246! Yea! So I probably weigh 245 but am not ready to cheat the scale just to feel good. This is a milestone that I've aspired to now for about a year. That is 245 anyway. 246 is very close and is fine too. I have tried to break the 250 mark since early last summer. So when I broke 250, a few weeks ago, it was a awesome step forward. Now as I near 245 it's even more awesome. I had a great session with L today and we talked about the goal I have. That goal seems more attainable the more I go to the gym and try to eat better. I really think that at the rate things are going 200 by the end of the year is not unrealistic. I still eat poorly at times but that's to be expected and as I've said in the past I only look at those lapses as lessons for the future. We also know that this is not a diet but a change in a way of life. So I certainly don't expect to suddenly become the perfect work out machine nor the cleanest eater. Actually I refuse to succumb to the expectations surrounding that thinking. I will live my life to the best of my abilities and have the realization that by exercising and eating better I will fulfil my deepest desire to live as long as I can and enjoy life in the process. I think that's pretty much my one great goal in life, beyond hitting the lottery and becoming a millionaire. Ok here's how the day went on this beautiful spring day in April:
Breakfast: My normal weekend oatmeal with cottage cheese and lemon curd. 20oz of cold water.
After workout lunch: Pad Thai leftovers and two eggs mixed with two big handfuls of spinach baked in the oven. I then went out and did some shopping so didn't just go home and sit after the work out. I have been doing that most of the time so am going to see if I can change that here in the future.
After shopping came home and had an orange. An hour or two later had a sandwich with chicken, avocado, some feta cheese, and tomato on a small crusty roll. Also a 5.5oz can of low sodium V-8.
Dinner: Another chicken sandwich this time on a croissant with tomato, avocado, and feta. Eight onion rings and a big handful of sweet potato fries. Both are from Trader Joe's. I will probably have a few of the cookies made from the cookie dough I bought last week. I will only have at the most 5-6. That's my treat for later.
The work out today was very good we focused on the upper torso and back. L talked about making sure that I actually do more back exercises. We are trying to work on getting me to not hunch over. I don't think it's very bad but as I get older it has gotten worse and will continue to get worse. My job entails me being in the position of hunching forward. So need to combat that. Back exercises will help immensely.
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