Wow 300 days of this blog are just around the corner. I've used this for other musings but the getting in shape postings have been the most important ones I've shared. There have been a few ups and downs but overall a pleasant experience and a learning one also. Today was weigh in day for the weight loss contest and once again I've gained weight! Since this started I've now gained almost 2lbs. I have to say though I'm not taking it hard as I know I've been sick and so am wondering if the different medicines I've had to take are affecting my metabolism. Ha grasping at straws when I again need to just eat less. I really am wondering when I'll figure out that I just can't eat like I did as a young adult. So cheat days are going to have to get kicked in the pants for a while. Maybe that will help my body learn that it's now or never and the long game is what we're shooting for.
It's also that time of the week called Tabata! and as usual I'm enjoying the experience. I will say though that it is part of the disappointment of not losing weight, when I know I'm sweating my ass off in the class. At the same time I still am encouraged as I slip into new clothes that are of smaller sizes than I've worn in 15yrs. I just wish I could really see the results in the mirror.
Breakfast: Egg and ham sandwich with tomato and avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water. I'm thinking of changing up breakfast by switching out the banana for another fruit. Not sure yet but it might be worth a try.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with salmon burger, quinoa, tomato, cauliflower, and salsa for dressing. It was a birthday celebration and so there was cake. I did have two pieces of cake and it was good. Here's where it always gets me. I'm talking about losing weight and then I eat two pieces of cake. Alright they were two different cakes and the pieces were rather small compared to what I'd normally do. Still I had two pieces of cake. I think I need to shut up about losing weight and start actually walking the walk. {sigh}
2nd snack: You guessed it, a piece of cake. This time it really was a very small piece but and I knew it was Tabata night but I still went for it.
Dinner: Hamburger on a skinny bun with a slice of ham, spinach, tomato, avocado, and a dollop of BBQ sauce. Had a banana and a 5.5oz low sodium V-8.
So again Tabata and I tried to pick it up a bit tonight. One of the sessions was push ups and instead of doing knee push ups I went for full on push ups but on an incline so I don't know if they were easier or harder. Instead of having my hands on the floor I was on a riser that was about 4" off the ground. I just know that I was only doing about one and a half by the end. All the way through though I really did try to give it everything I could. That's my new objective for Tabata. And soon it will be two nights a week so I'm looking forward to the results of that.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Day 296
Day before weight loss contest weigh in for the week and I'm wondering how I'm doing. It seems like the clothes are still fitting okay and it's all smaller size stuff so....
Breakfast: Egg and ham sandwich with tomato and avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with quinoa, salmon patty, tomato, cauliflower, and salsa for dressing. Also a tortilla with peanut butter. So a peanut butter burrito.
no 2nd snack
Dinner: Cauliflower and spinach mixed with some BBQ sauce and quinoa and a slice of ham. 5.5oz low sodium V-8.
Did cardio and again liking the random setting on the recumbent bike. I really feel like I'm changing it up and getting a good workout in.
Breakfast: Egg and ham sandwich with tomato and avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with quinoa, salmon patty, tomato, cauliflower, and salsa for dressing. Also a tortilla with peanut butter. So a peanut butter burrito.
no 2nd snack
Dinner: Cauliflower and spinach mixed with some BBQ sauce and quinoa and a slice of ham. 5.5oz low sodium V-8.
Did cardio and again liking the random setting on the recumbent bike. I really feel like I'm changing it up and getting a good workout in.
Day 295
Just catching up as I'm behind again. The only thing I really want to say is simple. I don't seem to be losing any weight ( what's new ) but people are telling me I look like I'm losing weight. ???......I will say though I'm now wearing the 42" waist pants and the XL shirts I bought a few months ago. I'm not going to wear the 46" waist pants from my past anymore. So if the pants start getting to tight I will know I'm back sliding and need to buckle down. I also realize that one of the reasons maybe I need to get back on the early morning workout. It wasn't a long extended workout but just 15-20 min long and I think it may have made a difference. So a new motivating speech in the morning when I hit the snooze button instead of getting my lazy butt out of bed.
Breakfast: Egg and ham sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with salmon patty, quinoa, tomato, cauliflower, and salsa for dressing. Small portion of a quesadilla times two.
2nd snack: Repeat of the quesadilla snack
Dinner: Greek yogurt and Chia seeds. Also had a tortilla with an egg and quinoa mix and finished off the wasabi peas and nut mix. 5.5oz of low sodium V-8.
Lifted weights at the gym to give my knees a break after Padden. Tomorrow I'll do my usual cardio routine and get ready for Tabata on Wednesday.
Breakfast: Egg and ham sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with salmon patty, quinoa, tomato, cauliflower, and salsa for dressing. Small portion of a quesadilla times two.
2nd snack: Repeat of the quesadilla snack
Dinner: Greek yogurt and Chia seeds. Also had a tortilla with an egg and quinoa mix and finished off the wasabi peas and nut mix. 5.5oz of low sodium V-8.
Lifted weights at the gym to give my knees a break after Padden. Tomorrow I'll do my usual cardio routine and get ready for Tabata on Wednesday.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Day 294
Off to Lake Padden and working on the running part of my life. I did fairly well and feel like I'm on the right path. Of course the next time I go running I'll probably trip or pull a muscle so fingers crossed. It was interesting in that I forgot to check the time when I left. So I don't know exactly how long it took me to get around the lake. I will say that I went to a store before the lake and the ticket for the store time said 8:57am. When I got back to the car it was 10:05am. So I know it was at least 15min between the store and the lake so I figure I did pretty good time moving around the lake. Especially considering the first time I did this it took about 50min to complete the circuit. So rather encouraging bit of a trip.
I will have to meet up with friends later for the weekly game gathering, so food will be present. I will try to keep control but it's a BBQ and there will be hot dogs there. And chips and hamburgers and....
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and Chai seeds with 20oz of cold water.
After Lake Padden run: A chocolate milk. A low sodium V-8 and a couple of handfuls of the wasabi pea and nut mix.
Game food: A hot dog and a hamburger. Chips and some cookies. Wasabi pea and nut mix. Chips and some more chips. This was spread out over the day so I feel like I did fairly well overall. I did have more chips than I should have but didn't have a ton. I also limited myself to a hot dog on a bun and a hot dog by itself and then had a hamburger but that was it. So a small pat on the back for me. I've been known to eat three or four hot dogs and hamburgers in the same situation so kudos to me for my restraint.
I will have to meet up with friends later for the weekly game gathering, so food will be present. I will try to keep control but it's a BBQ and there will be hot dogs there. And chips and hamburgers and....
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and Chai seeds with 20oz of cold water.
After Lake Padden run: A chocolate milk. A low sodium V-8 and a couple of handfuls of the wasabi pea and nut mix.
Game food: A hot dog and a hamburger. Chips and some cookies. Wasabi pea and nut mix. Chips and some more chips. This was spread out over the day so I feel like I did fairly well overall. I did have more chips than I should have but didn't have a ton. I also limited myself to a hot dog on a bun and a hot dog by itself and then had a hamburger but that was it. So a small pat on the back for me. I've been known to eat three or four hot dogs and hamburgers in the same situation so kudos to me for my restraint.
Day 293
So it's meet with L day, yay! I still can't hear a pin dropping on a cymbal but at least I don't have to understand anyone. I'm in a world all my own and my inner ear. Actually by the end of my meeting with L finally my left ear seems to have figured out it's supposed to help me hear stuff. Rather than be a place for excess hair to hang out in.
Had another great workout and routine that I will be using in the next few weeks. I worked up a sweat and learned more good stuff to help get into shape for the coming race.
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and Chia seeds along with 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Pot sticker soup, made with cauliflower, broccoli, shredded pork, and some Chia seeds. Also to drink had an ice tea.
Evening meal: Met friends for a birthday party and we had some adult beverages along with our meal. I had Chicken Parmesan with pasta and a Caesar salad. I ate all of the food and didn't bring any home.
Tomorrow is the day for Lake Padden and I plan on run/walking again. I'll continue the run for a bit and then walk for a longer bit program.
Had another great workout and routine that I will be using in the next few weeks. I worked up a sweat and learned more good stuff to help get into shape for the coming race.
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and Chia seeds along with 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Pot sticker soup, made with cauliflower, broccoli, shredded pork, and some Chia seeds. Also to drink had an ice tea.
Evening meal: Met friends for a birthday party and we had some adult beverages along with our meal. I had Chicken Parmesan with pasta and a Caesar salad. I ate all of the food and didn't bring any home.
Tomorrow is the day for Lake Padden and I plan on run/walking again. I'll continue the run for a bit and then walk for a longer bit program.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Day 292
Yay day before the weekend. Friday's are always a good day. I've heard from people who are retired though that every day is Friday so they lose a bit of the fun Friday's bring. I'm thinking in actuality when you are retired every day is Saturday because if it's Friday you still have to work to get to Saturday. Of course that's the way I think anyways. Today is an off day from working out for me as I always say. Today I almost went to the gym though as I got off a couple of hours early from work. In the end though laziness won out. At the same time I was also taking into account the fact that tomorrow is L day so better to rest up. Especially since we haven't gotten together for two whole weeks and last week I skipped the Sat workout completely. I did have an interesting day at the food trough though. It was the last day for one of my co-workers and it was Mexican food potluck. Lots of chips and salsa and guacamole, quesadillas and burritos, and other Mexican favorites. No sweet stuff though and I missed that. Made up for though with everything else. Here's how it went down:
Breakfast: Egg and ham sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Mexican, it's on! Small plate of nachos with mexican spiced hamburger and guacamole.
Lunch: Burrito with meat, sour cream, guacamole, pico, and cheese. Chips and guacamole. Tamale casserole and chips and guacamole. Noting a pattern here? Two quesadillas and guacamole.
No 2nd snack technically but did have a quesadilla on my way out the door as I left for the day.
Dinner: Continuing the Mexican theme at home I had three of the small tortillas with the pork and quinoa mixture along with salsa and avocado. I followed that up with a half of a dark chocolate candy bar from TJ's.
So Mexican food day was a bit of overkill but in the big picture I did fairly well. Sort of.....tomorrow I will need to work hard as I'm going out with friends to celebrate a birthday. So more eating and drinking. Oboy. It never ends if you are living life to enjoy life and I have always figured that's the idea after all.
Breakfast: Egg and ham sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Mexican, it's on! Small plate of nachos with mexican spiced hamburger and guacamole.
Lunch: Burrito with meat, sour cream, guacamole, pico, and cheese. Chips and guacamole. Tamale casserole and chips and guacamole. Noting a pattern here? Two quesadillas and guacamole.
No 2nd snack technically but did have a quesadilla on my way out the door as I left for the day.
Dinner: Continuing the Mexican theme at home I had three of the small tortillas with the pork and quinoa mixture along with salsa and avocado. I followed that up with a half of a dark chocolate candy bar from TJ's.
So Mexican food day was a bit of overkill but in the big picture I did fairly well. Sort of.....tomorrow I will need to work hard as I'm going out with friends to celebrate a birthday. So more eating and drinking. Oboy. It never ends if you are living life to enjoy life and I have always figured that's the idea after all.
Day 291
It's only another day before the weekend and I'm looking forward to meeting with L. Today I expected to feel a bit off due to last night's Tabata but I felt great. I'm thinking that's good and bad. Even though I'm giving a greater effort to the exercises I'm still not working completely to my possible potential. Admittedly I'm still suffering from the hearing loss and even though there's no pain, it's just very annoying and I'm very conscious of it. So I think it's taking my attention away a bit. This isn't an excuse to not work hard but it's a possibility and something I am needing to address. The medicine I'm taking will hopefully start helping soon, I hope.
This Sunday's visit to Lake Padden will be another attempt to run. I will do the routine I set up on the previous visit where I will run for 30-40sec and then walk for a bit and the run again. We'll see if I can sustain it a bit more this time. Alrighty here's the food for today:
Breakfast: New meat to go along with the egg, ham. This is a chunk of ham not a formed slice of ham. So a bit different and a bit different tasting. Had the usual suspects along with the egg and ham, skinny bun, avocado, and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Lunch: Again the two small tortillas with the pulled pork and quinoa mixture and salsa as condiment. Also added some roasted peppers to the mix, quite delish.
2nd snack: Nothing again feel rushed even though it's the same amount of time as the morning snack time allows. Really am planning on going back to yogurt in the morning and Larabar in the afternoon.
Dinner: A bit of a smorgasbord, finished off the chips but no salsa. Then had a Greek yogurt and almonds with some of the chia seeds I picked up. These babies are supposed to have an abundance of Omega-3. The good stuff! The yogurt and almonds are an experiment by me to try and cut down on porking out at dinner. I go to the gym after work every night and then come home and seem to over eat. So this will be the experiment for the next month. I was planning on starting this with the beginning of Feb but because I got sick I pushed it back. The penicillin didn't like the stuff in yogurt so I didn't want to defeat either one of them. I was satisfied with the yogurt and I think the almonds (crunchy) and chia seeds were mouth satisfying. Something I've been thinking about. It's like when a person quits smoking one of the things that seems to work for some people is a toothpick. There's a tactile sensation that possibly mimics the cigarette and thus satisfies the brain. So the combo of the crunch of the almonds and the taste of the yogurt mixed with chia seeds makes the brain feel like it's getting a full meal. Or at least that's what I tell myself in so much psycho babel. I will continue to try to figure a way out of eating a full meal every night when I probably don't need it. This is the plan.
This Sunday's visit to Lake Padden will be another attempt to run. I will do the routine I set up on the previous visit where I will run for 30-40sec and then walk for a bit and the run again. We'll see if I can sustain it a bit more this time. Alrighty here's the food for today:
Breakfast: New meat to go along with the egg, ham. This is a chunk of ham not a formed slice of ham. So a bit different and a bit different tasting. Had the usual suspects along with the egg and ham, skinny bun, avocado, and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Lunch: Again the two small tortillas with the pulled pork and quinoa mixture and salsa as condiment. Also added some roasted peppers to the mix, quite delish.
2nd snack: Nothing again feel rushed even though it's the same amount of time as the morning snack time allows. Really am planning on going back to yogurt in the morning and Larabar in the afternoon.
Dinner: A bit of a smorgasbord, finished off the chips but no salsa. Then had a Greek yogurt and almonds with some of the chia seeds I picked up. These babies are supposed to have an abundance of Omega-3. The good stuff! The yogurt and almonds are an experiment by me to try and cut down on porking out at dinner. I go to the gym after work every night and then come home and seem to over eat. So this will be the experiment for the next month. I was planning on starting this with the beginning of Feb but because I got sick I pushed it back. The penicillin didn't like the stuff in yogurt so I didn't want to defeat either one of them. I was satisfied with the yogurt and I think the almonds (crunchy) and chia seeds were mouth satisfying. Something I've been thinking about. It's like when a person quits smoking one of the things that seems to work for some people is a toothpick. There's a tactile sensation that possibly mimics the cigarette and thus satisfies the brain. So the combo of the crunch of the almonds and the taste of the yogurt mixed with chia seeds makes the brain feel like it's getting a full meal. Or at least that's what I tell myself in so much psycho babel. I will continue to try to figure a way out of eating a full meal every night when I probably don't need it. This is the plan.
Day 290
It's Tabata! day. I always look forward to the torture that is Tabata. Today was no different. It's also weigh in day for the weight loss contest. I've decided that I don't care if I know what my weight is so I looked today. Again a disappointment. Last week I blamed the weight gain on the fact that I was wearing jeans. This week no such luck. Again with the not losing weight thing! I was surprised though as yesterday I wore all new smaller waist and only XL shirt to work and got a compliment that I was losing weight. Then tonight at Tabata one of the ladies said the same thing. This was even more surprising as I was in my work out clothes and they are baggy because they are from the days of a much heavier me. So again even though I'm not losing actual numbers I must be doing something right? I've taken all of my new size pants in and am having the inseam shortened. That way I won't walk on the back of the pant leg like most of my other pants. Amazingly enough the pants makers don't make 42" waist pants with 27" inseams. Can't imagine why? Okay onto the food:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich with avocado and tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Lunch: Two small tortilla's with Tipali and quinoa. Also added a dollop of salsa. It was quite good and I look forward to tomorrows lunch which will be the pulled pork version of this meal.
2nd snack: I had a Peanut Butter Larabar. I feel more rushed in the afternoon so I'm thinking I'll go back to the Greek yogurt in the morning and Larabar in the afternoon.
Dinner: Mahi Mahi burger with BBQ sauce,avocado, tomato, and a slice of turkey on a skinny bun. I also poured out some salsa and had some chips. When the salsa was gone I stopped eating chips mostly. I did have a few more after that but overall I felt fairly successful at stopping when I wanted to. Of course I also finished off the wasabi peas and nut mixture. Not a whole lot of that but still did finish it. To drink I had a 5.5oz low sodium V-8.
So another Tabata workout and tonight I tried to expend more effort and not do the completely easy versions of the routines. I succeeded to an extent that left me happier. I will continue to try to out do myself and definitely look forward to the second night coming in March.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich with avocado and tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Lunch: Two small tortilla's with Tipali and quinoa. Also added a dollop of salsa. It was quite good and I look forward to tomorrows lunch which will be the pulled pork version of this meal.
2nd snack: I had a Peanut Butter Larabar. I feel more rushed in the afternoon so I'm thinking I'll go back to the Greek yogurt in the morning and Larabar in the afternoon.
Dinner: Mahi Mahi burger with BBQ sauce,avocado, tomato, and a slice of turkey on a skinny bun. I also poured out some salsa and had some chips. When the salsa was gone I stopped eating chips mostly. I did have a few more after that but overall I felt fairly successful at stopping when I wanted to. Of course I also finished off the wasabi peas and nut mixture. Not a whole lot of that but still did finish it. To drink I had a 5.5oz low sodium V-8.
So another Tabata workout and tonight I tried to expend more effort and not do the completely easy versions of the routines. I succeeded to an extent that left me happier. I will continue to try to out do myself and definitely look forward to the second night coming in March.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Day 289
So again can't really hear anything but am encouraged that I will be getting better soon. That is as soon as I can start this new drug. I called this morning and was able to activate the coupon for the drug discount. Now I just need to get the drug from the pharmacy. That was an interesting time. It took almost an hour to get the prescription filled. Even though I'd brought it in the day before and they knew they had to order it they still didn't have it ready. Then they tried to charge full price because they didn't ask if I'd activated the coupon. Oh well I have it now and have already done the first dose.
The rest of the day was rather a non issue overall. I went to the gym and did the cardio as usual. I'm quite happy with the new routine as it seems to be a better workout than before. I have to really pedal if I want to keep the rpm's up and it changes every 5 seconds. Alright here's the food for today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. I didn't have avocado last week as they weren't going to be ripe but this week they were so I'm quite happy. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: I'd decided to switch up the snacks but because last week I didn't eat any yogurt I spaced today and had Greek yogurt and almonds. My new plan is to eat the yogurt in the afternoon so I'll start that tomorrow.
Lunch: Since I wanted to pick up the new medicine at lunch I planned to go to the pizza by the slice store and grab a couple of slices. Which I did. Again this is a thin crust pizza with minimal cheese and fresh toppings. So I feel good about eating this pizza. I also had a juice.
No 2nd snack but I did start the new drug. Yay!
Dinner: Also a new dinner plan for some nights. Tonight I had a small bowl of chips with salsa and more of the wasabi peas and nuts mix. I also had a low sodium V-8. As the main course I had a Greek yogurt. That was it for dinner.
If I can believe the recumbent bike calorie read out, it says I'm burning about 250 cal doing the random setting. Plus the time on the treadmill and the elliptical all adds up so I'm hoping to start eating less at dinner than I expended during the workout. Now it's only 24hr away from Tabata so I'm getting ready for that workout. Yay.
Oh and tomorrow is the weekly weigh in for the weight loss contest. I won't look but they send out the percentages of loss or gain so I'll have an idea of where I'm at. I wonder??
The rest of the day was rather a non issue overall. I went to the gym and did the cardio as usual. I'm quite happy with the new routine as it seems to be a better workout than before. I have to really pedal if I want to keep the rpm's up and it changes every 5 seconds. Alright here's the food for today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. I didn't have avocado last week as they weren't going to be ripe but this week they were so I'm quite happy. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: I'd decided to switch up the snacks but because last week I didn't eat any yogurt I spaced today and had Greek yogurt and almonds. My new plan is to eat the yogurt in the afternoon so I'll start that tomorrow.
Lunch: Since I wanted to pick up the new medicine at lunch I planned to go to the pizza by the slice store and grab a couple of slices. Which I did. Again this is a thin crust pizza with minimal cheese and fresh toppings. So I feel good about eating this pizza. I also had a juice.
No 2nd snack but I did start the new drug. Yay!
Dinner: Also a new dinner plan for some nights. Tonight I had a small bowl of chips with salsa and more of the wasabi peas and nuts mix. I also had a low sodium V-8. As the main course I had a Greek yogurt. That was it for dinner.
If I can believe the recumbent bike calorie read out, it says I'm burning about 250 cal doing the random setting. Plus the time on the treadmill and the elliptical all adds up so I'm hoping to start eating less at dinner than I expended during the workout. Now it's only 24hr away from Tabata so I'm getting ready for that workout. Yay.
Oh and tomorrow is the weekly weigh in for the weight loss contest. I won't look but they send out the percentages of loss or gain so I'll have an idea of where I'm at. I wonder??
Day 288
So I still can't hear very well. If you stood two feet away from me and talked in your normal voice I'd have a blank look on my face as I wouldn't know what you were saying. I went back to the doctor and they prescribed a spray for my nose (that's the way into the inner ear) but I won't be able to get it until later in the week. The pharmacy doesn't keep it in stock (it's new) and then, it came with a coupon but you have to activate the coupon and the company is closed today. So sometime by the end of the week I figure I can start on this new drug regime. The doc told me it could take a few weeks for this to clear up. Great, not. Okay otherwise I went to the gym and lifted weights and look forward to the rest of the week. Here's what I ate today:
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: I fried up some Tipila fillets and had one along with the Mexicali salad from TJ's and some quinoa. I also had some chips and salsa. And some wasabi peas mixed with nuts.
Evening meal: Wasn't much of a meal as I wasn't really starving. I had small bowl of chips and salsa. I also had more of the wasabi peas mixture and washed it down with a low sodium V-8.
I did the upper body workout L showed me a couple of weeks ago. It's good for me to work that area of my body as I feel it needs some strengthening. I need to start doing core exercises in the morning again here soon. We'll see if this week I can try to get out of bed earlier in the morning. I'm not putting any pressure on but will attempt to cajole myself into getting up.
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: I fried up some Tipila fillets and had one along with the Mexicali salad from TJ's and some quinoa. I also had some chips and salsa. And some wasabi peas mixed with nuts.
Evening meal: Wasn't much of a meal as I wasn't really starving. I had small bowl of chips and salsa. I also had more of the wasabi peas mixture and washed it down with a low sodium V-8.
I did the upper body workout L showed me a couple of weeks ago. It's good for me to work that area of my body as I feel it needs some strengthening. I need to start doing core exercises in the morning again here soon. We'll see if this week I can try to get out of bed earlier in the morning. I'm not putting any pressure on but will attempt to cajole myself into getting up.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Day 287
So it's a three day weekend for me and this is the second of the three days. Three day weekends can be problematic in the sense of an extra day of sloth. So I try to keep my routine the same but it never really stays the same in the long run. Today for example I planned on going to Padden to walk the bike course for real this time. I also planned on doing some of my weekly chores, grocery shopping and laundry for instance. Well I ended up getting out of bed later than normal so I got to Padden later in the morning. I still walked the trail and I'm glad I did. I got a chance to see where I will have difficulties during the bike portion of the race and there a more than a few places where I will be walking both up hill and down. I hope the trail isn't as muddy as it was today but we are talking October so I'm guessing it'll be muddy. I actually can't wait to get the new bike and start riding the route. I will need to be riding it every week in my opinion so I will get used to the tricky parts. It's going to be FUN. I did fall once on my way down and I'm not surprised other than that I hadn't fallen yet at that point. I didn't get too muddy but I did sit on my shirt on the drive home just in case. Here's the rest of the day:
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar
After workout meal: Chicken burger on a skinny bun with tomato and almond butter. Sweet potato fries and a low sodium V-8.
Dinner: A stir-fry frittata with broccoli, spinach, mini peppers, veggie meat and two eggs. I'm going to have a skinny bun with almond butter also and a low sodium V-8.
I did have a handful of almonds and a 100cal bag of kettle corn later in the evening.
One thing I've noticed the last couple of days is how sleepy I've been in the afternoon. Yesterday I came home and had something to eat and the next thing I know I've napped for most of the day. Today a similar thing happened but not as long of a nap this time. I'm wondering if my inner ear business is affecting my sleep? I have been known to be sleepy in the afternoon but not in a while now. Of course yesterday I didn't work out at all so that could have been a contributing factor?
It's late in the evening and I feel good from my walk around the bike path of Padden. Tomorrow I'll go to the gym and do a couple of L's workouts with weights.
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar
After workout meal: Chicken burger on a skinny bun with tomato and almond butter. Sweet potato fries and a low sodium V-8.
Dinner: A stir-fry frittata with broccoli, spinach, mini peppers, veggie meat and two eggs. I'm going to have a skinny bun with almond butter also and a low sodium V-8.
I did have a handful of almonds and a 100cal bag of kettle corn later in the evening.
One thing I've noticed the last couple of days is how sleepy I've been in the afternoon. Yesterday I came home and had something to eat and the next thing I know I've napped for most of the day. Today a similar thing happened but not as long of a nap this time. I'm wondering if my inner ear business is affecting my sleep? I have been known to be sleepy in the afternoon but not in a while now. Of course yesterday I didn't work out at all so that could have been a contributing factor?
It's late in the evening and I feel good from my walk around the bike path of Padden. Tomorrow I'll go to the gym and do a couple of L's workouts with weights.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Day 286
It's meet with L day but not meeting with her this week. I plan on taking the day off unless I really get energetic and end up at the gym. That didn't happen as it turns out. I took the day off as planned. Tomorrow will be the day I go to Lake Padden and check out the bike route for the race in October. Should be a good workout as it's a 4 miles plus of trail. This time I expect to follow the correct trail to the conclusion of the race course. Today though is a day of eating and shooting. Here's how it went:
Breakfast: I started the day off with a breakfast from a diner that I'd not eaten at before. So I went for my usual in that instance which is an omelet. This omelet was as big as the plate and had lots of veggies and chicken in it, along with some sour cream. The hash browns were done the way I like them (crispy) and I had an English muffin. I also had a half of a slice of whole wheat toast (from one of my dining companions) and a glass of V-8. The V-8 was probably not low sodium version. I ate the entire omelet but only ate 2/3rds of the hash browns. I had to be somewhat under control. I did that as I knew I'd overindulge later more than likely and it was a self fulfilling prophecy.
I then went with friends to the gun range and we spent 2-3 hours shooting guns. Then when I got home I had a Mahi Mahi burger on a skinny bun with cheese and tomato. I drank a low sodium V-8 with the burger.
Later in the evening I went to a local burger joint and had a mushroom burger. It had cheese on it and I also had some waffle fries and a milk shake. I decided this was a real cheat day so figured I'd better make the most of it.
As a snack much later I had a 100cal bag of kettle corn.
So there was the day in all it's hideous glory. I didn't meet with L and boy did I take advantage. I will have to make up for it this next week and so will have to be good. I keep reminding myself that I'm in a contest to LOSE weight not gain it. Ha.
Breakfast: I started the day off with a breakfast from a diner that I'd not eaten at before. So I went for my usual in that instance which is an omelet. This omelet was as big as the plate and had lots of veggies and chicken in it, along with some sour cream. The hash browns were done the way I like them (crispy) and I had an English muffin. I also had a half of a slice of whole wheat toast (from one of my dining companions) and a glass of V-8. The V-8 was probably not low sodium version. I ate the entire omelet but only ate 2/3rds of the hash browns. I had to be somewhat under control. I did that as I knew I'd overindulge later more than likely and it was a self fulfilling prophecy.
I then went with friends to the gun range and we spent 2-3 hours shooting guns. Then when I got home I had a Mahi Mahi burger on a skinny bun with cheese and tomato. I drank a low sodium V-8 with the burger.
Later in the evening I went to a local burger joint and had a mushroom burger. It had cheese on it and I also had some waffle fries and a milk shake. I decided this was a real cheat day so figured I'd better make the most of it.
As a snack much later I had a 100cal bag of kettle corn.
So there was the day in all it's hideous glory. I didn't meet with L and boy did I take advantage. I will have to make up for it this next week and so will have to be good. I keep reminding myself that I'm in a contest to LOSE weight not gain it. Ha.
Day 285
It's my off day. I always try to be careful on this day and eat better if I can. Unfortunately it's Friday and lots of stuff can happen on Friday. In the past there was my birthday so lots of drinks and not much thought of what I was eating late at night. Now I've started getting together with the game group on Fridays a couple of times a month. That entails the social eating aspect of my life. It also happens that I am coming straight from work so not much chance to plan for eating better. I will try to work on that though as I do have control over that aspect of my life. I normally don't worry to much though as the next day is meet with L day. This week though we aren't meeting and I've decided to take the day off. I'll also be meeting up with friends and I'm sure we will go out to eat either breakfast or lunch depending. Okay here's the damage:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and almond butter. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: 4-5 slices of mini baguette with peanut butter
Lunch: Turkey burger with tomato, cheese, roasted red pepper, on a skinny bun with peanut butter.
No 2nd snack
Dinner: Burrito from the taco truck restaurant. Also since I was at friends for the gaming group, of course there were chips. I tried to control myself and only partially succeeded. It was interesting that at one point I looked at what I was doing and I'd been absentmindedly eating chip after chip from the bag in front of me. Sad sad man. Oh well.
As I've said I normally don't worry to much about it but this week I'm not meeting L so I may have over indulged at the wrong time.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and almond butter. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: 4-5 slices of mini baguette with peanut butter
Lunch: Turkey burger with tomato, cheese, roasted red pepper, on a skinny bun with peanut butter.
No 2nd snack
Dinner: Burrito from the taco truck restaurant. Also since I was at friends for the gaming group, of course there were chips. I tried to control myself and only partially succeeded. It was interesting that at one point I looked at what I was doing and I'd been absentmindedly eating chip after chip from the bag in front of me. Sad sad man. Oh well.
As I've said I normally don't worry to much about it but this week I'm not meeting L so I may have over indulged at the wrong time.
Day 284
Behind again so short and sweet for the next couple of entries. It is Valentines day and I celebrated by going to the gym after work. It was normal at the gym until I left an hour or so later and the parking lot was empty. Made me laugh, as usually it's still rather full of cars. I guess people were out on the town instead of working out? HAHA So here's how I spent the day eating:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and almond butter. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: There were still bagels from the previous day so I had a half of a bagel with hummus on it. Someone thought it would be a good idea to bring in some donut holes so of course I had to have some. They're only donut holes so the 7-8 I ate don't count as full donuts, right?
Lunch: Had a hamburger on a skinny bun with tomato, an egg, cheese, and peanut butter. Held off on the donut holes (ya me!).
2nd snack: Peanut butter Larabar and some more donut holes.
Dinner: Big stir-fry with broccoli, mini peppers, spinach, and some of the veggie meat. I made a really big pan and so chose to use the bowl I figure is a good serving but not excessive. So I will have some left over for later use in the next day or two.
At the gym I did the new cardio routine I've just started. It's not that different but it's different enough. I still warm up on the treadmill but have changed the times when I increase the speed and then on the recumbent I'm doing the "random" setting. That setting is a no time limit random hill program that gets a bit insane at times. It also incorporates some intervals in the deep valleys of the hills. I go for a total of 30min using the random setting and then finish off with 5-6 min on the elliptical. I've also learned that the elliptical needs to be on level 3-5 so my feet stay in one place plus it makes it more of a workout.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and almond butter. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: There were still bagels from the previous day so I had a half of a bagel with hummus on it. Someone thought it would be a good idea to bring in some donut holes so of course I had to have some. They're only donut holes so the 7-8 I ate don't count as full donuts, right?
Lunch: Had a hamburger on a skinny bun with tomato, an egg, cheese, and peanut butter. Held off on the donut holes (ya me!).
2nd snack: Peanut butter Larabar and some more donut holes.
Dinner: Big stir-fry with broccoli, mini peppers, spinach, and some of the veggie meat. I made a really big pan and so chose to use the bowl I figure is a good serving but not excessive. So I will have some left over for later use in the next day or two.
At the gym I did the new cardio routine I've just started. It's not that different but it's different enough. I still warm up on the treadmill but have changed the times when I increase the speed and then on the recumbent I'm doing the "random" setting. That setting is a no time limit random hill program that gets a bit insane at times. It also incorporates some intervals in the deep valleys of the hills. I go for a total of 30min using the random setting and then finish off with 5-6 min on the elliptical. I've also learned that the elliptical needs to be on level 3-5 so my feet stay in one place plus it makes it more of a workout.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Day 283
It's been a weird couple of weeks with me being sick. Last week I was home from work two days in a row (which is un-heard of with me) and this week I went home early yesterday. So trying to get back to normal has been a bit of a chore. It's Wednesday so that means it's Tabata! time. A fairly normal day overall though with no surprises in the food department and pretty much on track. It was weigh in day for the weight contest and I ended up seeing my weight inadvertently. I'm trying not to see it so I won't stress when I've not lost any weight or gained some weight. Guess what? I gained a pound or so. Hence my not wanting to see my weight. Oh well here's what I ate today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and almond butter. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: There are still bagels so had a half of a bagel and hummus
Lunch: Finally having my pre-planned dinner for lunch meal. It is a Mahi Mahi burger on a skinny bun with an egg, tomato, roasted red pepper, cheese, peanut butter and BBQ sauce. I also had some mini peppers and a low sodium V-8.
2nd snack: Didn't record what I had so it could have been a Greek yogurt and almonds or a half of a bagel with hummus or it could have been an Apple Pie Larabar. Not sure what I had but it was one of those choices for sure.
Dinner: Took the rest of the stir-fry from last night and combined it with some spinach and a couple of egg for a frittata. Dumped some cottage cheese and salsa on it and had a great dinner. I did eat more than I should have if I'm keeping to my plan of dinner for lunch but it was Tabata night so I did burn more than the usual calories. I think.
So Tabata tonight and I tried to up my game. I think I scored a 50% increase in effort and I'm quite happy with that. Especially the last quadrant, which was mountain climbers, I felt I did a more aggressive move for the time limit. I know I was definitely feeling the burn by the end. Of course I almost always feel the burn but that's why I like Tabata. It forces me to keep going as much as I can for the full cycle. I love Tabata. It will be coming twice a week starting in March and I can't wait.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and almond butter. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: There are still bagels so had a half of a bagel and hummus
Lunch: Finally having my pre-planned dinner for lunch meal. It is a Mahi Mahi burger on a skinny bun with an egg, tomato, roasted red pepper, cheese, peanut butter and BBQ sauce. I also had some mini peppers and a low sodium V-8.
2nd snack: Didn't record what I had so it could have been a Greek yogurt and almonds or a half of a bagel with hummus or it could have been an Apple Pie Larabar. Not sure what I had but it was one of those choices for sure.
Dinner: Took the rest of the stir-fry from last night and combined it with some spinach and a couple of egg for a frittata. Dumped some cottage cheese and salsa on it and had a great dinner. I did eat more than I should have if I'm keeping to my plan of dinner for lunch but it was Tabata night so I did burn more than the usual calories. I think.
So Tabata tonight and I tried to up my game. I think I scored a 50% increase in effort and I'm quite happy with that. Especially the last quadrant, which was mountain climbers, I felt I did a more aggressive move for the time limit. I know I was definitely feeling the burn by the end. Of course I almost always feel the burn but that's why I like Tabata. It forces me to keep going as much as I can for the full cycle. I love Tabata. It will be coming twice a week starting in March and I can't wait.
Day 282
Not much to say today so I'll keep it to the bare minimum. Had an early morning meeting at work so chose to sleep in and not eat breakfast at home. There were going to be bagels along with fixin's so I figured I'd substitute a bagel and cream cheese (turned out there was hummus so..) for my usual egg and turkey sandwich. I did this because I know that if I'd eaten the usual for breakfast I'd still have had to eat a bagel. So a preemptive strike on that front. Due to my ear infection I can barely hear so I ended up leaving work and going back to the doctor. So my eating plan today is a bit wonky.
Breakfast: Bagel and hummus. No 20oz of cold water today.
1st snack: No snack not at work
Lunch: Hamburger with an egg on a skinny bun with tomato and onion rings. To drink a low sodium V-8.
After workout meal: Because I went home early and after going to the doctor I went to the gym to workout. My meal when I got home was earlier than normal but later in the day. It consisted of a stir fry with kale, broccoli, mini peppers mixed with a chicken thigh and some of the veggie meat. I didn't eat the entire pan but saved some for the next meal. I did have some pistachios later in the evening.
So because I was working out earlier than normal I decided to lift weights. I did the routine that L had showed me last Saturday. It felt good and I tried to up the weight. That sorta worked as I went along I had to drop back down to get in all the reps. Still overall I thought it went well and it's another one I will continue to do when I want to lift weights.
Tomorrow Tabata! It felt weird last week to not go but I couldn't justify it when I stayed home sick from work. I back though and ready to go!
Breakfast: Bagel and hummus. No 20oz of cold water today.
1st snack: No snack not at work
Lunch: Hamburger with an egg on a skinny bun with tomato and onion rings. To drink a low sodium V-8.
After workout meal: Because I went home early and after going to the doctor I went to the gym to workout. My meal when I got home was earlier than normal but later in the day. It consisted of a stir fry with kale, broccoli, mini peppers mixed with a chicken thigh and some of the veggie meat. I didn't eat the entire pan but saved some for the next meal. I did have some pistachios later in the evening.
So because I was working out earlier than normal I decided to lift weights. I did the routine that L had showed me last Saturday. It felt good and I tried to up the weight. That sorta worked as I went along I had to drop back down to get in all the reps. Still overall I thought it went well and it's another one I will continue to do when I want to lift weights.
Tomorrow Tabata! It felt weird last week to not go but I couldn't justify it when I stayed home sick from work. I back though and ready to go!
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Day 281
Back to the work week and the start of the new dinner for lunch program. Last night I had made a kale, broccoli, and veggie meat frittata. I took that to work along with the standard cottage cheese and salsa. I put some of the Chia seeds in it so upping the Omega-3 again. I also woke up later again, so back slid on that again.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and guacamole. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Switching up the snacks too. Peanut butter Larabar today.
Lunch: Kale, broccoli, and veggie meat frittata with cottage cheese and salsa. Very filling so may have accomplished my goal. At least today.
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Dinner: The rest of the roasted beets and yams mixed in with a sliced pear and cottage cheese.
Did a cardio workout and did the random setting on the recumbent bike again. I like it as it does mix in a bit of interval at random times. Heh imagine that. I rode for 30 minutes and did the elliptical for 6min. I started with the treadmill for the standard 16min on the hill setting. So overall my normal cardio routine but changed up a bit. I'll keep this up for now.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and guacamole. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Switching up the snacks too. Peanut butter Larabar today.
Lunch: Kale, broccoli, and veggie meat frittata with cottage cheese and salsa. Very filling so may have accomplished my goal. At least today.
2nd snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Dinner: The rest of the roasted beets and yams mixed in with a sliced pear and cottage cheese.
Did a cardio workout and did the random setting on the recumbent bike again. I like it as it does mix in a bit of interval at random times. Heh imagine that. I rode for 30 minutes and did the elliptical for 6min. I started with the treadmill for the standard 16min on the hill setting. So overall my normal cardio routine but changed up a bit. I'll keep this up for now.
Day 280
It's Sunday and I'm heading to Lake Padden for the weekly workout there. I am going to keep going to Padden on Sundays instead of the gym so I can get used to the track and soon the bike trail. Today will also be the first day back with the gaming group. The food supplied will be my buddy's famous bean dip. Which translates into yummy bean dip covering chips and cheese in a big bowl. As I said Yum! I don't plan on taking any side food so will just see how I do along with everyone else. Here's the plan"
Breakfast: Apple Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
So I headed to Padden and was going to walk the bike part of the race. Instead I felt I didn't have enough time so I did the run pathway. I did a sorta jog/walk. I decided that I would try to run 7 times as I made my way around the lake. Why seven? I figured I would need some kind of way to gauge myself, so decided to set a number of times I'd try to run. Ten seemed too many and five seemed too weak so seven it was. I also figure I was able to maintain the "running" for about 30sec before I started to really gasp for air. I will shoot for seven times each week and try to increase the total time of each attempt. This will be my way of training myself to run. I also "ran" up hill and down in addition to the flat parts. I wanted to give myself a bit of practice plus didn't want to just run on the flat. My time was the same as the walking time from two weeks ago. 50min so not great but also not bad as I think that means I didn't slow down too much in between runs.
After work out meal: So after that I had a chocolate milk and a landjaeger. I then went to friends for the game day and Bean dip. I ended up having two fairly large bowls mixed with the bean dip, chips, and cheese. The two bowls were spread out during the day. I had the first one when I first got there (had to refuel from the "run") and the second bowl came a few hours later. In between I had a few chips, actually not that many and a couple of snack bars. I tried to drink lots of water, also had some cole slaw at the same time.
After I got back home I had the other landjaeger and that was it for the day food wise. I went grocery shopping on my way home and that worked out better I think.
Breakfast: Apple Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
So I headed to Padden and was going to walk the bike part of the race. Instead I felt I didn't have enough time so I did the run pathway. I did a sorta jog/walk. I decided that I would try to run 7 times as I made my way around the lake. Why seven? I figured I would need some kind of way to gauge myself, so decided to set a number of times I'd try to run. Ten seemed too many and five seemed too weak so seven it was. I also figure I was able to maintain the "running" for about 30sec before I started to really gasp for air. I will shoot for seven times each week and try to increase the total time of each attempt. This will be my way of training myself to run. I also "ran" up hill and down in addition to the flat parts. I wanted to give myself a bit of practice plus didn't want to just run on the flat. My time was the same as the walking time from two weeks ago. 50min so not great but also not bad as I think that means I didn't slow down too much in between runs.
After work out meal: So after that I had a chocolate milk and a landjaeger. I then went to friends for the game day and Bean dip. I ended up having two fairly large bowls mixed with the bean dip, chips, and cheese. The two bowls were spread out during the day. I had the first one when I first got there (had to refuel from the "run") and the second bowl came a few hours later. In between I had a few chips, actually not that many and a couple of snack bars. I tried to drink lots of water, also had some cole slaw at the same time.
After I got back home I had the other landjaeger and that was it for the day food wise. I went grocery shopping on my way home and that worked out better I think.
Day 279
Gotta catch up so short and sweet for the next couple of entry's. Today is workout with L day and it was as usual a good one. We lifted weights and I will do this one again. We also talked about idea of mine concerning the dinner for lunch switch. She had a good point about the fact that that means I would need to eat less during actual dinner time. I realized once again I'm not cutting back as much as I think I am. Will have to work on that. Of course that's partially the reason for the meal switch. I need to eat a bigger meal during the day and before working out. The evening meal really needs to just satisfy the needs of re-supplying my body after the workout. Not be a big calorie production. So here's how the start of the weekend went:
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water
After workout meal: Hamburger with egg, bacon, cheese, guacamole, and tomato. Also carrot chips and hummus. A ice tea drink.
Later in the day I had some of the roasted beet and yam mixed with some cottage cheese.
Dinner: A soup consisting of kale, broccoli, veggie meat, and mini potstickers made with the veggie broth. I threw in some cottage cheese because it sounded good and it was.
So I've discovered something new L suggested. It's called Chia seeds and they are loaded with Omega-3. You just sprinkle them on the food or you can put them in a drink. I sprinkled them on the soup and couldn't even taste them. So adding to my Omega-3 intake without having to eat salmon everyday. That's a win in my book. Tomorrow back to Padden.
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water
After workout meal: Hamburger with egg, bacon, cheese, guacamole, and tomato. Also carrot chips and hummus. A ice tea drink.
Later in the day I had some of the roasted beet and yam mixed with some cottage cheese.
Dinner: A soup consisting of kale, broccoli, veggie meat, and mini potstickers made with the veggie broth. I threw in some cottage cheese because it sounded good and it was.
So I've discovered something new L suggested. It's called Chia seeds and they are loaded with Omega-3. You just sprinkle them on the food or you can put them in a drink. I sprinkled them on the soup and couldn't even taste them. So adding to my Omega-3 intake without having to eat salmon everyday. That's a win in my book. Tomorrow back to Padden.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Day 278
So I did go to work today but it was a bit surreal. The ear with the infection is basically deaf and the other ear is about 60% or so it seems. I spent a lot of time leaning into peoples faces so I could understand what they were asking me to do. A couple of times I had to explain my repeated "what did you say?" but in general a good day. I worked the late shift so I got up around 9am and decided I should go to work as I couldn't really justify not going in. Yes I was hearing a pounding sound in my head (my heartbeat) and I was coughing a few times but overall I felt fairly well. Not like the previous two days. So back on track food wise and exercise wise. Even though I'm keeping my normal schedule so no workout today as tomorrow is again meet up with L day. I'm interested to see how I fare as it will have been a whole three days of no workouts. I was really sad to miss Tabata but I'm hoping that next week will start the two a week Tabatas, L was telling me was in the works. So here's how the day went:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and cheese. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Two thick slices of a desserty type bread toasted and paved in butter.
Lunch: Finished off the mini pizzas from TJ's and added cheese, a chicken patty, and a mini pepper. One slice of the bread.
2nd snack: No food but drank the rest of the afternoon one of the green tea drinks I like. It helps me wake up in the later part of my day.
Dinner: I choose to try something different and was rewarded with a delicious take out pizza slices. Just two and they were a very thin crust type pizza. One slice was a veggie and the other was basically a Hawaiian style with pineapple and Canadian bacon I think anyway. Actually very satisfying. A bit later though I did have some pistachios and a piece of dark chocolate.
So again felt pretty good about what and how much I ate today. I'm really liking the "dinner for lunch" movement I've started. I've seen some recipes in the two men's magazines I read and I'll start pulling from them. Before I couldn't see how to make them work as they were generally multiple serving recipes. Now I'm seeing them as the weeks lunches so I want more than one serving. Well I'm willing to give them a shot anyway. Can't hurt and will probably be better for me in the long run.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and cheese. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Two thick slices of a desserty type bread toasted and paved in butter.
Lunch: Finished off the mini pizzas from TJ's and added cheese, a chicken patty, and a mini pepper. One slice of the bread.
2nd snack: No food but drank the rest of the afternoon one of the green tea drinks I like. It helps me wake up in the later part of my day.
Dinner: I choose to try something different and was rewarded with a delicious take out pizza slices. Just two and they were a very thin crust type pizza. One slice was a veggie and the other was basically a Hawaiian style with pineapple and Canadian bacon I think anyway. Actually very satisfying. A bit later though I did have some pistachios and a piece of dark chocolate.
So again felt pretty good about what and how much I ate today. I'm really liking the "dinner for lunch" movement I've started. I've seen some recipes in the two men's magazines I read and I'll start pulling from them. Before I couldn't see how to make them work as they were generally multiple serving recipes. Now I'm seeing them as the weeks lunches so I want more than one serving. Well I'm willing to give them a shot anyway. Can't hurt and will probably be better for me in the long run.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Day 277
So today I went to the doctor for the first time in five or six years. I went to work and they sent me home as I guess I looked rather sickly. I know I was sweating pretty fiercely, so I'm guessing I must have had a fever. I was also getting an ear infection. I could tell it was going to be a doozy. The doctor gave me a prescription for some penicillin and that's a first for me. Or at least not something I've taken in 40 -50 years. So here I am again home from work. I am passing on going to the gym again also. So since tomorrow is Friday I will have had three days off from the gym this week. Crazy. So I'm trying to eat and take the pills on a schedule that works with my work schedule. We'll see how that goes.
Today I ate my normal breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and guacamole. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
After that it was a crap shoot. I had an early lunch (due to wanting to start the pill regime) with a bowl of chili and a half a cup of cottage cheese.
I then had some pistachios along with some carrot chips and hummus.
Then in the late afternoon I had the rest of the chili and cottage cheese.
Then for dinner I had two chicken thighs with yam and beet that were baked in the oven. I complimented that with some mini peppers and hummus.
So overall not bad on the food day. Oh I was able to get in the weigh in for the weight loss contest I'm participating in. The scale came in at 235.8lbs without shoes. At the doctors office I weighed with shoes 237.5lbs. So it's nice to know that my weight is really what my scale tells me.
Feeling fairly well as I type this so I'm expecting to go to work in the morning. I am working the late shift so I have a bit of time to decide in the morning. My boss told me not to come in unless I really feel well. I expect though that I will go in.
Today I ate my normal breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and guacamole. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
After that it was a crap shoot. I had an early lunch (due to wanting to start the pill regime) with a bowl of chili and a half a cup of cottage cheese.
I then had some pistachios along with some carrot chips and hummus.
Then in the late afternoon I had the rest of the chili and cottage cheese.
Then for dinner I had two chicken thighs with yam and beet that were baked in the oven. I complimented that with some mini peppers and hummus.
So overall not bad on the food day. Oh I was able to get in the weigh in for the weight loss contest I'm participating in. The scale came in at 235.8lbs without shoes. At the doctors office I weighed with shoes 237.5lbs. So it's nice to know that my weight is really what my scale tells me.
Feeling fairly well as I type this so I'm expecting to go to work in the morning. I am working the late shift so I have a bit of time to decide in the morning. My boss told me not to come in unless I really feel well. I expect though that I will go in.
Day 276
Okay I stayed home from work today and I'm glad I did. I can feel the cold going away or at least it seems so. I still feel a bit heated but no coughing or sore throat. Which is good as I hardly ever get sick. As a matter of fact this is the first cold I've had in over a year. I stayed in bed until noon and don't plan on going to the gym tonight. I will miss Tabata for the first time since I started going. I figure though that is for the best. I am missing the weigh in for the weight loss contest at work but I'm sure that's okay. I plan on going to work tomorrow unless I really feel way more sick than I did today. so I can weigh in tomorrow.
I wasn't sure what to eat and in a way didn't feel hungry but I know I need to eat something. So I ended up having a can of Split Pea soup from TJ's and two slices of low carb bread with almond butter and two slices of turkey. So I'm guessing I'm not real sick as I still ended up having an appetite if the previous is any indication. Of course I may not eat anything else the rest of the day.
The next thing I ate was later in the day. It was a chicken thigh sandwich on a skinny bun with almond butter and an egg.
Then later in the evening I had some pistachios and a 100cal bag of kettle corn. I was feeling fairly well and still had an appetite so expect to go to work tomorrow. I was glad I didn't go to the gym but seriously missed going. It's so much a part of my routine on a daily basis that in a way it's kinda scary.
I wasn't sure what to eat and in a way didn't feel hungry but I know I need to eat something. So I ended up having a can of Split Pea soup from TJ's and two slices of low carb bread with almond butter and two slices of turkey. So I'm guessing I'm not real sick as I still ended up having an appetite if the previous is any indication. Of course I may not eat anything else the rest of the day.
The next thing I ate was later in the day. It was a chicken thigh sandwich on a skinny bun with almond butter and an egg.
Then later in the evening I had some pistachios and a 100cal bag of kettle corn. I was feeling fairly well and still had an appetite so expect to go to work tomorrow. I was glad I didn't go to the gym but seriously missed going. It's so much a part of my routine on a daily basis that in a way it's kinda scary.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Day 275
I'm trying to get out of bed a little earlier each day and today I got up 5min earlier than I have been. So a win in my book. I am also still feeling the weekend workouts in my legs but I'm okay with that. This will be day two of the great lunch/dinner experiment and I'm looking forward to lunch. I am starting to feel like I'm coming down with a cold so not sure if I'll make it to the gym. At the same time I expect "sweating" the cold would not be a bad thing. So I went to the gym and did cardio but did a shortened version. Also changed up the recumbent bike routine and chose the random setting. This is instead of the hill setting like normal. I didn't do any intervals as part of the routine but it was intense enough that for now I'm okay with that. Also there's no time limit so I can go longer if I like.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey with bacon sandwich on a skinny bun with guacamole and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Two mini pizzas with spinach, onion, cheese, and a turkey burger split between the two pizzas. Mini peppers.
2nd snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Was feeling the cold so was not sure what to eat. Felt like the cottage cheese might be a bad choice (something I vaguely remember reading related to colds and dairy). So I ended up having a broccoli, cauliflower, mini potstickers, and veggie broth soup. That was all as I really was feeling the effects of the first day of the cold. I may not go to work tomorrow so I can stay home and not prolong this.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey with bacon sandwich on a skinny bun with guacamole and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Two mini pizzas with spinach, onion, cheese, and a turkey burger split between the two pizzas. Mini peppers.
2nd snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Was feeling the cold so was not sure what to eat. Felt like the cottage cheese might be a bad choice (something I vaguely remember reading related to colds and dairy). So I ended up having a broccoli, cauliflower, mini potstickers, and veggie broth soup. That was all as I really was feeling the effects of the first day of the cold. I may not go to work tomorrow so I can stay home and not prolong this.
Day 274
For lunch for the next three days I'm planning on trying a new approach. I'm actually going to eat dinner at lunch. By that I mean I'm going to eat food I normally reserve for dinner but I'm going to eat it at lunch time. I figure I will be getting more protein in the middle of the day and then the late afternoon. This might help me to not be as hungry in the evening and I'll have eaten a meal with stuff that makes more sense in the middle of the day instead of at night. I'll adjust as I go and experiment. Should be fun and hopefully it will help me in my journey to lose more weight and possibly win some cash (see Fridays entry).
So I'm writing this part at the end of the day. The experiment is off to rousing success. I did eat a dinner type meal but at lunch and I feel like I'm certainly not as hungry. I also feel satisfied with what I'm eating for dinner. Of course I still feel the need to adjust the actual dinner portions to agree more with the plan.
I lifted weights after work and I liked doing that instead of cardio. Especially considering that my legs were definitely feeling the weekend workouts.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey with bacon sandwich on a skinny bun with guacamole and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Two mini spinach and onion pizzas from TJ's with a salmon patty split between the two and cheese along with some tomato. Also some mini peppers.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: A pear mixed with cottage cheese (about a half a cup) and salsa. Carrot slices and hummus. Two donuts. 5.5oz can of low sodium V-8.
So dinner wasn't the best choices but still not bad in the long term scheme of things. I'm liking the lunch choice so I expect to stick with that for a while. Some future choices will be possibly a hamburger on a skinny bun with an egg. I may even try to cook on my lunch so I can have a stir fry or a frittata. Not sure but I'll see. Whatever I decide the objective will be to eat enough at lunch that dinner can be smaller in the long run.
So I'm writing this part at the end of the day. The experiment is off to rousing success. I did eat a dinner type meal but at lunch and I feel like I'm certainly not as hungry. I also feel satisfied with what I'm eating for dinner. Of course I still feel the need to adjust the actual dinner portions to agree more with the plan.
I lifted weights after work and I liked doing that instead of cardio. Especially considering that my legs were definitely feeling the weekend workouts.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey with bacon sandwich on a skinny bun with guacamole and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Two mini spinach and onion pizzas from TJ's with a salmon patty split between the two and cheese along with some tomato. Also some mini peppers.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: A pear mixed with cottage cheese (about a half a cup) and salsa. Carrot slices and hummus. Two donuts. 5.5oz can of low sodium V-8.
So dinner wasn't the best choices but still not bad in the long term scheme of things. I'm liking the lunch choice so I expect to stick with that for a while. Some future choices will be possibly a hamburger on a skinny bun with an egg. I may even try to cook on my lunch so I can have a stir fry or a frittata. Not sure but I'll see. Whatever I decide the objective will be to eat enough at lunch that dinner can be smaller in the long run.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Day 273
So it's walk around Lake Padden day for me. I'm going to walk the bike route and check it out. My boss who's familiar with the area has been honest and trying to let me know its a big ride. The idea is still there and I'm committed but I need to see what I'm up against. Frankly the website for the race does rate the bike portion as "expert". Which I'm not. So far the closest I've come to actual mountain biking is the short portion that I love at the end of my 2hr rides I do during the nicer weather. And it's not really a mountain bike trail but it does give a me a small idea of what I'm in for.
Okay I wrote the previous paragraph before I walked the bike trail. Ouch! As it turned out I missed the more technical section. I was a bit taken back when I started walking the trail but I realized I was going backwards. I stuck with it so I could have a different perspective on the course. There were definitely some places where I was going to have to walk either up hill or down hill and yet there were lots of places where I would be able to make up time. This coming weekend I'll walk this again but walk the entire course and in the proper direction. As of right now I realize I'm possibly over my head but I'm going to do it. I want to do this. Before it comes to this though I will say I don't have a bucket list so this isn't on it. After this I may start one in retrospect.
I was feeling the workout from the day before so the walking was doing a lot of good. I didn't feel like I was having any difficulties with my knees so pretty happy about that. I did the half course in about 50min so I need to plan on 2hr's this coming Sunday.
Okay here's the food for the day:
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water
After workout meal: A low fat chocolate milk. Tipilia fish sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato, guacamole, bacon, and cheese. As a side had carrot chips and hummus.
I met up with friends later in the afternoon and we ended up at a burger joint. There I had a beer and ice tea. For the main attraction I had a bacon cheese burger with onion rings. I was obviously hungry as I ate everything on my plate.
On my way home I succumbed to the lure of a donut store. I ended up getting 4 of the bad boys. I was able to not eat more than two of them saving the other two for later in the week (tomorrow probably). I also ate some pistachios as if that's a surprise.
Okay overall not a bad day and some adventure to look forward to next week. I think tomorrow I will lift weights instead of cardio to give my legs a bit of a rest. I just need to be careful and not tweak my neck like last week. Head up and focus on form.
Okay I wrote the previous paragraph before I walked the bike trail. Ouch! As it turned out I missed the more technical section. I was a bit taken back when I started walking the trail but I realized I was going backwards. I stuck with it so I could have a different perspective on the course. There were definitely some places where I was going to have to walk either up hill or down hill and yet there were lots of places where I would be able to make up time. This coming weekend I'll walk this again but walk the entire course and in the proper direction. As of right now I realize I'm possibly over my head but I'm going to do it. I want to do this. Before it comes to this though I will say I don't have a bucket list so this isn't on it. After this I may start one in retrospect.
I was feeling the workout from the day before so the walking was doing a lot of good. I didn't feel like I was having any difficulties with my knees so pretty happy about that. I did the half course in about 50min so I need to plan on 2hr's this coming Sunday.
Okay here's the food for the day:
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water
After workout meal: A low fat chocolate milk. Tipilia fish sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato, guacamole, bacon, and cheese. As a side had carrot chips and hummus.
I met up with friends later in the afternoon and we ended up at a burger joint. There I had a beer and ice tea. For the main attraction I had a bacon cheese burger with onion rings. I was obviously hungry as I ate everything on my plate.
On my way home I succumbed to the lure of a donut store. I ended up getting 4 of the bad boys. I was able to not eat more than two of them saving the other two for later in the week (tomorrow probably). I also ate some pistachios as if that's a surprise.
Okay overall not a bad day and some adventure to look forward to next week. I think tomorrow I will lift weights instead of cardio to give my legs a bit of a rest. I just need to be careful and not tweak my neck like last week. Head up and focus on form.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Day 272
Alright today I meet with L for my weekly overseer workout. I always can count on her to help me refocus for the coming week. Plus a killer workout is going to happen. This week we focused on lower body, which I'm going to need lots of coming in October. Combined with a little bit of upper body as that will be important also. I'm expecting these type of workouts for the next 9 months. Or at least some variation. I was feeling a bit lazy today so I stayed home and did some house work. I still tried to not spend the entire day in front of the computer and I think I succeeded to an extent. I was still on line more than in the last few Saturday's but not as much as in the past. I tried to be good and not eat a bunch either. I think I did well in that respect too:
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and almonds. 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Picked up two small chicken patties (they were called sliders) at the store and had those on a small bun with bacon, guacamole, cheese, and tomato. Had on the side some mini peppers.
Mid afternoon snack: Pistachios, big handful
Dinner: Carrots and guacamole along with another chicken patty (not a slider this time) on a small bun with bacon, guacamole, cheese, and tomato. On the side I had some onion rings.
Later in the evening snack: Pistachios and 100cal bag of kettle corn.
Not a bad day today in retrospect. I had a good workout and didn't go crazy in the food department. Tomorrow is Superbowl but I won't be participating in the food frenzy as my friends are all sick. So our annual SB party is canceled until next year. In a way I'm glad ( no quilt come Monday morning) but also sad as this is the first year in quite a few years we haven't got together to celebrate one of man's oldest excuses to over eat on chips and chicken wings. I'll have to make do though as I've already given myself permission to not worry and do whatever feels right. I will be going to Padden to check out the bike path for the race. Hopefully the weather will be better than last week.
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and almonds. 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Picked up two small chicken patties (they were called sliders) at the store and had those on a small bun with bacon, guacamole, cheese, and tomato. Had on the side some mini peppers.
Mid afternoon snack: Pistachios, big handful
Dinner: Carrots and guacamole along with another chicken patty (not a slider this time) on a small bun with bacon, guacamole, cheese, and tomato. On the side I had some onion rings.
Later in the evening snack: Pistachios and 100cal bag of kettle corn.
Not a bad day today in retrospect. I had a good workout and didn't go crazy in the food department. Tomorrow is Superbowl but I won't be participating in the food frenzy as my friends are all sick. So our annual SB party is canceled until next year. In a way I'm glad ( no quilt come Monday morning) but also sad as this is the first year in quite a few years we haven't got together to celebrate one of man's oldest excuses to over eat on chips and chicken wings. I'll have to make do though as I've already given myself permission to not worry and do whatever feels right. I will be going to Padden to check out the bike path for the race. Hopefully the weather will be better than last week.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Day 271
It's Friday and we're heading into the weekend. It should be a typical day on the food side except I'm going to friends after work and the food will be pizza. We know what that means. I've got to be careful and not over do it. So here's what happened today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds. Also some sliced baguette peanut butter
Lunch: Had a frozen entree from TJ's and added some quinoa and broccoli to it. Again a few slices of baguette with peanut butter.
2nd snack: More baguette with peanut butter
Dinner: Five slices of pizza and a bowl of salad. Not as bad as it sounds. The pizza was the thin crust from Papa Murphy's so not quite the gut bomb as usual. No soda just water and a Weight Watcher ice cream bar. Oh did have a couple snack Rice Crispy treats too.
So overall again not a bad day. Tomorrow is meet with L day so I'll expect to work it off. Then Sunday back to Padden but this time I'm going to try to walk the bike route for the race in Oct.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds. Also some sliced baguette peanut butter
Lunch: Had a frozen entree from TJ's and added some quinoa and broccoli to it. Again a few slices of baguette with peanut butter.
2nd snack: More baguette with peanut butter
Dinner: Five slices of pizza and a bowl of salad. Not as bad as it sounds. The pizza was the thin crust from Papa Murphy's so not quite the gut bomb as usual. No soda just water and a Weight Watcher ice cream bar. Oh did have a couple snack Rice Crispy treats too.
So overall again not a bad day. Tomorrow is meet with L day so I'll expect to work it off. Then Sunday back to Padden but this time I'm going to try to walk the bike route for the race in Oct.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Day 270
Day after Tabata and I'm experiencing a stiff neck. I'm heading to the chiropractor and expect to be feeling better afterwards. I'm going to the gym anyway. The chiro said there was no reason not to work out, so I just took it easy. This morning I got up a bit earlier than I have lately and hope to continue to slowly get back in the habit. I really think the morning routine I used to do is important. It got my day off to a good start. I might have put a bit too much pressure on myself though. Hence the resistance to getting up maybe. So I'll just ease back into it and not beat myself up when I sleep in.
A new wrinkle has been added to my life. Now in addition to the Dualathon in October, I've now challenged myself to a weight loss competition at work. I've joined a group of people (mostly women) to see who can lose the greatest percentage of weight in a ten week period. We all pitched in $5 and it's winner take all. So let's see if I can get serious and start the journey by eating better and stop making excuses. I think I'm fooling myself that I've been eating smaller portions in my pursuit of weight loss. Yes I'm going to the gym 6 days a week but I'm not eating less and I maybe allowing myself too many cheat days. So speaking of eating:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, quinoa, salmon patty, and salsa for dressing. Also a low sodium V-8.
no 2nd snack
Dinner: Roasted yam, cauliflower, beet, cottage cheese, and salsa. Two handfuls of pistachios and a 100cal bag of kettle corn. 5.5oz can of low sodium V-8.
I felt so much better after I went to the chiropractor that I did the cardio workout afterwards. I'm glad I did as I didn't make any excuses to not go. The cardio was good and my legs felt fine. It was the day after Tabata so I was a bit skeptical but all was well.
A new wrinkle has been added to my life. Now in addition to the Dualathon in October, I've now challenged myself to a weight loss competition at work. I've joined a group of people (mostly women) to see who can lose the greatest percentage of weight in a ten week period. We all pitched in $5 and it's winner take all. So let's see if I can get serious and start the journey by eating better and stop making excuses. I think I'm fooling myself that I've been eating smaller portions in my pursuit of weight loss. Yes I'm going to the gym 6 days a week but I'm not eating less and I maybe allowing myself too many cheat days. So speaking of eating:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, quinoa, salmon patty, and salsa for dressing. Also a low sodium V-8.
no 2nd snack
Dinner: Roasted yam, cauliflower, beet, cottage cheese, and salsa. Two handfuls of pistachios and a 100cal bag of kettle corn. 5.5oz can of low sodium V-8.
I felt so much better after I went to the chiropractor that I did the cardio workout afterwards. I'm glad I did as I didn't make any excuses to not go. The cardio was good and my legs felt fine. It was the day after Tabata so I was a bit skeptical but all was well.
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