day eight

Well the beginning of the second week of food blogging.  So today was typical in the sense that breakfast was the same as every week day and lunch was just ok, so will need to spice it up a bit for the rest of the week.  I went to the gym after work and did cardio.  I did 5 min on the stair climber (set the timer for 15 min) and had to stop and move to another machine as that stair climber was killing me.  I was sweating like a fat man in a sauna.  Sorry couldn't help that one ;).  I moved to the treadmill for 20 min at an accelerated pace with hills.  During the work week I feel that I can only do about 45 min total at the gym which includes warm up and after work out stretching.  I still need to get home and eat at a normal time.  I go to bed @10pm so that doesn't leave a lot of time to do stuff.  I got to stay focused on the prize.  Alright here's food for Monday Jan 30th:

Breakfast: egg/thin bun/roast beef/avocado/tomato/mustard/banana and 20 oz of cold water

Snack: Greek yogurt/almonds

Lunch: Chicken wrap with roasted brussel sprouts/asparagus/ketchup

No afternoon snack

Dinner: Spaghetti  home made sauce with veggie meat and wheat pasta and a salmon patty from Trader Joe's.  The amount of spaghetti was about what you could hold in your hands cupped together (no I didn't measure it that way.  It's just a guesstimate.  I didn't go back for seconds as I was satisfied with the first go around.  I also had an after work out drink called Refuel.  Two servings in a container so only drank half of it.  It's 180 cal plus protein and other stuff that's supposed to be good for you after a workout.

So Tuesday is my other get together with friends where it's a minefield for those of us trying to be good and not eat all nite.  I think I will try to take a couple heads of romaine lettuce to make salad.  That way there is something other than just eating pizza or chili or something similar which is probably what will be available for dinner.  I also picked up some mini peppers so will try to incorporate those into my lunch wrap.  That might spruce up the wrap a bit.  Alright stay tuned and come back Weds to see how Tues went.