Food:
B: Nature Valley Cinnamon Cereal w/ 1% Milk
L: Garden Salad w/ Grilled Chicken
D: Bean & Meat Chili w/ White Rice
Exercise:
3 Sets / 15 Reps of 10 lb Arm Curls
3 Sets / 15 Reps of 10 lb Arm Lifts
Comments: Wanted to hit the gym today, but Carolyn wanted me home. Pregnant wife wins! So, I pulled out the dumbbells and knocked out some arm work before going to bed. Dinner was gift from neighbors who know Carolyn is in no state for serious cooking. Very good chili I must say...The salad was from Hooter's Restaurant...Went out with some male co-workers and took some guff for ordering the salad, but I realize it's not only about reconditioning me but also reconditioning them. This is probably more of a statement about guys. While women look to each other for support in diet and weight loss (Exhibit 1: All of the women-centric weight loss blogs out there!), guys are expected to eat the 1/2 lb cheeseburger or the plate of super-hot wings. Just another way to prove ourselves to each other. There is definitely a peer pressure among men to eat unhealthy (After all, a real man would eat whatever he wants and then just work it all off at the gym or during a pickup basketball game, right?). I tried that route and found it does not work...
4/19/07
Healthy Choices - 4/18
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2 comments:
That's very true. I have a couple of guy friends that are wanting to loose weight, but they seem to think it is more about working out than eating right. I blame the Hungry Man dinners =0p I live in the midwest, so guys are told to eat BIG and to eat lots of red meat. hehe. No ordering salads when you go out, it has to be a steak.
Good for you for making the right choice!!
Well, it is somewhat easier out here on the East Coast (although Philly likes to think of itself as more "blue collar" than NYC or Boston...
It reminds me of that Seinfeld episode where Jerry dated Elaine's cousin who was very traditional and conservative. She took Jerry to a local Steakhouse and he ordered the salad...of course, she was turned off my his lack of masculinity for ordering the salad...
That's a snapshot of going out with the guys every lunch...
But it is getting better...
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