Day 571 or Oh my Gosh I ate the whole Turkey

Yes it's Thanksgiving and I'm really full.  I went for a bike ride in the early morning but it wasn't going to offset the pigging out that was on the horizon.  Thanksgiving is always an interesting dilemma.  I fully intend to not limit myself but at the same time have the guilty voice in the back of my head wondering what the hell I'm doing.  Ah well I will not make a scene.  I will enjoy every bite of whatever food passes over my tongue.

Breakfast: I figured I should eat a good breakfast so that maybe I'd be less inclined to over eat later.  HA.  Anyway it was a two egg frittata with spinach, tomato, and other good stuff.  20oz of cold water.

The rest of the day was a feast of many different foods including turkey, lamb, stuffing (oyster and sausage together), brussel sprouts, mashed potatoes and gravy, apple pie and whipped cream, and other Thanksgiving goodies.

I was fairly conservative based on my past performances.  I only filled my plate twice before pushing myself away from the table.  And the second plate was not filled to capacity.  I had a couple of adult beverages also as the day progressed.

So the bike ride earlier in the day was fun.  It wasn't a long ride but it was the first ride since the race in Oct.  So that was good to get back on the bike.  Didn't notice any improvement due to the cycle classes I've been taking at the gym but not an issue really.

So there's Thanksgiving in all it's glory.  Now I just have to make it through the next 5 weeks of Christmas goodies and meals.  Whew.

Day 570

Tabata!  Yay.

Breakfast: Frittata and 20oz cold water.

1st snack: Greek yogurt and 24 almonds

Lunch: Roast beef/turkey sandwich with tomato, avocado, and cheese.  Single serv of chips and two cookies.

2nd snack: Two slices of bread with peanut butter and a slice of cheese

Dinner: Protein drink.  Fish sandwich with tomato, avocado, and a single serv bag of chips.

Again after working out I was hungry.  So the fish sandwich was very delish and I worked up an appetite with Tabata.

Day 569

Breakfast: Frittata with 20oz of cold water.

1st snack: Greek yogurt w/24 almonds

Lunch: Sandwich with roast beef and turkey.  Tomato, avocado, cheese, and a single serv of chips.  Ice cream.

Dinner: Protein drink, Greek yogurt and chia seeds.  Also a single serv bag of chips and a slice of bread with tomato and avocado.

As you can tell I was hungry today.  Dinner was a bit off target and I think it had to do with meeting Lorinda after work.  We focused on lower body and I know I'll feel it tomorrow.  Guess what tomorrow brings?  That is right Tabata.

Day 568

So it's Thanksgiving week and I'm shooting for the gym or working out every day this week.  But...I am already off that schedule as I'm going to the movies tonight after work so no gym today.  Tomorrow is my day with Lorinda and then Weds is back on track with Tabata so I'm expecting to "make up" for not going tonight.  On Thanksgiving day I plan on doing some home work out but we'll see what happens.  Last year I did workout before dinner.

Breakfast: Frittata with tomato, peas, mushrooms, asparagus, and an onion roll.  20oz of cold water.

1st snack: Greek yogurt with 24 almonds

Lunch: Turkey and roast beef sandwich with tomato, avocado, and cheese.  I had a single serv bag of chips and some ice cream.

Dinner: Ate very late after the movie.  One slice of bread with almond butter that was all.

So because the movie started right after I got off work I didn't eat anything substantial.  Actually nothing at all until after 9:30 at night so I was very careful.  I wasn't really hungry though so it worked out.

Day 566 & 567

So I normally don't combine days, but when I went to record my food for each day I was at a loss to remember what I had when.  I will just list it all and know that I did eat it I just don't know when mostly.
On Sat it was cycle class and I was a sweaty, sweaty man.  Getting a bit more used to the man parts potentially being damaged and my legs were feeling a bit stronger.

Sunday was D&D game day so I worked out in the early morning doing back and biceps.

So over the weekend I put the following in my belly and I enjoyed it all.  So much so that I have a very vague idea of when I ate it. 

There was a BLTA (bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado) sandwich.  An onion roll and an apple fritter.  At some point a turkey burger with an egg and avocado was eaten.  Made some pot sticker soup that had mini pot stickers, broccoli, and peas.  I had some ice cream and another apple fritter.

I do know that on Sunday at the game I had two sandwiches with roast beef and turkey along with a bunch of chips.  Two rice crispy treats and a couple handfuls of nuts.  At some point I had a falafel wrap and an onion roll ( I think that was the bread for one of the sandwiches).

So as you can see I ate a bunch of stuff over the two days but just not sure when I ate them except for the two sandwiches on Sunday.  Those I remember for certain.

My Sunday workout was good and I think I will up the weight just a bit next time.  Am I getting stronger?  Only time will tell I'm sure.

Day 565

So it's the off day and I'm quite happy.  This week has been different with taking Tabata off and meeting Lorinda on a Tues instead of the normal Sat morn.  Tomorrow is Sat and I'll be doing the cycle class.  I hope I can walk afterwards.

Breakfast: Frittata with 20oz of cold water.

1st snack: Greek yogurt with 24 almonds

Lunch: Turkey & roast beef sandwich with tomato, avocado, cheese and pickle.  Ice cream.

Dinner: Small pizza from TJ's and tater tots.  Two bowls of ice cream and an adult beverage.

So tomorrow is the cycle class and I expect to come away very sweaty.  I feel this class has become important in my new workout program.  I'm hoping it will help me in my pursuit of getting better on the bike in the real world.  I think it will.  I'm glad Lorinda suggested I try it.  So far she's 100% on class suggestions.  Now if I only had time for some of the other class I should probably be taking.  Getting up at 6am though is not an option!

Day 564

Did upper body today and used an exercise ball instead of a bench.  Trying to work the abs at the same time as the chest and biceps.

Breakfast: Frittata and 20oz of cold water.

1st snack: Greek yogurt and 24 almonds

Lunch: Sandwich on whole wheat with turkey, roast beef, avocado, tomato, and cheese.  Had a small bowl of ice cream.

2nd snack: I seemed to be a bit hungrier today so I had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (2 slices of bread) with a slice of cheese.  It hit the spot.

Dinner: So dinner wasn't as hunger inducing as normal.  So I only had a protein drink and then some more ice cream.

This day may seem a bit odd but overall rather a pleasant switch up.

Day 563

This is normally my Tabata night.  Instead I'm taking the night off to do some much needed grocery shopping for Thanksgiving.  I want to get it mostly out of the way so this weekend and next week will be clear.  Granted I was also feeling the need for a short break.  So nothing today and back at it tomorrow.

Breakfast: Frittata and 20oz of cold water.

1st snack: Greek yogurt and 24 almonds

Lunch: Turkey/roast beef sandwich with avocado, tomato, cheese on whole wheat bread.  On the side some pickled beet and home made pickles.

2nd snack: Apple

Dinner: A new place just opened and I had a Vietnamese sandwich with sweet potato fries and a bowl of ice cream.

So the other reason I felt the need to skip gym was the visit to the dentist I had this morning at 7am.  I had to get out of bed 5:30 to make it on time.  So a long day.

Day 562

So today is meet with Lorinda day.  We will work on lower body as the upper body workouts are good for now.  I expect a good lesson in lower body.

Breakfast: Frittata and 20oz of cold water.

1st snack: Greek yogurt and 24 almonds

Lunch: I've been missing sandwiches so this week that's what's on the menu.  I picked up some low carb high fiber bread and added some cheese, turkey, roast beef, tomato, and avocado.  I also had some home made pickled beets.

2nd snack: Slice of bread and peanut butter

Dinner: Protein drink. wasabi peas, and Greek yogurt.  I was not feeling the hunger but still ended up eating a tiny bit more than normal.  Nothing to be concerned about but it still happened.

So we did lower body and I'm confident that it will be a part of my routine in the future.  Again Lorinda hit it out of the park for me.

Day 561

This week because L has a moving day coming on the week end and I took the previous Sat off for shooting we are meeting on Tues, tomorrow.  So today was a cardio day at the gym.  My usual treadmill and then upright bike for 45 minutes.

Breakfast: Frittata with eggs, spinach, sausage, and cheese.  Added some broccoli shred and 20oz of cold water and it was an awesome breakfast.

1st snack: from Fri left over pizza 2pcs

Lunch: We had taquitos with chips and salsa for lunch.  I had 6 of the little rolled up goodness.

2nd snack: More taquitos and chips w/salsa

Dinner: Protein drink.  I felt full from lunch and 2nd snack so I was conservative for dinner.

The cardio was good and I'm ready for Lorinda's workout tomorrow.

Day 560

So went to the gym today and did the "plate" workout.  It's a good upper and lower body workout that's different and there are kettlebell swings so I was working it all over.  I like it.

Breakfast: No breakfast just 20oz of cold water.

After workout meal: Cod soup with mini pot stickers, peas, broccoli, and a bread.

It was a game day so I planned on over indulging but tried to minimize it.  I did okay but could have eaten a few less chips.  Ended up having a spicy lentil wrap from TJ's, chips and salsa, pretzels, cauliflower and wasabi peas.  Also an adult beverage.

I did over do it with the chips but even then kept it fairly even.  Ah well that's life.

Day 559

Okay still in catch up mode but getting closer.  Today was cycle and nothing else.  For a good reason.  Cycle is a killer leg workout and today was no exception.  The fun part was the fact that it was Lorinda running the class.  I didn't feel like throwing up but I was still very sweaty and tired at the end.  I had plans for the rest of the morning so we skipped training until Tues.  I'm glad I did.  Of course the plan in the future is to do cycle and then training with Lorinda right after that.

Breakfast: Banana and 20oz of cold water.

After cycle I just had a protein drink.  Then met friends to go shooting.  After shooting we had:

Bacon-guacamole hamburger with onion rings and an adult beverage.

Went to friends after that and hung out.  We had pizza for dinner (4pcs), a couple of rice crispy treats and I broke down and drank a soda.

So quite the day.  Cycle is great.  I've found a new fun gymtastic class and I'll keep doing it for the workout if not the fun. 

Day 558

It's Friday and as usual no workout.  Today food wise though we had pizza at work so guess what, I had pizza all day.

Breakfast: Frittata with 20oz of cold water.

1st snack: Greek yogurt with 24 almonds

Lunch: Four pieces of pizza (not bad as I could have eaten a whole pizza by myself)

2nd Snack: Uh oh two more pieces of pizza

Dinner:  Okay come on!  3 pieces of pizza and an adult beverage.

Tomorrow is cycle with Lorinda.  I hope I can walk afterwards.

Day 557

Again in catch up mode:

Breakfast: Frittata and 20oz of cold water.

1st snack: Greek yogurt with 24 almonds

Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, peas, sausage, cheese, tomato, avocado, and salsa.

Dinner: Spinach salad and chips

Did the upper body workout.  Getting ready for cycle on Sat with Lorinda.

Day 556

Okay catch up time.  I'm way behind on this thing and not much to say anyway so here it is:

Tabata!

Breakfast: Frittata and 20oz cold water.

1st snack: Greek yogurt and 24 almonds

Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, peas, tomato, sausage, cheese, avocado, and salsa for dressing.

2nd snack: Banana

Dinner: Protein drink, chips, and Greek yogurt with chia seeds.

Day 555

Okay here's a bit of number weirdness before we get into the meat of the post.  So the day is 555 and the number of page views is 5555.  As I said weirdness, but it's a weirdness that in general only I tend to notice. 
So first day of the work week but a short week so I'm feeling like it's not real.  Which basically means I will have to be careful to not eat like it's not real.  I tend to, in these situations, lose focus because my routine is out of whack.  So I'll have to stay focused and not get out of whack.

Breakfast: Frittata with black beans, some chicken, quinoa, and sautéed veggies.  20oz of cold water.

1st snack: Greek yogurt with 24 almonds and a slice of raisin bread

Lunch: Spicy lentil wrap from TJ's and a slice of raisin bread.

2nd snack: Slice of raisin bread and peanut butter

Dinner: Spinach salad with sausage, cheese, cauliflower, tomato, 1/2 an avocado, cheese, and a taziki type dressing.  Also chips.

So the chips came about because of the out of whack routine that this week is starting.  I will dial it back as the week gets further along.

Gym was cardio and shorter than I normally do.  I got a late start and was still feeling the effect of the cold so figured I'd take it a bit easier.  So I did.

Day 554

Got the day off work so I'll go to the gym in the early part of the day instead of the night.  I expect I'll take it a bit easier as the cold is still present even though I feel better.

Breakfast: Banana and 20oz of cold water.

After workout meal: Hamburger and fries.  This was a meal of convenience instead of a meal designed to take advantage of the workout I just did.  I was going to the movies and time got away from me.  So it was one of those meals where I was just putting food in my belly with no thought at all to the nutritional value.  In hindsight it didn't even taste that good.  I won't do that again.  At least I hope not.

Mid day snack: Chips and hummus along with a pumpkin scone

Late evening snack: Wasn't really hungry but ended up eating more hummus and chips later in the evening.

The workout was upper body but I used a band and just some hand weights.  I wanted to workout but not stress my muscles too much.  With being sick and the fact that the rebuilding process was going to work on the cold first.  So I did some arms and shoulder sets.  It was a good idea as I felt like I did a workout but didn't overdo it.

Day 553

Yes I've entered the cold zone.  This morning I could barely swallow but fortunately it got better as the day wore on.  I decided that I'd still go to the gym and work out just not a heavy workout.  So I did my usual cardio on the treadmill and bike.  I just didn't crank the bike level up like I normally try to do.  I'm glad I have tomorrow off though as that will help me get through this cold.

Breakfast: An apple and 20oz cold water

After workout meal: Fish & chips with cole slaw.  A pumpkin scone.

Mid day snack: Pasta salad

Dinner: Sushi and a pumpkin scone.

So you can tell I was being bad.  Fish and chips?  Pumpkin scone?  Okay I did workout but I'm really feeling the cold so probably won't get much benefit from the visit to the gym.  At least I plan on going tomorrow even if it's a day off from work.

Day 552

Met with Lorinda today.  We worked on upper body as that's the plan for now.  With some lower body sprinkled in every few weeks.  I want to keep working that program for now and see what happens at the start of the new year.
I feel a cold coming on so I'll end up taking it easy the rest of the weekend.

I got up early to get my snow tires on and made it to McD's for breakfast: Egg McMuffin with hash browns and chocolate milk.

After workout: Fish burrito and tater tots with hummus

Dinner: Went to friends and had two pulled pork sandwiches with potato salad, pasta salad, two cookies and jelly beans.

At the end of the day my throat hurts and I definitely am getting a cold.  Great.

Day 551

It's the day of the week where I willing give myself the day off.  I still try to keep from eating poorly (doesn't always work) but no working out.  Tomorrow is meet with Lorinda day so I want to be ready.  At least that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Breakfast: Wrap with two eggs, hummus, taziki, and cheese.  20oz of cold water.

1st snack: Greek yogurt with 24 almonds

Lunch: Bacon burger from the restaurant with fries.

2nd snack: The boss brought in chicken wings so I had four.

Dinner: More chicken wings and a wrap with sausage, cheese, and hummus.  Topped that off with an adult beverage.

Day 550

Finally my legs are feeling normal.  Well as normal as they can.  I did upper body again at the gym and definitely worked hard.  Which brings up something I'm thinking about.  This is related to the whole week's aches and pains.  They say, "No pain, No gain".  I really don't feel the need to hurt myself so that's not what I want to do.  Yet I get the idea of how the body re-builds itself utilizing the workouts we do.  So I just want to make sure the work I'm doing is the right work.  And there's where Lorinda comes in.  She's helping me walk on the right side of the road and not get run over.  That would hurt in a bad way.  This helps me make sense of the hurt and know I'm doing it right.  Heavy.....

Breakfast: Frittata and 20oz of cold water.

1st snack: Greek yogurt and 24 almonds

Lunch: Wrap with falafel, hummus, taziki, cheese, and lettuce.

2nd snack: Banana

Dinner: Wrap with hummus.  Protein drink. Greek yogurt and Chia seeds.

I think I was feeling slightly hungrier today but nothing earth shattering.  So the little extra hummus wrap at dinner.
I might be getting a bit bored with the yogurt at dinner but not sure what to substitute.  I'm currently eating about 400cal at dinner with the protein hitting around 40-50.  So I'd like to stick to that format if I could.  I guess I should start researching now instead of waiting until I can't stand the yogurt at all.

Day 549

Tabata!  Finally I can take it easy.  Not!  Wow she ran us through a fun Tabata and I was just starting to get my legs back and arms back.  This time around not only was there the usual stuff, burpees, jumping jacks, and runner sprints with bands but then we did "fetch".  Chasing a ball across the floor and then doing it again.  Sounds easy?  Again, Not! 
I thought I was running around Padden again.  I survived though and expect to do it again.

Breakfast: Frittata with 20oz of cold water.

Lunch: Did a different lunch schedule at work.  So no 1st snack just lunch.  Wrap with felafel's, hummus, taziki, cheese, and lettuce.  Had some almonds also.

Snack: Banana

Dinner: Protein drink.  Greek yogurt with Chia seeds and 24 almonds.

Was not super hungry but went for the yogurt and almonds.  I wanted to make sure I didn't succumb to anything extra that was bad?

Tomorrow I'll lift using one on Lorinda's upper body workouts and I expect to do the pyramid plan.

Day 548

Still feeling the workout from the weekend.  Now not only are my legs still twitching but my arms are quite a bit more sore than I'd like.  I'm walking a bit funny and am finding it harder to reach for stuff.  I think I'll take the day off from the gym.  Tomorrow is Tabata so that will get me back on track.

Breakfast: Frittata with 20oz of cold water.

1st snack: Greek yogurt with 24 almonds

Lunch: Wrap with felafel, hummus, taziki, cheese, and lettuce.

2nd snack: Banana

Dinner: Turkey and Greek yogurt with Chia seeds.

I didn't go to the gym and came home.  I did do some stretching and used the foam roller on my legs.  For my arms I did over head lifts lying on the floor.  Nice combo of lifting and stretching of the arms and chest.  I think I'm ready for Tabata tomorrow night.  Thurs I plan on going back to the upper body workout Lorinda wrote up for me last week. 
My plan is to alternate those workouts through the month of Nov.  I will throw in a variation every few workouts to keep it fresh.  That way my muscles won't get too used to the routine.

Day 547

I'm still feeling the Sat cycle workout and boy are my legs sore.  I plan on just doing the bike cardio to hopefully work some of the soreness out.  I guess i'll find out tomorrow.

Breakfast: Frittata made with sausage, Asian veggie stir fry, and cheese.  Once again a very yummy breakfast.  20oz of cold water.

1st snack: Greek yogurt w/24 almonds

Lunch: I enjoyed last weeks lunch so much I decided to repeat it.  So wrapped some falafel with hummus, taziki, and lettuce.

2nd snack: Banana

Dinner: Protein drink.  Quinoa mixed with turkey and salsa.  The last of the pumpkin ice cream.

So the workout was just 15min on the treadmill and 30min on the up right bike doing the random program.  Lots of hills, up and down.

Day 546

So went to the gym today in the early morning and did upper body.  There was no way I was doing any cardio or lower body stuff.  Why?  'Cuz yesterday's spin class was still with me and boy was I feeling it.  Nothing really bad but my thighs were barking at me.
I figured that I could benefit from upper body.  I did a pyramid type arrangement with the exercises.  Did 8,10,12, then back down 12,10,8.  All the way through.  My arms were barely able to move at the end but they did.

Today is D&D day so I am planning on cheating a bit on food.  Here's how it went:

No breakfast other than 20oz of cold water.  I have read recently about not eating before the morning workout.  So lately I've tried that.  Don't know if it really makes a difference as I seem to still be able to do the work, I think.

After workout meal: I was craving a burger so I had a bacon cheeseburger with fries.  Added some tartar sauce for dipping.

Went to friends in the early afternoon for the game and we had a bean/hamburger dip type offering.  Adding chips to the bowl made it a meal and over the six hours of playing I had three bowls.  I also had three rice crispy treat snacks and two granola bars.

I came home not stuffed so I figure I did a good job on not over indulging.

Ended up eating some later after I got home.  Made quinoa, so had to have some and I mixed it with some turkey breast and salsa.

Day 545

So no Lorinda today but on her advice I took the spin class.  WOW.  As I was walking to my car afterwards, my legs gave out twice.  Now that's a workout!  People were cool and helped me get set up so that was nice.  I couldn't keep pedaling at times, I had to rest.  It was reassuring though as people didn't care.  I'm sure they were too busy trying to keep up on their own.  I was in a bit of a quandary though as the seats on these bikes are nothing like the seat on my bike.  I had a few issues a couple of times but overall it wasn't too painful or embarrassing.  My man parts did get in the way at times but....

I'm going to have to try this class again.  I want to build up my leg strength for riding and this seems to be the way to do it.  The standing up portions were the real killer.  I didn't have much trouble with the seated segments.

I didn't eat any breakfast before the workout just drank 20oz of cold water.

After the workout: Egg Mcmuffin, hash brown, and a milk.

Lunch: Lentil wrap with some turkey.

Dinner: Mexicali salad with some turkey.  Ice cream and an adult beverage.

Spent the rest of the day recovering from the early morning class.  I think I felt it more than when I did the race.  Wow but it was really tough.  I do want to keep going but am wondering if I can make the schedule work.  I guess I'll see.

Day 544

Okay it's an off day with nothing to write about related to working out.  So just going to throw the food of the day up and call it good.  All I did in the morning was some stretching and even then it was minimal.  Just preparing myself for tomorrow's joining of the bike/spin class.  It should be fun and taxing.

Breakfast: Two eggs on a skinny bun with some tomato, a veggie burger, and almond butter.  20oz of cold water.

1st snack: Greek yogurt w/24 almonds

Lunch: Went out and picked up a crispy chicken salad.

2nd snack: Well not really a snack but it was a latte low fat with protein.

Dinner: Wrap with a turkey burger, hummus, and taziki.  A bit later had some tater tots.
Also had an adult beverage.


So nothing exciting.  I did try to not do my normal over indulgence with the evening meal.  I think I did fairly well.

Tomorrow will be fun, I hope.

Day 543 or Halloween candy be Gone!

Yes it's Halloween and I went to the gym to work it off.  I did the second program that Lorinda wrote up for me based on upper body.  It was back and biceps.  I added some sets by doing a pyramid.  We set up 8,10,12 reps and I then did 12,10,8, back to back.  It was a good workout and I used my time there judiciously.  Good setup for the weekend.

Breakfast: Frittata and 20oz of cold water.

1st snack: Still killin' the chicken drumsticks.  Had two.

Lunch: Wrap with felafel's, hummus, lettuce, and taziki.  What? a chicken drumstick?

2nd snack: Not another drumstick?  Yea they're all gone!

Dinner: Protein drink.  Skinny bun with a veggie patty and tomato.  Of course Halloween candy!  Only a few.

This weekend Lorinda is out of town so she suggested I come to the gym and try the spin class.  I'm giving it some thought so we'll see.