03-28-09 Exercise & Food
My workout weight including all my gear was 174.4. My post-workout weight minus gear etc. was 164.4. The scale turned the weigh off before my camera took the picture and I didn’t realize it until I...
View Article03-29-09 Exercise & Food
My workout weight including all my gear was 175.4. My post-workout weight minus gear etc. was 166.8. Since December the 16th, 2008 (3 months 13 days) I have lost 28.2lbs. My goal is to lose 40lbs in 4...
View Article03-30-09 Exercise & Food
No workout today as I am traveling to Chilliwack, BC. I will be back on April the 16th.
View Article1987 Centurion LeMans RS 12-Speed
I found a nice road bike on abbotsford.kijiji.ca for $38 and had Pedal Sport tuned up the bike, add a water bottle bracket, and install a set of Look pedals. I got the pedals from Dan Douglas the ower...
View Article04-01-09 Exercise & Food
My post-workout weight minus gear etc. was around 165lbs. I didn’t pick up a digital scales yet so all I had to go by was your typical bathroom scales. Since December the 16th, 2008 (3 months 16 days)...
View ArticleYes I Am Still Working Out
My April the 7th post-workout weight was 162.2lbs. I got a good digital scales at the Super Store so I have been keeping an eye on my weight. Since December the 16th, 2008 (3 months 24 days) I have...
View ArticleSteamed Broccoli
Steamed Broccoli is a tasty low gram to calorie ratio food. There is 32 calories in 100g of Broccoli for a gram to calorie ratio of 1 to 0.32. See my gram to calorie ratio list of bulk foods to see...
View ArticleFruit Shakes
I have been eating 3 to 4 fruit shakes a day. With my magic bullet it is quick and easy to put together a quick fruit shake. Here is a picture of some of the fruits I include in my fruit shakes. Except...
View Article20km Run In 2.5 Hours
It was an overcast day and I didn’t resist the urge to double up on my run. 20km took me 2:35:35 which is very slow. I picked a poor day to try to do a 20km run as I took Rex for a 4km run in the...
View ArticleStriploin Grilling Steaks
This morning I picked up a 1.8kg club pack of striploin steaks at Canadian Superstore in Chilliwack at 50% off. They were already at the amazing price of $17.60/kg and the 50% off bring the price down...
View Article04-21-09 Exercise & Food
I had one of the Striploin Grilling Steaks that I picked up this morning. The steak was very good – I would rate it a 8 out of 10. These steaks are about 1.25″ thick and I cooked them on the George for...
View Article04-22-09 Exercise & Food
I am getting back on track with my diet and am trying to see if I had hit 159.8 which I am here in BC. I had a nice breakfast of a 500 gram Caesar salad and a 400 gram fruit shake this morning. The...
View ArticleCalories Burned in Running vs Cycling
You want to know if you burn more calories running or cycling? If so read on. I bike and run to burn calories and wanted to know the answer to this question myself. The following is what I found. I had...
View Article04-24-09 Exercies & Food
I did a fasted 50km bike today in 2:05:24 and my post-workout weight was 163.2. I was trying to get my time under 2:00:00 but there was a good wind that I had to bike against on the way out to the...
View Article05-02-09 Exercies & Food
I weighed in after my morning workout at 163.2. My work out was 12.5km bike to Vedder dike in 31:49, 5km run on Vedder dike in 31:05, and 12.5km bike back to home base in 30:43. My calorie burn for the...
View Article05-11-09 Exercies & Food
I took off work early today so I could bike 25km and run 5km. For now I am just runnig 5km but I sure look forward to when my right leg is recovered enough to handle 10km with no problem. I am still...
View ArticleTo Burns Lake
I had a very good bike and run on Friday with my post-workout weight 160.8. I biked from home base to the Vedder dike 12.5km in 27:58 and ran 5km in 29:58. I really gave it on the want back to home...
View ArticleAverage Speed On My Cervelo P2-SL
I purchased a Cervelo P2-SL back on March 29th and today I took it for its first 25km ride. I pulled off 12.59km in 24:55 which was an average of 30.3km/h. I did my 5km run in 30:59 which is 9.68km/h....
View ArticleFruit Shake
Here is the kind of shakes I am enjoying these days. Typically I am having 3 to 5 of these a day. I am using about 250ml of carrot juice in each 500g shake. Strawberries, Papaya, Cherries, Pineapple,...
View ArticleSweet Raspberry Salad Dressing
Anne Neufeld, a sister from the congregation I attend, gave me this great salad dressing recipe that I have been really enjoying that I want to share with you all. This Sweet Raspberry Salad Dressing...
View ArticleTunturi C20 Elliptical Trainer
Yesterday I bought a used Tunturi C20 Elliptical Trainer off Kijiji. The Tunturi C20 retails for around $749. I thought it would be a good entry level unit for me to start with and if I make good use...
View ArticleKijiji Is A Good Place To Shop
You can find a lot of good deals on Kjiji. While Aylmer, Ontario is a very small town, London is just 40 minutes away with a population of 352,395 and a very good london.kijiji section. While a lot of...
View ArticleGetting The Calorie Cost To Hit Home
My new Elliptical Trainer shows how many calories you burn as you go. Below you see my 100 grams of blue berries and 1/2 cup of rice milk. This treat is 93 calories. Before I ate it I got on my...
View ArticleCalorie Tax
That’s it! I will have two 500 calorie meals a day and after that every thing will be Calorie Tax. If I want to eat past 1000 calories I have to pay the calorie tax first. It will be very interesting...
View ArticleAugust 10th Meals & Calorie Tax
I plan on blogging my meals for 25 days (this is my 1st day) on my way to a 10lb loss with my end target weight being 149.8lb. This series of posts will show you how easy it is to lose 10lbs in 25...
View ArticleHow To Calculate Daily Calorie Deficiency
Here is how to calculate your daily calorie deficiency. Calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), multiply your BMR by 1.2 to 1.9 depending on your Activity Level (AL), add your Calories Burned (CB)...
View ArticleAugust 11th Meals & Calorie Tax
Today’s Calorie Deficient (CD) was 1531C, my Weight Loss (WL) was 0.43LB, and my CD weight calculates out to 159.10LB. My post-workout weight was 157.2LB. This is day 2 of 25 in my quest to lose 10lbs...
View ArticleHealthy Fruit & Nut Shake
I usually have a Healthy Fruit & Nut Shake after my workout. You have no idea how tasty this shake is until you try it. You get the sweet fruit taste with the crunchy taste of all the different...
View ArticleLose 10lbs In 25 Days
I plan on blogging my meals for 25 days on my way to a 10lb loss with my end target weight being 149.8lb. This series of posts will show you how easy it is to lose 10lbs in 25 days. The concept is easy...
View ArticleAugust 12th Meals & Calorie Tax
Today’s Calorie Deficient (CD) was 1902C, my Weight Loss (WL) was 0.54LB, and my Calorie Deficiency (CD) weight calculates out to 158.56LB. My post-workout weight for the morning was 156.4LB, and after...
View ArticleAugust 13th Meals & Calorie Tax
Today’s Calorie Deficient (CD) was 1902C, my Weight Loss (WL) was 0.54LB, and my Calorie Deficiency (CD) weight calculates out to 158.04LB. My post-workout weight for the morning was 156.4LB. I should...
View ArticleAugust 14th Meals & Calorie Tax
Today’s Calorie Deficient (CD) was 1902C, my Weight Loss (WL) was 0.54LB, and my Calorie Deficiency (CD) weight calculates out to 158.04LB. My post-workout weight for the morning was 157.2LB. This is...
View ArticleI Raided The Fridge Last Night
Okay I owe quite a bit of calorie tax now. I am behind in my payments from Wednesday by 250 calories, and from Thursday by 1540 calories. On the way home from the chess club in London I stopped and...
View ArticleAugust 15th Meals & Calorie Tax
Today’s Calorie Deficient (CD) was 763C, my Weight Loss (WL) was 0.22LB, and my Calorie Deficiency (CD) weight calculates out to 157.82LB. Post-workout weight was 156.8LB. This is day 6 of 25 in my...
View ArticleAugust 16th Meals & Calorie Tax
Today’s Calorie Deficient (CD) was 1024C, my Weight Loss (WL) was 0.29LB, and my Calorie Deficiency (CD) weight calculates out to 157.53LB. Post-workout weight was 157.4LB. This is day 7 of 25 in my...
View ArticleAugust 17th Meals & Calorie Tax
Today’s Calorie Deficient (CD) was 1858C, my Weight Loss (WL) was 0.53LB, and my Calorie Deficiency (CD) weight calculates out to 157.0LB. Post-workout weight was 157.2LB. This is day 8 of 25 in my...
View ArticleAugust 18th Meals & Calorie Tax
I hit a new low today of 155.6LB. This is my 9th of 25 days and I am almost half way which is 154.8LB. I estimate that I will be 154.8LB in another 2 days which will be just about right now schedule...
View ArticleWhy Exercise ALONE Won’t Make You Thin
CNN published an article in their Health & Science this month called Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin – it’s a catchy title. It title should be “Why Exercise ALONE Won’t Make You Thin”. The bottom...
View ArticleGPS Fitness Tracking With iPhone
Here are the routes I run and cycle. I used RunKeeper an iPhone app to capture the data. The interesting thing is this service is free! Here is a RunKeeper Tutorial and their RunKeeper FAQ. I cycle...
View ArticleAugust 19th Meals & Calorie Tax
I hit a new low today of 154.6LB. After my 25km cycle and 10km run this morning my weight was 155.0LB. This evening I was feeling quite fresh so I did another 25km cycle and 5km run. This took me down...
View ArticleAugust 21st Workout
Here is my 1621 calorie workout for today. 50km cycle and 15km run. I recorded this workout with my iPhone using RunKeeper. Activity | Duration | Distance | Speed | Energy Cycle: 26:20 12.61km...
View ArticleGarmin Edge 500 Cycling GPS
Today Garmin announced their new Edge 500 Cycling GPS. Designed for performance cyclists, the GPS-enabled Edge 500 tracks speed, distance, time, GPS position, elevation, calories burned, climb and...
View ArticleOkay I Admit I Failed
I tried to keep up my diet when I was in PEI but things started to unravel even before I left. I have found it is quite difficult for me to stick to a diet unless I semi isolate myself. When I visit...
View ArticleWhich To Use: Pre-workout Or Post-workout Weight
Even though I drank two full water bottles (2 x 1lb) during today’s workout, after cycling 25km and running 16km I lost 4.2lbs. I know that seems a bit much and my scales are not out and that is pretty...
View ArticleCore Strength Training
I have been wanting to do some core strength training for sometime but have been putting it off until today when I found the following three iPhone apps. Today I started the hundred push ups training...
View ArticleDaily Exercising To Lose Weight
Today I did 93 reps (1 set of 15, 18, 15, 15, 30) in my 200 situp program and 50 reps (1 set of 10, 8, 12, 8, 12) in my 100 pushup program. The situps are no problem but the pushups made my tricep and...
View ArticleVery Low Calorie Diet
Very Low Calorie Diet or VLCDs are extreme diets which are around 800 or less calories a day. Gordon Heitman 46 years old weighed 464 pounds when he started his 800 calorie a day diet and with in one...
View ArticleInternet Connected Bathroom Scale
Withings Internet Connected Bathroom Scale! It is a bit expensive ($159US) but this wireless scale is very nice. From a web browser or a iPhone app you can log into the wireless scale and view of all...
View ArticleSummer Means Exercising Outside
I am not sure why I am didn’t find motivation to work out this last winter but I know when the summer rolls around I enjoy biking and running. My goal this summer is to loose in the next two months...
View ArticleLondon Ontario Ping Pong Table Tennis Club
The London Ontario Ping Pong Table Tennis Club meets at the Académie de la Tamise school on the North West corner of Dundas St and Highbury Ave on Monday and Friday at 7pm to 10pm. The address is 1260...
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