Time Out

Halloween always kicks off the Season for Over-Indulgence. Each year, I buy candy for neighborhood trick-or-treaters. But, the number of kids that actually knock on the door is pretty tough to predict. And, I find myself stuck with a 3/4-full bowl at the end of the night. This year, I decided to purposefully buy candy that I don't really like -- Trick myself, rather than Treat myself. So, I filled my bowl with Mounds, Skittles, and 3 Muskateers, and stayed away from my favorites, Reese...

Searched "Seasonal Affective Disorder" on Wikipedia today. I think I have it. I miss Summer and sunshine. I've been having trouble motivating to exercise this week. I'm blaming it on a series of cold and rainy days. When I get home, I just want to hop on the couch, get under a blanket, and watch some stupid show on TV. But, my homepage has been harassing me again. It says, "it's been 7 days since you've checked in a workout." Again. So, I'm logging off now to fight traffic ho...

I got up early today to workout after a fall off the ol' workout wagon. 8 days passed between my last workout and today. My longest stretch of laziness since I started using FitClick. I have no excuses. But, I swear the only reason I decided to workout this morning was because I was tired of looking at the highlighted "It's been 8 days since you've checked in a workout" message on my homepage. Each day, when I logged my foods, it just stared at me and taunted me. I thought, &q...

I'm trying to become a better cook. Just started using the Create new recipe feature. I love it. I added a bunch of my favorite recipes, and ones I had ripped out of magazines, but had yet to make. Last night, I pieced together 3 new recipes to make dinner. The entire meal took well under 30 minutes to prepare. FitClick calculated all of the ingredients, determing a 410 calorie total per serving (the exact amoun

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Hit the road in my car every weekend this month. And, I am happy to report that I did not hit any fast food venues along the way. In the past, road trips have always been an excuse to stock up on snacks at 7-11 or stop at McDonald's for lunch. These days I'm packing a mini-cooler with my own beverages & treats. I brought some 100 Calorie Packs which I know are gimmicky (more packaging & more money). But, portion control is a must for any diet plan especially when it comes to snack foods....

Testing out some yoga poses & stretches to alleviate some lower back pain issues. I have had mild low back pain for the better part of this past year. I worked as a bartender part-time until recently. I always thought the pain was related to lifting I would sometimes have to do there (like changing kegs, etc). But, now a couple months have gone by, and the pain remains. I finally started stretching after cardio workouts which really helps. Now, I'm trying to go one step further and incorpora...

I'm sore from playing horseshoes yesterday. (That's embarrassing.) So, my roommate decided that she wants to be a baker. She made 3 different, equally tempting, batches of cupcakes this past weekend. Of course, I felt obligated to try each kind. Delicious. She knows I am trying to stick with the FitClick plan and made it perfectly clear that all recipes contain only full fat ingredients: Dieters Beware! Thankfully, she brought all cupcakes to our friends' bbq yesterday and none of them returned ...

Inspired by my diet prescription yesterday, I discovered I make a mean Turkey Burger. I used 1 pound of lean turkey meat & added some basic spices & condiments--Worcestershire sauce, light soy sauce, mustard, parsley, cayenne, garlic powder, ranch seasoning, salt, & pepper--basically, whatever I found in my cabinet. I divided the meat into four patties & cooked on my stove top with a grill pan. They came out really nice. I put the burger on an Arnold's Multigrain Sandwich Th...

About to log off for a long weekend away from my FitClick workout tracker & calorie counter. I got in a workout this morning and yesterday evening after work. Going to try to get up, before I hit the road to the Outer Banks tomorrow, for a long elliptical spin. Then, eating & drinking will be a total free-for-all for 3 days. (That's in the definition of "vacation," right?) May manage to squeeze in some activity although I don't really swim. Kayaks and tennis courts are availabl...

I recently decided to decrease my intensity & increase my time for the cardio workout (usually elliptical machine). I had been doing 20-30 minutes at a high level. For my last few workouts, I dropped the level a few notches and increased the time to 45 minutes. I was chatting with my boss about how I'd been using FitClick's online workout trainer. He suggested that I try to keep my heart rate up for a longer period of time to burn more fat. I'd like to get to 1 hour. But, I'm finding i...