another gorgeous day

brunch with a friend

yogurt with strawberries

2 apricot croissants

latte

tea

cold cuts

cheeses

bread

wine

swiss walnut torte

30 minute swim and 30 minute MBT wald

back online

Monday - 40 minute swim

Tuesday- 30 minute stairmaster

Today

latte

30 minute bike ride

whole wheat mini bagel with goats cheese and bresaola

mini hot dog from IKEA (suprisingly good)

salad with plantain, chicken, strawberries, pine nuts and feta cheese

double mojito!!!

latte

brioche

yoghurt

small whole wheat roll with smoked turkey

small cup of greek yoghurt with honey

a handful of almonds

lemongrass pea soup

slice of pumpernickel bread with cheese

30 minute vigorous swim

latte

wholewheat english muffin

salad, potato salad, tuna on wholewheat wasa bread, a spoon of veggie lasagna

leftover rabbit and vegetables

low fat cottage cheese with red fruit compotte

latte

small latte

espresso

3 apricot croissants

one spoon of cream of wheat, 1 spoon rice with african peanut curry sauce

rabbit with vegetables in stew

pasta

3 glasses of wine

small latte

hot ginger lemon

one tablespoon green beans, chick peas, cottage cheese, 1 samosa, 1 small roll

salad

small chicken/cilantro pizza

1 beer

latte

low-fat blueberry muffin

yoghurt with one tablespoon of granola

small latte (1/2 cup)

cheese fondue

lemon sorbet

30 minute vigorous swim

latte

wholewheat english muffin with butter and honey

ricotta gnocchi with parmesan cheese and pear compotte

peas and carrots

1 wheat wrap with a bit of goat cheese

protein shake

30 minute vigorous swim

450  latte

120  wholemeal english muffin with butter and honey

125  beet ravioli (8 pieces)

100 2 wasa breads with tuna spread

100 cup of pumpkin soup

400 pumpkin/taro chips

1300

20 minute yoga streches

450 latte

115 wholewheat english muffin with butter and jam

80 3 eggwhite/1 yolk omlette with shallots and cheese

1 glass of green tea

400 90gr. taro and pumpkin chips

400 half a glass of buttermilk

300 some leftover lasagna and salad

1800

30 minute swim

400  2 mini apricot croissants

125  1 latte

200 a handful of potato chips

180  1 flour wrap with cheese and smoked turkey breast

20 minute stretch yoga

50  1 glass red wine

1200

FINALLY THE WEEKEND AGAIN

Sunday

300  3 mini apricot croissants

450  1 latte

60  2 bowls of salad

600 2 slices of salmon/dill quiche

50  1 spoon of yogurt parfait

1400

20 minute bike ride

Sunny Saturday morning

400  1 latte

115  1 wholewheat muffin with honey and butter

90  a bit of natural yogurt with cherry compotte

40 minute swim

50  a few potato chips

600  2 helpings lasagne

35  1 bowl of salad

100  1 coconut custard

100  2 glasses of red wine

1550

Friday

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low-fat blueberry muffin

rice crackers

1 spoon chickpeas, 1 spoon beetsalad, 1 spoon green bean salad, 1 apple with nuts

mango lassi

Sun is Shining, Mood is Happy

Wednesday

latte

protein shake

italian donut

fish soup leftovers for lunch

salad and roasted root vegetables

3 spoons of yogurt ice cream

Thursday

morning yoga

latte

protein shake

apple

half a portion of chicken/kale curry with some rice

omlette&salad for dinner

1/4 cup vanilla yogurt

20 minute walk

2009 Fresh Start

So the year ended with a viral sinusitis and no possibility of doing sports.  Since I still have to take it easy, I have started the new work year with yoga to get supple again.

Monday, 5 January

latte

3 Kings bun  (I was the King)

Chinese Dim Sum 

2 soyaburgers (small meatball sized)

lots of tea and fluids

3 slices of bread, cheese, meats, capers

20 minute yoga

Tuesday, 6 January

latte

protein shake

3 Kings bun (I was the Queen, my year is on a roll so far)

sushi-8 rolls

thai fish soup 

1/3 piece of wholewheat baguette

20 minute yoga

catch up, but not really

17 november - no workout, just a massage 

coffee, 3 small croissants, greek yogurt, 2 eggs for breakfast

sloppy joes, salad and pumpkin pie

1 glass red wine

18 nov

30 minute stairmaster

19 nov

nothing

20 nov

swim

21 nov

physio...no swimming for a while!!!

coffee

2 small croissants

1 hour vigorous walk (up and down)

1 piece tarte tatin

1 piece orange chiffon pie

salami, cheese and 2 slices of pumpernickel

2 glasses red wine

cup of coffee

2 slices of wholewheat bread with butter and jam

1.25km swim

half a glass of apple juice

8 mini chicken wings, bowl of pumpkin soup, a handful of potato chips, a few carrot sticks

1 glass of bowle with fruit and vodka?

back in action

1km swim

cinnamon donut

small coffee

raclette with potatoes

another small coffee

2 slices of pizza and 2 slices of flammenkuchen (french pizza)

2 glasses red wine

salad

back in business

starting tomorrow i will be back to posting again...after a rather long break

Wedensday:

Rest day.

Oatmeal with a peach and water

Tuesday:

Run 800M, then 50 situps, then 50 back extensions (Crossfit WOD)

3 egg omlette with ham, some cheese, veggies.

2x coffee

tea with milk and molasses

slice fried cheese  (think saganaki)

Coffee

some terrible food at the friends of the NRA dinner. 

Sunday and Monday

I totally forgot to post this!!

Monday

no workout - needed a rest. Legs were on fire after Sunday's workout.

Denver omlette with toast, coffee.

Ham and cheese with veggies wrap. (Homemade!) cup of tea.

2 monster cups of coffee

Sunday

Run 1/2 mile (warmup)

50 pullups in groups of 10 - vary the handposition.

100 table jumps in groups of 10.

50 plyo jumps (jump down from a small table, then onto the high table)

2 sets 95 lbs squats, 10 reps

1 set 190 lbs squats, 10 reps

2 sets Ab raises, 10 reps

Coffee.

2 bowls cheerios with half and half.(Ok, this isn't healthy, but there was nothing left in the house...)

Tuna steak on salad with tomatoes and hardboiled egg.

Friday and Saturday.

Friday -
60 ab rolls, 30 15# shoulder presses

Coffee, scone, veggies and spaghetti, 1/2 order fish'n'chips and a Guinness. Ham and cheese flat wrap with veggies and water.

Saturday -
Mickies pancakes, 2 eggs, bacon, malt. Some pizza, some coke, and Harold and Kumar.

20 minutes solid of rope work,
shadow box, speed bag, heavy bag work.

(Saturday is my "eat whatever" day...)

The Victory 500: 100 pushups, pullups, situps, air squats, dips.
(This seriously sucked and took a while this morning...)

Oatmeal with a peach, Orange juice, Kefir, coffee.
1/2 Caesar salad, 1/2 tomato soup, lemonade, ice coffee.
hot dog and corn bread.
1 finger squash and 1 small zuchinni in bit of spaghetti and ham, jam bread, water.

For 5 circuits, max reps of pushups, pullups, air squats...

I'm a bit out of shape following the wife heading home.
In the first round, 60 pushups, 20 pullups, 50 squats...

Second round was not great either... Gotta start laying the foundation now.

Kefir for breakfast
apple
roast tomato soup and a roll
Ham roller (lo-cal cardboard tasting thing.) with veggie salsa and some cheese.

No dinner as of yet...

I'm back too

So here we go...

On Saturday, 2 August

1 piece of bread, latte

75km bike ride

2 small bowls of cereal

1 plate full of various pulses and grains, 2 samosas, 3 onion rings

Sunday

latte and 1 piece of bread

veggies from the grill and 2 slices of meat

Monday, 4 August

20 minute morning yoga

cinnamon twist donut and small cafe au lait

broth and salad platter for lunch

salad with stuffed mushrooms (ricotta and veggies)

Tuesday, 5 August

latte and 2 slices of Panettone

bowl of muesli

1 spoonful of curried chicken salad

2 slices of wasa bread

2 small helpings of salad

2 serving spoonfuls of penne with veggies

45 minute bike ride

Back with a Vengence!

I got burned out doing this because my default mode has been to workout pretty much everyday, but I'm going doing this again for catalog purposes:

This AM:
Single stick figure eights and footwork.
Mag changes on the move.
Clearing double feeds on the move.
Moving with gun in position sul.
Dry fire practice.

Family is still in town, so I won't be able to hit the gym until next monday. Still sleeping in the workout room, so that kinda sucks - need to finish the second floor...

Weekend Report

saturday

the pool is closed for 6 weeks, egad!!!

latte

3 slices dark bread with butter and jam

strawberries, cherries and raspberries

ricotta with pureed strawberries

salad with salsicce, italian hot dogs

french fries

2 spoons of jello

sunday

latte x2

2 slices bread with jam

some cheese and ham

1 glass orange juice

1 hour fast paced bike ride with super new bike

salad with falafal

2 beers

another hot day!!!

So should I 'So Long and Thanks for all the Fish'...

on this blog?  I am the only one still keeping up with it but it's a good way of keeping track of things and it is still keeping me going with the sports

Catch up Day

latte x2

1 mini bagel

1 italian doughnut

cheese, potato salad, small sausages, carrot sticks

3 turo gomboc with fromage blanc and pureed strawberry

3/4km swim

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mini bagel

beef braised with 2 slices of polenta

3 beers

whole wheat bread sandwich with lettuce, eggplant, ham and tartar sauce

not sure about tuesday but I swam 1km

Manic Monday???

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sheepsmilk yogurt

frikadeller sandwich (like a hamburger)

huge salad for dinner

2 mojitos

lots of water

1 mile swim

20 minute vigorous bike ride with new superbike

Sunday

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4 slices of eggtwist bread with jam and butter (small slices)

a few strawberries

salad

grilled eggplant and zucchini

2 small sausages

1 small glass of beer

4 cookies (small ones about 1inch by 1inch)

too hot to do sports today 86F and humid

Fabulous Saturday

latte

granola with sheepsmilk yogurt

bits of goat salami, goatsmilk, bread, capers, sundried tomatoes

4 beers

baguette with aragula and a sausage

1 mile swim

a good mood with a city full of dutch here to watch the European Soccer Champs

TGIF

latte and another latte later

brioche

ricotta with pureed stawberries

a few pecans

yogurt cuke soups

about 6 small shrip, panfried

small chicken roasted with roasted potatoes and vegetables

rhubarb tiramisu

espresso

3/4km aswim

latte

thai shrimp curry 

salad, roasted potatoes

espresso

boxing boxing and more boxing.

Eating like shit, but wtf are you gonna do?

Sleeping well, tho.

The Hump 'aka the middle of the week'

latte

1/4 cup of granola with milk

2 chinese dumplings (ta pao)

1 slice of bread

some cheese and about 5 slices of cured meat

1/2 ltr of red wine (5 glasses)

coconut pineapple lassi

handful of strawberries

a bit of leftover pie dough

3 lattes for another bad night of sleep

2 ibuprofen 

2 slices of toast with jam

1 brioche

asian chicken salad

1 tuna mousse sandwich

2 small slices of Dani's spinach pie

1 beer

20 minute light walk

tomorrow I will bike for a half hour...i need to move

Boxing wkout.
100 situps
30 pullups

2 eggs, coffee, bread
Egg salad sandwich, coffee, apple
Noodles with sour cream, Gatorade.

Feeling drained. Post workout was better, but I'm lacking "pep".

Still no sports...ugh

Monday

latte

2 pieces of toast with jam

clear broth with fresh peas and a bit of leftover sausage

lemon ricotta ravioli with pesto

Sunday

Latte

2 pieces of toast with jam

ricotta with strawberry puree

salad

2 sausages

some antipasti

some roasted potatoes and eggplant

1 scoop of ice cream

1 beer

Saturday

2 cafe au lait

croissant

a bit of ricotta with pureed stawberries

2 beers

2 small porc sausages

3 pizza tartlets

some cheese and bread

no sports still...this kinda sucks, once you get used to moving almost every day, not doing anything for more than 3 days in a row makes you feel like a big slob

TGIF

small latte

italian donut

latte

cup of ramen noodles

calzone

BBQ'd chicken breast, asparagus, fricasse of onion/zucchini/mushroom

3 mojitos

1 beer

so sports

Yesterday:
No workout - just a light 2 mile bike ride.

2 eggs, coffee
Oatmeal, Puerto Rican Omlette, Coffee, toast
coffee
Chicken Chilli and cream of wheat
RC cola

Today:
"Griff" workout - 800 M run, 400 M backwards run, repeat.
Boxing workout
4 miles bike ride - light pace.

2 eggs, corn bread, refried beans with onions and tomatoe
coffee
4 pcs. chicken ravioli. Tomato sauce. Water
Coffee. Vanilla ice cream cone (kids size).
2 small Turkey BBQ sandwiches (so good!), rc cola, tomatoe
water

almost friday

latte

sticky bun

bratwurst with a bit of couscous and fried onions

2 slices of pizza with salad

2 glasses of red wine

latte

bowl of granola

2 chinese dumplings

cheese, radishes, hard boiled eggs, a few slices of pumpernickel

ricotta and strawberries

2 glasses of red wine

leglifts and stretching

No sports for one week-doctors orders as I either have a hernia or a reactive lymphnode

Boxing workout.
Biked 2 miles.

Boursin, onion, and tomatoe 3 egg omlette. Coffee. OJ vitamin.
Spaghetti with Tomato Basil sauce. Lemonade. Tomatoes.
Baked beans. 3 Eggs. Cola. Tomatoes and onions. Handfull of choc chips. 1/3 tiny watermelon.

Early Tyson and the Peek-a-boo style.

Interesting how it is a lot of being in the right place at the right time! So similar to the "Dicta Boelke" - move move move until you're delivering hits!

Check this link first!

Then watch this:



(The best is 1:19 - amazing bob-and-weave!!)

Beginning of the Week

Monday

2 lattes

2 slices of toast with butter and jam

salad with beets, eggplants, strawberries

plate of fried

strawberry protein shake

handful of m&m's

25 minute swim

Tuesday

2 lattes

yogurt with strawberries and granola

tarhonya and veal porkolt

protein shake

handful of almonds

crunches and leglifts (reduced routine) and 20 minute bike ride

Fist day back in a long time!

Took the past month to:
1.) Move the wife and all of our "stuff" back from Wisconsin.
2.) Do a shit-ton of work around the house - gardening, clearing, chainsaw-age, etc.
3.) Help /DN move from AZ.
4.) My boxing gym moved to my town from the next town over (10 minute bike ride instead of 20 minute drive!) and he just re-opened.

Tonights workout was brutal:
6 rds rope
3 rds footwork
3 rds shadow box
3 rds mits
1 rd hvy bag

I was outta gas at that point, so I took a break, then did 5 rds of the following for time (Crossfit-lite):
10 burpees
10 pullups

2 lattes

one muffin with apricot filling

2 eggs over hard

half a bratwurst, half a hot dog, half a chicken breast with some tomato salad, kohlrabi with dill, roasted potatoes and carrots

2 beers

2 hour walk

This week

tuesday-latte and 1.5 mini bagels, blueberry muffin, salad for lunch, swim

wednesday-latte, blueberry muffin, fruit smoothie, business lunch of small clear soup/small salad/grilled meat with 3 potatoes and a small piece of panna cotta, shake for dinner, no sports

thursday-

2 small lattes, one croissant, one doughtwist, salad with IKEA meatballs, shake for dinner and leglifts

friday-latte and 1 mini bagel, salad with IKEA Meatballs, shake for dinner, 1 slice of pumpernickel with turkeybreast, a handful of strawberries, swim

latte

yogurt with berries and granola

100gr almonds

100 gr veggie chips

salad

cup of clear broth with fresh peas

salad

1/2 small portobello mushroom

25 minute stairwalk

Weekend Wrapup

2 lattes

1 croissant

2 slices of nutbread

salad

bratwurst

one spoon of leftover couscous salad

strawberries with granola

25 minute bike ride

3 lattes

1 donutlike thing

1 croissant

strawberries with granola and ricotta

1chicken breast and one small pork medaillon

asparagus, couscous and potato salad

a small medley of desserts

2 glasses of beer

one mile swim