Oats and Iron

Recent Diet Habits - Nov 2009

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:04:00 -0500

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:

GREEN TEA - Four to six servings per day. I sometimes have black tea (once or twice a week) and coffee only on Sundays.
MUSCLE MILK - One to two services per day, always after I work out and sometimes before bed.
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.
FISH OIL - Four to six liquid gel caps per day.
ECHINACEA - One capsule per day. I honestly believe it helps me not get the common cold.
TUNA - Can of tongol tuna from Whole Foods almost every other day.
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.

Oct 26th 2009

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:15:00 -0500

Oct 26th 2009

MIA has got the style (via reddit)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:40:59 -0500

MIA has got the style (via reddit)

"Nick Gray’s Monthly Tea Parties…WARNING: Do Not Join This New Media Cult!"

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:54:08 -0500

"Nick Gray’s Monthly Tea Parties…WARNING: Do Not Join This New Media Cult!":

caseyliz:

My friend Chiara is apparently now writing for Guest of a Guest, and wrote this LOVELY little piece about Nick’s party last night.

LOL I love reading about myself

Party Photos from Last Night

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:32:27 -0500

Party Photos from Last Night:

thanks Nick McGlynn

whatjr: scotthurff: merlin: debbiestier: yourebeautiful: (vi...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:52:12 -0500

whatjr:

scotthurff:

merlin:

debbiestier:

yourebeautiful:

(via ache)

Just wanted to say Hi and that I am a dork

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:06:22 -0500

Just wanted to say Hi and that I am a dork

Testing the Party Games

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:40:00 -0500

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.

Fun Games and Cocktail Party in NYC this Thursday

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:25:00 -0500

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.

iRobot Dirt Dog 110 just arrived, I’m pumped to play with...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:02:39 -0500

iRobot Dirt Dog 110 just arrived, I’m pumped to play with it.

Sexy Pharaoh lining up to catch trust falls at The Loading...

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:15:24 -0500

Sexy Pharaoh lining up to catch trust falls at The Loading Dock’s Halloween party (thanks Danielle for the costume suggestion, Jen for the party, and Eliza for the picture)

Bright Eyes - Papa Was a Rodeo (Magnetic Fields cover)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:09:09 -0500

Bright Eyes - Papa Was a Rodeo (Magnetic Fields cover)

Settlers of Catan - Ore (Zach), Wool (Courtney), and Lumber...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:33:00 -0400

Settlers of Catan - Ore (Zach), Wool (Courtney), and Lumber (Matt)

Casey de Pont - Dr Girlfriend

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:29:00 -0400

Casey de Pont - Dr Girlfriend

me and my buddy Reni Lane (met her via Mallory) at Justice last...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:05:00 -0400

me and my buddy Reni Lane (met her via Mallory) at Justice last night (thanks Jeremy Welch for the tickets)

Found still life in my kitchen this morning. (via Zach Klein)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:22:45 -0400

Found still life in my kitchen this morning. (via Zach Klein)

ninjapants: oldie but goody.

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:08:11 -0400

ninjapants:

oldie but goody.

jendunlap: TONIGHT AT THE LOADING DOCK!

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:17:01 -0400

jendunlap:

TONIGHT AT THE LOADING DOCK!

thegooglymoogly: The XX - VCR

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:19:12 -0400

thegooglymoogly:

The XX - VCR

dpstyles: foursquare: Have you seen this video? It’s from a...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:17:03 -0400

dpstyles: foursquare:

Have you seen this video? It’s from a subway station in Stockholm, Sweden where some designers were trying to create an incentive for people to skip the escalator and take the stairs. Their solution was to turn the steps into a piano where each step would play a different musical note - basically creating a way to make the taking the stairs more fun than taking the escalator. And it worked.