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.