Day 8 AGAIN

BREAKFAST (9AM): Banana and Shake
SNACK (11AM): Peach FAGE

Since it's such a nice day AND we have a morale event later this afternoon, I decided to go for a run:

DISTANCE: 4.5 miles
SPEED: 5.7 mi/hr
CALORIES BURNED: 473
TIME: 47:07

I really need to work on my speed. 10.46 min mile is 46 second too slow. Let me work on doing a 10 min mile... then I'll work on cutting down to a 9 min mile.

LUNCH: Sauteed Chicken w/Chives & roasted veggies
NutritionPer serving (CHICKEN) :244 calories; 9 g fat (3 g sat, 3 g mono); 72 mg cholesterol; 1 g carbohydrates; 26 g protein; 0 g fiber; 679 mg sodium; 334 mg potassium.

Recipe can be found here: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/sauteed_chicken_breasts_with_creamy_chive_sauce.html
Finished inhaling my lunch in about 15 min (and yes, I felt sick after). Off to morale event. Let's see just how much junk I let myself have...if any.
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I held off snacking for an hour and a half and just had bottled water. But, I started getting hungry so I gave in and had some Ruffles and onion dip. =\ Darnit.

Morale event cleared out by 5. Went to the gym for Kickboxing class (different instructor from Monday). She was.....okay, but I'll stick with Monday's Kickboxing instructor. Think Thursdays will be running days, then gym for strength training.
This instructor did some weird combos and weird abs exercises. My right leg cramped up all of a sudden during the last 10 min of her ab workout, and I layed on the ground in pain...holding my leg...IN PAIN.

I sat in the whirlpool for a good 20 min or so and kept my cramped leg right in front of the jet to "massage" it. Kinda helped. Kinda.
And of course, as usual, after the whirlpool, I fall asleep in the lounge. =P

Get home a little after 10PM.

DINNER: Wheat pasta w/asparagus and steamed chicken in red sauce.
This tasted...HEALTHY. Bleh.

Day 7 AGAIN

BREAKFAST: Banana and a Protein Shake

I have food for lunch today but...I don't feel like any of it. Passing on chicken. Passing on the roasted veggies. Passing on the sashimi/chap chae. Instead I opt for a high sodium content crappy lunch. Hot soup just sounds good today.

Maybe I'll eat the other stuff before heading to the gym today.

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So...since Tough Mudder is sometime next year (still TBD), I need a closer deadline for something to keep me motivated and on track. So what better motivation than squeezing into a skimpy Halloween outfit?!

Guess I better stay on top of those ab workouts, cardio cardio cardio...and lay off the crap food. I'm sure it would help if I laid off the alcohol some too. We'll see how THAT goes.

30 days to slim down the jabba-the-hut-gut! Can I do it? Don't think I can drop 15lbs in 30 days, but if I can do 8-10lbs I'll be happy. Guess we'll find out come Halloween. So for now...getting into this costume without looking too disgusting is the goal =P

FORE!!!

MID-AFTERNOON SNACK (1:30ish): Cup of berries

Getting my appetite back a bit so I have......

ANOTHER SMALL MEAL (3ish): Salmon Sashimi and Chap Chae. The Tuna tasted funny so I threw that out.

SNACK (6ish) BEFORE RUN/GYM: 2 Ak-Mak cracker's and 1 Laughing Cow Wedge

WOTD:

ARMS: 3 sets each

Bent over Tricep Kickbacks (12lbs) - 20 reps

Dumbbell Bicep Curls (10 lbs) - 20 reps

Side Lat Raises (10 lbs) - 15 reps

Front Lat Raises (5 lbs) - 15 reps

LEGS: 3 sets each

Squats w/18lbs Body Bar - 20 reps

Side Lunge on Bosu Ball - 20 reps both legs

ValSlide Backwards Lunge w/Med Ball (6lbs) - 15 reps

ABS - 3 sets each

Opp. Hand to Toe Crunch - 20 reps each side

Vertical Crunch - 30 reps

ValSlide Plank/Alt Hand Push Out - 10 reps each side

Floor Reverse Crunches - 20 reps

I didn't do any cardio today like I know I SHOULD HAVE. Still not feeling 100% normal since yesterday. PLUS...I'm starving.

DINNER: BAD BAD dinner. Left over KFC hot wings, mashed 'tatoes, and baked beans.

HORRIBLE. I know. After all that talk to get into that costume!

Tomorrow?!

Company Meeting

Not too much eaten today...but not the best choices today either.

BREAKFAST: A banana (no time to blend and didn't grab a protein shake)
LUNCH: Boxed lunch provided at meeting. I had a Turkey Sandwich w/Lay's BBQ chips, baby carrots, and a bottled water.
Later met up with some folks at Pyramid. Few of us walked over to Jimmy's and downed - in only 10 min - 3 double shots of Patron.

Not good.

We head back to Pyramid and I have a glass of Syrah. Miss D meets up a couple hours later and a few of us head to Jimmy's again.

I have yet another double shot of Patron.

Head back to Pyramid. I have ANOTHER glass of Syrah. Those who know me...mixing of different alcohols DOES NOT sit well with me.


So of course... after it settles in my system...what happens when I get home?

YACK.

It's not even 10pm but...I call it a night. A dizzy, nauseating, early night.

I just never learn.......... *smh*

Oh well...good times!

Day 6 AGAIN

*Note: Throughout the day I am working on finishing 1 gallon of water...EVERYDAY*

BREAKFAST: I'm rushing this morning so I eat 2 TBSP of PB and drink a Premier Protein Shake

LUNCH: Some ak-mok crackers with Costco Chicken Salad

SNACK BEFORE GYM: Left over of what I had for lunch =P

WOTD: 25 min "Amazing Abs Class" (hardest 25 minutes of my life) followed by 55 minutes of intense Kickboxing.

Starving now...so I pick up my usual Protein Plate from the gym

I have to go to my parents house tonight, so I stop by Uwaji's to pick up some dinner for myself since I know what they have is probably not so....healthy.

I pick up 2 packages of Salmon Sashimi, 1 pkg of Tuna Sashimi, some Chap Chae, and Kimchi Flavored Nori. Yum!

When I get home, I roast up some veggies for the week: Butternut Squash, Zuccinis, Red Onions, and Roma Tomatoes.

I could have eaten more smaller meals today. *shrug* But at least my choices today weren't TOO bad!

Day 5 AGAIN

My day gets started LATE today. Let's just say by the time I was done getting ready and cleaning up a bit, it was lunch time.

LUNCH: Blended protein shake w/PB

I get to the gym a little past 1PM - in time to watch the Hawks game on the huge screen in the weight room!

WOTD: Upper Body
3 sets each
Bent Over Dumbbell Side Lat Raises (15lbs) - 20 reps
Dumbbell Bicep Curls (10lbs) - 20 reps
Lat Pull Downs (50lbs) - 20 reps
Opposite Hand to Toes Oblique Crunch - 20 each side

Two Arm Dumbbell Bent Over Row (15lbs) - 15 reps Standing Lat Raises (10lbs) - 20 reps
Front Lat Raises (7.5lbs) - 20
Vertical Leg Crunch - 30

On Dual Cable Cross Machine:
Chest Press (15lbs) - 20 reps

Bicep Curl (20 lbs) - 20 reps
Tricep Cable Ext. w/Rope (17.5lbs) - 20 reps

Elevated Push-Up - 20 reps
Bench Dips - 15 reps

By this time I am STARVING. I decided not to do any cardio today since tomorrow is Kickboxing. There will be plenty of cardio and leg/ab work tomorrow!

I run some errands and pick up some things at Costco. I know I shouldn't have but....
I grab a Cheese Pizza from their deli. Mmmm.....greasy cheese.

This is why it's bad to put eating off all day. I get home a little after 5PM and eat half of my pizza along with the left over Chicken Cutlet and Mac Salad from last night. BAD. *smh*
Oh..let's not forget to mention one of my fave

DESSERT: FRUIT TART from Regent Bakery. A mini custard pie lined with chocolate and topped with 2 strawberry slices, 2 kiwi slices, and 2 peach slices. Mmmm.....
I'll work it off at kickboxing? =P
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It's about 9:15PM now and I'm starving. What to eat? I'm pretty sure I have exceeded my calorie intake for the day. Keep it healthy or cheat some more? Hmmmmm.....

So I opted to just finish off what's left of my Chicken Cutlet and Mac Salad along with a cup of green tea. *sigh*

Ok...see how tomorrow goes!

Early early morning....

Since I passed out so EARLY last night, I am up at 4am. So here I am...online. And because I barely ate much yesterday and still feeling a little under the weather, I start off my morning with another Cup O' Noodles.

Not the best choice, I know, but hot soup beats a cold protein shake today.

Debating if I should head to the gym now or wait till later in the afternoon. I really have a lot of catching up to do with studying.............
BUT.....I do have to work off the last couple days PFC (Poor Food Choices).
AND I really should start incorporating workouts in my routine to prep myself if I go through with this Tough Mudder

The site suggests that training include these key areas:
Running - CHECK!
Lifting - Need to do more
Healthy eating (most of the time)- I'm not TOO bad but I could be better
Mental preparation - Need to work on this

Each exercise is a 60-second station designed to challenge your heart and lungs as well as your muscles. To prep for this event, it's suggested to do the Get Fit circuit 3 days a week and perform each exercise once, one right after the other, and spend no more than a minute on each one. Do as many reps as you can in that time, then move on to the next station, limiting yourself to 15 seconds of rest in between. Build your endurance to the point where you can comfortably do the circuit twice in one week before Tough Mudder. Make sure to use a weight that’s challenging for the 20 or so reps you’ll be doing for each exercise.

You can use dumbbells, kettlebells, or anything heavy with a handle for most if not all of the exercises below.

Exercise 1: Running Man (Related Obstacle: The Braveheart Challenge)
To get yourself in peak cardio condition, you can either: 1) Get on a treadmill. Start jogging at a slow comfortable pace for the first 5 minutes, then increase the speed to a full sprint for a full minute before reducing the speed back down to a jog for a minute or two. Alternate speeds every minute between jogging and sprinting for 35 minutes.
2) Free run. As you head outside for a jog, choose a point or landmark in the distance that’s reasonably far and sprint to it. Do this 10 or so times throughout the course of your run, paying attention to mixing in jogging and sprinting equally.

Exercise 2: TM PUSH-UP (Related Obstacle: Boa Constrictor)
Start out in a regular pushup position, arms straight, with two dumb bells in each hand. As you push your body upwards, rotate slightly at peak height and bring one hand up behind you so that your hands are in a vertical line.

Exercise 3: THE FIST AND THE FURY (Related Obstacle: Berlin Walls)
Grab a dumbbell, kettlebell, or anything heavy with a handle, and let it hang in front of you. Lower the weight below your hips and let it swing between your knees and legs. Try to keep your core sturdy and straight, explode upwards and swing the weight up to about eyelevel in a fully upright position. With control, do this as many times as you can, spending about 45 seconds on each arm.

Exercise 4: SCISSOR KICK (Related Obstacle: Fire Walker)
From a regular standing position, take one big step forward and lower yourself into a forward stepping lunge. This is the start position – jump and explode off the ground, getting enough air under you to scissor kick your legs and land with your opposite leg forward and ready to crouch down to the lunge position. Keep doing this, alternating your legs on each jump/repetition for 60 seconds.

Exercise 5: BACK ROW (Related Obstacle: Hold Your Wood)
Grab a pair of dumbbells or kettlebells, hold them in front, and bend over, keeping your back perfectly parallel to the ground with your weights hanging below you at each side. Keep your core steady and begin to pull the weights in a controlled manner up to your chest, hold at the top fo the rep, pause, and repeat. Exercise 6: DUMBBELL SIDE LUNGE (Related Obstacle: Swamp Stomp)
Grab your dumbbells and let them hang by your sides. Take a lateral step, stretching your leg all the way to your right, bend forward at your hips, and touch the dumbbells to the floor of the foot at finish position of your lunge.

Exercise 7: PUSH UP + ROW (Related Obstacle: Devil’s Beard)
Grab some dumbbells and assume a pushup position, with your arms straight. Perform a regular pushup, but as you fully extend your arms at the height of the push up, take one dumbbell and bring it all the way to the side of your torso. Lower your arm and descend back ot the start position. Repeat with the other arm. That’s one rep. Exercise 8: LUNGE + TWIST (Related Obstacle: Sweati Yeti)
Grab a heavy object and clutch it tight to the middle of your chest as you stand with feet shoulder length apart. Take a step forward as you would with a normal lunge, but as you lower your body with weight in hand, twist your torso to the right, pause, and return to a full upright position. Do the same with the opposite leg. That’s one rep.

Exercise 9: SHOULDER PRESS (Related Obstacle: Cliffhanger)
Grab some dumbbells or small kettlebells in each hand and spread your feet shoulder length apart as you would for a squat. Bring the dumbbells up to your shoulders as if you were doing a shoulder press. Lower yourself as you keep the weights cocked at the shoulder, as you explode upward from the squat position, push the weights up and above your head.

Exercise 10: DECLINE PUSH UP (Related Obstacle: Kiss of Mud)
Simple, quick, and easy. Get into a normal pushup position, but put your feet on top of an elevated park bench or box, arms extended out in front of you so that your body is perfectly parallel to the floor above the ground. Begin to do as many pushups as you can in the next 60 seconds.

Exercise 11: Quick Feet (Related Obstacle: The Bastard)
Staying in the pushup position, rapidly bring each knee towards your chest, as if you were sprinting in place or pedaling a ridiculously small bike.
Exercise 12: Tough Chin Up (Related Obstacle: Underwater Tunnels)
Just like your old man used to do, hang from a bar with either an overhand or underhand grip and pull yourself up – be sure to try and touch your chest to the bar, or get as close as you can. This will get progressively harder as the set wears on. Remember to do as many as you can for the full 60 seconds. Even if you have to take a slight break, be sure to finish the set.

Exercise 13: Superman Plank (Related Obstacle: Greased Lightening)
Get back into the pushup position you’ve grown accustomed to, placing your forearms on the ground and keeping your core – abs and hips – tight as possible. Hold this position for a full 60 seconds. Exercise 14: Drunk Superman Side Planks (Related Obstacle – Walk the Plank) Get on your side and hold yourself up by left forearm, creating a half triangle between your lats, forearm, and ground. Like a regular plank, keep your core tight – flex if you have to – and hold the position for 60 seconds, then alternate with your right side and repeat for another 60.

Exercise 15: Angelina Jolie (Related Obstacle: Ball Shrinker)
Get in between two chairs, bars, or if at a gym, a dip machine. Grab each bar or handle with each arm and lower yourself slowly and with control, as you push up with your arms try to explode up, lifting your self completely off. Be sure to start out slow until you get used to jumping off and regaining control fo the bars.
Exercise 16: THE TOUGH SQUAT (Related Obstacle: Death March)
Take a dumbbell, kettlebell, or large stone, anything you can find, hold it in front of your chest, stick your hips out behind you, bend the knees, and lower yourself until you’re in a full squat position, take a second and then push yourself back to the start position.

Okay. It's about 7:30a.m. I'm sleepy again. Back to bed.
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So I never made it to the gym. Ran errands all afternoon with Sissy instead. We didn't finish everything till the evening. BUT...we did fit in an awesome lunch along with a "healthy" dessert!

LUNCH @ Cho-Dang in Paldo World Lynnwood: My usual Korean Seafood Tofu Soup with all the sides. We order some Spicey Fried Chicken from ChickyPub. We've been eating at Cho-Dang for years and we NEVER tried ChickyPub. So we finally do. And OH.....MY....GAWD.

Delish! The chicken had just enough spice to make it flavorful without being too hot. And fried perfectly to give it that crunch but without being too dry. And it wasn't too greasy either.
Little crunchy bites of heaven I must say!

Sissy and I found ourselves confused at times. Spoonful of soup in one hand. Chicken in the other. What do I put in my mouf first?!



Just so happens Mun J, Mike, and Vlad are up North too. So we all meet up at the mall for....
DESSERT: Red Mango! I have a small Pomegranite w/Mochi and Strawberries.


After hanging out with the guys for a bit, Sissy and I get back to our errands. We run around and get things done for the next 4 fours. Before heading home, we pick up....

DINNER @ L&L Hawaiian BBQ: I have a Mini Chicken Cutlet w/Gravy topped with 1 Sunnyside Up Egg (also comes with rice and mac salad).
This used to be a regular on the weekly dinner menu when I used to live in Lynnwood. Here's where some of the weight gain came from!


Day's not over yet! We headed out to Belltown =) 1 drink at B-town Billiards. Stayed here for about 15-20 min or so before ending the night at - where else - O'hanas.
We have 1 more drink there and hang out till closing. Interesting awkward evening. =P

But hey....I actually get in before 3am for once! LoL

Day Of Caring

I woke up feeling just sick today. Hot/Cold. Coughing up a lung. And we're supposed to clean up a trail today? In the rain? Wonderful. =/


No breakfast today. I just want to stay warm in my bed and rest till I have to get up.
I work from home till it's time to pick up lunch: Jimmy John's sandwiches.
BUT...since I'm not feeling too hot, I pack some hot water in my HK thermos (yes...HK thermos) and a Cup o' Noodles.


I get to the site with the food. Everyone takes a break to eat and relax. Just about everyone is either soaked from the rain and/or muddy. Yeck.
Everyone is refueled and gets back to work. I of course stall for awhile in doing any "yard work" and walk around taking pictures.

Eventually I pick up some clippers and join the crowd in the bushes and clip away.

So I'm working, clipping away for a good 20-30 min at least. I look down and I see a huge spider walking its way up my chest.
My reaction?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK! Flicking the spider off me. Arms flinging everywhere. Running up back to the trail.
I'm so done = LoL


Great job to everyone that volunteered today!

After party at Red Hook. Since I don't care for beer....WINE! I have a total of 3 glasses of wine and a small plate of fruit: watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew.

Since all I had today was Cup O' Noodles, fruit, and 3 glasses of wine, I could barely keep my eyes open. Needless to say, I'm passed out on the couch by 9:30PM.

Goodness =\ Let's see how tomorrow goes.

I REALLY need to get my butt in gear........

Day 4 AGAIN

Breakfast wasn't the best choice today but it sure was tasty! Nothing like a Filipino sugary breakfast to start out your day!

BREAKFAST: Ensaymada w/hot chocolate

Today was just one of those days where I "forgot" to eat. By the time I made it down to the cafe, they had already put all the food away and cleaned up the cafeteria =( So my "late lunch" was some ak-mok w/1 laughing cow wedge and turkey deli meat.
GREEN TEA

It WAS raining pretty bad this morning but I had told Tim I'd go jogging with IF it stops raining (thinking it won't let up).
IT STOPPED RAINING.

We get in 3 miles in 30 min. Not bad considering the last time I ran was 2 weeks ago.
I had planned on heading to the gym for kickboxing, and I was headed in that direction...
I even made it into the Pro Club's garage. BUT...I get a text from another friend to meet up for drinks since he had such a long week. So of course.... Gym? Wine? Hmm.......
Wine won =)

Mind you I'm in my workout clothes - and I did just run - so I didn't want to go anywhere "nice." So we head over to http://www.thethreelionspub.com/thethreelionspub.htm in Redmond.
Very chill. Very low key. Perfect!

We start out with an order of fries (which btw....BOMB.COM) and my glass of Cab. I later order salmon and cream cheese and eventually have another Cab.

We play darts the entire time we're there and I gotta say...I wasn't doing too bad for a rookie =)

Final outcome: Myra: 7 / Dave: 6 =)

I'm not doing too well with the eating/drinking/working out am I? *sigh*

Day 3 AGAIN

Again...I started out the day with the best intention:
BREAKFAST: Blended Protein Shake

LUNCH: iSushi w/Teja & Binnie =) This was Teja's first taste of "sushi" and she loved it! Well...conveyer belt rolls at least. We didn't have a lot of time for lunch so we opted for "quick sushi." Real sushi when Teja gets back from her Boston trip!

LATE AFTERNOON MTG: There were snacks...oh my! How could I say no when it's one of my fave "fruits!" At least the iced tea was unsweetened =)

Trained with Jason today: 1hr of upper body. He KILLED my arms today. I headed to Pro Club to get in some cardio - 35 min on Elliptical. Mind you...my legs are still sore from Monday and Tuesday's workout.

After my cardio, I head to the whirlpool and soak for a good 20-30 min. And again, I pass out in the lounge area for a good 15-20 min. =P

DINNER: Chicken salad noodle bowl from Pho Hoa.

DESSERT: Jollibee's Peach Mango Pie (thanks to Sissy again)!

So much for my workout today!

Day 2 AGAIN

BREAKFAST: Blended protein shake
MID-DAY SNACK: Ak-mak crackers w/2 laughing cow wedges and turkey deli meat.
Green Tea and Water
LATE LUNCH (4pm): Left over chicken adobo and brown rice

I head to the gym for the 6:30 BELOW THE BELT CLASS: 55 minutes of strength training and flexibility through extreme lower body training & core work.
Another great class I'll keep up with!

After class I head to the "dark room" area of the gym and do 1 more ab workout before doing 35 minutes on the elliptical.
I head back to the locker room and spend a good 20 minutes or so in the whirlpool to help relax my muscles. And well...just...relax.
And relax I did. After my soak, I passed out in the quiet area for a good 20 minutes!
NEVER FAILS!!!

Head home and make myself a mushroom & tomoto egg white omelette (with 1 piece of wheat bread - BAD I know) for dinner.
DESSERT: Firecracker popsicle. Yum!

I got home late today. So after I have my dinner and relax to an episode of Glee, I'm too tired to do any studying. I'll get home earlier tomorrow (after the gym of course) and catch up!

Starting Over AGAIN

Day F*cking 1 again.

Food choices were....eh.
BUT...I went to the gym today for 2 classes:

A 25 min Ab Class and a 55 min Kickboxing Class. This is my first time taking these classes with instructor Dawnie-Rae.
I hate her....in a good way =)

The ab class is an intense 25-minutes focused on strengthening your abdominals and lower back.
Kickboxing...I'm determined to do the whole 55 minutes without having to take any breather breaks! She really kicks your butt with kickboxing drills. I felt myself want to throw up a couple times.
Needless to say...I'm hooked!!!

DINNER: Chicken Teriyaki, side salad, and 1/2C of white rice.

Head to my office after eating and FINALLY open up the PHR modules and study/read till about 3am.

First week back from Chicago....

Lots of work to catch up on and projects to finish = late nights working = no time for gym = bad eating habits = poor food choices.

Oh and....this weekend was spent with more drinking again. SMH.

Friday night: Headed to Bruther David's to drop off table and chairs for his BBQ the next day. I have a drink at his place. We all decide to head to Sno. I think I had 2 vodka tonics and 1 or 2 shots of Patron. Oh and then....we end the evening in China Town.
Salt & Pepper Tofu and Shrimp Chow Mein.

Saturday: My nephews football games. Food I know I shouldn't eat but do anyways?
NACHOS....with jalapenos.
After the game, Nukka and I have a late lunch at Catfish Corner. YUM.
Fried catfish, hush puppies, fried okra, and cornbread. Geezus.
Go home to pick up sissy and plate our dish to bring.

Food choices at David's wasn't too bad. I ate the Spinach Orzo Salad we brought, and bbq chicken bruther made.
BUT...doesn't help that I ate a lot of Sheila's deliciously chewy rice crispy treats.
Oh and...2 large glasses of Merlot.

The night gets better. Sissy and I head out to Lucky Strike for Lyna's farewell party. So of course I have...
1 shot of Patron and 1 vodka tonic.
It's crowded here so we head up to The Parlor.
I have 2 more shots of Patron.

I weighed myself Sunday. FML. I gained 7 lbs.
Must take a break from drinking. Seriously no more hard liquor for awhile. As for wine...
Well - we'll see =P I can't promise I won't have a glass every now and then, but...I'll try and resist for at least a couple weeks.
TRY..........

Monday = Training: Day F*cking 1

Quick Chicago Recap

Day 2 - 5

Day 2 : I drop off the boys for their 9am tee time and head to Prairie Trail for a 6mile run. Weather was great. Scenery....beautiful. I would have done 8-10 but it was getting too hot out.

Pick the boys up. We head to BW for lunch. I order 8 wings and 2 Vodka Tonics.

Head home. Rest. Then get ready for a drunken night out. We hit up 4 bars: Uncle Fatty's, The Stretch (where we had these awesome yet dangerous ice tea vodka's served in jars), Trader Todd's (karaoke joint), and the 4th bar....nasty jello shot place where some girl bit my "va-gene".....



We end the night with a late night/early morning breakfast @ Elly's.

We pass out at one of Oliver's homey's place. 3 of us on one couch and Oliver somewhere else.
Geezus. Slept in my bar clothes. Didn't brush. Didn't wash my face. Hung over.
Leaving in the morning was like doing the walk of shame but....without the shame =P
This takes us to.....


DAY 3

I wanted pho. Instead, Oliver takes us to this other place - I can't remember the name - but it had a HUGE menu....literally. Food was perfect. My eyes were bigger than my stomach.
I order Korean Seafood Soup and a Vietnamese Tofu Sandwich...AND top it off with an avocado shake.

Get back to Oliver's and we pass out for a few hours. It's their neice's 5th birthday and grumpa's 88th birthday dinner at the "Aurora" house. We have dinner there and hang out for a few hours before heading back to Oliver's to get ready for another night of drunken fun but with more cousins this time.

We end up at a bar called Saddle Up. Enough said there. Country and hip-hop with haole's.
Of course we end the evening with late night eats. And where else other than....WHITE CASTLE. Duh. Can't go to Chicago and NOT go to White Castle. Gawd forbid.....


DAY 4

The cousins golf. I'm home alone with Guinness all morning/afternoon. I did nothing all day.The boys finally get home like almost 3pm I think. We have a late lunch and they pass out.
So I go for a 3.25 mile jog. Thank goodness the weather is nice!

Later in the evening, we head to the Aurora house again for one more dinner with the family.
We sleep at Marc & Agnes's this night.


DAY 5

Since I was left home alone yesterday and did nothing...today is my day! We go to Willis Tower to check out the Sky Deck. Absolutely beautiful =)

Lunch at Al's Beef. Of course the only thing on the menu that I can have are fries. So, again, my eyes are bigger than my tummy. I put in 2 orders of fries WITH cheese dip. I feel sick after finishing 1 order.

We head to downtown for the couple hours we have left for....you guessed it....MORE SHOPPING! =)
I bought more stuff to shove in my luggage.
4:30 rolls around. Time to head to the airport and go home...... =(

Too much drinking and too many bad food choices. My excuse? I'M ON VACATION!!!

See you again soon Chicago =)

CHI-TOWN: Day 1

We make it to the airport at 8:05AM. They started boarding at 8:10AM.
By the time we get to the terminal....everyone has already boarded. Talk about perfect timing. Last time we missed our flight!

Marc and Hannah Banana pick us up.

LUNCH: Asian Fried Chicken w/Rice and Miso Soup

DESSERT: Green Tea Soft Serve!

We head over to Woodfield to do a few hours of shopping.
DINNER: ALL YOU CAN EAT LOBSTER - $39.95! I kill 3.5 lobsters. Nukka and Oliver...7 or 8.
SICK =\

Finally get to Oliver's house around 10:30PM. Guess what I need to do?
WORK.......

Gonna sleep somewhat early. Looks like we're hitting the gym at 7AM tomorrow.
Much needed. =P

*will post Chi-Town pictures later*

Tuesday/Wednesday

Playing catch up with work before leaving for Chicago. No time for gym or even a quick run =\

Food? When I do remember to eat...it's not the best choice.
Enough said........

Training - Day 12

Good day with the fam....but BAD as far as eating goes (what's new?).

Again...didn't get out of bed in time for a "breakfast." Planned to meet up with my brother, Jenny, and the kids for an afternoon at the Seattle Aquarium.

On the drive there I have a banana. At the aquarium I have a tall soy chai.

We wander the exhibits for a good 2 hours.

After the aquarium, Nukka and I head over to Southcenter Mall to do a little pre-Chicago shopping to get some things for his nieces...and himself =P

But before shopping...we eat!

We share a small halo-halo. I have the Arroz Caldo. Nukka has the 2 Piece Crispy Chicken w/Spaghetti, Rice, and some Mushroom Gravy....YUM!

After almost 3 hours of shopping, Jenny calls. The kids are ready to eat and so are they!

So...we FINALLY try Trappers. And yes, it lives up to all the hype my brother built it up to be.

All you can eat for $17.95. I was still full from Chow King so I didn't think I could eat "all you can eat" worth.

I THOUGHT WRONG.

Everything we tried was just AWESOME. I had 4 pieces of Salmon, 2 pieces of Tuna, shared a Firecracker Roll, some other roll, and a Timmy roll. Which is now my new favorite.

This roll is def worth the trip from the Eastside all the way to Covington!

I'm full to the point where I want to throw up, but everything is so wonderful, why stop and not have dessert? Deep fried green tea ice cream!

And I have to say...this was made PERFECTLY. The breading wasn't too thick.Warm. Crispy. Perfect. It had a nice "Cinnamon Toast Crunch" taste to it drizzled with chocolate and caramel.

Mmmmm........

No more eating for the rest of the day. OMG. Way too much food. One more cup of Green Tea (DECAF) and catch up on some work before calling it a night.

Two days before leaving for Chicago. I have a lot of cardio to do before we leave.......

Training - Day 11

Really late start today. *yawn*
Met up with D, Eugene, and Lawrence over at Thai Ginger in Issy. All the guys have the beef noodle soup...I have chicken of course. Not bad! Will def come here again - even tho they DID serve me LAST =P

Need to flush this sodium out. It's nice out today. Perfect day for a run. I should really hit the gym too. Maybe do another full body workout. MAYBE................................................................

2.5hrs of putting away laundry =\ OMG......over it.

7:15 - I have a snack. 2 laughing cow wedges with Quattro Formaggio Triscuit Thin Crisps.

DINNER: 2 Teriyaki Ckn Breasts and Brown Rice

LATE NIGHT DINNER (12:30AM-ish): Went to Joeys w/David & Eugene. I had:

Yam Fries with Lemon Mayo Dip (BOMB.COM!!!) and Ahi Tacos. NO DRINK! For once.....