Here we go again:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich, banana, and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds.
Lunch: Remembered the soup today. Organic Split Pea Soup from Trader Joe's. Quite excellent and delicious. Here's the break down from the back of the can: Serving per can 1.5, calories for the whole can 150, 0 fat, sodium 570, carbs 19, fiber 3, sugars 4, protein 7. Those numbers are for a serving so other than the calories add half again to see total for the whole can. I also supplemented it with some broccoli and cauliflower.
Snack: Apple w/peanut butter.
Dinner: Salad with quinoa, asparagus, cottage cheese, tomato, and 7 thin slices of deli roast beef. I also added salsa for dressing.
I went to the gym tonight and did 20min rowing, 12min on the recumbent with sprints, and 8min on the treadmill, for a total of 40 minutes of cardio.
Here's another trick I'm using to keep me motivated to go to the gym. I have a calendar posted to the wall of my bedroom. On the calendar I will write "gym" or "bike ride 50 min" whenever I do a workout. I can at a glance see if I've been good or if I'm slacking off. It's not a punishment if I don't work out but this way I can see what I've done for the month and how often I actually did something other than nothing. It's an encouraging visual that keeps me going.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Day Thirty-four
Just the bare bones for this one:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with banana and 20 oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds.
Lunch: Forgot the can of soup I'd planned on. So ended up having a big bowl of veggies. Cauliflower, broccoli, and red pepper. Zapped in the microwave and sliced up 5-6 slices of ham.
Snack: Apple
Dinner: It's my Tues night with friends for DnD. So for dinner they had made a veggie stir fry with chunks of some type of meat and rice with pieces of chicken and chinese sausage. I had a small portion of rice and filled my bowl with veggie. Had some chips and then they brought out the dessert. Had a piece of cake and it was yummy. I felt that I didn't over eat so came through fine.
I believe I also had at least one cookie but may have had two. Not sure as I'm writing this a day after the meals I'm writing about.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with banana and 20 oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds.
Lunch: Forgot the can of soup I'd planned on. So ended up having a big bowl of veggies. Cauliflower, broccoli, and red pepper. Zapped in the microwave and sliced up 5-6 slices of ham.
Snack: Apple
Dinner: It's my Tues night with friends for DnD. So for dinner they had made a veggie stir fry with chunks of some type of meat and rice with pieces of chicken and chinese sausage. I had a small portion of rice and filled my bowl with veggie. Had some chips and then they brought out the dessert. Had a piece of cake and it was yummy. I felt that I didn't over eat so came through fine.
I believe I also had at least one cookie but may have had two. Not sure as I'm writing this a day after the meals I'm writing about.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Day Thirty-three
I love cookies!! There I said it. On Friday at the work sandwich potluck there were cookies and I ate some. Today there were still cookies, but different ones and I ate those too! Do I feel bad? NO, I don't. Will I eat cookies again? YES, I will. Do I feel bad? NO.
Ok got that out of my system.....cookies...it's funny what we crave at times. I was driving past a Hawaiian BBQ place earlier on the way home from the gym and thought to myself, "man that would taste good right now". In actuality I have no real desire to eat there but it still sounded good at the time. I don't usually give in to those types of cravings but I have to watch out for the stealth cravings. They can sneak up on you when you least..cookies..expect them. All right here's the story for today:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds and a cookie.
Lunch: Today I tried something different. Instead of a green salad with a bunch of other veggies I went for soup. It was Organic Black Bean Soup from Trader Joe's that I really like and here's the side of the can: 130 cal per serving and there is about 1 1/2 servings per can, 10 cal fat, 480 sodium, 25 carbs, 5 fiber, 6 sugar, and 6 protein. I ate the entire can and added some broccoli and asparagus. I also had 3-4 slices of deli ham. Oh yea..a cookie.
Snack: Forgot my apple again (going to have to work on that) so instead had some more ham and then some turkey. Oh and I didn't have a cookie. I could have but forced myself to look away.
Dinner: For dinner I had a salad with lots of stuff. I had some asparagus and then added 4 felafel's, quinoa, cauliflower, and salsa. A small handful of sesame sticks as an appetizer.
I went to the gym after work and did 40 minutes on cardio machines. On Saturday L and I talked about cardio. She said that you need to go for at least 40 min because the first 20 just gets you going. It's the next 20 where the work pays off. So I decided to give it a try. I did 24 min on the recumbent with the hill program. The hill program has you do a pyramid in the middle of the time and I would do each "hill" as a sprint and then cool down in between each "hill". I then moved to the rowing machine and rowed for 10 min. After the rowing I went to the treadmill and did 6 min on a small incline and a speed of 3 which is a very fast walk. It was a good work out and one I will try to duplicate for a couple of weeks. I will probably change each time period to a different machine. Weds workout will probably be 20 min row, 12 min bike and 8 min treadmill. Come back and check if you're interested.
Ok got that out of my system.....cookies...it's funny what we crave at times. I was driving past a Hawaiian BBQ place earlier on the way home from the gym and thought to myself, "man that would taste good right now". In actuality I have no real desire to eat there but it still sounded good at the time. I don't usually give in to those types of cravings but I have to watch out for the stealth cravings. They can sneak up on you when you least..cookies..expect them. All right here's the story for today:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds and a cookie.
Lunch: Today I tried something different. Instead of a green salad with a bunch of other veggies I went for soup. It was Organic Black Bean Soup from Trader Joe's that I really like and here's the side of the can: 130 cal per serving and there is about 1 1/2 servings per can, 10 cal fat, 480 sodium, 25 carbs, 5 fiber, 6 sugar, and 6 protein. I ate the entire can and added some broccoli and asparagus. I also had 3-4 slices of deli ham. Oh yea..a cookie.
Snack: Forgot my apple again (going to have to work on that) so instead had some more ham and then some turkey. Oh and I didn't have a cookie. I could have but forced myself to look away.
Dinner: For dinner I had a salad with lots of stuff. I had some asparagus and then added 4 felafel's, quinoa, cauliflower, and salsa. A small handful of sesame sticks as an appetizer.
I went to the gym after work and did 40 minutes on cardio machines. On Saturday L and I talked about cardio. She said that you need to go for at least 40 min because the first 20 just gets you going. It's the next 20 where the work pays off. So I decided to give it a try. I did 24 min on the recumbent with the hill program. The hill program has you do a pyramid in the middle of the time and I would do each "hill" as a sprint and then cool down in between each "hill". I then moved to the rowing machine and rowed for 10 min. After the rowing I went to the treadmill and did 6 min on a small incline and a speed of 3 which is a very fast walk. It was a good work out and one I will try to duplicate for a couple of weeks. I will probably change each time period to a different machine. Weds workout will probably be 20 min row, 12 min bike and 8 min treadmill. Come back and check if you're interested.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Day Thirty-two
Here's the story:
Breakfast: Oatmeal w/cottage cheese and tbsp of honey. 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Small handful of sesame sticks.
Lunch: Salad w/cauliflower, tomato, cucumber, quinoa, felafel's (4), and flax seeds. Put some salsa on as dressing. Then had a skinny bun with some turkey and lemon curd.
Snack: Small handful of sesame sticks.
Dinner: Tried something from Trader Joe's and I am going to include Nutrition facts (always read the back panel). I had Wonton Soup (luv the stuff) and I added more wontons also from Trader Joe's. Here's the break down of the soup: 220 calories (30 fat), sodium 1060, carbs 35, fiber 3, sugars 6, and protein 11. Overall not to bad other than the sodium and I don't add salt to anything other than eggs so not too concerned. Not bad tasting and might get it again but not something I'd eat on a regular basis. I also had a chocolate bar and a small handful of sesame sticks.
Today for exercise I went for another bike ride. Quite fun as it started to snow about 2/3 the way home and so I had a snow covering on my front by the time I got home. It was a bit cold but I survived. It was a 50 min ride. I also scoped out a possible new ride that I will explore later in the year once the sun comes out and heats up the world. In reality if I'd known that the snow was going to really happen I'd never have gone for that ride. I'm glad I did though.
Breakfast: Oatmeal w/cottage cheese and tbsp of honey. 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Small handful of sesame sticks.
Lunch: Salad w/cauliflower, tomato, cucumber, quinoa, felafel's (4), and flax seeds. Put some salsa on as dressing. Then had a skinny bun with some turkey and lemon curd.
Snack: Small handful of sesame sticks.
Dinner: Tried something from Trader Joe's and I am going to include Nutrition facts (always read the back panel). I had Wonton Soup (luv the stuff) and I added more wontons also from Trader Joe's. Here's the break down of the soup: 220 calories (30 fat), sodium 1060, carbs 35, fiber 3, sugars 6, and protein 11. Overall not to bad other than the sodium and I don't add salt to anything other than eggs so not too concerned. Not bad tasting and might get it again but not something I'd eat on a regular basis. I also had a chocolate bar and a small handful of sesame sticks.
Today for exercise I went for another bike ride. Quite fun as it started to snow about 2/3 the way home and so I had a snow covering on my front by the time I got home. It was a bit cold but I survived. It was a 50 min ride. I also scoped out a possible new ride that I will explore later in the year once the sun comes out and heats up the world. In reality if I'd known that the snow was going to really happen I'd never have gone for that ride. I'm glad I did though.
Day Thirty-two
Better late than never. Here's the Saturday report. First off, it's weigh in day and again still haven't broken the 250 barrier. Came in at 252. Bummed out a bit but moving on. It's also that time again to meet with L and it's the last one in this series of sessions. I have decided to continue for now and see if we can make magic happen. Ha, I think that's up to me but I need a little help to get there. L has provided that help and I welcome her continued participation in Project AL. Here's the food story for the day:
Breakfast: Oatmeal with cottage cheese (two spoonfuls) and a tblsp of honey. 20oz of cold water.
Lunch: Was going to have Subway foot long w/roast beef and because the foot long is only $5 I would take the meat and put it all on half of the sandwich. If you get double meat it costs more than the foot long when they're $5. The place was packed (duh) so skipped that and came home and had a salad. Probably better for me anyway. It was a big salad though with lots of stuff including a salmon patty and quinoa. I added the roasted cauliflower and asparagus and yam. Cottage cheese and salsa rounded it out.
Snack: Wasn't planning on a snack as I had plans to attend a birthday party for a couple of my co-workers. I stopped by my Sat nite DnD group to hang out before meeting up with the B'day party and ended up snacking there. I had enough donut holes to equal one and a half donuts and a small handful of chips.
Dinner: Went to a Mexican restaurant and did a fairly good job of restraint. Considering it was a party, food and drink were flowing, I feel rather proud of how I did. As you know at a Mexican restaurant they always bring out the chips and salsa. I did have some but feel I ended up on the positive side in the balance game. I ordered from the single combo list and actually was very happy. I got a chili releno and it came with just the chili and beans and rice. I got corn tortillas and it had guacamole. I did have a big marquita but drank water the rest of the night. I did have some more chips but still kept it under control, at least I think I did. One of my co-workers did offer me some of her quesedilla and I had 1/6 (that was how it was cut). I certainly ate way less than I would have if it would have been a normal Saturday night.
All in all not bad for the situation I was in.
Breakfast: Oatmeal with cottage cheese (two spoonfuls) and a tblsp of honey. 20oz of cold water.
Lunch: Was going to have Subway foot long w/roast beef and because the foot long is only $5 I would take the meat and put it all on half of the sandwich. If you get double meat it costs more than the foot long when they're $5. The place was packed (duh) so skipped that and came home and had a salad. Probably better for me anyway. It was a big salad though with lots of stuff including a salmon patty and quinoa. I added the roasted cauliflower and asparagus and yam. Cottage cheese and salsa rounded it out.
Snack: Wasn't planning on a snack as I had plans to attend a birthday party for a couple of my co-workers. I stopped by my Sat nite DnD group to hang out before meeting up with the B'day party and ended up snacking there. I had enough donut holes to equal one and a half donuts and a small handful of chips.
Dinner: Went to a Mexican restaurant and did a fairly good job of restraint. Considering it was a party, food and drink were flowing, I feel rather proud of how I did. As you know at a Mexican restaurant they always bring out the chips and salsa. I did have some but feel I ended up on the positive side in the balance game. I ordered from the single combo list and actually was very happy. I got a chili releno and it came with just the chili and beans and rice. I got corn tortillas and it had guacamole. I did have a big marquita but drank water the rest of the night. I did have some more chips but still kept it under control, at least I think I did. One of my co-workers did offer me some of her quesedilla and I had 1/6 (that was how it was cut). I certainly ate way less than I would have if it would have been a normal Saturday night.
All in all not bad for the situation I was in.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Day Thirty-one
So here's the report. It ain't pretty but it isn't surprising either.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich, banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Small roll with turkey, avocado, slice of swiss cheese, and cucumber. a 1"x1" piece of brownie.
Lunch: Sandwich potluck. Roast beef sandwich with slice of swiss cheese, some cheddar, sprouts, cucumber. Handful of Sunchips, piece of cake and a 1"x2" piece of brownie.
Dinner: Went out to eat and had a Schnitzel burger with fries. The burger was a piece of pork flattened and made with a crispy coating. I ate half of the burger with the bun and then removed the rest of the burger and ate it without the bun. Small consideration as I ate all of the fries. I also had a few drinks. A beer followed by a Capn' Morgans double with coke ( my first soda in three weeks), a B-52 and a Kamikaze, and finally a B-52 and coffee with whipped cream. Later in the evening I had a piece of pizza (just one )that was a meat lovers style.
There we go, no apologies just the facts of eating in the real world. I thought I'd have more of an issue at lunch since I love sandwiches. Surprisingly enough the one sandwich was satisfying to me. Normally I'd have had two sandwiches I'm sure. So small victory, as I still went for it with the baked goods. No matter how you want things to be, life always throws you a curve or a challenge. Challenge accepted!!
Breakfast: Egg sandwich, banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Small roll with turkey, avocado, slice of swiss cheese, and cucumber. a 1"x1" piece of brownie.
Lunch: Sandwich potluck. Roast beef sandwich with slice of swiss cheese, some cheddar, sprouts, cucumber. Handful of Sunchips, piece of cake and a 1"x2" piece of brownie.
Dinner: Went out to eat and had a Schnitzel burger with fries. The burger was a piece of pork flattened and made with a crispy coating. I ate half of the burger with the bun and then removed the rest of the burger and ate it without the bun. Small consideration as I ate all of the fries. I also had a few drinks. A beer followed by a Capn' Morgans double with coke ( my first soda in three weeks), a B-52 and a Kamikaze, and finally a B-52 and coffee with whipped cream. Later in the evening I had a piece of pizza (just one )that was a meat lovers style.
There we go, no apologies just the facts of eating in the real world. I thought I'd have more of an issue at lunch since I love sandwiches. Surprisingly enough the one sandwich was satisfying to me. Normally I'd have had two sandwiches I'm sure. So small victory, as I still went for it with the baked goods. No matter how you want things to be, life always throws you a curve or a challenge. Challenge accepted!!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Day Thirty
Alright!! 30 days of food blogging and working out. Only 336 to go. That doesn't seem too far fetched. Absolutely achievable. In those 30 days I lost at least 10 pounds. My clothes fit much better than they did on day one. I feel good and encouraged to keep it up. I'm getting good information to help me continue losing weight and gaining confidence in my appearance.
Here's the story for today:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich, turkey, tomato, avocado, and thin bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds.
Lunch: Green salad with fancy lettuce and tomato. Also quinoa, roasted cauliflower, Mahi Mahi, yam, and salsa for dressing.
Snack: Apple
Dinner: Large green salad with fancy lettuce, salmon patty, cottage cheese, roasted cauliflower, asparagus, broccoli, and mango-peach salsa.
Had a good work out tonite after work. I did 20 minutes on the treadmill at an elevated pace and 12 minutes on the recumbent bike. The recumbent bike ride was a hill program in which the hills are ridden at an elevated pace for 30 sec and a slow pace for 30 seconds. That goes for about 8 minutes of the 12 minute total.
Tomorrow should be interesting. There is a sandwich potluck at work that I'm looking forward to. I will attempt to curb my love of sandwiches and be realistic in my approach. Especially since I will be joining a friend for dinner at a restaurant. I get to pick up the bill. I lost a Superbowl bet and dinner was the payoff.
Saturday should also be interesting. I'm attending a birthday party for a couple of my co-workers. There promises to be dining, drinking and dancing. Heck they might even get me to dance.
Here's the story for today:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich, turkey, tomato, avocado, and thin bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds.
Lunch: Green salad with fancy lettuce and tomato. Also quinoa, roasted cauliflower, Mahi Mahi, yam, and salsa for dressing.
Snack: Apple
Dinner: Large green salad with fancy lettuce, salmon patty, cottage cheese, roasted cauliflower, asparagus, broccoli, and mango-peach salsa.
Had a good work out tonite after work. I did 20 minutes on the treadmill at an elevated pace and 12 minutes on the recumbent bike. The recumbent bike ride was a hill program in which the hills are ridden at an elevated pace for 30 sec and a slow pace for 30 seconds. That goes for about 8 minutes of the 12 minute total.
Tomorrow should be interesting. There is a sandwich potluck at work that I'm looking forward to. I will attempt to curb my love of sandwiches and be realistic in my approach. Especially since I will be joining a friend for dinner at a restaurant. I get to pick up the bill. I lost a Superbowl bet and dinner was the payoff.
Saturday should also be interesting. I'm attending a birthday party for a couple of my co-workers. There promises to be dining, drinking and dancing. Heck they might even get me to dance.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Day Twenty-nine
Not much to say today so here's the story and maybe some comments at the end:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds.
Lunch: Two low carb tortilla's with Mahi Mahi, avocado, roasted cauliflower, yam, tomato, fancy lettuce I can't pronounce, and quinoa. Very good lunch.
Snack: Apple w/peanut butter.
Dinner: Greek yogurt, roasted broccoli and asparagus, quinoa and a glass of orange juice and 5.5oz of low sodium V-8. Also a package of spicy seaweed from Trader Joe's.
When I got home from the gym and went to make dinner I couldn't think of anything so went for rooting around in the refrigerator. So a mish-mash but actually not bad. Tomorrow nite should be a bit more traditional in choice.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds.
Lunch: Two low carb tortilla's with Mahi Mahi, avocado, roasted cauliflower, yam, tomato, fancy lettuce I can't pronounce, and quinoa. Very good lunch.
Snack: Apple w/peanut butter.
Dinner: Greek yogurt, roasted broccoli and asparagus, quinoa and a glass of orange juice and 5.5oz of low sodium V-8. Also a package of spicy seaweed from Trader Joe's.
When I got home from the gym and went to make dinner I couldn't think of anything so went for rooting around in the refrigerator. So a mish-mash but actually not bad. Tomorrow nite should be a bit more traditional in choice.
Day Twenty-eight
Just a list today:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with smoked turkey, avocado, and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds.
Lunch: Two low carb wraps w/roasted cauliflower, tomato, yam, avocado, and quinoa. Very good and filling.
Snack: Apple
Dinner: Tofu/spicy sausage mixed with veggies and rice. Piece of coffee cake.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with smoked turkey, avocado, and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds.
Lunch: Two low carb wraps w/roasted cauliflower, tomato, yam, avocado, and quinoa. Very good and filling.
Snack: Apple
Dinner: Tofu/spicy sausage mixed with veggies and rice. Piece of coffee cake.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Day Twenty-seven
Had the day off so the eating schedule was a bit off. I planned on going to the gym and getting in a full workout. Best laid plans and all, I ended up going to the chiropractor. I had a stiff neck from the Sat work out and decided that I should take care of that now instead of later. The chiro felt I should take a day off. I ended up going for the first bike ride of the year and it was fun but a bit chilly. Went for 40 minutes. I can't wait for the weather to get better. I'm really a fair weather rider, won't ride in bad weather. So today was a good day overall. I seem to be having those a lot lately, which is a good thing. Here's the story:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich. No avocado or tomato, just thin bun and egg and smoked turkey. Also no banana. Hadn't gone to the store yet but still got in the 20oz of cold water.
Lunch: After the bike ride I had lunch. Chicken burger on rye bread with tomato, avocado. Sweet potato fries (from Trader Joes) and pop chips (finished off the bag).
Snack: Had nibbles of stuff as I prepared lunch fixings for the week. This week will be Mahi Mahi chunks with cauliflower, tomato, a green veggie mix. So had to try the Mahi Mahi and then the cauliflower (roasted in oven). Also my new thing, yams. Roasted in the oven on a cookie sheet sliced thin. Yum! Not much just a cauliflower chunk here and a yam slice there.
Dinner: I had made more quinoa and this time I tossed in a can of black beans. So I had two low carb tortillas filled with avocado, quinoa w/beans and two each felafel's. Quite good and encouraging for lunches this week.
Tomorrow is the game day at friends right after work. I am going to have a snack in the afternoon at work so hope that will help stunt my appetite for the evening meal. We'll see but I also have faith that I can once again just eat a normal size meal and not go overboard.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich. No avocado or tomato, just thin bun and egg and smoked turkey. Also no banana. Hadn't gone to the store yet but still got in the 20oz of cold water.
Lunch: After the bike ride I had lunch. Chicken burger on rye bread with tomato, avocado. Sweet potato fries (from Trader Joes) and pop chips (finished off the bag).
Snack: Had nibbles of stuff as I prepared lunch fixings for the week. This week will be Mahi Mahi chunks with cauliflower, tomato, a green veggie mix. So had to try the Mahi Mahi and then the cauliflower (roasted in oven). Also my new thing, yams. Roasted in the oven on a cookie sheet sliced thin. Yum! Not much just a cauliflower chunk here and a yam slice there.
Dinner: I had made more quinoa and this time I tossed in a can of black beans. So I had two low carb tortillas filled with avocado, quinoa w/beans and two each felafel's. Quite good and encouraging for lunches this week.
Tomorrow is the game day at friends right after work. I am going to have a snack in the afternoon at work so hope that will help stunt my appetite for the evening meal. We'll see but I also have faith that I can once again just eat a normal size meal and not go overboard.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Day Twenty-seven
So the day after Saturday (see Saturday to get my meaning here) can be tough depending on how bad dinner was the night before. I almost dread waking up but so far haven't really regretted the Sat night feasting. Ya I know, sounds a bit over the top but some times you have to tell the honest truth. It's the only way to see the real you. Today I went for a walk that lasted an hour and in the first 10 -20 minutes I did a total of 60 push-ups. Not full on push-ups but some off the back of a park bench and some using the seat of a picnic table. The benches allowed an angle of 45 degrees and 30 degrees. So they still were hard just not super hard. That's for now my normal Sunday workout. No snack today as I ended up having basically four meals. And here they are:
Breakfast: Oatmeal w/tbsp of honey and 20oz of water.
Lunch: Egg fratata with tomato, broccoli, and quinoa topped with carrot chips.
Elevenses: Veggie burger w/thin bun and almond butter and turkey lunch meat. Chopped up banana and apple w/mango-peach salsa, and pop chips.
Dinner: 100 cal bag of popcorn and a Greek strawberry yogurt. A piece of fancy candy, chocolate covered fig. Actually quite delish.
So tomorrow is Monday and I'm off the whole day. I figured I'd head to the gym in the morning and get in a long workout instead of the normal one I'd do if I was going after work.
Breakfast: Oatmeal w/tbsp of honey and 20oz of water.
Lunch: Egg fratata with tomato, broccoli, and quinoa topped with carrot chips.
Elevenses: Veggie burger w/thin bun and almond butter and turkey lunch meat. Chopped up banana and apple w/mango-peach salsa, and pop chips.
Dinner: 100 cal bag of popcorn and a Greek strawberry yogurt. A piece of fancy candy, chocolate covered fig. Actually quite delish.
So tomorrow is Monday and I'm off the whole day. I figured I'd head to the gym in the morning and get in a long workout instead of the normal one I'd do if I was going after work.
Day Twenty-six
It's Saturday and I did my weigh-in. It was a favorable number, just not what I was hoping. 250lbs but was hoping for under 250. Still can't complain as it could have been worse I could have gained weight. The interesting thing is that this time I remembered to weigh myself before breakfast. Last week when I had gained the three pounds from the week before I weighed myself after breakfast. So this week as an experiment I weighed myself after breakfast and guess what, I weighed three pounds more than the earlier weigh in. So I stressed out about those three pounds for pretty much no reason. Actually quite typical I would imagine in the overall scheme of things. Ha. Alright here's the story for Saturday:
Breakfast: Oatmeal w/tbsp of honey and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: no snack just my Saturday meeting with L. One hour of someone telling me what to do and how to do it. I always leave the gym happy and excited to get my day moving. L always has a way of getting me to think about not just eating and working out but what's involved. I always will look forward to the Sat workout.
Lunch: After the workout I went for a chicken thigh sandwich on rye bread with tomato, avocado and a small spinach salad. It had some tomato and quinoa. Excellent lunch. I also had some carrot chips (instead of the pop chips in my pantry)
Dinner: Sigh....ok it's Saturday, so not only do I get in my time with L, but the evening brings the D&D session and pig out with my friends. So tonite we had Chinese. Not the good Chinese but fast food version of Chinese. Fortunately the menu offers a mixed veggie plate but it includes chow mien with noodles and the two entrees were broccoli beef and sweet & sour chicken. I had one plate load of everything (all on one plate not a plate of each!). They were spicy so I think that helps a bit (not enough to make a difference probably). I then went back for seconds later in the evening ( we start at 5pm and go until midnight) but had a cereal bowl size serving. Ok there was also three rice crispy treats ( rice crispy/marshmallows), big handful of M&M's, a cereal bowl serving of potato chips, and some peanut brittle. For drink I had a 5.5 oz can of Starbucks Doubleshot, a 6oz can of low sodium V-8, and water. Doing pretty good so far in not drinking soda anymore. I actually haven't had soda now for three weeks. Wow! cold turkey.
So another week down and have to say not bad. Next week I will go back to Tues nite at friends right after work so no work out that day. I will need to keep it all in perspective when it comes time to put the feed bag on, ;). Wish me luck, 50 lbs to go.
Breakfast: Oatmeal w/tbsp of honey and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: no snack just my Saturday meeting with L. One hour of someone telling me what to do and how to do it. I always leave the gym happy and excited to get my day moving. L always has a way of getting me to think about not just eating and working out but what's involved. I always will look forward to the Sat workout.
Lunch: After the workout I went for a chicken thigh sandwich on rye bread with tomato, avocado and a small spinach salad. It had some tomato and quinoa. Excellent lunch. I also had some carrot chips (instead of the pop chips in my pantry)
Dinner: Sigh....ok it's Saturday, so not only do I get in my time with L, but the evening brings the D&D session and pig out with my friends. So tonite we had Chinese. Not the good Chinese but fast food version of Chinese. Fortunately the menu offers a mixed veggie plate but it includes chow mien with noodles and the two entrees were broccoli beef and sweet & sour chicken. I had one plate load of everything (all on one plate not a plate of each!). They were spicy so I think that helps a bit (not enough to make a difference probably). I then went back for seconds later in the evening ( we start at 5pm and go until midnight) but had a cereal bowl size serving. Ok there was also three rice crispy treats ( rice crispy/marshmallows), big handful of M&M's, a cereal bowl serving of potato chips, and some peanut brittle. For drink I had a 5.5 oz can of Starbucks Doubleshot, a 6oz can of low sodium V-8, and water. Doing pretty good so far in not drinking soda anymore. I actually haven't had soda now for three weeks. Wow! cold turkey.
So another week down and have to say not bad. Next week I will go back to Tues nite at friends right after work so no work out that day. I will need to keep it all in perspective when it comes time to put the feed bag on, ;). Wish me luck, 50 lbs to go.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Day Twenty-five
Ya! It's Friday and the beginning of a three day weekend. At least for me. Wanted to talk briefly about another of my motivators. I have a wall calendar that whenever I do some exercise (beyond normal stuff) I mark the calendar. For example every Sat I have written PT for personal trainer. The rest of the week if I went to the gym, I mark "gym" on the calendar. It's quite exhilarating to look at the calendar towards the end of the month and see all the days marked gym or PT. Also to see if there is a pattern to the days not marked gym or something else exercise wise. When it gets nicer I will start marking the days I go for a bike ride. Alright here's the story of my day according to the food:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Today a bit different. I didn't go to Subway as I normally do. Instead I brought from home a turkey burger and prepared a burger on a skinny bun with peanut butter, tomato, and avocado. I also had a serving of the Pop chips.
Snack: Nothing except a small win in that there was an open bag of Cheetos on the lunchroom table and I passed on eating any. Small victories work well. I did crack open a green tea drink that is approved by Men's Health as a healthy choice.
Dinner: I had a can of soup from Trader Joe's. It was split pea and was 100 cal per serving with a serving and a half total in the can. I had the entire can plus a serving of a cauliflower and broccoli mix of prepared foods from Trader Joe's. I also finished off half a bottle of red wine and had a 100 cal bag of popcorn. I just realized that the bottle of wine was opened the night before and I hadn't included it in my list. I wasn't trying to cheat I just forgot as I did the list this morning.
No workout today but tomorrow is my time with L. I look forward to what she has planned.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Today a bit different. I didn't go to Subway as I normally do. Instead I brought from home a turkey burger and prepared a burger on a skinny bun with peanut butter, tomato, and avocado. I also had a serving of the Pop chips.
Snack: Nothing except a small win in that there was an open bag of Cheetos on the lunchroom table and I passed on eating any. Small victories work well. I did crack open a green tea drink that is approved by Men's Health as a healthy choice.
Dinner: I had a can of soup from Trader Joe's. It was split pea and was 100 cal per serving with a serving and a half total in the can. I had the entire can plus a serving of a cauliflower and broccoli mix of prepared foods from Trader Joe's. I also finished off half a bottle of red wine and had a 100 cal bag of popcorn. I just realized that the bottle of wine was opened the night before and I hadn't included it in my list. I wasn't trying to cheat I just forgot as I did the list this morning.
No workout today but tomorrow is my time with L. I look forward to what she has planned.
Day Twenty-four
Getting this up a bit late but better late than never.
Breakfast: My usual egg sandwich, banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Yogurt w/almonds and a half a thin chocolate bar.
Lunch: A spinach mix with fish, cauliflower, yam, quinoa, red pepper, and salsa.
Snack: Apple and peanut butter.
Dinner: The leftovers from the night before that I didn't eat then. Also threw in cauliflower and more spinach and a salmon patty. This was all tied together with two eggs and baked in the oven. I then had a skinny bun toasted w/ a lemon curd spread and three potato patties. I was up late so didn't go to bed until 12midnite and got up at 7:45 am.
Went to the gym after work ( yes! 4 days of gym). I'll take tonite off (Friday) as Sat with L is just around the corner or about 24 hours away.
Breakfast: My usual egg sandwich, banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Yogurt w/almonds and a half a thin chocolate bar.
Lunch: A spinach mix with fish, cauliflower, yam, quinoa, red pepper, and salsa.
Snack: Apple and peanut butter.
Dinner: The leftovers from the night before that I didn't eat then. Also threw in cauliflower and more spinach and a salmon patty. This was all tied together with two eggs and baked in the oven. I then had a skinny bun toasted w/ a lemon curd spread and three potato patties. I was up late so didn't go to bed until 12midnite and got up at 7:45 am.
Went to the gym after work ( yes! 4 days of gym). I'll take tonite off (Friday) as Sat with L is just around the corner or about 24 hours away.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Day Twenty-three
Not much to say,so let's get to it:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich on thin bun with smoked turkey, tomato, and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Forgot my yogurt so had to improvise and had celery and carrots with peanut butter. 4-5 of each and a smear of PB.
Lunch: Today was a spinach and cauliflower mix with fish, tomato, yam slices, avocado, and salsa.
Snack: More celery and carrots dipped in peanut butter. I had brought an apple but was still really full from lunch.
Dinner: A spinach stir-fry with cauliflower and asparagus tossed with veggie meat substitute and a salmon patty and quinoa. I over estimated the quantity and so had way more than was necessary so I actually put some away and only ate a portion of what I'd made. I still probably ate more than I should have but at least I made a conscious decision to not eat it all. I consider that a win.
Worked out and did 5min on a big ass stair climbing type machine, then moved to the recumbent bike for a 12 min hill program where I raced up the hills. I then jumped on the rowing machine for 5min keeping a pace that got me breathing fairly hard.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich on thin bun with smoked turkey, tomato, and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Forgot my yogurt so had to improvise and had celery and carrots with peanut butter. 4-5 of each and a smear of PB.
Lunch: Today was a spinach and cauliflower mix with fish, tomato, yam slices, avocado, and salsa.
Snack: More celery and carrots dipped in peanut butter. I had brought an apple but was still really full from lunch.
Dinner: A spinach stir-fry with cauliflower and asparagus tossed with veggie meat substitute and a salmon patty and quinoa. I over estimated the quantity and so had way more than was necessary so I actually put some away and only ate a portion of what I'd made. I still probably ate more than I should have but at least I made a conscious decision to not eat it all. I consider that a win.
Worked out and did 5min on a big ass stair climbing type machine, then moved to the recumbent bike for a 12 min hill program where I raced up the hills. I then jumped on the rowing machine for 5min keeping a pace that got me breathing fairly hard.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Day Twenty-two
Umm here's the food story we'll talk afterwards:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with smoked turkey, avocado, tomato, and a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds.
Lunch: Spinach wrap with fish, avocado,cauliflower, yam, and quinoa. Added tomato and ketchup.
Snack: Apple w/peanut butter
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, salmon patty, quinoa, avocado, and salsa. I also had a serving of the pop chips and small can of low sodium V-8.
I had an inspiring (sounds mushy but it's true) conversation with my boss today. On my break I was cutting up my apple and he commented on the fact I was eating healthier. I was impressed that he noticed. He's a very active guy, runs in marathons and trains in martial arts. The conversation reminded me of one of my new commitments. I've vowed to not drink sodas any more. So am now looking to find a substitute when I'm doing my Tues and Sat game get together. Tues isn't to bad as there isn't any easy access to the drink but Sat is another story. I will be experimenting with lemon flavored water and possibly some type of other flavored drink that's low cal and not loaded with sugar or nutrisweet. I purchased a blender over the weekend and am planning on learning to make smoothies or juicy type drinks.
Had a good workout tonite, I did the back exercises L showed me last Sat. I then did the 12 min recumbent bike with the interval racing I like to do. I worked up a bit of a sweat, so felt good about that. Oh I conveniently forgot that I had a half of a chocolate bar. It was one of the flat thin hersey type bar and it was good.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with smoked turkey, avocado, tomato, and a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds.
Lunch: Spinach wrap with fish, avocado,cauliflower, yam, and quinoa. Added tomato and ketchup.
Snack: Apple w/peanut butter
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, salmon patty, quinoa, avocado, and salsa. I also had a serving of the pop chips and small can of low sodium V-8.
I had an inspiring (sounds mushy but it's true) conversation with my boss today. On my break I was cutting up my apple and he commented on the fact I was eating healthier. I was impressed that he noticed. He's a very active guy, runs in marathons and trains in martial arts. The conversation reminded me of one of my new commitments. I've vowed to not drink sodas any more. So am now looking to find a substitute when I'm doing my Tues and Sat game get together. Tues isn't to bad as there isn't any easy access to the drink but Sat is another story. I will be experimenting with lemon flavored water and possibly some type of other flavored drink that's low cal and not loaded with sugar or nutrisweet. I purchased a blender over the weekend and am planning on learning to make smoothies or juicy type drinks.
Had a good workout tonite, I did the back exercises L showed me last Sat. I then did the 12 min recumbent bike with the interval racing I like to do. I worked up a bit of a sweat, so felt good about that. Oh I conveniently forgot that I had a half of a chocolate bar. It was one of the flat thin hersey type bar and it was good.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Day Twenty-one
So a good day all around. Changed up my morning work out so instead of doing the modified "55" I am now doing 6/6 instead of 5/5. Not earth shattering but still a change which is a good thing. Ok here's the food story:
Breakfast: My normal egg sandwich which this week will be turkey in addition to the regular stand-bys. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Today was a wrap on a low carb/high fiber tortilla that included roasted cauliflower, baked yam, tomato, spinach, baked cod, and quinoa. Tomorrow will consist of the same. I also found a cheese burger left over from Friday and I couldn't resist eating most of it. Frankly that's one of my weakness's. Doesn't matter what it is, when my brain remembers something delicious and there's more, I have no compunction to eating it. At least once I had a couple of bites my brain registered the fact that it was cold, stale, and actually not that great tasting, I was able to throw it away.
Snack: Apple with peanut butter.
Dinner: Spinach salad with asparagus, cauliflower, quinoa, and salmon patty. I used mango/peach salsa instead of a salad dressing and I'm beginning to really like that. Still a bit hungry so I had some carrot chips with some spicy salsa. Not the mango/peach.
Went to the gym after work and had a good workout. I did 10 minutes on the treadmill and then moved to the rowing machine for 20 minutes. I worked up a good sweat on the rowing machine more so than last time.
Breakfast: My normal egg sandwich which this week will be turkey in addition to the regular stand-bys. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Today was a wrap on a low carb/high fiber tortilla that included roasted cauliflower, baked yam, tomato, spinach, baked cod, and quinoa. Tomorrow will consist of the same. I also found a cheese burger left over from Friday and I couldn't resist eating most of it. Frankly that's one of my weakness's. Doesn't matter what it is, when my brain remembers something delicious and there's more, I have no compunction to eating it. At least once I had a couple of bites my brain registered the fact that it was cold, stale, and actually not that great tasting, I was able to throw it away.
Snack: Apple with peanut butter.
Dinner: Spinach salad with asparagus, cauliflower, quinoa, and salmon patty. I used mango/peach salsa instead of a salad dressing and I'm beginning to really like that. Still a bit hungry so I had some carrot chips with some spicy salsa. Not the mango/peach.
Went to the gym after work and had a good workout. I did 10 minutes on the treadmill and then moved to the rowing machine for 20 minutes. I worked up a good sweat on the rowing machine more so than last time.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Day Twenty
Wow day twenty and counting. Today being Sunday it's a bit of a different menu than normal. I get up still at around the same time as any other day but there is a certain latitude to my schedule that allows it to fluctuate. I generally will have breakfast and then head out to do laundry or buy groceries. I like to squeeze a long walk in there unless I'm going to Costco and then I get my walk in there along with my other store visits.
Today I first went out and bought groceries and then came home and did laundry followed by a walk. I got in a 45 minute walk in which I did three sets of 15 push-ups at stops along the way. They weren't full on push-ups as I did two sets leaning on the back of a park bench and one set leaning on the seat portion of a picnic table. Frankly the third set demanded some effort but overall felt great. I will probably incorporate the push-ups in the future walks. Alright onto the food for the day:
Breakfast: Oatmeal w/cottage cheese and honey. 20oz of cold water.
Lunch: This came after my walk and I wanted something different than I normally have for lunch so made a hamburger. The hamburger was made with 2 slices of rye bread, mustard, avocado, spinach, tomato, and a fried egg. Included on the plate was a handful of carrot chips and potato chips. The potato chips are what they call pop chips as they are "popped" not baked or fried. I like them as they are low in calories (120) and a serving is 20 chips, which are actually quite a few and so they satisfy the potato chip craving. Lunch hit the spot.
Snack: 100 cal serving of popcorn.
Dinner: A small spinach salad made with a scoop of cottage cheese, a little more than a half of a cup of quinoa, a quarter of an avocado, couple slices of turkey, and salsa for dressing.
I spent most of the day preparing for the coming week of lunches. I baked some cauliflower seasoned with smoked paprika and thrown in a covered baking dish for 30 minutes. I also sliced up some yam and baked that at 400 degrees in the oven. For protein I picked up about 2 pounds of cod from the store and baked that seasoned with smoked paprika and a southern spice mix. I am planning on having fish burritos a couple of times for lunch and then a couple of days will be spinach salad. I also cooked up some quinoa to throw in the mix also. The quinoa was cooked in the rice cooker with chicken broth (low sodium) and I chopped up a red pepper and threw in a seasoning mix that included thyme and fennel seed for added flavor. After it was cooked I tossed it with some spicy salsa that was made locally.
It looks like this week I will be hitting the gym four days instead of my normal three. The game on Tues was postponed due to Valentine's day. The host was tied up as it was the wife's birthday in addition to Valentines. So we'll see if the extra day can help me break the 250 mark this time.
Today I first went out and bought groceries and then came home and did laundry followed by a walk. I got in a 45 minute walk in which I did three sets of 15 push-ups at stops along the way. They weren't full on push-ups as I did two sets leaning on the back of a park bench and one set leaning on the seat portion of a picnic table. Frankly the third set demanded some effort but overall felt great. I will probably incorporate the push-ups in the future walks. Alright onto the food for the day:
Breakfast: Oatmeal w/cottage cheese and honey. 20oz of cold water.
Lunch: This came after my walk and I wanted something different than I normally have for lunch so made a hamburger. The hamburger was made with 2 slices of rye bread, mustard, avocado, spinach, tomato, and a fried egg. Included on the plate was a handful of carrot chips and potato chips. The potato chips are what they call pop chips as they are "popped" not baked or fried. I like them as they are low in calories (120) and a serving is 20 chips, which are actually quite a few and so they satisfy the potato chip craving. Lunch hit the spot.
Snack: 100 cal serving of popcorn.
Dinner: A small spinach salad made with a scoop of cottage cheese, a little more than a half of a cup of quinoa, a quarter of an avocado, couple slices of turkey, and salsa for dressing.
I spent most of the day preparing for the coming week of lunches. I baked some cauliflower seasoned with smoked paprika and thrown in a covered baking dish for 30 minutes. I also sliced up some yam and baked that at 400 degrees in the oven. For protein I picked up about 2 pounds of cod from the store and baked that seasoned with smoked paprika and a southern spice mix. I am planning on having fish burritos a couple of times for lunch and then a couple of days will be spinach salad. I also cooked up some quinoa to throw in the mix also. The quinoa was cooked in the rice cooker with chicken broth (low sodium) and I chopped up a red pepper and threw in a seasoning mix that included thyme and fennel seed for added flavor. After it was cooked I tossed it with some spicy salsa that was made locally.
It looks like this week I will be hitting the gym four days instead of my normal three. The game on Tues was postponed due to Valentine's day. The host was tied up as it was the wife's birthday in addition to Valentines. So we'll see if the extra day can help me break the 250 mark this time.
Day nineteen
It's Saturday nite and after a grueling session of food roulette, here's the good and the bad. As usual for Sat there was a work out and a pig out. Which won the contest is a toss-up. For my weekly weigh-in it was a bit of a reality check as I didn't lose any weight even though I felt like I should have. I made it to the gym Mon, Weds, and Thurs for some good work outs. The scale showed me the food choices I made were not conducive to continuing the weight loss I have seen the past couple of weeks. I actually gained three pounds. I was hoping to register under 250 for the first time in 10 years but it was not to be. Ah well, just means I have a lot more to learn about how and what to eat to attain my goal. It also means that exercise for me at this stage in my life is a bit more important that it might seem.
Here's the list of food for Saturday:
Breakfast: Oatmeal mixed with two scoops of cottage cheese and a tbsp of honey. Plus 20oz of cold water.
Lunch: After working out I came home and had a spinach salad with yellow pepper and sliced carrots. I added cottage cheese (two scoops) and a turkey burger along with the mango-peach salsa for dressing. Very yummy and almost satisfied me, but instead of grabbing something else I road it out and was fine.
Dinner: Here's where it gets tricky. My usual Sat nite game group and pig out was tacos. Ground beef in a taco mix. I had two burritos made with sour cream, refried beans, taco meat, avocado, cheese, shredded lettuce and tomato. There were donut holes and I had 4-5 of those along with two handfuls of M&M's, enough peanut brittle to tide me over for the next year and a couple of gummy candy's. I also had a cereal bowl full of chips and cheese along with taco meat and sour cream turned into nachos. I drank water the entire nite except for one can of Starbucks double shot espresso (6.5 oz). My one consolation to healthy were the tortilla's. They were low carb/high fiber mix and only 100 cal each. That's instead of the normal tortilla's that are upwards of 180 cal and such. I only had two burritos and that's a win as normally I would have three or maybe four before the nite would end. I do feel good about limiting myself and still enjoying the evening. Of course looking at all the other stuff ( the candy and the nachos) I still didn't help myself much.
Well as I say, tomorrow is another day and it just keeps coming no matter what you do. So you might as well try to make the best possible choices.
Here's the list of food for Saturday:
Breakfast: Oatmeal mixed with two scoops of cottage cheese and a tbsp of honey. Plus 20oz of cold water.
Lunch: After working out I came home and had a spinach salad with yellow pepper and sliced carrots. I added cottage cheese (two scoops) and a turkey burger along with the mango-peach salsa for dressing. Very yummy and almost satisfied me, but instead of grabbing something else I road it out and was fine.
Dinner: Here's where it gets tricky. My usual Sat nite game group and pig out was tacos. Ground beef in a taco mix. I had two burritos made with sour cream, refried beans, taco meat, avocado, cheese, shredded lettuce and tomato. There were donut holes and I had 4-5 of those along with two handfuls of M&M's, enough peanut brittle to tide me over for the next year and a couple of gummy candy's. I also had a cereal bowl full of chips and cheese along with taco meat and sour cream turned into nachos. I drank water the entire nite except for one can of Starbucks double shot espresso (6.5 oz). My one consolation to healthy were the tortilla's. They were low carb/high fiber mix and only 100 cal each. That's instead of the normal tortilla's that are upwards of 180 cal and such. I only had two burritos and that's a win as normally I would have three or maybe four before the nite would end. I do feel good about limiting myself and still enjoying the evening. Of course looking at all the other stuff ( the candy and the nachos) I still didn't help myself much.
Well as I say, tomorrow is another day and it just keeps coming no matter what you do. So you might as well try to make the best possible choices.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Day Eighteen
Here it is. No thoughts just the cold hard truth about eating food and trying to lose weight.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich on thin bun with veggie burger, tomato, and avocado. No banana but 20 oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Today lunch was a bit different. At work there was a bit of a going away bash for one of our fellows. So there was a party dip tray (my contribution) and sliced small bread. There was a veggie tray with carrots and celery. Some one had picked up a melon tray and some one else had bought cookies. We had a bag of Ruffles and then another person picked up 10 McD's cheeseburgers and 10 McD's hamburgers. So an interesting lunch I had. Had some dips w/7-8 slices of bread along with some carrots and melon. Also had a cheeseburger. Oh and a cookie. And a small handful(seriously only like ten) of potato chips with a little bit of dip. That was pretty much it for lunch. Not the best but I could have had way more dip and burgers, but didn't.
Snack: Here's where I went a bit over the top. I had a McD's hamburger on my break. A couple of pieces of bread and dip and a carrot or two. Oh look I conveniently forgot I had half of a cookie also. I ended up eating the other half later as I was heading home for the nite.
Dinner: This is where I get yelled at but it was so good. I took a cheeseburger and a hamburger from the stash at work and I had them both will playing WoW with friends on line. I then had a bowl of cut up apple and pear w/mango-peach salsa later.
Ok as I said a bit of a troubling food day but overall can't make a huge deal of it. I feel fairly good about it. Today seemed like I was in control more so than I have been in the past. Could I be learning? Ask me that question nine months from now. I hope my answer is yes.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich on thin bun with veggie burger, tomato, and avocado. No banana but 20 oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Today lunch was a bit different. At work there was a bit of a going away bash for one of our fellows. So there was a party dip tray (my contribution) and sliced small bread. There was a veggie tray with carrots and celery. Some one had picked up a melon tray and some one else had bought cookies. We had a bag of Ruffles and then another person picked up 10 McD's cheeseburgers and 10 McD's hamburgers. So an interesting lunch I had. Had some dips w/7-8 slices of bread along with some carrots and melon. Also had a cheeseburger. Oh and a cookie. And a small handful(seriously only like ten) of potato chips with a little bit of dip. That was pretty much it for lunch. Not the best but I could have had way more dip and burgers, but didn't.
Snack: Here's where I went a bit over the top. I had a McD's hamburger on my break. A couple of pieces of bread and dip and a carrot or two. Oh look I conveniently forgot I had half of a cookie also. I ended up eating the other half later as I was heading home for the nite.
Dinner: This is where I get yelled at but it was so good. I took a cheeseburger and a hamburger from the stash at work and I had them both will playing WoW with friends on line. I then had a bowl of cut up apple and pear w/mango-peach salsa later.
Ok as I said a bit of a troubling food day but overall can't make a huge deal of it. I feel fairly good about it. Today seemed like I was in control more so than I have been in the past. Could I be learning? Ask me that question nine months from now. I hope my answer is yes.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Day seventeen
Once again a good day. Got dressed up for work and wore a tie. Haven't worn a tie in quite a while. The revelation that hit me was that the buttoned up shirt collar wasn't tight around my neck. So it was great and I attribute that to losing weight. Otherwise no big realizations. Here's the food:
Breakfast:This morning I had my usual with a bit of a shake up. Instead of the canadian bacon, I had a veggie burger as part of my egg sandwich. Plus the banana and 20 oz of water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with tuna and cauliflower, tomato, and red pepper. Yummy and delicious.
Snack: Remembered my apple, so had an apple and peanut butter. Could get used to that as a snack.
Dinner: Tonite instead of a salad as I've had all week ( well not Tues but...) I made a frittata. Two eggs mixed with a big handful of spinach, some yellow pepper, and Trader Joe's quinoa for additional protein. I threw some cottage cheese and mango-peach salsa on top. I also toasted a skinny bun and spread this lemony stuff on the slices. Not the best use of calories and carbs but couldn't help it and am not going to beat myself up over the choice.
I had a good work out after work. I did a little weight lifting and then hit the treadmill for 20 minutes at a rapid walking pace. Got a good sweat going. Last nite I used the rowing machine and this morning I woke up to my shoulder joints being a bit painful. I will have to ask L about that. Oh I had a piece of Bit-o-Honey candy today. Just one piece and I was satisfied. Yea!
Breakfast:This morning I had my usual with a bit of a shake up. Instead of the canadian bacon, I had a veggie burger as part of my egg sandwich. Plus the banana and 20 oz of water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with tuna and cauliflower, tomato, and red pepper. Yummy and delicious.
Snack: Remembered my apple, so had an apple and peanut butter. Could get used to that as a snack.
Dinner: Tonite instead of a salad as I've had all week ( well not Tues but...) I made a frittata. Two eggs mixed with a big handful of spinach, some yellow pepper, and Trader Joe's quinoa for additional protein. I threw some cottage cheese and mango-peach salsa on top. I also toasted a skinny bun and spread this lemony stuff on the slices. Not the best use of calories and carbs but couldn't help it and am not going to beat myself up over the choice.
I had a good work out after work. I did a little weight lifting and then hit the treadmill for 20 minutes at a rapid walking pace. Got a good sweat going. Last nite I used the rowing machine and this morning I woke up to my shoulder joints being a bit painful. I will have to ask L about that. Oh I had a piece of Bit-o-Honey candy today. Just one piece and I was satisfied. Yea!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Day sixteen
Wow. Overall a good day. I felt good waking up and had a good morning work out that I try to do every morning and usually succeed. Today was the "55" short version that I do M-W-F, along with other body weight exercises. I will say though that when I went to put on my jeans (today was a jeans day at work) they were tight. In the past (before the holiday season) they fit better and weren't as tight. So even though I'm back to the pre-holiday weight I obviously am not as trim as I was. Of course the jeans had just been washed so hadn't stretched out yet, at least that's my story for now.
So I went to the gym after work (if you're keeping track that's two visits since the weekend) and based on a suggestion from L, I used the rowing machine. Started out on the stair climber for 5 minutes and intensity of 1. Then went to the rowing machine and rowed for 20 minutes. Towards the end of the time I was getting the hang of it but I was hanging over the back of the seat so my butt felt out of position. Didn't want to stop but next time I need to make sure I'm comfortable in the seat before I get going.
Here's the food list for the day:
Breakfast: Same as every work day breakfast. Egg sandwich/banana/20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with 1/2 can of tuna, cauliflower, pepper orange, tomato, and 1/2 cup of prepared quina from Trader Joe's.
no snack as I forgot the apple I was planning on eating.
Dinner: Spinach salad w/red pepper, cauliflower, turkey burger chopped up, cottage cheese, and mango-peach salsa. On the side a handful of carrots sliced like chips.
Oh yeah I had a piece of Bit-o-Honey candy at one point during the day.
I'm very interested to see what my weight is this Saturday. I feel that I should have broken into the 240's but am also afraid of not and being disappointed. I guess if that's the case then it just proves that I need to be more aware of what I'm eating and how much exercise I'm really getting. As we all know the only real way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in. I think also it depends on how and what you eat. Protein seems to be one of the keys along with carbs. So I am striving to eat more protein and less carb's. Alot harder than it sounds. Carbs are everywhere, so for me the best bet is to be aware of what is carb-tastic and work on eating less of that. Possibly taking protein and making it my bitch.
So I went to the gym after work (if you're keeping track that's two visits since the weekend) and based on a suggestion from L, I used the rowing machine. Started out on the stair climber for 5 minutes and intensity of 1. Then went to the rowing machine and rowed for 20 minutes. Towards the end of the time I was getting the hang of it but I was hanging over the back of the seat so my butt felt out of position. Didn't want to stop but next time I need to make sure I'm comfortable in the seat before I get going.
Here's the food list for the day:
Breakfast: Same as every work day breakfast. Egg sandwich/banana/20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with 1/2 can of tuna, cauliflower, pepper orange, tomato, and 1/2 cup of prepared quina from Trader Joe's.
no snack as I forgot the apple I was planning on eating.
Dinner: Spinach salad w/red pepper, cauliflower, turkey burger chopped up, cottage cheese, and mango-peach salsa. On the side a handful of carrots sliced like chips.
Oh yeah I had a piece of Bit-o-Honey candy at one point during the day.
I'm very interested to see what my weight is this Saturday. I feel that I should have broken into the 240's but am also afraid of not and being disappointed. I guess if that's the case then it just proves that I need to be more aware of what I'm eating and how much exercise I'm really getting. As we all know the only real way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in. I think also it depends on how and what you eat. Protein seems to be one of the keys along with carbs. So I am striving to eat more protein and less carb's. Alot harder than it sounds. Carbs are everywhere, so for me the best bet is to be aware of what is carb-tastic and work on eating less of that. Possibly taking protein and making it my bitch.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Day fifteen
So here we are again, welcome back. I had a good day, not too over the top and still felt like life was happening. I don't have much to say other than my clothes are fitting better and better. I'm looking at the two new shirts and thinking about being able to wear them. That's still quite far away in the future but not unattainable in reality. I didn't go to the gym today as it's my Tues get together with friends and there's always food. I did very well I think as I only had one serving (see below for the specifics) of what was offered. Drank water also. So here's the menu from today:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich w/avocado, tomato, canadian bacon, and skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
no snack in the morning.
Lunch: Spinach salad with tomato, cauliflower, salmon patty, and yellow pepper.
Snack: 2 handfuls of almonds.
Dinner: Curry with beef chunks over white rice(@ 1 1/2 cups) only had one serving in an eight inch bowl. Included in the curry was plain greek yogurt, sliced almonds, chutney, and raisins as condiments. There were chocolate chip cookies freshly baked and I had two. I restrained myself on the cookies as they can very well be my kryptonite. I also had a cup of apple cider mix.
So there that's not too painful. I did very well with dinner and that's my new found resistance in practice. Now will just have to see if I can maintain that resolve for the next couple of months.
I want to wear the new shirts!!
Breakfast: Egg sandwich w/avocado, tomato, canadian bacon, and skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
no snack in the morning.
Lunch: Spinach salad with tomato, cauliflower, salmon patty, and yellow pepper.
Snack: 2 handfuls of almonds.
Dinner: Curry with beef chunks over white rice(@ 1 1/2 cups) only had one serving in an eight inch bowl. Included in the curry was plain greek yogurt, sliced almonds, chutney, and raisins as condiments. There were chocolate chip cookies freshly baked and I had two. I restrained myself on the cookies as they can very well be my kryptonite. I also had a cup of apple cider mix.
So there that's not too painful. I did very well with dinner and that's my new found resistance in practice. Now will just have to see if I can maintain that resolve for the next couple of months.
I want to wear the new shirts!!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Day fourteen
No words of wisdom today just the facts:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich w/canadian bacon,tomato,avocado. Banana and 20oz of water.
Snack: yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad w/tomato and cauliflower. Also salmon burger and yellow pepper (not mini).
Snack: Apple w/peanut butter
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower,mini peppers,cottage cheese and turkey burger. Instead of dressing I used mango/peach salsa (suggested by L).
Went to the gym after work and did work on the rowing machine. Something different and fun.
Ok that's it. Tomorrow is another day.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich w/canadian bacon,tomato,avocado. Banana and 20oz of water.
Snack: yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad w/tomato and cauliflower. Also salmon burger and yellow pepper (not mini).
Snack: Apple w/peanut butter
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower,mini peppers,cottage cheese and turkey burger. Instead of dressing I used mango/peach salsa (suggested by L).
Went to the gym after work and did work on the rowing machine. Something different and fun.
Ok that's it. Tomorrow is another day.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Day Thirteen SuperBowl Sunday!!
First up my day started weirdly in that I woke up to no power in my condo. I had planned on getting up at 8:30, eating breakfast and then going for a long walk to try to offset the Sat nite feast and the Superbowl gorging. Alright so I ended up waking up at 9:30 and fumbled around trying to figure out what to do and if I should panic about the food in the refrigerator. I ended up not opening the refrigerator so the cold would stay as long as possible and headed out to pick up my weekly groceries. When I got back the power was still out so I ate a yogurt w/fruit & granola that I'd bought at the store for breakfast and then went for a 45 min walk. When I got back from the walk the power was still out. I headed over to friends where we car-pooled to the house where the Superbowl party was going to happen and then the bellying up to the food trough started.
Breakfast: yogurt w/fruit and granola probably a bit more than a cup serving.
The rest of the day: Chili (three bowls) with chips and cheese and scoops of sour cream and guacamole. A bowl of chips and cheese melted nacho style and just chips (more than a handful but not excessive) and guacamole. There was rice pudding mixture that I had along with a healthy squirt of whipped cream. A piece of cake that had fruit like stuff in it, spread with butter. To drink I had seltzer water, which was very satisfying. So there it is my Sunday food blog. In case you're wondering after I got home my power was back on and I didn't eat anything else the rest of the night.
Breakfast: yogurt w/fruit and granola probably a bit more than a cup serving.
The rest of the day: Chili (three bowls) with chips and cheese and scoops of sour cream and guacamole. A bowl of chips and cheese melted nacho style and just chips (more than a handful but not excessive) and guacamole. There was rice pudding mixture that I had along with a healthy squirt of whipped cream. A piece of cake that had fruit like stuff in it, spread with butter. To drink I had seltzer water, which was very satisfying. So there it is my Sunday food blog. In case you're wondering after I got home my power was back on and I didn't eat anything else the rest of the night.
Day Twelve part two
So here's the skinny or should it be the fatty? Dinner with friends during a social gathering involving action and adventure along with food. I do this every Sat and it's always a challenge to see if I can make it thru without over indulging. Not sure if I succeeded this time but here's the damage.
Dinner: A big ham baked in the oven. This in turn was sandwiches on rye bread and a hard roll x2 but not all at once. The sandwiches were accompanied by a broccoli salad from Hagen's, pork rinds (two handfuls). I had less then 10 potato chips, instead ate a few mini peppers. Seemed to satisfy my possible craving for chips. The sandwiches consisted of ham, avocado,swiss cheese (1 slice), mustard, tomato, and two slices of rye bread. The hard rolls x2 were made up of the same composition as the rye bread sandwich they were just much smaller (about 2" in diameter). There were home made cup cakes of which I had two. Also a handful of M&M's. This was spread out over a seven hour period. I didn't drink any Mt Dew (normally would have drank two cans and possibly another can of some other type of soda) just drank water. I also grabbed a small piece or two or three of ham when going to the kitchen to get more water.
So there we go my Sat nite dinner. I think I did fairly well except I didn't really need the third hard roll sandwich. I could have just eaten the two sandwiches. In hind sight that would have been the better option. As I've said this is a learning process to adjust my thinking about eating. If I can get my head and stomach to talk at the same time I think that would make a difference in my eating habits.
Dinner: A big ham baked in the oven. This in turn was sandwiches on rye bread and a hard roll x2 but not all at once. The sandwiches were accompanied by a broccoli salad from Hagen's, pork rinds (two handfuls). I had less then 10 potato chips, instead ate a few mini peppers. Seemed to satisfy my possible craving for chips. The sandwiches consisted of ham, avocado,swiss cheese (1 slice), mustard, tomato, and two slices of rye bread. The hard rolls x2 were made up of the same composition as the rye bread sandwich they were just much smaller (about 2" in diameter). There were home made cup cakes of which I had two. Also a handful of M&M's. This was spread out over a seven hour period. I didn't drink any Mt Dew (normally would have drank two cans and possibly another can of some other type of soda) just drank water. I also grabbed a small piece or two or three of ham when going to the kitchen to get more water.
So there we go my Sat nite dinner. I think I did fairly well except I didn't really need the third hard roll sandwich. I could have just eaten the two sandwiches. In hind sight that would have been the better option. As I've said this is a learning process to adjust my thinking about eating. If I can get my head and stomach to talk at the same time I think that would make a difference in my eating habits.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Day Twelve part one
So I figured I would get this down before I forgot. First up good news in the motivation department. I am back to my before holiday weight, 250lbs. Yay me! Of course I had a bit of help there. L has been great getting me to look a bit harder at my diet and that's a good thing. I also feel a bit more committed to the gym. If you were doing the math you'd find I actually went to the gym during the week three times. For me that's not a record but it's a step in the right direction. Currently on Tues and Friday I have social interactions that interfere with working out and I don't foresee that changing. I also don't think that's a bad thing as long as I am trying not to over indulge during those interactions. Which up to this point it has been a challenge for me. Especially the Tues get together, Friday not so much as I'm actually at home so I have better control over what I eat. I think that Tues' solution is to just remember that there is only one pass at the food trough. Friday I just need to plan better and plan ahead. Instead of thinking I will stop on the way home and grab something from the store, I need to have a dinner plan in place. When I get home from work I can throw together the dinner and snacking menu and then focus on the situation at hand (WoW). Alright here's the food blog so far today:
Breakfast: Oatmeal w/cottage cheese (2 big tablespoons)and honey (1tblspoon)
After work out meal: Two fish tacos/one carne asada taco, 3-4 pieces of cracklin (fried pig skin)
Mid-afternoon snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
So that's it up to this point in the day. I had a great workout with L and a good discussion about the consequences of food. Talked portion control and possible snack substitutions. I guess I will need to start buying apples at the store.
Ok more later. I'm off to my Saturday get together and it's ham nite???
Breakfast: Oatmeal w/cottage cheese (2 big tablespoons)and honey (1tblspoon)
After work out meal: Two fish tacos/one carne asada taco, 3-4 pieces of cracklin (fried pig skin)
Mid-afternoon snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
So that's it up to this point in the day. I had a great workout with L and a good discussion about the consequences of food. Talked portion control and possible snack substitutions. I guess I will need to start buying apples at the store.
Ok more later. I'm off to my Saturday get together and it's ham nite???
Friday, February 3, 2012
Day Eleven
Alright it's Friday and the weekend has begun. Friday's are always interesting for me as I want to celebrate the end of the work week (I have no problem with work it's just great that I have two days off). How do I celebrate the end of the work week? With food of course, how else? I do it every Friday wither it's payday or not. Now most people celebrate Friday when it's payday but not me. For me every Friday is payday, at least in my mind it is. I have changed how and where I celebrate by not going to KFC anymore. I was going to KFC every Friday as that was my treat. Now I have changed that to Subway and limited myself to a 6" sub ( even when like today where they tempted me with a $5 for a foot long ) which I get on wheat and no cheese and lots of veggie in addition to meat. I also walk to the Subway restaurant, it's about two blocks. Sure not far but in the past I would have probably driven there or went someplace further away and maybe not quite as good for you. I don't make it a meal for $.50 more and I don't get a soda. I drink water with my lunch.
This weekend will be a wash as I have my game with friends and food on Sat nite and then on Sunday it's the Superbowl. I already know there will be chili and lots of bad stuff to eat. I'm just going to try to at least be aware of what I'm eating even though I'm sure I will over do it. It just means that I will need to make sure I get as much exercise in the next week as possible to make up for Sunday. Saturday morning is get on the scales day so we will see if I've lost any weight. My pants and shirts are fitting better and I got a new work shirt and can't wait to wear it. I tried it on this morning and I need to drop a few more inches off my belly and then it will look great. More motivation.
Here's food for Friday:
Breakfast: As I've said breakfast doesn't really change other than possibly the meat. This week has been a mix of roast beef(Mon/Tues), canadian bacon (Weds/Thur), and this morning I had a veggie patty. So egg/thin bun/avocado/mustard/tomato/veggie patty. Banana & 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Yogurt/almonds
Lunch: Subway-6" roast beef w/avocado and all veggies on wheat with yellow mustard.
no afternoon snack
Dinner: Ok this is always a challenge as on Friday evenings I meet up with friends on line for a session of WoW. We start right after I get off work so for me not much time to eat. I have done the KFC thing and I have picked up a pizza, I have put finger food type stuff in the oven and snacked on egg rolls and pot stickers. So I have tried to change that. Tonite I made a large salad with cauliflower, mini peppers ;) and cottage cheese along with a chicken patty and a salmon patty chopped up and mixed in the salad. Then about three hours later I cut up a pear and a banana and had that as a late night snack. I also drank this very odd Japanese plum wine drink. It was probably only about 4oz or 5 not quite sure. Weird stuff.
Well that's it, I'm starting to fall asleep here so the Sat work out is just around the corner and I am off to bed.
This weekend will be a wash as I have my game with friends and food on Sat nite and then on Sunday it's the Superbowl. I already know there will be chili and lots of bad stuff to eat. I'm just going to try to at least be aware of what I'm eating even though I'm sure I will over do it. It just means that I will need to make sure I get as much exercise in the next week as possible to make up for Sunday. Saturday morning is get on the scales day so we will see if I've lost any weight. My pants and shirts are fitting better and I got a new work shirt and can't wait to wear it. I tried it on this morning and I need to drop a few more inches off my belly and then it will look great. More motivation.
Here's food for Friday:
Breakfast: As I've said breakfast doesn't really change other than possibly the meat. This week has been a mix of roast beef(Mon/Tues), canadian bacon (Weds/Thur), and this morning I had a veggie patty. So egg/thin bun/avocado/mustard/tomato/veggie patty. Banana & 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Yogurt/almonds
Lunch: Subway-6" roast beef w/avocado and all veggies on wheat with yellow mustard.
no afternoon snack
Dinner: Ok this is always a challenge as on Friday evenings I meet up with friends on line for a session of WoW. We start right after I get off work so for me not much time to eat. I have done the KFC thing and I have picked up a pizza, I have put finger food type stuff in the oven and snacked on egg rolls and pot stickers. So I have tried to change that. Tonite I made a large salad with cauliflower, mini peppers ;) and cottage cheese along with a chicken patty and a salmon patty chopped up and mixed in the salad. Then about three hours later I cut up a pear and a banana and had that as a late night snack. I also drank this very odd Japanese plum wine drink. It was probably only about 4oz or 5 not quite sure. Weird stuff.
Well that's it, I'm starting to fall asleep here so the Sat work out is just around the corner and I am off to bed.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Day Ten
No pithy comments this time around just cold hard facts. I won't always have something interesting to say, it will just be a list of food from the day and that is what we get this time:
Breakfast: egg sandwich w/banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: whole wheat pasta/homemade pasta sauce w/veggie meat and the last of the roasted veggies (they were much better disguised mixed in with the pasta)
No afternoon snack
Dinner: Pear mixed with cottage cheese and mango/peach salsa followed by a salmon burger on a thin bun w/avocado.
I went to the gym after work and did two lower body weighted exercises and then did 12min on the treadmill followed by 24min on the recumbent bike. So there we go short and to the point. Come back again for more exciting stuff about losing weight and eating food.
Breakfast: egg sandwich w/banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: whole wheat pasta/homemade pasta sauce w/veggie meat and the last of the roasted veggies (they were much better disguised mixed in with the pasta)
No afternoon snack
Dinner: Pear mixed with cottage cheese and mango/peach salsa followed by a salmon burger on a thin bun w/avocado.
I went to the gym after work and did two lower body weighted exercises and then did 12min on the treadmill followed by 24min on the recumbent bike. So there we go short and to the point. Come back again for more exciting stuff about losing weight and eating food.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Day nine
So here we are again. Not much to say other than another not bad day in battle against overeating. Ok that sounds pretentious and I'm sorry. I was thinking earlier about how food can rule our lives. When I eat something that tastes really good, I want to continue to eat it even if that means I eat until I, well not feel sick but feel wrong. Does that make any kind of sense? Eating can be addictive or at least the feeling of satisfaction that comes from experiencing the food in your mouth can be addictive. Not sure if I'm explaining myself properly. You want to keep that mental state that comes from a really good hamburger or an awesome pasta dish. So we continue to stuff our face's until it's too late and we've eaten more food than we normally would have eaten in a week. Don't laugh you know what I'm saying. The trick is to realize what is going on before you over do it, but easier said than done. If you know how to pull that off please let me know and together we'll become rich beyond our dreams. Speaking of dreams and food, I'm reminded of my childhood and the prediction of the future concerning food. They portrayed food as a pill and so if you wanted a cheeseburger it would be a pill. Now my thought is great, except I'd be taking all the pills at once and end up being overweight and when asked saying "but I just eat the hamburger pill like they said". Alright enough of this on to the food list for today:
Breakfast: see any weekday breakfast and it will be the same thing. Don't plan on changing any time soon. I enjoy it too much.
Snack: also same but it can change occasionally so for the record, yogurt and almonds. Thank goodness no donuts today.
Lunch: Today I took a serving (my size serving) of the homemade pasta sauce and spaghetti and mixed it with some mini peppers( didn't think I'd forgotten had you) and cauliflower. Actually quite good and much better than the wrap I had planned on eating all week.
No afternoon snack as I haven't figured that one out yet, like I have the morning snack.
Dinner: Well I passed up a free dinner ( not sure where but it was free) to go to the gym. I had an idea for dinner but ran into L and she shook that idea right out of my head. Ended up eating a large salad of romaine lettuce mixed with mini peppers (ha) and cauliflower along with some leftover chicken from lunch, cottage cheese and low cal dressing. Quite enjoyable. Oh yeah had the last serving of the Refuel drink, chocolaty.
So as I said, I went to the gym. I did some incline bench press and regular flat bench press and then headed to the treadmill. I did 20 minutes at a brisk pace and then did 12 min on the recumbent bike doing intervals on the hills. Ok done and out. Tomorrow is another day and I am ready to giterdone.
Breakfast: see any weekday breakfast and it will be the same thing. Don't plan on changing any time soon. I enjoy it too much.
Snack: also same but it can change occasionally so for the record, yogurt and almonds. Thank goodness no donuts today.
Lunch: Today I took a serving (my size serving) of the homemade pasta sauce and spaghetti and mixed it with some mini peppers( didn't think I'd forgotten had you) and cauliflower. Actually quite good and much better than the wrap I had planned on eating all week.
No afternoon snack as I haven't figured that one out yet, like I have the morning snack.
Dinner: Well I passed up a free dinner ( not sure where but it was free) to go to the gym. I had an idea for dinner but ran into L and she shook that idea right out of my head. Ended up eating a large salad of romaine lettuce mixed with mini peppers (ha) and cauliflower along with some leftover chicken from lunch, cottage cheese and low cal dressing. Quite enjoyable. Oh yeah had the last serving of the Refuel drink, chocolaty.
So as I said, I went to the gym. I did some incline bench press and regular flat bench press and then headed to the treadmill. I did 20 minutes at a brisk pace and then did 12 min on the recumbent bike doing intervals on the hills. Ok done and out. Tomorrow is another day and I am ready to giterdone.
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