Heading into the weekend and looking forward to it. I went to the gym for an after work workout and am really starting to get into the elliptical. I'm doing intervals and combining that with the intervals on the recumbent bike. So an intense 36min that I will work up to a 40 min session. I ate normal today and here's how it looked on the plate:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken, avocado, tomato, cauliflower, asparagus and onion, with peanut butter and salsa.
Snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Spinach salad with some beef stick, avocado, cauliflower, cottage cheese, salsa, salmon patty, and cucumber. Also the fancy dinner roll from TJ's and then one white cheddar rice cake. Of course had some roasted beet.
Tomorrow is Friday and it will be on line game day in the evening. Not sure yet what I'll eat but it probably won't be salad. I'm also thinking about cookies so may have to make some of the pre mixed cookie dough I have in the freezer. I will also be consuming some alcohol drinks.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Day 132
So ended up skipping out on the workout today. Went to a friends and took the day off. I still ate better so definetaly a win-win. Also behind so this will be short.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with avocado, tomato, and turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Different today. Had a wrap with peanut butter and three of the TJ's chicken meat balls from last week. Wanted to finish those before they went bad.
Lunch: Wrap with chicken, tomato, avocado, cauliflower, asparagus and onion, and salsa.
Snack: Peanut Butter cookie Larabar and almonds
Dinner: Salad with roasted chicken and some bread.
Since I was eating dinner at a friends house I tried to take it easy and that worked out just fine. Only had basically one helping and a half. Even though I didn't work out I still kept it under control food wise. Feeling quite good about that.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with avocado, tomato, and turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Different today. Had a wrap with peanut butter and three of the TJ's chicken meat balls from last week. Wanted to finish those before they went bad.
Lunch: Wrap with chicken, tomato, avocado, cauliflower, asparagus and onion, and salsa.
Snack: Peanut Butter cookie Larabar and almonds
Dinner: Salad with roasted chicken and some bread.
Since I was eating dinner at a friends house I tried to take it easy and that worked out just fine. Only had basically one helping and a half. Even though I didn't work out I still kept it under control food wise. Feeling quite good about that.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Day 131
Once again not much to say. Continuing the after work workout of cardio. Today shook it up a bit by doing just recumbent bike and then elliptical. On the elliptical I went 10min of 30sec as fast as possible and 30sec at a slow pace. It's called intervals. A recommended way of burning calories in a short amount of time. I felt I was getting a good work out so am going to keep it up. Today was a fourth belt loop day and that felt good too. You know what else felt good? Eating:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, avocado, on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken, tomato, avocado, and cauliflower with salsa.
Snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, red pepper, cottage cheese, some beef stick, salmon patty, tomato, yellow zucchini, and cucumber with salsa. Also a fancy dinner roll from TJ's. Followed that up by finishing off the sesame stix.
I want another fourth belt loop day so got to keep the cardio going. Tomorrow though is a weight workout day and I'm going to do the workout L showed me on Sat.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, avocado, on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken, tomato, avocado, and cauliflower with salsa.
Snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, red pepper, cottage cheese, some beef stick, salmon patty, tomato, yellow zucchini, and cucumber with salsa. Also a fancy dinner roll from TJ's. Followed that up by finishing off the sesame stix.
I want another fourth belt loop day so got to keep the cardio going. Tomorrow though is a weight workout day and I'm going to do the workout L showed me on Sat.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Day 130
Not much to say. So let's talk food:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, avocado, and skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken breast and thigh meat. Added tomato, cauliflower, and salsa.
Snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
Dinner: Salmon patty on fancy dinner roll from TJ's. Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, cottage cheese, yellow zucchini, red pepper, and salsa in place of dressing. After dinner ate two handfuls of sesame stix and two handfuls of cherry's.
Worked out after work. Did cardio.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, avocado, and skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken breast and thigh meat. Added tomato, cauliflower, and salsa.
Snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
Dinner: Salmon patty on fancy dinner roll from TJ's. Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, cottage cheese, yellow zucchini, red pepper, and salsa in place of dressing. After dinner ate two handfuls of sesame stix and two handfuls of cherry's.
Worked out after work. Did cardio.
Day 129
It's the day after game night and I think I did well. This morning I didn't feel bloated or sick from over eating. I don't always feel sick but sometimes it happens. Fortunately that's not been the case. Didn't work out today as I had a lot of running around to do and house cleaning planned. I went to Costco and pretty much walked completely around the warehouse. Then went to TJ's and shopped there. Came home and carried three loads of grocery's in the condo. Took garbage up to the bins and also recycling was another trip. Then cleaned the counter tops and unloaded the dishwasher and re-loaded it. Finally did some light dusting. Whew. I did eat and here's what it was:
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Sesame stix and strawberries
Lunch: Two egg frattata with spinach, beef stick, onion, and asparagus. Topped with cottage cheese and salsa. Had a roll from Trader Joe's. It's a Parmesan/Asiago/Rosemary roll. Small but delicious. These are the rolls I had last week with my dinner salad.
Snacking throught the day as I'm gearing up for work week lunches. Roasted some beets, so had to sample some, had some sesame stix and strawberries. Also bought some cherries so had some of those.
Dinner: Finished off the ribs from Sat. Also had half of a yam with some cottage cheese and salsa mixed together and some asparagus and onion.
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Sesame stix and strawberries
Lunch: Two egg frattata with spinach, beef stick, onion, and asparagus. Topped with cottage cheese and salsa. Had a roll from Trader Joe's. It's a Parmesan/Asiago/Rosemary roll. Small but delicious. These are the rolls I had last week with my dinner salad.
Snacking throught the day as I'm gearing up for work week lunches. Roasted some beets, so had to sample some, had some sesame stix and strawberries. Also bought some cherries so had some of those.
Dinner: Finished off the ribs from Sat. Also had half of a yam with some cottage cheese and salsa mixed together and some asparagus and onion.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Day 128
242. Well there it is. I'm guessing that the rolls and sesame stix had a bit to do with my one pound of gain this week. Probably the better idea would have been one or the other. Frankly here's what happened. It was a truly spur of the moment decision to purchase each of those items during grocery shopping. I have a list but it's in my head so easily altered. I have to stop and think about each of those "extra" purchases when I'm making them. I just had a thought. I will try to put the "extra" purchase back and walk around the store getting the essential items first and if I still feel the need for the "extra" items then I'll pick them up. I'm betting I won't grab as many "extras" that way. At least in theory. Here's the food played out today:
Breakfast: Oatmeal with lemon curd and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Turkey burger with an egg and steak strips. Whole wheat bread, tomato, and spinach. Also a handful of sesame stix.
Dinner: So before going to game night I had a half rack of ribs with some mac-n-cheese, baked beans, and 5.5oz V-8.
Game night turned out to not be too bad food wise. Took some strawberries, rice cakes, and cauliflower. There were also chips there, so of course had a couple of handfuls with salsa. Also a banana and yogurt dipped pretzels. Did have an interesting situation where some toaster pastry's were put on the table and I reached for a package. A friend who is also trying to lose weight spoke up and convinced me I really didn't need any. So I didn't. Who says peer pressure is a bad thing? So in all ate probably as much as normal but it was more healthy stuff than bad. So looks like it should get easier at the game gathering. Actually won't be getting together for the rest of the month as everyone has commitments for the next three to four Saturdays. So this will be my time to blast it again.
Breakfast: Oatmeal with lemon curd and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Turkey burger with an egg and steak strips. Whole wheat bread, tomato, and spinach. Also a handful of sesame stix.
Dinner: So before going to game night I had a half rack of ribs with some mac-n-cheese, baked beans, and 5.5oz V-8.
Game night turned out to not be too bad food wise. Took some strawberries, rice cakes, and cauliflower. There were also chips there, so of course had a couple of handfuls with salsa. Also a banana and yogurt dipped pretzels. Did have an interesting situation where some toaster pastry's were put on the table and I reached for a package. A friend who is also trying to lose weight spoke up and convinced me I really didn't need any. So I didn't. Who says peer pressure is a bad thing? So in all ate probably as much as normal but it was more healthy stuff than bad. So looks like it should get easier at the game gathering. Actually won't be getting together for the rest of the month as everyone has commitments for the next three to four Saturdays. So this will be my time to blast it again.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Day 127
So day before weigh in and I'm curious how it will go. I have gone to the gym all week like normal and I've eaten good meals. You can sense a "but" in that last sentence though and that is true. I indulged myself a bit with some variation on snacking and meals. All week I've had sesame stix as a snack in the evening and also hard fancy rolls with my dinners. Once again experimenting to see if the food I really crave "hurts" me. I can't just cut out anything that's bad for me I have to allow myself some cheating. It just has to be in moderation. There also has to be some accountability for the consequences. And here it is:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, avocado, tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken meatballs with tomato, cauliflower, and spinach with salsa.
Snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
Dinner: Two salmon sliders. Salmon patty with tomato and avocado on a fancy hard bun from Trader Joe's. Finished off the roasted beets and had some sesame stix. Also a bit later a bag of 100 cal popcorn. 5.5oz V-8.
Friday nite dinner was a bit problematic as I got together with friends on line to play a computer game. Started out fine with the sliders (even though in reality should have only eaten one) but then as the evening wore on I started to feel hungry. I roamed the kitchen (between killing monsters) looking for something to eat. I wasn't all that successful as there was not anything to eat except the sesame stix. I knew they were not the greatest solution so ended up having the popcorn which was better. I had cauliflower in the refrigerator but didn't have it cut up. Next week I will have more veggie and fruit options to snack on. I think that will work.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, avocado, tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken meatballs with tomato, cauliflower, and spinach with salsa.
Snack: Cherry Pie Larabar
Dinner: Two salmon sliders. Salmon patty with tomato and avocado on a fancy hard bun from Trader Joe's. Finished off the roasted beets and had some sesame stix. Also a bit later a bag of 100 cal popcorn. 5.5oz V-8.
Friday nite dinner was a bit problematic as I got together with friends on line to play a computer game. Started out fine with the sliders (even though in reality should have only eaten one) but then as the evening wore on I started to feel hungry. I roamed the kitchen (between killing monsters) looking for something to eat. I wasn't all that successful as there was not anything to eat except the sesame stix. I knew they were not the greatest solution so ended up having the popcorn which was better. I had cauliflower in the refrigerator but didn't have it cut up. Next week I will have more veggie and fruit options to snack on. I think that will work.
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