Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 Ok, I truly feel like crap now. SWMBO laid into SquirrelKing and I over that $350 piece of crap car we had the chance to buy the other week. I had looked at it and felt the damn thing was going to be a money pit. Here's a real f***ing news flash something is not always better than nothing. If you think someone is better off with your broken ass sh** than not having anything you're actually wrong. For example, my family does not have a car, however a car that is going to need constant repairs and maintenance would actually be a greater burden on us financially and time-wise than not having a car at all. I like to refer to this as the "dollar store can opener effect." I can buy a can opener for $1 or less at the dollar junk shop, but said can opener is not going to last very long and will have to be replaced very quickly. I could conversely go to the restaurant/kitchen supply shop and spend $20 on a can opener of a much higher quality level that will last several years at a minimum. That was why I had made the decision I had about the goddamn car. SquirrelKing agreed with me about it. SWMBO felt that we didn't consider her feelings or her point of view about the situation. I understand, that her having to carry six bags of groceries 3/4 of a mile home on payday is a real f***ing burden on her. F*** I walk 2+ miles to the goddamn bus stop every morning to get to work. Then again, SWMBO has been starting to have real problems with her anxiety and all the walking through high traffic areas, getting near constantly threatened by drivers who don't want to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, and just being stuck at home isn't helping that at all. She brought up the car, I got overly defensive and yelled at her and then we ended up fighting all day. Now, we've got to go meet PostEmoGirl's boyfriend's family for dinner so I've got to be charming and diplomatic when I mentally feel like I'm the most inconsiderate jerk on the planet. F***ing brain weasels. Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Log for 1 Oct 2016 Sleep: 7 hr 46 min (woke up twice during the night) Active minutes: 74 minutes Steps: 6742 - 5.46 Km Water: 6 glasses Coffee: 2 mugs Alcohol: We were on a diplomatic mission to PostEmoGirl's boyfriend's family. I ended up playing mixologist to disguise the fact I was trying to avoid drinking myself. Breakfast: Leftover breakfast casserole Snack: Hangover brew (emergen-c, Alka-Selzer, 500 mL coconut water w/ pineapple, splash of lemon juice, 1/2 shot dark rum) Lunch: skipped Snack: skipped Dinner: steak, baked potato, garlic bread Meditation: skipped Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Log for 2 Oct 2016 Sleep: 6 hr 43 min @ 95% 6 hr 14 min actual sleep Active minutes: 112 minutes Steps: 10204 - 8.29 Km Water: 6 glasses Coffee: 2 mugs Alcohol: 1 Corona Breakfast: Leftover chicken broccoli pasta alfredo Snack: skipped Lunch: Turkey breast and pickles on a kaiser roll Snack: slim jim beef & cheese packet, 20oz Iced tea/lemonade blend Dinner: Ground Beef/pork skillet w/ whole wheat pasta, mixed vegetables, cream or mushroom, & cheese Meditation: 15 min before bed Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 Log for 3 Oct 2016 Sleep: 5 hr 3min @ 96% efficiency - 4 hr 51 min actual sleep Active minutes: 147 minutes Steps: 10600 - 8.37 Km Water: 6 glasses Coffee: 4 mugs Alcohol: 1 Corona Breakfast: Cliff Builder's Bar Snack: Homebrew protein shake #1 "Wake Up Shake" Lunch: Leftover chicken broccoli alfredo Snack: 85 gram carrots Dinner: pizza 3 slices, small bowl of ice cream Meditation: 30 minutes / jedi code mantra (2003 KOTOR version) Workout: Yoga: 15 min Office Yoga + 17 min office yoga Extras: Sent from the dragon's lair Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 Log for 4 Oct 2016 Sleep: 5 hr 59 min @ 91% efficiency - 5 hr 27 min actual sleep time. Active minutes: 106 minutes Steps: 8688 - 6.88 Km Water: 5 glasses Coffee: 3 mugs Alcohol: None Breakfast: 2 slices of leftover pizza, 1/2 glass of cranberry juice. Snack: Neuro "Sonic" energy drink, nutter butter cookies Lunch: Leftover chicken broccoli alfredo Snack: 35 gram pack of baby carrots Dinner: chicken and pasta with peas and carrots. Meditation: 5 minutes w/ jedi code mantra before work. 5 min w/ jedi code mantra at lunch. 30 min before bed. Workout: -- Yoga: 12 minutes of office yoga. -- Taijiquan: Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 Log for 5 Oct 2016 Sleep: 5 hr 7 min @ 95% efficiency - 4 hr 53 min actual sleep Active minutes: 155 minutes Steps: 12914 - 10.11 Km Water: 6 glasses Coffee: 4 mugs Alcohol: 2oz Black Rum Breakfast: Skipped Snack: Skipped Lunch: leftover beef/pork skillet slop (ground beef & pork mix, whole wheat pasta, mixed veggies, vegetable broth, cream of mushroom soup, cheese) Snack: Skipped Dinner: pot roast, boiled red potatoes, and green beans with homemade onion gravy Meditation: 43 minutes Yin Yoga / meditation. Yoga: 16 minutes office yoga + 43 minutes of Yin Yoga already mentioned This is actually a much more normal eating pattern for me, two fairly high calorie meals and nothing else. The entire point being that you're trying to maximize the amount of calories and nutrients you get from a single meal because you're never quite sure when the next one is coming. I haven't needed to eat using this strategy for quite some time but my wife and I still tend to cook this way to stretch the grocery budget. The sitting and snacking at my desk was a recent development after my last raise at work. I am not a rich man. At various points in the past I've been a very poor man. In many ways my wife and I retain many of the habits from the more impoverished parts of our past when things were much more unstable. Sent from the dragon's lair Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Ok, I've been keeping my challenge thread updated but slacking on the battle logs. I will get this corrected. Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Log for 6 Oct 2016 Sleep: 6 hr 36 min @ 91% efficiency - 6 hr 2 min actual sleep time. Active minutes: 165 minutes (31.5% yoga 52 min, the rest walking) Steps: 10734 - 8.36Km Water: 6 glasses Coffee: 4 mugs Alcohol: 2 12 oz Tecate Breakfast: Starbucks doubleshot esspreso can. Snack: Milky Way Midnight Dark Bar Lunch: panera bread "The Italian" half sandwich, ceasar salad, baguette. Snack: Clif Bar Dinner: B.A.B. (Big A** Burrito) with carne asada, rice, beans, cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo, & guacamole Meditation: 5 min @ work, 34 min yin yoga meditation before bed. Workout: -- Yoga: 18 min -- Taijiquan: Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Log for 7 Oct 2016 Sleep: 6 hr 29 min @ 95% efficiency - 6 hr 11 min actual sleep Active minutes: 207 minutes Steps: 15778 - 12.34 Km Water: 6 glasses Coffee: 4 mugs Alcohol: 2 Pumpkin beers 12oz Breakfast: Gilberto's breakfast burrito (eggs, cheese, potatoes, chorizo sausage, bacon, ham) Snack: Skipped Lunch: Fruit tray w/ apples, grapes, & carrots, Clif Bar (regular white chocolate macadamia nut) Snack: Little Debbie double decker oatmeal cream pie (stress/panic eating) Dinner: Cheddar's Salmon & Strawberry salad (field greens, strawberries, walnuts, & strawberry vinaigrette) Meditation: 44minutes Yin Yoga + 9 minutes Nidra meditation. Workout: 44 minutes Yin Yoga Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Log for 8 Oct 2016 Sleep: 8 hr 13 min @ 92% 7 hr 34 min actual sleep Active minutes: 161 minutes Steps: 14989 - 11.91 Km Water: 6 glasses Coffee: 4 mugs + Starbucks doubleshot espresso & cream Alcohol: 4 Samuel Adams Octoberfest beers, 1 shot 100 proof raw whiskey. Breakfast: Mimi's Cafe: Mushroom, bacon, & brie omelet w/ spinach & potatoes. Snack: skipped Lunch: skipped Snack: 23oz Nestea iced tea Dinner: McDonald's grilled chicken sandwich, medium french fries, Dr. Pepper, side salad Party: 2 slices caramel apple crumb cake. Meditation: missed Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Weekly Summary 10/2 - 10/8 Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Log for 9 Oct 2016 Sleep: 8 hr 17 min (broken) round 1 @ 6 hr 18 mim w/ 92% efficiency 5 hr 48 min actual sleep, round 2 @ 1 hr 59 min w/ 94% efficiency 1 hr 52 min actual sleep Active minutes: 116 minutes Steps: 7199 - 5.8 Km Water: 6 glasses Coffee: 2 mugs Alcohol: 3 Henry's hard sodas Breakfast: Turkey & pickle sandwich Snack: skipped Lunch: skipped Snack: Annie's organic lemon drop cookie bites. Dinner: Beef & Vegetable stir fry with brown rice. Snack: 1 pk brown sugar & cinnamon pop tarts. Meditation & Workout: 42 minutes Yin Yoga. + 15 min Yin before bed + 22 min nidra meditation. Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Well, at least over the weekend I managed to get a somewhat normal amount of sleep. Last night I didn't get that much but that was a willing sacrifice so SWMBO and I could have some time while SquirrelKing was out driving late and the kids were abed to do what husbands and wives do. Not to give to many details, but there's been a great deal of dysfunction in that area over the past year, but last night went well and certain medication was not need. Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Active minutes: 214 minutes (156 walking / 58 yoga) Steps: 14235 - 11.15 Km Water: 7 glasses Coffee: 3 mugs Alcohol: none Breakfast: Clif Builder's Bar Snack: Baby Carrots Lunch: Spicy Miso Ramen bowl + 1pkg mini donuts Snack: Skipped Dinner: 2 burger patties, lemon butter dill pasta with peas and carrots. Pickle sandwich. (dill pickle slices on a buttered kaiser roll) Meditation: 30 minutes nidra meditation Workout: 11 min office yoga, morning - 17 min office yoga, lunch break - 30 minutes TV yoga. Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 So, since I'm encountering a bit of difficulty in reducing the gut. I was looking at the "Modern Hero Diet" on darebee.com A variation of the breakfast + snack + meal formula might actually work very well for me. This means I start each day off with a protein shake and possibly a freggie. My midday snack is a protein bar (Clif Builder's Bar or Quest Bar). Dinner is whatever the family is eating. Until the end of the current challenge I will allow myself two additional snacks a day, as long as they are freggies. Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Log for 11 Oct 2016 Sleep: 6 hr 50 min @ 96% efficiency - 6 hr 37 min actual sleep time. Active minutes: 225 minutes Steps: 13576 - 10.57 Km Water: 8 glasses Coffee: 3 mugs Alcohol: None Breakfast: EAS Soy Protein shake made w/ water. Snack: Snack tray w/ apples, carrots, almonds, & cheese Lunch: Clif Bar(reg, chocolate chip), Clif Builder's Bar (Vanilla Almond) Snack: fruit tray w/ apples, grapes, & carrots - Little Debbie double decker oatmeal creme pie :-( Dinner: chicken and vegetable teriyaki strir fry over brown rice Meditation: 5 minutes seated posture correction. Workout: 35 minutes office yoga. + 42 minutes Yin Yoga Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 So far so good today. I've had a protein shake made with water (double serving 16oz water 2 scoops soy protein powder) and 283 grams (10 oz for us Yankees) of fruit. Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 The stomach has remained pretty full heading into the lunch hour, so today might go well on the meal plan. Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 Active minutes: 221 (210 walking / 11 yoga) Steps: 20190 - 15.68 Km Water: glasses Coffee: 2 mugs Alcohol: 24oz Miller beer Breakfast: Double protein shake made w/ water, mixed fruit Snack: Skipped Lunch: Clif Builder's Bar, Pro2snax apples, cashews, & cheese bite pkg. Snack: apple slices, milky way midnight dark bar Dinner: Chicken w/ zucchini & yellow squash over butter noodles Snack: Brown sugar & cinnamon pop-tarts :-( Meditation: missed Workout: 10 min office yoga, morning 5 x 10 pushups for Doodlie PVP Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 Log for 13 Oct 2016 Sleep: 6 hr 29 min @ 91% efficiency - 5 hr 54 min actual sleep time. Active minutes: 216 minutes (40 min Yin Yoga, 10 min darebee, 165 walking) Steps: 15814 - 12.36 Km Water: 8 glasses Coffee: 2 mugs Alcohol: 3 Henry's hard sodas Breakfast: Muscle Milk Smoothie - apple slices, grapes, & cheese bites pkg. Snack: skipped Lunch: veggie tray, clif builder's bar. Snack: veggie snack tray Dinner: Italian sausage and vegetables (peas & carrots) over radiatore pasta with homemade parmesan garlic sauce. Dessert: fig newtons Meditation: 40 yin yoga Workout: 10 minutes: http://darebee.com/workouts/office-workout.html 40 mins yin yoga Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Log 14 Oct 2016 Sleep: 6 hr 39 min @ 94% efficiency - 6 hr 15 min actual sleep Active minutes: 212 minutes (194 min walking, 18 min yoga) Steps: 18698 - 14.64 Km Water: 4 glasses Coffee: 3 mugs Alcohol: 2 beers Breakfast: Double protein shake made w/ water Snack: Skipped Lunch: Clif Builder's Bar, fruit tray w/ apples, grapes, & carrots Snack: Skipped Dinner: 3 slices steak & mushroom pizza, 4 hot wings Dessert: 1 piece homemade dark chocolate cake Meditation: missed Workout: 16 min office yoga, morning 10 assisted chin-ups, 10 assisted pull-ups - Doodlie pvp Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Log for 15 Oct 2016 Sleep: 7 hr 41 min @ 96% efficiency 7 hr 27 min actual sleep. Active minutes: 111 minutes Steps: 10524 - 8.55 Km Water: 0 glasses Coffee: 2 mugs Alcohol: 7 beers, 4 shots of moonshine (80 proof) Breakfast: skipped Snack: skipped Lunch: Clif builder's bar, a few slices of ham Snack: acai berry juice Dinner: whole wheat pasta with meat sauce extra olives and mushrooms added Snack: fig newton's Meditation: missed Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Log for 16 Oct 2016 Sleep: not sure maybe 8 hours? Active minutes: 71 minutes Steps: 3440 - 2.9 Km Water: 6 glasses Coffee: 2 mugs Alcohol: 1.5 beers Breakfast: skipped Snack: skipped Lunch: leftover pasta with italian sausage and vegetables 1/2 serving. Snack: sliced apple Dinner: chicken pseudo-soup (chicken, carrots, broth, noodles) Snack: none Meditation: 42 minutes Yin Yoga + 3 min Tai Chi Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted October 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 F*CK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Server down at work - 1700ish websites offline Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
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