So it's still the weekend and I'm going to start hanging out with my gaming friends again. I'm trying to not go crazy and eat a ton of junk like I used to do when we met on Saturday nights. It will be during the day so my plan is to eat a good lunch and then have healthy options for the rest of the day. So here's what I did:
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: A turkey burger on a skinny bun with an egg, a ham patty, tomato, and avocado. Had some cauliflower on the side. It was quite filling and I felt satisfied to take on the challenge of the game day.
For the rest of the day I had brought a Mexicali salad from TJ's along with cauliflower, carrots, and hummus. I also picked up some rice cake type of snack from TJ's to try out. There were chips (really?) and salsa which I indulged in. Also there was some fake guacamole and sour cream to dip the chips in. There were some snack cakes and a ginger soda. In addition I had a Fiber One bar and drank water with a lemon in it. No real soda, the ginger soda was more of a natural drink.
So I ended up not eating the salad but everything else was eaten. I did feel like I overindulged but not on the really bad stuff but on the veggies and hummus. I did have more chips than I should have but overall I think I made some good choices. Now to keep that going for the future. We are not meeting for two weeks but after that it will be a weekly thing. So my work is cut out for me. Especially since I need to start thinking about the race in October. I refuse to sabotage myself.
I did go to the gym in the morning and did a cardio workout. I plan on getting outside on Sunday's to walk the course that the race will be on. I want to be familiar with it so I can know what's ahead of me.
Oh as an aside I was re-reading a previous post and I need to make a correction. I stated that I was only three posts away from posting for a year. Math was never my best class but I really blew this one. As you can see from the heading of this post it's Day 252 so I think that means I'm 103 days away from a year? I got excited and just forgot that the total number of posts are not related to the blog when I started this journey but from before. I officially started this section of the blog on Jan 22 2012. So on the 22nd of Jan it will have been one year but still not 365 days of posting. I'm going to have to look at that as it seems like it should be. I've not skipped any days that I remember.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
Day 251
It's meet with L day. A day I look forward to every week. We go over what I've done in the past week and she puts me through a workout. At the same time we talk about the future, hence the biathlon in October. She gives me advice about all things fitness and health-wise in and out of the gym. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'm glad I met her.
Okay so it is a Saturday and as usual I have to be careful to not over indulge. The weekend is always an issue. I've started a new program though where I come home, eat my after workout meal and then go out grocery shopping. It doesn't take the whole day, but it still helps to get out of the house. Rather then sitting around watching movies or playing video games.
So that's what I did today and here's what I ate:
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Two mini Greek pizza's from TJ's. Made them into sandwiches with a chicken patty and an egg. Baby carrots and hummus on the side and a peach/green tea drink.
Did rather well and didn't eat again until the evening. During the day I made up some quinoa and tried to make burgers with it. I mixed in some black beans and an egg and then fried them up. Not bad. I will eat them for lunch in the coming week. Planning on wraps with them and some veggies.
Dinner: Mini wonton's in soup with broccoli and carrots. Mixed in some quinoa with the soup. I was still hungry so had a quinoa burger on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Couldn't help it, as I was frying the burger they smelled so good. I hope the wraps won't be too bland. I think I will take some BBQ sauce to liven the wrap up.
L and I talked about a low impact but still aggressive workout to offset the workouts I'm doing on the cardio equipment and the Tabata workout. I want to get in a great workout but try to mitigate over working my knees and shoulders. I think the plan we talked about will be satisfying for me.
Okay so it is a Saturday and as usual I have to be careful to not over indulge. The weekend is always an issue. I've started a new program though where I come home, eat my after workout meal and then go out grocery shopping. It doesn't take the whole day, but it still helps to get out of the house. Rather then sitting around watching movies or playing video games.
So that's what I did today and here's what I ate:
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Two mini Greek pizza's from TJ's. Made them into sandwiches with a chicken patty and an egg. Baby carrots and hummus on the side and a peach/green tea drink.
Did rather well and didn't eat again until the evening. During the day I made up some quinoa and tried to make burgers with it. I mixed in some black beans and an egg and then fried them up. Not bad. I will eat them for lunch in the coming week. Planning on wraps with them and some veggies.
Dinner: Mini wonton's in soup with broccoli and carrots. Mixed in some quinoa with the soup. I was still hungry so had a quinoa burger on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Couldn't help it, as I was frying the burger they smelled so good. I hope the wraps won't be too bland. I think I will take some BBQ sauce to liven the wrap up.
L and I talked about a low impact but still aggressive workout to offset the workouts I'm doing on the cardio equipment and the Tabata workout. I want to get in a great workout but try to mitigate over working my knees and shoulders. I think the plan we talked about will be satisfying for me.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Day 250
So I just noticed by the post count that I'm almost at the year marker. Only three to go after this one. Wait 2012 was a leap year so four more to go for a years worth. Wow I really wasn't sure I could keep this up and now it seems like a normal part of my day to post these entries. I hope some people are enjoying my ramblings. Of course the three or four people who read this are probably are. Heh. Thanx you know who you are. I am going to keep this up for the foreseeable future at this point. Of course now I will also chronicle my descent into duathalon training and the torture that involves. Ha I just noticed that I'm one view away from 2200 total views. Probably not that notable but it still seems like a milestone. Neat.
Okay so here's what I did today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Had a salad from TJ's this time. Wasn't the best. It was arugula with some chicken (very small amount), quinoa mixed with couscous, I added a tomato and went with the dressing supplied along with some salsa. It was just okay but I didn't feel hungry afterwards so I guess it did it's job.
2nd snack: A Luna bar. I'd been given the bar and finally decided to eat it. Wow it tasted almost like medicine. Can't really describe the taste but know I'm glad I had one so I know not to buy any. It's one redeeming factor was it was covered in chocolate. Didn't really help but made it somewhat palatable.
Dinner: Two mine Greek pizza's from TJ's. They are basically just spinach and small bits of onion on plain pizza dough. Actually quite good. I smeared some of the Artichoke Bruschetta from last night on them again. I did have some baby carrots and hummus a bit later in the evening as a snack. I keep forgetting that all this week I've been eating the baby carrots and hummus along with the evening meals. Not trying to cheat. I just seem to have a mental block when it comes to including them. I try to record everything I eat but sometimes......
I worked the late shift today. That just made my meals happen at a different time than the usual but overall didn't really change anything. Tomorrow is my day with L so back at it after taking a couple of days off. I look forward to getting back.
Okay so here's what I did today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Had a salad from TJ's this time. Wasn't the best. It was arugula with some chicken (very small amount), quinoa mixed with couscous, I added a tomato and went with the dressing supplied along with some salsa. It was just okay but I didn't feel hungry afterwards so I guess it did it's job.
2nd snack: A Luna bar. I'd been given the bar and finally decided to eat it. Wow it tasted almost like medicine. Can't really describe the taste but know I'm glad I had one so I know not to buy any. It's one redeeming factor was it was covered in chocolate. Didn't really help but made it somewhat palatable.
Dinner: Two mine Greek pizza's from TJ's. They are basically just spinach and small bits of onion on plain pizza dough. Actually quite good. I smeared some of the Artichoke Bruschetta from last night on them again. I did have some baby carrots and hummus a bit later in the evening as a snack. I keep forgetting that all this week I've been eating the baby carrots and hummus along with the evening meals. Not trying to cheat. I just seem to have a mental block when it comes to including them. I try to record everything I eat but sometimes......
I worked the late shift today. That just made my meals happen at a different time than the usual but overall didn't really change anything. Tomorrow is my day with L so back at it after taking a couple of days off. I look forward to getting back.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Day 349
Since I haven't talked about this yet I'm going to put it in writing to make it real. I've decided after talking to L that I'm going to commit to an "event" later this year. It's a Duathalon. It consists of two running segments around a mountain biking segment. The running part is 2.6 miles each and the biking is 4 miles (?). L feels it would be good for me and I agree as I'd like to try something different. I will need to ask her about training though and am not sure if I'm going to like the answer (mental head slap). It's not until October so I've got some time, good thing too. Not real excited about the running part but definitely looking forward to the biking part, especially once I get the new mountain bike I'm planning on.
So it's the day after Tabata and again I feel fine. I left the gym last nite and figured I'd feel good today and I was right. Does that mean I need to go for the harder versions of the exercises in the Tabata segments? I'm thinking so, otherwise I'm just going thru the motions and not getting the full benefits of the workout. Crap, I don't want to throw up. Heh.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich with skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with quinoa mixed with salmon, cauliflower, carrot shreds, tomato, and salsa for dressing. Again a slice of whole wheat toast and peanut butter.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Two mini Greek pizza's from TJ's with some Artichoke Bruschetta spread on top. Also 3-4 handfuls of almonds a bit later in the evening.
Skipped working out today. I've felt a bit off and so am thinking I'm over training and I need to take it easy for an extra day. This means I will only work out 5 days this week instead of my usual 6. It always feels weird when I don't go to the gym if it's one of my usual days. I also skipped because I went to the chiropractor due to my back and neck feeling out of whack. Funny way of putting it when I'm going to the chiropractor. We'll see how I feel in the morning.
So it's the day after Tabata and again I feel fine. I left the gym last nite and figured I'd feel good today and I was right. Does that mean I need to go for the harder versions of the exercises in the Tabata segments? I'm thinking so, otherwise I'm just going thru the motions and not getting the full benefits of the workout. Crap, I don't want to throw up. Heh.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich with skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with quinoa mixed with salmon, cauliflower, carrot shreds, tomato, and salsa for dressing. Again a slice of whole wheat toast and peanut butter.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Two mini Greek pizza's from TJ's with some Artichoke Bruschetta spread on top. Also 3-4 handfuls of almonds a bit later in the evening.
Skipped working out today. I've felt a bit off and so am thinking I'm over training and I need to take it easy for an extra day. This means I will only work out 5 days this week instead of my usual 6. It always feels weird when I don't go to the gym if it's one of my usual days. I also skipped because I went to the chiropractor due to my back and neck feeling out of whack. Funny way of putting it when I'm going to the chiropractor. We'll see how I feel in the morning.
Day 348
TABATA!! Yes it's that day of the week again. Tonight there was just one other person in the class. So far it's been two or three but mostly me and someone else. I really like the workout as it's always different. I'm feeling a bit off this week and so am hoping that Tabata will pick me up. If previous experience is anything I'm sure I'll feel more with it afterwards. Okay here's the list for today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with tomato, quinoa mixed with salmon, cauliflower, carrot shreds and salsa for lunch. Today I had a slice of whole wheat toast and peanut butter.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Two egg frattata with spinach, broccoli, carrot shreds, and a chicken patty. Added cottage cheese and salsa to top it off. Later on in the evening I had a banana.
As I said I'd been feeling a bit off so far this week and so Tabata was going to get me feeling more like normal. Not sure why I'm feeling this way other than my knees and legs seem to just not feel like normal. Can't really describe it so I'm going to take tomorrow off and stay home. I'm going to hit the chiropractor and see if that helps any as my back and neck have also not felt normal.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with tomato, quinoa mixed with salmon, cauliflower, carrot shreds and salsa for lunch. Today I had a slice of whole wheat toast and peanut butter.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Two egg frattata with spinach, broccoli, carrot shreds, and a chicken patty. Added cottage cheese and salsa to top it off. Later on in the evening I had a banana.
As I said I'd been feeling a bit off so far this week and so Tabata was going to get me feeling more like normal. Not sure why I'm feeling this way other than my knees and legs seem to just not feel like normal. Can't really describe it so I'm going to take tomorrow off and stay home. I'm going to hit the chiropractor and see if that helps any as my back and neck have also not felt normal.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Day 347
Today I really slept in and I'm still not sure why I'm having so much trouble getting up in the morning. I did notice that because of drinking more water during the day I did go to the bathroom a few more times than normal. Heh. One of the hazards of drinking more fluids I guess. At least I know it's a good thing that I'm drinking more water. It makes the inconvenience of having to go to the bathroom more often worth it. So here's what else I put in my body today:
Breakfast: An Apple Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with quinoa mixed with salmon, tomato, cauliflower, carrot shreds, and salsa for dressing.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Sliced pear with cottage cheese and salsa with some quinoa.
Was feeling like I'd over trained so didn't do the whole cardio workout I normally do. I still got in a workout it just wasn't the full 50min like I usually do. Tomorrow is TABATA INTERVALS so I'm going to make it up then.
Breakfast: An Apple Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with quinoa mixed with salmon, tomato, cauliflower, carrot shreds, and salsa for dressing.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Sliced pear with cottage cheese and salsa with some quinoa.
Was feeling like I'd over trained so didn't do the whole cardio workout I normally do. I still got in a workout it just wasn't the full 50min like I usually do. Tomorrow is TABATA INTERVALS so I'm going to make it up then.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Day 346
The start of the new work week and I'm starting to cut back on portion size. I looked at the container I take my lunch in, a salad, and it holds four cups of salad. The other container holds 5 1/4 cups of salad. So I'm cutting back some and still feeling satisfied with the lunch. I'm trying to inject more protein as the theory is that protein will satisfy your hunger. So quinoa is a staple of the salads I'm making. I think I will experiment next with a straight forward quinoa salad and see how that goes. Okay here's what I ate today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, carrot shreds, tomato, quinoa mixed with salmon, and salsa for dressing.
2nd snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Sliced pear mixed with cottage cheese, quinoa, and salsa. I actually measured a serving of cottage cheese (1/2 cup) to see what it looked like. I've been pretty much giving myself a serving when I have cottage cheese. That was a good surprise.
I started using the new water bottle today. It was a funny story at first though as I could not get the nipple fixture to work. It has one of the openings that you bite and suck to get the water out. It has a straw so that I don't have to tip the bottle up to drink. Anyway once I figured out how to work the bottle I went to town and drank almost the entire bottle (32oz) by lunch time. So I'm off to a good start. However I did notice that when I was busy I still forget to drink but I'm going to work on that.
Went to the gym and did cardio. As the new year is upon us the gym was rather busy but I was still able to get in my workout.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, carrot shreds, tomato, quinoa mixed with salmon, and salsa for dressing.
2nd snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Sliced pear mixed with cottage cheese, quinoa, and salsa. I actually measured a serving of cottage cheese (1/2 cup) to see what it looked like. I've been pretty much giving myself a serving when I have cottage cheese. That was a good surprise.
I started using the new water bottle today. It was a funny story at first though as I could not get the nipple fixture to work. It has one of the openings that you bite and suck to get the water out. It has a straw so that I don't have to tip the bottle up to drink. Anyway once I figured out how to work the bottle I went to town and drank almost the entire bottle (32oz) by lunch time. So I'm off to a good start. However I did notice that when I was busy I still forget to drink but I'm going to work on that.
Went to the gym and did cardio. As the new year is upon us the gym was rather busy but I was still able to get in my workout.
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