Breakfast:
Fat Free Yogurt w/ Strawberries w/ raw almonds
Double Fiber Toast w/ Strawberry Jam
Lunch:
Ground Turkey Okazu w/ Brown Rice
Dinner:
Make your own sushi
Friday, April 24, 2009
Work Out Log 4.24.2009
Cardio:
Elliptical on Variety for 20 min going 2.25 miles
Circuit:
16 Weighted Squats (20 lbs)
16 Lunges (20 lbs)
10 Jumping Squats
16 Hip abductions x2 (1 on each side)
16 Kickbacks x2 (1 on each side)
30 Sec Planks
16 Dumbbell One Arm Lat Row x2 (1 on each side)
16 Hammer Curls (10 lbs in each hand)
16 Over the head shoulder presses
I did this twice
Elliptical on Variety for 20 min going 2.25 miles
Circuit:
16 Weighted Squats (20 lbs)
16 Lunges (20 lbs)
10 Jumping Squats
16 Hip abductions x2 (1 on each side)
16 Kickbacks x2 (1 on each side)
30 Sec Planks
16 Dumbbell One Arm Lat Row x2 (1 on each side)
16 Hammer Curls (10 lbs in each hand)
16 Over the head shoulder presses
I did this twice
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Diet Log 4.23.2009
Breakfast:
NonFat Yogurt w/ Peaches and raw Almonds
Banana Pineapple Muffin
Lunch:
BrownRice w/ Hot Chili and Corn and Broccoli on top
Dinner:
Japanese Cucumber Salad
Ground Turkey Okazu over brown rice
Dessert:
Strawberry Shortcake w/ light cool whip drizzled chocolate
NonFat Yogurt w/ Peaches and raw Almonds
Banana Pineapple Muffin
Lunch:
BrownRice w/ Hot Chili and Corn and Broccoli on top
Dinner:
Japanese Cucumber Salad
Ground Turkey Okazu over brown rice
Dessert:
Strawberry Shortcake w/ light cool whip drizzled chocolate
Work Out Log 4.22.2009
I couldn't wake up to work out this morning :( But I did play two games of softball last night. My right arm is SORE!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Diet Log 4.22.2009
Breakfast:
Strawberries and Fat Free Yogurt w/ raw Almonds
Double Fiber Toast w/ Plum Jam
Lunch:
Left over Chicken Ravioli in a balsamic reduction sauce
I munched a lot, on nuts, peanut M&Ms and pumpkin mochi
Dinner:
Left over BBQ Chicken Teriyaki and sweet peppers
Two Bites of a Carne Asada Taco and French Fries
And Beer
Strawberries and Fat Free Yogurt w/ raw Almonds
Double Fiber Toast w/ Plum Jam
Lunch:
Left over Chicken Ravioli in a balsamic reduction sauce
I munched a lot, on nuts, peanut M&Ms and pumpkin mochi
Dinner:
Left over BBQ Chicken Teriyaki and sweet peppers
Two Bites of a Carne Asada Taco and French Fries
And Beer
Work Out Log 4.22.2009
Cardio:
Treadmill: Variety Mode 3.0 incline at 6.0 speed and then 0.0 incline at 7.0 speed
Circuit:
16 hanging leg lifts
16 over the head triceps curls on 1 foot
16 sec leg Lifts on incline
20 weighted crunches (10 lbs)
16 shoulder presses (10 lbs in each hand)
16 weighted hyperextensions (10 lbs)
16 weighted side hyperextensions x2 each side (10 lbs)
I did this circuit twice. Right now my arms are really tired... blah
Treadmill: Variety Mode 3.0 incline at 6.0 speed and then 0.0 incline at 7.0 speed
Circuit:
16 hanging leg lifts
16 over the head triceps curls on 1 foot
16 sec leg Lifts on incline
20 weighted crunches (10 lbs)
16 shoulder presses (10 lbs in each hand)
16 weighted hyperextensions (10 lbs)
16 weighted side hyperextensions x2 each side (10 lbs)
I did this circuit twice. Right now my arms are really tired... blah
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Diet Log 4.21.2009
Breakfast:
Strawberries and Fat Free Cottage Cheese
Double Fiber Toast w/ Plum Jam
Lunch:
Half Asian Pear
Turkey, Cheese, Cucumber, Tomato Sandwich w/ Extra Fiber Bread'
Dinner:
BBQ Teriyaki Chicken
Brown Rice
Sweet Peppers
Dessert:
Popcorn and Peanut M&Ms
Strawberries and Fat Free Cottage Cheese
Double Fiber Toast w/ Plum Jam
Lunch:
Half Asian Pear
Turkey, Cheese, Cucumber, Tomato Sandwich w/ Extra Fiber Bread'
Dinner:
BBQ Teriyaki Chicken
Brown Rice
Sweet Peppers
Dessert:
Popcorn and Peanut M&Ms
Work Out Log 4.21.2009
Cardio:
20 Min elliptical
Circuit:
16 Squats
16 lunges
10 jumping lunges
14 sitting chest presses (50 lbs)
14 leg presses (50 lbs)
12 bicep curls (20 lbs)
10 Leg lifts on incline
12 Machine Quad Lifts (50 lbs)
I did this circuit twice.. I went to the gym early too.. was on the elliptical by 6am! So I got back early enough to start a load of laundry.. I'm so proud of myself.
20 Min elliptical
Circuit:
16 Squats
16 lunges
10 jumping lunges
14 sitting chest presses (50 lbs)
14 leg presses (50 lbs)
12 bicep curls (20 lbs)
10 Leg lifts on incline
12 Machine Quad Lifts (50 lbs)
I did this circuit twice.. I went to the gym early too.. was on the elliptical by 6am! So I got back early enough to start a load of laundry.. I'm so proud of myself.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Diet Log 4.20.2009
After the weekend I've decided that I really need to go back to watching what I eat again. I've almost gained most of my weight back.. NO GOOD.. all that hard work for nothing. It definitely has a lot to do w/ drinking. So after we come back from Hawaii I will prob. bring that to a semi halt. I don't think I'm going to do weight watchers again but I'll just eat healthier.. it will no longer be a diet but the way I eat.
For breakfast:
Strawberries and Fat Free Cottage Cheese
Double Fiber Toast w/ Plum Jam
Lunch:
Large Asian Pear
Chicken Wrap w/chili, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, and tomatoes
Snack:
Mixed Dried Fruit
Dinner:
Mixed Green Salad w/ Fat Free Balsamic Dressing
Chicken Ravioli in a Balsamic reduction sauce (green peppers, onions, mushrooms, and garlic)
Dessert:
Oatmeal Cookie Crumbs.. haha I ate some broken cookies from the ones my Mother made for our bake sale at work.
For breakfast:
Strawberries and Fat Free Cottage Cheese
Double Fiber Toast w/ Plum Jam
Lunch:
Large Asian Pear
Chicken Wrap w/chili, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, and tomatoes
Snack:
Mixed Dried Fruit
Dinner:
Mixed Green Salad w/ Fat Free Balsamic Dressing
Chicken Ravioli in a Balsamic reduction sauce (green peppers, onions, mushrooms, and garlic)
Dessert:
Oatmeal Cookie Crumbs.. haha I ate some broken cookies from the ones my Mother made for our bake sale at work.
Work Out Log 4.20.2009
Cardio:
Treadmill running for 25 min. Variety running incline (3.0) at speed (5.6), then incline (0) at speed (7.0)
Circuit:
Hanging leg lifts (14 reps)
Bicep curls (10 lbs in each hand, 16 reps)
Weighted crunches (10 lbs, 16 reps)
Weighted hyperextensions (10 lbs, 16 reps)
Weighted side hyperextensions (10 lbs, 16 reps each side)
Bent over rows (10 lbs in each hand, 16 reps)
I did this Circuit twice. I got to the gym early so was able to get back to the apartment by 7 which was nice.
Treadmill running for 25 min. Variety running incline (3.0) at speed (5.6), then incline (0) at speed (7.0)
Circuit:
Hanging leg lifts (14 reps)
Bicep curls (10 lbs in each hand, 16 reps)
Weighted crunches (10 lbs, 16 reps)
Weighted hyperextensions (10 lbs, 16 reps)
Weighted side hyperextensions (10 lbs, 16 reps each side)
Bent over rows (10 lbs in each hand, 16 reps)
I did this Circuit twice. I got to the gym early so was able to get back to the apartment by 7 which was nice.
Work Out Log 4.18.2009
Saturday I went to the Gym w/ my friend Jenny. She's a Physical Trainer so the pointers definitely helped. Here was my workout:
20 min on elliptical
Circuit:
Over the head triceps lifts (10 lbs)
16 Squats
20 lunges
8 jumping lunges
16 jackknifes
16 triceps push ups
16 back presses
I'm not so sure about the names of all the exercises I described them as best I could. We did this circuit twice then went back to the apartment b/c we both had to get back up to Oakland. I'm going to try to do more circuits from now on.
20 min on elliptical
Circuit:
Over the head triceps lifts (10 lbs)
16 Squats
20 lunges
8 jumping lunges
16 jackknifes
16 triceps push ups
16 back presses
I'm not so sure about the names of all the exercises I described them as best I could. We did this circuit twice then went back to the apartment b/c we both had to get back up to Oakland. I'm going to try to do more circuits from now on.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Work Out Log 4.16.2009
For the past 2.5 weeks I've been working out 5 times a week. Usually I go in the morning before I head to work. I thought it would be a good idea to start logging my daily workouts. Just so I can compare what I actually do each day.
Woke up at 6:00am
Got to the gym at 6:30
Stair master for 30 min
Leg Lifts 3/10
Crunches 3/15
Hyperextensions 2/15
Side extensions 2/15 for each side
Doesn't look like much.. I think I'm going to start planning my workouts before I go now.
Woke up at 6:00am
Got to the gym at 6:30
Stair master for 30 min
Leg Lifts 3/10
Crunches 3/15
Hyperextensions 2/15
Side extensions 2/15 for each side
Doesn't look like much.. I think I'm going to start planning my workouts before I go now.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Tenchno Buddha!
This past weekend I attended the Techno Buddha Conference at the new IBS building right behind my Church in Berkeley. It's the second annual conference and I went last year and thought that this is a good way to reconnect w/ my religion. It was weird, I had a good time last year and wasn't really looking forward to the event until I got there. Once I got there I was really excited for the day's activities. Registration was $30.00 and this included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, and all the workshops.
The morning started off w/ Breakfast in the kitchen then we went upstairs to the Hondo for Opening Service. Our Dharma Talk was lead by Rev. Harry Bridge. He spoke about Buddhism and the relationship it has to technology, specifically the Internet. Are the tools good or bad and how we can relay the message to our generation of Internet, email, texting savvy people. He even had emailed his talk to himself and referenced his iphone whenever he needed. In Buddhism there are a lot of old school people that will probably never adopt to technology, which is why it's been so hard to share our message to a bigger population. After the Dharma talk we broke out into different discussion groups.
Each discussion group consisted of about 15 people. I was the dinosaur group and stayed in the hondo w/ Rev. Bridge facilitating. I was very lucky/unlucky to have one very passionate/intense member in our group that started the conversation off. You could tell that Buddhism meant a lot to him and he expressed how intense the teaching meant. To him it shouldn't matter how the message is displayed. All that matters is what we teach. I agree that we should be teaching good things, but I also think that they way we teach them is equally important. That since times are changing we should adopt to those changes. If our age group finds most of their interests on the Internet, then we should be on the Internet. The Buddhist community that I grew up with is shrinking. So, what can we do to help it grow? If you think about any type of learning, the way the message is conveyed is equally important. When I went to college I generally learned better in smaller classrooms w/ intimate teachers. I think I almost failed two of the classes I took that we in big lecture hall w/ teachers that are really smart but have a hard time explaining their message in a way most people can understand. This is the same way I feel about Buddhism and it's teaching. At first you need to find what people are interested in, then explain your message so that its easy to understand, if they're interested then they'll keep coming back for more.
After our discussions we broke for lunch. Shoyu Weenies and Fried Rice!! One of the main goals of the conference was that it was interactive and that we learned and did everything. All of us were split into groups and we had to make our own fried rice. There were 5 people in my group, three from Central California. Lunch was really nice. I gave me a chance to get to know some of the other members a lot better and sit w/ people I normally wouldn't sit with. Once lunch was cleaned up we all broke up into our perspective workshops.
The first workshop that I attended was Interpersonal Communication with Cindy Rivera. Cindy is a therapist that work mainly on relationships. This workshop was really good in making you realize what is the best way to approach someone. What type of things you really need to do. I've been to a couple of communication classes and the one thing that she stressed a lot was listen. Something I am not good at. I always have something to say and usually want to interrupt someone while they're talking. It's definitely something I realize and need to work on, but it's hard! Even when she was talking I wanted to keep asking her questions before she was done.
The next one I went to was a self defense class. It was nice to be able to get up and stretch and get some movement in my day. I've been trying to work out consistently and with the conference it made it a little hard, so self defense was a nice change from sitting. We learned how to kick, flick, and run away. All I can say is don't ever attack me. I know where the pressure points are and you will be badly injured if you try. To make sure we wouldn't harm anyone, he made us take an oath saying we wouldn't use anything we learned for evil.
The final workshop that I attended was w/ my Uncle Artie and it was on How to Explain Buddhism to your friends. It was a really good workshop that made you think how we all have similarities and differences. We never really answered the question of How to explain Buddhism to your friends. But we did do an exercise that really got us thinking. We had to stand up and say one thing you think only you have done and then another thing that you think everyone has done. Some were really deep and some were not (like mine). I said I think nobody has gone to a Greek wedding and has done that Greek dance.(yeah and nobody in the room had done that) For what I thought everyone has done I said, Worked at a Bazaar. When you are at a Buddhist conference sometimes the crowd is easy.. haha.
After the workshops we all went to Thalassa's down the street for Happy Hour and then headed back to IBS for Dinner. SHABU SHABU.. or Chicken Misutake. SOO DELICOUS.. and it was a really good interactive dinner. The groups were small (4 people) and we all really got to know each other. Overall it was a really good time. I hope we can continue to grow the conference and grow the group.
The morning started off w/ Breakfast in the kitchen then we went upstairs to the Hondo for Opening Service. Our Dharma Talk was lead by Rev. Harry Bridge. He spoke about Buddhism and the relationship it has to technology, specifically the Internet. Are the tools good or bad and how we can relay the message to our generation of Internet, email, texting savvy people. He even had emailed his talk to himself and referenced his iphone whenever he needed. In Buddhism there are a lot of old school people that will probably never adopt to technology, which is why it's been so hard to share our message to a bigger population. After the Dharma talk we broke out into different discussion groups.
Each discussion group consisted of about 15 people. I was the dinosaur group and stayed in the hondo w/ Rev. Bridge facilitating. I was very lucky/unlucky to have one very passionate/intense member in our group that started the conversation off. You could tell that Buddhism meant a lot to him and he expressed how intense the teaching meant. To him it shouldn't matter how the message is displayed. All that matters is what we teach. I agree that we should be teaching good things, but I also think that they way we teach them is equally important. That since times are changing we should adopt to those changes. If our age group finds most of their interests on the Internet, then we should be on the Internet. The Buddhist community that I grew up with is shrinking. So, what can we do to help it grow? If you think about any type of learning, the way the message is conveyed is equally important. When I went to college I generally learned better in smaller classrooms w/ intimate teachers. I think I almost failed two of the classes I took that we in big lecture hall w/ teachers that are really smart but have a hard time explaining their message in a way most people can understand. This is the same way I feel about Buddhism and it's teaching. At first you need to find what people are interested in, then explain your message so that its easy to understand, if they're interested then they'll keep coming back for more.
After our discussions we broke for lunch. Shoyu Weenies and Fried Rice!! One of the main goals of the conference was that it was interactive and that we learned and did everything. All of us were split into groups and we had to make our own fried rice. There were 5 people in my group, three from Central California. Lunch was really nice. I gave me a chance to get to know some of the other members a lot better and sit w/ people I normally wouldn't sit with. Once lunch was cleaned up we all broke up into our perspective workshops.
The first workshop that I attended was Interpersonal Communication with Cindy Rivera. Cindy is a therapist that work mainly on relationships. This workshop was really good in making you realize what is the best way to approach someone. What type of things you really need to do. I've been to a couple of communication classes and the one thing that she stressed a lot was listen. Something I am not good at. I always have something to say and usually want to interrupt someone while they're talking. It's definitely something I realize and need to work on, but it's hard! Even when she was talking I wanted to keep asking her questions before she was done.
The next one I went to was a self defense class. It was nice to be able to get up and stretch and get some movement in my day. I've been trying to work out consistently and with the conference it made it a little hard, so self defense was a nice change from sitting. We learned how to kick, flick, and run away. All I can say is don't ever attack me. I know where the pressure points are and you will be badly injured if you try. To make sure we wouldn't harm anyone, he made us take an oath saying we wouldn't use anything we learned for evil.
The final workshop that I attended was w/ my Uncle Artie and it was on How to Explain Buddhism to your friends. It was a really good workshop that made you think how we all have similarities and differences. We never really answered the question of How to explain Buddhism to your friends. But we did do an exercise that really got us thinking. We had to stand up and say one thing you think only you have done and then another thing that you think everyone has done. Some were really deep and some were not (like mine). I said I think nobody has gone to a Greek wedding and has done that Greek dance.(yeah and nobody in the room had done that) For what I thought everyone has done I said, Worked at a Bazaar. When you are at a Buddhist conference sometimes the crowd is easy.. haha.
After the workshops we all went to Thalassa's down the street for Happy Hour and then headed back to IBS for Dinner. SHABU SHABU.. or Chicken Misutake. SOO DELICOUS.. and it was a really good interactive dinner. The groups were small (4 people) and we all really got to know each other. Overall it was a really good time. I hope we can continue to grow the conference and grow the group.
Friday, April 3, 2009
On my Mind...
This week has been so strange. Monday our Company did what they called limited restructuring. It was pretty much a layoff. I was very lucky to not be affected by it. However, it still felt so weird. I felt so bad for all of the people that no longer have their job. The economy is really taking effect right now and I'm really starting to feel the pain and grief that everyone is going through. Everyone that was affected will still work for Cisco for 2 months. However, their job now is to look for a job. If they can't find one in the 2 months then they will get a 4 month package. My company is great b/c everyone gets that same 4 month package no matter how long they worked here. It's so awkward and sad at work right now.
One thing I've been doing lately is working out.. I know shocker huh. Darren and I have been having this weight loss competition and I think I've bottomed out. It's annoying b/c I've actually been gaining weight. So as soon as that happened I decided that I should probably work out a little more. I've been walking to work everyday! It takes me 20 min each way. Just walking started to become too easy so I've added 3lb dumb bells in each hand to my daily stroll. Now, that's starting to get easy so I'm thinking about raising it to 5lbs.. but I don't know yet. Along w/ my daily walks I try to get in some type of cardio work out. Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday of this week I ran on the treadmill. I also try to do some kind of strength exercises like squats, crunches, etc. I'm feeling good hopefully I see results soon.
The last thing on my mind is: The Warriors suck! The overtime game wasn't even worth staying for.. It makes me sad! :*(
One thing I've been doing lately is working out.. I know shocker huh. Darren and I have been having this weight loss competition and I think I've bottomed out. It's annoying b/c I've actually been gaining weight. So as soon as that happened I decided that I should probably work out a little more. I've been walking to work everyday! It takes me 20 min each way. Just walking started to become too easy so I've added 3lb dumb bells in each hand to my daily stroll. Now, that's starting to get easy so I'm thinking about raising it to 5lbs.. but I don't know yet. Along w/ my daily walks I try to get in some type of cardio work out. Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday of this week I ran on the treadmill. I also try to do some kind of strength exercises like squats, crunches, etc. I'm feeling good hopefully I see results soon.
The last thing on my mind is: The Warriors suck! The overtime game wasn't even worth staying for.. It makes me sad! :*(
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