Zane Hollingsworth

Weird

2012-02-29T06:31:00.001-08:00

The past few weeks have been weird. For about three weeks I would have rather jumped off a bridge than go to the gym. I just couldn't do it. I hated the thoughts of it. I did go in once or twice, and it was awful. I could barely bring myself to do 30 minutes of cardio. So I just stopped going for a bit. I took Belle on some nice walks around the lake. We walked around the neighborhood. I loved it. I think the time off helped.

Last week I ran about 25 miles and walked about 4 more. Monday of this week I ran 5.6 miles and felt like it was the best run since I hurt my foot last April. Over the past two weeks I've managed to lose about 15 pounds. Most of it has been via diet.

So after today I should be back to posting meals and workouts again!!!

Cardio....

2012-02-14T04:52:00.001-08:00

Last week was weird. I got busy, and lost some motivation to get to the gym.

I did cardio a couple of days in the gym, and I walked Belle at the lake a couple of days. Diet was OK until around Friday. Indian food on Friday, then fast food on the weekend. Yuck.

Monday I returned to the gym for about 45 minutes of cardio. It was OK. Nothing exciting. Just got it in. Diet is back on track. Just gotta stay motivated better this week.

Back Hiking

2012-01-29T05:12:00.000-08:00

Today, we went hiking. Really, this was the first time out since Peru. With the move, me hurting my back, the awful heat of the summer, and everything else, we just hadn't really been motivated enough to get back at it.

So today we grabbed Belle and hit the Pinhoti trail!

The Pinhoit Trail Blaze (a turkey foot)

A little pond just off of Pocket Road on the trail leading to Pilcher Pond

We started at the Pilcher Pond area and walked about two miles out on the trail before heading back. We were passed by a handfull of mountain bikers, but no other hikers. We did pass a group of young men grilling out and fishing, and it smelled AWESOME.

Kim and Belle

Belle and I. She was VERY wet from some mud puddles.

Belle had a ball. She smelled of everything. She did her doggy business so many times I lost count. Kim and I had a blast too. It was so lovely to be outside on such a lovely day walking in the woods!

Lots of small creeks were full from all of the rain water runoff.

The temperature was great. A little cool. But very pleasant. We walked around 3.6 miles total. Thats more than half the distance of this entire section of the trail. Maybe the next time out we can walk from this trail head to the next at Snake Creek Gap.

Wild Pug...

After the hike, Belle promptly fell asleep in the car on the ride back into Calhoun. She was pretty well spent for the rest of the day. She did get a little excited when my parents and Oliver came by to visit late in the evening.

Kim cleaning Belle up a bit before we got in the car to head home.

On the way home I tried out the new hot dog place in downtown Calhoun. I just knew it was gonna be Hot Dog Heaven. Kinda like Popcorn Haven, but for hot dogs. I imagined a menu with 40+ different kinda hot dogs. You know, hot dogs made different ways, with different toppings. If I was gonna open a hot dog place, I'd offer every kind of possible tubed meat available. You could get'em grilled, fried, broiled, deep fried, nuked, boiled, whatever. I'd have every type of topping imaginable. This place had hot dogs, which appeared to be boiled. They were either beef, beef/pork, turkey, or veggie (which was a great option). You can get ketchup, mustard, slaw, sauerkraut, or chili. Let me be clear, they were not bad. I just wanted so much more. Like Good Dog in Chattanooga....

Back at it With DJ

2012-01-24T06:02:00.000-08:00

DJ made his return to the gym after a week of vacation yesterday. I arrived a bit before him and got in an hour plus of cardio before we began the workout. Since I was already exhausted, we only did 6 sets each for biceps and triceps. We began with press downs, then straight bar curls, then cable extensions, and finally rope curls. Pretty decent workout.

Diet on the day was great. I'd eaten too many peppers on a veggie pizza on Sunday, so it was a struggle to eat much of anything most of the day. Breakfast was NS Chocolate Chip Scone with Nutella. Lunch was a NS Trail Mix Bar with Chocolate PB. Dinner was a salad and 6 oz of grass fed beef. Dessert was a NS Chocolate Crunch bar with PB. I was short on calories so I had a little more Nutella.

Grass Fed

I only ate half...

Dinner Salad

date:

total calories: 1589

This is some of what I ate
This is exactly what I ate

Fat(g)	Carbs(g)	Prot(g)	KCals
83.45	115.22	106.53	1589

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Breakfast

8.50

34.00

8.50

250

1 serving Chocolate Chip Scone

3.00

23.00

7.00

150

1 serving Nutella Hazelnut Spread

5.50

11.00

1.50

100

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Lunch

22.00

35.00

18.00

370

1 serving Dark Chocolate Dreams Peanut Butter

13.00

12.00

6.00

170

1 serving Trail Mix Bar

9.00

23.00

12.00

200

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Dinner

28.83

28.96

64.00

641

2 1/2 cups Arugula (Rocket)

0.33

1.82

1.29

1 large Egg White

0.06

0.24

3.60

1 10 small Green Olives

4.44

1.11

0.30

2 servings Organic Grass Fed Ground Beef (93% Lean / 7% Fat)

14.00

44.00

320

1 oz Parmesan Cheese (Shredded)

7.75

0.97

10.73

118

1 medium whole Red Tomatoes

0.25

4.82

1.08

1 serving Roasted Garlic & Parmesan Mashed Potatoes

2.00

20.00

3.00

110

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Snacks / Other

24.12

17.26

16.03

328

1 serving Chocolate Crunch Bar

8.00

11.00

8.00

140

2 tablespoons Peanut Butter

16.12

6.26

8.03

188

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Day Summary:

45%

of RDI*

(1589 calories)

* Based on your RDI of 3500 calories (07 Sep 10)

Calorie Breakdown:

Carbohydrate (29%)

Fat (47%)

Protein (24%)

Set your Recommended Daily Intake

Tomorrow is more of the same!

Finishing Up the Week's Training

2012-01-19T18:05:00.000-08:00

I missed posting yesterday. I don't know what happened. I guess I just forgot!

So Wednesday I trained shoulders. 3 sets of hammer military presses, 3 sets of side lateral raises, and 3 sets of upright cable rows. Cardio followed. I only managed about 40 minutes of cardio. I got kinda tired, and my foot began to hurt a little so I wrapped it up early.

Thursday I trained back. 3 sets of Y bar rows, 3 sets of hammer rows, & 3 sets of close grip pull downs. I then got in 55 minutes of cardio. 30 elliptical and the rest varied pace run/hill walking on the treadmill. I was actually quite pleased with my workout on Thursday. I almost didn't train (felt a little tired), but then ended up having a good overall workout.

I've gotta work most of the day on Friday, so I don't expect I'll be able to hit the gym at all. Saturday I'll get in some more cardio and finish up the week.

Diet the past two days has been good. Plan on more of the same tomorrow.

date:

total calories: 1721

This is some of what I ate
This is exactly what I ate

Fat(g)	Carbs(g)	Prot(g)	KCals
62.27	224.56	77.51	1721

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Breakfast

3.40

31.35

4.38

170

1/4 cup Almond Milk

0.90

0.35

0.38

1 serving Low Fat Granola Cereal

2.50

31.00

4.00

160

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Lunch

1.60

62.86

7.57

268

2 small Carrots

0.24

9.58

0.93

3 stalks , medium Celery

0.20

3.56

0.83

1/2 cucumber Cucumber (with Peel)

0.17

5.46

0.98

1 medium Granny Smith Apples

0.23

19.06

0.36

3 oz Kale

0.60

8.51

2.81

1 Italian tomato Red Tomatoes

0.12

2.43

0.55

2 1/2 oz Sweet Potato

0.04

14.26

1.11

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Dinner

28.08

96.96

45.52

841

2 slices Vegetarian Meatloaf or Patties

10.08

8.96

23.52

221

2 servings Veggie Chana Masala

18.00

88.00

22.00

620

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Snacks / Other

29.19

33.39

20.04

442

1 serving Chocolate Caramel Bar

5.00

24.00

8.00

160

3 tablespoons Peanut Butter

24.19

9.39

12.04

282

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date:

total calories: 1824

This is some of what I ate
This is exactly what I ate

Fat(g)	Carbs(g)	Prot(g)	KCals
75.78	192.33	101.72	1824

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Breakfast

3.40

31.35

4.38

170

1/4 cup Almond Milk

0.90

0.35

0.38

1 serving Low Fat Granola Cereal

2.50

31.00

4.00

160

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Lunch

20.70

56.66

56.45

637

1 cup Arugula (Rocket)

0.13

0.73

0.52

1 small Carrots

0.12

4.79

0.46

3 stalks , medium Celery

0.20

3.56

0.83

1 large Egg White

0.06

0.24

3.60

1 medium Granny Smith Apples

0.23

19.06

0.36

3 oz Kale

0.60

8.51

2.81

1 serving Mezzetta Imported Greek Peperoncini Peppers

1.00

10 small Olives

3.83

1.84

0.31

2 servings Organic Grass Fed Ground Beef (93% Lean / 7% Fat)

14.00

44.00

320

1 tbsp Parmesan Cheese (Shredded)

1.37

0.17

1.89

1 small Radishes

0.07

0.01

1 Italian tomato Red Tomatoes

0.12

2.43

0.55

2 1/2 oz Sweet Potato

0.04

14.26

1.11

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Dinner

24.68

36.32

26.89

457

2 1/2 cups Arugula (Rocket)

0.33

1.82

1.29

1 oz Avocados

4.16

2.42

0.57

1 10 small Green Olives

4.44

1.11

0.30

1 serving Macaroni & Cheese with Beef

8.00

30.00

14.00

240

1 oz Parmesan Cheese (Shredded)

7.75

0.97

10.73

118

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Snacks / Other

27.00

68.00

14.00

560

1 serving Chocolate Caramel Bar

5.00

24.00

8.00

160

2 servings NUTELLA CHOC NUT SPREAD

22.00

44.00

6.00

400

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Tomorrow's only challenge might be lunch. I'm kinda thinking the taco truck (or maybe the happy chicken) might call my name...

Chest & Cardio, Fast

2012-01-18T07:01:00.000-08:00

I trained alone again on Tuesday. 9 set chest workout. 3 sets of flat hammer presses, 3 sets of incline hammer presses, and 3 sets of decline hammer presses. 12 minutes. Cardio followed. 20 minutes of stairmaster, 20 minutes of elliptical, and 20 minutes on the treadmill. Good easy day.

Nutrition was good on the day too. NS for breakfast, juice, NS lunch, salad and NS for dinner. Dessert was a cup of hot chocolate and a NS bar with peanut butter. Had to have some extra PB to boost my calories a bit. Decent day overall.

NS Chocolate Chip Scone

Lunch Juice, just before becoming juice.

Dinner Salad.

date:

total calories: 1617

This is some of what I ate
This is exactly what I ate

Fat(g)	Carbs(g)	Prot(g)	KCals
66.41	199.69	78.40	1617

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Breakfast

3.00

23.00

7.00

150

1 serving Chocolate Chip Scone

3.00

23.00

7.00

150

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Lunch

10.39

94.34

19.36

504

2 medium Carrots

0.29

11.69

1.13

3 stalks , medium Celery

0.20

3.56

0.83

1 medium Granny Smith Apples

0.23

19.06

0.36

3 oz Kale

0.60

8.51

2.81

1 serving nutrisystem trail mix bar

9.00

23.00

12.00

200

5 oz Sweet Potato

0.07

28.52

2.23

122

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Dinner

20.83

38.96

31.00

451

2 1/2 cups Arugula (Rocket)

0.33

1.82

1.29

1 large Egg White

0.06

0.24

3.60

1 10 small Green Olives

4.44

1.11

0.30

1 serving Macaroni & Cheese with Beef

8.00

30.00

14.00

240

1 oz Parmesan Cheese (Shredded)

7.75

0.97

10.73

118

1 medium whole Red Tomatoes

0.25

4.82

1.08

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Snacks / Other

32.19

43.39

21.04

512

1 serving Chocolate Caramel Bar

5.00

24.00

8.00

160

1 serving Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa

3.00

10.00

1.00

3 tablespoons Peanut Butter

24.19

9.39

12.04

282

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Wednesday I'll train shoulders and get in some more cardio. Maybe we'll have a treat and eat vegetarian food from the hospital for dinner.

Arms All Alone

2012-01-17T05:32:00.000-08:00

Today I trained arms. DJ is out of town, so I trained alone. 3 sets of press downs, & 3 sets of overhead presses for triceps. 3 sets of rope curls and 3 sets of seated incline dumbbell curls for biceps. 50 minutes of varied cardio followed. Pretty good workout. I'm actually quite sore already.

Diet on the day was good. In another week or so I've gotta start looking into getting a little more portein in. Calories were really low today. I just wasn't hungry (to much to eat on my off day yesterday). I tried something new in my juice today, sweet potato. It was very nice. After dinner/before dessert I had some hot chocolate made in our new coffee maker.

date:

total calories: 1274

This is some of what I ate
This is exactly what I ate

Fat(g)	Carbs(g)	Prot(g)	KCals
39.62	181.85	60.59	1274

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Breakfast

10.10

54.06

22.66

397

2 large Egg White

0.11

0.48

7.19

2 cups Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice

0.99

51.58

3.47

223

2 servings Large Eggs

9.00

2.00

12.00

140

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Lunch

1.59

76.65

8.96

328

3 stalks , medium Celery

0.20

3.56

0.83

1/2 cucumber Cucumber (with Peel)

0.17

5.46

0.98

1 medium Granny Smith Apples

0.23

19.06

0.36

3 oz Kale

0.60

8.51

2.81

1 cup cherry tomatoes Red Tomatoes

0.30

5.84

1.31

6 oz Sweet Potato

0.09

34.22

2.67

146

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Dinner

24.93

41.14

27.97

479

2 1/2 cups Arugula (Rocket)

0.33

1.82

1.29

1 oz Avocados

4.16

2.42

0.57

1 10 small Green Olives

4.44

1.11

0.30

1 serving Macaroni & Cheese with Beef

8.00

30.00

14.00

240

1 oz Parmesan Cheese (Shredded)

7.75

0.97

10.73

118

1 medium whole Red Tomatoes

0.25

4.82

1.08

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Snacks / Other

3.00

10.00

1.00

1 serving Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa

3.00

10.00

1.00

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Eggs and fresh OJ.

Dinner Salad

Tomorrow I plan on training chest, and running some intervals.

Back Workout, Back Adjustments, & More Cardio

2012-01-14T06:00:00.000-08:00

Friday morning began with me heading to the chiropractor. He evaluated me, laughed at me, and then took mercy and hooked me up to the wonderful machine that electrocutes me until my muscles relax. Then he moved me into another room, jumped up and down on my back, and finally got one little pop. Instantly I felt much better. Not perfect, but better.

An hour or so later I met DJ for our back workout. He was very motivated and wanted to start with pull-ups. He did good. Mine were pathetic. I even used a rubber band to assist. Ugh. After 3 sets of embarrassment, we moved on to hammer rows, then 3 sets of close grip pull downs, and finally 3 sets of straight arm press downs. I eked out nearly an hour of cardio. Some elliptical, some treadmill. I forgot my HRM, so no data from the workout. Assume the usual 1100-1400 calorie burn.

Food was great, until dinner. Kim headed out of town with KARIN!!! for the evening, so I spent the evening with mom. We dined at a local Mexican joint, El Nopal. I even would have had a relatively healthy dinner there if I hadn't devoured some chips and dip (cheese bean dip, to be exact). My meal was chicken soup and it was delicious.

Facon, 2 eggs, 2 egg whites.

Lunch Salad.

The PM Mean Green.

Mexican Chicken Soup for the Soul...

date:

total calories: 3070

This is some of what I ate
This is exactly what I ate

Fat(g)	Carbs(g)	Prot(g)	KCals
153.99	295.34	123.00	3070

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Breakfast

14.63

40.42

24.84

383

1 medium Carrots

0.15

5.84

0.57

4 stalks , medium Celery

0.27

4.75

1.10

2 large Egg White

0.11

0.48

7.19

2 slices Ginger

0.03

0.78

0.08

1 medium Granny Smith Apples

0.23

19.06

0.36

1 oz Kale

0.20

2.84

0.94

2 servings Large Eggs

9.00

2.00

12.00

140

4 cherries Red Tomatoes

0.14

2.67

0.60

1 serving Veggie Breakfast Bacon Strips

4.50

2.00

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Lunch

17.85

42.24

22.20

405

1 cup Arugula (Rocket)

0.13

0.73

0.52

1 oz Avocados

4.16

2.42

0.57

1 large Egg White

0.06

0.24

3.60

1 serving Macaroni & Cheese with Beef

8.00

30.00

14.00

240

1 serving Mezzetta Imported Greek Peperoncini Peppers

1.00

10 small Olives

3.83

1.84

0.31

1 tbsp Parmesan Cheese (Shredded)

1.37

0.17

1.89

1 cup cherry tomatoes Red Tomatoes

0.30

5.84

1.31

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Dinner

81.71

119.47

48.63

1501

3 cups Chicken Soup

5.71

21.47

10.63

181

4 servings Corn Tortilla Chips

16.00

88.00

8.00

520

10 servings Mexican Cheese Dip

60.00

10.00

30.00

800

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Snacks / Other

39.80

93.21

27.33

781

2 medium Carrots

0.29

11.69

1.13

3 stalks large Celery

0.32

5.52

1.28

1 serving Chocolate Crunch Bar

8.00

11.00

8.00

140

1 medium Granny Smith Apples

0.23

19.06

0.36

1 cup, chopped Kale

0.47

6.71

2.21

1 serving Oreos

6.00

24.00

1.00

150

3 tablespoons Peanut Butter

24.19

9.39

12.04

282

1 cup cherry tomatoes Red Tomatoes

0.30

5.84

1.31

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Even with the dinner tortilla chip debacle, I still think I had a deficit on the day. Not much, but a little (300-500 calories). Good proof that if you screw up one meal, it can have a huge impact on the day. It was good though....

Tomorrow is a cardio only day, then some work, and hopefully a nice dinner out with Kim somewhere in Chattanooga...

Shoulders, Cardio, & Needing a Chiropractor

2012-01-13T05:36:00.000-08:00

Thursday DJ and I trained shoulders. We've started doing dumbbell presses instead of hammer strength presses. After a few weeks my strength and confidence using the dumbbells has returned, mostly. A few weeks ago the weight we lifted was kinda low. This week the weight has started to creep back up. We did 3 sets of dumbbell presses, 3 sets of side lateral raises, 3 sets of front barbell raises, and 3 sets of shrugs. Cardio followed. I managed about 55 minutes of varied cardio. My feet keep going to sleep on me. Sucks...

Food was good again. Missed out on my juices all day, but did have a couple of salads.

2 eggs, 2 egg whites, a dash of cheese, and some facon!

Post lunch salad.

Dinner of a salad and 3 oz of grass fed beef.

date:

total calories: 1825

This is some of what I ate
This is exactly what I ate

Fat(g)	Carbs(g)	Prot(g)	KCals
112.90	115.83	109.25	1825

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Breakfast

13.61

4.48

21.19

234

2 large Egg White

0.11

0.48

7.19

2 servings Large Eggs

9.00

2.00

12.00

140

1 serving Veggie Breakfast Bacon Strips

4.50

2.00

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Lunch

17.59

44.98

22.17

400

1 serving Nutrisystem Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar

10.00

28.00

11.00

220

1 cup Arugula (Rocket)

0.13

0.73

0.52

1 cup Chicken Rice Soup

1.90

7.16

3.54

1 large Egg White

0.06

0.24

3.60

1 serving Mezzetta Imported Greek Peperoncini Peppers

1.00

10 small Olives

3.83

1.84

0.31

1 tbsp Parmesan Cheese (Shredded)

1.37

0.17

1.89

1 cup cherry tomatoes Red Tomatoes

0.30

5.84

1.31

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Dinner

20.33

12.59

25.80

327

2 1/2 cups Arugula (Rocket)

0.33

1.82

1.29

2 oz Avocados

8.31

4.84

1.13

1 10 small Green Olives

4.44

1.11

0.30

1 serving Organic Grass Fed Ground Beef (93% Lean / 7% Fat)

7.00

22.00

160

1 medium whole Red Tomatoes

0.25

4.82

1.08

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Snacks / Other

61.37

53.78

40.09

864

1 serving Chocolate Caramel Bar

5.00

24.00

8.00

160

1 serving Chocolate Crunch Bar

8.00

11.00

8.00

140

6 tablespoons Peanut Butter

48.37

18.78

24.09

564

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Sometime last night my back tightened up on me. Not sure if it was from the workout or from something else (like poor posture while working on the computer). Either way, I'm headed to the chiropractor this morning before training. Hope he'll get me straightened out...

Zane Hollingsworth

Weird

Cardio....

Back Hiking

Back at it With DJ

date: Today - 01/24/12Tomorrow - 01/25/12Yesterday - 01/23/121 week ago - 01/17/12Other...

total calories: 1589

Finishing Up the Week's Training

date: Today - 01/19/12Tomorrow - 01/20/12Yesterday - 01/18/121 week ago - 01/12/12Other...

total calories: 1721

date: Today - 01/19/12Tomorrow - 01/20/12Yesterday - 01/18/121 week ago - 01/12/12Other...

total calories: 1824

Chest & Cardio, Fast

date: Today - 01/18/12Tomorrow - 01/19/12Yesterday - 01/17/121 week ago - 01/11/12Other...

total calories: 1617

Arms All Alone

date: Today - 01/17/12Tomorrow - 01/18/12Yesterday - 01/16/121 week ago - 01/10/12Other...

total calories: 1274

Back Workout, Back Adjustments, & More Cardio

date: Today - 01/14/12Tomorrow - 01/15/12Yesterday - 01/13/121 week ago - 01/07/12Other...

total calories: 3070

Shoulders, Cardio, & Needing a Chiropractor

date: Today - 01/13/12Tomorrow - 01/14/12Yesterday - 01/12/121 week ago - 01/06/12Other...

total calories: 1825

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