Kazzamm's Fitness Journal

3/4/11 - RANDOM

2011-03-04T14:43:00.000-06:00

Random - In positive news my wife has 2 interviews next Monday. 1 with a head hunting company (she already interviewed with another head hunter co. in our local area) that does preliminary interviews for other companies and 1 with a commercial realty company. She used to work for a commercial realty company and this position (we think) is almost exactly like she had a few weeks ago. Wife is still having some health issues from her accident a couple of months ago. Another good note. Last weekend we had a yard sale over 2 days, just unloading some old stuff we didn't use/want anymore. We made $750. With the 6 weeks of severance pay my wifes old company is giving her and the yard sale we are looking ok for the next few months at least :)

ALSO ... Thank you to those of you who haven't given up on me. I will get back in to my normal routing shortly. My basement/workout area is currently a disaster zone due to the yard sale but I plan on doing some major cleanup duty today and tomorrow.

Stay safe everyone and cross your fingers for my wife to pick up some more work next week :)

2/26/11 - RANDOM

2011-02-26T05:30:00.000-06:00

Hey folks just wanted to say I haven't given up. My wife spent this past week on a couple of interviews and tying up some medical stuff while she was still on old employers medical insurance (she will be on mine 3/1 but I have like a $500 deductible). Having a yard-sale today. No we aren't desperate for money but just had lots of stuff that had accumulated and its been about 2 years since our last sale. :)
Anyways only 9 days off so far for the wife and we are still optimistic. I will get back in to my workout routine it may just be another week or so before things get settled back down here at home. Will give another update next week.

2/18/2011 - Random

2011-02-18T18:20:00.000-06:00

The Kazzamm household got some great news this AM ... "due to current economic conditions we will be having to reduce your pay". So ... wheres bad news #3 ?

1) Family member in hospital for 3 days with gall bladder surgery.
2) Reduction in income
3) ???

I guess things could always be worse. I have one coworker who lost his wife first 1/4 last year (mid 40's) then lost his mother in the last 1/4.
Anyways headed to work shortly. See you folks Monday.

2/17/11 - Random

2011-02-17T23:04:00.000-06:00

Hey folks sorry I havent been that diligent with posting/working out this week. As I mentioned Monday have some family had gall bladder surgery on top of having worked Sunday night. On top of that this is my long week so I work tonight, Friday night, Saturday night then Mon-wed nights as well.

Daytona 500 is Sunday ... Go Greg! ... so another "holiday" with bad food all around :x

I am just going to call this week a dud and tell everyone to have a good weekend :D
See ya'll Monday

2/16/2011 - Food - Random

2011-02-17T07:53:00.000-06:00

Sorry I am running behind this week ...

Food -
8am - small orange & 12oz of sweet tea
7pm - 8 oz ribeye, 1/2c sauteed squash, 1/2 cucumber

Random -
Well after the week started off weird Monday I am afraid I have not done much better other than limiting the garbage I inhale for food. :x oh wait I haven't done that well there either. I had that mushroom swiss burger :/

In law is still in the hospital after gall-bladder surgery. Been running a fever all week. Slept all day yesterday so I could stay up last night since I need to sleep today for work tonight. Anyways enough blah blah blah. I use the google reader for a few other sites I follow. I was trying the load tabs thing to be sure people had views but its become annoying to see so many people who quit caring. least with the reader they will only get hits if they have something to say I guess :) ... lastly welcome to a couple of newcomers. thank you for the support.

2/15/2011 - P90X - Food - Random

2011-02-16T09:04:00.000-06:00

Sorry I forgot to post this last night. Had to go out and exchange some shoes and wife was visiting family in the hospital so we were out late again.:)

P90X - I did CardioX yesterday.

Food -

5am - 1 small orange & water

11am - spaghetti & sweet tea

7pm - mushroom swiss burger, French fries & coke

Random -

I know dinner was kind of self destructive. we ate out and it just looked nummy :P. On a different note...

I have been waiting 3 months before I remove what appear to be dead blogs (no new posts) from my rotation. Meaning February is almost over and folks whose last post was in November I am about to remove from my daily list. How long do you all keep loading other peoples blogs after they appear to stop posting?

2-14-11 - Random

2011-02-15T05:08:00.000-06:00

Sorry I didn't post last night. I worked Sunday night so I slept a few hours yesterday morning. Come 1pm we got a call of a small family emergency so instead of being able to work out ended up heading to the hospital to sit with family. All is well though family member will be having gall bladder surgery today. Anyways will make a workout post tonight.

2/11/11 - P90X - Food - Random

2011-02-11T20:25:00.000-06:00

P90X - skipped

Food -
7am - oatmeal & water
8am - 4 sausage patties & water
8pm - spaghetti & water

Random - woke up at 3:00 with the best of intentions I truly planned on working out but I had a killer headache and lay on the bathroom floor trying not to ... lose my lunch till almost 3:30. Oh how I love the withdrawal from caffiene symptoms :>. Only cokes (for me that is) left in my house are 4 or 5 diet caffiene free root beers (BLEH!) So now that the "Holidays" are over I have managed to go the last 2 days without cokes And tuesday was just a couple of diet root beers. Anyways I hope everyone has a good weekend. :) See ya'll Sunday

2-10-11 P90X - Food - Random

2011-02-10T16:27:00.000-06:00

P90X - Sorry folks I was lazy today. slept in until 3:30.

Food -
8am - 20oz OJ
6pm - chicken fajitas & water (least that's the plan)

Random -
Its been such a cold week I have had trouble wanting to exercise yesterday and today. Stayed snuggled up under blankets all day. Also posting a bit early today as I'm not sure I will have time tonight :)
See ya'll tomorrow.

2-9-11 P90X - Food - Random

2011-02-09T19:44:00.000-06:00

P90X - skipped it today as I slept most of the day in preparation for expecting to get called in to work early. Never occured but I was ready.

Food -
8am - 4 sausage balls & 12oz OJ
6pm - pork loin, corn, green beans & water

Random -
Nothing much to say lately. Been kind of tame around here lately.

2-8-11 P90X - Food - Random

2011-02-08T19:37:00.002-06:00

P90X - CardioX

Food -
8am - 2 oranges & water
11am - 3 hot dogs & diet root beer
6pm - grilled chicken, brown rice, half a cucumber & diet root beer

Random -
Nice boring day at home. Watched A-Team which was actually kind of comical. See ya'll tomorrow.

2-7-11 P90X - Food - Random

2011-02-07T19:24:00.000-06:00

P90X - CoreX aka push up day. Did my workout. Trying to get bck in the groove now after this long holiday season :)

Food -
8am - 2 oranges & 12oz mellow yellow
1pm - 1 bowl hot and sour soup & 12oz mellow yellow
6pm - eeep ... 4 hot dogs, 3 buns & 12oz OJ

Random -
I know I know 4 hot-dogs! Hey on the bright side I did my workout by noon today instead if waiting until 3 then rushing myself. I hope to get in the routine (said it before I know) of doing my exercises in the AM. :)
See ya'll tomorrow.

2/4/11 - Random

2011-02-04T21:25:00.000-06:00

Random - I want to apologize to my few loyal followers. This has been a weird week in the Kazzamm household. I worked Sunday night (which is a rare event for me) only to come home to a sick little one Monday morning. Tuesday was actually sort of normal, I even managed to workout. Wednesday I napped part of the day as I needed to stay up all night to get ready to go back to work Thursday night. And my wife came home sick. Thursday this freak ice storm came through town so I got up early just to sit and wait to be called in to work early. Then today my wife was home again. Anyways the point is its just been a weird week in my house so meals have been rushed and working out has been almost non existent. Super Bowl is Sunday and to me that is the end of the holiday season aka a good time to get back on track.

Anyways have a good weekend everyone and hopefully we will see a good game. I am impartial to which team wins :)
See ya'll Monday

February Stats

2011-02-04T21:24:00.000-06:00

Alright so my weight went up half a pound. Thats ok. The messed up weather has really made having a 'normal' schedule difficult so I have been eating on the run way more than I should. On a downside I was craving Mellow Yellows for a couple of weeks so I have burned through @ 24 in the past 2-3 weeks so that cant be good. BUT I have been trying to mix some diet root beers in there for a little vareity. Anyways I am still shooting for 175-180 by 6/21. Still PLENTY of time to manage it. I will make myself get back on schedule after this last splurge for SuperBowl Sunday. :)

Day 120
Weight = 201.2
BMI = 27 (Ideal Range = 18.5-24.9)
Body Fat 22% (Ideal Range = 8-21.9%)
BP = 138/82 (Ideal Range = under 120/80 & over 90/60)

Day 90
Weight = 200.6
BMI = 27.2 (Ideal Range = 18.5-24.9)
Body Fat 21% (Ideal Range = 8-21.9%)
BP = 130/90 (Ideal Range = under 120/80 & over 90/60)

Day 60
Weight = 203
BMI = 27.6 (Ideal Range = 18.5-24.9)
Body Fat 22% (Ideal Range = 8-21.9%)
BP = 116/77 (Ideal Range = under 120/80 & over 90/60)

DAY 30
Weight = 205.8
BMI = 27.9 (Ideal Range = 18.5-24.9)
Body Fat 22% (Ideal Range = 8-21.9%)
BP = 131/80 (Ideal Range = under 120/80)

DAY 1 (10/2/10) Stats below ...
Weight = 209.8
BMI = 28.5 (Ideal Range = 18.5-24.9)
Body Fat 23% (Ideal Range = 8-21.9%)
BP = 152/114 (Ideal Range = under 120/80)

2-3-11 P90X - Food - Random

2011-02-03T14:48:00.000-06:00

Sorry I didn't post yesterday. Wasn't much to report other than I was a slug. As for today well I was doing ok Had 2 oranges for breakfast. Managed to stay up all night (due back at work tonight). I was sleeping good today and had every intention of getting up at 3 and doing my workout. <loud screeching brakes>
Wife calls at 2pm and slightly frantic tells me to get up and get ready for work and call and warn them of some rough weather. Here in the South-East we don't know how to deal with ice/snow :) . Soooo I call my office and forewarn them and here I sit awaiting the call to come on in early. Dinner choices are looking sort of slim. AKA canned soup or maybe a McD hamburger that I am craving for some odd reason. I'll simply put todays food and exercise down as afailure and start over tomorrow.
Stay warm folks. See ya'll tomorrow.

2-1-11 P90X - Food - Random

2011-02-01T19:33:00.000-06:00

Sorry I didn't post yesterday. Worked Sunday night then came home to take care of a little one with a cold so I was a bum as I got just some power napping in yesterday. Anyways on to today (Tuesday).

P90X - CoreX ... tried the Sphynx push-ups. Did a modified version ... aka I was a wimp and did them form my knees BUT have I mentioned I HATE! push-ups?

Food -
8am - Lasagna & water
1pm - Lasagna & 12oz Mellow Yellow
6pm - Shepherds pie, strawberry nutrigrain bar & 12oz Mellow Yellow

Random - Somewhere I got out of the habit of eating oatmeal for breakfast. Definitely need to get back INTO the habit. :) I am finding it much more difficult to stick to non destructive eating habits than I am finding it to get in to the habit of exercising. But the positive thing is I am doing way better than 6 months ago soooo ... YEAH ME! :D
See ya'll tomorrow

1/30/11 - Random

2011-01-31T04:20:00.000-06:00

Random - I must admit folks keeping track over the weeknds seems like a very tedious chore. One that I do not enjoy (on the weekends at least). I am very highly concidering just keeping track Mon-Fri and simply doing my best on Sat and Sun (mostly by drinking water). I haven't exercised much on Sat and Sun since I started this blog as I normally spend those days with family. Anyways I will post Mondays workout later tonight. Thank you all for following.

1/28/11 - P90X - Food - Random

2011-01-28T21:38:00.000-06:00

P90X - Legs & Back aka wobbly leg day :)

Food -
2am - 2 small bbq por sandwiches, 1c mashed potatoes & 12oz mellow yellow
8am - 2 slices veggy lovers pizza & 12oz OJ
6pm - 2 roast beef & ham sandwiches & 12oz diet root beer

Random -
Blah blah blah another day at work. Had yearly review tonight. Seemed to go ok. :)
See ya'll tomorrow

1/27/11 - P90X - Food - Random

2011-01-27T20:42:00.000-06:00

P90X - I'll tell you what folks after being on the phone with AT&T for nearly 2 hours I didn;t WANT to workout then I read "Smile's" web site and say the video from Arnold and I was like well DAMN! :/ So the point is I DID workout. I did CoreX which was supposed to be my Monday workout but at least I did something.

Food -
7am - 1 orange & water
6pm - 1c orange chicken, 1c beef lo mein & 12oz mellow yellow

I plan on having a half a cucumber snack some time before midnight :)

Random - Now folks jsut because I was on the phone so long with AT&T don't think I dislike them. Quite the opposite. The problem is the guy who sold me U-Verse promised me this and that and the kitchen sink (and stupid me didn't make him put it all in writing) and now I had to talk to like 6 different people before someone was able to put in an override in the system and get me what I was sold. So my advice to everyone who reads this is to make sure you get "EVERYTHING in writing" :)
see ya'll tomorrow

1/26/11 - P90X - Food - Random

2011-01-26T21:53:00.000-06:00

P90X - I did the Chest, Shoulders, & Triceps work out. Have I ever mentioned how much I dislike push-ups? I don't think Mr Tony Horton got the memo. So let me restate here ... I DISLIKE PUSH-UPS! 1 exercise in mind made me go "Hory $417". It was called the floor flys. basically push ups but your hands instead of being directly underneath you are put out wide (slide on a plate or not) then come back under you and push the other hand out wide. Too lazy to look for a youtube video but for those of you concerned look for one. Its CRAZY!

Food - Oi bad food day :x
9am - 2 sausage egg cheese croissants & 16 oz of OJ
6pm - 6oz bacon wrapped fillet, serving garlic mashed potatoes, half a cucumber, 6 crescent rolls ( eeep I had to think on this one) & 24oz slushy Mellow Yellow

Random - Well I have been off work since Jan 13th and I am due back tomorrow. Sucks :<
@ Smile ... yeah I know I am supposed to have some variation if I followed the P90X Lean Schedule like I wanted to. Just the CardioX has been my "I'm in a rush" workout then it was actually scheduled for yesterday.

1/25/11 - P90X - Food - Random

2011-01-25T20:52:00.000-06:00

P90X - CardioX day. Yeah I'm a bit sick of CardioX too. :>

Food -
8am - Oatmeal & water
12pm - Chopped Steak, Salad, Sauteed mushrooms & water
6pm - grilled chicken, green beans, pasta roni & 24oz diet root beer (crosses fingers no migraine in the AM)

Random -
Almost forgot to post today folks :D Looked at the phase 2 of P90X Lean. Since I want Sundays to be my off day I assumed I just skipped yesterdays work out. The only difference from Phase1 ->2 is a different arms video. Went from Shoulders & Arms ->Chest, Shoulders & Triceps. We will see how that goes tomorrow. Anyways have a good night folks. For once I'm not too chatty today

1/24/11 - Random

2011-01-24T20:17:00.001-06:00

Random - I know I didnt post Saturday or Sunday. We were out most of the day Saturday. Then Sunday was PJ day as well call it around her. As for today I was at a friend house @ 1/2 the day helping her get a back up solution going for her digital photos and rearranging her home network etc etc. Back to legit posts tomorrow. Hope everyone had a great weekend :)

1/21/11 - Food - Random

2011-01-21T16:31:00.000-06:00

TL:DR - Weekly recommendation ... Rigors blog isnt for everyone BUT the video he posted is of someone very inspirational go check it out! Rest of blog ... woke up feeling like crap. Didnt work out. Horid drink choices BUT I dont care :)

Food -
7am - bowl of chili & 24oz Mt Dew
1pm - bowl of chili & 12 oz Barqs diet root beer (I had 2 of these last night before bed)
6pm - its going to be a grilled chicken sandwich on wheat bun, FFs and a large strawberry milkshake from whataburger

Random - Woke up at 6am with a migraine. It was 1pm (and numerous headache meds) before I started feeling normal. Basically I felt like crud all morning so I lay in a dark room with a tv on and just didnt care. Finally took the trash out at 1-ish. Made a mess in the basement. Stupid bag ripped. Ate lunch. Then @ 2:30 finally cleaned up the mess in the basement. Anyways here it is 4pm and I am bout to get a nice hot shower then run get my daughter. Wife has a girls nite out so its daddy daughter nite :). And frankly I dont care that I didnt work out today and had WAY more sodas than recent averages. But I am ok with that considering how I felt this AM. I know tomorrow we are spending part of the day at the mall so I expect quite a bit of walking and I will be back to mostly water to drink. Anyways todays drink choices were based on getting as much caffeine in my system as I could. So to any nay sayers ... :P

After waking up with a migraine I did what I do a lot of times when I wake up with one. I looked up possible causes. What did I find that was out of the ordinary for me last night ... Aspartame an ingredient in diet colas. Now I compared the Publix diet root beer from the past week vs the Barqs diet root beer from last night. Publix brand does not list aspartame but specifically says no caffeine where as the Barqs DOES list aspartame. Now I'm not blaming it only on the aspartame but it sure couldn't have helped when I am already prone to them. I did have one (Barqs) with lunch today (also took 2 more advil at the same time) and I am tempted to do some scientific research and have 2 Barqs before bed (like with dinner last night) to see how I feel the next morning except we are out of Maxalts in the house so those studies may be way off in the future. Anyone want the rest of these Barqs Diet Root Beers ? Anyways sorry for being so long winded folks. Now for my weekly recommendation. Rigors blog isnt for everyone BUT this video is of someone very inspirational. Rigor posted the video a few days ago. I have seen this video before and every time I see it it reminds me to be thankful that I am as well off as I am. Anyways check Rigors Post here and leave the man some good feedback :)
See ya'll tomorrow

1/20/11 - P90X - Food - Random

2011-01-20T21:18:00.000-06:00

P90X - KenpoX ... Oi I think I will stick with CardioX for screwy days. I forget I dislike some of the KenpoX exercises (I can do them easily enough I just don't like them) ended up straining a hamstring muscle somehow. WTH? I'm a 3rd degree black belt and while doing the KenpoX kicks I'm not kicking sky high. Whatever?!

Food -
8am - 4 McD pancakes & 20oz OJ
1pm - 4 slices of pizza & 16oz water
4pm - 16oz water
6pm - 8oz chicken breast, 1c of rice 1c green beans & 24 oz Diet Root beer

Random -
One of my wifes friends suggested I try Barqs Root beer since the Publix tastes exactly like diet coke to me. I will admit it was a bit better. Still not a real root beer but every little bit helps. Anyways see ya'll tomorrow.

1/19/11 - Random

2011-01-19T20:14:00.000-06:00

Back from the funeral. Taking tonight off as well ... we didn't get home till 1:30 pm ish. Eye Dr appt at 9:30 am. I am hoping to get a CardioX workout done in the morning then when I get home I can lounge around tomorrow. Food for the past 36 hours has been on the bad side as I knew it would soooo I really need to start doubling up the exercises here soon if I want to make 175 by my birthday. Anyways craptastic sleep last night then the long weekend at the snow park I am crashing early tonight and I will see you all tomorrow.