This Trucker Fights Back
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T2 Trucker
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Total blahsville Mana. One walk in 11 days 
I feel like I need to re-SNAP !! again. Just hitting a low spot right now, not sure why either, it's here and now and I need to reinvent, recalibrate, reassert and rekindle whatever it is...
Maybe it's diet hangover for lack of a better word View attachment 1438
I feel like I need to re-SNAP !! again. Just hitting a low spot right now, not sure why either, it's here and now and I need to reinvent, recalibrate, reassert and rekindle whatever it is...
Maybe it's diet hangover for lack of a better word View attachment 1438
M2M
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But the planning, reinventing, recalibrating, reassessing is all part of the mental gymnastics of it all.
T2, you'll find what works for you - and you'll get through this down time. What comes out of it will be a leaner, stronger man in the process.
I know you don't like indoor, upper body exercises, but you might feel better in the long term doing it.
Sorry to see your bruise btw, you really should know by now that tangling with a big ol' hunk o' metal will leave you on the losing side!
Stay safe,
d
T2, you'll find what works for you - and you'll get through this down time. What comes out of it will be a leaner, stronger man in the process.
I know you don't like indoor, upper body exercises, but you might feel better in the long term doing it.
Sorry to see your bruise btw, you really should know by now that tangling with a big ol' hunk o' metal will leave you on the losing side!
Stay safe,
d
beckster123
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Come on T2, you'll get that momentum back!!! Hang in there-Don't give up!
Kaitie
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Can you do any kind of legs exercises that mimic walking but your feet aren't actually touching the ground....maybe laying on the bed with your feet in the air and pretending to ride a bike? There's gotta be something that can get your blood pumping without damaging your foot.
T2 Trucker
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Thanks for letting me vent.
Trust me, it will take more than this lil episode to wreck my train, it's just a matter of getting back on the right track. I have no intention to going back to the morbidly obese zip code - ever.
As one door falls off the hinges, another one gets put up. My sis offered me a stationary bike for keeps, without hesitation, I joyfully accepted. This will take care of the current problem not to mention the impending Pa. winter scenario. I had hoped for a treadmill eventually but this will take the pressure off until I can see myself straight to make that purchase. I will attack cycling with the same passion I did my walking - which I will still throw in my routine. I totally love my walks, I can't kick an old friend to the curb even if it hurts a little to bend over and pick him up.
I've been kicking total ass on my menu over the holiday, nothing to get all crazy over really, just doing what I do and it's become so natural I don't put much thought into pushing myself outside of my zone. Temptation is never too far away but I just deal with it in an almost unconscious state of mind.
And yes Deb, my exercise program needs to be challenged by me - guilty as charged. Be a nice winter project dontcha think ??
I hope God forgives me for my thoughts after reading a couple diaries over the weekend.
Trust me, it will take more than this lil episode to wreck my train, it's just a matter of getting back on the right track. I have no intention to going back to the morbidly obese zip code - ever.
As one door falls off the hinges, another one gets put up. My sis offered me a stationary bike for keeps, without hesitation, I joyfully accepted. This will take care of the current problem not to mention the impending Pa. winter scenario. I had hoped for a treadmill eventually but this will take the pressure off until I can see myself straight to make that purchase. I will attack cycling with the same passion I did my walking - which I will still throw in my routine. I totally love my walks, I can't kick an old friend to the curb even if it hurts a little to bend over and pick him up.
I've been kicking total ass on my menu over the holiday, nothing to get all crazy over really, just doing what I do and it's become so natural I don't put much thought into pushing myself outside of my zone. Temptation is never too far away but I just deal with it in an almost unconscious state of mind.
And yes Deb, my exercise program needs to be challenged by me - guilty as charged. Be a nice winter project dontcha think ??
I hope God forgives me for my thoughts after reading a couple diaries over the weekend.
T2 Trucker
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Product Comparison:
South Beach Diet Snack Bars
vs.
Quaker Chewy Granola Bars
Flavor Tested: Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
Price:
SBD: 6-pack $2.93 cost per: almost 49 cents per bar
Quaker: 18-pack $3.78 cost per: 21 cents per bar*
Calories:
SBD: 100*
Quaker: 120
Fat:
SBD: 3g total - 2g saturated fat
Quaker: 3.5 total - 1g saturated fat*
Sodium:
SBD: 160mg
Quaker: 85mg*
Carbs:
SBD: 18g*
Quaker: 20g
Fiber:
SBD: 3g*
Quaker: 1g
Sugars:
SBD: 4g*
Quaker: 9g
Protein:
SBD: 3g*
Quaker: 2g
In review:
This tester gives the South Beach Bar the edge in taste though either one was satisfactory and pleasing to the taste buds.
The South Beach Bar won more categories important to weight watchers whereas the Quaker was substancially lower in sodium - an area 'heart smart' people need to consider.
If one used this as an everyday breakfast or snack for one year:
Cost:
SBD: $178.85
Quaker: $76.65
Your intake will be 7300 calories less (using SBD) in the course of the same year which roughly equals 2 pounds so are you willing to pay over 100.00 dollars to save 2 pounds ??
As always, you get what you pay for.
South Beach Diet Snack Bars
vs.
Quaker Chewy Granola Bars
Flavor Tested: Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
Price:
SBD: 6-pack $2.93 cost per: almost 49 cents per bar
Quaker: 18-pack $3.78 cost per: 21 cents per bar*
Calories:
SBD: 100*
Quaker: 120
Fat:
SBD: 3g total - 2g saturated fat
Quaker: 3.5 total - 1g saturated fat*
Sodium:
SBD: 160mg
Quaker: 85mg*
Carbs:
SBD: 18g*
Quaker: 20g
Fiber:
SBD: 3g*
Quaker: 1g
Sugars:
SBD: 4g*
Quaker: 9g
Protein:
SBD: 3g*
Quaker: 2g
In review:
This tester gives the South Beach Bar the edge in taste though either one was satisfactory and pleasing to the taste buds.
The South Beach Bar won more categories important to weight watchers whereas the Quaker was substancially lower in sodium - an area 'heart smart' people need to consider.
If one used this as an everyday breakfast or snack for one year:
Cost:
SBD: $178.85
Quaker: $76.65
Your intake will be 7300 calories less (using SBD) in the course of the same year which roughly equals 2 pounds so are you willing to pay over 100.00 dollars to save 2 pounds ??
As always, you get what you pay for.
Ohappydaye
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Stopping by to say good morning and to say thank you for such kind words in my diary. Have a great day!
T2 Trucker
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The Last Resistance.
Tonight in honor of my return to exercise (which will start tomorrow) and my 6 month mark, I'm going to do something I haven't done in years.
I'm going to sit in a booth. Yes, a booth. A big deal ?? To most of the world, probably not, to me it is.
Imagine being a trucker and having to select where you dine because you can't fit in their booths. It happened more times than I care to admit. On extremely rare occasions, I would find a booth where the table wasn't mounted to the floor or the wall but it was pretty much a 99.5% chance I was going to sit at the regular tables with the pull out chairs.
Tonight I will sit in a booth even if I have to wait on one. It doesn't stop there either. Tonight I will order a bacon cheeseburger and fries too. I'm thinkin' mayo too and yes it will be at our local truckstop.
I'm so doing this tonight.
Tonight in honor of my return to exercise (which will start tomorrow) and my 6 month mark, I'm going to do something I haven't done in years.
I'm going to sit in a booth. Yes, a booth. A big deal ?? To most of the world, probably not, to me it is.
Imagine being a trucker and having to select where you dine because you can't fit in their booths. It happened more times than I care to admit. On extremely rare occasions, I would find a booth where the table wasn't mounted to the floor or the wall but it was pretty much a 99.5% chance I was going to sit at the regular tables with the pull out chairs.
Tonight I will sit in a booth even if I have to wait on one. It doesn't stop there either. Tonight I will order a bacon cheeseburger and fries too. I'm thinkin' mayo too and yes it will be at our local truckstop.
I'm so doing this tonight.
T2 Trucker
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Thank You Debi. I have to get this out of my system.
Bad news is they don't serve vino there or I'd get a chilled carafe in your honor.
Bad news is they don't serve vino there
or I'd get a chilled carafe in your honor.
T2 Trucker
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Ohappydaye said:
I did this ??
S L O W D OW N and S T A Y H E R E with U S. please. with splenda on top ??
T2 Trucker
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M2M said:Oh it's a GOOD thing they don't serve wine.
I'm DONE with that stuff.
(for a little while anyway)
*looking for a sheepish grin and fingers crossed behind her back*
T2 Trucker
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Not sure if you're up on net terms, but right now you're pwning this place.
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