The racer workout

[sqweak]

Not much of an update here.

I'm on my third week of not smoking and soda intake has been greatly reduced.  Unfortunately, crunch time (70 hr work weeks) isn't the best condition for making substantial changes to diet or getting on the workout routine yet.  I'm eating a little healthier, at least what I can do with eating fast/quick-service food.  Hopefully things will level off soon and and I can make some more changes, but the progress I've made is a good start

[TiNi]

Keep up the good work,
you're doing great!

Thx for the update

[mags]

I'm eating a little healthier

I've converted him to whole wheat pasta!   

[TiNi]

I've converted him to whole wheat pasta!   

get him to agree to taking his lunch instead of the fast food 

[Grio]

Taking your lunch will make your wallet strong too.  Tell him the money saved will go straight to the tire kitty.

[TiNi]

good for the waistline & the wallet 

[mags]

get him to agree to taking his lunch instead of the fast food 

that was actually the plan, and the first week, I made the food but it somehow never made it to the office. Then things became very abnormal around here.  i am "off" work studying for the bar, he doesn't get home until 3 am and leaves again at 9 am, and many days have meet spent out of the office at meetings.  I think things will go better in a couple of weeks when life goes back to "normal". 

on that note, anyone got any ideas for a sack lunch?  Please note:  he does not eat sandwiches.

[JDS 07 S4Rs]

Dog food. Try IAMs dogfood. My dogs are fit & have a never ending abundance of energy. They could go all day if I let them.

&,, it doesnt taste that bad 
Sorry,, just couldnt resist.

[TiNi]

that was actually the plan, and the first week, I made the food but it somehow never made it to the office. Then things became very abnormal around here.  i am "off" work studying for the bar, he doesn't get home until 3 am and leaves again at 9 am, and many days have meet spent out of the office at meetings.  I think things will go better in a couple of weeks when life goes back to "normal". 

on that note, anyone got any ideas for a sack lunch?  Please note:  he does not eat sandwiches.

first, good luck on the bar

i pack a salad, with whatever protein we had for dinner the night before...
so, if we had grilled chicken for dinner, i make extra, and bring it for lunch.
does he have access to a microwave at his office?

another idea is rollups.... get some turkey or roast beef, and roll them into tubes
pack a side of pickles, or a salad. cherry tomatoes are great for the sack lunch, they don't make things soggy.

get some some of those tiny storage containers
for a portion of dressing that he can add to his salad's before he eats.

fruit snacks will help him get through the day without cheating...

[mags]

first, good luck on the bar

i pack a salad, with whatever protein we had for dinner the night before...
so, if we had grilled chicken for dinner, i make extra, and bring it for lunch.
does he have access to a microwave at his office?

another idea is rollups.... get some turkey or roast beef, and roll them into tubes
pack a side of pickles, or a salad. cherry tomatoes are great for the sack lunch, they don't make things soggy.

get some some of those tiny storage containers
for a portion of dressing that he can add to his salad's before he eats.

fruit snacks will help him get through the day without cheating...

I have all of the little containers and he used to take a small side salad to work. I even made him a duct tape lunch bag!   

[Grio]

What kind of a baby man is he?!?! 
Tell him to make his own damn lunch! 

[TiNi]

What kind of a baby man is he?!?! 
Tell him to make his own damn lunch! 

['diction]

I know of 2 ppl  weight watchers/points...  -50 lbs, each not a joke.

one who would wait all day to eat and would be starving, so' eat anything... and even late into the night. The same that likes to go out at lunch...

gotta keep the brain fed while working, or you put the bodys stress on beating that hunger to get a job done, so you can apprreciate a meal you should have deservedly so.

Snacking on something throught out the day, not exactly ice cream, but, the 100 calorie packs  of snax, ( an apple is 70? calories a candy bar is 270? calories) or the 1-point bag of pop corn durring the day  stave off the inevitable, " im too tired to   40min meal tonite, I can make microwave hot dogs"  *

personally, the peanut butter bliss * are a little crunchier/ chewier when they are a little melty, i go thru a box faster when they are.

[sqweak]

What kind of a baby man is he?!?! 
Tell him to make his own damn lunch! 

one who married a very loving wife willing to pack his lunch if it helps him eat healthier? 

(making my own damn lunch is what gets me to end up at subway (not that bad) or the cheesteak shop (*really* bad) )

[duckwrench13]

I might get to running, but for now I'm feeling like some cardio is better than none.  Beside what you mentioned, running bugs me because of the high impact and boredom/aimlessness.  At my current state, a modest pace bike ride is pretty effective at getting a sweat on and my heart rate up.

Running is evil. It can be hell on your joints. I only run when chased.

The added bonus of cycling, is that besides the increase in fitness, you also work on your riding skills. [moto]
Cornering, braking, looking through your lines, learning to carry your momentum into the corners... it all transfers over to the moto.

And here's a very simple way of cutting the useless calories... If you can't read/pronounce all the ingredients on the label, then you probably don't need to eat it.

If you really want some good cardio, and are slightly masochistic, try spin classes. You'll love it, if you don't die.