Just past the half way mark and it's time to focus on the second half. I'm committed to changing my way of life to a better way of life. It involves exercise and eating right. I'm getting great help from L on both fronts. I enjoy the workouts (as much as you can enjoy sweating ) but the food side does create lot's of challenges. I keep looking back and realizing how much eating is a habit that was created quite a few years ago. Back when I was in my 20's I'd go to the fast food place and order lot's of food. Instead of getting a hamburger and fries and a drink, I'd order two sandwiches along with the fries and probably an order of onion rings to boot. Even then my youthful metabolism probably wasn't thrilled about all that crap being forced upon it. As I grew older I continued to double and triple order food to stuff my face with. In case anyone is wondering why, I was looking for something that really wasn't there to begin with. I was looking for satisfaction. It's taken me a long time to realize that satisfaction was never going to be found in a McD's wrapper. It's like any drug, in the moment the high is perfect but as soon as that high dies away well, you need more and more. It's really too bad that it took this many years and all those really bad meals to figure it out. And just like any addict I have to fight it every day. I just want to get it right for the rest of my life.
Here's what I ate today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, yellow zucchini, beet, and roasted chicken pieces.
Break: Fiber One bar
Dinner: Quinoa salad mix with cauliflower, yellow zucchini, and tomato mixed with some of the roasted chicken. An Aussie bite.
Didn't go to the gym as I had a chiropractor appointment. Will hit it tomorrow.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Day 184 & 185
Going to combine two days into one for convience. Day 184 was essentially a goof off day, also weigh in day but more on that in a minute. Day 185 I went to the gym and worked out with weights and then came home and went for a long bike ride.
So day 184 was weigh in, 248. Yes gained another pound instead of losing. So I'm going backwards. Not very happy about that. I didn't work out on day 184 except very late in the evening I ended up going for a bike ride. Rather short but a ride none the less.
On day 185 I went to the gym in the early morning and did a weight work out. I combined a couple of L's programs to create a hybrid of the two. It was partially because the machines I wanted to use were being used when I was ready. So by utilizing a couple of the workouts I was able to get in a good workout and still use the machines I wanted to use. After the gym I did my grocery shopping for the week, thus getting in a mild cardio workout. Once I got home I hopped on the bike for a ride that was a hybrid of my normal weekend ride. It wasn't a long ride but a lot of up and down segments. It was a beautiful day so all the more reason to get out and ride.
Okay here's what I ate on these two days:
Day 184 breakfast: Greek yogurt and 20oz of cold water.
Day 185 breakfast: Greek yogurt and 20oz of cold water.
Day 184 lunch: 8 pieces of California roll and a half of the Singapore Noodle dish and a beer. Also once I got home from the restaurant I had three cookies.
Day 185 lunch: This was after my workout and ride. Had the rest of the Singapore Noodle dish mixed with some cauliflower and cottage cheese.
Dinner day 184: Went to a friends and had boiled Bean sauce pork along with a small serving of rice and veggies. Also had a Mike's Harder drink and a piece of cake.
Dinner day 185: Mexican salad from TJ's with some cottage cheese and roasted chicken added. That was early dinner as I was hungry later in the evening and had an egg sandwich with turkey on whole wheat bread and some quinoa salad I made with some quinoa and veggies and home made dressing.
So day 184 was weigh in, 248. Yes gained another pound instead of losing. So I'm going backwards. Not very happy about that. I didn't work out on day 184 except very late in the evening I ended up going for a bike ride. Rather short but a ride none the less.
On day 185 I went to the gym in the early morning and did a weight work out. I combined a couple of L's programs to create a hybrid of the two. It was partially because the machines I wanted to use were being used when I was ready. So by utilizing a couple of the workouts I was able to get in a good workout and still use the machines I wanted to use. After the gym I did my grocery shopping for the week, thus getting in a mild cardio workout. Once I got home I hopped on the bike for a ride that was a hybrid of my normal weekend ride. It wasn't a long ride but a lot of up and down segments. It was a beautiful day so all the more reason to get out and ride.
Okay here's what I ate on these two days:
Day 184 breakfast: Greek yogurt and 20oz of cold water.
Day 185 breakfast: Greek yogurt and 20oz of cold water.
Day 184 lunch: 8 pieces of California roll and a half of the Singapore Noodle dish and a beer. Also once I got home from the restaurant I had three cookies.
Day 185 lunch: This was after my workout and ride. Had the rest of the Singapore Noodle dish mixed with some cauliflower and cottage cheese.
Dinner day 184: Went to a friends and had boiled Bean sauce pork along with a small serving of rice and veggies. Also had a Mike's Harder drink and a piece of cake.
Dinner day 185: Mexican salad from TJ's with some cottage cheese and roasted chicken added. That was early dinner as I was hungry later in the evening and had an egg sandwich with turkey on whole wheat bread and some quinoa salad I made with some quinoa and veggies and home made dressing.
Day 183
So day before weigh in and I'm hoping it'll be good news. No workout today as I'm going to friends for DnD that is normally on Saturday nite. Wish me luck. Here's the tale of the dinner table:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt
Lunch: Whole wheat bread with turkey, avocaddo, peanut butter. A couple of cookies.
Snack: Slice of whole wheat toast and peanut butter
Dinner: Four street tacos and then a bunch of junk food. Chips and cake and some grapes. Again a not so good job of eating well.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt
Lunch: Whole wheat bread with turkey, avocaddo, peanut butter. A couple of cookies.
Snack: Slice of whole wheat toast and peanut butter
Dinner: Four street tacos and then a bunch of junk food. Chips and cake and some grapes. Again a not so good job of eating well.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Day 182
Today for lunch work had a sandwich bar. I planned on eating multiple sandwiches and figured there would be chips in addition to lots of other things bad for me. Frankly I ended up only having one sandwich and a handful of chips but ate cookies and brownies instead. Aaarggh, how do I justify it? Can't just got to move past it and remember there is a purpose to my madness.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Small turkey sandwich on sourdough bread, chips, and two cookies.
Lunch: Big turkey/pastrami sandwich on sourdough bread with mozzarella cheese, avocado, tomato, and pesto. Chips, two or three cookies, and a couple of brownies.
Snack: nothing
Dinner: Three egg omelet with quinoa, corn, broccoli, cauliflower, and pastrami. Topped with salsa. A couple of cookies.
Went for a bike ride after work. It was nice weather.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Small turkey sandwich on sourdough bread, chips, and two cookies.
Lunch: Big turkey/pastrami sandwich on sourdough bread with mozzarella cheese, avocado, tomato, and pesto. Chips, two or three cookies, and a couple of brownies.
Snack: nothing
Dinner: Three egg omelet with quinoa, corn, broccoli, cauliflower, and pastrami. Topped with salsa. A couple of cookies.
Went for a bike ride after work. It was nice weather.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Day 181
Short and sweet on day 181. It was a beautiful day so went for a bike ride instead of the gym after work. I am liking the change I've made in my dinner meals. I am very close to that fourth belt loop again and am quite happy about that. Here's what I ate today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Turkey burger on two slices of whole wheat bread with avocado, cheese, pickle relish, and peanut butter. A Fiber One bar and a 5.5oz low sodium V-8.
Snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Mixture of corn, cauliflower, quinoa, and beet. Greek yogurt and a small fruit. Also a slice of whole wheat bread with almond butter and two slices of turkey.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Turkey burger on two slices of whole wheat bread with avocado, cheese, pickle relish, and peanut butter. A Fiber One bar and a 5.5oz low sodium V-8.
Snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Mixture of corn, cauliflower, quinoa, and beet. Greek yogurt and a small fruit. Also a slice of whole wheat bread with almond butter and two slices of turkey.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Day 180
Well, getting close to the half way mark in my quest for the elusive weight loss adventure. I am still in the 240's and continuing to look at the goal of losing enough to make it 200. I am making my way slowly but surely and will keep moving forward. When I stepped on the scale and saw I weighed 304lbs I realized something had to be done. I made the commitment then to do something about it. It has taken me a couple of years to change my way of thinking about food. I have made the attempt to be more aware of what I am eating. I then incorporated exercise under my own power and then sought out help to focus that exercise. I know that that is going to make it work. Exercise and not eating like I'm 20 is the secret. Now I just have to keep reminding myself of that. So here's how I did today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich with tomato and avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Two salmon patties on two slices of whole wheat bread with Mozzarella cheese, avocado,peanut butter, and pickle relish. Fiber One bar and 5.5oz of low sodium V-8.
Snack: Peanut Butter cookie Larabar
Dinner: A mixture of quinoa, cauliflower, beets, and corn mixed with some dressing. A Greek yogurt and about a half hour to 45 minutes later a 100cal bag of popcorn.
Went to the gym after work and did a weight work out. I used the one from Saturday that L wrote up for me and I tacked on part of one from the previous session. On one of the machines I wanted to use the previous user hadn't put the weights away. So here I am trying to move a 100lb weight disc and man it was heavy. It made me realize that it's a good thing I always clear my weights when I'm done.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich with tomato and avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Two salmon patties on two slices of whole wheat bread with Mozzarella cheese, avocado,peanut butter, and pickle relish. Fiber One bar and 5.5oz of low sodium V-8.
Snack: Peanut Butter cookie Larabar
Dinner: A mixture of quinoa, cauliflower, beets, and corn mixed with some dressing. A Greek yogurt and about a half hour to 45 minutes later a 100cal bag of popcorn.
Went to the gym after work and did a weight work out. I used the one from Saturday that L wrote up for me and I tacked on part of one from the previous session. On one of the machines I wanted to use the previous user hadn't put the weights away. So here I am trying to move a 100lb weight disc and man it was heavy. It made me realize that it's a good thing I always clear my weights when I'm done.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Day 179
Beginning of the new week. Trying out some new stuff in my head. I'm changing up how I eat (nothing major just a tweak) and trying to change my workouts (again just a tweak). I enjoyed my lunch today and dinner was different but somewhat filling, which was good. Working on getting that fourth belt loop back. Here's how I tried:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: A hamburger on two slices of whole wheat bread with some Mozzarella cheese, tomato, avocado, and peanut butter. A Fiber One bar and a 5.5oz low sodium V-8.
Snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: A mixture of cauliflower, corn (from the cob), and quinoa with a bit of dressing. Also a Greek yogurt. I then had a 100cal bag of popcorn about an hour later.
Went to the gym after work and did a cardio workout. Did the elliptical, treadmill, and the recumbent bike for a total of 40min. Good workout.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: A hamburger on two slices of whole wheat bread with some Mozzarella cheese, tomato, avocado, and peanut butter. A Fiber One bar and a 5.5oz low sodium V-8.
Snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: A mixture of cauliflower, corn (from the cob), and quinoa with a bit of dressing. Also a Greek yogurt. I then had a 100cal bag of popcorn about an hour later.
Went to the gym after work and did a cardio workout. Did the elliptical, treadmill, and the recumbent bike for a total of 40min. Good workout.
Day 178
Good day. I went to the gym in the morning and kept somewhat busy during the day. Instead of sitting in front of the computer ALL day I broke it up. I also thought about how I haven't lost any weight in the last couple of weeks and I'm back to the third belt loop. So this coming week I'm going to experiment with my meals and exercise. I'm thinking I will eat less at the traditional meals ( breakfast, lunch and dinner) but more at snack time. I'm continuing the cardio workouts but since I'm trying to make it 6 days a week, I'm going to throw in a weight training workout in there somewhere. So one day with L, then cardio, then a weight day with myself. So two days of weights and four days of cardio. I have also changed up the routine of cardio. I was going to the recumbent then the elliptical followed by the treadmill. The last couple of days I have reversed it, so I'm doing the elliptical first followed by the treadmill and then the recumbent. I'll maybe switch every time? Okay today here's what I put in my belly:
Breakfast: I had made a Mahi Mahi burger the night before but didn't eat it so I ate it for breakfast. I also threw on a egg and almond butter to finish it off. 20oz of cold water.
After work out meal: A chicken patty from TJ's on whole wheat bread with an egg, spinach, and almond butter. A Fiber One bar.
Snack: A slice of whole wheat bread with almond butter
Dinner: Dinner was a combo of stuff. I boiled 5 ears of corn that I'm going to use for dinner meals during the week. After I cut off the corn from the ears I finished the leftover corn on the cob. I then had the Mexicali salad from TJ's mixed in some quinoa and cucumber.
I am curious as to how this week will be. I'm going to have sandwiches all week for lunch and a very basic dinner. Going to have a Greek yogurt and probably a weird salad combo of corn, cauliflower, and quinoa. I will add salsa for an added flavor.
Went to the gym and did cardio for the start of my week. The weather was quite rainy so no bike ride. I'm glad I did get a ride in yesterday though.
Breakfast: I had made a Mahi Mahi burger the night before but didn't eat it so I ate it for breakfast. I also threw on a egg and almond butter to finish it off. 20oz of cold water.
After work out meal: A chicken patty from TJ's on whole wheat bread with an egg, spinach, and almond butter. A Fiber One bar.
Snack: A slice of whole wheat bread with almond butter
Dinner: Dinner was a combo of stuff. I boiled 5 ears of corn that I'm going to use for dinner meals during the week. After I cut off the corn from the ears I finished the leftover corn on the cob. I then had the Mexicali salad from TJ's mixed in some quinoa and cucumber.
I am curious as to how this week will be. I'm going to have sandwiches all week for lunch and a very basic dinner. Going to have a Greek yogurt and probably a weird salad combo of corn, cauliflower, and quinoa. I will add salsa for an added flavor.
Went to the gym and did cardio for the start of my week. The weather was quite rainy so no bike ride. I'm glad I did get a ride in yesterday though.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Day 177
247. Going backwards. Not a happy thought but understanding how this works helps a bit. As most everything in life it's cyclical so I just have to get back in the proper cycle. In the next couple of weeks I'm going to experiment with eating and working out. I'm committing to working out 6 days a week instead of 5 and I'm going to try to eat less at nite. Lunch is going to be my biggest meal of the day and mostly protein. I think I've been fooling myself when it comes to how much I'm really eating. So there we go moving forward. Here's how day 177 went:
Breakfast: Since I was meeting L at 7am I only had an Apple Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After the work out I went for an hour and a half bike ride and when I got home I had a two egg frattata made with a chicken thigh, broccoli, cottage cheese, and salsa. I also had a Fiber One bar. About an hour later I was still feeling hungry so had a turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread with almond butter, tomato, spinach and avocado.
Lunch: Later in the afternoon I had a small spinach salad. It contained brussel sprouts, avocado, tomato, and cottage cheese.
Dinner was once again a mess. Went to friends for the DnD game and as always it's tough to handle the food issue. I was going to try something a bit different and took a Mahi Mahi fillet and a skinny bun to make a sandwich with. As it turned out someone else brought Chili Mac. Pretty much macaroni mixed with chili and cheese. I had two bowls of that and of course then had chips, some weird cookies, kettle corn and carmel corn. Also ate some peanuts but ended up only drinking water. So very much junk food once again. Gotta see about shaking that up. Maybe I will try to bring an apple and maybe try again to bring some type of actual food that will make me feel satisfied and full, instead of chips and junk food. We'll see.
So had another great workout with L and then went for the bike ride. I wasn't planning on making it a long one since I just finished a workout at the gym. It was great though as once I started riding I just went with it and I ended up doing the long ride. Was glad I did as it was quite enjoyable.
Breakfast: Since I was meeting L at 7am I only had an Apple Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After the work out I went for an hour and a half bike ride and when I got home I had a two egg frattata made with a chicken thigh, broccoli, cottage cheese, and salsa. I also had a Fiber One bar. About an hour later I was still feeling hungry so had a turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread with almond butter, tomato, spinach and avocado.
Lunch: Later in the afternoon I had a small spinach salad. It contained brussel sprouts, avocado, tomato, and cottage cheese.
Dinner was once again a mess. Went to friends for the DnD game and as always it's tough to handle the food issue. I was going to try something a bit different and took a Mahi Mahi fillet and a skinny bun to make a sandwich with. As it turned out someone else brought Chili Mac. Pretty much macaroni mixed with chili and cheese. I had two bowls of that and of course then had chips, some weird cookies, kettle corn and carmel corn. Also ate some peanuts but ended up only drinking water. So very much junk food once again. Gotta see about shaking that up. Maybe I will try to bring an apple and maybe try again to bring some type of actual food that will make me feel satisfied and full, instead of chips and junk food. We'll see.
So had another great workout with L and then went for the bike ride. I wasn't planning on making it a long one since I just finished a workout at the gym. It was great though as once I started riding I just went with it and I ended up doing the long ride. Was glad I did as it was quite enjoyable.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Day 176
So day before weigh in and I’m wondering how I did. Today was another day of going to work and leaving after a couple of hours. This whole week has been that way. I like it. Next week I’ll have to bite the bullet though and work all my hours. I was going to go to the gym but changed my mind as I was meeting L at 7am tomorrow. With that meeting I will have worked out 6 days this week and I’m hoping to continue that trend for the future. I need to create some movement on my weight. It’s not changing and I think I need to shock the system to get it back in gear. Over the next couple of weeks I’ll see if I can tweak things a bit. Maybe switch up the workouts or change my food habits. Not sure so we’ll see what I can do. Okay here’s the food for the day:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Lunch: no snack as I left work early. I had a Chicken Panni sandwich and a Kit Kat candy bar.
Dinner: again no snack so I had a chicken wrap. It was not very good as it was overloaded with mayo. So I probably blew it on that one. It does prove the theory that you should never go to the grocery store hungry. I went to Freddie’s to get the Panni and instead of getting a salad I opted for the wrap. Fortunately I didn’t do what I originally intended which was to eat both for lunch.
Later I was on-line playing a video game with friends and became hungry. I had a couple Fiber One bars and three cooked beets as a late snack ( all before 10pm). Okay off to bed and hope weigh in is encouraging.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Lunch: no snack as I left work early. I had a Chicken Panni sandwich and a Kit Kat candy bar.
Dinner: again no snack so I had a chicken wrap. It was not very good as it was overloaded with mayo. So I probably blew it on that one. It does prove the theory that you should never go to the grocery store hungry. I went to Freddie’s to get the Panni and instead of getting a salad I opted for the wrap. Fortunately I didn’t do what I originally intended which was to eat both for lunch.
Later I was on-line playing a video game with friends and became hungry. I had a couple Fiber One bars and three cooked beets as a late snack ( all before 10pm). Okay off to bed and hope weigh in is encouraging.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Day 175
Here we are again. In case you're wondering I'm still on belt loop three down from four. I am eating better and exercising practically every day. Today I decided I would go to the gym instead of riding my bike. The workout was the same as always, recumbent, treadmill, and elliptical. It seemed harder to day though. I had trouble keeping rotations when coming off the hills and going into sprinting. I was able to keep it up though during the elliptical runs. I guess sometimes you just don't have it. Today was one of those times. Granted I still got the work in, it just wasn't as pretty as it normally is. Here's how I ate today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: no snack as I combined my break and lunch
Lunch: A can of chicken chili and cheese. From TJ's and it was good. Also two Aussie Bites.
Snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: A big spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, asparagus, cucumber, salmon patty, a turkey patty with a yellow zucchini and cottage cheese. Later I had a 100 cal popcorn salt and lime flavor.
Only 48 hrs away from weigh in and finding out if I've lost any of the weight I gained.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: no snack as I combined my break and lunch
Lunch: A can of chicken chili and cheese. From TJ's and it was good. Also two Aussie Bites.
Snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: A big spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, asparagus, cucumber, salmon patty, a turkey patty with a yellow zucchini and cottage cheese. Later I had a 100 cal popcorn salt and lime flavor.
Only 48 hrs away from weigh in and finding out if I've lost any of the weight I gained.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Day 174
Day 174 turned out to be pretty much the same as most of my days. I picked up my bike after getting it tuned up. I got out of work early so went for an hour long bike ride. Again as I’ve said in the past I really like getting out and riding the bike. Especially on really nice and sunny days. Today wasn’t one of those days but it was still a good day for a ride. I’m feeling like I’m getting back into the swing of things. Working out in the morning. My little routine that I do with a kettlebell and some body weight exercises. Here’s what I did during the day:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Casserole made up of chicken breast/thighs cauliflower, broccoli, mushrooms, and onion.
Snack: Fiber One bar
Dinner: Spinach salad with the last little bit of the casserole mixed in with cauliflower, tomato, cucumber, beet, asparagus, yellow zucchini, cottage cheese, and a salmon patty. Also a Fiber One bar.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Casserole made up of chicken breast/thighs cauliflower, broccoli, mushrooms, and onion.
Snack: Fiber One bar
Dinner: Spinach salad with the last little bit of the casserole mixed in with cauliflower, tomato, cucumber, beet, asparagus, yellow zucchini, cottage cheese, and a salmon patty. Also a Fiber One bar.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Day 173
New day same job. I can feel my body getting back on track. Today felt normal. I ate my normal and went to the gym after work. Had a good workout on the recumbent bike, treadmill, and elliptical. I am back down to three belt loops so that's a bit disappointing but I can already see the fourth one coming back. Just a bit more exercise and not eating a massive amount of food during the day and it will be there again. Speaking of food:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Chicken/veggie casserole.
No afternoon snack
Dinner: Spinach salad with cottage cheese, salmon patty, cauliflower, beet, tomato, yellow zucchini, and a cucumber. With dressing.
Saw L had commented on a previous post. Rather inspirational and I appreciated the encouragement. It really helps to be able to talk to her about this stuff.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Chicken/veggie casserole.
No afternoon snack
Dinner: Spinach salad with cottage cheese, salmon patty, cauliflower, beet, tomato, yellow zucchini, and a cucumber. With dressing.
Saw L had commented on a previous post. Rather inspirational and I appreciated the encouragement. It really helps to be able to talk to her about this stuff.
Day 172
So the start of a new week and a new commitment. I’ve getting back on track both in the food department and working out. I went to the gym yesterday which normally I wouldn’t have. Today was an odd day in that I got out of work early, so was able to go to the gym and do a lengthy workout compared to when I come after work. I had a casserole that I made for lunches this week and I’m hoping it will satisfy and fill me up. Okay here’s the list for today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich with tomato and avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Lunch was after the workout and I had the casserole. It was made up of chicken breast and thighs, cauliflower, broccoli, onion, and mushrooms. Mixed all that up with a curry sauce from TJ’s and then covered it in cheese and Panko bread crumbs. Baked it and it was quite good. Also seemed to hit the spot. Especially when I added cottage cheese.
I made some of the pre-mixed cookie batter cookies and ate a bunch of them. Didn’t eat them all though. I actually saved some for the next day.
Dinner: A TJ’s salad. It was a noodle salad still under 400cal but not very good even after I added cottage cheese. It seemed to be a type of Asian salad with noodles and chicken. I ate it but wasn’t impressed. Had a few more cookies. Still saving some for later tomorrow.
Had a great workout. Back on track with the cardio on the recumbent bike and the treadmill with the elliptical thrown in the mix for intervals. I also stretched really good.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich with tomato and avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Lunch was after the workout and I had the casserole. It was made up of chicken breast and thighs, cauliflower, broccoli, onion, and mushrooms. Mixed all that up with a curry sauce from TJ’s and then covered it in cheese and Panko bread crumbs. Baked it and it was quite good. Also seemed to hit the spot. Especially when I added cottage cheese.
I made some of the pre-mixed cookie batter cookies and ate a bunch of them. Didn’t eat them all though. I actually saved some for the next day.
Dinner: A TJ’s salad. It was a noodle salad still under 400cal but not very good even after I added cottage cheese. It seemed to be a type of Asian salad with noodles and chicken. I ate it but wasn’t impressed. Had a few more cookies. Still saving some for later tomorrow.
Had a great workout. Back on track with the cardio on the recumbent bike and the treadmill with the elliptical thrown in the mix for intervals. I also stretched really good.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Day 170 & 171
Still catching up. So this is the weekend that starts with a weigh in and ends with a somewhat healthy dinner. Saturday was fairly nice weather wise, even though I had promised myself that unless it was pouring rain I was going for a bike ride. So after a small meal I hopped on the bike and took off for a ride. This was going to be an hour and a half ride. Starting from my front door and continuing thru Whatcom Falls trails and ended up by the bay. Then turn around and head back via Barkley Blvd. There is a cut-off from there that ends up being almost a creek bed or animal track. I love it as it makes me feel like I'm really out in the wild on my bike. Silly but I take my motivation any where or way I can get it. I end up carrying my bike up a set of stairs ( about 50 steps ) to get back on a street that will bring me home. It's a great ride (at least for me) and I do enjoy it immensely. It's a good workout also, some downhill but mostly pedalling. Then the next day I ended up going to the gym. I have lately been just goofing off on Sundays and maybe doing some house work. I felt it was time to workout and then I could goof off, so I did. I did the workout L showed me earlier in the week as I really liked it. It seemed to make sense for what I was looking for at the gym that day. Alright here's the tale of the scale and the menu list for the weekend:
246.
Breakfast day 170: Fiber One bar and 20oz of cold water.
Breakfast day 171: Oatmeal with cottage cheese and 20oz of cold water.
After bike ride meal day 170: Chicken Sausage on whole wheat bread with avocado and spinach. Two or three handfuls of almonds and pistachios.
After workout day 171: Two Chicken Sausages sauted with onion. A tamale with cottage cheese and salsa. A Fiber One bar.
Dinner day 170: I'm back playing the DnD game with friends so dinner was a bit off. Had a burrito from the taco truck along with two street tacos a bit later like a snack. Then ate some kettlecorn and carmel corn, supplemented that with three Fiber One bars thruout the evening. Got some fruit in there also, some pinapple, grapes, and cantelope. For drinks I had a Mexican soda, a couple glasses of sweet tea and of course water.
Dinner day 171: Had the Mexicali salad from TJ's added cottage cheese. Later had a big bag of popcorn as a late snack.
I made a casserole for the week's lunches. It consisted of chicken breasts and chicken thighs. I sauted the chicken with some onion and mushrooms. I then mixed it altogether with some broccoli and cauliflower. I covered it in Panko bread crumbs and cheese and then poured some curry from TJ's over the top and baked it. It is quite delicious and I'm eating it everyday for lunch.
246.
Breakfast day 170: Fiber One bar and 20oz of cold water.
Breakfast day 171: Oatmeal with cottage cheese and 20oz of cold water.
After bike ride meal day 170: Chicken Sausage on whole wheat bread with avocado and spinach. Two or three handfuls of almonds and pistachios.
After workout day 171: Two Chicken Sausages sauted with onion. A tamale with cottage cheese and salsa. A Fiber One bar.
Dinner day 170: I'm back playing the DnD game with friends so dinner was a bit off. Had a burrito from the taco truck along with two street tacos a bit later like a snack. Then ate some kettlecorn and carmel corn, supplemented that with three Fiber One bars thruout the evening. Got some fruit in there also, some pinapple, grapes, and cantelope. For drinks I had a Mexican soda, a couple glasses of sweet tea and of course water.
Dinner day 171: Had the Mexicali salad from TJ's added cottage cheese. Later had a big bag of popcorn as a late snack.
I made a casserole for the week's lunches. It consisted of chicken breasts and chicken thighs. I sauted the chicken with some onion and mushrooms. I then mixed it altogether with some broccoli and cauliflower. I covered it in Panko bread crumbs and cheese and then poured some curry from TJ's over the top and baked it. It is quite delicious and I'm eating it everyday for lunch.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Day 168 & 169
Continuing to catch up. I am behind so I am going to combine two days in each of the next two entries. Here's what I ate on these two days:
Breakfast both days: Egg sandwich with avocado, tomato, and turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack both days: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch day 168: A street taco burrito and a Fiber One bar.
Lunch day 169: Three street tacos and an Aussie Bite
Snack both days: Aussie Bites one each
Dinner day 168: Four street tacos and some almonds and pistachios.
Dinner day 169: A breaded fish sandwich on a skinny bun with some turkey and avocado. Also 15 mini won tons.
So day 168 I met with L for a workout in the evening after work. We caught up on our workouts and we did an other weight training workout. This time using the pull-up/dip machine. It's actually one of my favorite machines so it was good to see if I could do the reps. My left arm is just weaker than my right so it became a bit of a challenge by the end of the set.
Once again I'm glad to have L in my corner. We talked about my five days of eating and the commitment to getting back on track. I went into the five days fully aware I was going to blow off anything I'd established in the first six months of this year. I also knew that I was letting off some steam, so for the next six months I could focus a bit more on my goal. I still expect that I will be able to lose the weight I want and possibly more but it's going to take some doing on my part.
Breakfast both days: Egg sandwich with avocado, tomato, and turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack both days: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch day 168: A street taco burrito and a Fiber One bar.
Lunch day 169: Three street tacos and an Aussie Bite
Snack both days: Aussie Bites one each
Dinner day 168: Four street tacos and some almonds and pistachios.
Dinner day 169: A breaded fish sandwich on a skinny bun with some turkey and avocado. Also 15 mini won tons.
So day 168 I met with L for a workout in the evening after work. We caught up on our workouts and we did an other weight training workout. This time using the pull-up/dip machine. It's actually one of my favorite machines so it was good to see if I could do the reps. My left arm is just weaker than my right so it became a bit of a challenge by the end of the set.
Once again I'm glad to have L in my corner. We talked about my five days of eating and the commitment to getting back on track. I went into the five days fully aware I was going to blow off anything I'd established in the first six months of this year. I also knew that I was letting off some steam, so for the next six months I could focus a bit more on my goal. I still expect that I will be able to lose the weight I want and possibly more but it's going to take some doing on my part.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Day 167
Continuing to catch up. I was able to get in a bike ride again after work instead going to the gym. Beautiful weather, perfect for me to go riding. Here's the menu from today:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato, avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Finishing the Pad Thai meal from yesterday and also had a Fiber One bar
Snack: Two Aussie Bites
Dinner: Spinach salad with salmon patty, asparagus, and a tamale with cottage cheese. Also had some almonds and pistachios later.
I did get back into my morning routine. I'm doing a kettlebell variation and it's always good to get some exercise in the morning. I'm not a go to the gym in the morning kinda guy so this works quite well for me.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato, avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Finishing the Pad Thai meal from yesterday and also had a Fiber One bar
Snack: Two Aussie Bites
Dinner: Spinach salad with salmon patty, asparagus, and a tamale with cottage cheese. Also had some almonds and pistachios later.
I did get back into my morning routine. I'm doing a kettlebell variation and it's always good to get some exercise in the morning. I'm not a go to the gym in the morning kinda guy so this works quite well for me.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Day 166
Catching up. I had a dentist appointment so my morning was truncated. I did eat breakfast but didn't do my morning routine. That's two mornings in a row. Here's what I ate:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, avocado, tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Pad Thai that wasn't really Pad Thai. Normally Pad Thai has wide floppy noodles but this had thin almost angel hair pasta type noodles. The dish tasted fine but just wasn't what I expected. I only ate half of it, there was a small salad that I ate, but saved the rest for the next day. I also had a Fiber One bar.
Snack: Two Aussie Bites
Dinner: Stir Fried broccoli and zucchini mixed with two salmon patties and almonds and pistachios. Adding some cottage cheese and some hummus dressing. Had some more almonds and pistachios.
Went for an hour long bike ride again today. Loving the weather as it makes it so easy for me to go for bike rides. Got my fingers crossed to good weather on Saturday.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, avocado, tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Pad Thai that wasn't really Pad Thai. Normally Pad Thai has wide floppy noodles but this had thin almost angel hair pasta type noodles. The dish tasted fine but just wasn't what I expected. I only ate half of it, there was a small salad that I ate, but saved the rest for the next day. I also had a Fiber One bar.
Snack: Two Aussie Bites
Dinner: Stir Fried broccoli and zucchini mixed with two salmon patties and almonds and pistachios. Adding some cottage cheese and some hummus dressing. Had some more almonds and pistachios.
Went for an hour long bike ride again today. Loving the weather as it makes it so easy for me to go for bike rides. Got my fingers crossed to good weather on Saturday.
Day 165
Time to catch up. I'm back to it and am working out and eating better as I try to over come the past five days. The food list as follows:
No breakfast as I woke up late. Didn't set my alarm correctly. So just had a Peanut Butter Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Three street tacos with asada (beef) and a Fiber One bar.
Snack: Two Aussie Bites
Dinner: Three egg frattata with broccoli and a salmon patty. Added cottage cheese and salsa with a 5.5oz low sodium V-8.
Went for an hour long bike ride before dinner and after dinner had a couple of handfuls of almonds and pistachios.
The weekend took it's toll as I'm back to 3 belt loops on my pants. I still feel good and the bike ride was great. I know I have to get back to the way things were before this weekend. Still though I don't regret and figure it was good for me. You have to give in to the craving otherwise it just builds and you really go overboard. I feel that even though I went rather crazy I still didn't just eat for the sake of eating. During the days I just ate nuts and bars and in the evening I went wild but it could have been worse.
I feel like I can now focus on working out and eating better. I don't think there's the desire to pork out.
No breakfast as I woke up late. Didn't set my alarm correctly. So just had a Peanut Butter Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Three street tacos with asada (beef) and a Fiber One bar.
Snack: Two Aussie Bites
Dinner: Three egg frattata with broccoli and a salmon patty. Added cottage cheese and salsa with a 5.5oz low sodium V-8.
Went for an hour long bike ride before dinner and after dinner had a couple of handfuls of almonds and pistachios.
The weekend took it's toll as I'm back to 3 belt loops on my pants. I still feel good and the bike ride was great. I know I have to get back to the way things were before this weekend. Still though I don't regret and figure it was good for me. You have to give in to the craving otherwise it just builds and you really go overboard. I feel that even though I went rather crazy I still didn't just eat for the sake of eating. During the days I just ate nuts and bars and in the evening I went wild but it could have been worse.
I feel like I can now focus on working out and eating better. I don't think there's the desire to pork out.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Day 160 thru 164
This entry will cover the next five days. So starting on day 160 it was a day of BBQ. I knew that it was going to be a food heavy day and that was the plan for the next five days. After today it will be a mini vacation and I doubt I will be eating healthy. I’m going to tell the tale in one giant post. The post is going to cover those five days. So started out the first day (160) with a fried egg sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado and including 20oz of cold water. Then hit the BBQ for an afternoon and evening of goodness. We had hamburgers and hotdogs. There was potato salad and a bean salad. We made some teriyaki chicken and ate some fruit salad. Also chips were present and dip. Rather an all day long feast. Just warming up for the rest of the vacation. Did some drinking too. Had a couple of hard lemonade’s for dessert. So that was day one of five.
So day two of five started in a similar fashion. Had an egg sandwich on a skinny bun and 20oz of cold water. On the drive to the convention we stopped at a restaurant. I had a cheese burger with onion rings and tatertots for dipping in the tartar sauce condiment.. Also two beers. After checking in at the hotel and looking around we decided it was time for dinner. We ate dinner at a seafood/Chinese buffet. Tons of stuff to eat. Sushi and lots of Chinese food type stuff. Went way over board and just couldn’t stop eating. Ended up going back four times including dessert. Also had a beer and an alcohol drink that had soda in it. I haven’t drank soda for about four months. So this was another treat that I allowed myself. One of many before these next four days are over.
Day three started out a bit differently. Had to get up at the crack of dawn to register for our weekend of gaming. There wasn’t time for a proper breakfast so I had a couple of Aussie Bites. These little cakes are made up of grains and have Omega3 properties. I also had a low sodium V-8. During the day of gaming I snacked on a mixture of almonds and pistachios. I also ate a couple of Fiber One bars (chocolate chip) and some Peanut Butter Larabars. By the time dinner rolled around I was quite hungry. We went back to the seafood/Chinese buffet. I proceeded to once again have a beer and eat until my body hurt. I had sushi and pork buns and roast duck and roast beef. There was sticky rice and wonton soup. I ate it all. And dessert. They had little squares of chocolate cakes and fruit tarts. There was cheese cake and carrot cake. I ate it all. As we waddled away from the restaurant we decided that we needed some drinks so off to the hotel bar and had B-52's and coffee. We then went up to the rooms and had Rum and Coke’s. At least one if not two mini bags of chips were eaten also while drinking.
Day four started a bit later than day three but still didn’t eat a real breakfast. Again had an Aussie Bite and thru out the day ate Fiber One bars and the Peanut Butter Larabars. Also ate handfuls of almonds and pistachios. When it came time for dinner we went to a more traditional restaurant and I had a half rack of pork ribs with the salad bar and some potato cakes and mixed veggies. I loaded my plate with the salad bar (continuing the previous nite’s tradition of over stuffing myself) throwing in pasta salads and other not really good salad fixings. After dinner went back to the hotel and had a couple of rum and cokes along with some chips. Had to laugh as even though it was a vacation I still ended up going to bed before midnight and it felt like I was staying up very late. I’m guessing the overload of food was taking it’s toll.
Day five again was an exact copy of the previous two days. Aussie Bites and during the day Fiber One and Peanut Butter Larabar bars. Today was only a half day so after the game was over we were heading out. We decided to stop further down the road for lunch. We ended up at an Italian place and I had lasagna with a Caesar salad. This time no booze just strawberry lemonade. We also had an appetizer of calamari. After I got home and unwound from the weekend, I decided that I needed a milk shake. So took myself to Dairy Queen and picked up a large milk shake, a mushroom burger, and a small order of fries. The milkshake was great and the burger was rather horrid. I still ate it but that’s the only thing I really regret eating the whole weekend.
So I didn’t workout for those five days and I could tell. I didn’t watch what I was eating and I really went crazy. The two visits to the buffet were out of control and I figure that’s it for the rest of the year. No more insane eating bouts if I can help it.
I did weigh myself on day two. That was the next day after the BBQ. I had gained 3lbs since last weigh in which was five days before that. I haven’t weighed myself since and will not weigh in until the normal weigh in day which is Saturday. I am meeting L on Thursday for an after work workout. I have high hopes for Saturday and a long bike ride. Here’s hoping the weather holds out, it’s supposed to.
What’s the take away from the 5 day eating extravaganza? Nothing I didn’t already know but had to prove to myself. Eating like I’m 20 and not exercising is bad. Really bad. Can’t do it and shouldn’t do it. Frankly shouldn’t have done it when I was 20. That’s why I’m the weigh I am now. Well onward and upward. It’s getting close to the half way mark and I really want to see some new results. I’m hoping I can find the way to do this. The last five days showed me what not to do and I’m glad I experienced it for that reason.
So day two of five started in a similar fashion. Had an egg sandwich on a skinny bun and 20oz of cold water. On the drive to the convention we stopped at a restaurant. I had a cheese burger with onion rings and tatertots for dipping in the tartar sauce condiment.. Also two beers. After checking in at the hotel and looking around we decided it was time for dinner. We ate dinner at a seafood/Chinese buffet. Tons of stuff to eat. Sushi and lots of Chinese food type stuff. Went way over board and just couldn’t stop eating. Ended up going back four times including dessert. Also had a beer and an alcohol drink that had soda in it. I haven’t drank soda for about four months. So this was another treat that I allowed myself. One of many before these next four days are over.
Day three started out a bit differently. Had to get up at the crack of dawn to register for our weekend of gaming. There wasn’t time for a proper breakfast so I had a couple of Aussie Bites. These little cakes are made up of grains and have Omega3 properties. I also had a low sodium V-8. During the day of gaming I snacked on a mixture of almonds and pistachios. I also ate a couple of Fiber One bars (chocolate chip) and some Peanut Butter Larabars. By the time dinner rolled around I was quite hungry. We went back to the seafood/Chinese buffet. I proceeded to once again have a beer and eat until my body hurt. I had sushi and pork buns and roast duck and roast beef. There was sticky rice and wonton soup. I ate it all. And dessert. They had little squares of chocolate cakes and fruit tarts. There was cheese cake and carrot cake. I ate it all. As we waddled away from the restaurant we decided that we needed some drinks so off to the hotel bar and had B-52's and coffee. We then went up to the rooms and had Rum and Coke’s. At least one if not two mini bags of chips were eaten also while drinking.
Day four started a bit later than day three but still didn’t eat a real breakfast. Again had an Aussie Bite and thru out the day ate Fiber One bars and the Peanut Butter Larabars. Also ate handfuls of almonds and pistachios. When it came time for dinner we went to a more traditional restaurant and I had a half rack of pork ribs with the salad bar and some potato cakes and mixed veggies. I loaded my plate with the salad bar (continuing the previous nite’s tradition of over stuffing myself) throwing in pasta salads and other not really good salad fixings. After dinner went back to the hotel and had a couple of rum and cokes along with some chips. Had to laugh as even though it was a vacation I still ended up going to bed before midnight and it felt like I was staying up very late. I’m guessing the overload of food was taking it’s toll.
Day five again was an exact copy of the previous two days. Aussie Bites and during the day Fiber One and Peanut Butter Larabar bars. Today was only a half day so after the game was over we were heading out. We decided to stop further down the road for lunch. We ended up at an Italian place and I had lasagna with a Caesar salad. This time no booze just strawberry lemonade. We also had an appetizer of calamari. After I got home and unwound from the weekend, I decided that I needed a milk shake. So took myself to Dairy Queen and picked up a large milk shake, a mushroom burger, and a small order of fries. The milkshake was great and the burger was rather horrid. I still ate it but that’s the only thing I really regret eating the whole weekend.
So I didn’t workout for those five days and I could tell. I didn’t watch what I was eating and I really went crazy. The two visits to the buffet were out of control and I figure that’s it for the rest of the year. No more insane eating bouts if I can help it.
I did weigh myself on day two. That was the next day after the BBQ. I had gained 3lbs since last weigh in which was five days before that. I haven’t weighed myself since and will not weigh in until the normal weigh in day which is Saturday. I am meeting L on Thursday for an after work workout. I have high hopes for Saturday and a long bike ride. Here’s hoping the weather holds out, it’s supposed to.
What’s the take away from the 5 day eating extravaganza? Nothing I didn’t already know but had to prove to myself. Eating like I’m 20 and not exercising is bad. Really bad. Can’t do it and shouldn’t do it. Frankly shouldn’t have done it when I was 20. That’s why I’m the weigh I am now. Well onward and upward. It’s getting close to the half way mark and I really want to see some new results. I’m hoping I can find the way to do this. The last five days showed me what not to do and I’m glad I experienced it for that reason.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Day 159
Today is the last day of working out for five days. I’m going on a mini vacation and will be out of town for that time. I could work out in the hotel but will be in conferences’ all day long and they start rather early. So I figure this is a good time to once again take a short break. I spoke with L and we are going to try and get together during the coming week as she has a race the following weekend. I’m thinking the Weds or Thursday of that week would be good. I’m participating in Relay for Life on Friday the 13th so I’ll be getting in some cardio that day for sure. I imagine we will be walking for at least an hour and maybe longer. Hopefully the weather will be nice so on Sat of that week I can go for a bike ride. So here’s how today went:
Breakfast: Egg sandwiches on a skinny bun with tomato, turkey, and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: A large handful of almonds
Lunch: Egg/tuna salad sandwich with avocado, cheese, and tomato. Baby carrots.
Snack: nothing
Dinner: Mahi Mahi burger on a skinny bun with an egg/tuna, tomato, and avocado. Also, stir fry broccoli and spinach. A bit later had some almonds/pistachios for a late snack. Did have two orange juice and vodka drinks as dessert.
I wanted to get a burrito for dinner but realized that for the next few days I’d be eating poorly more than likely. So ended up just coming home and fixing my own dinner.
I was able to convince myself to go to the gym after work and was glad I did. I was feeling like I was on vac and so could slack off. Of course then I thought about what would be happening over the next few days and easily made the decision to go work out. Maybe I’m learning?
Breakfast: Egg sandwiches on a skinny bun with tomato, turkey, and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: A large handful of almonds
Lunch: Egg/tuna salad sandwich with avocado, cheese, and tomato. Baby carrots.
Snack: nothing
Dinner: Mahi Mahi burger on a skinny bun with an egg/tuna, tomato, and avocado. Also, stir fry broccoli and spinach. A bit later had some almonds/pistachios for a late snack. Did have two orange juice and vodka drinks as dessert.
I wanted to get a burrito for dinner but realized that for the next few days I’d be eating poorly more than likely. So ended up just coming home and fixing my own dinner.
I was able to convince myself to go to the gym after work and was glad I did. I was feeling like I was on vac and so could slack off. Of course then I thought about what would be happening over the next few days and easily made the decision to go work out. Maybe I’m learning?
Monday, July 2, 2012
Day 158
This week is going to be a challenge. I'm taking a few days off from work and life. So I will attempt to continue working out, but I know for a fact that there will be very little working out and lots of eating bad stuff. I will be surrounded by lot's of people who have no regard for supervised exercise or eating vegetables’ instead of cheesy fries. It's going to be GREAT! I plan on completely immersing myself and getting it out of my system. I figure this way I can pretty much guilt myself into being good for the rest of the year. I don't expect to gain a lot but do expect to lose ground. Here's how the week got started:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, avocado, tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Egg/tuna salad sandwich on whole wheat bread with avocado, tomato, and cheese with baby carrots.
Snack: Peanut Butter cookie Larabar
Dinner: Stir fry broccoli, red pepper, Brussel sprouts, and 12 shrimp. Had a small serving of quinoa and cottage cheese on the side. After dinner had a single serving of popcorn, lime/pepper flavor.
I did go to the gym after work and did the cardio workout. Just read about visceral fat and how weight lifting doesn't help in losing this type of fat. Cardio does. I know I'm probably loaded with visceral fat. So guess what I'm going to try to be doing more of? Stay tuned.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, avocado, tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Egg/tuna salad sandwich on whole wheat bread with avocado, tomato, and cheese with baby carrots.
Snack: Peanut Butter cookie Larabar
Dinner: Stir fry broccoli, red pepper, Brussel sprouts, and 12 shrimp. Had a small serving of quinoa and cottage cheese on the side. After dinner had a single serving of popcorn, lime/pepper flavor.
I did go to the gym after work and did the cardio workout. Just read about visceral fat and how weight lifting doesn't help in losing this type of fat. Cardio does. I know I'm probably loaded with visceral fat. So guess what I'm going to try to be doing more of? Stay tuned.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Day 157
So the weekend is always tough when it comes to eating right. I am constantly trying not to think about food or graze throught the day. I'm much better than I used to be, in the old days it would be look in the refrigerator and grab something. Look in the refrigerator again and grab something. At least now I recognize what I'm doing and try to de-rail it before it gets out of hand. Today wasn't one of those days, so quite nice to not worry about what you're eating. And speaking of eating:
Breakfast: Two egg frattata with Mahi Mahi, spinach, quinoa, cottage cheese, and salsa.
Late lunch: Egg/tuna salad sandwich with tomato and avocado on skinny buns times two.
Dinner: Mini potstickers in low sodium chicken broth with broccoli and egg/tuna salad mixture. Also a V-8 low sodium. For dessert I had a handful of pistachio's and almonds.
Also a late afternoon bike ride, 45minutes. Played a video game for a couple of hours and then felt like going for a ride. The weather had changed from rainy and cloudy to sunny and cool. So good ride and felt good too.
It's funny, this Sunday I had no problem with being hungry. Not like last Sunday. Last Sunday it seemed like I no more finished a meal and I was looking for more food. Today I actually wasn't hungry until much later in the day and then that was after I went for the ride. Weird I say, weird.
Breakfast: Two egg frattata with Mahi Mahi, spinach, quinoa, cottage cheese, and salsa.
Late lunch: Egg/tuna salad sandwich with tomato and avocado on skinny buns times two.
Dinner: Mini potstickers in low sodium chicken broth with broccoli and egg/tuna salad mixture. Also a V-8 low sodium. For dessert I had a handful of pistachio's and almonds.
Also a late afternoon bike ride, 45minutes. Played a video game for a couple of hours and then felt like going for a ride. The weather had changed from rainy and cloudy to sunny and cool. So good ride and felt good too.
It's funny, this Sunday I had no problem with being hungry. Not like last Sunday. Last Sunday it seemed like I no more finished a meal and I was looking for more food. Today I actually wasn't hungry until much later in the day and then that was after I went for the ride. Weird I say, weird.
Day 156
243. So there it is. Not only have I not lost any weight but I've gained a pound. No obsessing but damn. My clothes fit better and I feel good so I guess that's just part of the whole process. I'm going into a two week period though where choices are going to be much more difficult and I'm not going to work out as much. L is out of town today and next week I'm out of town. I did go and work out today and actually worked as hard as I do when I meet with L so again feel good about that. I did a heavy weight workout and then did 24 minute recombent bike interval ride. So quite sweaty at the end.
I had my normal Sat breakfast of oatmeal with lemon curd (no cottage cheese today) and 20oz of cold water.
After my workout I came home and made a giant sandwich consisting of a chicken patty, an egg, avocado, tomato, on two slices of whole wheat bread and some onion rings from TJ's. I went to a BBQ later in the day and there were hamburgers and turkey burgers. Also pasta salads and some potato salad. Chips of course and even some fruit. I ate some of everything including a piece of coconut cream pie.
Later in the evening I was a guest at a friends for a night of DnD. I brought cherries and there were yogurt dipped pretzels and cheddar fish crackers. I certainly ate a fair portion of all of those. So there we go another Sat down.
I had my normal Sat breakfast of oatmeal with lemon curd (no cottage cheese today) and 20oz of cold water.
After my workout I came home and made a giant sandwich consisting of a chicken patty, an egg, avocado, tomato, on two slices of whole wheat bread and some onion rings from TJ's. I went to a BBQ later in the day and there were hamburgers and turkey burgers. Also pasta salads and some potato salad. Chips of course and even some fruit. I ate some of everything including a piece of coconut cream pie.
Later in the evening I was a guest at a friends for a night of DnD. I brought cherries and there were yogurt dipped pretzels and cheddar fish crackers. I certainly ate a fair portion of all of those. So there we go another Sat down.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)