Day 85

Finances
1 - M&M's store: $52.02
2 - Dinner: $122.50

Treated the family.

3 - Metro card: $10
4 - Drinks and dessert: $33.72
5 - Wine: $21
6 - Cab ride: $15

Food
1 - Turkey and swiss on whole wheat pita
2 - Trail mix
3 - Indian food (rice, roti, and various samplings of chicken and vegetarian dishes) with two bottles of beer
4 - Tiramisu, a bite of cannoli, and a coffee with Gran Marnier
4 - A glass of red wine
5 - Skim milk with a 100-calorie cupcake pack

Workout
No workout today - it's hard to stay disciplined in NY - I spend the whole day out most of the time. Leave at 11/12 and come home at 2/3AM. Oy. A New Year coming and at least I'm not fucking everything up all the time.

Day 84

Finances
1 - Purchases: $104.93

Kind of private, taking advantage of a sale.

2 - Six-pack of beer: $12
3 - Cab ride: $22
4 - Bloody Mary w/tip: $9
5 - Steak dinner: $55

This was with the $30 deposit we made.

6 - Poker: -$68

I won! Nice.

7 - Bar tab: $22

Food
1 - Shredded wheat, skim milk, blueberries, and a cup of orange juice
2 - Trail mix
3 - A lot of steak, creamed spinach, potatoes, bread, steak sauce, bacon steak and two glasses of wine

Peter Luger's - our annual steak dinner.

4 - Half a mozzarella stick, a baked clam, and a couple of pieces of fried calamari
5 - Two slices of pizza, three bottles of beer, and two cans of light beer
6 - Two pints of beer

Workout
1 - 30-minutes of medicine ball and jump-rope workout

Day 83

Finances
1 - Bar tab: $16
2 - Mints: $1.75
3 - Bar tab: $19
4 - Bar tab: $12

Food
1 - Shredded wheat, blueberries, and skim milk with a cup of orange juice
2 - One apple
3 - Humus and pita
4 - Baked grouper, baked clams, a piece of fried mozzarella, some pasta, and vegetables with two glasses of wine
5 - Glass of red wine, 4 pints of beer

Workout
1 - 25-minutes of jumping rope and throwing a medicine ball against the floor/wall as hard as I can

Day 82

Finances
1 - Coffee: $7
2 - Wine store: $10.83

A bottomless cup, I was working today

2 - Bar: $16

Food
1 - Shredded wheat, blueberries, a banana, and skim milk
2 - Humus and pita
3 - Skim milk for my coffee
4 - Apple muffin
5 - Small piece of blueberry pie
6 - Tangerine
7 - Two slices of pizza
8 - 5 pints of beer and one bottle

Thats 275 push-ups, let's try to get that going again

Workout
1 - 25-minutes of uninterrupted medicine ball workout
2 - 120 push-ups

Day 81

Finances
1 - Winter coat: $132.98

It was a $270 coat but it was on sale and my mom's present to me was $100 towards a new one. I needed a new one - the old one was kind of...well...old. And it was recently put through the ringer at the wet-as-hell New England/Jets game.

2 - Groceries: $20.62

Some healthy stuff for the rest of the trip

3 - Dinner: $20
4 - Bar tab: $13

Food
1 - Fiber bar
2 - Turkey patty-melt
3 - Supersetta, crackers, brie cheese and a bite of my sister's cupcake
4 - 6 pieces of sushi, California roll, several bite-sized steamed shrimp dumplings, and three bottles of beer
5 - Two pints of beer
6 - Two holiday cookies and a cup of skim milk

Workout
1 - 25-minutes of uninterrupted medicine ball workout

Day 80

Finances
I spent no money

Food
1 - Three silver-dollar pancakes, maple syrup, cup of skim milk
2 - Humus, suprasetta, crackers (small plate)
3 - Small bowl of spanish rice
4 - One small Italian cookie and a slice of cheese bread
5 - One chicken rollatini and baked ziti witha slice of lard bread
6 - Two more chicken rollatini
7 - Two slices of home-made blueberry pie and a cup of skim milk
8 - Suprasetta, humus, and crackers

Workout
1 - 4 sets of an 8-workout medicine ball routine (crucnches, reaches, throws, etc)
2 - 120 push-ups

Day 79

Finances
1 - Bottle of water: $.50
2 - Cheese and humus from Fairway: $13.01
3 - Presents: $43.44
4 - Lunch: $12.80
5 - Wine: $32.49

Food
1 - Samples of chicken spring roll and pretzel crisps and Costco
2 - Bread and olive oil sample at Fairway
3 - Turkey and provolone on cranberry multi-grain
4 - Humus, brie cheese, gruyere, suprasetta, and crackers (medium plate)
5 - One chicken rollatini, antipasti, brajole, baked ziti, and three glasses of red wine
6 - Two glasses of wine and some jalapeno potato cheese and one holiday cookie
7 - Two pints of lager
8 - Cup of skim milk and one holiday cookie

Workout
1 - 120 push-ups and 75 leg lifts

I fell 55 push-ups short but I just had no time. I'm not down on myself, though - I'm still doing good and I got a medicine ball for Christmas so I can do a full workout for the rest of my break.

Day 78

Finances
1 - Christmas present: $50
2 - EZ-Pass payment: $70
3 - Dinner: $62.75

Me and my sister at a tapas place.

Food
1 - Two hard boiled eggs and some skim milk for my coffee
2 - Ham, salami, and mayo on wheat
3 - Half slice of pizza, and a little piece of calzone
4 - Toubuli, humus, one chicken cigar, chorizo, and Argentinian string cheese with some pita and three glasses of red wine
5 - 4 glasses of red wine
6 - Some holiday cookies

Workout
1 - 50 push-ups

Day 77

7 hours of driving today - I think I did well considering the traffic and the general annoyance.

Finances
1 - Coffee: $4
2 - Chick-fill-a: $12.75
3 - Snacks: $2.90
4 - Gas: $37.30
5 - Dinner: $40

Food
1 - All-Bran with skim milk and skim milk for coffee
2 - Cup of apple sauce
3 - Grilled chicken club sandwich (multi-grain bread) and a fruit cup
4 - Two hard-boiled eggs
5 - Roasted pork, rice, beans, and sauted plantains with glass of red wine
6 - Two cups of skim milk and several cookies

Ok, maybe more than several

Workout
1 - 100 push-ups

Day 76

Finances
1 - Peter Luger Down Payment: $30

You know it's something crazy when you need to put money down for a steak dinner. 16 of us are going there next Saturday.

2 - Lunch: $8.67
3 - Haircut: $20
4 - Gifts: $99.47

Seriously, winding down.

5 - Jump-rope: $5.43
6 - Happy hour: $12
7 - Dinner: $9

Food
1 - All Bran with skim milk and skim milk for coffee
2 - Cup of roasted red pepper suit and half grilled chicken and cheese flat-bread
3 - 2 glasses of red wing and two steamed vegetable spring rolls
4 - Five-guys cheeseburger and some fries
5 - A slice of pumpkin roll
6 - 1 glass of wine and one bottle of bud light

Workout
1 - 75 push-ups

Day 75

Man, forgot to hit "publish" again.

Finances
1 - Homeward Trails for The Holidays: $10

Food
1 - Two Van's wheat-free, blueberry waffles with boysenberry syrup and a cup of skim milk
2 - Ham and chicken breast with light mayo on whole wheat
3 - A cup of unsweetened apple sauce
4 - Half-packet of Swiss Miss hot chocolate
5 - Stuffed pork (sweet potatoes and veggies)
6 - Dark chocolate (3 pieces) and three glasses of red wine

Workout
1 - 20-minutes on elliptical
2 - Superset: Dips (12 reps each with with a 76, 70, and 64 lb assist) and chin-ups (3 sets of 10 with a 76 lb assist)

My dips, especially, have improved very well. Even the 64 lb assist was kind of easy.

3 - Superset: Bench press (2 sets of 7 with 125 lbs) and Yoga-ball crunches (2 sets of 50 with an 11 lb medicine ball.

I almost dropped the bar on set 2, bench 7 and, without a spotter, decided to call that a day. Increased the weight and did dips before hand, my chest was likely fatigued.

4 - Superset: Curls (3 sets of 15 with 65 lbs) and incline crunches (3 sets of 30)
5 - Superset: Tricep extensions (3 sets of 12 with 70 lbs) and captain's chairs (3 sets of 15)
6 - 30 push-ups with the Perfect Push-up

Day 74

Finances
1 - Lunch: 9.03
2 - Dinner: 5.20
3 - Movie ticket: $10

I Am Legend - good flick.

Food
1 - Two Van's wheat-free blueberry waffles, boysenberry syrup, and a cup of skim milk
2 - A cup of portobello bisque and half a grilled chicken, cheese, and chipotle mayo sandwich

I left my sandwich home, had to go to Panera.

3 - Too many fresh-baked holiday cookies

Three, to be exact. That time of year, I guess.

4 - Grilled chicken wrap with Dijon mustard
5 - Some movie theater popcorn, no butter
6 - Two pieces of dark chocolate and a glass of red wine

Workout
1 - 80 push-ups with the Perfect Push-up

I love that thing.

Day 73

Finances
1 - Groceries: $46.44

I noticed yesterday that we were missing a lot of the essential stuff that you don't buy too often. Stuff like syrup and soup and fruit cups and peanut butter and what not. So I replenished all of that stuff.

2 - Christmas gifts: $20

Some stocking stuffers.

3 - CVS: $6.29

My headphones died and I needed to buy some new ones.

4 - Car payment: $320
5 - School loan: $150
6 - Bounced check: $22

This one was so stupid. I switched banks a week ago and while money's clearing I didn't have a whole lot available in savings yet. Unfortunately I somehow set up my bill pay to go through savings. So the 500 I had in there covered two bills but bounced my cable bill. Crap.

Food
1 - Two Van's blueberry, wheat-free waffles, a handful of blueberries, strawberry preserves, and a cup of skim milk
2 - Ham and swiss with light mayo on whole wheat
3 - A snack-sized bag of chips
4 - A cookie

Holiday time - everyone's bringing in snacks. I've been showing restraint in how much I take, at least.

5 - A cup of chicken gumbo and ham, chicken breast, swiss, and light mayo on whole wheat
6 - Three pieces of dark chocolate (one Ghirardelli square and three Dove squares) and a cup of skim milk
7 - One more piece of dark chocolate (Ghirardelli) and six pieces of Harry & David's blueberry chocolates with a glass of Shiraz

Robin and I continued our tradition of exchanging our gifts a week before Christmas since we don't see each other on Christmas. I had some good chocolates in my stocking that I needed to try.

Workout
1 - 45 really hard minutes on the elliptical
I just wanted to run today so I got on the elliptical and ran my ass off (intervals) for 45 minutes. Felt good.
2 - 25 push-ups with the Perfect Push-up
Another Christmas present. What a great little device - push-ups just got a lot harder.

Day 72

Drove from Foxboro to DC today - 8 hours. I did what I could.

Finances
Gas: $30.17
Breakfast: 10.56
Gas: $32
Lunch: $5.01
Groceries: $22.02
Dinner: $37.61

Food
1 - Bacon, egg, cheese croissant
2 - Nathan's hot dog with ketchup, mustard, and sour kraut
3 - Sample sized swiss cheese
4 - Sushi (3 pieces of salmon, 2 tuna, one eel, and a spicy crab roll), two bite-sized, steamed shrimp dumplings, edamame, and one crab won ton. A glass of Shiraz.

Workout
1 - 250 push ups (4 sets of 40, 3 sets of 30)

I wanted to go to the gym today but after 8 hours of driving I was just way tired.

Day 71

(Oh man - just clicked "Save" on this one. Sorry!

A day of football and food over at Foxboro stadium. It was what it was.

Finances
1 - McDonald's Breakfast: $10.32
1 - Beers: $16
2 - Some tip money: $3

I didn't spend much today.

Food
1 - Sausage and egg biscuit, orange juice, hash brown
2 - Hamburger, Philly cheese steak spring roll, and a couple of fries
3 - Pepperoni, cheese, crackers
4 - Steak tips with veggies
5 - 10 servings of beer

That's 250 push-ups I need to do. It was all light beer, though, so it wasn't even that bad of a day.

Workout
1 - 100 push-ups

Day 70

In NYC today. Traveling. Expenses that go with that.

Finances
1 - Breakfast: $5
2 - Gas: $28.76
3 - Lunch: $6
4 - Water: $2.71
5 - Beer for party: $10

I didn't even have any...

Food
1 - Cranberry muffin and skim milk for the coffee
2 - Pinnelle special
3 - A handful of M&M
4 - Two chocolate liquors (Grand Marnier and Stoli raspberry)

Do I count this as an alcohol serving? They totaled a half-shot at most.

5 - A plate of baked macaroni/chopped meat/sauce/cheese
6 - Three glasses of red wine and a keg stand

Yeah, a keg stand. It was a short one, we were just messing around. Probably equal to half a can of beer. I need to do 100 push-ups tomorrow, though, and it's going to be a tough day to find time for it. Driving up to Boston for the Pats/Jets game.

Workout
1 - 200 push-ups

5 sets of 40

Day 69

Finances
1 - Parking: $0.50

Food
1 - Cheerios, skim milk, and blueberries
2 - Slice of whole wheat and peanut butter
3 - Chicken cutlet and light mayo on whole wheat
4 - Small brownie

So many Christmas treats around the office - I'm surprised I've been keeping it to bite-sized portions.

5 - Dinner party tonight. I had some cheese, crackers, and salmon for starters, wild mushroom soup, a salad (roasted beets, orange, goat cheese, and vinaigrette), pork w/stuffing, yams, and cranberry chutney for the main course, and a bunt cake with some sort of lemon icing on it. Also had 8 glasses of wine which means I need to knock out 200 push-ups tomorrow.


Workout
1 - 30-minutes on elliptical
2 - Superset: Bench press (3 sets of 8 with 115 lbs) and Yoga-ball crunches (3 sets of 50 with a 10 lb medicine ball)
3 - 60 push-ups

Day 68

Finances
I didn't spend any money today

Food
1 - Cheerios, skim milk, and blueberries
2 - A banana
3 - Ham, turkey, and light mayo on whole wheat
4 - A small piece of brownie
5 - Chicken breast over rice
6 - Two glasses of red wine, a piece of dark chocolate, and a couple of reduced-fat wheat thins

Workout
1 - 30-minutes on the elliptical
2 - 25 push-ups for one glass of wine last night

Day 67

Finances
I didn't spend any money today.

Food
1 - Shredded wheat, skim milk, and blueberries
2 - Ham, turkey, swiss, and light mayo on whole wheat
3 - Almonds and hazelnuts
4 - Strawberries
5 - Pasta, sauce, and two breaded chicken cutlets
6 - Tall, skim, white-chocolate peppermint mocha
7 - One glass of Victorian white and a piece of dark chocolate

Workout
1 - 150 push-ups

Day 66

Finances
1 - Amazon: $17.49
2 - Target: $53.76

Christmas shopping is almost done. Three more things to get.

3 - Melting Pot: $127.13

It was Robin's "Congrats on Finishing Grad School" Dinner. I even had a $50 gift card...yikes. Melting Pot is nuts - a $177.13 dinner that we needed to cook ourselves.

Food
1 - A bowl of shredded wheat, skim milk, and blueberries
2 - Strawberries and two pieces of dark chocolate
3 - Ham, turkey, swiss, and light mayo on whole wheat
4 - A banana
5 - Let's just call it a fondue feast. The dippers weren't bad. I went light on the bread and the rest was vegetables, fruits, lean meats, and shell fish. But when you throw in the big 'ole pot of cheese and the big-ole pot of chocolate you have my bad meal for the week. Oh, and two glasses of red wine.

Workout
1 - 120 push-ups

I decided to do at least 25 push-ups for every serving of alcohol I have the day before. I had two servings yesterday and that would have been 50 push-ups but I did 120. 25 makes more sense than 50 for now, especially considering that I highly doubt I could even do more than 200 push-ups on a given day just yet. Anything over that is officially punishment for my body and that's the point.

Day 65

Finances
1 - Subway: $5.53
2 - Cafe Asia: 15.54
3 - Safeway: 47.37

No food in the house so I had to eat lunch and dinner out. Went grocery shopping afterwards, though. Got a weeks' worth of lunch, dinner, and fruit.

4 - Christmas gifts: $234.20

I'm almost done. I still have to get for my Godson, though, and I'd like to spoil him.

Food
1 - Pumpernickel bagel with butter and a cup of orange juice
2 - 6-inch oven-roasted chicken sandwich on wheat with veggies and honey mustard
3 - Two pieces of dark chocolate
4 - 6 pieces of nigiri sushi (3 salmon, 2 tuna, and 1 eel) and a spicy-crab roll
5 - Two glasses of chianti and half of a chicken tender (it was all white meat and lightly fried so it wasn't even that bad of a tender)

Workout
1 - 50 push-ups and 50 sit-ups

I was about to go to bed and said, "I should at least do something today."

Day 64

Had to do some Holiday Shopping today. Didn't end up getting a lot of Holiday stuff but I got some ideas, at least. I need to finish up this week, most likely.

Finances
Coffee: $2
Church: $20
Shower curtain: $6.29
Lunch (Noodles & Co): $14.55
Hallmark: $16.22
Make-a-Wish Foundation donation: $25
Robin's graduation gift: Undisclosed

Food
1 - Cheerios, skim milk, and blueberries
2 - Skim milk for my coffee
3 - Slice of whole wheat bread and a tablespoon of peanut butter
4 - Small plate of noodles and braised beef with veggies
5 - Two pieces of dark chocolate
6 - Turkey breast, green beans, mashed potatoes, gravy, and a piece of corn bread

Workout
1 - 30-minutes on elliptical
2 - Superset: bench press (3 sets of 10 with 115 lbs), yoga ball crunches (3 sets of 50) and yoga-ball side crunches (3 sets of 10 for each side.

Day 63

Finances
1 - King Street Blues: $33.72
2 - Popcorn: $4.50
3 - Hollywood video: $7.38

Food
1 - Alaskan Benedict (half of an English muffin, one egg over easy, smoked salmon, and hollandaise sauce) and a bowl of strawberries with some skim milk for my coffee
2 - Slice of whole wheat bread and a tablespoon of peanut butter
3 - Grilled chicken salad
4 - Special K snack pack

Workout
1 - 30 minutes on the elliptical
2 - Superset: Bench press (3 sets of 10 with 105 lbs) and potato-sack squats (3 sets of 10 with 60 lbs)
3 - Superset: Tricep pull-downs (3 sets of 10 with 70 lbs), over the shoulder tricep pulls (3 sets of 10 with 70 lbs), and lat pull-downs (10 reps with 70, 80, and 90 lbs)
4 - Superset: Front shoulder lifts (3 sets of 10 with 15 lbs, each shoulder) and curls (3 sets of 10 with 25 lbs, each arm)

Month 2 Recap

Wow. I really put in some effort here. I was being sarcastic. Looking back at this month the only real improvement I made is miraculously losing ten pounds. This is embarrassing.

Finances
$4239 this month. Which is below last months $4516.33 but not by that much. Oh, and I didn’t take a trip to LA this month. I did, however, spend several days in San Diego but that was all paid for by your tax dollars. A weekend in New York, a weekend in Atlantic City (even with no gambling), and a two different house guests this month pretty much equaled the LA trip, apparently.

$449.63 in eating out compared to $465.67 last month. Victory? No.

You know what, it’s not even worth it. No point in comparing the two months, it’s basically the same exact thing.

Food
My alcohol goal this month: 31 servings. Actual servings: 104. Wow. I have absolutely no self control.

Oh, and I’d only call 16 of the 31 days this month a true victory.

Workout
There were nine days where I did absolutely nothing. That’s 9 days short of my goal of none.


I’m embarrassed. It’s like I didn’t even try. And now the holidays are coming up. I just need to stop drinking so much. I certainly drank less than last month, and most of the drinks were red wine, but still…

I just need to tell myself “no” more often. I think a punishment system might work, honestly. For ever serving of alcohol I have today I have to do fifty push-ups tomorrow. I actually think that’s a fantastic idea, if I can stick to it. I will – I’ll stick to it. New Years Day should be fun. I should just take up cocaine.

And maybe a reward system but I eat out so much it’s difficult to keep that in check. You know, one day of eating whatever the hell I want. I haven’t been making horrible restaurant choices, however. I guess I just need to go to the salad more.

Well, it’s a new month. To hell with last month. I just need to keep on keeping on.

Day 62

Oy...month recap II is coming. Seriously. Today was an unwind and write kind of day.

Finances
Lunch: $8.32
Busboys and Poets: $68.58

I was just there writing for around four hours and I was shocked by the bill. It was mainly the wine, I should have just bought the bottle. It would have been so much cheaper.

Bungalow Billiards: $20

Food
1 - 1/2 turkey, ham, and muenster flat-bread w/honey mustard, bag of salt and vinegar chips, and a 1/2 cup of chicken chili
2 - Steak and asparagus salad
3 - Six glasses of red wine
4 - Two bottles of Heineken Light

Workout
No workout today.

Day 61

Well, it's the end of Month 2. I'll post my recap sometime later today. It wasn't horrible but my mistakes were greatly offset by gifts from God, apparently. I lost ten pounds this month and my bonus is going to allow me to put at least three grand into savings, and that's after alloted Christmas money and paying down some debts.

Finances
I spent no money today.

Food

Sweet tooth and leftovers day! I worked from 8AM until 3:30AM yesterday with an hour break for the gym. So, you know, at least I went to the gym.

1 - Cheerios, skim milk, blueberries, and raspberries
2 - Small piece of pound cake
3 - Angel haired pasta and grilled chicken with veggies
4 - Small brownie
5 - Angel haired pasta and grilled chicken with veggies
6 - Carrot cake and a cup of skim milk

Workout
1 - 30 minutes on elliptical
2 - Superset: Chestpress (2 sets of 10 with 130 pounds and 1 set of 10 with 135 pounds) and seated leg presses (12 reps with 110, 130, and 150 pounds)
3 - Superset: Pectoral flies (3 sets of 10 with 110 pounds) and rear deltoids (3 sets of 10 with 110 pounds)

And that's when the gym closed.

Day 60

Finances
1 - Dremo's: $29

I got Robin some drinks and some dinner after she finished the last final she'll have to take in grad school.

Food
1 - Two Van's blueberry waffles, some light syrup, and a cup of skim milk
2 - Blueberries and raspberries
3 - Ham and cranberry chutney on whole wheat
4 - A banana
5 - Chicken breast and veggies over angel hair pasta
6 - Half-cup of veggie chili and two pints of Miller Light

Workout
1 - 100 push-ups

Day 59

Doh! Forgot to hit "Publish" last night...

Finances
1 - Christmas presents: $19.90

About the Christmas presents - this year I'm shopping for Robin, my sister, my parents, Robin's parents, Robin's sister, my godson, and a family I adopted for the holidays. I've been trying to be a bit more imaginative in order to keep the costs down.

2 - Christmas Presents: $26.99
3 - Dremo's: $12

Food
1 - Bowl of cheerios, skim milk, and a handful of blueberries
2 - A banana
3 - Ham, provolone, and cranberry chutney on whole wheat
4 - An apple
5 - Weight watchers grilled panini and homemade chicken-chili soup
6 - A couple of bites of Robin's pizza
7 - Three pints of Miller Light

Workout
1 - 45 minutes on the elliptical
2 - 60 push-ups

Day 58

Finances
1 - AAA Annual Dues: $158
2 - Lunch: $6.81

I left my sandwich home today...good job!

3 - Christmas Gifts: $65.50
4 - More Christmas Gifts: $19.43

Food
1 - Two scrambled eggs, some butter and ketchup, and a handful of blueberries and raspberries. Cup of skim milk.
2 - Wreck Salad from Potbelly. Ham, turkey, salami, roast beef, crutons, tomatoes, red peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, and non-fat vinaigrette.
3 - Cup of chicken chili soup and ham, provolone, and cranberry chutney on whole wheat
4 - Two glasses of chianti and a small salad

Workout
1 - 100 push-ups

Day 57

Finances
1 - Christmas Gifts: $76.63

It's that time of year...

Food
1 - Eucharist and sacramental wine
2 - Two poached eggs

Tried to poach my own eggs this morning. They came out ok...a bit runny.

3 - Grilled shrimp, onions, and some mashed potatoes and spinach.
4 - A banana
5 - A skim/low-sugar cup of chocolate milk
6 - Chicken chili soup (homemade and very healthy) with some non-fat sour cream and part-skim cheese
7 - Three pieces of dark chocolate

Workout
1 - 30-minutes on elliptical
2 - Superset: Chest press (3 sets of 10 with 130 lbs) and leg-press (3 sets of 12 with 130 lbs)
3 - Superset: Curls (Set of 10 with 50, 55, and 60 lbs) and seated dips (set of 10 with 125 lbs and two sets of 10 with 145 lbs)
4 - Superset: Leg extension (3 sets of 10 with 110 lbs) and calf extensions (3 sets of 10 with 150 lbs)

Day 56

Finances
1 - Brunch: $42.50

I went to Carlyle with Marcelo before he headed back home.

2 - Comics: $44.56

About a month's worth of books.

3 - Movies: $19

No Country for Old Men - great flick.

4 - Bar tab: $35.70

I was playing wingman for my friend Lynn.

Food
1 - Crabcakes, biscuit, poached eggs, hollandaise sauce, roasted potatoes, asparagus, and a half-glass of Bloody Mary.
2 - Weight Watches personal pizza.
3 - Hot dog.
4 - Two slices of thin-crust pizza.
5 - Two glasses of red wine

Workout
1 - 125 push-ups.

Day 55

Oy, bittersweet day. Continuing the food and workout lapse but a large bonus at my job to counteract that. Well, I have no excuses starting Saturday so it's time to get back on track. At least I got a ton of good, free food today.

Finances
1 - Potbellies: $6.13
2 - Beer: $20

It wasn't exactly $20 but since Marcelo bought me dinner at Ray's the Steaks I told him to at least keep the change for some of the tip.

Food
1 - Two scrambled eggs, butter, ketchup
2 - Salad with roast beef, turkey, ham, salami, and eggs. Non-fat vinaigrette
3 - Some crab wantons, Chinese ravioli, edadame, and shrimp dumplings. One sugar-free red bull and vodka and two pints of ale.
4 - Hanger steak, mashed potatoes, and creamed spinach. Two glasses of red wine.
5 - One can of Miller Light.

Workout
Nothing substantial.