Had another revelation today. Or maybe it was an epiphany. Whatever it was it made a good point of metaphorically slapping me in the face and shouting, "Wake Up!!". My attempt at eating better and working out has caused my body to reject certain things. I've mentioned how if I don't get in some kind of a work out I feel "off". Doesn't mean I have to go to the gym and work out until I puke but I just feel "not right". Well today I found out that eating a lot of donuts makes me feel "off". Frankly I didn't eat that many donuts, let's see it was a maple bar with bacon on top, 5 donut holes, two small chocolate old fashion's, a half of another I don't know the name of and a quarter of a blueberry fritter. There were cookies ( remember those?) and I had two of those. Ok if you've keeping track here's the problem, this was all in the space of 5 hours. Between first break and second break that's where it all went down. Plus lunch was in there too. Not only did I feel full but I felt like my body was slowed down. Here's what else I ate today:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato, avocado, turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Donuts (see above)
Lunch: Spinach salad with quinoa, tomato, cauliflower, broccoli slaw, chicken sausage, and salsa. Donuts (again see above)
Snack: Donut (see...)
Dinner: A hodge podge of stir frying cauliflower, baby carrots, broccoli slaw, quinoa, cottage cheese, and tipali fish. Two cookies and a banana.
I went to the gym to try and work out the donuts and I at least got in a normal workout of cardio. I noticed that my arms were a bit sore from the night before so am quite pleased. I did notice that even though I ate all those donuts and cookies the belt loop was still at 4. I'm curious if that will be the case tomorrow. I guess I will just have to wait and see. I guess the takeaway from the donut attack is the understanding that I can eat that stuff just not in the quantities I have in the past. Which is right in line with what I've tried to learn. My body won't handle the quantity of food the same way it did in my early years nor the quality of the junk food I'm surrounded by on a daily basis. Must learn control or at least moderation may be a better mantra.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Day 139
Alright it just gets better and better. What? you say. I'm on a roll with the belt loop bit. Today I'm still putting the belt loop at position number 4. It's been that way all day every day so far. In the past it's been number 4 in the morning but by the time the end of lunch happens it's back to 3 and that's where it stays. So this week is a good week so far. And yes I know it's only the mid point of the week. There's still two more days to go before weigh-in day comes around and I find out if the belt loop translates into weight loss. Here's what happened to help the belt loop stay loose:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with avocado, tomato, and turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with tomato, quinoa, sausage, cauliflower, broccoli slaw, and salsa instead of dressing. I'm liking salsa as it's less calories and I can have more of it.
Snack: Peanut Butter cookie Larabar
Dinner: Mahi Mahi blackened fish sandwich on two slices of whole wheat bread with tomato and avocado. An egg mixed up with quinoa microwaved and a handful of baby carrots. Also two rice cakes.
I did a weight workout and I felt it was a good workout. I worked up a sweat and I did some cardio on the elliptical.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with avocado, tomato, and turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with tomato, quinoa, sausage, cauliflower, broccoli slaw, and salsa instead of dressing. I'm liking salsa as it's less calories and I can have more of it.
Snack: Peanut Butter cookie Larabar
Dinner: Mahi Mahi blackened fish sandwich on two slices of whole wheat bread with tomato and avocado. An egg mixed up with quinoa microwaved and a handful of baby carrots. Also two rice cakes.
I did a weight workout and I felt it was a good workout. I worked up a sweat and I did some cardio on the elliptical.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Day 138
Wow. Have nothing to say today. Other than it was a much better day today. I wasn't delayed leaving work so was able to make it to the gym. Had a good lunch and dinner but had a bit of trouble feeling full with regards to dinner. Still was able to not go crazy. Here's what happened in detail:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tuna salad, tomato, avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with tomato, cauliflower, quinoa, broccoli slaw, and salmon patty.
Dinner: Spinach salad with tomato, cauliflower, quinoa, broccoli slaw, yellow zucchini, and a chicken sausage from TJ's. I had a rice cake with the salad and then had another with almond butter and a thin slice of turkey. I also had an orange.
Had a good workout today. Did 24min of cardio on the recumbent bike and then did 12 min on the eliptical. Did both as intervals. I noticed this week that I've been at the 4th belt loop so far. Gotta keep it up. It is only Tuesday though so have to calm down with still three more days to go until weigh-in.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tuna salad, tomato, avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with tomato, cauliflower, quinoa, broccoli slaw, and salmon patty.
Dinner: Spinach salad with tomato, cauliflower, quinoa, broccoli slaw, yellow zucchini, and a chicken sausage from TJ's. I had a rice cake with the salad and then had another with almond butter and a thin slice of turkey. I also had an orange.
Had a good workout today. Did 24min of cardio on the recumbent bike and then did 12 min on the eliptical. Did both as intervals. I noticed this week that I've been at the 4th belt loop so far. Gotta keep it up. It is only Tuesday though so have to calm down with still three more days to go until weigh-in.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Day 137
So here we are again. Bad day at work. I didn't succumb though to the siren call of food, well at least not entirely. Yesterday I'd made some cookies and only ate 6 of the 12. Today I ate the other 6. Otherwise I ate very well and didn't go for the junk or unnecessary extra servings. Feel good about that anyway despite the bad day at work. Ok here's what I did eat:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with avocado, turkey, tomato, on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with spinach, cauliflower, tomato, broccoli slaw, tomato, quinoa and a chicken sausage from TJ's.
Snack: A pear
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, broccoli slaw, tomato, chicken sausage, cucumber, and quinoa. Had the 6 cookies from pre-made dough that I made last night.
Didn't go to the gym after work but came home and did a home work out. Haven't done that in forever. Used the kettlebell workout that really works up a sweat and a 15min workout from Men's Health. A nice combo for when I'm running short of time. A total of about 40 minutes followed by a good stretching routine. It works rather well as I said when you don't have alot of time. I wouldn't do it all the time instead of the gym but when you need to get in some exercise in a short amount of time.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with avocado, turkey, tomato, on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with spinach, cauliflower, tomato, broccoli slaw, tomato, quinoa and a chicken sausage from TJ's.
Snack: A pear
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, broccoli slaw, tomato, chicken sausage, cucumber, and quinoa. Had the 6 cookies from pre-made dough that I made last night.
Didn't go to the gym after work but came home and did a home work out. Haven't done that in forever. Used the kettlebell workout that really works up a sweat and a 15min workout from Men's Health. A nice combo for when I'm running short of time. A total of about 40 minutes followed by a good stretching routine. It works rather well as I said when you don't have alot of time. I wouldn't do it all the time instead of the gym but when you need to get in some exercise in a short amount of time.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Day 136
Alright the day after the wedding party. I made it a goof off day and I'm glad I did. As much as I want to go to the gym I really think it's good for me to skip a day here and there. So today I grocery shopped and did some house cleaning (mostly bathroom). So I was active just not in an extreme way. Tomorrow will be back to the gym and the start of a new week. This week's lunch will be salad and so will dinner. I will mix it up a bit though so to try and not make it too boring. Ok here's how today went down:
Breakfast: Two egg frattata, spinach, yellow zucchini, tomato and chopped beef stick. Topped with cottage cheese and salsa.
Lunch: Tuna salad on skinny bun with cucumber, and avocado. Also a cheddar rice cake smeared with tuna salad. Half of a yam mixed with cottage cheese and a handful of carrots.
Dinner: The Mexican salad from TJ's and I added some cauliflower and cottage cheese. I also had a small alcohol drink and I made some cookies and ate six of them. Have I said why I eat the Mexican salad from TJ's? I like it because it has some chicken in it and cheese. Two of my favorite things and it's only like 350 calories and that's with the dressing. So not much guilt.
Breakfast: Two egg frattata, spinach, yellow zucchini, tomato and chopped beef stick. Topped with cottage cheese and salsa.
Lunch: Tuna salad on skinny bun with cucumber, and avocado. Also a cheddar rice cake smeared with tuna salad. Half of a yam mixed with cottage cheese and a handful of carrots.
Dinner: The Mexican salad from TJ's and I added some cauliflower and cottage cheese. I also had a small alcohol drink and I made some cookies and ate six of them. Have I said why I eat the Mexican salad from TJ's? I like it because it has some chicken in it and cheese. Two of my favorite things and it's only like 350 calories and that's with the dressing. So not much guilt.
Day 135
242. So a bit of a disappointment but still not surprising. I think next week will be all salad lunch and dinner. We'll see if that makes a difference. Doesn't mean that I'll only eat salad for the rest of my life but sometimes you have to go scorched earth to give the body a chance to hit the next level. I am coming up to a time period where I won't be able to do the Sat workout with L, so gotta work on a program for that. When I met up with L Sat morning we talked ( as we always do ) about my not losing and she was encouraging in the sense of it not being a bad thing. So again the positive reinforcement of another person really helps in the battle of the bulge. There's a blast from the past. Heh, battle of the bulge. More like the battle of the extra heavy load. Ok here's how I ate on Saturday:
Breakfast: Oatmeal with lemon curd and cottage cheese with 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Turkey burger on whole wheat bread with an egg, tomato, avocado, and cucumber.
Dinner: Went to a co-workers wedding on Sat night and there was a sit down buffet dinner served. Lots of stuff to choose from and I chose most everything. In moderation. I had a roll that I only ate half of along with green salad with a small dollop of dressing, a bit of greek salad, asparagus, some fish, a piece of breaded chicken (not heavily breaded), a large piece of prime rib, and from the children's table a mini cheese burger. There was a pasta salad, rice pilaf, green beans, and mashed potato's that I passed on the first time through but I went back for seconds and had a good sized spoonful of pasta salad and some green beans and a half size slice of prime rib. Had two glasses of red wine and a gimlet. Also there was a cupcake cake as the wedding cake so had one cupcake.
There was dancing and yes I participated. Worked a bit of a sweat at one point so I'm calling that a workout. Ha. So good day overall. I did very well at the wedding as in the past it could have been, "Get out of my way here I come!". I still sampled what I wanted but didn't go overboard. There was a "candy bar" with all kinds of different candies and even though at one point I went and made myself a stash, I ended up not eating it and leaving it there. So quite happy with my self.
Breakfast: Oatmeal with lemon curd and cottage cheese with 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Turkey burger on whole wheat bread with an egg, tomato, avocado, and cucumber.
Dinner: Went to a co-workers wedding on Sat night and there was a sit down buffet dinner served. Lots of stuff to choose from and I chose most everything. In moderation. I had a roll that I only ate half of along with green salad with a small dollop of dressing, a bit of greek salad, asparagus, some fish, a piece of breaded chicken (not heavily breaded), a large piece of prime rib, and from the children's table a mini cheese burger. There was a pasta salad, rice pilaf, green beans, and mashed potato's that I passed on the first time through but I went back for seconds and had a good sized spoonful of pasta salad and some green beans and a half size slice of prime rib. Had two glasses of red wine and a gimlet. Also there was a cupcake cake as the wedding cake so had one cupcake.
There was dancing and yes I participated. Worked a bit of a sweat at one point so I'm calling that a workout. Ha. So good day overall. I did very well at the wedding as in the past it could have been, "Get out of my way here I come!". I still sampled what I wanted but didn't go overboard. There was a "candy bar" with all kinds of different candies and even though at one point I went and made myself a stash, I ended up not eating it and leaving it there. So quite happy with my self.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Day 134
Day before and am curious how the week went. I've felt good all week and kept to a schedule I felt worked. I did skip the weight workout as a friend and I got together. I still felt like the rest of the workout week hit the spot. I'm noticing my clothes fitting looser and keep trying on my skinnier clothes from the past. Tomorrow is just around the corner so here's how Friday went:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato, turkey, avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken and salmon patty, avocado, cauliflower, tomato, grilled asparagus and onion with salsa.
Snack: Cherry pie Larabar
Dinner: A bit of a hodgepodge as I got home late and was scheduled to join friends online for a game. I fried up some tilapia and Mahi Mahi. Took two of the fancy dinner rolls from TJ's and made sandwiches. Actually quite delish. Later I was still hungry so I cut up an apple and threw a large handful of almonds on a plate and snacked on that. I also indulged in alcohol and had two drinks of orange juice and vodka.
This the Friday schedule for now and so need to work on the food and drink I have. I had planned on the sandwiches but had also wanted some crunchy veggies as side items. I had some baby carrots and cauliflower waiting but didn't have time to put that together. Next time for sure.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato, turkey, avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with chicken and salmon patty, avocado, cauliflower, tomato, grilled asparagus and onion with salsa.
Snack: Cherry pie Larabar
Dinner: A bit of a hodgepodge as I got home late and was scheduled to join friends online for a game. I fried up some tilapia and Mahi Mahi. Took two of the fancy dinner rolls from TJ's and made sandwiches. Actually quite delish. Later I was still hungry so I cut up an apple and threw a large handful of almonds on a plate and snacked on that. I also indulged in alcohol and had two drinks of orange juice and vodka.
This the Friday schedule for now and so need to work on the food and drink I have. I had planned on the sandwiches but had also wanted some crunchy veggies as side items. I had some baby carrots and cauliflower waiting but didn't have time to put that together. Next time for sure.
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