Showing posts with label cooking at home. Show all posts
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Sunday, November 16, 2014

November 16th, 2014 Pandora Must Read My Blog

November 16th, 2014 Pandora Must Read My Blog

I think Pandora reads my blog. After several breakup songs in a row, I'm convinced. OMD's If You Leave and Journey's Separate Ways, oh my--why am I doing this to myself? This whole thing isn't easy. I can't just suddenly not care anymore. So, I'm turning my attention to a sharp focus on the fundamentals that have brought me far and promise to take me further. And then When In Rome's The Promise comes on and I'm a mess again. Okay--no more 80's pop Pandora channel for me, for a little while.

Aside from my musical misadventures, today was solid. I took care of me very well. I prepared and cooked three meals, I worked out at the YMCA and I made my water consumption goal of 64 ounces. I was creative in the kitchen and despite being a little preoccupied in thought, I overcame and got into my workout playlist to the point of pushing very hard. 

I had a great discussion tonight via phone with one of my support buddies in the upper Northwest. We discussed different projects and ideas. He gave me some incredible advice that will certainly help bring my audio project, Weight Loss Meditations to life much quicker than I previously planned. I'm very excited and I can't wait to make this audio product available to you!

I'm hitting the pillow tonight with confidence in my choices. It feels good.

My Tweets today:
















Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Strength,
Sean
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

September 2nd, 2014 Creative Ideas

September 2nd, 2014 Creative Ideas

This day, oh my--it was a long one! I managed to maintain the integrity of my food plan despite the long hours. I must admit, I worked a split shift today, opting to come home for a midday nap before returning for a long afternoon of radio production.

I left the studio at 5:15pm and headed for the store to purchase some items for dinner. I'm challenging myself to discover new and exciting things to prepare. I have my tried and true regulars and believe me, they wouldn't be regular menu items if I didn't love them. Sometimes, I feel like stretching my culinary skills and imagination. This is when it get's fun.  I decided on a sirloin tip steak stir fry with squash, zucchini, onions, green pepper and red bell pepper. For my side dish, I cut sweet potatoes into round medallions and baked them at 420 degrees for 30 minutes. The entire dinner was amazing. I prepared it pre-conference call--and enjoyed it immediately after the presentation tonight. I love creative ideas in the kitchen!

Our presentation tonight was all about the weight loss support group conference calls I co-facilitate and moderate with Life Coach Gerri Helms. Currently, this weekly group is only available in the U.S. and Canada.
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This was our "poster" for tonight's event. And here's the audio from tonight's presentation in its entirety:

We're looking forward to a very successful ten week group starting September 9th and taking you right up to right before Thanksgiving. I'll include a direct link for you to register and sign up in tomorrow night's edition. We're giving those who were on the conference presentation live, the first opportunity.

I enjoyed the aforementioned dinner immediately after tonight's presentation, then made my way to the YMCA for an elliptical workout. I cranked it up to level 10 tonight. Pushing it like I did on Monday's walk with Heather has really opened my eyes to the concept of what can I really do? I'll never know unless I try, right? I set the elliptical to 10 and took off and I made it, yes, made it just fine. It was an incredible workout. I'm getting a bigger sweat with every new resistance level.

I'm looking forward to tomorrow's weigh-in. I know to ground myself and maintain some perspective while approaching the scale. Still, I'm excited! And excited doesn't necessarily mean high expectations, it just means I'm feeling great and regardless of what the scale says tomorrow morning, I'm okay! If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you'll be the first to know the weigh day update!

My Tweets today:
















Thank you for reading and in this post, thank you for listening!
Strength,
Sean
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Sunday, August 31, 2014

August 31st, 2014 No Restaurant Day

August 31st, 2014 No Restaurant Day

I slept well this morning and felt rested enough to skip taking a nap mid-afternoon. It's almost 11pm and I'm yawning but okay. I'm sleeping good quality sleep these days. I'm usually not getting enough sleep time, but the sleep I am getting is quality. This is good news. It is because I've gone from what seemed like severe sleep apnea to feeling tired for the right reasons, you know--because I'm not getting enough sleep.

I feel like I've been eating out way too often. I would need to go back and review the twitter feed, but I think I had a streak of three or four lunches and dinners out in a row.  I've made what I feel to be the best choices possible (except for chili Thursday night) but still, I wonder if I'm getting too much sodium. Today I decided on a no-restaurant day. I took extra care and attention at every turn today. I feel really good about the meals.

I had a great workout at the YMCA, came home and enjoyed an amazing lunch, then made the trip back to the music festival to do the outro-announcements following Big SMO. Google him if you like, he's very talented!  I wasn't scheduled for this, it was a last minute fill in for an injured colleague.

I made the trip to see Heather tonight. She prepared some amazing shredded chicken soft corn tacos. It was perfect and it helped me complete my no restaurant day!

My food Tweets today:
















Thank you for reading and your support,
Strength,
Sean
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