Friday, March 6, 2015
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Disappointed
I know everyone is busy but come on. Let's hear what's going on. Persistence is the only way to change
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Day 22-24 for Kyle
This week has been hard to get on and I still don't have much time now. But I wanted to post something to say that I am still alive and doing well. So here it goes:
Monday - Breakfast was a President's Day breakfast casserole (egg, italian sausage, cheese, mushrooms, bell peppers, onion) with fruit salad. Lunch was mostly snacks at work, mixed nuts, granola bar and yogurt. Dinner was a half turkey half beef hamburger on wheat bun, greek salad, bbq potato chips, and oatmeal cookie.
Tuesday - Smoothie with all the usual plus spinach for breakfast. Lunch was a turkey sandwich and yogurt. Dinner was after the game at Logan we went to Wendy's so I had a chicken sandwich with a side salad and light lemonade.
Wednesday - Didn't have time for breakfast so I had some protein and almond milk mixed and then a granola bar at school. Lunch was another sandwich and mixed nuts. Dinner was a vegetable curry with brown rice and a fruit salad.
Thursday - (so far today) Kim made an overnight oatmeal with greek yogurt, pb, flax seed, and other stuff I couldn't tell you. Lunch is the leftover vegetable curry with brown rice. I have had a clif bar and some mixed nuts as well.
Most days have been good. I feel super hungry today and have had a headache all day, which is strange because I have had lots of water, slept well, and ate a good breakfast. Last game before the state tournament next week is today, so maybe that is part of it. I don't know, speaking of the state tournament, I think we will play at either 11:10 am or 9:10 pm on Tuesday at Weber. It all depends on if we win or lose tonight. My team has a chance to go undefeated in region by beating our rival Skyview at their place. So exciting stuff. But it is certainly a busy couple of weeks. The trimester ends next week the end of the regular season is this week, and state is next week. That has led to lots of grading needing to be done at odd hours, lots and lots of scouting potential opponents for next weeks game, and the occasional work on my masters. Typically, this type of busyness would lead to some Pepsi and comfort foods, but I have avoided that thus far.
Until next time -
Monday - Breakfast was a President's Day breakfast casserole (egg, italian sausage, cheese, mushrooms, bell peppers, onion) with fruit salad. Lunch was mostly snacks at work, mixed nuts, granola bar and yogurt. Dinner was a half turkey half beef hamburger on wheat bun, greek salad, bbq potato chips, and oatmeal cookie.
Tuesday - Smoothie with all the usual plus spinach for breakfast. Lunch was a turkey sandwich and yogurt. Dinner was after the game at Logan we went to Wendy's so I had a chicken sandwich with a side salad and light lemonade.
Wednesday - Didn't have time for breakfast so I had some protein and almond milk mixed and then a granola bar at school. Lunch was another sandwich and mixed nuts. Dinner was a vegetable curry with brown rice and a fruit salad.
Thursday - (so far today) Kim made an overnight oatmeal with greek yogurt, pb, flax seed, and other stuff I couldn't tell you. Lunch is the leftover vegetable curry with brown rice. I have had a clif bar and some mixed nuts as well.
Most days have been good. I feel super hungry today and have had a headache all day, which is strange because I have had lots of water, slept well, and ate a good breakfast. Last game before the state tournament next week is today, so maybe that is part of it. I don't know, speaking of the state tournament, I think we will play at either 11:10 am or 9:10 pm on Tuesday at Weber. It all depends on if we win or lose tonight. My team has a chance to go undefeated in region by beating our rival Skyview at their place. So exciting stuff. But it is certainly a busy couple of weeks. The trimester ends next week the end of the regular season is this week, and state is next week. That has led to lots of grading needing to be done at odd hours, lots and lots of scouting potential opponents for next weeks game, and the occasional work on my masters. Typically, this type of busyness would lead to some Pepsi and comfort foods, but I have avoided that thus far.
Until next time -
Monday, February 16, 2015
Quitting Smoking Over The Weekend
Good Afternoon All
As you all know my goal last week was to smoke 9 a day. I happy to say I didn't smoke more then 9 and was more around 8. On the weekend I smoked 9 Saturday and 8 Sunday so I am pretty happy with that considering I had a lot of down time but I did get some reading in so that was good.
I really haven't had any major issues with hitting my goal and I can feel myself getting closer to just not wanting any at all, but there is still that part of my that cant completely let go. I really think that ACV has made a huge change for me as far as how I feel I haven't felt sick or anything ever since I started taking that every day.
As far as this week my goal is 7 so far today I have only smoked 3 so we will see what I can really get to!
Thanks again for all your support and love means the world to us!
With Love,
Patrick
AKA Uncle Pat
As you all know my goal last week was to smoke 9 a day. I happy to say I didn't smoke more then 9 and was more around 8. On the weekend I smoked 9 Saturday and 8 Sunday so I am pretty happy with that considering I had a lot of down time but I did get some reading in so that was good.
I really haven't had any major issues with hitting my goal and I can feel myself getting closer to just not wanting any at all, but there is still that part of my that cant completely let go. I really think that ACV has made a huge change for me as far as how I feel I haven't felt sick or anything ever since I started taking that every day.
As far as this week my goal is 7 so far today I have only smoked 3 so we will see what I can really get to!
Thanks again for all your support and love means the world to us!
With Love,
Patrick
AKA Uncle Pat
Day 19-21 for Kyle
I don't mean to make this a habit of reporting in 3 days at a time. But sometimes the schedule dictates such behavior. That said:
Friday - Multi-grain cheerios and almond milk for breakfast.
Lunch was the rest of my Zuppa Toscana soup a granola bar and a brownie that Kim and the girls brought me for Valentines Day.
For dinner, Mom and G-ma came to our games and they hooked me up with a Market Fresh sandwich from Arby's, those things are more filling than one might assume.
Saturday - the lazy morning led to me having breakfast at like 9:30 or 10, a couple of eggs 2 slices of sourdough bread and a fruit smoothie with almond milk and almond butter.
Lunch was not planned well, we were out and about taking care of kids and cousins and I had a few pretzel bites from pretzel maker, then we fed the kids some chicken nuggets and apple slices at the McDonald's. I had some nuggets and a few fries.
Dinner was our Valentines Day date, Kim had planned it and we went over to a nice restaurant here in Logan called Elements. Good food, it was one of those 2 for 50 type meals where you split an appetizer and then each get your own salad, entree, and dessert. So the appetizer was shrimp cocktail and coconut shrimp with a veggie egg roll. Not a very big appetizer which is good. I had a small cobb salad with light honey mustard, and then a bacon wrapped filet with garlic mashed potatoes. And for dessert I had this brownie thing with ice cream.
--- This meal was really pretty good, and not quite as big as you might think. At no point did I feel overly stuffed and full. I drank water, as opposed to the Pepsi I would normally order in this situation. It was a pretty nice celebration dinner.
Sunday - Breakfast was a flax seed/wheat flour waffle that Kim had whipped up, with fruit and syrup. Lunch was more like snacks really, I had some sourdough toast and some celery with pb and apple (Mom's idea). Dinner was honey dijon pork chops with roasted potatoes/vegetables and garlic bread.
Each day I feel good and feel like I am keeping my portions in relative check. The water instead of soda thing is definitely the thing that I have noticed being the most impactful on how I feel each day. And on the nice end of things I lost 1.5 lbs, so as of this morning I am down to 330.5. The results are nice to see, in some ways it makes it easier to keep off the Pepsi, knowing that change along with others is producing good results.
Until next time -
Friday - Multi-grain cheerios and almond milk for breakfast.
Lunch was the rest of my Zuppa Toscana soup a granola bar and a brownie that Kim and the girls brought me for Valentines Day.
For dinner, Mom and G-ma came to our games and they hooked me up with a Market Fresh sandwich from Arby's, those things are more filling than one might assume.
Saturday - the lazy morning led to me having breakfast at like 9:30 or 10, a couple of eggs 2 slices of sourdough bread and a fruit smoothie with almond milk and almond butter.
Lunch was not planned well, we were out and about taking care of kids and cousins and I had a few pretzel bites from pretzel maker, then we fed the kids some chicken nuggets and apple slices at the McDonald's. I had some nuggets and a few fries.
Dinner was our Valentines Day date, Kim had planned it and we went over to a nice restaurant here in Logan called Elements. Good food, it was one of those 2 for 50 type meals where you split an appetizer and then each get your own salad, entree, and dessert. So the appetizer was shrimp cocktail and coconut shrimp with a veggie egg roll. Not a very big appetizer which is good. I had a small cobb salad with light honey mustard, and then a bacon wrapped filet with garlic mashed potatoes. And for dessert I had this brownie thing with ice cream.
--- This meal was really pretty good, and not quite as big as you might think. At no point did I feel overly stuffed and full. I drank water, as opposed to the Pepsi I would normally order in this situation. It was a pretty nice celebration dinner.
Sunday - Breakfast was a flax seed/wheat flour waffle that Kim had whipped up, with fruit and syrup. Lunch was more like snacks really, I had some sourdough toast and some celery with pb and apple (Mom's idea). Dinner was honey dijon pork chops with roasted potatoes/vegetables and garlic bread.
Each day I feel good and feel like I am keeping my portions in relative check. The water instead of soda thing is definitely the thing that I have noticed being the most impactful on how I feel each day. And on the nice end of things I lost 1.5 lbs, so as of this morning I am down to 330.5. The results are nice to see, in some ways it makes it easier to keep off the Pepsi, knowing that change along with others is producing good results.
Until next time -
Friday, February 13, 2015
Friday the 13th Part XIII
Hey ya'll....I haven't been very engaging on here, for that I apologize. Been trying a couple new things out that I wanted to share with everyone though. Dig in, I put my blogging hat on!
So—I'm currently in the middle of a post workout smoothie, and I'm trying this brand of vegan, plant-based protein supplement.
I blended it with ice, peanut butter, honey, cacao powder, chia seeds, flax seeds, almond milk and a banana.
My first impression?
DANG!!! That's a tasty protein shake!!!
Really happy finding a vegan supplement that doesn't taste/feel like I was punished with chalkboard duty. Feeling very satisfied, no snacking urges. I feel like the seeds help a lot with this, as they absorb water and expand in your stomach.
I also just purchased this to try:
I started adding it to the green juice smoothie for breakfast, it definitely adds a noticeable spring in my step out of the gates for the day. It also makes me feel a little better if for some reason we didn't have enough greens on hand to juice.
Obviously haven't been using them long, but after today I'm feeling awesome! There are so many beneficial ingredients, I actually get stoked putting them into my body haha.
Another thing I started trying to do was committing to daily cardio. Whether it's 15 minutes on the treadmill, biking around town running errands, or a half hour smashing drums before work, I can't believe the difference just a little activity makes in my energy level and overall feeling of betterment. (This is elementary but damn, it really does help!)
Kyle, you have been crushing it with resisting your Pepsi cravings and I'm really glad to hear you've been committing to healthier choices throughout your day. I hope with your insane schedule you can find the time to try to start sneaking in exercise where you can. Regardless, you are doing awesome and I am proud of you my man!
Patrick! My dude! You are so close to just quitting smoking, I know one day soon it will just be "it" for you. Keep challenging yourself and setting daily goals—soon enough yesterday will be the last day you smoked. It feels so awesome to say, I can't wait for you to achieve that.
Pardon my extra long post today, I hope everyone has a great weekend and gets a shoebox full of Valentines from the entire class ;)
See everyone at the Grieves show, I am super pumped everyone's going to try to come! Means a lot xo
Jonathan
Day 17 and 18 for Kyle
Update:
Wednesday - It was a game day and I had a meeting first thing in the morning so I went without breakfast, not what I wanted. And I found myself snacking earlier in the day on granola bar and mixed nuts. Had leftover green chili chicken enchiladas and a yogurt for lunch, and then had a 6-inch subway for dinner between the games. I drank more water, which helped with the hunger, but I swear my bladder is the size of a walnut because I have to use the restroom about 100 times a day with all of this water.
Thursday - another failed breakfast day, I had a granola bar and an apple in the morning. For lunch I had the other half of my subway from the night before. And for dinner we went to Rumbi and I had a chicken bowl with brown rice. Karyn (Kim's mom) had made a few valentines day treats for the girls, Kim, and I so I had a chocolate covered strawberry and a chocolate covered oreo. Just enough, without overdoing it.
Feeling alright. Today I had a massive migraine type headache. Needless to say teaching had not been going well, we have a game later today, I had an hour long parent meeting in which I kept explaining the same thing 50 different ways. So I have wanted a Pepsi badly. But Kim brought me some excedrin and I have chugged about 70 oz of water, so I don't feel like I need it now, which is good. So I hope I can keep it up.
Until next time -
Wednesday - It was a game day and I had a meeting first thing in the morning so I went without breakfast, not what I wanted. And I found myself snacking earlier in the day on granola bar and mixed nuts. Had leftover green chili chicken enchiladas and a yogurt for lunch, and then had a 6-inch subway for dinner between the games. I drank more water, which helped with the hunger, but I swear my bladder is the size of a walnut because I have to use the restroom about 100 times a day with all of this water.
Thursday - another failed breakfast day, I had a granola bar and an apple in the morning. For lunch I had the other half of my subway from the night before. And for dinner we went to Rumbi and I had a chicken bowl with brown rice. Karyn (Kim's mom) had made a few valentines day treats for the girls, Kim, and I so I had a chocolate covered strawberry and a chocolate covered oreo. Just enough, without overdoing it.
Feeling alright. Today I had a massive migraine type headache. Needless to say teaching had not been going well, we have a game later today, I had an hour long parent meeting in which I kept explaining the same thing 50 different ways. So I have wanted a Pepsi badly. But Kim brought me some excedrin and I have chugged about 70 oz of water, so I don't feel like I need it now, which is good. So I hope I can keep it up.
Until next time -
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