So here we are again. The day before weigh in. I'm not sure exactly how it will go but I figure it can't be all bad. This week has been rather normal except for yesterday when I didn't eat lunch and then last nite had a fried fish sandwich and fries. Today was back to normal though so we'll see what's up:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, avocado, and tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with tomato, chicken breast/Mahi Mahi mix, quinoa, cauliflower, and red pepper with salsa for dressing. Actually quite good.
Snack: Hamburger bun with peanut butter and a slice of cheese
Dinner: Salmon patty on whole wheat bread with two slices of cheese, avocado, and an egg. A red pepper sliced up and a whole bag of popcorn. Also two orange juice and vodka drinks followed by 7 cookies.
I expect tomorrow to go for a long bike ride so am hoping the weather will be at least not raining. I really want to go for a bike ride so even if it's overcast I will be going.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Day 154
Damn, more cookies. See day 153. I didn't go to the gym today as I went to the chiropractor. I ended up getting a fish sandwich with fries for dinner, instead of my normal salad. I didn't feel like eating lunch today as I felt a bit off when lunch rolled around. I had my normal breakfast, egg sandwich, banana, and the 20oz of cold water like I have every week day morning. I also had the greek yogurt w/almonds for my first snack and a peanut butter cookie Larabar for second snack. Pretty much an off day for me.
L is camping this weekend so I'm on my own for a Sat workout. I'm hoping I'll be able to get in one of my long bike rides. Sat will also be a BBQ and a DnD get together. Both of these are separate from each other. Could be trouble on the food front. I'll try to be good though.
Next week will be an off week as I have the gaming convention Thurs-Sunday and we'll be roughing it at a hotel. Lot's of bad choices will be available to tempt me and I know I will give in. So the rest of July will have to be tough love.
L is camping this weekend so I'm on my own for a Sat workout. I'm hoping I'll be able to get in one of my long bike rides. Sat will also be a BBQ and a DnD get together. Both of these are separate from each other. Could be trouble on the food front. I'll try to be good though.
Next week will be an off week as I have the gaming convention Thurs-Sunday and we'll be roughing it at a hotel. Lot's of bad choices will be available to tempt me and I know I will give in. So the rest of July will have to be tough love.
Day 153
Another day of not much to say. It's the middle of the week and it's just a normal day. The belt loop gauge is holding at 4 so that's good. Here's why:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, avocado, on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds.
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, quinoa, red pepper, and chicken/Mahi Mahi mix. Had it with salsa.
Snack: See below
Dinner: Greek mini pizza from TJ's with salmon patty and cottage cheese. Also a big bag of popcorn a bit later as a snack.
So today they brought in the cookies. Yes our bosses bought a bunch of cookies and I mean a bunch. So as we know I luv cookies and by the time it was done I probably had at least a half dozen cookies. Not all at once but still a lot of cookies. Frankly couldn't stop.
After work went to the gym ( had to offset those cookies some how) and did the cardio. Wasn't feeling the weights so figured the cardio was a good substitute.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, avocado, on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds.
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, quinoa, red pepper, and chicken/Mahi Mahi mix. Had it with salsa.
Snack: See below
Dinner: Greek mini pizza from TJ's with salmon patty and cottage cheese. Also a big bag of popcorn a bit later as a snack.
So today they brought in the cookies. Yes our bosses bought a bunch of cookies and I mean a bunch. So as we know I luv cookies and by the time it was done I probably had at least a half dozen cookies. Not all at once but still a lot of cookies. Frankly couldn't stop.
After work went to the gym ( had to offset those cookies some how) and did the cardio. Wasn't feeling the weights so figured the cardio was a good substitute.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Day 152
Here we are again. This is becoming a habit and a good habit at that. Nothing really note worthy to chat about so, here's a list of food that entered my universe:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, and avocado on a skinny bun. A banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, quinoa, tomato, red pepper, and diced chicken breast and Mahi Mahi with some dressing.
Snack: Slice of whole wheat bread and peanut butter along with a small serving of potato salad
Dinner: Two mini greek pizza's from TJ's with a salmon patty split between the two and cottage cheese. Also a serving of quinoa with a couple of spoonfuls of cottage cheese. Had four pieces of fruit chewy candy. And two slices of turkey plain.
The gym was it's usual fun place. I did my cardio and thought about tomorrow's weight workout. I'm thinking I will try to do the one L wrote up for me last Saturday. Should be a good workout.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, and avocado on a skinny bun. A banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, quinoa, tomato, red pepper, and diced chicken breast and Mahi Mahi with some dressing.
Snack: Slice of whole wheat bread and peanut butter along with a small serving of potato salad
Dinner: Two mini greek pizza's from TJ's with a salmon patty split between the two and cottage cheese. Also a serving of quinoa with a couple of spoonfuls of cottage cheese. Had four pieces of fruit chewy candy. And two slices of turkey plain.
The gym was it's usual fun place. I did my cardio and thought about tomorrow's weight workout. I'm thinking I will try to do the one L wrote up for me last Saturday. Should be a good workout.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Day 151
Just a list to catch up. I went for an hour long bike ride after work. Decided it was nice enough to not go to the gym. Loving the bike rides. Okay here's the plan from today:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato, avocado, turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, a baked chicken breast/Mahi Mahi mix, quinoa, tomato, and red pepper.
Snack: Hamburger bun with peanut butter
Dinner: Two little Greek pizza's from TJ's with a salmon patty and a small portion of cottage cheese. A handful of baby carrots and a 5.5oz can of low sodium V-8. Oh and some roasted yam slices.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato, avocado, turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, a baked chicken breast/Mahi Mahi mix, quinoa, tomato, and red pepper.
Snack: Hamburger bun with peanut butter
Dinner: Two little Greek pizza's from TJ's with a salmon patty and a small portion of cottage cheese. A handful of baby carrots and a 5.5oz can of low sodium V-8. Oh and some roasted yam slices.
Day 150
It's day 150 and what a day. It started out normal and then went a bit off the rails. Not in a bad way just a real life way. I had decided to get up at my normal weekend time and have breakfast. I'm going thru my emails and eating my regular weekend breakfast which is the oatmeal and cottage cheese mix with some lemon curd. I'm just finishing my 20oz of cold water, when I see an email from a friend inviting me out to breakfast....First thought is damn can't go, just ate breakfast. Then I realize I haven't hung out for a while so what the heck.
We meet up about an hour later and I figure I will have something lite but there isn't anything lite on the menu (that sounded good). So I go for a breakfast burrito with sour cream and water. The food gets set in front of me and it smells great and looks good too. I dig in and smear the sour cream all over the burrito and dump the salsa on top of that. It's very good and the hash browns are crispy just the way I like them. Yum. So we're talking and eating and I realize I've eaten about half of the meal and damn I feel full. I normally don't recognize the full feeling so I heed the warning and stop eating. I don't feel stuffed, like I normally would, I feel happy. That's a new one, feeling happy that I didn't clean my plate. The waitress brings me a box and I bring it home for later.
I have to say it was one of the best meals I've had in a long time. Just the fact that I could enjoy the food and still stop before I had that bloated feeling was a revelation of sorts. It gets better though. I went grocery shopping for the week and as usual I park far enough away so I have to stretch my legs to shop. After coming home and seeing that the rain from the day before is turning into a nice day with sunshine, I decide to go for a bike ride. Something I haven't done enough of lately. So I do and it's a good ride, about an hour long. I then get to eat the rest of the breakfast burrito along with some cottage cheese and roasted yam.
I was quite lazy the rest of the day. By dinner time I was ready to eat again. I had the Mexican salad from TJ's that is fast becoming my regular Sunday nite dinner. It's quite good especially when I add some cottage cheese and quinoa. I also had a late snack of a small bag of popcorn, lime-n-pepper flavor.
Overall a good day. Good food but not overdoing it and exercise. Excellent combo.
We meet up about an hour later and I figure I will have something lite but there isn't anything lite on the menu (that sounded good). So I go for a breakfast burrito with sour cream and water. The food gets set in front of me and it smells great and looks good too. I dig in and smear the sour cream all over the burrito and dump the salsa on top of that. It's very good and the hash browns are crispy just the way I like them. Yum. So we're talking and eating and I realize I've eaten about half of the meal and damn I feel full. I normally don't recognize the full feeling so I heed the warning and stop eating. I don't feel stuffed, like I normally would, I feel happy. That's a new one, feeling happy that I didn't clean my plate. The waitress brings me a box and I bring it home for later.
I have to say it was one of the best meals I've had in a long time. Just the fact that I could enjoy the food and still stop before I had that bloated feeling was a revelation of sorts. It gets better though. I went grocery shopping for the week and as usual I park far enough away so I have to stretch my legs to shop. After coming home and seeing that the rain from the day before is turning into a nice day with sunshine, I decide to go for a bike ride. Something I haven't done enough of lately. So I do and it's a good ride, about an hour long. I then get to eat the rest of the breakfast burrito along with some cottage cheese and roasted yam.
I was quite lazy the rest of the day. By dinner time I was ready to eat again. I had the Mexican salad from TJ's that is fast becoming my regular Sunday nite dinner. It's quite good especially when I add some cottage cheese and quinoa. I also had a late snack of a small bag of popcorn, lime-n-pepper flavor.
Overall a good day. Good food but not overdoing it and exercise. Excellent combo.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Day 149
242. So there's that number again. Working hard not to be discouraged and with L's help it's okay. We talked again ( becoming a habit that I hope isn't annoying) and she reminded me that if I'm feeling good and my clothes fit better than it's all good. I know I'm going to have to take a break from worrying about it. Due to real life though it will be three weeks before we get together again. In those three weeks there is another game session with my friends and then the following weekend it's a mini vacation. The mini vacation is out of town and I know I'll be eating a lot of junk and going to restaurants. L offered to do a week day after I get off work but I'm looking at this as an experiment. I want to see if I can maintain or maybe lose a pound on my own. I went to the gym this morning at 7am. Wow was that early. I don't do that on a regular basis as it's just too damn early. L needed to meet at that time due to a commitment she had and I figured it would be good for me. It was fine and even gave me an opportunity to get some stuff done that I normally would do on my Sunday. We did another weight training workout and again my arms and possibly my chest will be sore on Sunday. We're starting to combine upper and lower body exercises so I'm getting a lot of choices for later down the road. Okay here's what I did in the food department:
Breakfast: Since I was getting up around 6am and meeting for the workout at 7am, I wasn't sure if my normal breakfast (oatmeal/cottage cheese/lemon curd) would sit well. So I just had a Larabar (peanut butter) and my usual 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: This is a meal I normally would eat around noon. Today though it was closer to 9am. So I made a frattata with two eggs and an additional egg white, brussel sprouts, spinach, tomato, cottage cheese, and salsa.
Lunch: Today again a bit different time in a way. This was around noon. And I ate at this time as I was hungry. I normally don't feel hungry, at least that I notice like I did this time. So I had a baguette with a chicken patty, tomato, pickle, and almond butter. Had a small bowl of yogurt pretzels.
Dinner: So was at a friends for a game and we ate dinner there. It was a bit of a potluck so I ended up eating a fried chicken thigh and some JoJo's. Also a small portion of Shepard's Pie (hamburger,mashed potatoes, cheese) and some home made Mac-n-Cheese. Also ate a big bunch of yogurt pretzels and had an orange juice and vodka drink.
Looking over the day's food intake it's not as bad as I was thinking. I still could have done a better job in my choices. Once again though I just can't become a food hermit, it's life and you gotta deal.
Breakfast: Since I was getting up around 6am and meeting for the workout at 7am, I wasn't sure if my normal breakfast (oatmeal/cottage cheese/lemon curd) would sit well. So I just had a Larabar (peanut butter) and my usual 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: This is a meal I normally would eat around noon. Today though it was closer to 9am. So I made a frattata with two eggs and an additional egg white, brussel sprouts, spinach, tomato, cottage cheese, and salsa.
Lunch: Today again a bit different time in a way. This was around noon. And I ate at this time as I was hungry. I normally don't feel hungry, at least that I notice like I did this time. So I had a baguette with a chicken patty, tomato, pickle, and almond butter. Had a small bowl of yogurt pretzels.
Dinner: So was at a friends for a game and we ate dinner there. It was a bit of a potluck so I ended up eating a fried chicken thigh and some JoJo's. Also a small portion of Shepard's Pie (hamburger,mashed potatoes, cheese) and some home made Mac-n-Cheese. Also ate a big bunch of yogurt pretzels and had an orange juice and vodka drink.
Looking over the day's food intake it's not as bad as I was thinking. I still could have done a better job in my choices. Once again though I just can't become a food hermit, it's life and you gotta deal.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Day 148
As it is the day before weigh in I'm always a bit concerned. Have I gained or lost? This morning as I was dressing I found that the belt loop was still at 4. So that's good, right? Not sure what I will have for lunch today as there is still the BBQ stuff from yesterday's potluck. Tomorrows workout with L will be another good one but have to meet her at 7am. Hopefully I will be awake as I exercise.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey and tomato on a skinny bun with almond butter. 20oz of cold water.
Snack/Lunch/Snack: So still eating stuff from the BBQ potluck that happened the day before. I had potato salads, pasta salads, a hamburger, 7 layer bean dip with a handful of crushed chips( would have had real chips except they were all gone and the dregs of a chip bag was all that was left) and no dessert but ate enough bad stuff I didn't need any dessert. Thank goodness there were no cookies. We know how I feel about cookies.
Dinner: Homemade meatloaf sandwich on a baguette and a Mahi Mahi burger on a skinny bun. A regular size bag of popcorn and an orange juice and vodka drink.
So we'll see how weigh in goes tomorrow.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey and tomato on a skinny bun with almond butter. 20oz of cold water.
Snack/Lunch/Snack: So still eating stuff from the BBQ potluck that happened the day before. I had potato salads, pasta salads, a hamburger, 7 layer bean dip with a handful of crushed chips( would have had real chips except they were all gone and the dregs of a chip bag was all that was left) and no dessert but ate enough bad stuff I didn't need any dessert. Thank goodness there were no cookies. We know how I feel about cookies.
Dinner: Homemade meatloaf sandwich on a baguette and a Mahi Mahi burger on a skinny bun. A regular size bag of popcorn and an orange juice and vodka drink.
So we'll see how weigh in goes tomorrow.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Day 147
Well today was a day. First there was a cold shower. Then a work BBQ with tons of bad for you food. Then a very nice day that made me go for a bike ride that was quite enjoyable. So it looks like there's something wrong with my water heater so my shower this morning was a bit on the cool side. At work there was a potluck BBQ where every imaginable food that's bad for you showed up. I'm talking potato salad, macaroni salad, 7 layer dip with a maximum number of bag 'o chips, there was cookies, an awesome dessert called "Sex in a pan" (so you know it had to be bad for you). There were six or seven other salads including two different pasta salads. It was a smorgasbord of BBQ delight. Oh and of course there were hamburgers with cheese and condiments. It was quite a tremendous spread. On that note here's what I did:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato and almond butter with turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack/Lunch/Snack: This was a feed bag worth of food at each of these breaks in the day. Including and not limited to hamburgers, potato/macaroni/pasta salads. "Sex in a pan" for dessert and some strawberries. I will say that with lunch I did listen to my stomach and stopped before I over indulged to the extreme. I had grabbed two cookies and realized as I sat back down that I was full. This of course was after I'd eaten a big serving of the Sex dessert. Still I didn't eat the cookies and I would have 6 months ago.
Dinner: Spinach salad with homemade meatloaf, tomato, cauliflower, cottage cheese, and big glop of potato salad mixed in. A hunk of baguette and two choc chip cookies.
After work I went for a 45 minute bike ride and that was good. I haven't been out on the bike very much yet this year so felt good to ride. I know the weather is turning again after just two days of almost spring weather, so had to enjoy it while it lasted. The belt loop is holding steady at 4 but am curious to see where it is tomorrow after today.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato and almond butter with turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack/Lunch/Snack: This was a feed bag worth of food at each of these breaks in the day. Including and not limited to hamburgers, potato/macaroni/pasta salads. "Sex in a pan" for dessert and some strawberries. I will say that with lunch I did listen to my stomach and stopped before I over indulged to the extreme. I had grabbed two cookies and realized as I sat back down that I was full. This of course was after I'd eaten a big serving of the Sex dessert. Still I didn't eat the cookies and I would have 6 months ago.
Dinner: Spinach salad with homemade meatloaf, tomato, cauliflower, cottage cheese, and big glop of potato salad mixed in. A hunk of baguette and two choc chip cookies.
After work I went for a 45 minute bike ride and that was good. I haven't been out on the bike very much yet this year so felt good to ride. I know the weather is turning again after just two days of almost spring weather, so had to enjoy it while it lasted. The belt loop is holding steady at 4 but am curious to see where it is tomorrow after today.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Day 146
What a great day! That is if you like sunny spring, sorry, sunny summer weather (it's the first day of summer). I left work early, went to the gym, came home and went for a bike ride. I haven't been on a bike ride for almost a month. Partly due to my knee/leg issues and partly due to really crappy weather. Even though I have to laugh when I read the part about the weather as back in Jan/Feb I went for the bike ride that ended in snow. That was an experience for sure. It made me appreciate nice warm weather. In my defense it was actually sunny when I left for that ride. It was a crisp winter day and it did the typical thing where in a matter of 20-25 minutes it turned into a snowy blustery winter day. I'm not getting to excited about the nice weather though as I've heard that tomorrow will be back to rain. I'm just glad I got out today and rode the bike. So here's what I ate today:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato, turkey, and some almond butter. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Met a friend for lunch and we went to a small Mexican restaurant. I had three carnitas "street" tacos. Drank water.
No afternoon snack
Dinner: Spinach salad with the homemade meatloaf, tomato, cauliflower, cottage cheese, and dressing. Also had a small bowl of yogurt pretzels and a hunk of baguette with some almond butter smeared on them.
So went to the gym as I left work early so did a weight work out and then quickly came home and hopped on the bike for a short ride. It was about 30min.
Tomorrow should be interesting as work is having a BBQ potluck. So there will be lots of chips and other bad for me things to try and avoid. Ah who am I kidding, I will eat some of all the stuff I like and try to keep it under control. Actually it won't be too hard as I've discovered I'm a much lighter eater in a crowd. Especially a crowd I might want to impress (women). I still plan on enjoying myself just not over doing it. I hope.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato, turkey, and some almond butter. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Met a friend for lunch and we went to a small Mexican restaurant. I had three carnitas "street" tacos. Drank water.
No afternoon snack
Dinner: Spinach salad with the homemade meatloaf, tomato, cauliflower, cottage cheese, and dressing. Also had a small bowl of yogurt pretzels and a hunk of baguette with some almond butter smeared on them.
So went to the gym as I left work early so did a weight work out and then quickly came home and hopped on the bike for a short ride. It was about 30min.
Tomorrow should be interesting as work is having a BBQ potluck. So there will be lots of chips and other bad for me things to try and avoid. Ah who am I kidding, I will eat some of all the stuff I like and try to keep it under control. Actually it won't be too hard as I've discovered I'm a much lighter eater in a crowd. Especially a crowd I might want to impress (women). I still plan on enjoying myself just not over doing it. I hope.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Day 145
Nothing to say today other than my belt is still going to loop #4. Here's the food of the day:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, some almond butter on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Homemade turkey/sausage meatloaf sandwich with tomato and avocado. On a third of a baguette and small handful of carrots.
Snack: Slice of whole wheat bread w/peanut butter
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, cottage cheese, yellow pepper, meatloaf, and dressing. Had a small chunk of baguette and an orange. Had another small chunk of baguette with almond butter.
Went to the gym and did the cardio workout for 40 min.
Ok short and sweet today.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, some almond butter on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Homemade turkey/sausage meatloaf sandwich with tomato and avocado. On a third of a baguette and small handful of carrots.
Snack: Slice of whole wheat bread w/peanut butter
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, cottage cheese, yellow pepper, meatloaf, and dressing. Had a small chunk of baguette and an orange. Had another small chunk of baguette with almond butter.
Went to the gym and did the cardio workout for 40 min.
Ok short and sweet today.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Day 144
So here we are again. It's the new week and a new attitude. Ok not a new attitude but the same attitude as usual. Yes eating right and exercising seems to be the answer. Alright that was a bit over the top but it's true and I'm getting it, slowly but surely. Back at it:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato, turkey, on a skinny bun with almond butter. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Home made meatloaf sandwich on a baguette with tomato, avocado, and peanut butter. A 5.5oz can of low sodium v-8 and a handful of baby carrots.
Snack: a slice of whole wheat bread and peanut butter
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, yellow pepper, and some more homemade meatloaf with cottage cheese and dressing. Also had a little piece of baguette with the salad. Finished off the trail mix that consisted of nuts and chocolate.
I went to the gym after work and did the cardio workout. I was on the recumbent bike, the elliptical and the treadmill for 39min. I got in a good sweat. I noticed that the Sat workout with L is plaguing me today. My arms are sore and I like it. Hey that could be a song.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato, turkey, on a skinny bun with almond butter. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Home made meatloaf sandwich on a baguette with tomato, avocado, and peanut butter. A 5.5oz can of low sodium v-8 and a handful of baby carrots.
Snack: a slice of whole wheat bread and peanut butter
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, yellow pepper, and some more homemade meatloaf with cottage cheese and dressing. Also had a little piece of baguette with the salad. Finished off the trail mix that consisted of nuts and chocolate.
I went to the gym after work and did the cardio workout. I was on the recumbent bike, the elliptical and the treadmill for 39min. I got in a good sweat. I noticed that the Sat workout with L is plaguing me today. My arms are sore and I like it. Hey that could be a song.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Day 143
So I only weigh myself on Saturday's. It takes some of the pressure off during the week and at the same time gives some incentive to try to do better. By that I mean that if I don't know if I've lost or gained pounds, then I am always striving to eat right and go to the gym so that on Sat the scale will reward me. I bring this up only because I broke the rule today (Sunday) due to yesterday's weigh-in and the fact that I hardly ate anything. At least like I normally would on a typical Sat. So yesterday morning weigh-in was 242 and this morning was 240. Here's what went in my belly today as I try to keep the weight off:
Breakfast: The typical breakfast for me today. Egg sandwich with tomato and turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Lunch: I admittedly went big for lunch. I got a sandwich from a local sandwich shop that makes their own bread and serves up some of the tastiest sandwiches around. I had a TBA which is a turkey, bacon, avocado, on an 8" wheat sub with all of the veggies. Condiments were pesto and shredded Asagio cheese. I also had some trail mix with the sandwich that was just nuts and bits of chocolate.
Snack: Big bag of popcorn
Dinner: My Sunday dinner fave, Mexican salad from TJ's. Today spruced it up with some cottage cheese and a small slice of turkey/sausage meatloaf. Two big handfuls of the trail mix. That got away from me as I didn't just put it in a bowl but kept the bag next to the computer while I was watching a show. Not the best thing to do and I knew better but still did it. Ah well. The meatloaf I made today is for next week's lunches and it turned out great. I mixed up a bit more than a pound of ground turkey with a bit less than a pound of apple garlic sausage and I chopped up a half a pound of mushrooms and sauteed them with some yellow pepper and bit of tomato. I then mixed it all together with an egg, some Panko bread crumbs ( that's a Japanese bread crumb, it's not quite as oily), some seasoning, and a quarter cup of enchilada sauce ( I found it hiding in the back of the refrigerator and figured it would add some zest). I used an 8"x8" pan and it filled it up nicely. Squirted some ketchup on the top and baked it for an hour. It came out great. Calorie wise I have no idea but it shouldn't be crazy and will satisfy the craving for meatloaf. I bought some baguettes from TJ's and will make sub sandwiches for lunch all next week.
I did get in a work out today. Normally on Sunday I've used it as a rest day but felt like doing something this time. I ended up doing the kettlebell work out and brother it makes me sweat. It's only about 20 minutes but if you do it correctly it's quite the workout. I did that before I ate the sandwich from Da Vince's. Dinner this week will be salmon/spinach salad with cauliflower and some peppers.
Breakfast: The typical breakfast for me today. Egg sandwich with tomato and turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Lunch: I admittedly went big for lunch. I got a sandwich from a local sandwich shop that makes their own bread and serves up some of the tastiest sandwiches around. I had a TBA which is a turkey, bacon, avocado, on an 8" wheat sub with all of the veggies. Condiments were pesto and shredded Asagio cheese. I also had some trail mix with the sandwich that was just nuts and bits of chocolate.
Snack: Big bag of popcorn
Dinner: My Sunday dinner fave, Mexican salad from TJ's. Today spruced it up with some cottage cheese and a small slice of turkey/sausage meatloaf. Two big handfuls of the trail mix. That got away from me as I didn't just put it in a bowl but kept the bag next to the computer while I was watching a show. Not the best thing to do and I knew better but still did it. Ah well. The meatloaf I made today is for next week's lunches and it turned out great. I mixed up a bit more than a pound of ground turkey with a bit less than a pound of apple garlic sausage and I chopped up a half a pound of mushrooms and sauteed them with some yellow pepper and bit of tomato. I then mixed it all together with an egg, some Panko bread crumbs ( that's a Japanese bread crumb, it's not quite as oily), some seasoning, and a quarter cup of enchilada sauce ( I found it hiding in the back of the refrigerator and figured it would add some zest). I used an 8"x8" pan and it filled it up nicely. Squirted some ketchup on the top and baked it for an hour. It came out great. Calorie wise I have no idea but it shouldn't be crazy and will satisfy the craving for meatloaf. I bought some baguettes from TJ's and will make sub sandwiches for lunch all next week.
I did get in a work out today. Normally on Sunday I've used it as a rest day but felt like doing something this time. I ended up doing the kettlebell work out and brother it makes me sweat. It's only about 20 minutes but if you do it correctly it's quite the workout. I did that before I ate the sandwich from Da Vince's. Dinner this week will be salmon/spinach salad with cauliflower and some peppers.
Day 142
242. So no movement as far as actual weight but I still say the 4th belt loop is a good sign. Every week L asks me how my week was. It's both social and investigative. Of course she's interested in the fact's of how my life went. At the same time inquiring about how I did or didn't do when it came to working out or overeating. We all ways go over how my knee/leg is doing and if I've noticed any other pains associated with working out. I always let her know if anything is amiss and frankly sometimes I feel a bit like a hypochondriac even though that's quite far from the truth. It's important for both of us to understand how I'm doing. For L it let's her know I'm not hurt so she won't exacerbate the injury and for me it let's me know I'm getting fitter. That was how it went this week when she asked. I had been thinking about how I sometimes got a bit winded just walking up a small series of stairs to pick up my mail. I don't feel that way at all anymore. Also some of the exercises I've been doing have gotten quite a bit easier in terms of how my body moves to execute them. So even though I still didn't lose any weight this week I still know I'm shaping up. Here's the idea of what I ate today:
Breakfast: Oatmeal with lemon curd and cottage cheese. 20oz of cold water.
Meal after workout: Three street tacos with carnitas.
Dinner: If you can call it that, lasagna. I was at a friends and it was quite late in the afternoon/early evening when I had something to eat. We raided the refrigerator at his house and I had a single serving of lasagna. Also had 6 mini appetizer type tacos. Didn't have a real meal at all. Much later in the evening I had a couple of big handfuls of popcorn. Nothing else in the way of food.
After I left friends I came home and was hungry. I ended up not eating anything else even though I was tempted. Partially due to the fact I didn't really have anything available. I'm sure that if I'd had some chips or something of that type I'd have given in. But I didn't and I didn't.
Breakfast: Oatmeal with lemon curd and cottage cheese. 20oz of cold water.
Meal after workout: Three street tacos with carnitas.
Dinner: If you can call it that, lasagna. I was at a friends and it was quite late in the afternoon/early evening when I had something to eat. We raided the refrigerator at his house and I had a single serving of lasagna. Also had 6 mini appetizer type tacos. Didn't have a real meal at all. Much later in the evening I had a couple of big handfuls of popcorn. Nothing else in the way of food.
After I left friends I came home and was hungry. I ended up not eating anything else even though I was tempted. Partially due to the fact I didn't really have anything available. I'm sure that if I'd had some chips or something of that type I'd have given in. But I didn't and I didn't.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Day 141
It's the end of the week and weigh in is just 24 hours away. My pants all week have been at belt loop 4 so am hoping for good news tomorrow. Even if I've not lost any weight I know I've lost something and that's as good as anything. As I said the last entry I really didn't handle the sugar hit from the donuts and cookies very well. Which in my mind is a win. Even though I will still eat that stuff I now know it has to be small quantities. That plays into my thoughts on quality over quantity that I've tried to work into my eating. I originally said diet in that last sentence but it's not a diet I'm after. I am changing the fundamental way I want to approach food. So quality over quantity makes so much more sense in the long run. Now I just have to figure out how to get that quality into my meals. In a day's worth of meals I think if I'm lucky I hit that percentage about 1-2 times out of the 5-6 times a day I eat. So that might be an area to focus on. Well here's what hit my plate today:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, avocado, and tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: Turkey burger on whole wheat bread with tomato and avocado. Added some peanut butter to the mix and a small serving of 4 Bean salad. Took some baby carrots but didn't eat those. Also there were donuts still so had one small chocolate old fashion and a couple of cookies.
Snack: A Larabar (don't remember what flavor)
Dinner: Two salmon burgers with tomato and almond butter. An apple and two big handfuls of almonds. It was Friday nite so had three orange juice and vodka drinks over the course of the evening. I was playing computer video games and so tried to not eat mindlessly. Probably on barely succeeded. Didn't feel overall though that I over ate. So another win. I will admit to looking thru the larder at one point hoping there was something bad. I need to pick up some more microwave popcorn. That is always a good/bad treat that I feel fills me up for a small amount of calories.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, avocado, and tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: Turkey burger on whole wheat bread with tomato and avocado. Added some peanut butter to the mix and a small serving of 4 Bean salad. Took some baby carrots but didn't eat those. Also there were donuts still so had one small chocolate old fashion and a couple of cookies.
Snack: A Larabar (don't remember what flavor)
Dinner: Two salmon burgers with tomato and almond butter. An apple and two big handfuls of almonds. It was Friday nite so had three orange juice and vodka drinks over the course of the evening. I was playing computer video games and so tried to not eat mindlessly. Probably on barely succeeded. Didn't feel overall though that I over ate. So another win. I will admit to looking thru the larder at one point hoping there was something bad. I need to pick up some more microwave popcorn. That is always a good/bad treat that I feel fills me up for a small amount of calories.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Day 140
Had another revelation today. Or maybe it was an epiphany. Whatever it was it made a good point of metaphorically slapping me in the face and shouting, "Wake Up!!". My attempt at eating better and working out has caused my body to reject certain things. I've mentioned how if I don't get in some kind of a work out I feel "off". Doesn't mean I have to go to the gym and work out until I puke but I just feel "not right". Well today I found out that eating a lot of donuts makes me feel "off". Frankly I didn't eat that many donuts, let's see it was a maple bar with bacon on top, 5 donut holes, two small chocolate old fashion's, a half of another I don't know the name of and a quarter of a blueberry fritter. There were cookies ( remember those?) and I had two of those. Ok if you've keeping track here's the problem, this was all in the space of 5 hours. Between first break and second break that's where it all went down. Plus lunch was in there too. Not only did I feel full but I felt like my body was slowed down. Here's what else I ate today:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato, avocado, turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Donuts (see above)
Lunch: Spinach salad with quinoa, tomato, cauliflower, broccoli slaw, chicken sausage, and salsa. Donuts (again see above)
Snack: Donut (see...)
Dinner: A hodge podge of stir frying cauliflower, baby carrots, broccoli slaw, quinoa, cottage cheese, and tipali fish. Two cookies and a banana.
I went to the gym to try and work out the donuts and I at least got in a normal workout of cardio. I noticed that my arms were a bit sore from the night before so am quite pleased. I did notice that even though I ate all those donuts and cookies the belt loop was still at 4. I'm curious if that will be the case tomorrow. I guess I will just have to wait and see. I guess the takeaway from the donut attack is the understanding that I can eat that stuff just not in the quantities I have in the past. Which is right in line with what I've tried to learn. My body won't handle the quantity of food the same way it did in my early years nor the quality of the junk food I'm surrounded by on a daily basis. Must learn control or at least moderation may be a better mantra.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato, avocado, turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Donuts (see above)
Lunch: Spinach salad with quinoa, tomato, cauliflower, broccoli slaw, chicken sausage, and salsa. Donuts (again see above)
Snack: Donut (see...)
Dinner: A hodge podge of stir frying cauliflower, baby carrots, broccoli slaw, quinoa, cottage cheese, and tipali fish. Two cookies and a banana.
I went to the gym to try and work out the donuts and I at least got in a normal workout of cardio. I noticed that my arms were a bit sore from the night before so am quite pleased. I did notice that even though I ate all those donuts and cookies the belt loop was still at 4. I'm curious if that will be the case tomorrow. I guess I will just have to wait and see. I guess the takeaway from the donut attack is the understanding that I can eat that stuff just not in the quantities I have in the past. Which is right in line with what I've tried to learn. My body won't handle the quantity of food the same way it did in my early years nor the quality of the junk food I'm surrounded by on a daily basis. Must learn control or at least moderation may be a better mantra.
Day 139
Alright it just gets better and better. What? you say. I'm on a roll with the belt loop bit. Today I'm still putting the belt loop at position number 4. It's been that way all day every day so far. In the past it's been number 4 in the morning but by the time the end of lunch happens it's back to 3 and that's where it stays. So this week is a good week so far. And yes I know it's only the mid point of the week. There's still two more days to go before weigh-in day comes around and I find out if the belt loop translates into weight loss. Here's what happened to help the belt loop stay loose:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with avocado, tomato, and turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with tomato, quinoa, sausage, cauliflower, broccoli slaw, and salsa instead of dressing. I'm liking salsa as it's less calories and I can have more of it.
Snack: Peanut Butter cookie Larabar
Dinner: Mahi Mahi blackened fish sandwich on two slices of whole wheat bread with tomato and avocado. An egg mixed up with quinoa microwaved and a handful of baby carrots. Also two rice cakes.
I did a weight workout and I felt it was a good workout. I worked up a sweat and I did some cardio on the elliptical.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with avocado, tomato, and turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with tomato, quinoa, sausage, cauliflower, broccoli slaw, and salsa instead of dressing. I'm liking salsa as it's less calories and I can have more of it.
Snack: Peanut Butter cookie Larabar
Dinner: Mahi Mahi blackened fish sandwich on two slices of whole wheat bread with tomato and avocado. An egg mixed up with quinoa microwaved and a handful of baby carrots. Also two rice cakes.
I did a weight workout and I felt it was a good workout. I worked up a sweat and I did some cardio on the elliptical.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Day 138
Wow. Have nothing to say today. Other than it was a much better day today. I wasn't delayed leaving work so was able to make it to the gym. Had a good lunch and dinner but had a bit of trouble feeling full with regards to dinner. Still was able to not go crazy. Here's what happened in detail:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tuna salad, tomato, avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with tomato, cauliflower, quinoa, broccoli slaw, and salmon patty.
Dinner: Spinach salad with tomato, cauliflower, quinoa, broccoli slaw, yellow zucchini, and a chicken sausage from TJ's. I had a rice cake with the salad and then had another with almond butter and a thin slice of turkey. I also had an orange.
Had a good workout today. Did 24min of cardio on the recumbent bike and then did 12 min on the eliptical. Did both as intervals. I noticed this week that I've been at the 4th belt loop so far. Gotta keep it up. It is only Tuesday though so have to calm down with still three more days to go until weigh-in.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tuna salad, tomato, avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with tomato, cauliflower, quinoa, broccoli slaw, and salmon patty.
Dinner: Spinach salad with tomato, cauliflower, quinoa, broccoli slaw, yellow zucchini, and a chicken sausage from TJ's. I had a rice cake with the salad and then had another with almond butter and a thin slice of turkey. I also had an orange.
Had a good workout today. Did 24min of cardio on the recumbent bike and then did 12 min on the eliptical. Did both as intervals. I noticed this week that I've been at the 4th belt loop so far. Gotta keep it up. It is only Tuesday though so have to calm down with still three more days to go until weigh-in.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Day 137
So here we are again. Bad day at work. I didn't succumb though to the siren call of food, well at least not entirely. Yesterday I'd made some cookies and only ate 6 of the 12. Today I ate the other 6. Otherwise I ate very well and didn't go for the junk or unnecessary extra servings. Feel good about that anyway despite the bad day at work. Ok here's what I did eat:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with avocado, turkey, tomato, on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with spinach, cauliflower, tomato, broccoli slaw, tomato, quinoa and a chicken sausage from TJ's.
Snack: A pear
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, broccoli slaw, tomato, chicken sausage, cucumber, and quinoa. Had the 6 cookies from pre-made dough that I made last night.
Didn't go to the gym after work but came home and did a home work out. Haven't done that in forever. Used the kettlebell workout that really works up a sweat and a 15min workout from Men's Health. A nice combo for when I'm running short of time. A total of about 40 minutes followed by a good stretching routine. It works rather well as I said when you don't have alot of time. I wouldn't do it all the time instead of the gym but when you need to get in some exercise in a short amount of time.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with avocado, turkey, tomato, on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with spinach, cauliflower, tomato, broccoli slaw, tomato, quinoa and a chicken sausage from TJ's.
Snack: A pear
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, broccoli slaw, tomato, chicken sausage, cucumber, and quinoa. Had the 6 cookies from pre-made dough that I made last night.
Didn't go to the gym after work but came home and did a home work out. Haven't done that in forever. Used the kettlebell workout that really works up a sweat and a 15min workout from Men's Health. A nice combo for when I'm running short of time. A total of about 40 minutes followed by a good stretching routine. It works rather well as I said when you don't have alot of time. I wouldn't do it all the time instead of the gym but when you need to get in some exercise in a short amount of time.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Day 136
Alright the day after the wedding party. I made it a goof off day and I'm glad I did. As much as I want to go to the gym I really think it's good for me to skip a day here and there. So today I grocery shopped and did some house cleaning (mostly bathroom). So I was active just not in an extreme way. Tomorrow will be back to the gym and the start of a new week. This week's lunch will be salad and so will dinner. I will mix it up a bit though so to try and not make it too boring. Ok here's how today went down:
Breakfast: Two egg frattata, spinach, yellow zucchini, tomato and chopped beef stick. Topped with cottage cheese and salsa.
Lunch: Tuna salad on skinny bun with cucumber, and avocado. Also a cheddar rice cake smeared with tuna salad. Half of a yam mixed with cottage cheese and a handful of carrots.
Dinner: The Mexican salad from TJ's and I added some cauliflower and cottage cheese. I also had a small alcohol drink and I made some cookies and ate six of them. Have I said why I eat the Mexican salad from TJ's? I like it because it has some chicken in it and cheese. Two of my favorite things and it's only like 350 calories and that's with the dressing. So not much guilt.
Breakfast: Two egg frattata, spinach, yellow zucchini, tomato and chopped beef stick. Topped with cottage cheese and salsa.
Lunch: Tuna salad on skinny bun with cucumber, and avocado. Also a cheddar rice cake smeared with tuna salad. Half of a yam mixed with cottage cheese and a handful of carrots.
Dinner: The Mexican salad from TJ's and I added some cauliflower and cottage cheese. I also had a small alcohol drink and I made some cookies and ate six of them. Have I said why I eat the Mexican salad from TJ's? I like it because it has some chicken in it and cheese. Two of my favorite things and it's only like 350 calories and that's with the dressing. So not much guilt.
Day 135
242. So a bit of a disappointment but still not surprising. I think next week will be all salad lunch and dinner. We'll see if that makes a difference. Doesn't mean that I'll only eat salad for the rest of my life but sometimes you have to go scorched earth to give the body a chance to hit the next level. I am coming up to a time period where I won't be able to do the Sat workout with L, so gotta work on a program for that. When I met up with L Sat morning we talked ( as we always do ) about my not losing and she was encouraging in the sense of it not being a bad thing. So again the positive reinforcement of another person really helps in the battle of the bulge. There's a blast from the past. Heh, battle of the bulge. More like the battle of the extra heavy load. Ok here's how I ate on Saturday:
Breakfast: Oatmeal with lemon curd and cottage cheese with 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Turkey burger on whole wheat bread with an egg, tomato, avocado, and cucumber.
Dinner: Went to a co-workers wedding on Sat night and there was a sit down buffet dinner served. Lots of stuff to choose from and I chose most everything. In moderation. I had a roll that I only ate half of along with green salad with a small dollop of dressing, a bit of greek salad, asparagus, some fish, a piece of breaded chicken (not heavily breaded), a large piece of prime rib, and from the children's table a mini cheese burger. There was a pasta salad, rice pilaf, green beans, and mashed potato's that I passed on the first time through but I went back for seconds and had a good sized spoonful of pasta salad and some green beans and a half size slice of prime rib. Had two glasses of red wine and a gimlet. Also there was a cupcake cake as the wedding cake so had one cupcake.
There was dancing and yes I participated. Worked a bit of a sweat at one point so I'm calling that a workout. Ha. So good day overall. I did very well at the wedding as in the past it could have been, "Get out of my way here I come!". I still sampled what I wanted but didn't go overboard. There was a "candy bar" with all kinds of different candies and even though at one point I went and made myself a stash, I ended up not eating it and leaving it there. So quite happy with my self.
Breakfast: Oatmeal with lemon curd and cottage cheese with 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Turkey burger on whole wheat bread with an egg, tomato, avocado, and cucumber.
Dinner: Went to a co-workers wedding on Sat night and there was a sit down buffet dinner served. Lots of stuff to choose from and I chose most everything. In moderation. I had a roll that I only ate half of along with green salad with a small dollop of dressing, a bit of greek salad, asparagus, some fish, a piece of breaded chicken (not heavily breaded), a large piece of prime rib, and from the children's table a mini cheese burger. There was a pasta salad, rice pilaf, green beans, and mashed potato's that I passed on the first time through but I went back for seconds and had a good sized spoonful of pasta salad and some green beans and a half size slice of prime rib. Had two glasses of red wine and a gimlet. Also there was a cupcake cake as the wedding cake so had one cupcake.
There was dancing and yes I participated. Worked a bit of a sweat at one point so I'm calling that a workout. Ha. So good day overall. I did very well at the wedding as in the past it could have been, "Get out of my way here I come!". I still sampled what I wanted but didn't go overboard. There was a "candy bar" with all kinds of different candies and even though at one point I went and made myself a stash, I ended up not eating it and leaving it there. So quite happy with my self.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Day 134
Day before and am curious how the week went. I've felt good all week and kept to a schedule I felt worked. I did skip the weight workout as a friend and I got together. I still felt like the rest of the workout week hit the spot. I'm noticing my clothes fitting looser and keep trying on my skinnier clothes from the past. Tomorrow is just around the corner so here's how Friday went:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato, turkey, avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken and salmon patty, avocado, cauliflower, tomato, grilled asparagus and onion with salsa.
Snack: Cherry pie Larabar
Dinner: A bit of a hodgepodge as I got home late and was scheduled to join friends online for a game. I fried up some tilapia and Mahi Mahi. Took two of the fancy dinner rolls from TJ's and made sandwiches. Actually quite delish. Later I was still hungry so I cut up an apple and threw a large handful of almonds on a plate and snacked on that. I also indulged in alcohol and had two drinks of orange juice and vodka.
This the Friday schedule for now and so need to work on the food and drink I have. I had planned on the sandwiches but had also wanted some crunchy veggies as side items. I had some baby carrots and cauliflower waiting but didn't have time to put that together. Next time for sure.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato, turkey, avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken and salmon patty, avocado, cauliflower, tomato, grilled asparagus and onion with salsa.
Snack: Cherry pie Larabar
Dinner: A bit of a hodgepodge as I got home late and was scheduled to join friends online for a game. I fried up some tilapia and Mahi Mahi. Took two of the fancy dinner rolls from TJ's and made sandwiches. Actually quite delish. Later I was still hungry so I cut up an apple and threw a large handful of almonds on a plate and snacked on that. I also indulged in alcohol and had two drinks of orange juice and vodka.
This the Friday schedule for now and so need to work on the food and drink I have. I had planned on the sandwiches but had also wanted some crunchy veggies as side items. I had some baby carrots and cauliflower waiting but didn't have time to put that together. Next time for sure.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Day 133
Heading into the weekend and looking forward to it. I went to the gym for an after work workout and am really starting to get into the elliptical. I'm doing intervals and combining that with the intervals on the recumbent bike. So an intense 36min that I will work up to a 40 min session. I ate normal today and here's how it looked on the plate:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken, avocado, tomato, cauliflower, asparagus and onion, with peanut butter and salsa.
Snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Spinach salad with some beef stick, avocado, cauliflower, cottage cheese, salsa, salmon patty, and cucumber. Also the fancy dinner roll from TJ's and then one white cheddar rice cake. Of course had some roasted beet.
Tomorrow is Friday and it will be on line game day in the evening. Not sure yet what I'll eat but it probably won't be salad. I'm also thinking about cookies so may have to make some of the pre mixed cookie dough I have in the freezer. I will also be consuming some alcohol drinks.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken, avocado, tomato, cauliflower, asparagus and onion, with peanut butter and salsa.
Snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Spinach salad with some beef stick, avocado, cauliflower, cottage cheese, salsa, salmon patty, and cucumber. Also the fancy dinner roll from TJ's and then one white cheddar rice cake. Of course had some roasted beet.
Tomorrow is Friday and it will be on line game day in the evening. Not sure yet what I'll eat but it probably won't be salad. I'm also thinking about cookies so may have to make some of the pre mixed cookie dough I have in the freezer. I will also be consuming some alcohol drinks.
Day 132
So ended up skipping out on the workout today. Went to a friends and took the day off. I still ate better so definetaly a win-win. Also behind so this will be short.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with avocado, tomato, and turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Different today. Had a wrap with peanut butter and three of the TJ's chicken meat balls from last week. Wanted to finish those before they went bad.
Lunch: Wrap with chicken, tomato, avocado, cauliflower, asparagus and onion, and salsa.
Snack: Peanut Butter cookie Larabar and almonds
Dinner: Salad with roasted chicken and some bread.
Since I was eating dinner at a friends house I tried to take it easy and that worked out just fine. Only had basically one helping and a half. Even though I didn't work out I still kept it under control food wise. Feeling quite good about that.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with avocado, tomato, and turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Different today. Had a wrap with peanut butter and three of the TJ's chicken meat balls from last week. Wanted to finish those before they went bad.
Lunch: Wrap with chicken, tomato, avocado, cauliflower, asparagus and onion, and salsa.
Snack: Peanut Butter cookie Larabar and almonds
Dinner: Salad with roasted chicken and some bread.
Since I was eating dinner at a friends house I tried to take it easy and that worked out just fine. Only had basically one helping and a half. Even though I didn't work out I still kept it under control food wise. Feeling quite good about that.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Day 131
Once again not much to say. Continuing the after work workout of cardio. Today shook it up a bit by doing just recumbent bike and then elliptical. On the elliptical I went 10min of 30sec as fast as possible and 30sec at a slow pace. It's called intervals. A recommended way of burning calories in a short amount of time. I felt I was getting a good work out so am going to keep it up. Today was a fourth belt loop day and that felt good too. You know what else felt good? Eating:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, avocado, on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken, tomato, avocado, and cauliflower with salsa.
Snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, red pepper, cottage cheese, some beef stick, salmon patty, tomato, yellow zucchini, and cucumber with salsa. Also a fancy dinner roll from TJ's. Followed that up by finishing off the sesame stix.
I want another fourth belt loop day so got to keep the cardio going. Tomorrow though is a weight workout day and I'm going to do the workout L showed me on Sat.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, avocado, on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken, tomato, avocado, and cauliflower with salsa.
Snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, red pepper, cottage cheese, some beef stick, salmon patty, tomato, yellow zucchini, and cucumber with salsa. Also a fancy dinner roll from TJ's. Followed that up by finishing off the sesame stix.
I want another fourth belt loop day so got to keep the cardio going. Tomorrow though is a weight workout day and I'm going to do the workout L showed me on Sat.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Day 130
Not much to say. So let's talk food:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, avocado, and skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken breast and thigh meat. Added tomato, cauliflower, and salsa.
Snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
Dinner: Salmon patty on fancy dinner roll from TJ's. Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, cottage cheese, yellow zucchini, red pepper, and salsa in place of dressing. After dinner ate two handfuls of sesame stix and two handfuls of cherry's.
Worked out after work. Did cardio.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, avocado, and skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken breast and thigh meat. Added tomato, cauliflower, and salsa.
Snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
Dinner: Salmon patty on fancy dinner roll from TJ's. Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, cottage cheese, yellow zucchini, red pepper, and salsa in place of dressing. After dinner ate two handfuls of sesame stix and two handfuls of cherry's.
Worked out after work. Did cardio.
Day 129
It's the day after game night and I think I did well. This morning I didn't feel bloated or sick from over eating. I don't always feel sick but sometimes it happens. Fortunately that's not been the case. Didn't work out today as I had a lot of running around to do and house cleaning planned. I went to Costco and pretty much walked completely around the warehouse. Then went to TJ's and shopped there. Came home and carried three loads of grocery's in the condo. Took garbage up to the bins and also recycling was another trip. Then cleaned the counter tops and unloaded the dishwasher and re-loaded it. Finally did some light dusting. Whew. I did eat and here's what it was:
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Sesame stix and strawberries
Lunch: Two egg frattata with spinach, beef stick, onion, and asparagus. Topped with cottage cheese and salsa. Had a roll from Trader Joe's. It's a Parmesan/Asiago/Rosemary roll. Small but delicious. These are the rolls I had last week with my dinner salad.
Snacking throught the day as I'm gearing up for work week lunches. Roasted some beets, so had to sample some, had some sesame stix and strawberries. Also bought some cherries so had some of those.
Dinner: Finished off the ribs from Sat. Also had half of a yam with some cottage cheese and salsa mixed together and some asparagus and onion.
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Sesame stix and strawberries
Lunch: Two egg frattata with spinach, beef stick, onion, and asparagus. Topped with cottage cheese and salsa. Had a roll from Trader Joe's. It's a Parmesan/Asiago/Rosemary roll. Small but delicious. These are the rolls I had last week with my dinner salad.
Snacking throught the day as I'm gearing up for work week lunches. Roasted some beets, so had to sample some, had some sesame stix and strawberries. Also bought some cherries so had some of those.
Dinner: Finished off the ribs from Sat. Also had half of a yam with some cottage cheese and salsa mixed together and some asparagus and onion.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Day 128
242. Well there it is. I'm guessing that the rolls and sesame stix had a bit to do with my one pound of gain this week. Probably the better idea would have been one or the other. Frankly here's what happened. It was a truly spur of the moment decision to purchase each of those items during grocery shopping. I have a list but it's in my head so easily altered. I have to stop and think about each of those "extra" purchases when I'm making them. I just had a thought. I will try to put the "extra" purchase back and walk around the store getting the essential items first and if I still feel the need for the "extra" items then I'll pick them up. I'm betting I won't grab as many "extras" that way. At least in theory. Here's the food played out today:
Breakfast: Oatmeal with lemon curd and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Turkey burger with an egg and steak strips. Whole wheat bread, tomato, and spinach. Also a handful of sesame stix.
Dinner: So before going to game night I had a half rack of ribs with some mac-n-cheese, baked beans, and 5.5oz V-8.
Game night turned out to not be too bad food wise. Took some strawberries, rice cakes, and cauliflower. There were also chips there, so of course had a couple of handfuls with salsa. Also a banana and yogurt dipped pretzels. Did have an interesting situation where some toaster pastry's were put on the table and I reached for a package. A friend who is also trying to lose weight spoke up and convinced me I really didn't need any. So I didn't. Who says peer pressure is a bad thing? So in all ate probably as much as normal but it was more healthy stuff than bad. So looks like it should get easier at the game gathering. Actually won't be getting together for the rest of the month as everyone has commitments for the next three to four Saturdays. So this will be my time to blast it again.
Breakfast: Oatmeal with lemon curd and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Turkey burger with an egg and steak strips. Whole wheat bread, tomato, and spinach. Also a handful of sesame stix.
Dinner: So before going to game night I had a half rack of ribs with some mac-n-cheese, baked beans, and 5.5oz V-8.
Game night turned out to not be too bad food wise. Took some strawberries, rice cakes, and cauliflower. There were also chips there, so of course had a couple of handfuls with salsa. Also a banana and yogurt dipped pretzels. Did have an interesting situation where some toaster pastry's were put on the table and I reached for a package. A friend who is also trying to lose weight spoke up and convinced me I really didn't need any. So I didn't. Who says peer pressure is a bad thing? So in all ate probably as much as normal but it was more healthy stuff than bad. So looks like it should get easier at the game gathering. Actually won't be getting together for the rest of the month as everyone has commitments for the next three to four Saturdays. So this will be my time to blast it again.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Day 127
So day before weigh in and I'm curious how it will go. I have gone to the gym all week like normal and I've eaten good meals. You can sense a "but" in that last sentence though and that is true. I indulged myself a bit with some variation on snacking and meals. All week I've had sesame stix as a snack in the evening and also hard fancy rolls with my dinners. Once again experimenting to see if the food I really crave "hurts" me. I can't just cut out anything that's bad for me I have to allow myself some cheating. It just has to be in moderation. There also has to be some accountability for the consequences. And here it is:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, avocado, tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken meatballs with tomato, cauliflower, and spinach with salsa.
Snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
Dinner: Two salmon sliders. Salmon patty with tomato and avocado on a fancy hard bun from Trader Joe's. Finished off the roasted beets and had some sesame stix. Also a bit later a bag of 100 cal popcorn. 5.5oz V-8.
Friday nite dinner was a bit problematic as I got together with friends on line to play a computer game. Started out fine with the sliders (even though in reality should have only eaten one) but then as the evening wore on I started to feel hungry. I roamed the kitchen (between killing monsters) looking for something to eat. I wasn't all that successful as there was not anything to eat except the sesame stix. I knew they were not the greatest solution so ended up having the popcorn which was better. I had cauliflower in the refrigerator but didn't have it cut up. Next week I will have more veggie and fruit options to snack on. I think that will work.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, avocado, tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken meatballs with tomato, cauliflower, and spinach with salsa.
Snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
Dinner: Two salmon sliders. Salmon patty with tomato and avocado on a fancy hard bun from Trader Joe's. Finished off the roasted beets and had some sesame stix. Also a bit later a bag of 100 cal popcorn. 5.5oz V-8.
Friday nite dinner was a bit problematic as I got together with friends on line to play a computer game. Started out fine with the sliders (even though in reality should have only eaten one) but then as the evening wore on I started to feel hungry. I roamed the kitchen (between killing monsters) looking for something to eat. I wasn't all that successful as there was not anything to eat except the sesame stix. I knew they were not the greatest solution so ended up having the popcorn which was better. I had cauliflower in the refrigerator but didn't have it cut up. Next week I will have more veggie and fruit options to snack on. I think that will work.
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