Utah State IDPA - Results and summary

Let me preface this my saying I'm a competitive son of a bitch. Whew there I said it.

Now that that's over with lets get on to the match.

We left Friday at 7:30am, pretty easy drive all said and done and of course it was with a good group of guys, so it didn't seem like 7 and a half hour drive. We got to the hotel and got situated.


Saturday Am rolls around and it's time to get our shoot on!

We got to the match and it was FREEZING!!! 25 degrees freezing! Luckily Mr. Sun started peeking out about 30 minutes after we got there. Not only was it a beautiful sunrise, it was warm!!

View from one of the Utah IDPA Stages

Also there was a slight delay getting the match started, which allowed it to warm up. By the time we got going the weather was pretty much perfect.

Contrary to the Colorado match our squad got to start on one of the easiest stages for the day, which gave us a bit of a warm up for the rest of the match!

Starting on a relatively easy stage was nice, but little did I know that would bite me in the butt later on when we got to the harder stages, and I was just shooting easy stuff most of the afternoon!

Good thing is I didn't crash and burn on any one stage, I made several smaller mistakes, which of course added up, but it wasn't a giant mistake like I made in Colorado. Overall I was down less penalty points, and had an OK raw time, but not enough to win. I ended up coming in 4th in my class, and 21st overall out of 95 shooters. not my best day, but still respectable! Remember what you read above about me....I AM NOT SATISFIED LOL. I practiced but not enough, I made less mistakes, but still too many....so it's back to the drawing board so to speak, I am making sure I am even more prepared for New Mexico at the end of October!

I would like to say thanks foe the Utah Defensive Pistol Association for putting on a great match, it was challenging and a lot of fun!

Oh and Kudos to two of my shooting teams members; Sean Hickey won Stock Service Pistol Expert, and Mike Morgan won Enhanced Service Pistol Expert! Good job guys, as always it was a pleasure shooting with you!

DAY 70 - Sunday September 29th

Info: Slept in today, woke up got ready and then hit the road back to Colorado. The Utah match was a lot of fun, and Utah is a beautiful state but you could definitely tell that the people that live there don't prefer people that aren't from there lol. Lots of staring and different looks on this trip....Oh well, not everyone can be a Ute right?

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Food Log:

Breakfast: Chicken salad with iceberg lettuce, black olives, hot sauce, and a handful of almonds


Lunch: Franks RedHot basted burger, lettuce, onion and more hot sauce, with OOM


Dinner: Franks RedHot basted burger, lettuce, onion and more hot sauce, with OOM. Also had some celery and carrots.


Snack: none
 

Exercise log:  38 pushups, 240 squats, 95 leg lifts (day 29 of 30)


DAY 70 COMPLETE 

DAY 69 - Saturday September 28th

Info: Up early to head out to the Utah State IDPA match, range is about 45 minutes from the hotel. Had some extra carbs this morning from fruits and a little juice, knowing it is going to be at least a 10-12 hour day. Wanted to have a little more energy and staying power if I could help it.

(Spoiler: I finished 4th in my class.- will have a post dedicated to the match for any that want to read it coming soon)


The next few days I wont have any cool pics for you sorry, too much going on out on the road!

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Food Log:

Breakfast: Franks RedHot basted hamburger, green beans, almonds,  fruit leather (SF dried fruit) x 2 small glass of OJ


Lunch: Roast beef, lettuce, onion wrap with OOM, almonds, fruit leather x 2


Dinner: Philly steak without cheese, peppers, onions, romaine salad and handful of almonds


Snack: none
 

Exercise log:  36 pushups, squat rest, 90 leg lifts (day 28 of 30)


DAY 69 COMPLETE 

DAY 68 - Friday September 27th

Info: Headed out this morning for Utah, have food all packed so the trip out wouldn't be so bad. Got in to our hotel around 5pm or so, was a pretty easy drive, we hit the mountains at the right time of year for sure. Saw some snow but nothing bad. All went according to plan with the drive, eating and everything else...good start to the trip!


The next few days I wont have any cool pics for you sorry, too much going on out on the road!

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Food Log:

Breakfast: Beef sticks (SF), romaine lettuce,  almonds, dried apples


Lunch: Beef sticks, green beans, black olives


Dinner: Chicken salad with iceberg, romaine, carrots, red cabbage onions and hot sauce


Snack: none
 

Exercise log:  32 pushups, 225 squats, 80 leg lifts (day 26 of 30)


DAY 68 COMPLETE 

DAY 67 - Thursday September 26th

Info: All packed and ready to head out to Utah! Spent most of the evening cleaning my pistol, was waaaaay overdue, and took about 2 hours (normal its like a half hour job) Leaving early tomorrow. Have food cooked and packed ready to go along too to make traveling as easy as possible! Will post on the road if I can to keep this updated!

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Food Log:

Breakfast: Franks RedHot basted burger, romaine salad, cayenne OOM


Lunch: Taco salad with onion, black olive, romaine, carrots, mushrooms, and a ton of hot sauce


Dinner: Franks RedHot basted burger, romaine salad, cayenne OOM


Snack: none
 

Exercise log:  30 pushups, 200 squats,  leg lift rest (day 25 of 30)

DAY 67 COMPLETE

DAY 66 - Wednesday September 25th

Info: Took it easy on the practice tonight to let the hands heal a bit, but will be working on movement tomorrow and with that comes interval sprints for the most part. In competitive pistol shooting there are a lot of short burst movements...like I said I have to be ready for this one! Will be a nice calorie burner for sure! Sorry no pics today guys, all the food was leftovers for the most part! I found a few new recipes that I will be adding soon that look pretty awesome! Stay tuned!

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Food Log:

Breakfast: SF sausages, sauerkraut, mustard and hot sauce. Black olives for some fat content.


Lunch: SF/Gluten free bratwurst with more sauerkraut, mustard and avocado this time


Dinner: Franks RedHot basted burger, romaine salad, cayenne OOM


Snack: none
 

Exercise log:  28 pushups, squat rest, 85 leg lifts (day 24 of 30)

DAY 66 COMPLETE

DAY 65 - Tuesday September 24th

Info: A lot more shooting  practice tonight, over 2 hours in at the range cranking out various drills. Making sure I am on point for this competition. I want to be ready this time so I don't make a silly mistake and lose. Plus if I win, it looks like there are enough shooters in my division that I will geta bump up to the Expert class! I actually practiced so much tonight my hands were bleeding! Food all went well today, made an awesome burger for

Perfect practice is sometimes painful!

dinner, basted it in Franks RedHot while I was cooking it. Turned out awesome and will definitely be on the menu again!

 

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RedHot basted burger

Food Log:

Breakfast: chicken and romaine salad with cayenne infused OOM, and black olives

Lunch: Romaine salad with lamb, baba ganouj, kalamata olives, cucumber and olive oil dressing.


Dinner: Franks red hot basted burger on a big bed of romaine lettuce, cayenne OOM, and black olives


Snack: none
 

Exercise log:  28 pushups, 190 squats, 80 leg lifts (day 23 of 30) This workout is becoming pretty challenging in the squat and leg lift department!

DAY 65 COMPLETE

DAY 64 - Monday September 23rd

Info: Nothing too terrible exciting going on today, I did finally get to make a new version of my Olive Oil Mayo (<---click for recipe) This time I infused it with 2 tablespoons of cayenne pepper. Came out really flavorful and has a bit of a kick to it, right up my alley! Bulk cooking tomorrow for the rest of the week. Almost forgot that Utah State IDPA Championships are this Saturday, a few of the guys and I are headed out to win the thing (lol) Got in 2 good hours of live fire practice tonight in preparation. This time if I get beat it's not going to be because of a silly mistake I made!!

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Food Log:

Breakfast: Woke up late so I didn't eat breakfast, was kind of a lunch breakfast combo. I know bad bad, but wasn't by choice I promise!

Lunch: Salad with chicken, romaine, black olives, and plenty of hot sauce.


Dinner: Salad with chicken, romaine, black olives, OOM infused with cayenne, and some onion.


Snack: none
 

Exercise log:  23 pushups, 185 squats, 75 leg lifts (day 22 of 30)

DAY 64 COMPLETE

DAY 63 - Sunday September 22nd

Info: 2nd day at the gun show, but was more prepared today. Grabbed a cooler and stuffed it with some goodies so I wouldn't be scrambling for food. Breakfast was a little light on veggies again, but I made sure lunch and dinner made up for it. Also got some bulk chicken cooked to get me through Monday and Tuesday.

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Food Log:

Breakfast: Eggs, sausages, and green chili (no wheat) handful of almonds, mushrooms

Chicken burritos!

Lunch: Salad with chicken, steak, mushrooms, and onions. Hot sauce for my dressing, handful of almonds for fat.


Dinner: Chicken coco wrap burritos stuffed with chicken, romaine, black olives, and drenched with sugar free salsa.


Snack: none
 





Exercise log:  pushup rest, 180 squats, 70 leg lifts (day 21 of 30)

DAY 63 COMPLETE

DAY 62 - Saturday September 21st

Info: Was at the monthly gun show today helping out the guys from the shooting center I work for, so meals were going to be a little more sporadic than controlled. Made sure i packed the essentials and just kind of tossed stuff together to east as I could. Worked out ok, but was a little light on veggies at breakfast and lunch.

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Dinner time!

Food Log:

Breakfast: Eggs, sausages, and green chili (no wheat) handful of almonds


Lunch: Almonds, dried fruit, black olives, and steak. Kind of a eat a little bit here and there thing


Dinner: Steak, sauteed mushrooms and onions, handful of pecans.


Snack: none
 


Exercise log:  21 Pushups, squat rest, 60 leg lifts (day 20 of 30)

DAY 62 COMPLETE

DAY 61 - Friday September 20th

Info: Looking in the mirror I can definitely see a change in my chest and stomach, even though I have more fat to lose, I can see abs poking out, and my chest doesn't look so moobish anymore (man boobs = moobs) I'm really starting to get excited about it, and each day I can FEEL a difference. It's pretty awesome.

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Breakfast of Champions! MMM Steak!!

Food Log:

Breakfast: Steak, green beans, and a handful of pecans


Lunch: Big salad with romaine lettuce, Pork, guacamole, fresh salsa (all blended up though, because I hate tomato chunks!)  handful of pecans


Dinner: Fajita steak and chicken, slow cooked pork on a salad of jicama, mango, and chile.


Snack: none
 

Exercise log:  19 Pushups, 160 squats, 50 leg lifts (day 19 of 30)

DAY 61 COMPLETE

DAY 60 - Thursday September 19th

Info: So oddly enough found out that sausages and cabbage for a few meals in a row isn't the best idea....LOL

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Food Log:

Breakfast: Sausages and kraut, black olives and pecans


Lunch: Sausages and kraut, handful of pecans


Dinner: Steak, green beans and a handful of cashews


Snack: none
 

Exercise log:  16 Pushups, 155 squats, 100 leg lifts (day 18 of 30)

DAY 60 COMPLETE

DAY 59 - Wednesday  September 18th

Info: Running out of bulk food again, I need to up the cook-age a little on the weekends so I can make it the whole week. Had to scramble for dinner tonight, and kind of toss something together. Worked out well, as I got several meals ready for me, but the people around me aren't going to be happy for a while....see pic below.

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Food Log:

Breakfast: Coco wrap burritos with romaine, seasoned ground beef, fresh jalapenos, black olives and copious amounts of hot sauce


Lunch: Coco wrap burritos with romaine, black olives, seasoned ground beef, and scrambled egg. (not my best creation, but had to make do with what I had laying around!)

That's a whole bunch of cabbage!

Dinner: Sausages.....and sausages and sauerkraut! (Sausages are found at Costco, and are completely sugar free, and gluten free, I was excited! And they are stuffed with red pepper and spinach!) Handful of raw cashews


Snack: none
 







Exercise log:  16 Pushups, 150 squats, leg lift rest (day 17 of 30)

DAY 59 COMPLETE

DAY 58 - Tuesday  September 17th

Info: Not a whole heck of a lot going on today, hurt my back again! YAY! Working on stretching and some core strengthening exercises to help combat that, tired of tweaking it all the time and walking around with a sore back.

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Food Log:

Breakfast: SF sausages, cauliflower, romaine, and almonds.


Lunch: Coco wrap burritos with romaine, black olives, avocado and habanero salsa



Dinner: Seasoned ground beef, cauliflower, handful of pecans

Snack: none
 

Exercise log:  15 Pushups, squat rest, 100 leg lifts (day 16 of 30)



 

DAY 58 COMPLETE

DAY 57 - Monday  September 16th

Info: Back at it again, making sure I am following the Whole 30 meal template with each meal. Today went well, got back on track quickly, and plan on staying that way. Thanks to all the viewers that stopped by yesterday, and don't forget to enter for your chance to win a free copy of the Well Fed Paleo cookbook by Melissa Joulwan here!

Food Log:

Breakfast: SF sausages, cauliflower, romaine, and almonds.


Lunch: Romaine salad with seasoned ground beef, black olives, habanero salsa, and hot sauce.

Dinner time!

Dinner: Seasoned ground beef boats with romaine, and hot sauce. Cauliflower, and a handful almonds.

Snack: none
 

Exercise log:  13 Pushups, 140 squats, 95 leg lifts



 

DAY 57 COMPLETE

DAY 56 - Sunday  September 15th

Info: Lazy day, not too much going on, getting back on track with eating, and did some bulk cooking and butchering. Bagged a bunch of lean meats and froze them to get ready for the following weeks

Food Log:

Breakfast: Finished my gluten bomb pizza.


Lunch: No lunch, felt sick from above pizza


Dinner: Ground beef, hot sauce, paleo nachos - the chips were probably SWYPO (Whole30 term, means they are approved but probably shouldn't be eaten)

 
Snack: none
 
Exercise log:  pushup rest, 135 squats, 90 leg lifts



DAY 56 COMPLETE

DAY 55 - Saturday September 13th

Info: After making myself ill last night with gallons of wine, rice and other garbage, I needed some hangover food to finish off my final cheat day. I'm not feeling any better when I'm done, which is even better for me, I know now these foods make me feel like crap!

Food Log:

Breakfast: Del Taco.....I won't get in to the gory details


Lunch: No lunch, breakfast was a late breakfast and I had enough trash food to keep me full


Dinner: Pizza and wings. Nice Gluten punch to the soul.....
 
Snack: none
 
Exercise log:  12 pushups, 130 squats, 85 leg lifts



DAY 55 COMPLETE

DAY 54 - Friday September 13th

Info: Well the new car came a lot faster than I thought, found a pretty good deal at a local dealership, the guy didn't argue with me, haggle me too bad, just asked what it would take to me in the vehicle, I told him what I wanted to pay and he made it happen. Total time spent with test drive...about 1hr 30 mins. I'll take that! It's not a new new car, but it's new to me and 4wd!

'07 Dodge Nitro R/T

Food Log:

Breakfast:Sausages, romaine salad with black olives, OOM, and hot sauce, pineapple


Lunch: Chicken salad with OOM, avocado, carrots, onion, and cabbage, rest of pineapple


Dinner: Sashimi, sushi, salad and copious amounts of wine. (I invoked my final cheat day. It was my anniversary dinner, and I really really wanted sushi. Since I used this at dinner, I allowed myself a full cheat day (24 hrs) as you will see for the following days)






Note on the cheat days, as I know some of you are thinking OMG how are you going to make it the rest of the year? This is actually better for me, because now I have no options. Cheat days are gone, and it will make me behave myself food wise the rest of the year!

Snack: none
 
Exercise log:  12 pushups, squat rest, 80 leg lifts



DAY 54 COMPLETE

DAY 53 - Thursday September 12th

Info: Another dollar another day they say right? Realized my vehicle is not the safest thing out there when it comes to rain (Yeah we are getting hammered in CO right now) it slides all over the road, so test drove some other options and will be getting something new soonish.

Food Log:

Breakfast: Sugar free sausages (no added anything, thanks Albertsons for carrying something thats not full of garbage), black olives, broccoli


Lunch: Sausages again, avocado, and romaine lettuce. Made wraps with mustard and a little OOM


Dinner: Chicken breasts, OOM, cauliflower, and some romaine lettuce.

 
Snack: none
 
Exercise log:  10 pushups, 110 squats, 75 leg lifts



DAY 53 COMPLETE

Contest time!!!! - Free stuff for readers of the Whole360!

I was thinking about what has kept me motivated so far with this challenge I've been doing, and it hinges directly on you guys; the readers and followers. My blog is relatively new but I am surprised by how many page views I have gotten already in the infancy of this project.

And then I thought, well it would be nice to reward the people that actually come here and read this, and maybe even to attract a few more readers in the process, after all the more people that I know are out there that read, comment and follow my journey, the more I am motivated to keep at it.

So here is the deal:

Right now the blog is sitting at around 2,000 page views since its inception, roughly 38 views a day which is awesome! I'd like to up the ante a bit with a contest for you guys, and here it is:

When Whole360 reaches 5,000 page views I am going to give away a brand new copy of Well Fed by Melissa Joulwan. If you don't know what that is, and you are living a Paleo lifestyle, you need to GO CHECK IT OUT NOW!!!!

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That's it, pretty easy huh? Lets get started!!!

DAY 52 - Wednesday September 11th

Info:  Not much to be said for today, was an easy day eating wise, the workout program is starting to get a little challenging now, its nice! I did not make the gym like I had planned, I need to move my alarm, I shut it off and didn't even know I did it until almost 2 hours later!

And just a prayer for all the victims of September 11th on this 12th anniversary. My thoughts go out to all of the families affected by this.

Food Log:

Breakfast:Salmon cakes with Romaine salad, carrots, and OOM

Lunch: Salmon cakes with Romaine salad, carrots, and OOM, and homemade coconut bar


Dinner: Salmon cakes with romaine salad and radishes, Chicken breast with sauteed onion and garlic. Tablespoon of OOM

 
Snack: none
 
Exercise log:  10 pushups, 105 squats, 65 leg lifts



DAY 52 COMPLETE

DAY 51 - Tuesday September 10th

Info:  I decided 2 weeks was too long to wait so I'm going back to the gym tomorrow. Why waste 2 weeks? I've got the motivation so may as well jump on it before I change my mind! And I can be 2 weeks further ahead if I just bite the bullet and get at it.

Food Log:

Breakfast: Tuna with cumin OOM, kosher dill relish and black olives on romaine lettuce, and apple bar

Lunch!

Lunch: Steak burritos with romaine, black olives and a boatload of habanero salsa, wrapped in coconut wrap.




 

MMMM Salmon cakes!

Dinner: Salmon cakes with romaine salad, black olives, cumin mayo, and franks red hot sauce


 
Snack: none


 






Exercise log:  9 pushups, 100 squats, leg lift rest



DAY 51 COMPLETE

DAY 50- Monday September 9th

Info: Well today is day 50, which is by far the longest I've gone doing the Whole30 and I still feel good. Plan on really ramping up the workouts over the next few weeks. The 30 day thing I'm doing now is a good quick workout, but I feel I need to step it up a bit to take advantage of my clean eating.

Food Log:

Breakfast: Chicken breast, romaine lettuce, homemade apple bar for fat


Lunch: big salad with green and black olive, egg, ground beef, carrot, cabbage, and onion



Dinner:  Steak, broccoli, and some cumin infused OOM


Snack: none


Exercise log:  8 pushups, squat break, 60 leg lifts



DAY  50 COMPLETE

New Recipe - Olive Oil Mayo (OOM)

New recipe time! Tonight I am finally getting around to posting the Olive Oil Mayo recipe. Forget that garbage you buy in the store that is labeled "made with Olive Oil", that still has all the bad sugars and soy products in it, and its expensive! Once you see how easy it is to make your won healthy version you will never want to go back! As usual the recipe link is below, and you can find it in the sidebar under the "sauces: heading.

Olive Oil Mayo Recipe

DAY 49 - Sunday September 8th

Info: Laid around and watched some football today as well as the F1 race....was a good weekend all around in my sports world... Sebastian Vettel won the Italian Grand Prix, The Michigan Wolverines beat Notre Dame, The Detroit Lions won, and so did the New England Patriots! Now once hockey starts I will be a satisfied sports fan! Oh yeah, I also did some bulk cooking of steak and chicken so I am prepared for the coming week with food, and I made some tasty energy bar replacements (they contain dates, nuts, coconut and water for the most part) made them to supplement my fat intake with some other options than olives and avocado all the time. Recipes on the blog to follow on those. And I know some of you are thinking.....those might be Sex With your Pants on, but honestly I never ever really ate any kind of bar, and its really the same as eating them all separately except I ground em all up!

Food Log:

Breakfast: Hamburger bowl with romaine lettuce, onions, black olives, cilantro, diced dill pickle, and jalapeno. Topped with cumin Olive oil mayo and mustard.


Lunch: Hamburger bowls with romaine lettuce, onions, black olives, cilantro, diced dill pickle, and jalapeno. Topped with cumin Olive oil mayo and mustard.



Dinner:  1/2 serving of Balsamic marinated chicken, 1/2 serving of grilled steak seasoned with salt,pepper, garlic, and red pepper, black olives, romaine lettuce and some onions.


Snack: none


Exercise log: push up break , 80 squats, 55 leg lifts



DAY 49 COMPLETE

Grillin' some proteins!

DAY 48 - Saturday September 7th

Info: Had a get together at my house with some friends who are all sensitive to what I have to eat, etc, went really well, I was able to shrug of the want for a drink or two, cheesecake and soda. I ate clean, and felt awesome for it today! Oh yeah and I got to enjoy a bonfire with good friends =) Sorry no pics of the food again today, was busy entertaining and cooking for a crowd!



Food Log:

Breakfast: mixup of leftovers again, romaine lettuce, carrots, some onion, ground beef, and a handful of almonds


Lunch: wasnt really hungry so just ate some carrots, celery, and a handful of almonds. Not much in the way of protein.



Dinner: Shrimp ceviche with pasilla pepper, cilantro, cucumber, radish, onion, celery, avocado, and lime juice, Chicken thighs marinated in balsamic, garlic, salt, and crushed red pepper. Small serving of homemade guacamole (avocado, onion, salt, lime juice)


Snack: none


Exercise log: 9 pushups, 75 squats, 50 leg lifts



DAY 48 COMPLETE

DAY 47 - Friday September 6th

Info: I was in an inventive mood tonight, and I had a dilemma, my issue was with Whole30 eating all my stuff kept falling off my burgers, and spreading all over my plate. So I fixed that, and came up with a cool way to eat burgers and all your toppings without losing them all over the plate! Check out the recipe for these in the side bar and see the upcoming post about them too! (Link will be posted here)

Food Log:

Breakfast: Ground beef burritos with black olives, avocado, romaine lettuce, and homemade salsa. wrapped in St Julian coconut wraps.


Lunch: Chicken romaine lettuce boats with habanero salsa, avocado and black olives x 3



Dinner: Hamburger bowls with romaine lettuce, onions, black olives, cilantro, diced dill pickle, and jalapeno. Topped with cumin Olive oil mayo and mustard.


Snack: none


Exercise log: 9 pushups, 75 squats, 50 leg lifts


I introduce to you "Hamburger Bowls"!! Keep all your toppings ON your burger!


DAY 47 COMPLETE

DAY 46 - Thursday September 5th

Info: No pictures of dinner or any other food, but I did bust out the camera when I made Olive oil mayo! I will have the recipe posted on my blog here: http://whole360.blogspot.com/ (check the recipe section in the sidebar, and keep your eye out for a post!) if you are interested. Even if you know about OOM I show in the pics how to drizzle the oil so you don't lose your emulsion, which can at times be tricky!

Oh yeah and the NFL is back!!!!! Woo Hooo!


Food Log:

Breakfast: Ground beef burritos with black olives, avocado, romaine lettuce, and homemade salsa. Wrapped in St Julian coconut wraps.


Lunch: Ground beef burritos with black olives, avocado, romaine lettuce, and homemade salsa. Wrapped in St Julian coconut wraps.



Dinner: Hamburger patty with salt and pepper topped with diced onion, black olive, romaine, and mustard. Handful of almonds for fat source.


Snack: none


Exercise log: 8 pushups, 70 squats, 45 leg lifts



DAY 46 COMPLETE

DAY 45 - Wednesday September 4th

Info: Crazy week at work has left me behind on the updates again, going to try and set aside some time each night so these are coming in at real time instead of every few days or so. I know you guys are probably bored with reading these, but it keeps me accountable if I post em!


Food Log:

Breakfast: Ground beef burritos with black olives, avocado, romaine lettuce, and homemade salsa. Wrapped in St Julian coconut wraps.


Lunch: Ground beef burritos with black olives, avocado, romaine lettuce, and homemade salsa. Wrapped in St Julian coconut wraps.



Dinner: Leftovers! Had some almond dusted chicken fried steak, 1 burrito, romaine, carrots, leftover olives ect. No pics of this, it wasn't pretty LOL


Snack: none


Exercise log: 7 pushups, Squat break, 40 leg lifts



DAY 45 COMPLETE

New Recipe - Seasoned Ground Beef...Paleo Style!!!

Got a new recipe up for you all as well. Check it out in the sidebar or you can click below!

Seasoned Ground Beef...Paleo Style!

Check it out, tell me how you like it!

Mmmm Beeef!

DAY 44 - Tuesday September 3rd

Info: Back to work today, of course since yesterday I felt like a piece of extra crispy bacon (sunburn), I did not cook anything for work today, so had to scramble a bit, but I made it through ok. Dinner finished strong, and I got some bulk cooking done for the rest of the week.


Food Log:

Breakfast: Almonds, black olives, and some carrots. No real protein to speak of, was not prepared this morning.


Lunch: Romaine salad with steak, guacamole, and fresh salsa

Dinner Burritos!

Dinner: Ground beef burritos with black olives, romaine lettuce, and homemade salsa. Wrapped in St Julian coconut wraps. (man were these good!)

Snack: none



Exercise log: 7 pushups, 60 squats, 35 leg lifts



DAY 44 COMPLETE

DAY 43 - Monday September 2nd

Info: Water World trip today, few more miles of walking, a LOT of uphill, was good! And lots of sunburn.....SPF 50 doesn't stay on long when you are ripping down giant water slides!


Food Log:

Breakfast: Odd breakfast, didn't feel like eating but made myself. Bunch of random stuff, but it fit the bill: Almond butter, carrots, mushrooms, turkey breast


Lunch: Turkey breast sandwich boats, with black olive, avocado, carrots and romaine. Oh yeah and mustard. Handful of pistachios


Dinner: Chicken friend steak (coconut oil, batter made of almond meal and egg) fried zucchini and yellow squash (again in coco oil, almond meal and egg)

Snack: none



Exercise log: ~2 mile walk, 7 pushups, 55 squats, and 30 leg lifts.

DAY 43 COMPLETE

(sorry no food pics this time around, out on the road isn't conducive to taking pics of your food!)

DAY 42 - Sunday September 1st

Info: Sorry got a few days behind on the updates, had a great weekend with the family, Zoo, Water World (big water park in Colorado) Lots of sunburn, you know the drill.....Anyways here come the updates at you fast and furious! Hope you are enjoying my journey as much as I am. Oh and for those of you asking for updated photos and stats....keep an eye out, those are coming soon too!


Food Log:

Breakfast and Lunch!

Breakfast:Turkey sandwich boats with black olive, artichoke hearts, and black olives. Almonds for fat.


Lunch: Turkey sandwich boats with black olive, artichoke hearts, and black olives. Avocado for fat.


Dinner: Coconut oil fried steak nuggets battered with almond meal and egg, topped with balsamic mushrooms and carrots.

Dinner! Who says eating healthy can't be delicious?

Snack: none



Exercise log: 5 mile walk, started a exercise program with a friend today consisted of 5 push ups, 50 squats and 25 leg lifts.

DAY 42 COMPLETE

DAY 41 - Saturday August 31th

Info: Today was the 2nd "planned" cheat day of my 5 allowable for the year, and it started off that way. I didn't wake up until almost 11am! (I can never sleep in that long, I am usually awake and ready to go at 6-7am if I am not up earlier - an NO I am not a morning person!) So I missed breakfast....cardinal sin #1. Then we went grocery shoplifting (a joke my college roommate and I used to say) and I didn't really get to each lunch. (handful of almonds, and some apple chips)....cardinal sin #2 (can you see where this is headed?) Later in the day, my good friend was having a diaper/beer/BBQ for his and her baby shower. I went knowing I would likely have some drinks to celebrate with them, and enjoy the good food. Well I damn near enjoyed all the food/drinks/snacks until it fell off!...cardinal sin #3 for the day.......

Here is where I am at (and for me this is actually a good thing) I have 1 cheat day left. Yep that's it. One......for the rest of the year. I have no more freebies after that one is gone, which for me will increase my focus, and keep me on track. I know some of you are like yeah right, hes done, no way he will make it....PLEASE PLEASE tell me that in a mssg, comment or to my face...it just fuels my fire further to succeed!


Food Log:

Breakfast: none


Lunch: handful of almonds, apple chips


Dinner: Smoked chicken leg, jalapeno's stuffed with cream cheese, and sausage, potato salad, potato chips, Doritos, cake, booze, sour cream dip, baked beans, and whatever else I could shovel in to my face.

Snack: Many Many Jack Daniel's (you Son of a B.......) and diet cokes

  

Exercise log: none

DAY 41 COMPLETE

DAY 40 - Friday August 30th

Info: Thanks to amberino21 for opening my eyes a big on my veggie selection, which was just not a very good variety. I took it to heart and am trying to get at least 3 different types of veggies with each meal now. That wont always be possible, but I will at least mix it up across my meals for the day and get variety that way. I also have made sure I am starting with at LEAST 3 cups of veggies, more greens!!!! I also have decided to add some photos of what I'm eating to better convey what I am getting. These salads were HUGE and delicious!


Food Log:

Breakfast: Chicken, Spring mix lettuce/Spinach salad with mushrooms, carrots, avocado, and black olives. Topped with homemade habanero salsa and balsamic and olive oil dressing.


Lunch: Steak salad with carrots, lettuce mix, red bell pepper, onion, and fresh salsa


Dinner: Chicken, Spring mix lettuce/Spinach salad with mushrooms, carrots, avocado, and black olives. Topped with homemade habanero salsa and balsamic and olive oil dressing.

Snack: none

  

Exercise log: none

DAY 40 COMPLETE