Day 133 - 232 Days Remaining - 147 Days to First Goal Weight (220 pounds)
Circuit training tonight. I'm sore from the last two days, so it ought to be fun.
Breakfast
2 egg whites and 1 whole egg [2P]
1 ounce ham [1P]
1/2 cup skim milk [0.5P/0.5C]
1 banana [3C]
1 tsp. olive oil [1F]
7 1/2 whole almonds [2.5F]
Lunch
3 1/2 ounces baked chicken [3.5P]
1 1/4 cup green beans [1C]
1 apple [2C]
10 1/2 whole almonds [3.5F]
Afternoon Snack
1 stick string cheese [1P]
1/3 cup applesauce [1C]
3 whole almonds [1F]
I also snacked on the in-shell peanuts that are in my area at work.
Dinner
TBD
Evening Snack
TBD
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Tuesday, 10 February
Day 132 - 233 Days Remaining - 148 Days to First Goal Weight (220 pounds)
I weighed in at 246.4 pounds on my new scale this morning which is roughly 250 pounds on my old scale. That means I haven't lost any ground, but haven't gained any either. From here on out my numbers will be in new scale pounds instead of old scale pounds. So, I have 26.4 pounds to lose before reaching my first goal weight of 220 pounds.
My waist measured 43 inches this morning. That's down one inch from the last time I could find where I recorded it (4 December, 2008). It seems that something is going right even if the weight isn't coming off as I'd like.
The weather was pleasant tonight so I went out and ran about 2.2 miles according to Gmaps Pedometer. I had to dodge a few piles of ice, but for the most part the sidewalks were clear. I did a run/walk with 2:30 minutes running and 1:30 walking. That was harder than I'd intended. I had meant to set it for 2:30 / 2:30, but didn't set my GymBoss properly and didn't notice until 5/6 through the run. It did seem really hard...
Breakfast
2 egg whites and 1 whole egg [2P]
1 ounce ham [1P]
1/2 cup skim milk [0.5P/0.5C]
1 banana [3C]
12 1/2 whole almonds [3.5F]
Lunch
Salad w/ chicken breast from the cafe'.
This wasn't a huge salad, but the dressing added all the carbs and fat I needed and probably then some. I didn't pack lunch today and that means no afternoon snack as well. Going to be drinking lots of water to get to dinner!
Afternoon Snack
Skipped.
Dinner
3.5 ounces baked fish [3.5P]
1 cup mixed vegetables [2C]
1 1/4 cup broccoli [1C]
1 small bite of cheesy rice [0.5C]
butter on fish [1F]
7 1/2 whole almonds [2.5F]
Evening Snack
1 stick string cheese [1P]
1/3 cup applesauce [1C]
3 whole almonds [1F]
I weighed in at 246.4 pounds on my new scale this morning which is roughly 250 pounds on my old scale. That means I haven't lost any ground, but haven't gained any either. From here on out my numbers will be in new scale pounds instead of old scale pounds. So, I have 26.4 pounds to lose before reaching my first goal weight of 220 pounds.
My waist measured 43 inches this morning. That's down one inch from the last time I could find where I recorded it (4 December, 2008). It seems that something is going right even if the weight isn't coming off as I'd like.
The weather was pleasant tonight so I went out and ran about 2.2 miles according to Gmaps Pedometer. I had to dodge a few piles of ice, but for the most part the sidewalks were clear. I did a run/walk with 2:30 minutes running and 1:30 walking. That was harder than I'd intended. I had meant to set it for 2:30 / 2:30, but didn't set my GymBoss properly and didn't notice until 5/6 through the run. It did seem really hard...
Breakfast
2 egg whites and 1 whole egg [2P]
1 ounce ham [1P]
1/2 cup skim milk [0.5P/0.5C]
1 banana [3C]
12 1/2 whole almonds [3.5F]
Lunch
Salad w/ chicken breast from the cafe'.
This wasn't a huge salad, but the dressing added all the carbs and fat I needed and probably then some. I didn't pack lunch today and that means no afternoon snack as well. Going to be drinking lots of water to get to dinner!
Afternoon Snack
Skipped.
Dinner
3.5 ounces baked fish [3.5P]
1 cup mixed vegetables [2C]
1 1/4 cup broccoli [1C]
1 small bite of cheesy rice [0.5C]
butter on fish [1F]
7 1/2 whole almonds [2.5F]
Evening Snack
1 stick string cheese [1P]
1/3 cup applesauce [1C]
3 whole almonds [1F]
Monday, February 9, 2009
Monday, 9 February
Day 131 - 234 Days Remaining - 149 Days to First Goal Weight (220 pounds)
It's been a long while since I updated this blog about my training progress. Things over the past month have been going along so-so. I haven't worked out as often as I should and my diet hasn't been bad, but it hasn't been good either. For running in maintenance mode, I've been doing just that, maintaining. I'll weigh in tomorrow morning with where I'm at and try to remember to take a waist measurement to get something to work from. I received a brand new digital scale for my birthday. When I got it I weighed myself on my old scale and then on my new one. The new scale says I'm three pounds lighter than my old scale. Going forward I'll be using my new scale so my goal weight changes from 225 to 220 pounds (rounding to nearest 5 pounds).
So, my initial goal using the new scale, is to weigh 220 pounds by day 280. That gives me 21 weeks and 2 days to lose around 30 pounds (more accuracy to come tomorrow). In short, rest time is over, back to cracking the whip!
My diet today wasn't bad.
Breakfast
2 egg whites and 1 whole egg [2P]
1 ounce ham [1P]
1/2 cup 1% milk [0.5P/0.5C/0.5F]
1 banana [3C]
9 whole almonds [3F]
Lunch
3.5 ounces ham [3.5P]
1 cup green beans [1C]
3/4 cup mixed vegatables [1.5C]
1/2 apple [1C]
14 whole almonds [3.5F]
Afternoon Snack
1 stick string cheese [1P]
1/2 apple [1C]
3 whole almonds [1F]
One of the guys at work brought in a big bag of peanuts and I snacked on about 20 of those this afternoon. So, way too much fat this afternoon.
Dinner
1 green pepper stuffed with 1/5 cup rice and ground beef with tomato sauce.
3 ounces ham.
9 whole almonds
This was way too much protein tonight and probably not enough carb. This has been the gist of how things have gone over the last month. Breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack have been fine, but dinner and evening snack have generally been poor and/or not measured.
Evening Snack
Skipped.
I did my cirtuit training workout tonight. To refresh that's:
40 step ups on an eight inch stool
20 crunches
40 step ups on an eight inch stool
12 curls each arm
40 step ups on an eight inch stool
10 lunges each leg
40 step ups on an eight inch stool
12 overhead presses
40 step ups on an eight inch stool
20 squats
40 step ups on an eight inch stool
(repeat from curls to squats)
20 crunches
light stretching
I think the weight I'm using is about 30 pounds. I haven't measured it exactly. One of my Christmas gifts was a 20 kilo (44 pound) kettlebell. I'm using it for front squats instead of the dumbbells to relieve the stress on my shoulders from holding the dumbells away from my body. To compensate for the lighter weight I don't allow any break on my squats (though it is simply hard to get a break holding the weight right in front of my chest) so I do 20 straight reps with no break in between.
The weather is still icy so running outside is a tricky proposition. I haven't been getting over to the YMCA, so my running has suffered immensely during the winter. That's one goal I won't be able to check off (wimping out on running when the weather got cold). I'll have to see what I can do to get my aerobic level back up, not running simply isn't going to cut it.
It's been a long while since I updated this blog about my training progress. Things over the past month have been going along so-so. I haven't worked out as often as I should and my diet hasn't been bad, but it hasn't been good either. For running in maintenance mode, I've been doing just that, maintaining. I'll weigh in tomorrow morning with where I'm at and try to remember to take a waist measurement to get something to work from. I received a brand new digital scale for my birthday. When I got it I weighed myself on my old scale and then on my new one. The new scale says I'm three pounds lighter than my old scale. Going forward I'll be using my new scale so my goal weight changes from 225 to 220 pounds (rounding to nearest 5 pounds).
So, my initial goal using the new scale, is to weigh 220 pounds by day 280. That gives me 21 weeks and 2 days to lose around 30 pounds (more accuracy to come tomorrow). In short, rest time is over, back to cracking the whip!
My diet today wasn't bad.
Breakfast
2 egg whites and 1 whole egg [2P]
1 ounce ham [1P]
1/2 cup 1% milk [0.5P/0.5C/0.5F]
1 banana [3C]
9 whole almonds [3F]
Lunch
3.5 ounces ham [3.5P]
1 cup green beans [1C]
3/4 cup mixed vegatables [1.5C]
1/2 apple [1C]
14 whole almonds [3.5F]
Afternoon Snack
1 stick string cheese [1P]
1/2 apple [1C]
3 whole almonds [1F]
One of the guys at work brought in a big bag of peanuts and I snacked on about 20 of those this afternoon. So, way too much fat this afternoon.
Dinner
1 green pepper stuffed with 1/5 cup rice and ground beef with tomato sauce.
3 ounces ham.
9 whole almonds
This was way too much protein tonight and probably not enough carb. This has been the gist of how things have gone over the last month. Breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack have been fine, but dinner and evening snack have generally been poor and/or not measured.
Evening Snack
Skipped.
I did my cirtuit training workout tonight. To refresh that's:
40 step ups on an eight inch stool
20 crunches
40 step ups on an eight inch stool
12 curls each arm
40 step ups on an eight inch stool
10 lunges each leg
40 step ups on an eight inch stool
12 overhead presses
40 step ups on an eight inch stool
20 squats
40 step ups on an eight inch stool
(repeat from curls to squats)
20 crunches
light stretching
I think the weight I'm using is about 30 pounds. I haven't measured it exactly. One of my Christmas gifts was a 20 kilo (44 pound) kettlebell. I'm using it for front squats instead of the dumbbells to relieve the stress on my shoulders from holding the dumbells away from my body. To compensate for the lighter weight I don't allow any break on my squats (though it is simply hard to get a break holding the weight right in front of my chest) so I do 20 straight reps with no break in between.
The weather is still icy so running outside is a tricky proposition. I haven't been getting over to the YMCA, so my running has suffered immensely during the winter. That's one goal I won't be able to check off (wimping out on running when the weather got cold). I'll have to see what I can do to get my aerobic level back up, not running simply isn't going to cut it.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Thursday, 15 January, 2009
Week 16 - Day 106 - 259 Days Remaining
I weighed in at 250 pounds this morning. I've been pretty overwhelmed lately leading to a lot of bad decisions. Things look to be making a positive turn this week so I'm hoping to have better news to report next Thursday.
I weighed in at 250 pounds this morning. I've been pretty overwhelmed lately leading to a lot of bad decisions. Things look to be making a positive turn this week so I'm hoping to have better news to report next Thursday.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Week 15 - Day 99 - 266 Days Remaining
I weighed in at 249 pounds today, losing the weight I had gained over the holidays.
I injured my ankle this past Sunday and haven't been able to train. I don't know how I injured it though, I went to bed Saturday night and everything was fine, but when I woke up on Sunday I could hardly walk on it. It seems to be mostly healed and is only twinging a little today. I hope to resume training asap.
I weighed in at 249 pounds today, losing the weight I had gained over the holidays.
I injured my ankle this past Sunday and haven't been able to train. I don't know how I injured it though, I went to bed Saturday night and everything was fine, but when I woke up on Sunday I could hardly walk on it. It seems to be mostly healed and is only twinging a little today. I hope to resume training asap.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
Week 14 - Day 93 - 272 Days Remaining
Breakfast
1 ounce ham [1P]
2 egg whites and 1 whole egg [2P]
1 1/2 cup grapes [3C]
1/3 tsp. olive oil [1F]
6 whole almonds [2F]
Lunch
3 ounces fish [3P]
1/2 cup carroty vegetables [1C]
1 apple [2C]
21 peanuts [3.5F]
Afternoon Snack
1 stick string cheese [1P]
1 mandarin orange [1C]
6 peanuts [1F]
Dinner
TBD
Evening Snack
TBD
Breakfast
1 ounce ham [1P]
2 egg whites and 1 whole egg [2P]
1 1/2 cup grapes [3C]
1/3 tsp. olive oil [1F]
6 whole almonds [2F]
Lunch
3 ounces fish [3P]
1/2 cup carroty vegetables [1C]
1 apple [2C]
21 peanuts [3.5F]
Afternoon Snack
1 stick string cheese [1P]
1 mandarin orange [1C]
6 peanuts [1F]
Dinner
TBD
Evening Snack
TBD
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Week 14 - Day 92 - 273 Days Remaining
Happy New Year!!!
I weighed in at 254 pounds this morning, gaining four pounds over the Christmas and New Years holidays. Not bad considering how I ate! Now, back to business.
Breakfast
Skipped, slept in.
Lunch
2 egg whites and 1 whole egg [2P]
1 ounce ham [1P]
1 cup grapes [2C]
1 mandarin orange [1C]
1/3 tsp. olive oil [1F]
6 whole almonds [2F]
Afternoon Snack
Skipped, lunch was late so no real time for a snack.
Dinner
3 ounces fish [3P]
1/2 cup carroty vegetables [1C]
1 apple [2C]
21 peanuts [3.5F]
Evening Snack
1 ounce hard cheese [1P]
1/2 cup grapes [1C]
6 peanuts [1F]
Happy New Year!!!
I weighed in at 254 pounds this morning, gaining four pounds over the Christmas and New Years holidays. Not bad considering how I ate! Now, back to business.
Breakfast
Skipped, slept in.
Lunch
2 egg whites and 1 whole egg [2P]
1 ounce ham [1P]
1 cup grapes [2C]
1 mandarin orange [1C]
1/3 tsp. olive oil [1F]
6 whole almonds [2F]
Afternoon Snack
Skipped, lunch was late so no real time for a snack.
Dinner
3 ounces fish [3P]
1/2 cup carroty vegetables [1C]
1 apple [2C]
21 peanuts [3.5F]
Evening Snack
1 ounce hard cheese [1P]
1/2 cup grapes [1C]
6 peanuts [1F]
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