Sorry about the gap in updates. A trip to Shreveport and one day of being lazy caused the missed days. In a nutshell, I spent 4 days in Shreveport with the family and avoided cheating on the diet the entire time. I ate chicken, chicken, corn, corn, salads, fruits, chicken, and salads. Water to drink, of course. My exercise took a hit, however. I only got one ~3 mile run and no weigh-ins.
Back on track, however:
Morning weigh-in: 205 lbs. I "think" that I put on a little weight from the day before.
Breakfast - Banana
Lunch - Chicken from a whole chicken that I oven roasted last night and some red grapes.
Dinner - Mixed vegetable stir fry and a chicken thigh.
The one part of the diet that I feel as though I've slacked a slight bit on is the water intake. I don't feel like I have done a great job consistently drinking water throughout the day. I also haven't gone #2 with the frequency that I was "enjoying" for the first part of the diet. I'm not sure what has exactly changed to cause it, but it feels as though I'm holding on to my food longer than I should. Hopefully I will get regular again soon.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Day 11
Morning weigh-in: 206.4 lbs. Woot! I'm in the danger zone, though. Today adds chicken and fish!
Breakfast - Fruit bowl
Lunch - 6 oz grilled chicken breast, green beans, half of a corn on the cob, and a tossed salad.
Dinner - A grilled chicken leg quarter, tossed salad, and corn on the cob.
Exercise - New personal best! 4.5 miles total, 4.2 miles were run continuously! That felt pretty great. In addition, I would like to note how sweet it was to run in the rain. About 20 minutes or so of my run was in some fairly heavy rain.
It will be interesting to see if/how the addition of chicken and seafood will affect the weight-loss. To be honest, I'm pretty happy with where I'm at right now, so if I taper off slightly, I won't be upset. It isn't that the food is unhealthy, but it does seem to sit a bit heavier. Perhaps I'm just not used to it.
Breakfast - Fruit bowl
Lunch - 6 oz grilled chicken breast, green beans, half of a corn on the cob, and a tossed salad.
Dinner - A grilled chicken leg quarter, tossed salad, and corn on the cob.
Exercise - New personal best! 4.5 miles total, 4.2 miles were run continuously! That felt pretty great. In addition, I would like to note how sweet it was to run in the rain. About 20 minutes or so of my run was in some fairly heavy rain.
It will be interesting to see if/how the addition of chicken and seafood will affect the weight-loss. To be honest, I'm pretty happy with where I'm at right now, so if I taper off slightly, I won't be upset. It isn't that the food is unhealthy, but it does seem to sit a bit heavier. Perhaps I'm just not used to it.
Day 10
Weigh-in: 208.4 lbs
Breakfast - Banana
Lunch - Peach
Dinner - Tossed salad and grilled corn on the cob.
Exercise - Washed and waxed the goat
Boring blog today but I'm adding it from my phone at work. Sorry. I'm dropping dome weight though! Hoping to exercise some more on Wednesday. I can't wait for the chicken and seafood.
Breakfast - Banana
Lunch - Peach
Dinner - Tossed salad and grilled corn on the cob.
Exercise - Washed and waxed the goat
Boring blog today but I'm adding it from my phone at work. Sorry. I'm dropping dome weight though! Hoping to exercise some more on Wednesday. I can't wait for the chicken and seafood.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Day 9
Morning weigh-in: 211 lbs. This is a slight weigh gain, but not too bad. I cheated the diet on Saturday night and didn't do much exercising either Saturday or Sunday. The momentum probably shifted today, however.
Breakfast - Orange
Lunch - Vegetarian chili and an orange
Dinner - Cooked mixed vegetables and....cooked mixed vegetables
Snack - I don't think I had any today
Exercise - 3.4 miles BUT on my little "hill" circuit. The total distance of the course is only around half of a mile, but I run it continuous with a slight break when I cross the street, where I will walk. I actually ran the whole thing at a pretty quick pace, about on par with my last 3.2 mile run and that included uphill and the slight bit of walking. For me, anyways, it was a pretty solid workout.
Breakfast - Orange
Lunch - Vegetarian chili and an orange
Dinner - Cooked mixed vegetables and....cooked mixed vegetables
Snack - I don't think I had any today
Exercise - 3.4 miles BUT on my little "hill" circuit. The total distance of the course is only around half of a mile, but I run it continuous with a slight break when I cross the street, where I will walk. I actually ran the whole thing at a pretty quick pace, about on par with my last 3.2 mile run and that included uphill and the slight bit of walking. For me, anyways, it was a pretty solid workout.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Day 8
Morning weigh-in: I did not weigh in. I know what you are thinking, "he is ashamed because he cheated". Well, that isn't the case at all. I felt fine in the morning and my body seemed to "handle" last night's food just fine.
Breakfast - Baby carrots
Lunch - Tossed salad
Dinner - Roasted vegetables (too many to list), grilled corn on the cob, and vegetarian chili. I got some more of my favorite peppers today....amazing.
Snacks - I snacked just before dinner on baby carrots, broccoli, celery, cauliflower, and cherry tomatoes. It was a pretty nice little veggie tray. Big thanks to Levi and Ott for eating their porkchops right in front of me.
Exercise - Not what I was hoping for today, but I only played disc golf. A decent amount of walking/climbing, but not the long run that I was hoping for. This is the first day that I feel as though I let my schedule beat my desire to get some exercise in.
I expect to be even or 1 lb or so over my last weigh-in, but I honestly don't feel as though the damage will be that bad.
Breakfast - Baby carrots
Lunch - Tossed salad
Dinner - Roasted vegetables (too many to list), grilled corn on the cob, and vegetarian chili. I got some more of my favorite peppers today....amazing.
Snacks - I snacked just before dinner on baby carrots, broccoli, celery, cauliflower, and cherry tomatoes. It was a pretty nice little veggie tray. Big thanks to Levi and Ott for eating their porkchops right in front of me.
Exercise - Not what I was hoping for today, but I only played disc golf. A decent amount of walking/climbing, but not the long run that I was hoping for. This is the first day that I feel as though I let my schedule beat my desire to get some exercise in.
I expect to be even or 1 lb or so over my last weigh-in, but I honestly don't feel as though the damage will be that bad.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Day 7
Morning weigh-in: 210.4 lbs. Wow! I did not expect that. I figure my accurate "anytime" weight to be somewhere between 211 and 213 lbs., but that was a good feeling. Perhaps the outlier was yesterday's higher weight, rather than Thursday's lower weight.
Breakfast - Banana
Just got back from Town Talk in Fort Worth and got some great deals on stuff to make salads. I will post more later.
Lunch - Nothing too substantial. I had a tossed salad and picked at some carrots.
Dinner - *sigh* I had already known about this evening prior to starting the diet, but it was a "cheat" night. We attended a wedding for one of my friends and, at least for the evening, sticking to the diet was no longer expected. I ate some chicken and a small portion of pasta. I did, however, eat a LOT of vegetables and fruit, so I felt good about that. I also went astray on the "water only" part of the diet. Despite drinking a lot of water there, I also had 4 drinks. 1 scotch on the rocks and 3 vodka/tonics. I cheated, but I felt good afterward, not bloated and unnecessarily heavy, so that was good.
Exercise - Ran 1.4 miles. Nothing too crazy as I plan to do a solid run tomorrow and/or play some basketball.
Breakfast - Banana
Just got back from Town Talk in Fort Worth and got some great deals on stuff to make salads. I will post more later.
Lunch - Nothing too substantial. I had a tossed salad and picked at some carrots.
Dinner - *sigh* I had already known about this evening prior to starting the diet, but it was a "cheat" night. We attended a wedding for one of my friends and, at least for the evening, sticking to the diet was no longer expected. I ate some chicken and a small portion of pasta. I did, however, eat a LOT of vegetables and fruit, so I felt good about that. I also went astray on the "water only" part of the diet. Despite drinking a lot of water there, I also had 4 drinks. 1 scotch on the rocks and 3 vodka/tonics. I cheated, but I felt good afterward, not bloated and unnecessarily heavy, so that was good.
Exercise - Ran 1.4 miles. Nothing too crazy as I plan to do a solid run tomorrow and/or play some basketball.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Day 6
Morning weigh-in: 214 lbs. I know, this is a slight gain in weight, but I don't feel bad about it at all. I think that the drop to 213.2 was a bit of an outlier. In addition, I ate dinner way to late last night, finishing my chili around 9:15 p.m. No worries, though, I still feel as though I'm on the right track.
Breakfast - Banana and a pill
Lunch - Vegetarian chili and an orange.
Dinner - This was a treat! Mitch came over and we all shared a little of what we are eating for this diet and even tried some new stuff. My meal was a grilled artichoke, grilled corn on the cob, a tossed salad, and about 5 pieces of a vegetarian sushi roll that Mitch made. Even without the preface that it was his first time making them, they were pretty damn good. Looking forward to trying again with some shrimp once the diet includes seafood. It was a good dinner and a little encouraging being able to include a friend in the diet as well.
Exercise - Nothing spectacular, but I did some leg lifts and crunches whilst sitting on the floor before bed. Also did some more stretching.
Breakfast - Banana and a pill
Lunch - Vegetarian chili and an orange.
Dinner - This was a treat! Mitch came over and we all shared a little of what we are eating for this diet and even tried some new stuff. My meal was a grilled artichoke, grilled corn on the cob, a tossed salad, and about 5 pieces of a vegetarian sushi roll that Mitch made. Even without the preface that it was his first time making them, they were pretty damn good. Looking forward to trying again with some shrimp once the diet includes seafood. It was a good dinner and a little encouraging being able to include a friend in the diet as well.
Exercise - Nothing spectacular, but I did some leg lifts and crunches whilst sitting on the floor before bed. Also did some more stretching.
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