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.