Darknesss23’s BodyBlog

I don’t know how healthy this was but i figured i’d treat myself to a nice home cooked meal!…and I went fancy with it..haha

Baby Spinach and Romano Cheese omelette  w/ italian bread/french toast style (sorta)
4 Egg Whites

2 Whole Eggs

Fresh Grated Pecorino Roman Cheese

1/2 Cup Fresh baby spinach diced into thin strips

Mixed in a bowl with a little bit of salt and pepper

Italian Bread Thinly sliced and Dipped into the mixture above before it was poured into the pan. Pieces  of the baby spinach placed onto the bread, then once omelette was finished, the bread slices were tossed into the pan and then seared to allow the spinach to stick

Once placed on the plate for serving, a little more freshly grated romano cheese was added for garnish and thin tomato slices to add  color and other nutritional value…

like i said i don’t know how healthy this was but…IT WAS DELICIOUS!

I just did one of those internet body fat estimators…and it suggested i was 17% body fat…whats ideal? what range i mean…    for normal life, not competing… just wondering..thanks

After much hesitation, I’ve decided to go ahead and train some friends (who have approached me about helping them) and I think I’ve come up with a system…  Now, I’m not big on the latest trends on diets and fitness….so please anyone reading this, let me know if they’ve seen this before….  But what I’ve come up with is a "points challenge" and it requires some honesty upon my friends but I don’t think it should be too much of a problem..i hope…..  but it requires them to keep track of ALL their exercise activity and eating habits…and after analysis of the information each week, they can either earn points or have points taken away. Their goal is to achieve a certain number of points(yet to be determined).  For Instance, for each mile they run OR  hour they spend on a cardio machine, they will earn a point, for x amount of reps per weight training exercise(amount has yet to be determined)  they will earn a point. I figure points can be earned for eating habits as well, for the kinds of meals if its balanced and "healthy" they can get a point.  if they keep track honestly i would have them list down what they drink and what they eat so if they drink soda, i could take away a percentage of a point …say per 8 oz.  so if they drink a 20 oz. bottle of coke, they’d get 1.5 points deducted from their daily total…  (You can let me know now if this sounds stupid at all…)  I’m still working on this but I think that once they get into it, they will be more competitive in attaining their points towards their goal. and it may also teach them better health and fitness behaviors, psychologically speaking…

For example, one of my friends has decided to run a marathon in december and plans to run every day until then…which is great and it will earn her lots of points however hear eating habits aren’t that great…soda’s, pizza’s, ice creams, etc. etc….so i think this may help her learn how to eat healthier …I’m hoping that by the end of this program, both friends will see some the results from both exercising and eating healthy.  And like I said, the only concern is whether or not they will be honest when keeping a record of their activities…

Well, I found myself responding to a fire call tonight, and in all of the hustling around getting things done, i found myself not breathing heavy, something i had been doing prior to my reorganized training program, i felt stronger, faster, with more endurance than before…Looks like hard work is paying off…I know there are other guys in my Fire Dept. who are in worse shape then me, even friends NOT in my FD who could use a little extra work…and in some cases A LOT of extra work…I think I’ll take on this new challenge to recruit others to join in the Healthy and Fit lifestyle…wish me luck

its now about 2-3 weeks into my training program of healthier dieting and regular workouts….Something seems to be working…For the first time, I’ve actually hit a home run in a fun league softball game.  From what everyone was telling me it was a monster hit too… I guess I should have seen the "get off the steroids" and "Hey Giambi" comments coming tho…lol  Hard work and Persistence does pay off…For anyone who reads this…Hang in there and Keep up the good work.

Edit - 08-21-2007

So yesterday I went back to salvage the actual home run ball that I hit in Sunday’s playoff game from the wooded area behind the outfield…Not knowing that the "wooded area" had about 15 ft. of grass in between itself and the metal fence outlining the outfield…Now When I hit the ball, it hit a tree in the wooded area about 30 ft in the air and then fell to the ground….. For anyone thats played softball…I think thats one hell of a shot… Maybe Tomorrow if the weather is nice I will go back to the field and take pics……

Edit: 08-29-2007

Gotta love it when people still talk about the home run a week after it happened..lol

nothing wrong with an ego boost ever so often… LOL

Ok so weight training with free weights will have to be put on hold for a while..   I sprained my thumb during a softball game last weekend and i don’t have its full range of motion yet…

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