Thursday the last travel day
Points:
-5 large sub and bag harvest cheddar sun chips
-10 A double cheese burger fries and a soda at Five Guys
Grand total: -15
Notes:
This was he last day of traveling it was pretty ugly but it was a hard day to diet when you have to grab what is available.
Friday back home:
Points:
+ 1 a fruit and whey protein smoothie for breakfast
+ 1 vitamin suppliment at work
+1 side of fruit at lunch
-2 25oz. Bud light at the outdoor amerks game
-1 cupcake at Ashley's party
Grand total: 0
Notes: this is alittle better then traveling but trying to get into the pluses and it's been days since my last vegitables apparently.
Saturday:
This was a big party day, pig roast all after noon and then had Chinese food for dinner followed by a party where I consumed a bunch of beers.
Grand total: lets call It -25 and move on with fine memories.
Notes: Sunday will be ok but this week will be the time when I really make an impact on my diet.
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
On The Third Day of Diet...
Points breakdown:
-2 Bacon at breakfast
-2 White Cheddar mash potatoes with dinner
-1 Light Lager at the chop house in DC
-1 Tall Hot Chocolate at Starbucks with whip cream
Grand Total For Today: -6
Notes:
I hade a nice breakfast of two scrambled eggs, 3 strips of bacon and breakfast potatoes. And a glass of orange juice. For lunch I only had a hot chocolate and mid afternoon I had more trail mix. At dinner I had tenderloin tips and mushrooms in a stout sauce with white cheddar mashed potatoes. And a light lager.
On a negative side I ate a bag of soft of healthy trail mix with 15 servings in it in 3 days which kills the point of the kind of healthy snack but I didn't eat a lot of meals so I might have equaled out more than it sounds.
-2 Bacon at breakfast
-2 White Cheddar mash potatoes with dinner
-1 Light Lager at the chop house in DC
-1 Tall Hot Chocolate at Starbucks with whip cream
Grand Total For Today: -6
Notes:
I hade a nice breakfast of two scrambled eggs, 3 strips of bacon and breakfast potatoes. And a glass of orange juice. For lunch I only had a hot chocolate and mid afternoon I had more trail mix. At dinner I had tenderloin tips and mushrooms in a stout sauce with white cheddar mashed potatoes. And a light lager.
On a negative side I ate a bag of soft of healthy trail mix with 15 servings in it in 3 days which kills the point of the kind of healthy snack but I didn't eat a lot of meals so I might have equaled out more than it sounds.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Day 2 on the Second Attempt
Simple updates this week while I travel
Points break down:
+1 banana mid morning
-1 Cheetos with lunch
-1 a craft wheat beer with dinner
-3 meatballs stuffed with cheese
+1 fresh cut fruit side with dinner
+5 simple lift with a half hour on the elliptical.
Grand Total Today: +2
Notes:
I had trail mix for breakfast and an orange juice. Lunch was a very dry turkey wrap and a bag of Cheetos. Dinner was a bee cheese stuffed meatballs and a avocado shrimp wrap which was good. Never had that before.
Points break down:
+1 banana mid morning
-1 Cheetos with lunch
-1 a craft wheat beer with dinner
-3 meatballs stuffed with cheese
+1 fresh cut fruit side with dinner
+5 simple lift with a half hour on the elliptical.
Grand Total Today: +2
Notes:
I had trail mix for breakfast and an orange juice. Lunch was a very dry turkey wrap and a bag of Cheetos. Dinner was a bee cheese stuffed meatballs and a avocado shrimp wrap which was good. Never had that before.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Back Again on a Diet
After a year I have regressed into my old habits. Snacking, fast food, pasta dinners and a soda almost everyday.
My weight is back up to roughly 176 still below the 181 I started at last time I tried my diet but not the below 170 range I hope to maintain so here is day one which I am actually traveling in DC so the first couple days might be a little rough.
Points break down:
-1 A Stella Artois with dinner
-2 fried Mac and cheese appetizer at dinner
-1 French fries at dinner
-1 the last of a cookies and cream Hershey bar at breakfast
- 1 cheesy check mix for lunch at the airport
Today's grand total: -6 Points
Notes:
I had two cups of fruit in the bottom Greek yogurt for breakfast and a chipotle turkey club for dinner. I also had a bottle of mitts apple juice at the airport. Not sure if that is worth a plus one but it's better than a soda so it's not negative.
My weight is back up to roughly 176 still below the 181 I started at last time I tried my diet but not the below 170 range I hope to maintain so here is day one which I am actually traveling in DC so the first couple days might be a little rough.
Points break down:
-1 A Stella Artois with dinner
-2 fried Mac and cheese appetizer at dinner
-1 French fries at dinner
-1 the last of a cookies and cream Hershey bar at breakfast
- 1 cheesy check mix for lunch at the airport
Today's grand total: -6 Points
Notes:
I had two cups of fruit in the bottom Greek yogurt for breakfast and a chipotle turkey club for dinner. I also had a bottle of mitts apple juice at the airport. Not sure if that is worth a plus one but it's better than a soda so it's not negative.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Launching Products on the Internet
How to launch a profitable internet product in 3 hours
This article was written two months after the launch of keynotopia, Keynotopia is a software template system that allows you to build and test app prototypes to test with out having to write code for them. in there own words its:
This article was written two months after the launch of keynotopia, Keynotopia is a software template system that allows you to build and test app prototypes to test with out having to write code for them. in there own words its:
Keynotopia is the largest collection of user interface design templates that enable you to prototype and test your app ideas in 30 minutes or less using Apple Keynote, Microsoft PowerPoint, or OpenOffice Impress.
The idea for the app was based a very successful blog post that had produced 10,000 fews in a very short amount of time 10,000 pageviews in 3 weeks. In the first 60 days the application was bought by 1,491 people. The first customer bought it with in 10 minutes of the site going live. A few of the things that the inventor learned along the way were.
- Some times you can sell the by product of your work,
- Start trying to build a customer base before a product launches
- Focus on the benefits of a product not the features
- Give away something that has value and keep your customers committed to your site
- Never stop testing
- Don't be afraid to charge for your product
Monday, February 4, 2013
From Liquor Store Owners to Internet Moguls
WinesTilSoldOut.com
Two friends owned a liquor store and had little ambition about being anything more then simple shop keepers after their efforts to launch a big book arts and craft store failed. that is until one of their sons showed them a website called woot.com. Woot was one of the first flash sites ever created they sold electronics at a discount until the inventory was sold out then the site shut down. this gave the duo the idea that they two could start a website selling product.
The first products they started selling was a lot of Australian wine that they had bought at a great deal. They continuely tested there website until they found a formula that worked for them. They tested how many bottles to sell at once, the shipping policy and the copy on the site. Slowly but steadily they started learning from their mistakes and began to gain traction in the marketplace. When they finally got the mix right they were able to grow the company into one of the top online retailers with over $50 million in revenue.
Check Out Their Site Here
Two friends owned a liquor store and had little ambition about being anything more then simple shop keepers after their efforts to launch a big book arts and craft store failed. that is until one of their sons showed them a website called woot.com. Woot was one of the first flash sites ever created they sold electronics at a discount until the inventory was sold out then the site shut down. this gave the duo the idea that they two could start a website selling product.
The first products they started selling was a lot of Australian wine that they had bought at a great deal. They continuely tested there website until they found a formula that worked for them. They tested how many bottles to sell at once, the shipping policy and the copy on the site. Slowly but steadily they started learning from their mistakes and began to gain traction in the marketplace. When they finally got the mix right they were able to grow the company into one of the top online retailers with over $50 million in revenue.
Check Out Their Site Here
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Tips for B2B Business Start-Ups
I have been on a real Inc. magazine kick lately. They have a lot of great articles. This article focuses on a start-up called PlanGrid. The company's product is an IPad app for the construction industry. The app has been out less then a year yet it is already profitable. they built a system that allowed builders to place blue prints on the cloud and share any updates with anyone that has the plans when updates happen. Preventing contractors from working off old plans. .
Read it Here: PlanGrid
The founder of the company has 3 points for building a company that helped him the most.
It is important to understand the market that you are entering, its hard to make money in an industry you have never worked in. If the founder of this company didn't know how the different contractors worked off of plans or that people working off different plans was the root of most problems, they wouldn't have been able to build a product that filled a need. Research your market thoroughly before entering it and know what customers are doing currently and whats a constant struggle. Similar idea to the Lamp Post Group from one of my previous posts.
While you should become an expert in your field before starting a business or entering your company into a new niche. You most also not be afraid of a market. Just because a market might not be preforming well currently, which is the case in the new construction industry. Doesn't mean that there isn't an opportunity to work with those companies. There will always be companies looking to try new things and open to ways of improving their operations. Don't write off an industry because it isn't hot right now.
Incubators, every city seems to have at least one, PlanGrid found its way into one of the most prestigious ones in the Y Combinator. There suggestion was that an incubator can help the process of starting a business along. It is easier to build a team with the help of experts in an incubator then it will be trying to select your own team through trial and error. You can also use an incubators application process as a tipping point indicator if you should take the plunge and start the company or if you need more work before starting. if you get into an incubator make a full time commitment to the start-up if not continue to work on the start-up or go back to the drawing board.
Read it Here: PlanGrid
The founder of the company has 3 points for building a company that helped him the most.
- Expertise in your industry
- Don't be a Afraid of the Market.
- Join an Incubator if Possible.
It is important to understand the market that you are entering, its hard to make money in an industry you have never worked in. If the founder of this company didn't know how the different contractors worked off of plans or that people working off different plans was the root of most problems, they wouldn't have been able to build a product that filled a need. Research your market thoroughly before entering it and know what customers are doing currently and whats a constant struggle. Similar idea to the Lamp Post Group from one of my previous posts.
While you should become an expert in your field before starting a business or entering your company into a new niche. You most also not be afraid of a market. Just because a market might not be preforming well currently, which is the case in the new construction industry. Doesn't mean that there isn't an opportunity to work with those companies. There will always be companies looking to try new things and open to ways of improving their operations. Don't write off an industry because it isn't hot right now.
Incubators, every city seems to have at least one, PlanGrid found its way into one of the most prestigious ones in the Y Combinator. There suggestion was that an incubator can help the process of starting a business along. It is easier to build a team with the help of experts in an incubator then it will be trying to select your own team through trial and error. You can also use an incubators application process as a tipping point indicator if you should take the plunge and start the company or if you need more work before starting. if you get into an incubator make a full time commitment to the start-up if not continue to work on the start-up or go back to the drawing board.
It's like 'let's apply and if we get in, we'll jump in full blast,' rather than 'let's quit everything right now and hope that we can get basic funding.'"
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