I started this Tumblr account in mid-2007 mainly to rant about diet and exercise things. Haven’t done much of that so I will tell you what I’m up to lately. I have been consuming each of these things consistently for at least the past few weeks:
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GREEN TEA - Four to six servings per day. I sometimes have black tea (once or twice a week) and coffee only on Sundays.
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MUSCLE MILK - One to two services per day, always after I work out and sometimes before bed.
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OATMEAL - Consumed 30 minutes before I go to the gym. Mixing 1/2 cup of homemade oat flour with very hot water and 1/4 cup whey protein.
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FISH OIL - Four to six liquid gel caps per day.
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ECHINACEA - One capsule per day. I honestly believe it helps me not get the common cold.
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TUNA - Can of tongol tuna from Whole Foods almost every other day.
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BAGEL WITH SAUSAGE AND TWO EGGS - My cheat food, I have this almost every morning from Bagelsmith near my apartment.
The remainder of my diet is composted of meat sandwiches, pad thai, scrambled eggs, chicken, etc. I eat out almost once per day (!!).
One interesting thing is that I have almost entirely cut out milk from my diet. Two years ago I was drinking up to 1/2 gallon of milk per day. Who knows, perhaps I will even read The China Study one of these days.
Then for my exercise routine - Jake and I have a good system down that we can knock out in either 30 minutes or 1 hour. It includes incline bench, pull-ups, planks, calf raises, dips, and squats. I go to the gym and do this routine three to four times per week.
My body weight is probably 150 to 155 lbs (haven’t weighed myself in months). My core is very strong and looks the best it has ever looked (very SOLID 4-pack of abs, haha). I’m smaller than I used to be (was up to 185 lbs about 3 years ago) but feel very fit and look good.
Oh wow, we just had a practice party for about 12 people where we tested out a bunch of the games I want to play tomorrow. MOST OF THE BEST GAME IDEAS CAME FROM MY FRIENDS TONIGHT!! Some improv games, some physical games, and a teensy tiny bit of singing. It was great. I am exhausted. THANK YOU to those who came.
I don’t necessarily feel any closer to my friends, but we had a lot of fun. This is just the beginning…. tomorrow will be insane.
On Thursday at 7 to 10pm, some friends and I are going to throw an amazing different interesting cocktail party.
MENU
Joel from Carrot Gin will be making delicious fresh fruit and vegetable alcoholic drinks for $5 each. Diana and Mitch will be on hand with milkmade ice cream samples for $1 and $2. I will also have some lemon vodka in the freezer you can help yourself to.
AGENDA
We will spend all night trying a bunch of social games that I have wanted to play, such as musical chairs, trust falls, and “How Long Can You Hold Your Breath” (no cheating).
As I explained my social game ideas to a few people this weekend, here is what they said:
- “This sounds like an HR party.”
- “Sometimes I am surprised you are not a youth minister.”
- “This is what happens when you work at home.”
DO NOT COME IF YOU ARE NOT EXCITED ABOUT PARTICIPATING. I am serious, I will ask you to leave if you are not playing nicely. The reason we are doing this is to try something different than just drinking and listening to music and talking to the same friends. I want people to make deeper connections.
It is going to be so much fun. We are going to experiment with group dynamics and you’ll meet some cool new people. RSVP required and NO GUESTS unless you ask me first.
If you want to participate, message me on Facebook. I can’t promise I will write back to everyone, but we do have a few spots still available.
Wednesday night
If you CANNOT come on Thursday, I will be having a small private cocktail reception on Wednesday. I will test some of the games then and friends who are helping will be on hand for brainstorming. If I have already invited you to the Thursday party via text message, you are invited to come over for a quick drink any time 6pm to 10pm on Wednesday. A secret band will audition one or two songs for us around 8pm.
