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I change the fillers with different veggies and occasionally bacon. I make 6 on Sundays so that I have an easy breakfast during that week that I can just microwave. The ratio comes out to about 1 egg per quiche and then each quiche is 25-40% veggies depending on how badly I misjudge the amounts of veggies to chop up. On weekends I'll cook up eggs or something else when I have more time to make a fresh breakfast. I haven't gotten sick of them yet, so I just figure why fix what isn't broken. I also used to just have an apple, but I would be hungry within an hour and with these I stay full until lunch. Though I did just look up a recipe for almond meal pancakes that I might try if I can find almond meal. I haven't done anything specific with that in mind yet. Just sparring more and working on losing weight and strengthening my legs.Day 5 Breakfast: Coffee and an apple cause I overslept Lunch: Tuna, spinach and tomato Dinner: Venison taco with tomato Fitness: Two hours of TKD club which included about an hour of sparring. Life: Practiced mandolin and learned .

Racquetball! Racquetball! It's a blast and it really gets you moving. It's especially fun when you have to dive to get the ball or to get out of the other person's way. I love it, but my racquetball partner moved and I haven't found anyone new to play with yet.

Since the gym will be closed tomorrow for renovations, I'm thinking that I'm going to try biking the 30 mile nature trail that runs through my town. I doubt I can do the whole thing with my crappy 1970's bike, but I'll do the best that I can.

ooo ive thought about goodbye blue monday as a tattoo - i currently have "so it goes" on my wrist. need more though! Haha, I've also thought about getting "so it goes" on my wrist but I'm waiting until I get another tattoo first. A wrist tattoo just seems a bit too painful for a first tattoo.

Goooooooooo MONKS! Yay! So, a quick intro. 22-year-old college student trying to lose weight and get faster. I really want to improve my speed in tae kwon do sparring. I'm not an extremely aggressive person so my sparring suffers, but if I increase my speed than that will definitely improve the sparring and will hopefully increase my confidence as well. I also hope to start learning another martial art after I get my black belt in TKD, which I am hoping to get in May.

Day 3 Breakfast: Quiche, sausage, coffee Lunch: Tuna with spinach and tomato Dinner: 2 pieces of pizza Fitness: Day off Life: Lots of studying Day 4 Breakfast: Same as above Lunch: 2 eggs Dinner: Steak and mushrooms with a spinach salad and an apple for dessert Fitness: An hour of TKD followed by about 45 minutes of weight training. Bench presses up to 90 pounds, squats up to 145, assisted pull-ups, incline sit-ups. I might also get another 45 minutes of TKD in tonight, but it doesn't start until 8:45 so it really depends on how I'm feeling. Life: Had an exam and ran some errands. I then spent the rest of the day doing a whole lot of nothing.

Day 2 Breakfast: Quiche, 2 turkey sausages, cup of coffee Lunch: Turkey brat with ketchup\ Dinner: Steak salad with spinach, tomato, and mushrooms and mashed sweet potato for dessert Fitness: 1 hour of TKD followed by weight training. Squats up to 145, bench press up to 85, assisted chin ups, incline sit ups. Life: Read a little more and got a bunch of work done on a research project for school.

I do loves me some Vonnegut. I'm actually planning to get "Goodbye Blue Monday" tattooed eventually. I also have "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater" sitting unread and lonely on my book shelf so I'll try and get to that one this month as well.

Guitar is a great instrument as well. I've been ignoring my guitar as of late, but it's hard for me to switch between them because my hands feel ridiculously tiny when I pick up a guitar after playing mandolin for awhile. I think my hands are just too small for guitar and work better with a mandolin.

Day 1: Breakfast: Egg quiche, turkey sausage, cup of coffee Lunch: Beef jerky and coffee Snack: Sunflower seeds Dinner: Turkey brats with mushrooms and a glass of almond milk Fitness: Off to a rocky start. During class today I started getting a migraine which kept me from working out. This is also the reason that I only had beef jerky and coffee for lunch. For some reason they make me feel better. I'm going to replace today by running on Wednesday, which is my usual break day. Life: Had the migraine as mentioned above which kept me from really accomplishing anything. I did read a little bit though.

Race: As much as I hate to admit it, I have to go with ogre. 5'10" and 235 pounds. Ideal Profession: Monk with a little assassin thrown in for good measure. I already practice TKD, but upping my speed is one of my biggest goals. Goals: 1. Fitness: Work out 5-6 times a week, no excuses. If I can't get to the gym, then body weight exercises or running is in order. An extension of this goal is to continue the Couch to 5K program and to be able to jog a 5K by the end of the challenge. 2. Diet: Continue attempting 90-100% paleo. This previous challenge I did well on weekdays, but flubbed on weekends. This time around I would like to continue being paleo on weekends. I still saw weight loss, even with the bad weekends, but it wasn't nearly as much as that first week where I went 100% paleo. Included in this is a 100% cutout of all pops. 3. Weight loss: I've been pretty consistently losing around 10 pounds a month since I started in September (260 starting weight and 235 current weight) so I'll stick with a 10-15 pound weight loss goal. I know that this challenge will only go through mid-December, but I would like to be between 215-220 by Christmas. 4. Life Goal: Read 2 books this month and practice mandolin 3 times a week. I spend way too much of my time just messing about on the internet so I would like to transfer that free time into reading and music. First book up is Bonk by Mary Roach followed by The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan. I also have a huge pile of books that I need to read, but I'm always open to book suggestions if anyone has any. Stalking: http://www.facebook.com/jeannobeano I'll need to add you though for stalking so just send a friend request. It would also be nice if that friend request came along with a message letting me know what your screen name here is.

Race: As much as I hate to admit it, I have to go with ogre. 5'10" and 235 pounds. Ideal Profession: Monk with a little assassin thrown in for good measure. I already practice TKD, but upping my speed is one of my biggest goals. Goals: 1. Fitness: Work out 5-6 times a week, no excuses. If I can't get to the gym, then body weight exercises or running is in order. An extension of this goal is to continue the Couch to 5K program and to be able to jog a 5K by the end of the challenge. 2. Diet: Continue attempting 90-100% paleo. This previous challenge I did well on weekdays, but flubbed on weekends. This time around I would like to continue being paleo on weekends. I still saw weight loss, even with the bad weekends, but it wasn't nearly as much as that first week where I went 100% paleo. Included in this is a 100% cutout of all pops. 3. Weight loss: I've been pretty consistently losing around 10 pounds a month since I started in September (260 starting weight and 235 current weight) so I'll stick with a 10-15 pound weight loss goal. I know that this challenge will only go through mid-December, but I would like to be between 215-220 by Christmas. 4. Life Goal: Read 2 books this month and practice mandolin 3 times a week. I spend way too much of my time just messing about on the internet so I would like to transfer that free time into reading and music. First book up is Bonk by Mary Roach followed by The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan. I also have a huge pile of books that I need to read, but I'm always open to book suggestions if anyone has any. Stalking: http://www.facebook.com/jeannobeano I'll need to add you though for stalking so just send a friend request. It would also be nice if that friend request came along with a message letting me know what your screen name here is.

-Lost 12 pounds -Worked out at least 5 times a week -Went Paleo with great success on weekdays, but less so on weekends -Began strength training -Got an A on one of my exams -Learned two new songs on the mandolin, but didn't learn the third one that I set as a goal -Didn't continue Couch to 5K like I wanted -Didn't finish the book that I promised myself I would The thing I'm most proud of is that I was able to get myself to the gym even when I had the excuse of studying to hold me back. I just told myself that if I stayed home than I probably wouldn't have studied anyway, and I wouldn't have done anything productive. This way I got something done which would inspire me to continue doing things like study. Overall, I'd give myself a C+. The thing I'm most disappointed about is not doing C25K since I would have been done by now if I kept up with it. I wanted to be able to participate in the upcoming 5K that the local YMCA is doing, but I'm not so sure I can do it now. I'm still going to try and be ready for it though.

Damage report: 1. Lose 10 to 15 pounds. I lost the 10 pounds in the first two weeks and then sort of stayed there, but I weighed myself this morning and dropped another 2 pounds bringing the total weight loss up to 12 pounds. My starting weight for this challenge was 250 and my end weight was 238. This is also on top of the 10 pounds I lost in September bringing my total weight loss to 22 pounds in a little over 2 months. I also bought a new belt around the start of this challenge and I am now at two notches tighter than when I started and will probably have to tighten it one more notch soon. I hope to continue with this weight loss trend and get to 220 by the end of the year. 2. Continue the Couch to 5K program. This I just flat out didn't do. My original goal was 3 days of weight training and 3 days of running per week, but time and life just didn't allow for this so I substituted running with elliptical or biking instead. I still want to be able to run a 5K by the end of the year and I will try and get back into the program next week. 3. Be 95-100% paleo. This I was absolutely able to accomplish on weekdays, but not on most weekends. Again, I hope to continue with the paleo diet and to be better in the upcoming weeks towards Thanksgiving. 4. Life goals were get an A on an exam, read one book, and learn three new songs on the mandolin. I got an A on one of my lab exams, learned two new songs and even though I didn't finish my book I was able to get a lot of reading done. Weekends are when I usually try and read, and the past three weekends were pretty crazy so my personal reading just got neglected. I'm determined to finish my book this weekend though. While I didn't accomplish all of my goals, I do feel like I made a good try at all of them except for C25K and I'm fairly happy with my first 28-day challenge overall.

Back from my hunting trip and there's some bad news and some good news. Bad news: I saw 6 deer, including a buck with at least 4 points, but was never able to get a good shot. I also wasn't able to work out food for myself, so this weekend was less than paleo since I was at the mercy of the place we were staying for food. I was careful of portions though and what we were given wasn't that bad. This is also my last weekend away from home until thanksgiving so hopefully I'll have better luck on weekends in November than I had in October. Good news: I had a great time out in the woods with my friend. I met some cool new people, got to watch the sun come up two days in a row, enjoyed almost every minute of a beautiful fall weekend, saw some ruffed grouse up close, a bunch of pine squirrels, the 6 deer mentioned above, and plenty of cool birds. And even though I didn't get my own deer, the people that did are sharing so I'll be getting plenty of hamburger in a few days as well as some venison steaks. I also made up for the non-paleo eating by walking around the woods all weekend. This whole thing has also gotten me very interested in hunting and even if I'm not able to deer hunt again this fall, I will definitely be going turkey hunting come spring. Overall it was a great time.

Day 25 Breakfast: Same as always Lunch: Spinach, tomato, taco meat, salsa Snack: Diet Cherry Coke Dinner: Taco and tomato with almond milk and an apple for dessert Fitness: An hour of TKD and some body weight exercises Life: Got some time in at work, which I've been putting off. I'm also going deer hunting for the first time this weekend so I've been packing and preparing for that. I'm really looking forward to it and here's hoping that I get some nice venison to eat for the next few weeks.

Yeah, one of the old guys was using the bar for bicep curls. The only problem is that he kept wandering off to chat while leaving all his stuff there. I started timing him and it took him 30 minutes to do bicep curls. I barely ever see anyone using the Smith machines, but a few days ago one of the trainers was showing a kid how to use them and it made me a little sad. I personally don't put heavy weights on the squat rack, since I'm just getting started, but I at least use it for it's squat purpose and I always try to get done somewhat fast so other people can use it.Day 24 Breakfast: Quiche and coffee Lunch: 2 eggs and turkey Snack: Beef jerky Dinner: Turkey taco salad with spinach, tomato, and salsa Fitness: Day off, but I went out to set up my deer blind yesterday so there was a lot of hiking and moving around branches. Life: Had my lab exam and accomplished my big life goal for the month by getting a 95% on it! And as I said earlier, I spent my afternoon putting up my deer blind which was a lot of fun.

Day 23 Breakfast: Quiche and coffee Lunch: Spaghetti squash with tomato, cucumber, turkey and olive oil Dinner: Spaghetti squash with grilled chicken and spaghetti sauce and a glass of almond milk Snack: Dried cranberries Fitness: 1 hour of TKD that got me warmed up, bench press up to 85 pounds, squats up to 95 pounds, assisted dips, calf raises, planks, and 10 minute elliptical cool-down. Oh, I also got to encounter one of my biggest pet peeves at the gym. The two old guys that just sit on equipment and talk without actually doing anything. Usually they're sitting at machines so it doesn't affect me, but yesterday they were both over at the squat racks. There are only two racks (but three Smith machines D:), and I got tired of waiting so I just went over to the one that they weren't directly in front of, even though one of the guys had been getting ready to use it before he got distracted by chit-chat. I also waited about ten minutes before I went over to see if they were going to stop talking, so it's not like I just snatched it up while his back was turned. This garnered me some dirty looks and them talking about that guy wanting to do squats. Sorry buddy, I know I'm a chick that should (supposedly) be on the machines, but I'm also actively trying to improve myself and am actually going to work at it instead of treating the gym like an ice cream social. /rant Life: Studied for an upcoming lab exam and I voted.

Day 22 Nutrition Breakfast: Quiche and coffee Lunch: 2 eggs and turkey Snack: Beef jerky Dinner: Spaghetti squash, grilled chicken, and a glass of almond milk Fitness: 35 minutes on elliptical Life: Studying and a little mandolin practice.

Days 19 and 20: My parent came to visit and I didn't record what I ate and didn't get a chance to put them on here. I did 30 minutes of elliptical on Friday and nothing on Saturday. Nutrition on Friday was normal until dinner when I had fish fry. Saturday I had a bacon and tomato omelet for breakfast/lunch and prime rib and mashed potatoes for dinner. Didn't really keep Paleo this weekend, but I was more mindful of what I was eating than usual so that was good. Day 21 Nutrition Breakfast: No real breakfast, just a cup of coffee Lunch: Turkey, bacon tomato, and avocado wrap with another cup of coffee Dinner: Grilled chicken, steamed veggies, almond milk, grapes for dessert Fitness: 15 minute elliptical warm-up, bench press up to 85 pounds, squats up to 105 pounds (yay over 100 pounds), deadlifts up to 115 (again, yay over 100 pounds!), assisted chin ups, and a 15 minute elliptical cool down. Life: Cooked quiches so I can have breakfast for the next two weeks, laundry, cleaned my rabbits crate, put clothes away, a bunch of organizing, and basically all the other household things I needed to do except for study. Now, instead of studying, I'm going to kick back and watch Young Frankenstein and then The Walking Dead. I have been looking forward to The Walking Dead since it was first announced so here's hoping it won't be a disappointment. Happy Halloween everybody!

Yeah, I'm definitely looking forward to graduating and finally having my weekends and evenings free from school work. Day 18 Nutrition Breakfast: Quiche, sausage, coffee. Lunch: 2 eggs and an apple Snack: Beef jerky Dinner: Spinach salad with mushrooms, shallots, green onions, tomato, and carrots with olive oil/vinegar dressing Fitness: 1 hour of TKD and I had a lot of studying today so during my study breaks I did some body weight exercises just to do something. I've been slacking a little this week workout wise so I definitely need to do some weights tomorrow or Saturday. Life: My final midterm is tomorrow and after it's done I get to go to the range to practice with the rifle I'll be hunting with. My family is also coming to visit tomorrow evening and there's a zombie walk downtown tomorrow night so I have a lot of things to look forward to after this exam is finished.

Day 17 Nutrition Breakfast: Quiche, sausage, coffee Lunch: PaleoKit Dinner: Pork brat and steamed veggies Fitness: Day off Life: Had a midterm today that I feel good about. One more midterm on Friday and then it will hopefully calm down schoolwise.

Day 16 Nutrition Breakfast: Quiche, sausage, coffee Lunch: 2 eggs and some turkey Snack: PaleoKit Dinner: Lean pork bratwurst, carrots, cup of almond milk Fitness: An hour of TKD and 30 minutes on the elliptical Life: Studied for a midterm that's tomorrow and got an hour done at work where I got more accomplished than I thought I would. My computer is also all fixed up so I'll be picking that up tomorrrow.

Have fun! I've heard that Peru is beautiful so there better be some pictures when you get back. Is he gone yet? Yes?

Day 15 Weekly weigh-in: 2 pounds. I was a little worried since I ate alot of bread and didn't work out too much this weekend, so it was encouraging to see some weight loss. This also means that I've hit my minimum monthly goal of 10 pounds in 2 weeks. Last week: 242 Today: 240 Nutrition Breakfast: Quiche, sausage, coffee Lunch: 2 eggs Snack: PaleoKit Dinner: 2 lean pork bratwursts and broccoli with a glass of almond milk Fitness: 15 minute elliptical warm-up, squats up to 95 pounds, shoulder presses at 15 pounds, bench press up to 85 pounds, assisted chin-ups, calf raises at 135 pounds, 5 minutes on the rowing machine, and then some playing around with a basketball in the gym to cool down a little. Also rode my bike around. Life: Had a test today that I feel good about, but not getting an A good. Also have a test on Wednesday and another on Friday. Busy week ahead.