Again playing catch up. Still flirting with belt loop number 5 but not as close as I thought. So starting a new category. Went to the gym after work and did the cardio. Utilized the stair stepping machine again for six minutes. This time level two setting.
Belt loop watch: #4.
Breakfast: Egg and roasted chicken sandwich with tomato and almond butter. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Apple Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, roasted veggies, quinoa, and salsa. Six strawberries.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Chicken/spinach patty on a skinny bun with tomato, spinach, an egg, and almond butter. Some sweet potato fries and Aussie Bite. Also a chocolate milk along with some quinoa salad.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Day 216
Nothing fancy just catching up. Here's the food:
Breakfast: Egg and roasted chicken sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and almond butter. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with chicken sausage, tomato, quinoa, roasted veggies, and salsa. Six strawberries.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with cottage cheese and salsa. Chocolate milk.
Cardio at the gym. Did six minutes on the stair stepping machine.
Breakfast: Egg and roasted chicken sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and almond butter. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with chicken sausage, tomato, quinoa, roasted veggies, and salsa. Six strawberries.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with cottage cheese and salsa. Chocolate milk.
Cardio at the gym. Did six minutes on the stair stepping machine.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Day 215
Quick entry as nothing of note except I flirted with belt loop number FIVE. Yes I was close to belt loop number five but by lunch belt loop number four was all I could manage. Ah well it's coming and soon I think. Here's breakfast, lunch, and dinner:
Breakfast: Egg and roasted chicken sandwich on a skinny bun with almond butter and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt
Lunch: Spinach salad with tomato, chicken sausage, quinoa, some roasted veggies, cauliflower, bean salad, and salsa. Six strawberries.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with avocado, cottage cheese, and salsa. A chocolate milk after workout.
Went to the gym and did cardio. Tried out the stair machine and the stair climber for a total of six minutes. Went for a total of 40 minutes, utilizing the recumbent bike and the treadmill to round it out.
Breakfast: Egg and roasted chicken sandwich on a skinny bun with almond butter and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt
Lunch: Spinach salad with tomato, chicken sausage, quinoa, some roasted veggies, cauliflower, bean salad, and salsa. Six strawberries.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with avocado, cottage cheese, and salsa. A chocolate milk after workout.
Went to the gym and did cardio. Tried out the stair machine and the stair climber for a total of six minutes. Went for a total of 40 minutes, utilizing the recumbent bike and the treadmill to round it out.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Day 214
Monday, what a day. Couldn't sleep due to the neck and back bothering me so I took the day off from work. I went to the gym and then went to the chiropractor. Going to the gym really helped and then the chiro put it all back in place. I did come home and ice it and take some ibuprofen and that also helped a lot. I had a funny eating schedule today though because of that disruption. Didn't really stick to my normal but still didn't overdo it. Here's how it went:
Breakfast: Egg and roasted chicken sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and almond butter. No avocado as the avocado wasn't ripe and probably won't be. Annoying. 20oz of cold water.
Next was a snack? I went to a local hamburger joint and ordered a hamburger (double patty & cheese) along with some onion rings. I ate the onion rings(with tartar sauce) and then went to the gym. After the gym I ate the hamburger. I then went to the chiropractor's. When I got home I had a mix of quinoa salad and roasted veggies with some bean salad all mixed together.
Dinner: So in the same vein as the "lunch" I had quinoa salad with cottage cheese and salsa. This week the quinoa salad is mixed with broccoli, green chili's, onion, artichoke, and chicken sausage. I also had an Aussie Bite.
A bit later I had a very small handful of almonds.
I seem to be continuing on the road to downsizing as today was a fourth belt loop day. I will stick to the plan and we'll see if this week's weigh in will be happy.
Breakfast: Egg and roasted chicken sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and almond butter. No avocado as the avocado wasn't ripe and probably won't be. Annoying. 20oz of cold water.
Next was a snack? I went to a local hamburger joint and ordered a hamburger (double patty & cheese) along with some onion rings. I ate the onion rings(with tartar sauce) and then went to the gym. After the gym I ate the hamburger. I then went to the chiropractor's. When I got home I had a mix of quinoa salad and roasted veggies with some bean salad all mixed together.
Dinner: So in the same vein as the "lunch" I had quinoa salad with cottage cheese and salsa. This week the quinoa salad is mixed with broccoli, green chili's, onion, artichoke, and chicken sausage. I also had an Aussie Bite.
A bit later I had a very small handful of almonds.
I seem to be continuing on the road to downsizing as today was a fourth belt loop day. I will stick to the plan and we'll see if this week's weigh in will be happy.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Day 213
When I woke up this morning I had a stiff neck. Don't know what I did yesterday but it seems I let myself get out of whack. I don't know if it was due to yesterday's workout, as I did lower body so I don't think so. I'm thinking that it's a delayed reaction to this week's weight lifting workouts. Last Sunday I lifted weights for an hour and a half, mostly upper body. This included upright rows and standing overhead presses. One Weds I did the home workout and was doing bench presses with a dumbbell that was 30lbs and had to be handed back and forth between the left hand and right hand. Ah well looks like the chiropractor is in for a visit. I'm going to try and make it on my lunch so that I can still go to the gym and do cardio. I'll clear it with the chiro first of course but it should be okay. I did go for a bike ride today and it was good. Made a big circuit that included a lot of the routes I normally do individually, so it was a bit different. On that note here's what I ate today:
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and almonds. 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: A Mexicali salad from TJ's supplemented with a bean salad from Costco that I'll be eating during the week for lunch. A chocolate milk. Also I picked up some Coconut water from Costco. This is the new thing and I thought I'd try it out. OMG! It was one of the most horrid tasting concoctions I have ever tried. I couldn't even finish it and dumped it down the sink. Take my word for it, it doesn't taste any thing like water and I can't begin to describe what it actually tastes like. Ugggg. Also had a half of a Snickers bar.
Later in the day I roasted some veggies for the coming week and sampled some of them. I then had dinner and it consisted of two pieces of Tiapla (fish) and some quinoa and the bean salad from Costco and a few more samples of the roasted veggies. Followed by a piece of dark chocolate candy bar.
I have made stuff for lunches and dinner for the coming week and look forward to eating some awesome meals. I hope that statement is true, LOL.
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and almonds. 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: A Mexicali salad from TJ's supplemented with a bean salad from Costco that I'll be eating during the week for lunch. A chocolate milk. Also I picked up some Coconut water from Costco. This is the new thing and I thought I'd try it out. OMG! It was one of the most horrid tasting concoctions I have ever tried. I couldn't even finish it and dumped it down the sink. Take my word for it, it doesn't taste any thing like water and I can't begin to describe what it actually tastes like. Ugggg. Also had a half of a Snickers bar.
Later in the day I roasted some veggies for the coming week and sampled some of them. I then had dinner and it consisted of two pieces of Tiapla (fish) and some quinoa and the bean salad from Costco and a few more samples of the roasted veggies. Followed by a piece of dark chocolate candy bar.
I have made stuff for lunches and dinner for the coming week and look forward to eating some awesome meals. I hope that statement is true, LOL.
Day 212
240. Alright I'm back to the weight I was in 2000 when I moved to Bellingham. In the 1990's I toyed with working out. Between the gym and fencing I got down to 225. It felt good when I went to purchase some new clothes and was able to fit into a smaller size than normal. I'm hoping to do that again here in the near future. With the last couple of weeks it looks like I might be on the right path. It made me quite happy to tell L that I had lost three pounds in the last week. I really think that the change in eating and the increased commitment to the gym is really paying off. So I am eating smaller meals (enough of the time to make a difference) and more often. Before I would eat breakfast at 6:30am and then not eat anything until 10:30 or 11:00. Then eat lunch at noonish. So with adding the Larabar at 8:30 I do believe it's keeping the metabolism going full bore. Of course it does help that dinner has now become quite a bit smaller. I haven't noticed a huge difference in my being hungry at night so I think it's a winning formula. I will say the weekends are still somewhat problematic, but I can work out more on the weekends than during the week. My bike is always calling to me so that's a great thing to be able to do.
Breakfast: Had oatmeal today mixed with almond butter and cottage cheese. Didn't eat all of it as the almond butter didn't really fit. 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Went to the taco truck restaurant and had a tortas. That's a sandwich made with taco meat and fixin's on a large hoagy roll. Quite delicious and filling. It was a spicy one so had an Aussie Bite to cool off the hot sauce.
Late afternoon meal: Did an egg mix with an egg, spinach, quinoa, some garlic and a small bit of tomato baked in the oven with cottage cheese and salsa on top.
In the evening I went to friends and we didn't have any food in particular so it was chips and a couple of Fiber One bars. I also had a beer. No soda this time. The chips were eaten quite mindlessly so I figure that's my real weakness. I should have brought some fruit or something but I spaced on that one.
Breakfast: Had oatmeal today mixed with almond butter and cottage cheese. Didn't eat all of it as the almond butter didn't really fit. 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Went to the taco truck restaurant and had a tortas. That's a sandwich made with taco meat and fixin's on a large hoagy roll. Quite delicious and filling. It was a spicy one so had an Aussie Bite to cool off the hot sauce.
Late afternoon meal: Did an egg mix with an egg, spinach, quinoa, some garlic and a small bit of tomato baked in the oven with cottage cheese and salsa on top.
In the evening I went to friends and we didn't have any food in particular so it was chips and a couple of Fiber One bars. I also had a beer. No soda this time. The chips were eaten quite mindlessly so I figure that's my real weakness. I should have brought some fruit or something but I spaced on that one.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Day 211
It's Friday. That means weigh in day is 24 hours away and I'm certainly looking forward to it. The first time in a month or two that I am really expecting to have lost weight. It just feels like I'm getting better with my overall commitment to the weight loss. I think I've finally gotten closer to my goal of smaller meals more often and the rest of it is falling into place. Yay me!
Breakfast: Egg and roasted chicken sandwich with avocado and tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Chile Releno frozen entree from TJ's mixed with quinoa. Also had 8-9 strawberries.
3rd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Went to a friends and we watched a movie and ate pizza. I have been craving pizza so I was curious how that would go. I ate SIX slices of pizza. In my defense three of the slices were a reduced calorie type with a thin crust and less cheese but the other three were full blown PIZZA. Not my finest hour and certainly not the last time I will ever do that but.... Also had a beer and a Weight Watchers ice cream bar and a Fiber One bar. The beer was off the Men's Health list of the best beer's to drink if you're going to drink a beer. 125 calories and under 10g of carbs. Of course then I went and drank a Mt Dew. Again in my defense, in the old days I would have drank multiple cans of pop and most of them would have been Mt Dew. So I consider that a win, especially since I've not really drank more that five pops total since the first of the year.
Ok tomorrow is weigh in day and my next visit with L. Looking forward to both with eager anticipation.
Breakfast: Egg and roasted chicken sandwich with avocado and tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Chile Releno frozen entree from TJ's mixed with quinoa. Also had 8-9 strawberries.
3rd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Went to a friends and we watched a movie and ate pizza. I have been craving pizza so I was curious how that would go. I ate SIX slices of pizza. In my defense three of the slices were a reduced calorie type with a thin crust and less cheese but the other three were full blown PIZZA. Not my finest hour and certainly not the last time I will ever do that but.... Also had a beer and a Weight Watchers ice cream bar and a Fiber One bar. The beer was off the Men's Health list of the best beer's to drink if you're going to drink a beer. 125 calories and under 10g of carbs. Of course then I went and drank a Mt Dew. Again in my defense, in the old days I would have drank multiple cans of pop and most of them would have been Mt Dew. So I consider that a win, especially since I've not really drank more that five pops total since the first of the year.
Ok tomorrow is weigh in day and my next visit with L. Looking forward to both with eager anticipation.
Day 210
Playing catch-up with this entry. Remembered the gym bag so did the cardio today. Also ate some food:
Breakfast: Egg and roasted chicken sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with quinoa and chicken sausage with tomato, yellow zucchini, and cauliflower. Also there were these mini pastry type Pecan pies and I had a half of one. Could have had an entire one but didn't.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Chicken thigh fried up and put on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Also a serving of sweet potato fries from TJ's.
Did quite well food wise and of course did great at the gym so overall good day. I was a bit wobbly though as I recovered from the Day 109 home workout. I don't always have that feeling so I know I did something right. I certainly don't prescribe to the "no pain no gain" school of thought but it's nice to feel your muscles have done something a bit extra.
Breakfast: Egg and roasted chicken sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with quinoa and chicken sausage with tomato, yellow zucchini, and cauliflower. Also there were these mini pastry type Pecan pies and I had a half of one. Could have had an entire one but didn't.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Chicken thigh fried up and put on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Also a serving of sweet potato fries from TJ's.
Did quite well food wise and of course did great at the gym so overall good day. I was a bit wobbly though as I recovered from the Day 109 home workout. I don't always have that feeling so I know I did something right. I certainly don't prescribe to the "no pain no gain" school of thought but it's nice to feel your muscles have done something a bit extra.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Day 209
And it's another day of healthy food and workout fun. I didn't remember to grab my gym bag so when I got to the gym I had to turn around and go home. On the way I figured I'd do some type of workout at home. I ended up lifting dumbbells and my kettlebell. Also I did the "55" workout. The "55" humbled me in that I was only able to do 25 push-ups correctly and the rest were "knee" push-ups. The squats were all regulation though. Oh the last push-up, one, was regulation but really shaky. It's later and my legs are still feeling a bit weak. Great workout. Here is the menu for today:
Breakfast: Egg and roasted chicken sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with a chicken and spinach patty with tomato, quinoa, cauliflower, and yellow zuchinni. Six strawberries.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with a chicken sausage, cottage cheese, and salsa. Lemon water and a small section of a dark chocolate bar.
Breakfast: Egg and roasted chicken sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with a chicken and spinach patty with tomato, quinoa, cauliflower, and yellow zuchinni. Six strawberries.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with a chicken sausage, cottage cheese, and salsa. Lemon water and a small section of a dark chocolate bar.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Day 208
So here we are again. I have been feeling like I'm losing weight and it's a weird feeling. I don't actually think I am and of course the scale will tell the tale, but still. I'm making the fourth belt loop most of the time and that's even after lunch. My clothes feel looser and it's probably time to try on the XL shirts I bought a few months ago. I'm quite sure they will not fit but possibly closer to actually fitting. Don't know I'll have to see. If nothing else it's encouraging in and of itself. Here's what I did today:
Breakfast: Roasted chicken and egg sandwich with avocado and tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, yellow zucchini, quinoa, and a chicken sausage. A Fiber One bar.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with salmon patty, cottage cheese and salsa. Small handful of almonds. Drank lemon water all night.
Went to the gym after work and did the cardio. Felt good. The plan is six days this week.
Breakfast: Roasted chicken and egg sandwich with avocado and tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, yellow zucchini, quinoa, and a chicken sausage. A Fiber One bar.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with salmon patty, cottage cheese and salsa. Small handful of almonds. Drank lemon water all night.
Went to the gym after work and did the cardio. Felt good. The plan is six days this week.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Day 207
The start of a new week and I'm doing the fourth belt loop again. Happy days. I'm feeling the workout from yesterday in my chest and arms. Not really bad but it's there. I'm okay with that feeling as it means I really did work out. I think I'm also getting better at my meals as I'm cutting back slowly and am not feeling hungry. Of course it helps to eat something that satisfies my stomach/brain:
Breakfast: Egg and roast chicken sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with salmon, cauliflower, tomato, and yellow zucchini, along with some quinoa. Also six strawberries.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with cottage cheese and salsa. Chopped a sausage up for protein and had a chocolate Re-Fuel drink after workout. The quinoa salad had broccoli, cauliflower, and cucumber. A bit later had a quarter piece of dark chocolate.
Went to the gym after work and did the cardio workout. I'm now ready for the rest of the week and my Sat with L.
Breakfast: Egg and roast chicken sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with salmon, cauliflower, tomato, and yellow zucchini, along with some quinoa. Also six strawberries.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with cottage cheese and salsa. Chopped a sausage up for protein and had a chocolate Re-Fuel drink after workout. The quinoa salad had broccoli, cauliflower, and cucumber. A bit later had a quarter piece of dark chocolate.
Went to the gym after work and did the cardio workout. I'm now ready for the rest of the week and my Sat with L.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Day 206
Wow. Worked out today for an hour and a half. Lifted weights and did some abs work. I definitely worked up a sweat. I had an ulterior motive, well more so than normal. I've been craving a burrito from the street taco restaurant and pizza. So my plan was to pick up a burrito for lunch after my work out and then get a pizza for lunches for the week. Have to laugh at myself as I was so focused on the burrito that I completely forgot about the pizza until I was home. Ah well, I'm guessing subconsciously I was telling myself I didn't really need the pizza. I know though it's not good to deprive yourself when you have a craving like that otherwise you'll over indulge when you finally allow yourself to give in to the craving. I've made a promise to get that pizza, just not this week. Alright here's how the day played out:
Breakfast: Just a Peanut Butter Larabar and 20oz of cold water before workout.
After workout: Picked up a Re-Fuel drink (chocolate) just to tide me over until I could get to that burrito. Finally got home from grocery shopping and ate the burrito. Added cottage cheese and hot sauce. I had a half a cup of orange juice to drink . Then had four strawberries.
Late lunch: Mini pot stickers with garlic and broccoli. Made quinoa again so had a small bowl of that.
Dinner: Quinoa with a chicken sausage from TJ's and cottage cheese. The quinoa was made up of a home made dressing and broccoli and cauliflower. The quinoa was cooked with six cloves of garlic and onion. Also had a quarter bar of dark chocolate. My new healthy treat. Grins.
All day I drank lemon water. I did some house cleaning today so I wouldn't sit in front of the computer all day. The original plan was to go for a short bike ride later in the day after the intense gym workout but the weather didn't cooperate.
Breakfast: Just a Peanut Butter Larabar and 20oz of cold water before workout.
After workout: Picked up a Re-Fuel drink (chocolate) just to tide me over until I could get to that burrito. Finally got home from grocery shopping and ate the burrito. Added cottage cheese and hot sauce. I had a half a cup of orange juice to drink . Then had four strawberries.
Late lunch: Mini pot stickers with garlic and broccoli. Made quinoa again so had a small bowl of that.
Dinner: Quinoa with a chicken sausage from TJ's and cottage cheese. The quinoa was made up of a home made dressing and broccoli and cauliflower. The quinoa was cooked with six cloves of garlic and onion. Also had a quarter bar of dark chocolate. My new healthy treat. Grins.
All day I drank lemon water. I did some house cleaning today so I wouldn't sit in front of the computer all day. The original plan was to go for a short bike ride later in the day after the intense gym workout but the weather didn't cooperate.
Day 205
243. So haven't lost any weight since last weigh in but didn't gain any either. Fourth belt loop was in evidence this week so that's okay. It definitely means I'm doing something right. As I said I only worked out five days this week so I'm hoping that working out six days a week will get me started again. Actually I'm sure it will. I've worked out six days a week now since I jumped back up to 248 so I think it's working. Of course I also re-adjusted my food intake. The snack in between breakfast and my first work break feels right. Since L was out of town I was on my own for a workout. I did my usual bike ride and I was able to make it an hour and 50 minutes today. Tonight is a DnD nite so I will be expecting to eat some junk but will try to limit it. Ha, we'll see. So here's how the day went down:
Breakfast: I got up and had a Greek yogurt with almonds and 20oz of cold water.
After the bike ride: Chocolate milk and an egg fratta made up of spinach, onion, tomato, and one of the chicken and spinach patty's from Costco. Then put cottage cheese and salsa on it.
Lunch: Finished the sandwich from last night. It's called a TBA and it's from a local sandwich shop that makes awesome sandwiches. The TBA stands for turkey, bacon, and avocado. It has pesto sauce and Assiago cheese and I always but all the fixings on it. Whole wheat bread along with lettuce, tomato, pickle, cucumber, pepperonis, and olives. Had the chips I bought to go with it. Once again put it on a small plate so it looks like a lot of food.
Later before I went to friends for DnD and the possibility of snacking on bad stuff, I had the rest of the steak jerky, about 4 pieces, an Aussie Bite, and a glass of orange juice.
In the evening during the game I had a couple of Fiber One bars, chips (but not a ton), I did have a can of pop my first in a couple of months, and 4 or 5 pieces of Twizzlers. That was all I had so I'm quite happy with that. Doesn't mean that next week's game I will be as good but still one day at a time.
Breakfast: I got up and had a Greek yogurt with almonds and 20oz of cold water.
After the bike ride: Chocolate milk and an egg fratta made up of spinach, onion, tomato, and one of the chicken and spinach patty's from Costco. Then put cottage cheese and salsa on it.
Lunch: Finished the sandwich from last night. It's called a TBA and it's from a local sandwich shop that makes awesome sandwiches. The TBA stands for turkey, bacon, and avocado. It has pesto sauce and Assiago cheese and I always but all the fixings on it. Whole wheat bread along with lettuce, tomato, pickle, cucumber, pepperonis, and olives. Had the chips I bought to go with it. Once again put it on a small plate so it looks like a lot of food.
Later before I went to friends for DnD and the possibility of snacking on bad stuff, I had the rest of the steak jerky, about 4 pieces, an Aussie Bite, and a glass of orange juice.
In the evening during the game I had a couple of Fiber One bars, chips (but not a ton), I did have a can of pop my first in a couple of months, and 4 or 5 pieces of Twizzlers. That was all I had so I'm quite happy with that. Doesn't mean that next week's game I will be as good but still one day at a time.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Day 204
It's the day before weigh in and I'm feeling good. The fourth belt loop has been appearing on and off during the week. Will have only worked out five days this week as I let life get in the way. That's not a bad thing I just had to make sure I was diligent the rest of the week. As was evident this week I was a bit distracted in my reporting. I actually didn't record my dinners very well so the record may not be as accurate as I'd like. Again not a big deal just a bit bothersome for me. I do know though what I ate today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Chicken and spinach patty from Costco with an egg, spinach, tomato, pickle, and peanut butter on a skinny bun. 5.5oz can of low sodium V-8 and a Fiber One bar.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Half of a Turkey, Bacon, Avocado sandwich on wheat bread with Assaigo cheese, pesto sauce, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, olives, pickle, and pepperonis. Also on a plate not just the bag, chips and a couple of pieces of steak jerky. Had a Mike's Harder drink.
It was computer game nite so during the evening I also had a single serving bag of popcorn and an apple with two tablespoons of almond butter. The rest of the night I drank lemon water.
So not as bad as usual. I would have eaten the entire sandwich but was able to save half for the next day. The chips worked out fine and I was satisfied with them. I made the right decision though as I put the sandwich and chips on a small plate and then put the leftovers away immediately. Both of them did call to me during the nite but I was able to resist. I resisted mostly by just reminding myself that I really didn't need anymore to eat. That is starting to work out better. In the past it was pretty much a crap shoot if I could leave the other half alone. We'll see tomorrow if it payed off.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Chicken and spinach patty from Costco with an egg, spinach, tomato, pickle, and peanut butter on a skinny bun. 5.5oz can of low sodium V-8 and a Fiber One bar.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Half of a Turkey, Bacon, Avocado sandwich on wheat bread with Assaigo cheese, pesto sauce, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, olives, pickle, and pepperonis. Also on a plate not just the bag, chips and a couple of pieces of steak jerky. Had a Mike's Harder drink.
It was computer game nite so during the evening I also had a single serving bag of popcorn and an apple with two tablespoons of almond butter. The rest of the night I drank lemon water.
So not as bad as usual. I would have eaten the entire sandwich but was able to save half for the next day. The chips worked out fine and I was satisfied with them. I made the right decision though as I put the sandwich and chips on a small plate and then put the leftovers away immediately. Both of them did call to me during the nite but I was able to resist. I resisted mostly by just reminding myself that I really didn't need anymore to eat. That is starting to work out better. In the past it was pretty much a crap shoot if I could leave the other half alone. We'll see tomorrow if it payed off.
Day 203
Again just the facts as I attempt to catch up. I went for a bike ride today as it was a beautiful sunny day.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Apple Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with a chicken patty, hard boiled egg, tomato, cucumber, and cauliflower. Fiber One bar.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Chicken burger on whole wheat bread with tomato and spinach with avocado. Fiber One bar.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Apple Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with a chicken patty, hard boiled egg, tomato, cucumber, and cauliflower. Fiber One bar.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Chicken burger on whole wheat bread with tomato and spinach with avocado. Fiber One bar.
Day 202
Just the facts. Catching up as I'm behind in reporting my week:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with turkey burger and cauliflower, tomato, hard boiled egg, and cucumber.
3rd snack: Aussi Bite
Dinner: Chicken burger on a skinny bun with an egg, almond butter, tomato, and spinach. Fiber One bar.
Went to the gym and did the cardio set.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with turkey burger and cauliflower, tomato, hard boiled egg, and cucumber.
3rd snack: Aussi Bite
Dinner: Chicken burger on a skinny bun with an egg, almond butter, tomato, and spinach. Fiber One bar.
Went to the gym and did the cardio set.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Day 201
Not much to say so I will just list the food for the day:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
2nd snack: Nothing as my break and lunch were combined.
Lunch: Romaine salad with cucumber, tomato, hard boiled egg, and half a can of tuna.
3rd snack: Two Aussie Bites
Dinner: Not really a dinner as I met some friends for an impromptu DnD game. I took a 5.5oz low sodium V-8, four Aussie Bites, and a Fiber One bar. I also had a sport bottle of water.
So because I played the DnD game I skipped the gym. I'll go tomorrow nite and work out extra hard. I did enjoy the fourth belt loop today until I ate lunch so it's getting closer.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
2nd snack: Nothing as my break and lunch were combined.
Lunch: Romaine salad with cucumber, tomato, hard boiled egg, and half a can of tuna.
3rd snack: Two Aussie Bites
Dinner: Not really a dinner as I met some friends for an impromptu DnD game. I took a 5.5oz low sodium V-8, four Aussie Bites, and a Fiber One bar. I also had a sport bottle of water.
So because I played the DnD game I skipped the gym. I'll go tomorrow nite and work out extra hard. I did enjoy the fourth belt loop today until I ate lunch so it's getting closer.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Day 200!
So here we are. Day 200 and I am feeling good. Going to make it and lose all the weight I want to lose. As I've said I've made some changes in my eating habits and work out habits and it's bringing results. I still have a belly and man boobs but it really is starting to change. L is helping immensely and I am using her advice and workout plans to my advantage. Here's what happened today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
!st snack: Apple Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Sunday nite dinner leftovers. I actually only ate half of the stir fry shrimps, broccoli, onion, and quinoa.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with 1/2 can of tuna, cottage cheese, salsa, and two strips of steak jerky. Also had a 8oz bottle of chocolate milk.
I got home late from work so only went for a half hour bike ride. I tried to pick the "hill" route so that I would get in a good workout and it was.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
!st snack: Apple Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Sunday nite dinner leftovers. I actually only ate half of the stir fry shrimps, broccoli, onion, and quinoa.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with 1/2 can of tuna, cottage cheese, salsa, and two strips of steak jerky. Also had a 8oz bottle of chocolate milk.
I got home late from work so only went for a half hour bike ride. I tried to pick the "hill" route so that I would get in a good workout and it was.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Day 198 & 199
I'm behind again so combining the weekend into one entry. 243. Alrighty lost a pound this week. I made changes in food intake and exercise and it seems to have helped a bit. I met with L again on Saturday and then I went for a bike ride not a super long one but still got a bike ride in. On Sunday I did the usual long ride of an hour and a half. Saturday nite was the usual DnD get together and I feel like I did fairly well. Still ate some junk but in a more controlled way. This time instead of handfuls of chips I tried to eat one or two at a time with space in between the one or two. I "savored" the chips so I didn't eat as many overall. There were Little Debbie's snack cakes though so had a couple of those. I still feel I did better than usual so maybe I can use that to keep it up. Here's the breakdown of the weekend:
Breakfast on Day 198 was oatmeal with some lemon curd and cottage cheese and day 199 was a Greek yogurt with almonds. Both days I had my usual 20oz of cold water.
After work out meal on day 198 was a chocolate milk with sauteed broccoli and onions with a turkey burger with an egg on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. After the bike ride on day 199 I had a chocolate milk and a TJ's prepared salad with couscous and quinoa and a chicken and spinach patty from Costco.
On day 198 a mid day snack was more quinoa salad and an Aussie Bite.
Day 198 for dinner I had a Mexican sandwich. This is a oversize sandwich called a Tortas. It consisted of a hoagy roll with cabbage, tomato, avocado, and meat. I got asada and I put hot sauce on it. It was good. I think it helped me be better at the game as I was able to control my snacking a bit better than usual. I also had a Mexican soda and then during the game I drank lemon water all night. On day 199 I had a really good meal and I made enough that if I'd eaten it all I would have felt like I used to when I'd stuff myself. So that felt really good that I recognized that I didn't need to eat it all right then. I ended up having it for lunch on Monday. So it was a stir-fry made up of shrimps, broccoli, little pot stickers, and sumi (asian dumplings) with some quinoa.
Overall not a bad weekend. I lost a pound and I don't think I gained it back from the Saturday night game and I got in two bike rides. So good weekend. Next weekend will hopefully be the same as L is out of two so I'm on my own for working out. Hopefully the weather is nice on Saturday so I can do the big ride, I might even throw in a longer trail this time.
Breakfast on Day 198 was oatmeal with some lemon curd and cottage cheese and day 199 was a Greek yogurt with almonds. Both days I had my usual 20oz of cold water.
After work out meal on day 198 was a chocolate milk with sauteed broccoli and onions with a turkey burger with an egg on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. After the bike ride on day 199 I had a chocolate milk and a TJ's prepared salad with couscous and quinoa and a chicken and spinach patty from Costco.
On day 198 a mid day snack was more quinoa salad and an Aussie Bite.
Day 198 for dinner I had a Mexican sandwich. This is a oversize sandwich called a Tortas. It consisted of a hoagy roll with cabbage, tomato, avocado, and meat. I got asada and I put hot sauce on it. It was good. I think it helped me be better at the game as I was able to control my snacking a bit better than usual. I also had a Mexican soda and then during the game I drank lemon water all night. On day 199 I had a really good meal and I made enough that if I'd eaten it all I would have felt like I used to when I'd stuff myself. So that felt really good that I recognized that I didn't need to eat it all right then. I ended up having it for lunch on Monday. So it was a stir-fry made up of shrimps, broccoli, little pot stickers, and sumi (asian dumplings) with some quinoa.
Overall not a bad weekend. I lost a pound and I don't think I gained it back from the Saturday night game and I got in two bike rides. So good weekend. Next weekend will hopefully be the same as L is out of two so I'm on my own for working out. Hopefully the weather is nice on Saturday so I can do the big ride, I might even throw in a longer trail this time.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Day 197
It's the day before weigh in and I think I've lost some weight. So I should be closer to my previous loss before the Debacle of July. I'm continuing to eat smaller meals and more often along with working out six out of the seven days in a week. I've added the rowing machine back into the cardio days and I don't hate it. I guess I will continue to switch it up. I feel like the recumbent is my main stay so will adjust around it. So here's the food that went in my belly:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Missed this as I completely forgot. My mind was somewhere else as I realized I'd skipped this much later in my day.
2nd snack/break: Greek yogurt and almonds.
Lunch: Salad with romaine lettuce, quinoa, cucumber, sauteed broccoli and onion, along with an Aussie Bite and a Fiber One bar.
Dinner: Dinner was out with friends from work. We went to a sushi place. I'm not a big fan of the "real" sushi so I ate the stuff that's not as good for you. I had California rolls, fried spring rolls, and other's of those types. Only one plate of the spring rolls, but some of the others were also bad, just less so. I didn't over do it but not for want of trying. There didn't seem to be as much a variety of the type of sushi I will eat. So not a bad thing in actuality. I also had a beer. I then came home and drank a chocolate milk.
Alrighty then, tomorrow is my day with L and I'm looking forward to it. It also looks like it will be a nice day so I'm going for a bike ride afterwards. Yay!
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Missed this as I completely forgot. My mind was somewhere else as I realized I'd skipped this much later in my day.
2nd snack/break: Greek yogurt and almonds.
Lunch: Salad with romaine lettuce, quinoa, cucumber, sauteed broccoli and onion, along with an Aussie Bite and a Fiber One bar.
Dinner: Dinner was out with friends from work. We went to a sushi place. I'm not a big fan of the "real" sushi so I ate the stuff that's not as good for you. I had California rolls, fried spring rolls, and other's of those types. Only one plate of the spring rolls, but some of the others were also bad, just less so. I didn't over do it but not for want of trying. There didn't seem to be as much a variety of the type of sushi I will eat. So not a bad thing in actuality. I also had a beer. I then came home and drank a chocolate milk.
Alrighty then, tomorrow is my day with L and I'm looking forward to it. It also looks like it will be a nice day so I'm going for a bike ride afterwards. Yay!
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Day 196
Food. They say men think about sex something like 90% of the time. Sheesh, big deal, everyone thinks about food 100% of the time. We're exposed to food on a daily basis, be it commercials on TV or radio, to just plain old conversations with our friends and co-workers. And don't get me started on the lunch room at work. You walk in there at lunch and the smells are overwhelming. Here's a really sad thing, the gym I go to is one floor above a sandwich shop that bakes it's own bread. There are times when you're working out and the smell is just there. Fresh baked bread. It's quite the torture. See it's everywhere you turn and impossible to hide from. Food. Speaking of which:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
First snack: Apple Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Romaine lettuce salad with TJ's chicken sausage, asparagus, tomato, cucumber, beet, and a bit of the quinoa salad all mixed together.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: The quinoa salad mix with Italian sausage, sauteed broccoli and onion, with cottage cheese and salsa. An Aussie bite. My new drink of choice, lemon water.
Went to the gym after work and did the cardio. Again did 6 minutes on the rowing machine and I still don't like it but there you are.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
First snack: Apple Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Romaine lettuce salad with TJ's chicken sausage, asparagus, tomato, cucumber, beet, and a bit of the quinoa salad all mixed together.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: The quinoa salad mix with Italian sausage, sauteed broccoli and onion, with cottage cheese and salsa. An Aussie bite. My new drink of choice, lemon water.
Went to the gym after work and did the cardio. Again did 6 minutes on the rowing machine and I still don't like it but there you are.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Day 195
Okay nothing fancy just what I ate today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
First snack: Peanut Butter cookie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with sausage from TJ's with cuccumber, cauliflower, and quinoa salad.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with sauteed broccoli and onion with cottage cheese, Italian sausage, and salsa. Lemon water.
Went to the gym and did the cardio workout. This time I did include 6 minutes on the rowing machine. It felt good but I really don't like it. So that means I need to include it at various intervals.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
First snack: Peanut Butter cookie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with sausage from TJ's with cuccumber, cauliflower, and quinoa salad.
3rd snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with sauteed broccoli and onion with cottage cheese, Italian sausage, and salsa. Lemon water.
Went to the gym and did the cardio workout. This time I did include 6 minutes on the rowing machine. It felt good but I really don't like it. So that means I need to include it at various intervals.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Day 194
Just a quick review of today. Didn't go to the gym as I wanted to go for a bike ride. The weather didnt' cooperate so ended up doing the 15 workout from Men's Health and the kettlebell routine that makes me sweat. Here's the food for the day:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
8:30 snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
Break/snack: Greek yogurt with almonds. Again just a real handful and put the bag away in the refrigerator
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, asparagus, tomato, apple sausage from TJ's, and some of the quinoa salad. Fiber One bar.
Break: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with broccoli, cottage cheese, salsa, and an Italian sausage. Aussie Bite and a 100cal bag of popcorn and a 5.5oz can of low sodium V-8.
One thing I noticed was I felt less satisfied with dinner this time. Possible reason was tonite I didn't drink an 8oz bottle of chocolate milk like I have for the last few nights. I will experiment with this possibility for the rest of the week.
So my workout today was a bit wimpy but still did it. I have a weight workout where I use 5lb and 15lb dumbbells. It's a series of exercises where you switch arms after the first set of reps. I also did the kettlebell work out that came with the kettlebell. It's a killer, it gets my heart rate going and I'm sweating big time for about 25 minutes. I will probably feel it in my legs tomorrow.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
8:30 snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
Break/snack: Greek yogurt with almonds. Again just a real handful and put the bag away in the refrigerator
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, asparagus, tomato, apple sausage from TJ's, and some of the quinoa salad. Fiber One bar.
Break: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with broccoli, cottage cheese, salsa, and an Italian sausage. Aussie Bite and a 100cal bag of popcorn and a 5.5oz can of low sodium V-8.
One thing I noticed was I felt less satisfied with dinner this time. Possible reason was tonite I didn't drink an 8oz bottle of chocolate milk like I have for the last few nights. I will experiment with this possibility for the rest of the week.
So my workout today was a bit wimpy but still did it. I have a weight workout where I use 5lb and 15lb dumbbells. It's a series of exercises where you switch arms after the first set of reps. I also did the kettlebell work out that came with the kettlebell. It's a killer, it gets my heart rate going and I'm sweating big time for about 25 minutes. I will probably feel it in my legs tomorrow.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Day 193
New week and the start of the slightly new program. Not changing much just the amount of food and when I'm eating that amount. I felt that for the first day it went rather well. I had a bite to eat almost every two hours or so. Didn't go to the gym but went for a bike ride. It wasn't a long ride as I got off work a bit late but still got in a ride. 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.
Snack: About two hours after breakfast I had a Peanut Butter Larabar.
Break: Greek yogurt with almonds. This time I just dumped a handful (about 20-25) in the yogurt. Before I'd dump enough in the yogurt to be almost almonds with a bit of yogurt.
Lunch: Spinach salad with yellow squash, tomato, cauliflower, and cucumber. Also threw in a andouille chicken sausage and a hard boiled egg. The sausage was a bit spicy but tasty. Additionally had a Fiber One bar.
Break: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad made with cucumber, tomato, asparagus, and a red wine vinegar dressing. I mixed it up with some cottage cheese and salsa along with an Italian sausage. Then a bit later I had a 100cal bag of popcorn. I drank water with lemon in it.
Every meal past breakfast was smaller but just as satisying. This might work out okay but it is the first day of the new way.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: About two hours after breakfast I had a Peanut Butter Larabar.
Break: Greek yogurt with almonds. This time I just dumped a handful (about 20-25) in the yogurt. Before I'd dump enough in the yogurt to be almost almonds with a bit of yogurt.
Lunch: Spinach salad with yellow squash, tomato, cauliflower, and cucumber. Also threw in a andouille chicken sausage and a hard boiled egg. The sausage was a bit spicy but tasty. Additionally had a Fiber One bar.
Break: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad made with cucumber, tomato, asparagus, and a red wine vinegar dressing. I mixed it up with some cottage cheese and salsa along with an Italian sausage. Then a bit later I had a 100cal bag of popcorn. I drank water with lemon in it.
Every meal past breakfast was smaller but just as satisying. This might work out okay but it is the first day of the new way.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Day 192
A beautiful day in the neighborhood. The weather has been awesome the last few days and I've taken advantage of it. I didn't do a lot of stuff outside but the weather inspired me to go for bike rides and that's a good thing. I ended up doing some house cleaning, again inspired by the sunshine outside. I worked on my meals for the week. This made the condo a bit warm but it'll be worth it in the coming week. Speaking of food here's what I ate today as I move forward trying to control my portion's:
Breakfast: 3 egg frattata with spinach, onion, and garlic with some salsa. 20oz of cold water.
After the bike ride meal: A chocolate milk. A hamburger on a skinny bun with spinach and almond butter with some sweat potato fries.
Snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Stir-fry shrimp, broccoli, onion, and garlic with a touch of soy sauce. Also a bed of quinoa.
A bit later a small handful of almonds. I finished of the pre-made cookie dough and it turned out 6 cookies. Those were eaten through out the day, ending with dinner.
Breakfast: 3 egg frattata with spinach, onion, and garlic with some salsa. 20oz of cold water.
After the bike ride meal: A chocolate milk. A hamburger on a skinny bun with spinach and almond butter with some sweat potato fries.
Snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Stir-fry shrimp, broccoli, onion, and garlic with a touch of soy sauce. Also a bed of quinoa.
A bit later a small handful of almonds. I finished of the pre-made cookie dough and it turned out 6 cookies. Those were eaten through out the day, ending with dinner.
Day 191
244. Yes! Lost four pounds since last weeks weigh in. What did I do you ask? I am now going to the gym 6 days a week or going for a bike ride after work. So basically working out six days a week. Also I did a readjustment on my eating habits. I talked before about the addiction aspect of food and so I had to make the conscious decision to make smaller meals. Even the salads I was eating were too big so last weeks lunches were salads but smaller over all. L and I ( no not a government agency just my trainer and I ) talked today about the idea of having to make small changes. I believe that's what I did last week. I choose smaller meals and tried to shake up the cardio routine. I still did the recumbent, treadmill, and elliptical, but I just did them in a different order. L also mentioned the idea of doing some other cardio. She was nice and didn't say it out right but I know she was referring to the rowing machine. I really don't like that machine but guess what, I'm going to have to incorporate it into my cardio. It will be part of the change. Ah change, I know there are some out there who like the idea of change. In general though we humans really don't like change. Especially when it comes to stuff we don't like or want to do.
So here's the plan for the next 30 days. Smaller meals and at the same time change up when I eat those meals. I eat breakfast around 6:30am and then don't eat the snack until 10:30 or even sometimes not until 11:00am. That doesn't really work when I eat lunch at noon. We talked about me eating something around 8:30ish. The idea is to keep the metabolism going and you do that by eating smaller meals more often. Then lunch will be in line with the timing of keeping my metabolism moving. At the same time I'm going to try the smaller lunch notion. As I said I did that last week and, well I lost four pounds. I also tried to eat smaller dinners. I've always had that in my head, but I guess I wasn't really meeting that requirement? So, again last week, I made the move and had smaller meals in the evening and I wasn't really hungry so....we'll see. Also more water if I feel hungry, especially if I just ate. L has told me that sometimes thirst will feel like hunger, but mostly water will fill up my stomach and hopefully trigger the " I'm full " response that will tell my brain, NO FOOD NEEDED.
The next change will be on the exercise front. Actually I have already made the biggest change and that's working out 6 days a week. Either going to the gym or riding my bike. I'm going to try to get two of those days on the weights and the rest of the time cardio. I'm also changing my morning routine. That's about a 20 minute workout and just plain getting my body moving after sleeping. I'm doing the kettlebell thing, a couple days a week with ab/core work in between those workouts. Will throw the "55" workout in there also, and actually do the "real" 55 as in starting at 1 and going to 10. I have done that before and it's a killer, to the point that when I got to the end I was having to "cheat" to even make the reps. But I did it, so that's the overall point. Plus I think I'm stronger now.
So here's the food diary:
Breakfast: Oatmeal with cottage cheese and 20oz of cold water.
After work out meal: Had a chocolate milk in between the gym with L and the bike ride I did after the gym. When I got back from the bike ride I had a Mahi Mahi fish sandwich on a skinny bun with spinach and avocado. Also had some beet and an Aussie Bite.
Afternoon snack: Not sure but I believe it was probably a Fiber One bar or an Aussie Bite.
Dinner: Went to a friends for dinner and a movie. We had thin sliced stir-fried steak with scallion on a hoagie roll. Also beets, tomato on the side, and watermelon. I had a second serving of the steak but without the hoagie roll except for a small chunk to soak up the meat juices. A glass of wine with dinner and then some M&M's. There was soda available but I stuck to my guns and passed. Probably should have had some water so my host didn't feel the need to keep asking. That way I wouldn't have had to continue refusing the offer of soda.
So overall a very productive day. L had a lot of really good suggestions and encouragement, as usual. Every time I interact with her I thank the exercise gods that I met her. July was a bit of a bummer, but in hindsight I'm glad it happened. I had been doing really well but not as well as I could have. So this was in essence a wake up call. I really do want to lose the excess weight I've accumulated over the years of my life. Now I know that I need to work smarter. I was going to say harder but really the right way is smarter. L is helping me do that and I'm really, really glad. Thanx L.
So here's the plan for the next 30 days. Smaller meals and at the same time change up when I eat those meals. I eat breakfast around 6:30am and then don't eat the snack until 10:30 or even sometimes not until 11:00am. That doesn't really work when I eat lunch at noon. We talked about me eating something around 8:30ish. The idea is to keep the metabolism going and you do that by eating smaller meals more often. Then lunch will be in line with the timing of keeping my metabolism moving. At the same time I'm going to try the smaller lunch notion. As I said I did that last week and, well I lost four pounds. I also tried to eat smaller dinners. I've always had that in my head, but I guess I wasn't really meeting that requirement? So, again last week, I made the move and had smaller meals in the evening and I wasn't really hungry so....we'll see. Also more water if I feel hungry, especially if I just ate. L has told me that sometimes thirst will feel like hunger, but mostly water will fill up my stomach and hopefully trigger the " I'm full " response that will tell my brain, NO FOOD NEEDED.
The next change will be on the exercise front. Actually I have already made the biggest change and that's working out 6 days a week. Either going to the gym or riding my bike. I'm going to try to get two of those days on the weights and the rest of the time cardio. I'm also changing my morning routine. That's about a 20 minute workout and just plain getting my body moving after sleeping. I'm doing the kettlebell thing, a couple days a week with ab/core work in between those workouts. Will throw the "55" workout in there also, and actually do the "real" 55 as in starting at 1 and going to 10. I have done that before and it's a killer, to the point that when I got to the end I was having to "cheat" to even make the reps. But I did it, so that's the overall point. Plus I think I'm stronger now.
So here's the food diary:
Breakfast: Oatmeal with cottage cheese and 20oz of cold water.
After work out meal: Had a chocolate milk in between the gym with L and the bike ride I did after the gym. When I got back from the bike ride I had a Mahi Mahi fish sandwich on a skinny bun with spinach and avocado. Also had some beet and an Aussie Bite.
Afternoon snack: Not sure but I believe it was probably a Fiber One bar or an Aussie Bite.
Dinner: Went to a friends for dinner and a movie. We had thin sliced stir-fried steak with scallion on a hoagie roll. Also beets, tomato on the side, and watermelon. I had a second serving of the steak but without the hoagie roll except for a small chunk to soak up the meat juices. A glass of wine with dinner and then some M&M's. There was soda available but I stuck to my guns and passed. Probably should have had some water so my host didn't feel the need to keep asking. That way I wouldn't have had to continue refusing the offer of soda.
So overall a very productive day. L had a lot of really good suggestions and encouragement, as usual. Every time I interact with her I thank the exercise gods that I met her. July was a bit of a bummer, but in hindsight I'm glad it happened. I had been doing really well but not as well as I could have. So this was in essence a wake up call. I really do want to lose the excess weight I've accumulated over the years of my life. Now I know that I need to work smarter. I was going to say harder but really the right way is smarter. L is helping me do that and I'm really, really glad. Thanx L.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Day 190
Yes I've been doing this for 190 days. It seems like just yesterday I started this but really it has been 190 days. Today I took the day off and just tried to eat better since I wasn't going to the gym. Tomorrow is weigh in day and I meet with L for the first time in a couple of weeks. I look forward to it. So here's how today went:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Turkey burger with an egg on a skinny bun with peanut butter and avocado. Also putting tomato and cucumber on it. Then chopping the rest of the tomato and cucumber into a salad with a bit of dressing.
Snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Cauliflower and hamburger on a skinny bun with avocado. Three rice cakes with almond butter. An Aussie Bite and two orange juice and rum drinks. Then later had a full size bag of popcorn.
I am really curious as to my weight. I will find out tomorrow morning, here's hoping it's good news. I changed up my food this week and so I hope that will be reflected.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Turkey burger with an egg on a skinny bun with peanut butter and avocado. Also putting tomato and cucumber on it. Then chopping the rest of the tomato and cucumber into a salad with a bit of dressing.
Snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Cauliflower and hamburger on a skinny bun with avocado. Three rice cakes with almond butter. An Aussie Bite and two orange juice and rum drinks. Then later had a full size bag of popcorn.
I am really curious as to my weight. I will find out tomorrow morning, here's hoping it's good news. I changed up my food this week and so I hope that will be reflected.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Day 189
Again a short entry. Went to the gym after work and did a weight workout on the dip/chinup assistance machine. Worked my arms, my back a bit and my chest a bit. Felt good as I then headed to the treadmill for 6 minutes and then the recumbent for 24 minutes of intervals. I may try to do a short weight and cardio workout more often. We'll see. Here's what I ate today:
Breakfast: Egg/turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, yellow zucchini, chicken, and beet. Also a Fiber One bar.
Snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with yellow zucchini, chicken, cottage cheese, and salsa. Had a chocolate milk. Also a 100cal bag of popcorn.
Breakfast: Egg/turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, yellow zucchini, chicken, and beet. Also a Fiber One bar.
Snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with yellow zucchini, chicken, cottage cheese, and salsa. Had a chocolate milk. Also a 100cal bag of popcorn.
Day 188
So here we are again. Went to the gym after work today. It was a nice day and normally would have gone for a bike ride but I have a flat. I should try to get the bike to the repair shop before the weekend but don't know it that will happen. Of course this weekend is supposed to be in the 80's. I really should do something outside in the weather but we'll see. I still can't make the fourth belt loop but I'm very close so probably getting back in the swing of things.
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: Hamburger on a skinny bun with Mozzarella cheese, spinach, cucumber, tomato, and peanut butter. Made a salad of a tomato and cucumber with a little bit of dressing. Also a low sodium V-8 and a Fiber One bar.
Snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with chicken, cottage cheese, salsa, and chocolate milk. Then had a handful of almonds and an apple.
At the gym I did cardio. I switched it up a bit and I think I've figured out my new cardio routine. Instead of going right to the recumbent, this time I went to the treadmill and walked at a fast pace for 6 minutes, then went to the recumbent for 24 minutes. On the recumbent I did the intervals with the valley's and hills. I then went to the elliptical for ten minutes also doing intervals. My legs felt much better afterwards. I'm going to keep this rotation for a while.
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: Hamburger on a skinny bun with Mozzarella cheese, spinach, cucumber, tomato, and peanut butter. Made a salad of a tomato and cucumber with a little bit of dressing. Also a low sodium V-8 and a Fiber One bar.
Snack: Aussie Bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with chicken, cottage cheese, salsa, and chocolate milk. Then had a handful of almonds and an apple.
At the gym I did cardio. I switched it up a bit and I think I've figured out my new cardio routine. Instead of going right to the recumbent, this time I went to the treadmill and walked at a fast pace for 6 minutes, then went to the recumbent for 24 minutes. On the recumbent I did the intervals with the valley's and hills. I then went to the elliptical for ten minutes also doing intervals. My legs felt much better afterwards. I'm going to keep this rotation for a while.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Day 187
Not much to say so I'm just going to list the food for the day:
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: Spinach salad with roasted chicken, cauliflower, and yellow zucchini.
Snack: Aussie bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with chicken, cottage cheese, and salsa. An Aussie Bite.
I did go for a bike ride unfortunately I got a flat tire about half way thru the ride and had to walk home. I ended up get in a cardio workout though as I was gone about the same length of time as the ride would have taken. Now I just have to get the bike to the shop to get the tire fixed.
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: Spinach salad with roasted chicken, cauliflower, and yellow zucchini.
Snack: Aussie bite
Dinner: Quinoa salad with chicken, cottage cheese, and salsa. An Aussie Bite.
I did go for a bike ride unfortunately I got a flat tire about half way thru the ride and had to walk home. I ended up get in a cardio workout though as I was gone about the same length of time as the ride would have taken. Now I just have to get the bike to the shop to get the tire fixed.
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