Saturday, July 31, 2010

july 30 - day 22

Starting weight: 206

Hey everybody! I sent my first blog from my blackberry at Ortley Beach! We have no internet here so hopefully this will work :)

This is of course yesterday's report. Today is the official 1st day of vacation.

Breakfast: at noon: 1/3 of my chicken kebob from 6 bros.

GYM: full body workout, 200 abs, 30 minutes elliptical.

Lunch (late!!!) 1/3 chicken kebob and 1/2 bag of my sisters mac and cheese. (Had to make sure I ate boith before leaving for vacation!

Snack: cocktail hour. Omg! Played a wedding tonite. Food was amazing! I ate a decent amount but I def held back. 2 small plates including penne vodka, pork, chicken and shrimp.

Dinner: 1 piece of chicken and a little fettucini alfredo.

Snack: ice cream w/chocolate sauce and reeses pieces. Tiny zeppoles.

1 beer when I got to ortley to signify the start of vacation.
Ok, so not the best evening but let's be honest, I'm on vacation. I just need to tread water here til I get back without gaining 5 pounds. 2.5 weeks til band camp and being back on a schedule. Wish me luck.

Joey v- out!

july 2r

Friday, July 30, 2010

july 29 - Day 21

Starting weight - 207

GYM: YEAH, DIDN'T HAPPEN. haha

Breakfast: 7-11 - Red Bull, 1 donut, and a buffalo chicken taquito
Lunch: HOT GRILL! - Plain Burger, Hot dog with just sauce, fries with gravy.
OK . . . let me put in a disclaimer. I HAD to go there for something I'm trying to work out
with them. it was my 2nd time stopping in and the guy i needed to talk to was not around.
I had to eat something!

Dinner: BUFFET at Somer's gig. i only had one full plate though and 2 pieces of bread. No dessert :-)
Snack: JERSEY SHORE PREMIER PARTY - I actually had a bunch of beers and a few shots. I also ate somewhere between 8-12 mini pizza bagels. WOW they are so much better in the toaster oven than in the microwave!!!

What did I consciously cut out of diet today: '
I probably, believe it or not, would have eaten more chips/cake/etc at the party and usually would have gone up for 2nds and dessert at the gig. I also ALWAYS get a 2nd hot dog with sauce at hot grill, but stopped myself. I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but i really had to stop myself.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

July 28 - Day 20

Starting weight - 207

GYM: I was dressed and ready to go, but had to wait for the TOW TRUCK, since my car broke down.

Breakfast: Dunkin Donuts Flatbread - Egg white and Turkey Sausage
Lunch: Salad bar and Parmesan Crusted Chicken with Rice (Charlie Browns)
Snack: none
Dinner: Chicken Kebob (1/3 of it) from 6 brothers and 4 sprites

What did I consciously cut out of diet today:
Went to the Cliff at night and REALLY wanted mozzarella Sticks, but i held back. It was pretty impressive actually :-) Also stuck to the water

July 27 - Day 19

Starting weight - 210 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

Back on track after my epic fail. Here we go!

GYM: well the thought was there, but the body was not. oh well

Breakfast: Turkey sausage/egg white flatbread (dunkin donuts)
Lunch: Medium Sub roll with turkey, pepperoni and yellow america
Dinner: 3 slices of Bruno's Square w/meatballs

What did I consciously cut out of diet today:
Well, i normally would have had a taylor ham/egg on a bagel for breakfast, 2 slices of topping pizza for lunch and probably snacked on a 4th slice of bruno's late night. So i actually did pretty well today.

July 18 - July 26 - - - -

EPIC FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, I did not exactly do my best work here. I was keeping track until I had a chance to get on here, but I got lazy. Regardless, it was a 9 day stretch of over-eating, binge eating, lots of buffalo sauce, late nite destruction of the stomach, heart-burn, and weight gain! In there were trips to Cleveland and Detroit, 2 birthdays, a grand opening celebration, a large poker game with Brody wings, and just plain fun! Here are some of the food highlights:

Eric's B'day - Chicken parm, cheese, crackers, italian bread, spaghetti, brownies
Some random night - Applebees: Boneless buffs and triple chocolate meltdown
Night before trip: TGI Friday's - Boneless buffs and fried green beans (midnight)
Drive to Detroit - KFC Dinner - chicken meal (crappy) including mac & cheese + 2 snacker
Cleveland - Hard Rock Cafe - Mac & Cheese + chicken and an order of fries. It was awesome! As well as splitting the appetizer sampler with the boyz, including wings, spring rolls, and two other things that I can't think of right now.

ok, so you get the point. I did BAD. Brought myself up to 210 in the time but i am a believer. I'm back tomorrow! WAHOO!!!!!

JOEY V

Saturday, July 17, 2010

july 17, day 9

Starting weight - 205

Breakfast:Granola Bar - (90,2,19)
woke up late and went to gym to play racquetball for 1.5 hours
Snack: Cheez Doodles (150,8, 17)
Lunch: Pizza Bagels (200, 6, 29)
Snack: 100 cal pack - oreo cakes (100, 4, 15)
Home workout: shoulders and 200 abs
Dinner: Brody is cooking for poker tourney! Sausage Peppers and onion and Wings!
Snack:

What did I consciously cut out of diet today:
Once again, not drinking any beer at poker tournament. Will stick to Seltzer. Are you sensing a pattern??? :-)

july 16 - day 8

Starting weight - 210 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

So i can eat great for a week, screw up on day, and weigh MORE than i started? wow. What a pain this is!

GYM: Chest and Triceps. 30 minutes elliptical

Breakfast:nothing - woke up late
Lunch: SALAD!!!! :-)
Snack: NONE
Dinner: Chili/tostitos at Madison's
Snack: some fries at the peddler
Had a fair amount of drinks at the peddler. We were there celebrating the life and times of Tom Vernaleken, the band director I took over 5 years ago after he passed. Some teachers, alumni and friends came out to hang. It was a good time and lots of great stories were shared.
What did I consciously cut out of diet today:
I probably did not eat nearly enough today, but i guess my body needed that after Thursday! Held off from dinner because I was not hungry, only had water with my chili, and spent a whole day in cresskill without getting pizza!

Days 6-7 - Crites Reunion

DAY 6 - Wednesday July 14, 2010
Starting weight - 204

Had to get up and drive to WCU for Crites Reunion. This turned out to be a rough trip! ha

Breakfast:Smoothie (225, 3, 57)
Lunch: ROY ROGERS!!!! bad move - - - - - chicken fingers, fries, biscuit, soda
Snack: NONE
Dinner: Pulled Pork Sandwich, Chicken Sandwich
Snack: Brownie, 4 beers
What did I consciously cut out of diet today:
Had NO beer at the BBQ and probably would have eaten more food there too


DAY 7- Thursday July 15, 2010
Starting weight - UNKNOWN


Breakfast:Plain Bagel, 2 small cinnamon buns, apple juice
Lunch:COURTYARD!!!! Buffalo Chicken Steak, fries
Snack: NONE
Dinner: HOOTERS!! Buffalo shrimp appetizer, buffalo chicken sandwich, some fries
Snack: LANDMARK!! Buffalo Chicken Tenders, 1 beer
What did I consciously cut out of diet today:
foodwise, NOTHING. Does it really LOOK like i held back on food? BUT i only had 1 beer at night, so that was good!

1 week wrap-up:
1) It sucks to do GREAT for a whole week and then screw it up on the last day. (preview - on day 8, i start at 210 lbs!)
2) Its ridiculous how often everyone wants to go out and drink! and how funny they look at you when you drink water!
3) All things considered, I'm going pretty damn well considering its summer and i'm going on all of these trips!

Thanks for checking in. See ya in week 2!!!

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

July 13 - Day 5

Starting weight - 205

R.I.P. George Steinbrenner. Thanks for all the great Yankee years, many of which i don't even remember, and for setting them up for success for years to come.

Gym: 400 abs + 30 minutes elliptical.

Breakfast: 2 whole eggs, 1 egg white scrambled (140 cal, 10 fat, 0 carb)
Lunch: My awesome salad: lettuce, chick peas, cheese, bacon bits, seasoning, cucumber, red wine vinegar, croutons. (350 cal, 16 fat, 20 carb)
Snack: NONE
Dinner: Turkey Burger, 1 green pepper, broccoli. (Wow, healthy as hell!!)
Snack: 4 mini pizza bagels (200, 6, 29), 1 bite of the brownie
What did I consciously cut out of diet today:
well, nothing consciously. I just made an effort to eat the healthy foods that i bought yesterday :-) Who even knows what I would have eaten otherwise!!!

Monday, July 12, 2010

july 12 - day 4

Starting weight: 206

Bad day today, but not because I ate too much. Its because I did not eat often enough!!!

Woke up and went to the gym! WAHOO! (Back and Biceps, 200 abs, 29 minutes on elliptical)
Went to grocery store and picked up some good stuff but was running late, so didn't make any. Just had an
Breakfast: italian ice. (100 cal) and 1 bite of julie's brownie. (i decided I'd try to eat this bad boy one bite at a time, literally. one bite for breakfast, one bite later for a snack, etc.)

so then i went to work to get stuff done and while i was there, ended up staying longer than i was expecting, about 5.5 hours. While there, i had my
Lunch/snack: granola bar. (90 cal)

So i left work around 5:15 and headed off to Bruno's with my mom and sister . DANGEROUS, right? Mwahahahahaha, this is when i shocked EVERYONE and ordered:

Dinner: 1 slice of pizza, plain, and a grilled chicken salad, 3 pieces of Italian Bread with some butter.

YES, you heard it, I ordered a salad at the pizzeria! Believe it or not, it can happen.

Here is an actual transcript of conversation between myself and Mike, one of the co-owners:

Joe Verderese: So are you impressed?
Mike: With what, that you ate a salad? i didn't even know you knew how to do that!
JV: Tell them what i WOULD have eaten normally.
M: well, you woulda had the buffalo chicken (deep dish personal pan) pizza. And while you were waiting for that, you woulda had a slice of square. Oh, and a couple-a birch beers.

now . . . i would like to point out that i am not THAT bad, but i'm pretty close. haha. Regardless, I left full, not 100% satisfied, but eh. My sister estimated the salad at 300 calories.

Snack: OH GLORIOUS 2nd BITE OF BROWNIE! I also then ate the rest of the brownie AND a steak sandwich. I guess we'll call the pizza/salad late lunch and this a late dinner :-D

What I did not eat today that I normally would have:
As far as breakfast, I probably would have had a smoothie, if i had the stuff at home.
lunch would have prob been a slice of BBQ chicken pizza and a sausage slice +4 garlic knots at Cresskill Pizza.
Dinner, I would have addedtwo slices of square pizza, (one having meatballs on it) in addition to the 1 that I ate and a Large Birch beer (to go with the pizza)

Sunday, July 11, 2010

July 11 - Day 3

Starting weight - 205! Wahoo!!

woke up late, didn't make it to the gym. ARGH

Lunch: Subway 6 inch - (300 cal)
Snack: lots of lime tostitos and some cheezits, 1 corona lite
Dinner: Sausage/Peppers/Onions on long roll, corn on the cob, green beans. (Glorious meal made by my cousin Nicole)
Snack: 6 mini donuts (460 cal) 1 piece of cake (also made by Nicole), 1 corona lite
Snack: Large Brownie made by Julie. It has Reese's in it. OMG!

What did I consciously cut out of diet today:
ummmm, nothing really, although i probably would have had 2-3 more beers at the bbq if i was not watching myself.

OK, so today, dessert was the DEVIL! but i guess its ok. I love dessert! Had a great time down at nicole and Dennis' house in Manchester. Good food, good hang, good pool, and their kids are awesome. Should have laid off the desserts though a little bit :-D

See ya tomorrow!

JOEY V

Saturday, July 10, 2010

July 10 - Day 2

Starting weight - 206

Don't be fooled. 3 lbs in one day means only one thing. I did REALLY poorly the last couple days and I did fairly well yesterday. I need to get back to 203 before I can say I've made any progress since June 16.

Went to gym in the afternoon. Worked on Back. Played racquetball with Pedro for an hour fifteen, and did 200 abs.

Late Breakfast: 2 eggs + 1 egg white (157 cal)
Snack: Granola bar (90 cal)
Late Lunch: Ham Steak (150 cal), Tostitos - 1/2 serving (70 cal)
Dinner: Subway 6 inch - (300 cal)
Snack: Oh my, this is where things got bad!!! BBQ for Clifton Community Band . . . . had a TON of cheese and crackers and a TON of chips. Also a hot dog. not good!

What did I consciously cut out of diet today:
Late lunch with mom (most likely would have been 2-3 slices of pizza at Bruno's, with our track record!)
no beer or soda at bbq
no beer at Harp & Bard (the bartender is REALLY going to start to think I'm weird. 3 times there, 3 times nothing but water! at least i have left $22 in tips in those three nights, for tap water!)
**ok, must edit - - - - I actually had 1 shot of Jager before we left the bar**

Friday, July 9, 2010

July 9 - Day 1

Starting weight - 209

So today was strange. Had a gig in South Jersey, so I had a weird eating schedule.

Went to gym in the AM. Did Chest and Triceps +22 minutes treadmill and 200 abs.

Lunch: Grilled Chicken on wheat toast, cup of chili and baked potato with ketchup. (Happy Birthday, T-Mac!)
Drive to gig: 1 red bull
Dinner: 2 pieces of Chicken Francaise, a few veggies and some potatoes.
Late Night Snack - Granola Bar (90 cal) + italian ice (100 cal)

Pretty hungry today but really had no time to eat. Squeezed it in when I could.

What did I consciously cut out of diet today:
on way down to gig, did not get starbucks double chocolately chip frappucino
at gig i did not have a beer or drink
on way home, i REALLY wanted to stop at Sbarro's, but didn't.

J-Doc Monoblogs Start-Up

Hey everyone! So I've decided to start up my eating/exercising log to see
a) How many people really have nothing else to do but see what i am eating and
b) Try to keep myself honest!

I have been "dieting" for 12 weeks, kind of. I had lost as much as 18 lbs. I have been up and down a little in the past month, since summer started.

A little background:

The name J-DOC - coined by Julie Passaro Krygsman, as "Joe's Diet of Convenience." For instance, yesterday, it was convenient to eat 4 slices of pizza. Today, it was convenient to only eat twice, but they were pretty good meals! I pretty much eat what I want, when I want, but the idea is to make the choices better! This diet has also been know as the "Cucumber Diet" and has been described as "Just eat like a human and not an animal."

Overall goal: 50 pounds! I know it sounds like a lot, but most of you have not seen what I'm packin under the ol' shirt, so trust me, its all good. I'm not gonna be unhealthy or anything about it.

Ok, I'm out for now. I'm gonna try to put up my stuff every day. Feel free to comment, but please know that I already know exactly what i need to do, so I will probably not listen to your recommendations of what I SHOULD do. I know what i should do, it just requires great willpower.

Later people!