Archive for December, 2005

Mrs. Fields Cookies: More Fat Than A Steak

Saturday, December 17th, 2005

Ok, so nobody is going to confuse a cookie from Mrs. Fields for health food. There’s a reason why it tastes so good.
How much fat do you think is in one Milk Chocolate and Walnut cookie? 5 grams? 10 grams? Turns out it has 17 grams of fat, with 9g of […]

Day of Skiing = 2000 Calories Burned?!

Thursday, December 15th, 2005

Wow, it’s nice to have some sort of exercise to blog about. Just spent another day on the slopes, this time I tried skiing. I haven’t done it in a while, but it wasn’t so bad - nothing broken or swollen, just sore.
I wanted to estimate how many calories I burned - so […]

I Love Snowboarding

Tuesday, December 13th, 2005

My triceps are sore, my quads are sore, the muscles on top of my shins are sore, but I’m still grinning! I love snowboarding, it’s like exercise but you don’t even realize it because you’re having so much fun. If you have never snowboarded or skied before, I definitely recommend doing skiing first. […]

Sunday 11/20 Weigh-In: 210 lbs.

Sunday, December 11th, 2005

As expected, Thanksgiving was not kind to my waistline. But there will be no family visiting for Christmas, so I get a chance to get back on track. It is almost January 1st, the Day For Deluding Yourself. I hate resolutions. Getting healthy has been a battle I’ve been losing, mostly […]