Well today was a day. First there was a cold shower. Then a work BBQ with tons of bad for you food. Then a very nice day that made me go for a bike ride that was quite enjoyable. So it looks like there's something wrong with my water heater so my shower this morning was a bit on the cool side. At work there was a potluck BBQ where every imaginable food that's bad for you showed up. I'm talking potato salad, macaroni salad, 7 layer dip with a maximum number of bag 'o chips, there was cookies, an awesome dessert called "Sex in a pan" (so you know it had to be bad for you). There were six or seven other salads including two different pasta salads. It was a smorgasbord of BBQ delight. Oh and of course there were hamburgers with cheese and condiments. It was quite a tremendous spread. On that note here's what I did:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato and almond butter with turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack/Lunch/Snack: This was a feed bag worth of food at each of these breaks in the day. Including and not limited to hamburgers, potato/macaroni/pasta salads. "Sex in a pan" for dessert and some strawberries. I will say that with lunch I did listen to my stomach and stopped before I over indulged to the extreme. I had grabbed two cookies and realized as I sat back down that I was full. This of course was after I'd eaten a big serving of the Sex dessert. Still I didn't eat the cookies and I would have 6 months ago.
Dinner: Spinach salad with homemade meatloaf, tomato, cauliflower, cottage cheese, and big glop of potato salad mixed in. A hunk of baguette and two choc chip cookies.
After work I went for a 45 minute bike ride and that was good. I haven't been out on the bike very much yet this year so felt good to ride. I know the weather is turning again after just two days of almost spring weather, so had to enjoy it while it lasted. The belt loop is holding steady at 4 but am curious to see where it is tomorrow after today.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Day 146
What a great day! That is if you like sunny spring, sorry, sunny summer weather (it's the first day of summer). I left work early, went to the gym, came home and went for a bike ride. I haven't been on a bike ride for almost a month. Partly due to my knee/leg issues and partly due to really crappy weather. Even though I have to laugh when I read the part about the weather as back in Jan/Feb I went for the bike ride that ended in snow. That was an experience for sure. It made me appreciate nice warm weather. In my defense it was actually sunny when I left for that ride. It was a crisp winter day and it did the typical thing where in a matter of 20-25 minutes it turned into a snowy blustery winter day. I'm not getting to excited about the nice weather though as I've heard that tomorrow will be back to rain. I'm just glad I got out today and rode the bike. So here's what I ate today:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato, turkey, and some almond butter. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Met a friend for lunch and we went to a small Mexican restaurant. I had three carnitas "street" tacos. Drank water.
No afternoon snack
Dinner: Spinach salad with the homemade meatloaf, tomato, cauliflower, cottage cheese, and dressing. Also had a small bowl of yogurt pretzels and a hunk of baguette with some almond butter smeared on them.
So went to the gym as I left work early so did a weight work out and then quickly came home and hopped on the bike for a short ride. It was about 30min.
Tomorrow should be interesting as work is having a BBQ potluck. So there will be lots of chips and other bad for me things to try and avoid. Ah who am I kidding, I will eat some of all the stuff I like and try to keep it under control. Actually it won't be too hard as I've discovered I'm a much lighter eater in a crowd. Especially a crowd I might want to impress (women). I still plan on enjoying myself just not over doing it. I hope.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato, turkey, and some almond butter. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Met a friend for lunch and we went to a small Mexican restaurant. I had three carnitas "street" tacos. Drank water.
No afternoon snack
Dinner: Spinach salad with the homemade meatloaf, tomato, cauliflower, cottage cheese, and dressing. Also had a small bowl of yogurt pretzels and a hunk of baguette with some almond butter smeared on them.
So went to the gym as I left work early so did a weight work out and then quickly came home and hopped on the bike for a short ride. It was about 30min.
Tomorrow should be interesting as work is having a BBQ potluck. So there will be lots of chips and other bad for me things to try and avoid. Ah who am I kidding, I will eat some of all the stuff I like and try to keep it under control. Actually it won't be too hard as I've discovered I'm a much lighter eater in a crowd. Especially a crowd I might want to impress (women). I still plan on enjoying myself just not over doing it. I hope.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Day 145
Nothing to say today other than my belt is still going to loop #4. Here's the food of the day:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, some almond butter on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Homemade turkey/sausage meatloaf sandwich with tomato and avocado. On a third of a baguette and small handful of carrots.
Snack: Slice of whole wheat bread w/peanut butter
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, cottage cheese, yellow pepper, meatloaf, and dressing. Had a small chunk of baguette and an orange. Had another small chunk of baguette with almond butter.
Went to the gym and did the cardio workout for 40 min.
Ok short and sweet today.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, tomato, some almond butter on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Homemade turkey/sausage meatloaf sandwich with tomato and avocado. On a third of a baguette and small handful of carrots.
Snack: Slice of whole wheat bread w/peanut butter
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, cottage cheese, yellow pepper, meatloaf, and dressing. Had a small chunk of baguette and an orange. Had another small chunk of baguette with almond butter.
Went to the gym and did the cardio workout for 40 min.
Ok short and sweet today.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Day 144
So here we are again. It's the new week and a new attitude. Ok not a new attitude but the same attitude as usual. Yes eating right and exercising seems to be the answer. Alright that was a bit over the top but it's true and I'm getting it, slowly but surely. Back at it:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato, turkey, on a skinny bun with almond butter. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Home made meatloaf sandwich on a baguette with tomato, avocado, and peanut butter. A 5.5oz can of low sodium v-8 and a handful of baby carrots.
Snack: a slice of whole wheat bread and peanut butter
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, yellow pepper, and some more homemade meatloaf with cottage cheese and dressing. Also had a little piece of baguette with the salad. Finished off the trail mix that consisted of nuts and chocolate.
I went to the gym after work and did the cardio workout. I was on the recumbent bike, the elliptical and the treadmill for 39min. I got in a good sweat. I noticed that the Sat workout with L is plaguing me today. My arms are sore and I like it. Hey that could be a song.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with tomato, turkey, on a skinny bun with almond butter. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Home made meatloaf sandwich on a baguette with tomato, avocado, and peanut butter. A 5.5oz can of low sodium v-8 and a handful of baby carrots.
Snack: a slice of whole wheat bread and peanut butter
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, yellow pepper, and some more homemade meatloaf with cottage cheese and dressing. Also had a little piece of baguette with the salad. Finished off the trail mix that consisted of nuts and chocolate.
I went to the gym after work and did the cardio workout. I was on the recumbent bike, the elliptical and the treadmill for 39min. I got in a good sweat. I noticed that the Sat workout with L is plaguing me today. My arms are sore and I like it. Hey that could be a song.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Day 143
So I only weigh myself on Saturday's. It takes some of the pressure off during the week and at the same time gives some incentive to try to do better. By that I mean that if I don't know if I've lost or gained pounds, then I am always striving to eat right and go to the gym so that on Sat the scale will reward me. I bring this up only because I broke the rule today (Sunday) due to yesterday's weigh-in and the fact that I hardly ate anything. At least like I normally would on a typical Sat. So yesterday morning weigh-in was 242 and this morning was 240. Here's what went in my belly today as I try to keep the weight off:
Breakfast: The typical breakfast for me today. Egg sandwich with tomato and turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Lunch: I admittedly went big for lunch. I got a sandwich from a local sandwich shop that makes their own bread and serves up some of the tastiest sandwiches around. I had a TBA which is a turkey, bacon, avocado, on an 8" wheat sub with all of the veggies. Condiments were pesto and shredded Asagio cheese. I also had some trail mix with the sandwich that was just nuts and bits of chocolate.
Snack: Big bag of popcorn
Dinner: My Sunday dinner fave, Mexican salad from TJ's. Today spruced it up with some cottage cheese and a small slice of turkey/sausage meatloaf. Two big handfuls of the trail mix. That got away from me as I didn't just put it in a bowl but kept the bag next to the computer while I was watching a show. Not the best thing to do and I knew better but still did it. Ah well. The meatloaf I made today is for next week's lunches and it turned out great. I mixed up a bit more than a pound of ground turkey with a bit less than a pound of apple garlic sausage and I chopped up a half a pound of mushrooms and sauteed them with some yellow pepper and bit of tomato. I then mixed it all together with an egg, some Panko bread crumbs ( that's a Japanese bread crumb, it's not quite as oily), some seasoning, and a quarter cup of enchilada sauce ( I found it hiding in the back of the refrigerator and figured it would add some zest). I used an 8"x8" pan and it filled it up nicely. Squirted some ketchup on the top and baked it for an hour. It came out great. Calorie wise I have no idea but it shouldn't be crazy and will satisfy the craving for meatloaf. I bought some baguettes from TJ's and will make sub sandwiches for lunch all next week.
I did get in a work out today. Normally on Sunday I've used it as a rest day but felt like doing something this time. I ended up doing the kettlebell work out and brother it makes me sweat. It's only about 20 minutes but if you do it correctly it's quite the workout. I did that before I ate the sandwich from Da Vince's. Dinner this week will be salmon/spinach salad with cauliflower and some peppers.
Breakfast: The typical breakfast for me today. Egg sandwich with tomato and turkey on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Lunch: I admittedly went big for lunch. I got a sandwich from a local sandwich shop that makes their own bread and serves up some of the tastiest sandwiches around. I had a TBA which is a turkey, bacon, avocado, on an 8" wheat sub with all of the veggies. Condiments were pesto and shredded Asagio cheese. I also had some trail mix with the sandwich that was just nuts and bits of chocolate.
Snack: Big bag of popcorn
Dinner: My Sunday dinner fave, Mexican salad from TJ's. Today spruced it up with some cottage cheese and a small slice of turkey/sausage meatloaf. Two big handfuls of the trail mix. That got away from me as I didn't just put it in a bowl but kept the bag next to the computer while I was watching a show. Not the best thing to do and I knew better but still did it. Ah well. The meatloaf I made today is for next week's lunches and it turned out great. I mixed up a bit more than a pound of ground turkey with a bit less than a pound of apple garlic sausage and I chopped up a half a pound of mushrooms and sauteed them with some yellow pepper and bit of tomato. I then mixed it all together with an egg, some Panko bread crumbs ( that's a Japanese bread crumb, it's not quite as oily), some seasoning, and a quarter cup of enchilada sauce ( I found it hiding in the back of the refrigerator and figured it would add some zest). I used an 8"x8" pan and it filled it up nicely. Squirted some ketchup on the top and baked it for an hour. It came out great. Calorie wise I have no idea but it shouldn't be crazy and will satisfy the craving for meatloaf. I bought some baguettes from TJ's and will make sub sandwiches for lunch all next week.
I did get in a work out today. Normally on Sunday I've used it as a rest day but felt like doing something this time. I ended up doing the kettlebell work out and brother it makes me sweat. It's only about 20 minutes but if you do it correctly it's quite the workout. I did that before I ate the sandwich from Da Vince's. Dinner this week will be salmon/spinach salad with cauliflower and some peppers.
Day 142
242. So no movement as far as actual weight but I still say the 4th belt loop is a good sign. Every week L asks me how my week was. It's both social and investigative. Of course she's interested in the fact's of how my life went. At the same time inquiring about how I did or didn't do when it came to working out or overeating. We all ways go over how my knee/leg is doing and if I've noticed any other pains associated with working out. I always let her know if anything is amiss and frankly sometimes I feel a bit like a hypochondriac even though that's quite far from the truth. It's important for both of us to understand how I'm doing. For L it let's her know I'm not hurt so she won't exacerbate the injury and for me it let's me know I'm getting fitter. That was how it went this week when she asked. I had been thinking about how I sometimes got a bit winded just walking up a small series of stairs to pick up my mail. I don't feel that way at all anymore. Also some of the exercises I've been doing have gotten quite a bit easier in terms of how my body moves to execute them. So even though I still didn't lose any weight this week I still know I'm shaping up. Here's the idea of what I ate today:
Breakfast: Oatmeal with lemon curd and cottage cheese. 20oz of cold water.
Meal after workout: Three street tacos with carnitas.
Dinner: If you can call it that, lasagna. I was at a friends and it was quite late in the afternoon/early evening when I had something to eat. We raided the refrigerator at his house and I had a single serving of lasagna. Also had 6 mini appetizer type tacos. Didn't have a real meal at all. Much later in the evening I had a couple of big handfuls of popcorn. Nothing else in the way of food.
After I left friends I came home and was hungry. I ended up not eating anything else even though I was tempted. Partially due to the fact I didn't really have anything available. I'm sure that if I'd had some chips or something of that type I'd have given in. But I didn't and I didn't.
Breakfast: Oatmeal with lemon curd and cottage cheese. 20oz of cold water.
Meal after workout: Three street tacos with carnitas.
Dinner: If you can call it that, lasagna. I was at a friends and it was quite late in the afternoon/early evening when I had something to eat. We raided the refrigerator at his house and I had a single serving of lasagna. Also had 6 mini appetizer type tacos. Didn't have a real meal at all. Much later in the evening I had a couple of big handfuls of popcorn. Nothing else in the way of food.
After I left friends I came home and was hungry. I ended up not eating anything else even though I was tempted. Partially due to the fact I didn't really have anything available. I'm sure that if I'd had some chips or something of that type I'd have given in. But I didn't and I didn't.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Day 141
It's the end of the week and weigh in is just 24 hours away. My pants all week have been at belt loop 4 so am hoping for good news tomorrow. Even if I've not lost any weight I know I've lost something and that's as good as anything. As I said the last entry I really didn't handle the sugar hit from the donuts and cookies very well. Which in my mind is a win. Even though I will still eat that stuff I now know it has to be small quantities. That plays into my thoughts on quality over quantity that I've tried to work into my eating. I originally said diet in that last sentence but it's not a diet I'm after. I am changing the fundamental way I want to approach food. So quality over quantity makes so much more sense in the long run. Now I just have to figure out how to get that quality into my meals. In a day's worth of meals I think if I'm lucky I hit that percentage about 1-2 times out of the 5-6 times a day I eat. So that might be an area to focus on. Well here's what hit my plate today:
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, avocado, and tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: Turkey burger on whole wheat bread with tomato and avocado. Added some peanut butter to the mix and a small serving of 4 Bean salad. Took some baby carrots but didn't eat those. Also there were donuts still so had one small chocolate old fashion and a couple of cookies.
Snack: A Larabar (don't remember what flavor)
Dinner: Two salmon burgers with tomato and almond butter. An apple and two big handfuls of almonds. It was Friday nite so had three orange juice and vodka drinks over the course of the evening. I was playing computer video games and so tried to not eat mindlessly. Probably on barely succeeded. Didn't feel overall though that I over ate. So another win. I will admit to looking thru the larder at one point hoping there was something bad. I need to pick up some more microwave popcorn. That is always a good/bad treat that I feel fills me up for a small amount of calories.
Breakfast: Egg sandwich with turkey, avocado, and tomato on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt with almonds
Lunch: Turkey burger on whole wheat bread with tomato and avocado. Added some peanut butter to the mix and a small serving of 4 Bean salad. Took some baby carrots but didn't eat those. Also there were donuts still so had one small chocolate old fashion and a couple of cookies.
Snack: A Larabar (don't remember what flavor)
Dinner: Two salmon burgers with tomato and almond butter. An apple and two big handfuls of almonds. It was Friday nite so had three orange juice and vodka drinks over the course of the evening. I was playing computer video games and so tried to not eat mindlessly. Probably on barely succeeded. Didn't feel overall though that I over ate. So another win. I will admit to looking thru the larder at one point hoping there was something bad. I need to pick up some more microwave popcorn. That is always a good/bad treat that I feel fills me up for a small amount of calories.
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