Back in the Saddle

It has been awhile since I have posted anything.  There is good reason why; I have not done anything worth writing about.  That said, here I go again.

I am on the road in Kentucky with my boss this week.  We are getting some data for new products for our company.  It will help us determine what our targets and goals should be when we run the new products ourselves. 

This will be a good chance of pace except that we will be working in the freezer.  I hope I have enough layers to survive the hours we will spend in the actic enviornment.

Only one hotel available and it has an outdoor pool (closed this time of year) and no hot tub.  I was counting on the hot tub after working in the freezer all day.  May just soak in the tub while reading a book.

Meals so far have been a Brave Latte from a concessions in the Chicago Midway airport, Baconator from Wendy's, and a fair blackend salmon from a local restarant Colby's.

Since I flew to the location, I was not able to bring my weights.  I will check out the workout room, but plan on doing as much of my workout as possible in the room.

Little hunger tonight and look at what I am reading

I had one of the saltiest taco salad ever made.  It was good and I did not eat the shell, but I was thirsty all day long. After drinking water every 20 minutes or so, I found that I was not very hungry. Tonight's dinner was a Dole Garlic Caesar salad.

  I am not sure why the servings is 3, I eat a whole bag myself every time. Total calories = 450 with 330 from fat. Gotta like that.

Did my full workout and the body is tired.  Love that Slow Burn.  Fred Haun is my man!

After my workout I sat for a long time in the hot tub up to my neck until the sweat was pouring down my face.  Probably not recommended, but if I do not do this, I am very sore the next morning.  Being at a hotel all week/every week does not allow for much movement.  When the sun stays up longer, I can go for a relaxing walk after working out or as I did many times last year, go for a bike ride which I very much enjoy.

I just finished, "Killing Floor" by Lee Child.  I wanted to read one of the Jack Reacher novels before I go see the movie. I gave it 3 starts (out of 5). 


Next to riding my bike, I enjoy reading or listening to audio books. To see what I am reading, go to Goodreads.com and look for me Kenn Anderson.  I would very much like to have more friends in order to find more great books to read.
 
 
The books that I am currently reading are:

Japanese Dinner: Fail

I enjoy trying new restaurants whenever I can. Went to Kobe Japanese Steakhouse and was not overly impressed. It was not the cleanest place and the menu was cracked and sticky.  The worst thing was my chair and every chair in the immediate area was wobbly.  The food was pretty good (grilled Sea Bass) but I will not be going back.  There are too many other restaurants in Columbia, MO for me to try and many I have tried that are way better.

My shoes have holes in the soles so I bought a new pair. The are American Eagle brand (not American Eagle Outfitters) from Payless.  They look great and I am breaking them in.

Workout tonight will be belly and arms. Then I am off to the hot tub to unwind. Better call the parents tonight to see how they are doing.

Back at it!

First workout in a couple of weeks complete.  Legs and arms are dead.  After a dip in the hot tub, I am ready for bed.  Performance was down on push ups and squats, but up on curls and triceps.

Dinner was a salad.  I dig the bagged salads that you can get.  The garlic Cesar is my favorite.


I ate the whole bag.  Dessert of some of the leftover ham I made Sunday night.

Just broke out in sweats.  Wish I knew what that means.  I just know I will be hot when I go to sleep and will wake up a couple hours later freezing.

Tomorrow is my night to go out to eat.  This is one of the rate times that I do not know what I want.  It will probably be a last minute decision. So much for planning.

A New Start

Now that my hair is cut back to a manageable level, I have renewed ambition to cut back on my belly.  I have been doing very well on maintaining my weight and my waist has decreased.  I still have more belly fat than I like and want to really get after it.  My workouts may change somewhat from day to day, but I want to keep the crunches going every day with a break during the weekend. It has been almost 2 weeks since my last workout: TIME TO GET BACK AT IT!

My wife may be looking at beginning resistance training.  I hope that she starts soon and I can work out with her. Also, I am waiting for spring so I can get back to riding my bike.  I admit that I ride for enjoyment, not for exercise (SLOW BURN philosophy).

Relaxation

One of the most relaxing activities I have is working with my aquarium.  I have a 50 gallon tank with a few cichlids.  They are fairly large so I cannot add more fish.  It was time to clean the filter so I went to buy some carbon bags.  They were $10 (for three) at the pet store so I checked online at Doctors Foster and Smith and found a great deal: 3 boxes for the price of 2 at the pet store.  It just arrived today. Tomorrow we clean the house and that will include the fish tank.

My other passion is reading (or books on tape).  I picked up 2 audio books from eBay: The complete works of Jane Austin and The Secrets of Judas.  I plan on listening to them in the next month or so.  Currently I'm listening to the 2nd book of Ken Follett's series.

Now it is family movie time: Frankenweenie.

It's been a good week

I have eaten very well this week.  The test strips have shown me to be in ketosis all the time.  Even after my meal on Wednesday which I added a couple glass of Irish. The downside was that I was too occupied to exercise.  Maybe this will be the weekend I exercise at home. We'll see.

I have been spending most of my time in the hotel listening to books on tape.  I purchased a small speaker for my iPod.  It was really cheap ($7.00) and has a rechargeable battery.  Now if I am in my room, I am listening to an audio book or podcast.  Another advantage is I have not turned the television on during my travels the last two weeks.  The only television I watch is at home on the weekends and at a restaurant/bar which is showing sports.  I am proud of this accomplishment.

Next week I travel to Indianapolis for a conference.  I am predicting that we will be going out to eat quite a bit.  I may have to search the greater Omaha area for some Quest Bars.