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Health Journal Version 1, Keep Moving

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I’ve decided to go with the same loose format with my health journal that I did last week.  I’ll build it out from this point.

This has been another crazy week! I was able to pack a tuna sandwich for work on Monday and Tuesday, but after those days, things fell apart a bit. I almost called off work on Thursday.

Half of the battle when you are sick is just plodding forward at work, and resting after you get home…

Date Topic Cost Notes
02/14/11 B 2.01 Eggs,Bacon
L 1.00 Tuna Sandwich
D 1.00 Lasagna (not sure of cost so I’ll make it $1)
E
02/15/11 B 0.00 Free Oatmeal – McDonalds coupon
L 1.00 Tuna Sandwich
D 1.00 Pizza
E Sick – start of cold
02/16/11 B 0.00 Free Oatmeal – McDonalds coupon
L 3.00 Side Salad,1 McDouble
D 5.00 Taco Bell 7 layer buritto, chicken Quesadilla
E Ouch – very sick
02/17/11 B 5.00 2 Sausage English Muffin/ Latte
L 3.50 Spicy Chicken (Wendy’s)
D 1.00 Lasagna (not sure of cost so I’ll make it $1)
E Ouch – very sick
02/18/11 B Free Oatmeal – McDonalds coupon
L Free Local Mexican restaurant, Quesadilla
D 1.00 Pizza – Digornos
E still sick

Since I caught a cold this past Tuesday, this has been a rough week. But I’m getting better. Unfortunately, my daughter has a bad case of the flu, and I’m wondering if I’m next…

I’m almost out of Free Fruit and Oatmeal coupons at McDonalds, and I have to admit, I’ll miss the small breakfast meal.  I won’t continue to get it if I have to pay though, the prices is too much compared to the less than 20 cents microwavable packets.

Hopefully I start to get some real traction next week!

-MR

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Health Journal Version .01

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The same problems that plagued my progress on my health journal last week, also slowed me this week.  I’m putting in over 12 hours at work trying to fix a problem.  Like I said last week, normally such events would make me reverse course, but I’m sticking to my health journal goal!

Instead I did as much as I could, given the time that I’m able to do what I can…  So I decided to eat a little healthier and more cheaply.  The oatmeal bowls  in the chart below had fruit pieces in then and they were free!  So it was both healthy and cheap!

I started a crude journal (hoping to improve it during the upcoming weeks), that will serve as a starting point for tracking my fitness/health goals and saving money while doing it.  Another great option would be Weight Watchers Online, I’m sure they have a journal as part of their program!

Health Journal:

Date
02/07/11 B 2.01 Eggs,Bacon
L 2.00 McDouble
D 0.00 Leftover – Hibachi
E
02/08/11 B 0.00 Free Oatmeal – McDonalds coupon
L 2.00 Side Salad,1 McDouble
D 0.00 Leftover – Hibachi
E 10 minutes pushup, situp, leg bends
02/09/11 B 0.00 Free Oatmeal – McDonalds coupon
L 2.00 Side Salad,1 McDouble
D 0.00 Leftover – Hibachi
E
02/10/11 B 5.00 Sausage English Muffin/ Latte
L 5.00 McChicken (Wendy’s)
D 1.00 Lasagna (not sure of cost so I’ll make it $1)
E

Sometimes life does knocks you off course, but you have the option to try to get back to the planned path that you are supposed to be on, instead of letting life’s circumstances dictate where you go…

So here you have my “not quite ready for prime time” health journal.

-MR

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Healthy Life Journal, A Slow Start

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I had planned on starting my weight loss journal,( now call Healthy Life Journal) on Feb. 1…  But the ice storm kept me at home these past few days, with my car frozen shut (this is a first for me, very funny).  Luckily I was able to get a few things before the storm hit, so I have started the diet (sort of).

So far, the items I bought to start the diet for the journal are as follows:

  • eggs (the perfect source of protein)
  • cheese strips
  • pepper jack cheese slices
  • cottage cheese

I’ve been eating the cheese at lunch, but the other meals I have been eating regular food around the house.  So while this isn’t effective from a weight-loss standpoint, it’s still a start.

I’ve only exercised 1 day, keeping it simple 10 pushups, 10 situps and 10 leg bends?  And of course breaking my back trying to break up the ice in my driveway and on my car!

In previous years, I would have become discouraged from the weather and thought it must not be meant to be, or my luck was bad…  Either way, I would give up on the effort, but not this year! 

I now believe that you have to keep plowing through the barriers and bottlenecks encountered along the way!  So while I’m a little bummed, I realize that there is no master scheme to have me stop, things just happen, and my success on my little programs depend on me pushing through the muck!

 Have a great weekend, hopefully I’ll have more next Friday!!!

Getting Paid To Lose Weight

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Working Out

Many companies are starting to encourage their employees to improve their health.  First they restricted smoking in the office and now many are focusing on the overweight crowd.  Where I work, I’m excited to say that I’m going to get paid to lose weight!  Bonus!

While it’s only a few hundred dollars, it’s perfect for me because I wanted to lose weight anyway.  The thought process by employers is that a healthy employee is a more productive employee!  They are more productive because they are sick less and think better when they are in shape!  I know that this is true in my particular case!

So since I’m now getting paid to lose weight, I decided to create a diet and exercise journal that I will post every Friday.  After a shopping run for the needed foods for my diet and a quick design of the journal spreadsheet, next Friday, I’ll post my results.

Okay, One Problem!

When people go on a diet or start to workout, they usually spend more than if they weren’t on a diet.  For example, both Weight Watchers and a gym memberships add to the cost of getting healthy.  My goal during this process is not only to lose weight, but also to spend less money than I would if I weren’t trying to lose weight!

An alternative goal of mine is to make money off of this diet/exercise process by spending less on food.  This is another way that I will indirectly get paid to lose weight.  I expect that I’ll save more money by spending less on food than what my company will pay me if I meet my weight loss goal.

My Process

Basically it’s a simple routine!  I’m going to eat food like eggs, brocolli, beans, oatmeal and other cheap but healthy foods.  As for working out, I’m going to start out with just situps, pushups, and a leg exercise.

My Current Weight

As of today, I’m 5′ 10″ and I weight 247 lbs.

I think it should be pretty interesting seeing my progress on the amount I save in food expenses vs my regular spending.

-MR