Archives for "December, 2009"

Posted by Jim on 30th December 2009

Recipe: Enchilada Soup with Avocado

My wife Kim is a great resource when it comes to cooking (My idea is to pull out the AMEX and order.) She keeps it a goal to always have one huge pot of soup in the fridge. So here is one of my favorites.
Enchilada Soup with Avocado
Serves: 8
Prep Time: 55 minutes

1 tbsp olive oil
6 [...]

Posted by Jim on 30th December 2009

Nutrition Post #1

Since starting The Fitness Buddy the message has been eating smarter and exercise is the only lifetime way in loosing the weight and living fitter and healthier. I have been pretty cool on the fitness side of things creating The Fitness Buddy Free Weights program and having a number of others coming soon, but the [...]

Posted by Jim on 30th December 2009

Ironman Post #5 December 30, 2009

There are going to be some good days and then there are the bad days.
Yesterday was a bad day. It was a scheduled day off, but that was not the issue. The issue is what I ate. Just because it is a day off does not mean I can everything and anything. So I admit [...]

Posted by Jim on 30th December 2009

Quiz Answer 5 of 5

Ok the last quiz question was the following -
How much will you save over 40 years by going from obese to your ideal weight?
a. $10,000
b. $100,000
c, $1,000,000
The answer is c. $1,000,000. Just the savings on possible health costs alone this number is not too surprising. But looking into the first 4 questions and combining them [...]

Posted by Jim on 30th December 2009

Quiz Answer 1 of 5

Sorry as I was cleaning up my posts I don’t see an answer to question #1, so here is a reminder.
How much less do obese employees make in one year?
a. $700
b. $7,000
c. $17,000
The answer is b. $7,000. Not you can call it unfair, discrimination or whatever but being obese there is a very likely chance [...]

Posted by Jim on 30th December 2009

Quiz Question 3 of 5

OK here is question #3
How much do Americans spend on gastric bypass surgery every year?
a. $44 million
b. $440 million
c. $4.4 billion
The answer will be posted tomorrow.

Posted by Jim on 28th December 2009

Quiz Question 5 of 5

Well saving money is important to all of us so this last question should be an eye opener.
How much will you save over 40 years by going from an obese weight to your ideal weight?
a. $10,000
b. $100,000
c. $1,000,000
The question will be answered tomorrow.

Posted by Jim on 28th December 2009

Quiz Answer 4 of 5

How much do Americans spend o obesity related health issues every year?
a. $147 million
b. $1.47 billion
c. $147 billion
The answer is $147 billion.
Here is Chicago there is a radio station I listen too often called WGN. I like the broadcasters, plus in the summer it is the Cubs station. I noticed something lately about their commericials, [...]