An offshoot of Dad's Vegetable Explosion

So tonight, I needed to make dinner. like every night. But tonight was different. Tonight, I cooked a real meal from scratch. I cut, chopped, carmelized and cooked the following:

1/2 orange pepper
1/2 yellow zuchinni
1/2 green zuch
1 chicken breast
1/2 onion
Dash of Dill, Thyme, garlic pepper and Pepper
Half a bag of shredded Mozz Cheese

Cook Onions first til elastic in pan over low medium heat, add chicken and spices, cook til chicken's white, then add veggies, cover pan. 5-10 minutes on medium heat, then top with mozz cheese. Enjoy.

While a valiant attempt at trying to make something delicious out of a bunch of ingredients, i think i went too heavy on the veggies, and a mite bit much Dill, which is a strong spice and needs to be used in the right amount. Also, a bit more cheese on top to make it all come together would be recommended.

The veggies were all from the public market, chicken from wegman's, and spices from my roommates (dried. I want to start using fresh spices soon, again, from the public market.)

A proper piece of the plan

For this goal, I will be starting out with a plan that a friend, Matt, typed up for me awhile ago. What he came up with was an everyday plan that incorporated one thing that really helps me, and that's compound exercises (pushups, pullups, dips, bench press, squats, etc). The following is what I will be starting out with.

For weight sessions, you'll be doing 4 compound exercises and 2 isos. Compound exercises require a lot of different muscle groups, whereas isos are more focused, thus isolation = isos. And always end each workout session with a cool-down light jog and a long stretch session.

Monday

Jog a 1/2 mile, warm-up, stretch
Bench-press variation
Squat variation
Deadlift variation
Pull-up variation
Isos (arms = bicep/tricep, shoulders = deltoids/lats/traps, legs = ham/glute/quad)
Abs

Tuesday

Nice easy run, shoot for 3 miles or 30 minutes whichever comes first, or go swim for 30 minutes or bike for 30 minutes.

Wednesday

Jog a 1/2 mile, warm-up, stretch
100 burpees (kind of like a squat thrust with a push-up and jump)
100 jump ropes

Thursday

Repeat Tuesday

Friday

Repeat Monday

Saturday

Drink beer, play Halo

Sunday

Repeat Tuesday

Overall Goals

An actual blog dedicated towards my health, which consists of two chief areas for me: Food and Exercise.

I want to develop good cooking habits in which i'll be able to make healthy, yet delicious meals with fresh produce from the local farmer's market.

I want to develop a good exercise routine in which I do every day. Part of that goal is to gain some muscle mass to increase my weight from between 170-180 up to 200-210lbs.

These are the two broad goals i want to start working towards and incorporating into my life. Expansion, Short term goals and Long term goals are forthcoming.

My Health

To be written down are goals towards my health, my ideal body weight, how to get there, etc.

This is the start.