Exercise

First day of exercising in the morning. Nothing too exciting… this morning’s workout took roughly 10 minutes and consisted of: 3 stretches, 4 mini-crunches, 5 leg lifts, 3 mini-push-ups, jogging in place for 160(x2) steps, and 7 jumping jacks. This was “Level 2” on the fitness scale (see previous post for link to _The Hacker’s Diet_ chapter: “What, Me Exercise?”). It was pretty easy to complete, but I spent the next half-hour coughing up something from my chest, so I’m perfectly willing to follow Walker’s advice and stay at this “level” for a week before turning it up a notch. ...

It’s January, and I’m a little late for “resolutions”, but I’d like to go through part of the exercise anyway. That is, I want to take the opportunity to examine myself and decide what I would like to change about myself. Whether I follow through and end up in a better place next year is not yet certain, but at least I’ll have a record. I’m now at 290, the heaviest I think I’ve been in my life. I haven’t exercised more than a few minutes total since May or June. I usually eat what I pick up at restaurants (both lunch and dinner). I’m not really “stress eating” per se, but I so far haven’t taken the time to make food for myself, and my crappy commute makes it even harder to make and execute a meal plan. ...

Exercise log for January Sun 1/27: weight 290, DDR 30 min, food 38.5 POINTS Mon 1/28: fitness ladder 2, 10 min Tue 1/29: weight 287.8, fitness ladder 2, 10 min Wed 1/30: Thu 1/31:

I gained back what I lost earlier this year. I’m now at

Exercise log for May Tue 5/1: Wed 5/2: Thu 5/3: Fri 5/4: Sat 5/5: Sun 5/6: DDR 30 min, weight 269.8 Mon 5/7: DDR 45 min, weight 273.2 Tue 5/8: Wed 5/9: Thu 5/10: Fri 5/11: DDR 30 min Sat 5/12: Sun 5/13: Mon 5/14: Tue 5/15: Wed 5/16: Thu 5/17: Fri 5/18: DDR 30 min Sat 5/19: Sun 5/20: Mon 5/21: Tue 5/22: Wed 5/23: DDR 30 min Thu 5/24: Fri 5/25: Sat 5/26: Sun 5/27: Mon 5/28: Tue 5/29: Wed 5/30: Thu 5/31:

Exercise log for April Sun 4/1: Mon 4/2: Tue 4/3: Wed 4/4: Thu 4/5: Fri 4/6: Sat 4/7: Sun 4/8: Mon 4/9: Tue 4/10: Wed 4/11: Thu 4/12: Fri 4/13: Sat 4/14: Sun 4/15: Mon 4/16: Tue 4/17: Wed 4/18: Thu 4/19: Fri 4/20: Sat 4/21: Sun 4/22: Mon 4/23: weight 270.8 Tue 4/24: DDR, 20 min Wed 4/25: DDR, 15 min Thu 4/26: Fri 4/27: Sat 4/28: DDR, 20 min Sun 4/29: Mon 4/30:

Exercise log for March Thu 3/1: weight 260.6 Fri 3/2: weight 260.2 Sat 3/3: weight Sun 3/4: weight 260.8 Mon 3/5: weight 260.2 Tue 3/6: weight 259.8 Wed 3/7: weight 258.8 Thu 3/8: Fri 3/9: weight 259.0 Sat 3/10: weight 259.6 Sun 3/11: weight 261.2 Mon 3/12: weight 259.2 Tue 3/13: weight 259.2 Wed 3/14: weight 258.8 Thu 3/15: weight 259.4 Fri 3/16: Sat 3/17: Sun 3/18: Mon 3/19: Tue 3/20: Wed 3/21: Thu 3/22: Fri 3/23: Sat 3/24: Sun 3/25: Mon 3/26: Tue 3/27: Wed 3/28: Thu 3/29: Fri 3/30: Sat 3/31:

Exercise log for February Thu 2/1: Fri 2/2: Sat 2/3: Sun 2/4: Mon 2/5: weight 276.2 raisin bran, milk, coffee, 2 splenda, cream (fresh choice) salad, dressing, eggs, veggies, tofu, iced tea/lemonade veggies, hummus chunky chicken soup, 1/2 chicken breast Tue 2/6: Coffee, sugar, creamer oriental chicken salad, 2 chicken wings, veggies, hummus, salami, cheese, iced tea, 2 splenda won ton soup (about 2C), 1/2 egg roll, Vitamin Water, 1 cookie (and when I say “1 cookie” I mean a cookie-sized bit of cookie dough :) Wed 2/7: Raisin bran, milk, coffee, 2 splenda, half&half (Indian) 1 plate (about 2C) of meat/sauce dishes (no rice), 1/4 nan bread, rice pudding, golub jamun Tortilla soup (about 1.5C), beef jerky Thu 2/8: Raisin bran, milk, coffee, 2 splenda, half&half Rest of Tuesday’s chicken salad, 2 chicken wings, veggies, hummus, salami, cheese, iced tea, 1 splenda Can of soup, 1 “cookie”, olives Fri 2/9: weight 271.6 Raisin bran, milk, coffee, 2 splenda, half&half (tk noodle) Won ton soup, taro cake Can of soup, dash of curry powder, bread, margarine Sat 2/10: weight 270.2 1C malt o meal, 2 eggs Chicken patty, mayo/soy dipping sauce, 1/2 ham sandwich, olives Soup, bread Sun 2/11: weight 269.8 (mc d) 2 mini-sausage burritos, coffee, cream, splenda 1/2 tuna sandwich, soup, iced tea, 1 splenda Chicken patty, mayo/soy dipping sauce, broccoli Mon 2/12: Raisin bran, milk, coffee, 2 splenda, half&half (Kapp’s) Half of steak sandwich, cottage cheese, iced tea Tortilla soup, 1 “cookie” Tue 2/13: weight 268.2 Raisin bran, milk, coffee, 2 splenda, milk (kabob place) adana wrap (minced beef&lamb, lettuce, tomato, wrap), iced tea Wed 2/14: Bagel, cream cheese (quizno’s) sm turkey ranch swiss, iced tea Pork chop, polenta, sauce, asparagus, mayo, iced tea, 2 splenda Thu 2/15: weight 266.8 Coffee Pork bits, polenta bits, veggies, ranch, hummus Salad, noodle mix, steak bits, iced tea, 1 splenda Fri 2/16: weight 266.2 Raisin bran, milk, coffee, 2 splenda (quizno’s) Sm turkey sandwich, diet coke, cookie 3 lg shrimp, breaded/fried, bowl of soup, rice. Sat 2/17: weight 265.8, bike 10-15 min (mc d) 2 sausage burritos tuna sandwich, iced tea, 1 splenda (party) bread, spinach dip, 3 cookies, coffee, cream, tortellini, cream sauce, broccoli, mayo, ice cream, more coffee Sun 2/18: 2 eggs, cheese, 2 aussie bites chicken/veg soup, bread (herbivore) falafel wrap, ginger ale, sm. cheesecake, coffee Mon 2/19: weight 265.2 Half bagel, cream cheese, 2 eggs, cheese, milk, 1 aussie bites Ham sandwich? Leftover pork, polenta, some chocolate Tue 2/20: 266.2 Coffee, n/d creamer, 2 splenda, raisin bran, milk Soup, pork bun, tea, 1 splenda Soup, salad, tea, 1 splenda, ham, cheese, olives Wed 2/21: weight 265.2 Food? Thu 2/22: weight 263.4 Food? Fri 2/23: weight 262.6 Raisin bran, coffee cake (bbq) 2 steak tacos, chips, avocado dip, hummus (kfc) pot pie, iced tea Sat 2/24: weight 262.0 (Dim sum) Uh, various kinds. About a plate of food, I think. Coffee, 2 splenda, creamer. Chicken noodle soup, left-over potato skin with cheese, iced tea, 1 splenda. Sun 2/25: weight 260.2 4 eggs, 2 sm tortillas, coffee, creamer, 2 splenda … Mon 2/26: weight 260.8 Tue 2/27: weight 261.4 Wed 2/28: weight 259.8

Exercise log for January Mon 1/1: none (weight 279.8) Tue 1/2: none Wed 1/3: none Thu 1/4: none Fri 1/5: none Sat 1/6: walking 35 min (weight 277.8) Sun 1/7: Mon 1/8: Tue 1/9: Wed 1/10: Thu 1/11: Fri 1/12: Sat 1/13: Sun 1/14: Mon 1/15: Tue 1/16: Wed 1/17: Thu 1/18: Fri 1/19: Sat 1/20: Sun 1/21: Mon 1/22: Tue 1/23: Wed 1/24: Thu 1/25: Fri 1/26: Sat 1/27: Sun 1/28: Mon 1/29: Tue 1/30: Wed 1/31:

Exercise log for December Fri 12/1: Sat 12/2: Sun 12/3: Mon 12/4: Tue 12/5: Wed 12/6: Thu 12/7: Fri 12/8: Sat 12/9: Sun 12/10: Mon 12/11: Tue 12/12: Wed 12/13: Thu 12/14: Fri 12/15: Sat 12/16: Sun 12/17: Mon 12/18: Tue 12/19: Wed 12/20: Thu 12/21: Fri 12/22: Sat 12/23: Sun 12/24: Mon 12/25: Tue 12/26: Wed 12/27: Thu 12/28: Fri 12/29: Sat 12/30: Sun 12/31: