Crunches

Read This First!

2008-10-08T21:34:00.000-07:00

First time here? Read the introduction.

Recaps
Month 1
Month 2

Day 152

2008-03-07T07:57:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - Harris Teeter: $18.82

Some grocery stuffs; dinner, skim milk, cheese

Food
1 - Maple and brown sugar oatmeal
2 - Bread with peanut butter
3 - Left over steak tips and cannelli bean salad
4 - Baked cod wrapped in prosciutto, roasted tomatoes, and roasted potato wedges
5 - Two glasses of red wine and some dubliner cheese

Workout
1 - 3.5-mile run

Day 151

2008-03-07T07:52:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - Safeway: $12.17

Food
1 - Smoothie (banana, rasberry, blueberry, peanut butter, frozen yogurt, and skim milk)
2 - Left-over pork chops and mashed potatoes
3 - Sauted steak tips with a cannelli bean salad
4 - A glass of red wine and three girl scout cookies

Workout
1 - A 3.5 mile run

Day 150

2008-03-07T07:48:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - Gym dues: $85
2 - Rite Aid: $50.99

I had to pick up some new vitamins, shampoo, deodorant, etc....it seems like that stuff all runs out at the same time.

3 - Lunch: $28.93

Went out with some coworkers to Maggiano's.

Food
1 - Lobster ravioli and some bread
2 - Porkchops with soy sauce, five-spice, and olive oil
3 - A glass of red wine and three girl scout cookies

Workout
1 - 3.5 mile run

Day 149

2008-03-07T07:42:00.000-08:00

Finances
I didn't spend any money today.

Food
1 - All Bran with skim milk
2 - A banana
3 - Lean Cuisine microwaveable pizza
4 - Parmesan crusted chicken, mashed potatoes, and asparagus

I'm experimenting with some new recipes this week.

5 - Glass of red wine and three girl scout cookies

Workout
1 - 3.5-mile run

Day 148

2008-03-02T16:39:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - Safeway: $106.30

Dinner, lunch, and breakfast for a week, at least.

2 - Dinner: $40.51
3 - I bought a new Cuisinart today but to get the discount at Macy's Robin put it on her Macy's card. I said I'd pay for it. But I probably won't, it's one of my favorite tricks. So, if I do end up paying for it, I'll be sure to log it.
4 - X-Box marketplace: $15

Potentially my last X-Box purchase for a while. I was playing some demo arcade games that I wanted to unlock.

Food
1 - Quiche and some skim milk for my coffee
2 - Some cheese and a glass of white wine
3 - Chicken korma, potatoes, rice, and roti
4 - One girl scout cookie

Workout
Nothing.

Day 147

2008-03-02T16:34:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - Dinner/Drinks: $123.48

We were going to go to the wine expo but it was $95 per person. So, instead, we got some friends together and went out for a night of good wines and good food. Ended up being cheaper.

Food
1 - Left over baked pasta
2 - A couple of girl scout cookies and pomegranate juice
3 - Microwaveable lean cuisine pizza
4 - Carpaccio, bruschetta, mushroom filo, seared duck with sweet potatoes, four glasses of red wine and one glass of sparkling shiraz

Workout
Nothing

Day 146

2008-03-01T10:02:00.000-08:00

Finances
I didn't spend any money today.

Food
1 - Left-over Baked pasta
2 - Fruit cup
3 - Half of a rotisserie chicken, some black beans and rice, and a couple of french fries
4 - Five glasses of red wine and a couple of pieces of dark chocolate

I, um, spent 7 straight hours playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance. It was like I was in college again.

Workout
Today was like an anti-workout.

Day 145

2008-03-01T09:59:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - Costco: $38.07

Some food stuffs and...uh...Viva Pinata for the XBox 360. It was only $20!

2 - Doctor copay: $20

Food
1 - A banana
2 - Left-over baked pasta
3 - Fruit cup
4 - Steak kabob with rice and bread
5 - Three glasses of red wine, some cheese, and some water crackers

Workout
Nothing. I had a thing that's been bothering me that I thought might have been another hernia. Turns out it's likely just a strain. At any rate, I was told to take it easy for a couple of more days and then start doing aerobics again.

Day 144

2008-03-01T09:55:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - Amazon: $29.99

Marvel Ultimate Alliance for the X-Box...I know, I'm addicted.

Food
1 - Banana
2 - Lean Cuisine microwave pizza
3 - Fruit cup
4 - Baked pasta with spinach, low-fat mozzarella, non-fat sour cream, and tomato sauce

Workout
Nothing

Day 143

2008-02-26T14:17:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - XBox Live year subscription: $49.99
2 - Ticket: $31
3 - Ticket: $26.95

Over the Holiday Season there was a problem where my EZ Pass wasn't working and my license plate was logged wrong. These were the only two I couldn't fight.

4 - Dinner: $14

Food
1 - A banana
2 - Rosemary chicken with risotto
3 - A cup of apple sauce
4 - Steak kabob with rice and bread
5 - One glass of red wine
6 - Cup of skim milk and six Chips' Ahoy Low-Fat cookies

Workout
Nothing.

Day 142

2008-02-26T14:13:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - Coffee: $3
2 - Lunch: $6.13
3 - Amazon purchase: $94.37

Wireless adapter for the X-Box 360

Food
1 - Honey bunches of oats with skim milk
2 - Kung Pao Chicken with white rice
3 - Lasagna and garlic bread
4 - Special K cereal bar and a cup of skim milk

Workout
Nothing.

Day 141

2008-02-26T14:08:00.000-08:00

I've been kind of slow with updating the website. At least I've kept my notebooks/recorder up-to-date...

Finances
1 - Parking: $20
2 - Vosges Hot Chocolate: $26.82
3 - Gas: $13.73

Food
1 - Piece of birthday cake
2 - Hot chocolate and two truffles
3 - Slice of pizza
4 - Half of a bagel
5 - Pirogues with garlic bread
6 - Four glasses of red wine and two pieces of dark chocolate

Workout
Nothing. Traveling day followed by the Oscars. However, I do have something that I need to check out at the doctors on Thursday before continuing any heavy lifting. So it may be an off week regardless.

Day 140

2008-02-24T17:46:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - Banana Republic: $85.50
2 - Drinks: $22.50

Food
1 - Slice of pizza
2 - Skim cappuccino
3 - Let's just call it "birthday dinner". If I had to estimate, I'd say close to 1.5 pounds of various meats, sushi, salads, etc, etc, etc. Lots of wine all night, as well, and a couple of Red Bull and vodkas.

Workout
Nothing.

Day 139

2008-02-24T17:41:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - Gas: $32.80
2 - Cup of coffee: $2
3- Pizza: $6.45
4 - Wine shop: $27.07

Food
1 - Waffles and boysenberry syrup
2 - Chicken burrito
3 - Meat pizza
4 - Fried calzone, some zeppoles, and two glasses of red wine
5 - Three more glasses of red wine

Workout
Nothing.

Day 138

2008-02-24T17:35:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - DMV: $20
2 - Metro: $2.70
3 - MyComicShop.com: $29.15

Food
1 - Two waffles and boysenberry syrup
2 - Several shrimp and fish plates samples from P.F. Chang's
3 - Pirogues with garlic bread
4 - Some birthday cake

Workout
Nothing.

Day 137

2008-02-21T08:05:00.001-08:00

I should give some sort of update. I've actually been able to put $3500 in savings since starting this blog and I lost 20 pounds. So, not bad. I need to get into a gym habit again but it's been tough, admittedly. Anyway - today was my 30th birthday. So, you know, time to start being responsible and shit.

Finances
1 - Laundry: $3

In my defense, I was playing video games while the laundry was going. I needed some clean clothes...

2 - Safeway: $4.82

I needed to get some brown sugar and lime juice.

3 - Cab: $15

I was just the guy with the cash after the evening of wine tasting.

Food
1 - A banana
2 - Indian buffet, I had two plates, admittedly
3 - Cumin-dusted chicken with home-made guacamole and some fried potatoes.

Dinner was at home - the place I wanted to go to tonight didn't really have food.

4 - Birthday cake.
5 - Two flights of wine (3 half-glasses each) and one full-glass of wine. I shared three different cheeses and had some serrano ham and duck a l'orange. Some olives, jam, and bread accompanied the food.
6 - Some more birthday cake.

Workout
Nothing.

Day 136

2008-02-20T08:00:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - Dinner: $11
2 - Starbucks: $4.34
3 - Parking: $3

I teach class on Tuesday nights so dinner, coffee, and parking is sort of a standard.

Food
1 - Waffles with boysenberry syrup and a cup of skim milk.
2 - A banana.
3 - Rosemary chicken with risotto.
4 - Mixed-fruit cup.
5 - Stromboli with ground turkey and low-fat mozzarella
6 - Skim cappuccino
7 - Glass of red wine

Workout
Nothing - I wanted to go to the gym in the morning but I just didn't have the time.

Day 135

2008-02-19T09:09:00.001-08:00

Finances
1 - Dinner: $5
Not the whole dinner, obviously, but a little bit so we could pay with cash.

Food
1 - Bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats
2 - A banana
3 - Left-over steak with fried onions
4 - Two pork chops with marsala sauce, steamed veggies, and mashed potatoes.

Workout
1 - 150 push-ups
2 - 300 crunches

Da 134

2008-02-18T08:00:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - Brunch: $20
2 - Costco: + $173.23

Returned a large item...

3 - Costco: $44.54

Couple of bottles of wine and some food stuffs.

4 - Whole Foods: $36.42

Food for the week and some steaks for tonight.

Food
1 - French toast, pancakes, eggs, corned-beef hash, sausage, bacon, syrup...

It was a brunch buffet. I had one full plate of food.

2 - Cheese samples
3 - Popcorn and a couple of milk duds and cookie dough bites

Went to see Rambo...

4 - Steak with soy sauce, shallots, hot sauce, and spices. Sauted potatoes and onions. Two glasses of red wine.
5 - Three glasses of wine with some cheese and chocolates.

We had friends over.

Workout
Nothing - tomorrow I'm back at the gym.

Day 133

2008-02-18T07:57:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - Breakfast: $22
2 - Dinner: $44

Friends in town so we've been eating out a bit...

Food
1 - Crab-cake Benedict with a side of strawberries
2 - Couple of dark chocolates
3 - Spaghetti with olive oil, lamb, pancetta, and spices
4 - Couple of choclates

Workout
Nothing.

Day 132

2008-02-16T08:50:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - Dinner: $36.25
2 - Drinks: $60

Friends 30th birthday party.

Food
1 - Bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats with skim milk
2 - Can of Italian Wedding soup
3 - Steak fajitas (steak, rice, guacamole, refried beans, veggies) and a margarita
4 - Some chocolates
5 - 6 glasses of wine

Workout
Nothing.

Day 131

2008-02-16T08:46:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - Whole Foods: $8.74

Food
1 - Two waffles with boysenberry syrup and a cup of skim milk.
2 - A banana
3 - Grilled shrimp with polenta
4 - A cup of peaches
5 - Sauted chicken breast with pankanko crumbs, parmesan cheese, and flour. A small serving of angel hair pasta with marinara sauce
6 - Two glasses of red wine with some cheese and almonds

Workout
1 - 30 minutes on treadmill
2 - Benchpress (4 sets of 10 with 110 pounds)
3 - 100 push ups

Day 130

2008-02-14T08:58:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - Lunch: $6.91

I'm not sure if the company will pick this up or not...I had a day trip and grabbed lunch on the way home.

Food
1 - Bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats and skim milk
2 - Salad with ham, turkey, provolone, blue cheese, and croutons and a side of ranch dressing
3 - Chicken Parmesan, a slice of quesadilla with salsa and guacamole, and three glasses of white wine
4 - A couple of bites of an ice cream sundae

Workout
None. Early day at work, movie screening/wine tasting at night.

Day 129

2008-02-13T07:53:00.000-08:00

Finances
1 - Lunch: $6.31

Food
1 - Bowl of Special K with skim milk
2 - One steak taco and one chicken taco with some tortilla chips

Free taco day at Cal Tort if you came in with a "I voted" sticker.

3 - Shrimp and mushrooms over polenta, a slice of bread with butter
4 - A glass of red wine and some dark chocolates

The chocolates were a gift from the boss from Brussels.

Workout
1 - 30-minutes on treadmill