Halloween. Need I say more? I'm not a big candy eater but still it's there in front of you and it just calls to you. I believe that I am good for a while though. There were snack size Snickers (all time fav especially frozen), KitKat, Peanut Butter cups, and so many more I can't begin to name them all. I had to go to the gym after work for sure. Worked out hard so I could not feel to bad about the candy. I also tried to plan ahead and only had one snack. Skipped my usual other two. It really wasn't that bad but I did have way more than I should have. Especially if I'm trying to dropped these extra pounds. Ah well a slight detour in the road. Here's the rest of the damage for today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato, cheese, and guacamole. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with quinoa, broccoli and cauliflower, and chicken with dressing.
No afternoon snack
Dinner: Quinoa salad with broccoli and cauliflower and yellow zucchini with salsa. Sesame chips and kale/spinach dip.
A good workout again at the gym after work. Back to the interval and hill workouts on the machines. Belt loop #5 again today but later in the day reverted back to #4. I was wearing jeans and they're thicker so that's my excuse for the regression.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Day 278
Another day of trying to lose weight. It's a long road that's heavily travelled and sometimes takes off on a detour. Here's how I tried to stay on the straight and narrow. It's an "eat less" day and was fairly successful:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato, cheese, and guacamole. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Small spinach salad with quinoa, chicken, broccoli and cauliflower with some dressing.
2nd snack: Handful of almonds
Dinner: Baguette sandwich with an egg mixed with quinoa and bacon. Added cheese and tomato with guacamole.
Did my usual workout of cardio but was feeling a bit off so didn't do any intervals just powered thru the different machines and times. It was another belt loop #5 day so feel quite good about that. Tomorrow's Halloween and there will be candy so I'll see how that goes.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato, cheese, and guacamole. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Small spinach salad with quinoa, chicken, broccoli and cauliflower with some dressing.
2nd snack: Handful of almonds
Dinner: Baguette sandwich with an egg mixed with quinoa and bacon. Added cheese and tomato with guacamole.
Did my usual workout of cardio but was feeling a bit off so didn't do any intervals just powered thru the different machines and times. It was another belt loop #5 day so feel quite good about that. Tomorrow's Halloween and there will be candy so I'll see how that goes.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Day 277
Belt loop #5. I wore new pants and shirt today. The shirt was an XL not 2XL so that was cool. Here's what made up my food for the day:
Breakfast: Egg and bacon sandwich with cheese, tomato, and avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with broccoli and cauliflower. Also added diced chicken and quinoa. Had a big dollop of salsa for dressing.
3rd snack: Baby carrots and 100cal package of guacamole
Dinner: Quinoa salad with broccoli, chicken, cauliflower, and salsa.
Went to the gym after work and did the cardio. I didn't use the weights and I didn't program the hill program like normal. Other than that it was a normal workout.
Breakfast: Egg and bacon sandwich with cheese, tomato, and avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with broccoli and cauliflower. Also added diced chicken and quinoa. Had a big dollop of salsa for dressing.
3rd snack: Baby carrots and 100cal package of guacamole
Dinner: Quinoa salad with broccoli, chicken, cauliflower, and salsa.
Went to the gym after work and did the cardio. I didn't use the weights and I didn't program the hill program like normal. Other than that it was a normal workout.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Day 276
The day after weigh in and the meal of chili. My leg seems to be fine as I didn't notice it once during the night. I don't expect any further complications at this point since I'm taking L's advice. I will be doing the cardio with a lighter hand weight today, so we'll see how I am tomorrow. Here's what I ate today:
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and 20oz of cold water.
After work out meal: Had another Cod sandwich. Cod, tomato, guacamole, bacon, cheese, and spinach on a crusty baguette. Also had a large handful of sesame crackers and Spinach&Kale Greek yogurt dip. A bit later I had a banana and a handful of almonds. To drink had a Honest Tea Lemonade. Then in the late afternoon had more of the crackers and dip.
Dinner: Picked up some large prawns so will do something with them and I think broccoli and cauliflower. Maybe even some spinach.
Went to the gym and as planned used a 5lb set of dumbbells instead of the 8lb. I felt like I had a bit more control and so expect to not have any issues in the coming days.
I'm now ready for the coming week.
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and 20oz of cold water.
After work out meal: Had another Cod sandwich. Cod, tomato, guacamole, bacon, cheese, and spinach on a crusty baguette. Also had a large handful of sesame crackers and Spinach&Kale Greek yogurt dip. A bit later I had a banana and a handful of almonds. To drink had a Honest Tea Lemonade. Then in the late afternoon had more of the crackers and dip.
Dinner: Picked up some large prawns so will do something with them and I think broccoli and cauliflower. Maybe even some spinach.
Went to the gym and as planned used a 5lb set of dumbbells instead of the 8lb. I felt like I had a bit more control and so expect to not have any issues in the coming days.
I'm now ready for the coming week.
Day 275
236! Yes, L was right as I knew she was. It was just a bit disheartening when the scale registered 240 a couple of weeks ago. This whole week has been one giant boost in confidence, what with the belt loop #5 continuing and I've again noticed that certain parts of my body look,...well, less fat. Still not the area I'm really wanting to get less fatty but I know that it's coming. I also know that excess weight in certain body areas comes off last. I'm working on getting there, just gotta hang in.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. 20oz of cold water. Today the egg was fried instead of my normal microwave method.
After workout meal: Today the gym was having a fitness fair so they had some food and stuff happening. I ate two little sandwiches made of turkey and ham with veggies on them and they equaled a half of a sandwich. I also had a snack bar made of pumpkin seeds and other healthy stuff. I then got a 10min free massage. Never had a massage before and it felt good. The massage guy was cool and I was glad I let myself be talked into it (thanx L). I then went home and had a Cod sandwich. It had bacon, guacamole, tomato, cheese, spinach, and of course Cod on a crusty baguette. Added a few carrots to crunch. I had an ice tea mixed with lemonade to drink.
Went to friends after that and hung out for the rest of the day. My normal Saturday night was canceled. My friend had made chili without beans. I picked up some fancy foccacia bread sticks for the chili. I had a bowl and a half of chili with added cheese, little smokeys, onion, and crackers. By the time the night was over I eaten four of the bread sticks, not all at once. I also had an adult beverage.
So another great day in the life. I had a good workout with L as we focused on upper body to stay away from the leg that was still painful at times. L suggested that I lower the weight of the hand weights and work my way up to the higher weight. I readily agreed as I think it made a lot of sense. I will say that by Sat night my leg was a distant memory so it just needed to be rested. My cardio workout tomorrow will incorporate L's suggestions and we'll see how I do then. I'm confident it won't be an issue.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. 20oz of cold water. Today the egg was fried instead of my normal microwave method.
After workout meal: Today the gym was having a fitness fair so they had some food and stuff happening. I ate two little sandwiches made of turkey and ham with veggies on them and they equaled a half of a sandwich. I also had a snack bar made of pumpkin seeds and other healthy stuff. I then got a 10min free massage. Never had a massage before and it felt good. The massage guy was cool and I was glad I let myself be talked into it (thanx L). I then went home and had a Cod sandwich. It had bacon, guacamole, tomato, cheese, spinach, and of course Cod on a crusty baguette. Added a few carrots to crunch. I had an ice tea mixed with lemonade to drink.
Went to friends after that and hung out for the rest of the day. My normal Saturday night was canceled. My friend had made chili without beans. I picked up some fancy foccacia bread sticks for the chili. I had a bowl and a half of chili with added cheese, little smokeys, onion, and crackers. By the time the night was over I eaten four of the bread sticks, not all at once. I also had an adult beverage.
So another great day in the life. I had a good workout with L as we focused on upper body to stay away from the leg that was still painful at times. L suggested that I lower the weight of the hand weights and work my way up to the higher weight. I readily agreed as I think it made a lot of sense. I will say that by Sat night my leg was a distant memory so it just needed to be rested. My cardio workout tomorrow will incorporate L's suggestions and we'll see how I do then. I'm confident it won't be an issue.
Day 274
Ok belt loop #5 again today! The awesome thing about this time is the fact that I wasn't even trying. It just naturally fit right into the number 5 slot. I didn't force it. Now I can't wait to see what happens in two days when I go back to work for the week. It's the weekend and they are always a challenge. So here's how today went:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Ok if you remember day 273 I had donuts as dessert after dinner. They came from work where someone kindly brought us a mound of donuts. So of course there were still some left over today. Donuts could be my second Kryptonite. Fortunately by lunch they were gone. So here's my donut consumption for the entire day. I had a half a donut at a time and spread them out in a way. There was no first snack but when I arrived at work I had a donut and a half. 1st snack was a total of two donuts but because I was eating a half at a time it didn't seem like that many. Insert sad and frowny face here. So there we go. Moving on.
Lunch: Went to the taco truck restaurant and had a steak burrito. Really good and filled me up.
Afternoon snack: Because the burrito filled me up at lunch I wasn't really hungry so I skipped the afternoon snack. May or may not have been an error on my part. I was just reading that the "eating 6 times a day" method is something you can do but at the same time you really should only eat if you feel hungry. Since I didn't feel hungry I didn't eat. I did drink one of the green tea's I like and the afternoon perked up.
Dinner: A bit of a hodgepodge. Finished off the bacon wrapped scallops (7), and a soup of potstickers and broccoli. I also drank two adult beverages.
So my workout plan has seemed to back fire just a bit. My right leg kept waking me up during the night. I think I overdid it with the treadmill and hand weights. It's not as bad as the previous minor injury as I feel it only very slightly. I was limping a little bit at times when walking though. It does concern me and I will be talking with L about continuing the workout but with less possibility of injury. I know she will have some suggestions that I will incorporate into the routine. Alright looking forward to weigh in tomorrow and working out with L.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Ok if you remember day 273 I had donuts as dessert after dinner. They came from work where someone kindly brought us a mound of donuts. So of course there were still some left over today. Donuts could be my second Kryptonite. Fortunately by lunch they were gone. So here's my donut consumption for the entire day. I had a half a donut at a time and spread them out in a way. There was no first snack but when I arrived at work I had a donut and a half. 1st snack was a total of two donuts but because I was eating a half at a time it didn't seem like that many. Insert sad and frowny face here. So there we go. Moving on.
Lunch: Went to the taco truck restaurant and had a steak burrito. Really good and filled me up.
Afternoon snack: Because the burrito filled me up at lunch I wasn't really hungry so I skipped the afternoon snack. May or may not have been an error on my part. I was just reading that the "eating 6 times a day" method is something you can do but at the same time you really should only eat if you feel hungry. Since I didn't feel hungry I didn't eat. I did drink one of the green tea's I like and the afternoon perked up.
Dinner: A bit of a hodgepodge. Finished off the bacon wrapped scallops (7), and a soup of potstickers and broccoli. I also drank two adult beverages.
So my workout plan has seemed to back fire just a bit. My right leg kept waking me up during the night. I think I overdid it with the treadmill and hand weights. It's not as bad as the previous minor injury as I feel it only very slightly. I was limping a little bit at times when walking though. It does concern me and I will be talking with L about continuing the workout but with less possibility of injury. I know she will have some suggestions that I will incorporate into the routine. Alright looking forward to weigh in tomorrow and working out with L.
Day 273
Belt loop #5! Becoming the standard for the week as I put my pants on. It seems that I've possibly started back down the weight loss road. I really was bummed last week so I'm not holding my breath this week just trying to be pro active. I did eat less today just as I did a couple of days ago. This is part of the plan that I've come up with after talking with L about how to convince the metabolism to "get movin". I also added carrying dumbbells (8lb) when on the tread mill to up the "burn". We'll see if that makes any difference. I do feel like I'm working a bit harder when I'm doing that. It's early days though so I'll just keep an eye on the results before making any kind of pronouncement.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st break: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Small spinach salad with the last two quinoa patties. Had tomato, cauliflower, and dressing. Also had a couple of pickles.
2nd snack: A slice of whole wheat toast with peanut butter
Dinner: Spinach salad with quinoa, tomato, cauliflower, broccoli, and salsa. For dessert I had two donuts.
The workout was a bit more intense but not enough to be crazy. I will continue the use of hand weights during the treadmill segment for now. I do want to talk to L about it though just to make sure I'm not overdoing it again. The legs feel good.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st break: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Small spinach salad with the last two quinoa patties. Had tomato, cauliflower, and dressing. Also had a couple of pickles.
2nd snack: A slice of whole wheat toast with peanut butter
Dinner: Spinach salad with quinoa, tomato, cauliflower, broccoli, and salsa. For dessert I had two donuts.
The workout was a bit more intense but not enough to be crazy. I will continue the use of hand weights during the treadmill segment for now. I do want to talk to L about it though just to make sure I'm not overdoing it again. The legs feel good.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Day 272
Wow belt loop #5 again! I did ease up to #4 later in the day but still impressed with myself. It made not succumbing to the hunger I felt last night all the more worth it. Even though I will say that in hind sight I wasn't starving so I really didnt' need to eat more. It's funny what you can convince yourself of. I'm sure that next time I will more than likely give in but I hope to remember this or have another motivation to not give in. Today was normal all the way through, no crazy cravings and no little voices trying to seduce me into being bad. Not that I have anything against being bad. It's just better to keep it under control somewhat. And away we go:
Belt loop Watch: #5 for most of the day and then #4 which is still okay.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water. Delicious.
1st snack: Apple Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with two quinoa patty's, tomato, cauliflower, broccoli, and dressing. Also still felt a bit hungry so had a Fiber One bar. That really did the trick.
3rd snack: Carrots and guacamole
Dinner: Whenever I do a weight lifting workout I always seem to want to eat meat. So tonight I had a chicken burger with spinach, guacamole, an egg, and tomato on a skinny bun. There was some baby carrots and 6 bacon wrapped scallops. A bit later in the evening I had a quarter bar of dark chocolate. A perfect meal it seems.
So I did the weight lifting for a workout today and I think it went well. I upped the weight a bit to give myself a somewhat bigger challenge. Not too much but more than I'd been doing. Okay tomorrow is a "eat less" day so again continuing the experiment. I'm curious as to the belt loop question too.
Belt loop Watch: #5 for most of the day and then #4 which is still okay.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water. Delicious.
1st snack: Apple Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with two quinoa patty's, tomato, cauliflower, broccoli, and dressing. Also still felt a bit hungry so had a Fiber One bar. That really did the trick.
3rd snack: Carrots and guacamole
Dinner: Whenever I do a weight lifting workout I always seem to want to eat meat. So tonight I had a chicken burger with spinach, guacamole, an egg, and tomato on a skinny bun. There was some baby carrots and 6 bacon wrapped scallops. A bit later in the evening I had a quarter bar of dark chocolate. A perfect meal it seems.
So I did the weight lifting for a workout today and I think it went well. I upped the weight a bit to give myself a somewhat bigger challenge. Not too much but more than I'd been doing. Okay tomorrow is a "eat less" day so again continuing the experiment. I'm curious as to the belt loop question too.
Day 271
Belt loop #5! Yes that's right I did my belt up and found a new hole for it. I was wearing my new skinnier pants but I still rocked the #5 loop. Perfect timing too as it was "eat less" day in the schedule. here's the food for the day:
Belt loop Watch: #5! All day too not just until lunch.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: A smaller spinach salad than I've been eating. Also in the salad was a tomato, cauliflower, broccoli, cucumber, and one quinoa patty that I made. The patty was a mixture of quinoa and black bean with an egg to hold it together. Rather good.
2nd snack: A slice of whole wheat toast with peanut butter
Dinner: Bowl of quinoa, broccoli, cauliflower, and salsa mixed together.
I realized a bit later in the evening that I was still hungry but was able to keep control and not eat anything more. I figure breakfast Weds morning will taste really good.
So didn't do the morning work out, as I had to be at work earlier than normal but still went to the gym after work. I did cardio but this time I used an 8lb set of dumbbells on the treadmill. Trying to give myself a bit of a challenge. Also set the hills at a 2 instead of the easier 1. Tomorrow I'll get back to the morning workout and the after work workout will be lifting weights. I'm also curious if I will be able to get to loop #5 with my 46" waist pants that I will wear tomorrow. Stay tuned.
Belt loop Watch: #5! All day too not just until lunch.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: A smaller spinach salad than I've been eating. Also in the salad was a tomato, cauliflower, broccoli, cucumber, and one quinoa patty that I made. The patty was a mixture of quinoa and black bean with an egg to hold it together. Rather good.
2nd snack: A slice of whole wheat toast with peanut butter
Dinner: Bowl of quinoa, broccoli, cauliflower, and salsa mixed together.
I realized a bit later in the evening that I was still hungry but was able to keep control and not eat anything more. I figure breakfast Weds morning will taste really good.
So didn't do the morning work out, as I had to be at work earlier than normal but still went to the gym after work. I did cardio but this time I used an 8lb set of dumbbells on the treadmill. Trying to give myself a bit of a challenge. Also set the hills at a 2 instead of the easier 1. Tomorrow I'll get back to the morning workout and the after work workout will be lifting weights. I'm also curious if I will be able to get to loop #5 with my 46" waist pants that I will wear tomorrow. Stay tuned.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Day 270
Getting back on track. I will just make it short and sweet this time out. Here's food:
Belt loop Watch: 4 with a smattering of 5
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with quinoa, tomato, cauliflower, cucumber, broccoli, and salsa for dressing.
3rd snack: Carrots and guacamole
Dinner: Green salad with salsa for dressing, broccoli, steak strips, and quinoa. Followed this up with a bag of 100cal popcorn.
Did get up in the morning and did a morning workout. It was a core series but still did it. That was the issue for the last few weeks so I'm quite happy about that. Went to the gym after work and did the cardio. Tomorrow I'll try to use some hand weights when I do the treadmill. Nothing huge but see if that will increase the burn. Also going up on the incline for the hills. As I've said I can't increase the amount of time available so have to find a way to increase the intensity.
Belt loop Watch: 4 with a smattering of 5
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with quinoa, tomato, cauliflower, cucumber, broccoli, and salsa for dressing.
3rd snack: Carrots and guacamole
Dinner: Green salad with salsa for dressing, broccoli, steak strips, and quinoa. Followed this up with a bag of 100cal popcorn.
Did get up in the morning and did a morning workout. It was a core series but still did it. That was the issue for the last few weeks so I'm quite happy about that. Went to the gym after work and did the cardio. Tomorrow I'll try to use some hand weights when I do the treadmill. Nothing huge but see if that will increase the burn. Also going up on the incline for the hills. As I've said I can't increase the amount of time available so have to find a way to increase the intensity.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Day 269
The day after weigh in and the Saturday nite gathering. I'm way more positive today than yesterday. Though after talking with L on Saturday, I was not so down on myself for the weight gain. Poor L, not only does she have to get me to exercise but she has to listen to my sad tales of weight gain. HA HA. Ah well onward and upward in the story of my life. Decided today that I was going to skip working out. I still did stuff, washed clothes, cleaned the kitchen and vacuumed, and did the grocery shopping. I tried to park far enough away from the store so I had to actually walk a bit and then walked thru most of the store even if I didn't need to. I could have made one trip out of bringing in the grocery's but instead made two trips. My laundry area is a walk up stairs so got a bit of exercise doing that and the vacuuming was a bit more cardio. The main focus was not to sit in front of the computer all day. I didn't, as I also worked on getting work week lunches together. I tried something new with quinoa. I made veggie burgers with quinoa and black beans. They seem to have worked but I'm holding off in eating any until lunches for work. I'll be making salads so the quinoa will add to the ingredients that make up the salad. So here's how this day played out:
Breakfast: Egg and veggie burger sandwich on a skinny bun with guacamole. 20oz of cold water.
Late lunch: A fish sandwich (home made) on whole wheat bread with guacamole and tomato. An extra piece of fish and some quinoa. A lemonade/tea drink.
Dinner: A salad from TJ's that I spruced up. It was with chicken, greens, couscous, and quinoa. I added some broccoli, cauliflower, steak strips and more quinoa. I then had some dark chocolate.
Tomorrow I'm rededicating myself to the workouts in the mornings and will be adjusting my portions at lunch and dinner. We'll see if that will kickstart the weight loss again.
Breakfast: Egg and veggie burger sandwich on a skinny bun with guacamole. 20oz of cold water.
Late lunch: A fish sandwich (home made) on whole wheat bread with guacamole and tomato. An extra piece of fish and some quinoa. A lemonade/tea drink.
Dinner: A salad from TJ's that I spruced up. It was with chicken, greens, couscous, and quinoa. I added some broccoli, cauliflower, steak strips and more quinoa. I then had some dark chocolate.
Tomorrow I'm rededicating myself to the workouts in the mornings and will be adjusting my portions at lunch and dinner. We'll see if that will kickstart the weight loss again.
Day 268
240. See that number? That's good news and bad news. At least in my mind as I try to justify the reasons for gaining weight when I'm trying to lose pounds. So the bad news is the obvious, I gained weight. The good news not so much. Part of the good is the fact that even though I have now gained 4lbs since my victory dance at 236, my clothes still fit as well as they did at 236. Even those pants that I bought a few weeks ago that were two waist sizes less than what I've been wearing for the past couple of years. My first thoughts though were not of the good but definitely of the bad. Dammit I'm trying to lose pretty much 100lbs and I hate when it stalls out. Of course then I talk to L and she helps me in a variety of ways. One is being reminded that more than likely, yes I weigh more but did I really gain fat? She laid an interesting fact on me, that in all the reading I've done I'd not run into. The fact that it takes 3500 calories to equal a pound of weight. So unless I've been sleep eating ( wouldn't surprise me but....) the weight I've gained is probably not fat. So that leaves muscle or water retention (there's some more of that good news). I'm not trying to get muscle bound but I need some to offset that the flab on my body. If it's water weight, well that's not bad news just annoying, as that causes another factor in all this. I'm learning that my weight will fluctuate no matter what I do. The reasons for that are simple. I drink a couple of adult beverages one night or eat pancakes one day and the next I eat yogurt. Those actions will cause the body to react differently. So if I weigh myself on each of those days I will get different numbers. Are those numbers accurate? To a point but in reality it's the big picture versus the immediate future. I'm in it for the big picture. I'm planning on continuing this new way of dealing with my body and food for ever. So everyday is pretty much a learning experience when I sit down to a meal. Gotta keep the faith. It's happening, I just need to be aware of what I'm doing and make adjustments when necessary.
Wow..Okay here's how today went:
Breakfast: Oatmeal with some cinnamon and lemon curd. 20oz of cold water.
L ran me through a really good workout and I felt good afterwards. I was meeting a friend right after the workout so I didn't get a chance to eat in a timely fashion. I had one of the workout drinks the gym sells to tide me over and then when I did get home I had a green salad with chicken thighs (two) and salsa for dressing.
Saturday night was my usual get together with friends for the D&D game. Once again it was a time of trying to be good but failing to live up to the commitment of eating only stuff good for me. So even though I only had two bowls (2nd one smaller quantity than the first) of clam chowder (white) I still ate a few more chips than I should have. Also there was salt water taffy and I ate way to many of those. Here's a random side note, why is it called "salt water" taffy? I did drink water except for one wine cooler and a hot apple cider drink. So L had told me to drink a lot of water to help flush the system and I'm trying to live up to that suggestion. I took my workout bottle with a lemon chopped up in it and drank from that all nite.
So in hind sight Saturday wasn't a complete cluster f#$@& but it could've gone better. I'm not giving in and that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Wow..Okay here's how today went:
Breakfast: Oatmeal with some cinnamon and lemon curd. 20oz of cold water.
L ran me through a really good workout and I felt good afterwards. I was meeting a friend right after the workout so I didn't get a chance to eat in a timely fashion. I had one of the workout drinks the gym sells to tide me over and then when I did get home I had a green salad with chicken thighs (two) and salsa for dressing.
Saturday night was my usual get together with friends for the D&D game. Once again it was a time of trying to be good but failing to live up to the commitment of eating only stuff good for me. So even though I only had two bowls (2nd one smaller quantity than the first) of clam chowder (white) I still ate a few more chips than I should have. Also there was salt water taffy and I ate way to many of those. Here's a random side note, why is it called "salt water" taffy? I did drink water except for one wine cooler and a hot apple cider drink. So L had told me to drink a lot of water to help flush the system and I'm trying to live up to that suggestion. I took my workout bottle with a lemon chopped up in it and drank from that all nite.
So in hind sight Saturday wasn't a complete cluster f#$@& but it could've gone better. I'm not giving in and that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Day 267
A day off. Well from working out that is. I'm still eating better today than you'd expect but no working out. Hopefully there won't be any cookies in the break room either. I'm looking forward to weigh in tomorrow morning as I expect to be surprised. Of course the surprise could go either way. I'm okay no matter what I weigh I just hope I've not gained any pounds but I'm not holding my breath. All week when I've flirted with the 5th belt loop. Monday I actually would have put it at the 5th but I would have been walking very stiffly. I'm getting closer but have started to sabotage myself a little bit. So gotta re-focus and remember the big picture. I've definitely felt more confident in my day to day actions and I've got to channel that into my healthy thinking. Here's what I ate today:
Belt loop Watch: Again the 4 but the 5 is oh so close.
Breakfast: Canadian bacon and egg with tomato and avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds. Put some almonds in the yogurt and then put the bag away. Yes!
Lunch: Chili Releno and a chicken sausage. So there was one cookie left and I ate it.
2nd snack: The last of the Cashew Clusters and a little cheese.
Dinner: I really shouldn't but I keep rewarding my healthy behavior with food. It's hard to repress the "It's Friday" feeling so that I can continue my normal eating habits. I just figure it's one meal so big deal and then "look out here it comes" I've eaten half the county. Ha not really but it still gets me every time. I ate a cibatta sandwich from a local deli and had a big order of JoJo's ( fried potato wedges) with some guacamole and two big wine coolers. I'm not feeling stuffed but I am guessing I ate more calories than I really should have. Especially since tomorrow night will be the game get together. Don't know what I'll bring but am hoping to bring some veggies and guacamole.
So there we have my Friday. The day before weigh in and I can now see why quite often I haven't lost any weight when it seems like I should have. Again I'm living my life the way I want to and any regrets are my own doing. I know I will get there but it's a long and winding road that I must walk.
Belt loop Watch: Again the 4 but the 5 is oh so close.
Breakfast: Canadian bacon and egg with tomato and avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds. Put some almonds in the yogurt and then put the bag away. Yes!
Lunch: Chili Releno and a chicken sausage. So there was one cookie left and I ate it.
2nd snack: The last of the Cashew Clusters and a little cheese.
Dinner: I really shouldn't but I keep rewarding my healthy behavior with food. It's hard to repress the "It's Friday" feeling so that I can continue my normal eating habits. I just figure it's one meal so big deal and then "look out here it comes" I've eaten half the county. Ha not really but it still gets me every time. I ate a cibatta sandwich from a local deli and had a big order of JoJo's ( fried potato wedges) with some guacamole and two big wine coolers. I'm not feeling stuffed but I am guessing I ate more calories than I really should have. Especially since tomorrow night will be the game get together. Don't know what I'll bring but am hoping to bring some veggies and guacamole.
So there we have my Friday. The day before weigh in and I can now see why quite often I haven't lost any weight when it seems like I should have. Again I'm living my life the way I want to and any regrets are my own doing. I know I will get there but it's a long and winding road that I must walk.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Day 266
Day 13 of 13 in a row of working out. I realize that's not a huge deal but at the same time it's an accomplishment for me. I won't be doing it again though or at least I won't be planning on it as I'm feeling a bit under the weather. My body feels okay but during the workout tonite I was not feeling really sharp. I wanted to do a weight workout but ended up only doing about half of what I wanted to do. I really was feeling tired so I stopped and went for some cardio on the treadmill and recumbent bike. In the end I just did the treadmill and called it a night. I didn't hurt, I just felt tired and maybe a bit burned out. So I'll take tomorrow off and be ready for my Sat with L. Today was my lite meal day and I think I did fairly well until dinner. So here's the list:
Belt loop Watch: 4 but really close to 5. Again might have actually gone to 5 but it would have been tight.
Breakfast: Canadian bacon and egg sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Lite meal day so skipped actual first snack. Greek yogurt and almonds. Again a handful and then back in the refrigerator. This works much better as I'm not eating as many this way.
Lunch: A green salad but small with steak strips, cucumber, tomato, cauliflower, and salsa for dressing.
2nd snack: Apple Pie Larabar and a mini cheese
Dinner: Ok here's where I think the feeling from the workouts (see above) played into what I ate for dinner. I didn't binge but probably ate more than normal. Then again maybe not but I did eat a fairly large meal, based on past experience from the last few months. I had a turkey burger on whole wheat bread with an egg, avocado, tomato, and cheese. It was delicious. I also had some onion rings and 6 bacon wrapped scallops. The bacon wrapped scallops was something I picked up at Costco. Yes they were bacon wrapped but they were scallops and I only had 1 more than a serving. So not that crazy but I still think I went overboard. I will say I didn't feel bloated or had that feeling I ate too much. So I'm happy about that. I then later had a half of a dark chocolate bar.
I will admit that today I did overdo it on cookies. At work it was a celebration day and we celebrated with cookies. Chocolate chip, sugar, peanut butter, and oatmeal raisin. I ate quite a few of the chocolate chip, sugar, and peanut butter but held back on the oatmeal raisin. Only because I'm not a fan of oatmeal/raisin. As I've said in the past cookies are my kryptonite and I freely admit I can eat a ton of cookies if they are available. Today they were available. In my defense I will also say that there was chocolate bars as part of the celebration and I resisted them. Didn't even have one. Of course they were milk chocolate and I no longer eat milk chocolate choosing instead to only eat dark chocolate. As I did later in the evening.
I again had difficulty in getting out of bed at the pre-arraigned time and skipped most of my morning routine. I will try to go to bed earlier tonite and see if it helps the morning. I expect the burn out feeling I had this evening will be a factor but I'll try to overcome that. The morning will be telling for sure.
Belt loop Watch: 4 but really close to 5. Again might have actually gone to 5 but it would have been tight.
Breakfast: Canadian bacon and egg sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Lite meal day so skipped actual first snack. Greek yogurt and almonds. Again a handful and then back in the refrigerator. This works much better as I'm not eating as many this way.
Lunch: A green salad but small with steak strips, cucumber, tomato, cauliflower, and salsa for dressing.
2nd snack: Apple Pie Larabar and a mini cheese
Dinner: Ok here's where I think the feeling from the workouts (see above) played into what I ate for dinner. I didn't binge but probably ate more than normal. Then again maybe not but I did eat a fairly large meal, based on past experience from the last few months. I had a turkey burger on whole wheat bread with an egg, avocado, tomato, and cheese. It was delicious. I also had some onion rings and 6 bacon wrapped scallops. The bacon wrapped scallops was something I picked up at Costco. Yes they were bacon wrapped but they were scallops and I only had 1 more than a serving. So not that crazy but I still think I went overboard. I will say I didn't feel bloated or had that feeling I ate too much. So I'm happy about that. I then later had a half of a dark chocolate bar.
I will admit that today I did overdo it on cookies. At work it was a celebration day and we celebrated with cookies. Chocolate chip, sugar, peanut butter, and oatmeal raisin. I ate quite a few of the chocolate chip, sugar, and peanut butter but held back on the oatmeal raisin. Only because I'm not a fan of oatmeal/raisin. As I've said in the past cookies are my kryptonite and I freely admit I can eat a ton of cookies if they are available. Today they were available. In my defense I will also say that there was chocolate bars as part of the celebration and I resisted them. Didn't even have one. Of course they were milk chocolate and I no longer eat milk chocolate choosing instead to only eat dark chocolate. As I did later in the evening.
I again had difficulty in getting out of bed at the pre-arraigned time and skipped most of my morning routine. I will try to go to bed earlier tonite and see if it helps the morning. I expect the burn out feeling I had this evening will be a factor but I'll try to overcome that. The morning will be telling for sure.
Day 265
12th day in a row of going to the gym. I am going to take a day off on Friday but until then I will continue to workout. My belt is getting closer to the 5th belt loop and actually I've almost had the 5th loop pinned. Not sure if I will have lost any weight this week but definitely I will have lost inches. Here's how the day went:
Belt loop Watch: 4 but 5 is a distinct possibility
Breakfast: Canadian bacon and egg 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. I'm dumping a handful in the yogurt and then putting the bag away. I feel better about that so I'm not eating more almonds than I should.
Lunch: Green salad with steak strips, tomato, cauliflower, cucumber, and salsa for dressing.
3rd snack: Cashew Clusters and a little cheese
Dinner: Green salad with tomato, cauliflower, raw yam, chicken sausage, and salsa for dressing. Then I broke out the last of the Cashew Clusters (other than a serving I'm saving for Friday) and finished them off. Again ate way more of them than I should but I needed to get them gone. And I did. A bit later had a little cheese as a late snack.
I've noticed that since the season has changed and the mornings are a bit darker, I'm having trouble getting up at the appointed hour of rising. That has played havoc with my morning routine. I have been staying up later in the evening and now wonder if this has something to do with my difficulties in the morning. I'm guessing I'll need to re-adjust my sleep pattern and see if that makes a difference. I feel I need to get my mornings back on track with the short workouts I was doing.
Went to the gym after work and did a cardio workout. I did the 10min stair stepping routine so I was on track for 50 minutes.
Belt loop Watch: 4 but 5 is a distinct possibility
Breakfast: Canadian bacon and egg 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. I'm dumping a handful in the yogurt and then putting the bag away. I feel better about that so I'm not eating more almonds than I should.
Lunch: Green salad with steak strips, tomato, cauliflower, cucumber, and salsa for dressing.
3rd snack: Cashew Clusters and a little cheese
Dinner: Green salad with tomato, cauliflower, raw yam, chicken sausage, and salsa for dressing. Then I broke out the last of the Cashew Clusters (other than a serving I'm saving for Friday) and finished them off. Again ate way more of them than I should but I needed to get them gone. And I did. A bit later had a little cheese as a late snack.
I've noticed that since the season has changed and the mornings are a bit darker, I'm having trouble getting up at the appointed hour of rising. That has played havoc with my morning routine. I have been staying up later in the evening and now wonder if this has something to do with my difficulties in the morning. I'm guessing I'll need to re-adjust my sleep pattern and see if that makes a difference. I feel I need to get my mornings back on track with the short workouts I was doing.
Went to the gym after work and did a cardio workout. I did the 10min stair stepping routine so I was on track for 50 minutes.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Day 264
Just not much to say so I'll just get to it. Worked out with weights after work and ate less at each meal.
Belt loop Watch: 4 but could almost make 5 but it'd be a squeeze.
Breakfast: Canadian bacon and egg sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds. Still eating to many almonds need to cut back.
Lunch: Small green salad with tomato, cucumber, cauliflower, steak strips, and salsa for dressing.
2nd snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Sauteed broccoli, onion, yam, and carrots with chicken sausage and a little bit of cheese. Then went and ate a bunch of the Cashew Clusters. Now I'm just being silly and eating them like candy. Hopefully they will be gone soon.
Belt loop Watch: 4 but could almost make 5 but it'd be a squeeze.
Breakfast: Canadian bacon and egg sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds. Still eating to many almonds need to cut back.
Lunch: Small green salad with tomato, cucumber, cauliflower, steak strips, and salsa for dressing.
2nd snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Sauteed broccoli, onion, yam, and carrots with chicken sausage and a little bit of cheese. Then went and ate a bunch of the Cashew Clusters. Now I'm just being silly and eating them like candy. Hopefully they will be gone soon.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Day 263
It's the first day back to work after vacation and it was almost as if I'd never went. I still ended up going to the gym after work and felt right at home. It's day 10 of non stop gym workouts and I'm on track to make it all the way to 13 in a row. I normally take Friday off but because I wasn't working last week I just kept it going. Haven't felt any down side so far so I'm guessing my body is used to the work outs. Not sure if that's a good thing as I know we talk about not doing the same thing all the time. The body gets used to the same routine and the metabolism starts to slow down. You need to give the body a reason to ramp it up. So this week will be a mix of weights and cardio as much as I can on my schedule. Here's what I did food wise to get started:
Breakfast: Canadian bacon and egg sandwich with tomato and avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds. I think I'm over doing it with the almonds. I'm going to start putting the bag back in the refrigerator. It's less tempting that way. One big handful and then out of sight out of mind.
Lunch: Salad with steak strips, cauliflower, greens, tomato, cucumber, and salsa as dressing.
3rd snack: 6 Cashew Clusters
Dinner: Cauliflower and steak strips dipped in guacamole. More Cashew Clusters and a 100cal bag of popcorn. I wasn't really hungry (I thought) so I just had the raw cauliflower and the guacamole to dip it in. And more Cashew Clusters. Man oh man those things need to be taken out of the house so I won't keep eating them. Ha I had that moment where I didn't care how much I ate I was just going to keep eating. And I did for a bit, but I finally got it under control. Still though went way overboard. Unfortunately. Ah well that's how life works for me. Now I just have to get back to the plan.
Went to the gym after work and did the cardio workout. Tomorrow I will do a weight routine as part of this weeks plan. Cardio Wed and weights Thursday.
Breakfast: Canadian bacon and egg sandwich with tomato and avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds. I think I'm over doing it with the almonds. I'm going to start putting the bag back in the refrigerator. It's less tempting that way. One big handful and then out of sight out of mind.
Lunch: Salad with steak strips, cauliflower, greens, tomato, cucumber, and salsa as dressing.
3rd snack: 6 Cashew Clusters
Dinner: Cauliflower and steak strips dipped in guacamole. More Cashew Clusters and a 100cal bag of popcorn. I wasn't really hungry (I thought) so I just had the raw cauliflower and the guacamole to dip it in. And more Cashew Clusters. Man oh man those things need to be taken out of the house so I won't keep eating them. Ha I had that moment where I didn't care how much I ate I was just going to keep eating. And I did for a bit, but I finally got it under control. Still though went way overboard. Unfortunately. Ah well that's how life works for me. Now I just have to get back to the plan.
Went to the gym after work and did the cardio workout. Tomorrow I will do a weight routine as part of this weeks plan. Cardio Wed and weights Thursday.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Day 262
It's raining hard, sure glad I have a gym membership. Otherwise I'd be getting very wet trying to work out. In the past it wasn't that big of a deal when it rained. Now that I'm trying to exercise everyday, I just wouldn't be able to convince myself to go out in the rain. So gym good. Rain and no exercise bad. Here's what I ate on this rainy day:
Breakfast: Two egg frattata with beet, quinoa, spinach, and salsa. 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Chinese finger food. Potstickers and chinese dumplings. Also some steak strips and more cashew clusters.
Late dinner: I actually was hungry until late. I ended up having the last of the greek mini pizza's that I've eaten all week. This time I added cheese and roast beef.
I went to the gym in the morning and did cardio as usual. I'm prepping to return to work after my week long vacation. I'm going to have salad for lunch and probably dinner all week.
It was a good week with lots of fun and eating. The eating didn't go overboard so that was a good thing and the fun was...fun. Now back to my normal routine.
Breakfast: Two egg frattata with beet, quinoa, spinach, and salsa. 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Chinese finger food. Potstickers and chinese dumplings. Also some steak strips and more cashew clusters.
Late dinner: I actually was hungry until late. I ended up having the last of the greek mini pizza's that I've eaten all week. This time I added cheese and roast beef.
I went to the gym in the morning and did cardio as usual. I'm prepping to return to work after my week long vacation. I'm going to have salad for lunch and probably dinner all week.
It was a good week with lots of fun and eating. The eating didn't go overboard so that was a good thing and the fun was...fun. Now back to my normal routine.
Day 261
238. Yes I gained 2lbs this week of vacation. I'm not worried though as my clothes still fit great. I mean my 44" waist jeans I just bought fit fine and frankly a bit loose. Of course I can wear the 42" waist work pants, so I'm guessing I'm possibly gaining muscle? Even then I figure it's vac so what's 2lbs? The Debacle in July isn't going to be repeated so I'm good. No worries. So today is also my day with L and we did legs which was a bit tricky since I do the cardio every day and this week I did some even if I lifted weights. I wasn't worried though as L always asks me how I'm doing and if my knees or back or neck are okay. She shows me how to do the exercises properly and gives me pointers as I'm doing them. So I always feel safe and secure. I trust her.
Here's how the day went down:
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: A hamburger on whole wheat bread with cheese, tomato, avocado, an egg, and spinach. 10 onion rings and an apple. 3 of the cashew clusters and a spice tea.
Went to friends for dinner. They made a spaghetti dish that was mostly veggie and chicken. It had leeks in it and I've never had leeks. They're quite good. I'll be experimenting with leeks here in the near future. Anyway I had a bowl of pasta and that was it.
So once again a good day even if I weighed in over budget. Ha Ha. I really am happy as it could have been worse. I was expecting to have lost some weight but hey I just can't complain.
Here's how the day went down:
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: A hamburger on whole wheat bread with cheese, tomato, avocado, an egg, and spinach. 10 onion rings and an apple. 3 of the cashew clusters and a spice tea.
Went to friends for dinner. They made a spaghetti dish that was mostly veggie and chicken. It had leeks in it and I've never had leeks. They're quite good. I'll be experimenting with leeks here in the near future. Anyway I had a bowl of pasta and that was it.
So once again a good day even if I weighed in over budget. Ha Ha. I really am happy as it could have been worse. I was expecting to have lost some weight but hey I just can't complain.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Day 260
Here we are the last day of vacation. Looking back I think I did fairly well. I went to the gym everyday (rather spotty in the past) and I ate as healthy as possible while still enjoying my vacation. I hung out with friends and accomplished a project that's been many years in the making. I kept this blog going on a regular basis and made some awesome discoveries about the new body I'm sporting. With that being said I also realize I've still got a ways to go so no back sliding. I did make some questionable food decisions this week but all in all was able to keep it under control. I look forward to the next 3-4 months as they will be harder due to the holidays coming our way. Here's what I did today:
Breakfast: Fried egg and roast beef sandwich on a skinny bun with cheese, avocado, and tomato. 20oz of cold water.
After work out meal: This was a tricky one. I wanted to try out a new pizza place that sells pizza by the slice. So I went in and ordered a slice of pizza and it was good. Unfortunately it was rather small for the price. They actually sell the pizza not by the slice but by the pound. So they cut you a piece of pizza and then weigh it and that's the price of your slice of pizza. Now take my word for it, it was an awesome slice of pizza. It just wasn't filling and at the price not worth buying a second slice. So after I got home and realized I was still hungry I ended up finishing the curry I'd made last weekend. So a big bowl of curry with quinoa. So I ended up eating a fancy piece of pizza and a bowl of curry. This time quality over quantity just wasn't justified. Sometimes that's the way it's going to be, nothing you can do about it.
Dinner: So for dinner I had two of the greek pizza's from TJ's. They are small individual size and I added a sausage between the two, along with some cheese and radish. I also had some of a new item from Costco. They are called Cashew Clusters. They a small squares of stuck together cashews, almonds, and pumpkin seed. Quite the delicious little snack but addicting so I have to be careful. Also a banana.
Went to the chiropractor and then the gym afterwards. I did a weight workout and then hit the cardio. Tomorrow is meet up day with L so I'm looking forward to that. Also it's weigh in day so we'll see how I did with the big picture at that time....
Breakfast: Fried egg and roast beef sandwich on a skinny bun with cheese, avocado, and tomato. 20oz of cold water.
After work out meal: This was a tricky one. I wanted to try out a new pizza place that sells pizza by the slice. So I went in and ordered a slice of pizza and it was good. Unfortunately it was rather small for the price. They actually sell the pizza not by the slice but by the pound. So they cut you a piece of pizza and then weigh it and that's the price of your slice of pizza. Now take my word for it, it was an awesome slice of pizza. It just wasn't filling and at the price not worth buying a second slice. So after I got home and realized I was still hungry I ended up finishing the curry I'd made last weekend. So a big bowl of curry with quinoa. So I ended up eating a fancy piece of pizza and a bowl of curry. This time quality over quantity just wasn't justified. Sometimes that's the way it's going to be, nothing you can do about it.
Dinner: So for dinner I had two of the greek pizza's from TJ's. They are small individual size and I added a sausage between the two, along with some cheese and radish. I also had some of a new item from Costco. They are called Cashew Clusters. They a small squares of stuck together cashews, almonds, and pumpkin seed. Quite the delicious little snack but addicting so I have to be careful. Also a banana.
Went to the chiropractor and then the gym afterwards. I did a weight workout and then hit the cardio. Tomorrow is meet up day with L so I'm looking forward to that. Also it's weigh in day so we'll see how I did with the big picture at that time....
Day 259
Second to last day of vac. Not meeting anyone for lunch nor have I made any plans. So it's a day of doing whatever comes to mind. Going to the gym of course but otherwise nothing in mind. I ended up doing some grocery shopping so I wouldn't have to do it on the weekend. I had a nice conversation with L at the gym. It wasn't a day I meet with her but we can talk about stuff other than working out. I always enjoy chatting with her. Here's today's food plan:
Breakfast: Two egg frattata with spinach, cheese, broccoli, some beet,and a sausage with salsa on top. 20oz of cold water.
After work out meal: Went to a sandwich shoppe and ordered a sandwich made with pastrami and cole slaw on rye bread. Also had a small container of potato salad and a large dill pickle spear. The sandwich was awesome and I only ate half of it and will save the other half for dinner. Probably will have some onion rings or yam fries or something else to add to the dinner. Finally for the first time in about 3-4 months I had a Mt Dew with the meal. Yes I have cut out soda pop but I also refuse to completely cut myself off from stuff I know is bad but still want on occasion. It's not like in the past where I'd drink it all the time (which I never did but....) and occasionally I'm going to do it. That's my motto for life, if you don't give in once in a while you're not enjoying life. At least that's how I feel, your mileage may vary.
Dinner: The other half of the sandwich from lunch. Also had some yam fries.
Got up later today than all week and I'm noticing everything is happening later in the day, duh. The gym was good. I did the cardio, which consisted of walking for 16min on the treadmill with a hill program where I increase the speed at set intervals thru out the time frame and continuing at a walking pace, 10 minutes on the stair stepper and on that I do an interval of various times consisting of 30-45sec pumping hard and 30 seconds of easy steps. Following that it's off to the recumbent with the intervals on the hill program. I'm changing that a bit. There is a 6min section at the beginning that I was at first just pedalling normal, then I changed to doing one minute pedalling fast/one minute pedalling normal. I've now changed that to a continuous faster but not as fast as the intervals later on steady pedalling. That comes out a bit confusing but basically I'm changing up the intervals to activate my metabolism. If we were at the gym I'd be able to show/explain it better. Take my word for it, it works out just fine in reality.
Breakfast: Two egg frattata with spinach, cheese, broccoli, some beet,and a sausage with salsa on top. 20oz of cold water.
After work out meal: Went to a sandwich shoppe and ordered a sandwich made with pastrami and cole slaw on rye bread. Also had a small container of potato salad and a large dill pickle spear. The sandwich was awesome and I only ate half of it and will save the other half for dinner. Probably will have some onion rings or yam fries or something else to add to the dinner. Finally for the first time in about 3-4 months I had a Mt Dew with the meal. Yes I have cut out soda pop but I also refuse to completely cut myself off from stuff I know is bad but still want on occasion. It's not like in the past where I'd drink it all the time (which I never did but....) and occasionally I'm going to do it. That's my motto for life, if you don't give in once in a while you're not enjoying life. At least that's how I feel, your mileage may vary.
Dinner: The other half of the sandwich from lunch. Also had some yam fries.
Got up later today than all week and I'm noticing everything is happening later in the day, duh. The gym was good. I did the cardio, which consisted of walking for 16min on the treadmill with a hill program where I increase the speed at set intervals thru out the time frame and continuing at a walking pace, 10 minutes on the stair stepper and on that I do an interval of various times consisting of 30-45sec pumping hard and 30 seconds of easy steps. Following that it's off to the recumbent with the intervals on the hill program. I'm changing that a bit. There is a 6min section at the beginning that I was at first just pedalling normal, then I changed to doing one minute pedalling fast/one minute pedalling normal. I've now changed that to a continuous faster but not as fast as the intervals later on steady pedalling. That comes out a bit confusing but basically I'm changing up the intervals to activate my metabolism. If we were at the gym I'd be able to show/explain it better. Take my word for it, it works out just fine in reality.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Day 258
Another day of vacation. I've done rather a good job this week. Gone to the gym each day and worked out hard and ate fairly well. A couple of lapses ( an entire box of cookies over a two day period) but nothing I can't see as an anomaly in the long view. Little discoveries along the way help the big picture. For example today I realized that when tying my shoes I didn't need to keep my pants un-buckled. Big deal. Not really, but in the big picture it's the little things that keep you motivated. The finding I could wear a pair of 40" waist pants not a big deal but again in the long run quite invigorating to my ego. I ate lunch today with friends from work. I was able to not eat something bad and not clean my plate of every scrap of food. I enjoyed the company and we had a wonderful lunch. Food wasn't the focus, at least not entirely, but good conversation was. That's how it should be when eating out. No worries about over eating and no worries about what the meal will do to your waistline. So there we go and away we go:
Breakfast: Roast beef and egg sandwich on a skinny bun with cheese, tomato, and avocado. 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Went to a Thai restaurant with friends. Shared an appetizer of small wraps fried with crab & cream cheese. Had two and a tea drink called a Thai Tea that was a mix of tea and coconut milk. I had a seafood mix that included shrimps, white fish, oyster, and scallops with some veggie and brown rice. I left a good two or three spoonfuls of rice on the plate.
Dinner: Had two pizza's that are individual size on a very thin crust and just spinach, onion, and garlic. I doctored them up with cheese, one sausage split between the two and some radish.
Late nite snack: Popcorn
I went to the gym before I met my friends and did a weight workout followed with some cardio. I enjoyed the workout and I am continuing that trend all week. So I will end up going to the gym or going for a bike ride a total of 14 days with no break. The latter days will be when I go back to work. So I'm curious if I'll try to convince myself that I need a break in there somewhere. At this stage of the game (7 days in) I'm feeling confident that I'll go the whole distance, but who knows what I'll feel like on day 11 or 12. I'm thinking all I'll need to do is look at those 40" waist pants I just bought and the XL shirt that I know I could wear if I wanted to. Of course remembering the 50" waist pants I wore at one time would probably do it too. Yes I'm on the right track and hope to continue moving forward.
Breakfast: Roast beef and egg sandwich on a skinny bun with cheese, tomato, and avocado. 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Went to a Thai restaurant with friends. Shared an appetizer of small wraps fried with crab & cream cheese. Had two and a tea drink called a Thai Tea that was a mix of tea and coconut milk. I had a seafood mix that included shrimps, white fish, oyster, and scallops with some veggie and brown rice. I left a good two or three spoonfuls of rice on the plate.
Dinner: Had two pizza's that are individual size on a very thin crust and just spinach, onion, and garlic. I doctored them up with cheese, one sausage split between the two and some radish.
Late nite snack: Popcorn
I went to the gym before I met my friends and did a weight workout followed with some cardio. I enjoyed the workout and I am continuing that trend all week. So I will end up going to the gym or going for a bike ride a total of 14 days with no break. The latter days will be when I go back to work. So I'm curious if I'll try to convince myself that I need a break in there somewhere. At this stage of the game (7 days in) I'm feeling confident that I'll go the whole distance, but who knows what I'll feel like on day 11 or 12. I'm thinking all I'll need to do is look at those 40" waist pants I just bought and the XL shirt that I know I could wear if I wanted to. Of course remembering the 50" waist pants I wore at one time would probably do it too. Yes I'm on the right track and hope to continue moving forward.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Day 257
Another day of vacation. Got up later than I would for work and ate a good breakfast and then went to the gym. Funny I'm feeling the workout from yesterday just like last time. The reason for that is that I did weights and in between sets I did squats and lunges. It makes it a whole body workout then which is a good thing. I also made another great discovery when I went to buy some new pants. I'm buying new pants because I realized I was able to wear 44" waist pants and so my current pant selection is 46" waist. I went to the store and for the heck of it I picked out some 42" and 40" to see if I could fit in those. Guess what, I could fit into a select few of both 40" and 42" pants. A couple of that size were "no way" and others fit nicely. So I picked the color and style of each of those sizes and bought them. One problem was they were not the right leg length so I took them to a seamstress and am having the inseam shortened. Quite happy and almost giddy about that shopping trip. The other thing I noticed was the difference in the sizes. Some of the 42's were really tight or even impossible to fit while there was a 40 that fit fairly well (I bought that one). So here's how I did today:
Breakfast: Two egg frattata with broccoli, avocado, roast beef, and cheese with salsa. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: A TJ"s salad, the Mexicali and I added a sausage and some radish. I also had two small chinese shrimp buns. Then a bit later I had some cookies.
Dinner: I made curry on Sunday and so it was time to sample it. I had quinoa and the curry was made with yam, onion, and carrots. Plus some Tipilia (fish). Added some cheese. I had more cookies.
Late snack: Popcorn and a nectarine.
Breakfast: Two egg frattata with broccoli, avocado, roast beef, and cheese with salsa. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: A TJ"s salad, the Mexicali and I added a sausage and some radish. I also had two small chinese shrimp buns. Then a bit later I had some cookies.
Dinner: I made curry on Sunday and so it was time to sample it. I had quinoa and the curry was made with yam, onion, and carrots. Plus some Tipilia (fish). Added some cheese. I had more cookies.
Late snack: Popcorn and a nectarine.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Day 256
Went to the gym in the morning as I am on vacation this week. Afterwards went to sushi with friends from work. Quite the morning start to my third vacation day.
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Sushi but not real sushi. Well by that I mean I don't like raw fish so it was mostly rice rolls with various veggie and cooked type of sushi. I also had a beer. In all I had something like 10-11 plates of sushi. Mostly three pieces on a plate and so definitely overdid it. No moderation this time. It's an interesting observation on my part as how this all works. I figured that since you get a plate and then eat it you would be fuller quicker. Instead what happened was everything looked good so I found myself grabbing multiple plates at a time. This was a conveyor belt sushi place so plates and plates of good but mysterious food is constantly streaming past you. If you see something you like or think you'll like then you grab it. And everyone at your table is doing it and talking and eating and saying how good this or that is. So if something was really good and it comes around again (and it will) then you grab it even if you're not finished with what's in front of you. I've done this a few times and I think I've finally hit on the solution. I will not allow myself to grab more than one plate at a time thus making the decision more involved. When I go to grab the selection I will have to decide if that's really the one I want or was there another one that's going to come along in a minute that's better.
In anticipation of the sushi lunch I went to the gym in the morning. I did weights and then did cardio. Only 40min of cardio but a good weight workout. One of L's awesome routines. I felt like I got a workout today. I will be trying to go to the gym everyday this week. Shouldn't be an issue. I don't have to go in the morning so that shouldn't be an excuse if I don't feel like getting out of bed since I'm on vac. After lunch I came home and did a little bit of house work. So didn't immediately sit down in front of the computer.
Dinner: Had the last of the pasta bake from a few weeks ago. I froze a good portion of it and figured it was time. So alot of carbs today between the pasta and the sushi. I'll be working them off for the rest of the week.
Late snack: I was hungry later in the evening and so I had an apple and a handful of almonds. Satisfied me.
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Sushi but not real sushi. Well by that I mean I don't like raw fish so it was mostly rice rolls with various veggie and cooked type of sushi. I also had a beer. In all I had something like 10-11 plates of sushi. Mostly three pieces on a plate and so definitely overdid it. No moderation this time. It's an interesting observation on my part as how this all works. I figured that since you get a plate and then eat it you would be fuller quicker. Instead what happened was everything looked good so I found myself grabbing multiple plates at a time. This was a conveyor belt sushi place so plates and plates of good but mysterious food is constantly streaming past you. If you see something you like or think you'll like then you grab it. And everyone at your table is doing it and talking and eating and saying how good this or that is. So if something was really good and it comes around again (and it will) then you grab it even if you're not finished with what's in front of you. I've done this a few times and I think I've finally hit on the solution. I will not allow myself to grab more than one plate at a time thus making the decision more involved. When I go to grab the selection I will have to decide if that's really the one I want or was there another one that's going to come along in a minute that's better.
In anticipation of the sushi lunch I went to the gym in the morning. I did weights and then did cardio. Only 40min of cardio but a good weight workout. One of L's awesome routines. I felt like I got a workout today. I will be trying to go to the gym everyday this week. Shouldn't be an issue. I don't have to go in the morning so that shouldn't be an excuse if I don't feel like getting out of bed since I'm on vac. After lunch I came home and did a little bit of house work. So didn't immediately sit down in front of the computer.
Dinner: Had the last of the pasta bake from a few weeks ago. I froze a good portion of it and figured it was time. So alot of carbs today between the pasta and the sushi. I'll be working them off for the rest of the week.
Late snack: I was hungry later in the evening and so I had an apple and a handful of almonds. Satisfied me.
Day 255
Day two of my vacation. It's actually the weekend but I still like to consider it part of vacation. Went out to eat for lunch with friends and then went for a bike ride. Haven't gone on a bike ride for quite a while as it turns out. I still remembered how to ride so it wasn't too bad. In all fairness it was great. I figured it was a nice day so why spend it inside at the gym. I rode for a bit more than an hour so it was a good long ride. The day started with a bang as I went with friends to a gun range and we took turns shooting targets. Not much of a work out but you still have to be able to stand and hold your arms out in front of your body and not shake. So probably a bit of an abs workout I guess.
Breakfast: Two egg frattata with spinach, steak strips, cheese, and sour cream. 20oz of cold water.
Lunch: A hamburger with avocado, bacon, lettuce and tomato, cheese, and no other condiments. Had them hold the secret sauce in favor of avocado. Came with a side of potato salad. I ate half of the burger with the bun and then ate rest without the bun and only ate half of the potato salad. One of my companions offered up some of his onion rings and so I had to have some of those. I almost ordered onion rings with my meal and I'm glad I didn't as the amount was ginormous. Seriously it was probably two orders anywhere else. I drank unsweetened tea.
After lunch I went for a bike ride and then just drank some tea afterwards along with a cereal bowl of the pasta bake from a couple of weeks ago. I wasn't real hungry as the burger was still blunting my appetite.
Dinner: I was going to have curry and quinoa for dinner but I started the curry to late in the day. So instead I made a potsticker soup. I mixed potstickers with broccoli and beet. The base was low sodium chicken stock. I then added some quinoa as it was done. A bit later I had a quarter bar of dark chocolate. Much later in the evening I did sample the curry and declared it good. It's a fish curry so that and the quinoa will make an awesome meal that should fill me up and satisfy my food brain.
Tomorrow is sushi day so I must go to the gym and workout first so I can go crazy. Heh I hope I can practice moderation.
Breakfast: Two egg frattata with spinach, steak strips, cheese, and sour cream. 20oz of cold water.
Lunch: A hamburger with avocado, bacon, lettuce and tomato, cheese, and no other condiments. Had them hold the secret sauce in favor of avocado. Came with a side of potato salad. I ate half of the burger with the bun and then ate rest without the bun and only ate half of the potato salad. One of my companions offered up some of his onion rings and so I had to have some of those. I almost ordered onion rings with my meal and I'm glad I didn't as the amount was ginormous. Seriously it was probably two orders anywhere else. I drank unsweetened tea.
After lunch I went for a bike ride and then just drank some tea afterwards along with a cereal bowl of the pasta bake from a couple of weeks ago. I wasn't real hungry as the burger was still blunting my appetite.
Dinner: I was going to have curry and quinoa for dinner but I started the curry to late in the day. So instead I made a potsticker soup. I mixed potstickers with broccoli and beet. The base was low sodium chicken stock. I then added some quinoa as it was done. A bit later I had a quarter bar of dark chocolate. Much later in the evening I did sample the curry and declared it good. It's a fish curry so that and the quinoa will make an awesome meal that should fill me up and satisfy my food brain.
Tomorrow is sushi day so I must go to the gym and workout first so I can go crazy. Heh I hope I can practice moderation.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Day 254
236. Ah well the streak is broken. I really thought I'd have lost a pound or two this time but it wasn't meant to be I guess. Doesn't matter though as I know my clothes are fitting me better and I'm going to purchase some clothes in the next size down. That should be fun. I haven't really bought any new clothes in 4-5 years. Here's how the day went:
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and almonds. 20oz of cold water.
After work out meal: Two Tipilia filets (fish) and broccoli, red onion, and spinach stir fried. The fish was given a spicy dry rub and so added a bit of sour cream on top. I know that's not the greatest but I'm trying to use it up from the baked potato feed.
I guess I will call this Dinner: So it's Sat night and as per usual I'm getting together with my homies for some D&D. As it turned out there was a mix up and instead of the host providing dinner we ended up fending for ourselves. Because I thought he was making food for us I didn't eat at home before the game. I ended up eating a fried chicken breast and a handful of JoJo's (potato slices oven baked). I also partook (?) of some watermelon and grapes. I brought some green apples sliced up with some lemon juice drizzled over them along with some chili flakes. I overdid it on the chili flakes so they were very spicy. I was the only one eating them and even then I didn't eat much of them. I also had two Fiber One bars and a bunch of popcorn rounds in a variety of flavors. Again a typical Saturday night with the gaming group. Everyone seems to be trying to not bring Crapulance (cookies/HoHo's/Twinkies) and chips.
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and almonds. 20oz of cold water.
After work out meal: Two Tipilia filets (fish) and broccoli, red onion, and spinach stir fried. The fish was given a spicy dry rub and so added a bit of sour cream on top. I know that's not the greatest but I'm trying to use it up from the baked potato feed.
I guess I will call this Dinner: So it's Sat night and as per usual I'm getting together with my homies for some D&D. As it turned out there was a mix up and instead of the host providing dinner we ended up fending for ourselves. Because I thought he was making food for us I didn't eat at home before the game. I ended up eating a fried chicken breast and a handful of JoJo's (potato slices oven baked). I also partook (?) of some watermelon and grapes. I brought some green apples sliced up with some lemon juice drizzled over them along with some chili flakes. I overdid it on the chili flakes so they were very spicy. I was the only one eating them and even then I didn't eat much of them. I also had two Fiber One bars and a bunch of popcorn rounds in a variety of flavors. Again a typical Saturday night with the gaming group. Everyone seems to be trying to not bring Crapulance (cookies/HoHo's/Twinkies) and chips.
Day 253
Here I am again playing catch up. Today was good especially due to it being Friday and next week I'm on vacation. I also made a pretty awesome discovery. When I got dressed in the morning I really felt like I wanted to wear one of the two shirts I bought a few months ago. They were XL's not 2XL's like all of my current shirts. All this week I'd been discovering that I could wear either 44" waist pants or shirts from my past (10yrs in the past). So I felt it was time to try the new smaller shirts. I tried on the first one and IT FIT! The other one was still very tight so it must be a small XL and the one I could wear was a big XL. I ended up not wearing it though as I felt like it was still very close. After eating lunch it may have done the "stretching at the button" thing that means it wasn't fitting correctly. I was still quite pleased though. I'm now going to go out next week and pick up a new pair of pants, 44" waist. Gotta keep it up and focus.
Belt loop Watch: 4 but 5 is really peeking at me so soon.....
Breakfast: Egg and roast beef sandwich with cheese, tomato, and avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: A frozen entree chili releno from TJ's. Added cheese and a sausage. It's low in calories and quite tasty.
2nd break: A Laughing Cow individual low fat cheese snack and the green tea drink.
Dinner: A couple of beers and then for food I did a finger food menu. I had the TJ's breaded shrimps, Chinese suimi (like a dumpling) and 10 onion rings.
All week my body has been looking like it's lost some weight but we'll see how it goes tomorrow at weigh in. Even if I've not lost any weight I definitely have lost some inches. I can tell just by the way my clothes are fitting. So will meet with L tomorrow and learn another workout that I can use to continue the mission. Next week will be a challenge but I'm confident that I'll at least have fun (LOL). I do plan on going to the gym everyday so we'll see if I can stick to that. I haven't done so well in the past.
Belt loop Watch: 4 but 5 is really peeking at me so soon.....
Breakfast: Egg and roast beef sandwich with cheese, tomato, and avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: A frozen entree chili releno from TJ's. Added cheese and a sausage. It's low in calories and quite tasty.
2nd break: A Laughing Cow individual low fat cheese snack and the green tea drink.
Dinner: A couple of beers and then for food I did a finger food menu. I had the TJ's breaded shrimps, Chinese suimi (like a dumpling) and 10 onion rings.
All week my body has been looking like it's lost some weight but we'll see how it goes tomorrow at weigh in. Even if I've not lost any weight I definitely have lost some inches. I can tell just by the way my clothes are fitting. So will meet with L tomorrow and learn another workout that I can use to continue the mission. Next week will be a challenge but I'm confident that I'll at least have fun (LOL). I do plan on going to the gym everyday so we'll see if I can stick to that. I haven't done so well in the past.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Day 252
Again not much to say so I'll throw this out there to catch up. Today was a day to try to eat less than normal. I think I succeeded. My pants are fitting looser and as I said my belt is getting looser also. I'm thinking I may go and buy a couple of pair of pants in 44" waist size.
Belt loop Watch: Still 4 but 5 was closer than ever before.
Breakfast: Egg and roast beef sandwich on a skinny bun with cheese, avocado, and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
No 1st snack
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: A can of Split Pea soup from TJ's and some roasted veggies mixed in. The can of soup in total was about 200cal plus the veggies so I think it was a lower calorie lunch than normal. If not it was close and all good food.
3rd snack: Cucumber and hummus. Used the cucumber like potato chips and dipped it in the hummus. There wasn't that much hummus so a small snack.
Dinner: Green salad with steak strips, tomato, cheese, salsa as dressing, and the last of the roasted veggies. A bit later had a 100cal bag of popcorn.
A co-worker had a great snack idea that I'm planning on stealing. She took a green apple and sliced it thinly, then sprinkled it with chili flakes and lemon juice. It was quite good and tasty. The spicy flavor can be adjusted but it's important to the overall effect. I may have to take some for the gaming gathering on Sat's.
After work did the cardio and ramped it up to 50min.
Belt loop Watch: Still 4 but 5 was closer than ever before.
Breakfast: Egg and roast beef sandwich on a skinny bun with cheese, avocado, and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
No 1st snack
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: A can of Split Pea soup from TJ's and some roasted veggies mixed in. The can of soup in total was about 200cal plus the veggies so I think it was a lower calorie lunch than normal. If not it was close and all good food.
3rd snack: Cucumber and hummus. Used the cucumber like potato chips and dipped it in the hummus. There wasn't that much hummus so a small snack.
Dinner: Green salad with steak strips, tomato, cheese, salsa as dressing, and the last of the roasted veggies. A bit later had a 100cal bag of popcorn.
A co-worker had a great snack idea that I'm planning on stealing. She took a green apple and sliced it thinly, then sprinkled it with chili flakes and lemon juice. It was quite good and tasty. The spicy flavor can be adjusted but it's important to the overall effect. I may have to take some for the gaming gathering on Sat's.
After work did the cardio and ramped it up to 50min.
Day 251
Not much to say so here's the food: Belt loop Watch: 4 getting closer to 5 every day
Breakfast: Roast beef and egg sandwich with avocado and tomato on a skinny bun with cheese. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Green salad with spinach, roasted veggies, tomato, salsa for dressing and a sausage.
2nd snack: 10 baby carrots and hummus
Dinner: Turkey burger with cheese, avocado, lettuce, tomato, and an egg on whole wheat bread. Big handful of baby carrots.
Did some weight lifting after work for the workout of the day. I used the routine L should me on last Saturday. I was going to do a different one but the machine I wanted to start with was being used.
Breakfast: Roast beef and egg sandwich with avocado and tomato on a skinny bun with cheese. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Green salad with spinach, roasted veggies, tomato, salsa for dressing and a sausage.
2nd snack: 10 baby carrots and hummus
Dinner: Turkey burger with cheese, avocado, lettuce, tomato, and an egg on whole wheat bread. Big handful of baby carrots.
Did some weight lifting after work for the workout of the day. I used the routine L should me on last Saturday. I was going to do a different one but the machine I wanted to start with was being used.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Day 250
The week is moving slowly but that's okay. I'm continuing to impress myself with my progress. It seems that my body is finally reacting to the diet change and the workouts. At the same time I really feel happy and positive.
Next week will be interesting as I'm on vacation. I've already made plans to meet some friends from work and eat sushi. There are also plans in place to meet on another day with another small group and eat lunch. So I will need to be vigilant in my workouts and eating plan for the rest of the week. I still need to have fun and enjoy myself so I won't be completely restrictive but do things in moderation. Here's how moderation worked out today:
Belt loop Watch: 4 but boy is 5 getting closer.
Breakfast: Roast beef and egg sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack was skipped
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Green salad with spinach, tomato, steak strips, roasted veggies, cucumber, and salsa for dressing.
3rd snack: 10 baby carrots and hummus
Dinner: Half of a baked potato with sour cream, sausage, cheese, roasted veggies, and steak strips.
Again got in a great cardio workout and tomorrow will lift some weights. Sticking with the the 46min workout but am expecting to jump it up to 50min next week. Since I'm on vac and won't have to worry as much about time, I am going to spend more time at the gym. At least that's the plan.
Next week will be interesting as I'm on vacation. I've already made plans to meet some friends from work and eat sushi. There are also plans in place to meet on another day with another small group and eat lunch. So I will need to be vigilant in my workouts and eating plan for the rest of the week. I still need to have fun and enjoy myself so I won't be completely restrictive but do things in moderation. Here's how moderation worked out today:
Belt loop Watch: 4 but boy is 5 getting closer.
Breakfast: Roast beef and egg sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack was skipped
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Green salad with spinach, tomato, steak strips, roasted veggies, cucumber, and salsa for dressing.
3rd snack: 10 baby carrots and hummus
Dinner: Half of a baked potato with sour cream, sausage, cheese, roasted veggies, and steak strips.
Again got in a great cardio workout and tomorrow will lift some weights. Sticking with the the 46min workout but am expecting to jump it up to 50min next week. Since I'm on vac and won't have to worry as much about time, I am going to spend more time at the gym. At least that's the plan.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Day 249
Not much to say other than I ate, I worked, I worked out and I really am starting to feel more confident as I lose weight. Today I wore a pair of pants that just happen to have a 44" waist and a shirt that hasn't fit me for 10 years. That is quite an accomplishment. I must say it was a bit surprising when I realized the pants not only fit but they felt like they should fit. They were the right size for my current body shape.
As we head into the coming winter months I know I'll have to be diligent and cautious. Winter is when the body slows down and food tends to get heavier and more plentiful. The holiday's are a definite series of landmines that will have to be negotiated with care. I still will enjoy the food offerings but must practice moderation (my new watchword as stated in the past). Okay here's the food plan from today:
Belt loop Watch: still 4 but 5 is getting closer
Breakfast: Roast beef and egg sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Green salad with spinach, roasted veggies, cucumber, sausage, tomato, and the marinade from a jar of marinated artichokes.
3rd snack: 12 baby carrots and hummus
Dinner: Half of a baked potato with cheese, sour cream, sausage, roasted veggies, and steak strips.
Went to the gym after work and had a good workout. Did cardio as usual and I'm getting better at intervals on both the recumbent and the stair stepper. I want to do 10min on the stair stepper but we'll see. I feel like I really want to get used to the stair stepper so am keeping it at 6min but really pushing the intervals. A couple of minutes in I speed up for 30sec and then slow for 30sec. Then after a couple of those I go for 45sec and slow for 15sec. I try to finish strong at the end of the time so I am amped up for the recumbent. So far so good.
As we head into the coming winter months I know I'll have to be diligent and cautious. Winter is when the body slows down and food tends to get heavier and more plentiful. The holiday's are a definite series of landmines that will have to be negotiated with care. I still will enjoy the food offerings but must practice moderation (my new watchword as stated in the past). Okay here's the food plan from today:
Belt loop Watch: still 4 but 5 is getting closer
Breakfast: Roast beef and egg sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Green salad with spinach, roasted veggies, cucumber, sausage, tomato, and the marinade from a jar of marinated artichokes.
3rd snack: 12 baby carrots and hummus
Dinner: Half of a baked potato with cheese, sour cream, sausage, roasted veggies, and steak strips.
Went to the gym after work and had a good workout. Did cardio as usual and I'm getting better at intervals on both the recumbent and the stair stepper. I want to do 10min on the stair stepper but we'll see. I feel like I really want to get used to the stair stepper so am keeping it at 6min but really pushing the intervals. A couple of minutes in I speed up for 30sec and then slow for 30sec. Then after a couple of those I go for 45sec and slow for 15sec. I try to finish strong at the end of the time so I am amped up for the recumbent. So far so good.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Day 248
The continuing saga of Al's weight loss journey. Today is like any other day, started out with breakfast and ended with a meal that could be called dinner. I went to the gym and did the long workout of cardio. Came home and planned my lunch and dinner for the week. Drank a beer and ate some cheese. It was a typical day, one of little importance other than living life and enjoying myself.
Breakfast: Peanut Butter Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Two hard boiled eggs mixed with the Mexicali salad from TJ's.
Afternoon snack: 10 baby carrots and hummus
Dinner: Baked potato with cheese, sour cream, salsa, sauteed broccoli and red pepper, and cauliflower. A beer.
Late nite snack: A half of a cantaloupe, 100cal bag of popcorn, and a quarter bar of dark chocolate.
So there we have it, short and to the point. All day I felt good even though I'm still feeling the effects of my cold. It's almost gone and just an occasional sniffle, cough or need to blow my nose. Thank goodness!
Breakfast: Peanut Butter Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Two hard boiled eggs mixed with the Mexicali salad from TJ's.
Afternoon snack: 10 baby carrots and hummus
Dinner: Baked potato with cheese, sour cream, salsa, sauteed broccoli and red pepper, and cauliflower. A beer.
Late nite snack: A half of a cantaloupe, 100cal bag of popcorn, and a quarter bar of dark chocolate.
So there we have it, short and to the point. All day I felt good even though I'm still feeling the effects of my cold. It's almost gone and just an occasional sniffle, cough or need to blow my nose. Thank goodness!
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