March 23rd, 2010
Weight: 202.4 lbs
Fat %: 21.2
Menu:
4 eggs; 2 slices of whole wheat toast (with orange marmalade)
1 banana; 1 20 oz. Mountain Dew
1 6 inch turkey breast, Black Forest ham sandwich from SUBWAY (low fat, low calories)
1/4 cup of "energy trail mix", including raisins, peanuts, almonds, cashews, M&Ms
1 6" Subway sandwich (see above)
2 string cheese; 3 celery sticks (w/ peanut butter, raisins)
1 yogurt, 1 protein shake.
Today was a mess, really. After dropping off one of my older daughters, I was on the way to drop off my youngest, when I realized that I had forgotten my sack of lunch goodies. I didn't think I would have enough time to return home (the Postal Service has gotten so silly with attendance issues that it wasn't worth being a few minutes late), so I was forced to improvise. I got to work, and was feeling lethargic, from the get-go. I needed a diet Mountain Dew to try and drum up some energy, but there is no longer that option at work. I had a regular sweetened drink, and counted that as one of my snacks. Yeah... really healthy. Since I had left all my food, I opted to get a 12" Subway sandwich, choosing one of the healthiest on the menu. I split that up over two "meals", and compensated with a bag of trail mix, featuring many of the items that I would typically be eating, anyhow.
Even with such a ragtag diet, today, I still managed to head in the right direction, as you will see with Wednesday's (tomorrow) weight.
It should be pointed out that (according to our digital scale) I have consistently lost weight, nearly every day. The only exceptions are last week, when I gained .4 lbs, and Sunday, when I apparently gained 1 pound. Nick assured me that it would be impossible to gain a pound, without consuming over 3,000 calories in addition to my daily allotment. That may be the case, and it may have been excess body water. By drinking upwards of 200 ounces of water, it adds a substantial amount of temporary weight to me (for example, I weighed myself at the end of the day, and came in at 208 lbs, where the next morning, I was down to 201 pounds. Hence, the importance of weighing myself at the same time every day (first thing in the morning), and hopefully with an empty stomach... including the digestive system, without getting into detail.
For our workout, we focused on back and biceps. My chest is beginning to get tender from last night's workout, and I'm sure that working such closely related muscles today, will cause a deeper pain. A good pain. It's not too bad... but a reminder that I have been doing some good work. I should learn the names of these exercises, so I can be more specific with my details. All I can say is that today's exercises were split between free weights, and two different machines.
I followed the weight training (once again) with 30 minutes of cardio, on the elliptical machine. I love using that machine, as I need to keep my heart rate relatively low (116 BPM), because of my age and weight. This is the target "fat burning" area, and I don't need to exert myself too much. In addition, I end up burning over 100 calories per each 10 minutes on the machine. This burns between 300 and 400 calories for each 30-40 minutes. Not too bad a way to lose fat....
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