tomorrow when I can find a proper pump connector, or figure out how this one works.
That is all there is for today, I will be over here waiting for tomorrow's "sensible" meal...Subway? Must be sensible if it worked for Jared!
ADDENDUM: After some googling research I have determined that the tire valve on the new bike is a "Presta Valve" so I will go tomorrow to look for an adaptor to the pump we have.
Day 3: Cleanse Day #1.
Cleanse day consists of:
- Water
- Isagenix Cleanse for Life drink
- Isagenix Snacks!
"Water is a ubiquitous chemical substance, composed of hydrogen and oxygen, that is essential for the survival of all known forms of life." It should also be noted: It does not have a taste or satisfy one's hunger.
The next major component of Cleanse day isthe Isagenix Cleanse for Life Drink. Now with "Great New Taste!"...Bull...shit. This stuff does not taste "Great", hell it would be a stretch to say it tastes "just ok". But I guess that wouldn't make a good slogan for the product.
Honesty is the best policy after all, so maybe it would work...Now this "Cleanse for Life" drink is to be taken 4 times a day in 4 ounce amounts. Add 4 ounces of "Just ok" juice to 8 ounces of water and you have a delicious new...wait, is this supposed to be a meal replacement? No? Oh that's right Cleanse days = no fud. Instead you get the "Isagenix Snacks!".
Ok, to be completely honest...I like these things. They are the best Isagenix thing that I have tasted to date. (Readers Note: The only Isagenix thing I have not tried now is the Energy Crystal stuff you put into water which is supposed to act like Gatorade to return electrolytes to the body.)
The Snacks! remeind me of hot chocolate powder. Hot Chocolate powder that has been pressed into a large advil like shape. You are allowed to have 6 Snacks! a day. Not a problem at all...only issue is having ONLY 6, when in the late afternoon my stomach is a growlin'!
Other activities? I visited Ziggy's Cycle in Kitchener to look at the bike I was planning to purchase (more info on day 4). I also decided to hang out with some friends for the first time since I got on Isagenix. Played some cards, invented some new games involving poker chips and flinging them at people and then due to myself being the only non inebriated person I agreed to drive them into Waterloo to get a bite to eat.
Watching 4 people munch away on Subway at 11 o'clock when all I have had to eat was...practically nothing is a very trying experience. But, luckily for me my friends are very supportive and wouldn't let me have any. Ada be friends o' mine!
By the time I returned home it was around midnight and I couldn't help but fall asleep right away. And that is why was no blog post yesterday. Yeah that's right I got lazy, but I am allowed to do that cause this is my blog. (Note: I do not intend to use this right often, I will continue to try to provide daily updates.)
One more thing: Day 3 is the second measurement day. After 3 days on the system I have lost 5 pounds and 11 inches over my whole body. I may decide to make a chart of the tracking chart that was provided for me here but I haven't decided yet.
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Day 4. Shake Day #1
Shake days...I have already explained my love (read: indifference) to the shakes. This day is very similar to the Precleanse days, so similar infact that they are the exact same, only with a different name for some reason...
Morning: Shake. + "puke" juice
Lunch: Sensible Meal, (Chalet Swiss again today, Got a garden salad (with entirely too many celery, red cabbage, and carrots) soup, and sandwich.
The interesting part of todays post is: My new bike!
I decided to pick up the Trek 7.3FX Isn't it purdy. With my new bike I will travel all across Southern Ontario and get fit and be happy!
"Hmm, maybe I should make sure the tire pressure is good, hey that is a weird pump connector I have not encountered this before *fiddle* PSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...and now my front tire is flat and I do not have the right pump to fill it up...D'oh!
So my first real ride will have to wait til tomorrow when I can find a proper pump connector, or figure out how this one works.
That is all there is for today, I will be over here waiting for tomorrow's "sensible" meal...Subway? Must be sensible if it worked for Jared!
ADDENDUM: After some googling research I have determined that the tire valve on the new bike is a "Presta Valve" so I will go tomorrow to look for an adaptor to the pump we have.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
The Death of Deliciousness: Day Deux
Alright that is enough D's for now.
Day 2. After yesterdays debacle (I SAID NO MORE D'S! DANGIT! D'oh! Darn!) *note: There are entirely too many words to describe one's frustration that begin with the letter D.* Anyways, after yesterdays debacle with breakfast, I decided to take a more direct approach to my morning drinks.
IN SHOT FORM! I put the puke juice (see previous post for details) in a small glass and drank it in one go and proceeded to down a large glass of water as a chaser. Hey! I didn't puke! Off to a good start. The shake is really not a big deal anymore and I finished that then after, as well as the two capsules.
For lunch, a "sensible meal" from Swiss Chalet, a much more enjoyable meal than a shake.
Which got me wondering what exactly a "sensible meal" is. After a quick google search one of the results is: "sensible: significant in quantity, magnitude, etc.; considerable; appreciable: a sensible reduction in price." Now can someone please explain to me how 400-600 calories is "significant in quantity", Significant in quantity to a 12 year old maybe.
Ok, maybe I am exaggerating again. Potentially brought on by the fact that today my sister ordered a Chalet soup and a Quarter chicken meal with fries AND gravy for lunch; she is really starting to earn her spot on my Personal Support Team... (For the record I would have been allowed to eat the Quarter chicken white without fries, or sauce...or skin)
After a long(ish) day of work I returned home to feast upon the succulent and fulfilling...IsaLean Shake...Like I said earlier the shake is not a big deal to drink anymore, It is still not delicious but it is not vomit inducing like the puke juice.
After the delicious aforementioned dinner I decided I would go for another bike ride to end off the day.
It is at this time that I came to a few conclusions: If a person has not actively ridden a bike or done alot of physical activity for several years (in my case this physical activity took the form of a ~10km bike ride with hills, on roads on a mountain bike), that person may discover that upon returning to the seat of their bike that their behinds will not take kindly to this, and will proceed to express their dislike in the form of pain.
Yes, you read that right. I had to lessen my bike ride because my butt hurt. So, in preparation to nulify future painful experiences, I have decided to get a new bicycle! With the help of my brother (who may yet earn a position on my Personal Support Team, if his helpfulness continues.) I have decided to go with a Trek bicycle. I would like to take a trip to the local bike shop in the next week to see what they have in the form of a multispeed, road bike.
Also, to encourage my continued success with staying on the diet. A container of ice cream was recently purchased for the household.
This concludes Day 2 of the Death of Deliciousness, and the end of my PreCleanse days. Tomorrow will be the first (of atleast 4) Cleanse days in the remainder of my 30 day System.
Highlights of Cleanse Days will include: No food! Lot's of Water! And of course: The Isagenix: Cleanse for Life drink! http://www.isagenix.com/ca/en/cleanseforlife_new.dhtml
From the site: "Delicious Tropical Berry! It’s a tasty way to a healthier body." We will see about that!
Also tomorrow will be the Second measurement day. The first having been on Day 1. So I will get a chance to see if this is having an effective through weight and inch loss over the whole body.
Thoughts so far: It's not yummy but I have started to feel a change already.
Stay tuned for scenes from the next post!
"Tomorrow on Days of our Diets..."
Day 2. After yesterdays debacle (I SAID NO MORE D'S! DANGIT! D'oh! Darn!) *note: There are entirely too many words to describe one's frustration that begin with the letter D.* Anyways, after yesterdays debacle with breakfast, I decided to take a more direct approach to my morning drinks.
IN SHOT FORM! I put the puke juice (see previous post for details) in a small glass and drank it in one go and proceeded to down a large glass of water as a chaser. Hey! I didn't puke! Off to a good start. The shake is really not a big deal anymore and I finished that then after, as well as the two capsules.
For lunch, a "sensible meal" from Swiss Chalet, a much more enjoyable meal than a shake.
Which got me wondering what exactly a "sensible meal" is. After a quick google search one of the results is: "sensible: significant in quantity, magnitude, etc.; considerable; appreciable: a sensible reduction in price." Now can someone please explain to me how 400-600 calories is "significant in quantity", Significant in quantity to a 12 year old maybe.
Ok, maybe I am exaggerating again. Potentially brought on by the fact that today my sister ordered a Chalet soup and a Quarter chicken meal with fries AND gravy for lunch; she is really starting to earn her spot on my Personal Support Team... (For the record I would have been allowed to eat the Quarter chicken white without fries, or sauce...or skin)
After a long(ish) day of work I returned home to feast upon the succulent and fulfilling...IsaLean Shake...Like I said earlier the shake is not a big deal to drink anymore, It is still not delicious but it is not vomit inducing like the puke juice.
After the delicious aforementioned dinner I decided I would go for another bike ride to end off the day.
It is at this time that I came to a few conclusions: If a person has not actively ridden a bike or done alot of physical activity for several years (in my case this physical activity took the form of a ~10km bike ride with hills, on roads on a mountain bike), that person may discover that upon returning to the seat of their bike that their behinds will not take kindly to this, and will proceed to express their dislike in the form of pain.
Yes, you read that right. I had to lessen my bike ride because my butt hurt. So, in preparation to nulify future painful experiences, I have decided to get a new bicycle! With the help of my brother (who may yet earn a position on my Personal Support Team, if his helpfulness continues.) I have decided to go with a Trek bicycle. I would like to take a trip to the local bike shop in the next week to see what they have in the form of a multispeed, road bike.
Also, to encourage my continued success with staying on the diet. A container of ice cream was recently purchased for the household.
This concludes Day 2 of the Death of Deliciousness, and the end of my PreCleanse days. Tomorrow will be the first (of atleast 4) Cleanse days in the remainder of my 30 day System.
Highlights of Cleanse Days will include: No food! Lot's of Water! And of course: The Isagenix: Cleanse for Life drink! http://www.isagenix.com/ca/en/cleanseforlife_new.dhtml
From the site: "Delicious Tropical Berry! It’s a tasty way to a healthier body." We will see about that!
Also tomorrow will be the Second measurement day. The first having been on Day 1. So I will get a chance to see if this is having an effective through weight and inch loss over the whole body.
Thoughts so far: It's not yummy but I have started to feel a change already.
Stay tuned for scenes from the next post!
"Tomorrow on Days of our Diets..."
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