Food 12/30/2007

Today I ate:

• 2 pieces Turkey Bacon, 1/2 cup Egg Beaters, Whole Wheat Tortilla, 9:15 AM, 231 Calories (I am still just not able to get used to egg beaters, and the turkey bacon in addition made the whole thing less than a little satisfying and more than a little fake, but it was better than I feared)
• Trader Joe's Chicken Vindaloo Bowl, 11:45 AM, 290 Calories
  
• Cranberry C Monster Odwalla Bar, 2:00 PM, 220 Calories
• 2 Wasa Light Rye crispbreads with 2 tablespoons of fat-free cream cheese, 4:30 PM, 90 Calories
• Trader Joe's Broccoli and Cheddar Quiche, 7:30 PM, 460 Calories

1291 Calories Total

Workout 12/30/2007

I worked out today, running about 15 minutes late. Cardio only today:

• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 15 minutes

Food 12/29/2007

Today I ate:

• Banana Nut Odwalla Bar, 10:30 AM, 240 Calories
• 13 ounces Cocktail Tomatoes, 12:30 PM, 92 Calories
  
• 2 Wasa Light Rye crispbreads with 2 tablespoons of fat-free cream cheese, 3:30 PM, 90 Calories
• 8 ounces Butternut Squash, 2 tsp Olive Oil, salt, 6:00 PM, 181 Calories
  
• 2 ounces Chicken, 1 ounce Shredded Carrot, 2 ounces Sliced Mushrooms, 5 ounces Trader Joe's Curry Simmer Sauce, 4.2 ounces Brown Rice, 9:30 PM, 324 Calories
  

927 Calories Total

Workout 12/29/2007

I worked out today, I had no schedule whatsoever, but I got moving quickly, so let's call it on time. I am trying to keep my metabolism in gear, so I added cardio for the weekend:

• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 15 minutes

Food 12/28/2007

Today I ate:

• Maximum Protein drink (link is closest I could find in another brand), 10:00 AM, 110 Calories
• Subway 6-inch Turkey Sub (no cheese), 12:30 PM, 280 Calories
• Cranberry C Monster Odwalla Bar, 3:45 PM, 220 Calories
• 2 Wasa Light Rye crispbreads with 2 tablespoons of fat-free cream cheese, 5:30 PM, 90 Calories
• 8 oz. Yellowfin Tuna pan-fried (no oil), 4 oz. Steamed Corn, 8:00 PM, 414 Calories

1114 Calories Total

Workout 12/28/2007

I worked out today, running about half an hour late but no real hurry. Today was lower body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Leg Presses (hamstrings/glutes/quads), 250/250/250
• Calves, 260/260/260
• Quads, 110/110/110
• Hamstrings, 115/115/115
• Hip Adductors, 160/160/160
• Hip Abductors, 190/190/190
• Cable Crunches (I do this standing up), 150/150/150
• Floor Bridges, 3 sets of 10
• Cable Wood Chops, 100/100/100
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 14 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 9 minutes

Food 12/27/2007

Yesterday I ate:

• Small Bloody Mary, 6:00 AM, 101 Calories (flying First Class, you HAVE to drink a cocktail)
  
• French Vanilla Cream Power Crunch, 1:00 PM, 195 Calories
• Strawberry Pomegranate Odwalla Bar, 3:00 PM, 220 Calories
• Spicy Tuna Roll and 6-piece Tekka Maki roll, 6:00 PM, 410 Calories
• 4 oz. (precooked) Ground Turkey Breast, Whole Wheat Dinner Roll, 8:00 PM, 250 Calories

1176 Calories Total

Workout 12/27/2007

I worked out today, I was relatively brisk about setting out. so I'm going to consider it on time. Today was upper body day, and I worked out at the gym near my home instead of the usual gym:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Barbell Curls, 55/55/55 (using the "fixed-weight" barbells)
• Dumbbell Front Raises, 17.5/17.5/17.5 (alternating arms)
• Dumbbell Lateral Raises, 10/10/10
• Dumbbell exercise for rotator cuffs I can't find online, 10/10/10
• Seated Rear lateral Dumbbell Raises, 10/10/10
• Triceps Pushdowns, 85 (waiting for the Smith Machine)
  
• Bench Presses, Smith machine, 60/60/60 (plus 44.5 for the bar)
• Triceps Pushdowns, 85/85
• Dumbbell Shoulder Press, 20/20/20
• Dumbbell Shrugs, 55/55/55
• Cable Seated Row, 100/100/100
• Lat Pulldowns, 100/100/100
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 10 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 13 minutes

Four Pounds (Unofficially)

I weighed myself this morning out of curiosity. The morning I left for Minnesota, I weighed 397 pounds. This morning I weighed 393 pounds, meaning I lost 4 pounds while on vacation, which was a shock to me. I did relatively well on vacation, but ate probably twice as much as I normally do.

I guess no exercise and doubling the food is a fallback plan! Kidding, of course. This goes to show the power of getting your metabolism up with exercise, the system can allow for disruptions if necessary. Not that I am going to be slacking off at all.

Jiggity Jig

I am home, got in about 9:30 This morning, home by 10:30, off to the gym by 11:00.

Vacation

I am going on vacation until December 27th. I will not be updating between now and then. I hope to go do at least cardio tomorrow but I haven't packed yet and it's late already. I haven;t been this disorganized about a trip in many years.

Food 12/18/2007

Today I ate:

• Maximum Protein drink (link is closest I could find in another brand), 9:00 AM, 110 Calories
• 1/2 Baked Rosemary Chicken, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Sauteed Vegetables, 2 slices Multigrain Bread, Mushroom Brandy Ragout Sauce (I have no idea what to link, it was pretty salty, and oily), 1:30 PM, I'm going to say 1000 Calories (this was a business lunch)
  
• Apex Oatmeal Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Square, 4:30 PM, 210 Calories
• 4 oz. (precooked) Ground Turkey Breast, Whole Wheat Dinner Roll, 2.5 oz. Baby Carrots, 8:00 PM, 275 Calories

I wish I had controlled myself better at the restaurant. I wasn't going to eat the ragout of mushrooms or the potatoes, and have 1 piece of bread, and I gave in on those. I need to learn to ask for things to be left off the plate.

1595 Calories Total

Workout 12/18/2007

I worked out today, running about 10 minutes late. Today was upper body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Bench Presses, Smith machine, 60/60/60 (plus 44.5 for the bar)
• Barbell Curls, 55/55/55 (using the "fixed-weight" barbells)
• Dumbbell Front Raises, 17.5/17.5/17.5 (alternating arms)
• Dumbbell Lateral Raises, 12.5/12.5/12.5
• Dumbbell exercise for rotator cuffs I can't find online, 10/10/10
• Seated Rear lateral Dumbbell Raises, 10/10/10
• Dumbbell Shoulder Press, 22.5/22.5/22.5
• Dumbbell Shrugs, 55/55/55
• Triceps Pushdowns, 80/80/80
• Cable Seated Row, 90/90/90/105
• Lat Pulldowns, 95/95/95
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 10 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 13 minutes

Food 12/17/2007

Today I ate:

• Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch, 10:00 AM, 190 Calories
• Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch, 12:30 PM, 190 Calories
  
• Maximum Protein drink (link is closest I could find in another brand), 3:00 PM, 110 Calories
  
• Quaker Oats Banana Bread Weight Control Oatmeal, 5:30 PM, 160 Calories
  
• 5 oz. (precooked) Ground Turkey Breast, Whole Wheat Dinner Roll, 2.5 oz. Baby Carrots, 8 oz. Strawberry Tomatoes, 8:00 PM, 400 Calories

1050 Calories Total

Workout 12/17/2007

I worked out today, running two hours late. I was very hung over from the Christmas Party. Today was supposed to be lower body day, but I was running so late I had to skip the weights and just do cardio again (and I feel very guilty):

• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 15 minutes

7 Pounds!

I weighed myself today. I was 397.75 pounds this morning! We'll call it 398, eh? Now of course Christmas comes and I will almost certainly gain a few pounds, but I'll do what I can to be careful and eat some of my normal food. No exercise for the week I'm away, either. Maybe I'll try and sneak a little cardio in, we'll see.

I'd say "goodbye to the 400s forever" but we'll see what I weigh next week when I return from Minnesota.

Food 12/16/2007

Today (actually, yesterday) I ate:

• 3 Scrambled Eggs with Onion, Herbed Potatoes, and Chicken Sausage, roughly a cup of Mixed Diced Melon, and one-and-a-half slices of Rye Toast, 11:00 AM, 927 Calories
• 3 chocolate-dipped Oreo Cookies, 2 Chocolate-Dipped Pretzels, 4 Peanut-Butter Balls (slightly smaller than recipe), 11:45 AM, 900 Calories
• 3 More Peanut-Butter Balls, 12:30 PM, 450 Calories
• 2 Wasa Light Rye crispbreads with 2 tablespoons of fat-free cream cheese, 1:30 PM, 90 Calories
• Half-pound hamburger on large bun, no cheese, and two pints Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, 3:30 PM, 1161 Calories

Then in the evening I went to the company Christmas Party and blew it all out. I ate only one plate of food (skipped the pasta but had two pieces of very delicious bread), then I had one piece of cheesecake and one piece of this weird blueberry tart and drank champagne, a gin and tonic, and a number of Manhattans, a number I lost track of. Anyhow, I'm not going to calculate it all, it was easily 3000-4000 calories. And very fun. Plus I won a cool little video camera in the raffle!

Let's call it 7500 Calories total.

Workout 12/16/2007

I worked out today. I was running about an hour behind my original plan. Cardio only, today:

• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 15 minutes

Food 12/15/2007

Today I ate:

• Maximum Protein drink (link is closest I could find in another brand), 10:00 AM, 110 Calories
• Subway 6-inch Turkey Sub (no cheese), 12:30 PM, 280 Calories
• Odwalla Super Protein Bar, 3:20 PM, 230 Calories (Delicious!!)
  
• Odwalla Carrot Raisin Bar, 5:30 PM, 220 Calories (Not so delicious.)
  
• Trader Joe's Frozen Quiche, 8:15 PM, 460 Calories

1300 Calories Total

Workout 12/15/2007

Because of the party tomorrow, I worked out today, trying to get ahead of the calories I will eat (and drink)!! I was running about half an hour late, but no hurry today, I have work to do but no set time for it. Cardio only, today:

• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 15 minutes

Food 12/14/2007

Today I ate:

• Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch, 9:00 AM, 190 Calories
• Turkey and Spinach Sandwich on Whole Wheat Toast with Mustard, 11:30 AM, 260 Calories
• Apex Iced Banana Nut Breakfast Bar, 2:00 PM, 220 Calories
• Apex Blueberry FruitFuel Energy Bar, 4:30 PM, 210 Calories
• 4 oz. (precooked) Ground Turkey Breast, Whole Wheat Dinner Roll, 8:00 PM, 250 Calories

1130 Calories Total

Workout 12/14/2007

I worked out today. I was on time, but then realized I left my iPod at work and had to run and grab it, thus ending up at 15 minutes behind. Oh well. Today was upper body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Bench Presses, Smith machine, 60/60/60 (plus 44.5 for the bar)
• Barbell Curls, 55/55/55 (using the "fixed-weight" barbells)
• Dumbbell Front Raises, 17.5/17.5/17.5 (alternating arms)
• Dumbbell Lateral Raises, 12.5/12.5/12.5
• Dumbbell exercise for rotator cuffs I can't find online, 10/10/10
• Seated Rear lateral Dumbbell Raises, 10/10/10 (I saw someone else doing these today, and copying his form really helped: I started them behind my legs instead of parallel with them, and that made a huge difference in my form)
• Dumbbell Shoulder Press, 22.5/22.5/22.5
• Dumbbell Shrugs, 55/55/55
• Triceps Pushdowns, 80/80/80
• Cable Seated Row, 90/90/90
• Lat Pulldowns, 95/95/95
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 10 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 13 minutes

Unofficial Weigh in

I weighed myself today, I am curious lately how much my inactivity and higher calories count affect my weigh-ins. Sunday is the company Christmas party and it will be a big night, and it's open bar, so I intend to do some damage. :) I actually will do cardio this weekend in preparation.

Anyhow, my weight was 398.5. My goal had been to lose 70 pounds by Christmas, and as long as I don't completely screw up this weekend, I will officially attain that goal. Unofficially, however, I did, so I am content. I may do my official weigh in on the morning I leave, as well, which gives me a couple days to undo the party! It seems kind of silly to be happy I weigh 399 pounds, but this is the first time my weight has started with a 3 since 2001, as far as I can recall. That makes me happy.

Food 12/13/2007

Today I ate:

• Maximum Protein drink (link is closest I could find in another brand), 9:00 AM, 110 Calories
• Turkey and Spinach Sandwich on Whole Wheat Toast with Mustard, 12:00 PM, 260 Calories
• Apex Oatmeal Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Square, 2:30 PM, 210 Calories
• Apex Iced Banana Nut Breakfast Bar, 5:45 PM, 220 Calories
• Apex Fix Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar, 8:30 PM, 160 Calories

Long day at the office=crappy supper. Glad to be done with those awful Apex Fix bars.

960 Calories Total

Workout 12/13/2007

I worked out today, running ten minutes late. Today was lower body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Leg Presses (hamstrings/glutes/quads), 250/250/250
• Calves, 260/260/260
• Quads, 115/115/115
• Hamstrings, 120/120/120
• Hip Adductors, 160/160/160\
• Hip Abductors, 190/190/190
• Cable Crunches (I do this standing up), 160/160/160
• Floor Bridges, 3 sets of 10
• Oblique Side Bends, 50/50
• Cable Wood Chops, 110
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 10 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 13 minutes

The cable machine was taken so I did the Side Bends until the machine openeed up so I could finish obliques with my usual exercise.

Food 12/12/2007

Today I ate:

• French Vanilla Cream Power Crunch, 9:00 AM, 195 Calories
• Turkey and Spinach Sandwich on Whole Wheat Toast with Mustard, 12:00 PM, 260 Calories
• Apex Iced Banana Nut Breakfast Bar, 2:30 PM, 220 Calories
• Spicy Tuna Roll and 6-piece Tekka Maki roll, 8:00 PM, 410 Calories

Another busy day, we had a tour group of kids come through from a robotics team we sponsor, and we talked to them about what we do. It was fun.

1085 Calories Total

Workout 12/12/2007

I worked out today, running 5 minutes late. Today was upper body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Bench Presses, Smith machine, 60/60/60 (plus 44.5 for the bar)
• Barbell Curls, 55/55/55 (using the "fixed-weight" barbells)
• Dumbbell Front Raises, 17.5/17.5/17.5 (alternating arms)
• Dumbbell Lateral Raises, 12.5/12.5/12.5
• Dumbbell exercise for rotator cuffs I can't find online, 10/10/10
• Seated Rear lateral Dumbbell Raises, 10/10/10
• Dumbbell Shoulder Press, 22.5/22.5/22.5
• Dumbbell Shrugs, 55/55/55
• Tricep Pushdowns, 80/70/70
• Cable Seated Row, 90/90/90
• Lat Pulldowns, 95/95/95
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 10 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 13 minutes

I increased some weights today.

Food 12/11/2007

Yesterday I ate:

• Maximum Protein drink (link is closest I could find in another brand), 9:00 AM, 110 Calories
• Turkey and Spinach Sandwich on Whole Wheat Toast with Mustard, 12:00 PM, 260 Calories
• Apex Oatmeal Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Square, 3:30 PM, 210 Calories
• 4 oz Bionaturae Whole Wheat Fusili, 6.5 oz. Enrico's Pasta Sauce, 9:00 PM, 449 Calories

Busy day, forgot to eat.

1029 Calories Total

Workout 12/11/2007

I worked out today, running on time, then needed to find stamps, grrr, so 5 minutes late. Today was lower body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Leg Presses (hamstrings/glutes/quads), 250/250/250
• Calves, 260/260/260
• Quads, 115/115/115
• Hamstrings, 120/120/120
• Hip Abductors, 190/190/190
• Hip Adductors, 160/160/160
• Cable Crunches (I do this standing up), 160/160/160
• Floor Bridges, 3 sets of 10
• Cable Wood Chops, 110/110/110
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 10 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 13 minutes

I increased a lot of weights today!

Weight Confirmed

I weighed myself this morning at my ususal gym and it was 404.5 as well, the scales sync up or close enough to be the same.

Food 12/10/2007

Today I ate:

• Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch, 8:00 AM, 190 Calories
• Apex Oatmeal Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Square, 11:00 AM, 210 Calories
• Turkey and Spinach Sandwich on Whole Wheat Toast with Mustard, 1:15 PM, 260 Calories
• Apex Iced Banana Nut Breakfast Bar, 3:30 PM, 220 Calories
• Subway 6-inch Turkey Sub (no cheese), 6:00 PM, 280 Calories

1160 Calories Total

5 Pounds!

I weighed myself this morning, 404.5 pounds (round up to 405). I'll weigh myself tomorrow to compare at my usual gym. That's 4 pounds short of my "70 pounds by the time I go home for Christmas" goal, and I have a week and a half to do it. I'll probably regain a bit, or at least stay steady, over the holiday, but I'm okay with that. I am preparing to make my usual stuff to eat while I am home, but I will also have the occasional cookie or have a bit of cider or beer, and I'm not going to feel TOO guilty about it, at least.

Workout 12/10/2007

I worked out today at the gym near my house, running 15 minutes late do to a late bedtime and a misplaced wallet this morning. Today was upper body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Bench Presses, Smith machine, 50/50/50 (plus 44.5 for the bar)
• Barbell Curls, 50/50/50 (using the "fixed-weight" barbells)
• Dumbbell Front Raises, 17.5/17.5/17.5 (alternating arms)
• Dumbbell Lateral Raises, 10/10/10 (this gym doesn't have 12.5 weights)
• Dumbbell exercise for rotator cuffs I can't find online, 10/10/10
• Seated Rear lateral Dumbbell Raises, 10/10/10
• Dumbbell Shoulder Press, 20/20/20 (this gym doesn't have 22.5 weights)
• Tricep Pushdowns, 70/70/70
• Cable Seated Row, 100 (running behind so I cut it short)
• Lat Pulldowns, 100 (running behind so I cut it short)
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 10 minutes (I had a hard time getting the intensity up on this different machine)
• Recumbent Bike, 13 minutes

Food 12/09/2007

Today I ate:

• Strawberry Pomegranate Odwalla Bar, 9:30 AM, 220 Calories
• 1 low-fat whole-wheat tortilla, 2 tbsp barbecue sauce, 2 oz. chicken, 1/2 oz. lowfat cheese, 2 tbsp onion, 12:00 PM, 290 Calories
• 2 Wasa Light Rye crispbreads with 2 tablespoons of fat-free cream cheese, 3:30 PM, 90 Calories
• 4 oz. (precooked) Ground Turkey Breast, Whole Wheat Dinner Roll, 8:30 PM, 250 Calories
• 7.15 oz. Yellowfin Tuna pan-fried (no oil), 4 ounces California-Style Vegetables (steamed), 8:00 PM, 315 Calories

1165 Calories Total

Food 12/08/2007

Yesterday, my free day, I ate:

• 2 Wasa Light Rye crispbreads with 2 tablespoons of fat-free cream cheese, 8:30 AM, 90 Calories
• 1 low-fat whole-wheat tortilla, 2 tbsp barbecue sauce, 2 oz. chicken, 1/2 oz. lowfat cheese, 2 tbsp onion, 12:00 PM, 290 Calories
• Chick-Fil-A Classic Chicken Sandwich, 8-PC Nuggets with Barbecue Sauce, Medium Diet Lemonade, 1:30 PM 748 Calories
• 3.5 ounces Archer Farms Parmesan Herb Baked Pita Chips, 6 pieces Hershey's Pot of Gold Assorted Truffles, 3:00 PM, 795 Calories
  
• 3 pieces Hershey's Pot of Gold Assorted Truffles, 7:00 PM, 200 Calories
• Souplantation Salad Bar: Roughly 1 pound tossed salad (no cheese), 2 tbsp Sunflower Seeds, 3 tbsp Fat-Free Ranch Dressing, 1 cup Chicken Noodle Soup, 1 cup Creamy Herbed Turkey Soup, 1 piece Cornbread, 3 pieces Garlic Asiago Focaccia, 2 pieces Indian Grain Bread, 2 pieces Irish Soda Bread, 1 cup Frozen Yogurt with 1 tbsp Caramel Sauce and 1 tbsp Chocolate Sauce, 8:30 PM, 2350 Calories
• 3 pieces Hershey's Pot of Gold Assorted Truffles, 11:00 PM, 200 Calories

4673 Calories Total

Interesting to see what items were high in calories at Souplantation, or more to the point, how MUCH higher in calories they were. 2 Tbsp of Sunflower Seeds was more calories than the pound of lettuce and vegetables. The Focaccia was ridiculous, never having that again. And man, bread is so caloric, but so good... Screw carbs, I know why people lost weight on Atkins, bread is really caloric.

Food 12/07/2007

Today I ate:

• Maximum Protein drink (link is closest I could find in another brand), 9:00 AM, 110 Calories
• Turkey and Spinach Sandwich on Whole Wheat Toast with Mustard, 12:00 PM, 260 Calories
• Apex Oatmeal Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Square, 2:30 PM, 210 Calories
• Apex Iced Banana Nut Breakfast Bar, 5:30 PM, 220 Calories
• 4 oz Bionaturae Whole Wheat Fusili, 6.5 oz. Enrico's Pasta Sauce, 8:30 PM, 449 Calories

1249 Calories Total

Workout 12/07/2007

I worked out today, running five minutes late, dammit, even though I could have acutally left ten minutes early. Sigh. Today was lower body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Calves, 240/240/240
• Leg Presses (hamstrings/glutes/quads) at 240/240/240
• Quads, 110/110/110
• Hamstrings, 115/115/115
• Hip Abductors, 190/190/190
• Hip Adductors, 160/160/160
• Cable Crunches (I do this standing up), 150/150/150
• Cable Wood Chops, 100/100/100
• Floor Bridges, 3 sets of 10
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 10 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 13 minutes

Food 12/06/2007

Today I ate:

• Triple Chocolate Power Crunch, 9:00 AM, 195 Calories
• Chipotle 3 Soft Chicken Tacos with salsa and lettuce (no cheese or Sour Cream), 12:30 PM, 552 Calories
  
• Maximum Protein drink (link is closest I could find in another brand), 2:30 PM, 110 Calories
  
• Maximum Protein drink (link is closest I could find in another brand), 5:00 PM, 110 Calories
  
• 4 oz. (precooked) Ground Turkey Breast, Whole Wheat Hamburger Bun, 8:45 PM, 320 Calories

1287 Calories Total

Workout 12/06/2007

I worked out today, running on time. Today was upper body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Bench Presses, Smith machine, 50/50/50 (plus 44.5 for the bar)
• Barbell Curls, 50/50/50 (using the "fixed-weight" barbells)
• Dumbbell Front Raises, 17.5/17.5/17.5 (alternating arms)
• Dumbbell Lateral Raises, 12.5/12.5/12.5
• Dumbbell exercise for rotator cuffs I can't find online, 10/10/10
• Seated Rear lateral Dumbbell Raises, 10/10/10
• Dumbbell Shoulder Press, 22.5/22.5/22.5
• Dumbbell Shrugs, 50/50/50
• Tricep Pushdowns, 70/70/70
• Cable Seated Row, 90/90/90
• Lat Pulldowns, 95/95/95
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 10 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 13 minutes

Food 12/05/2007

Today I ate:

• Maximum Protein drink (link is closest I could find in another brand), 9:00 AM, 110 Calories
• Turkey and Spinach Sandwich on Whole Wheat Toast with Mustard, 12:00 PM, 260 Calories
• Triple Chocolate Power Crunch, 2:30 PM, 195 Calories
• Apex Iced Banana Nut Breakfast Bar, 5:30 PM, 220 Calories
• 4 oz. (precooked) Ground Turkey Breast, Whole Wheat Hamburger Bun, 1 cup Skim Milk, 5:30 PM, 411 Calories

1196 Calories Total

Workout 12/05/2007

I worked out today, running on time. Today was lower body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Leg Presses (hamstrings/glutes/quads) at 240/240/240
• Calves, 240/240/240
• Quads, 110/110/110
• Hamstrings, 115/115/115
• Hip Adductors, 160/160/160
• Hip Abductors, 190/190/190
• Cable Crunches (I do this standing up), 150/150/150
• Floor Bridges, 3 sets of 10
• Cable Wood Chops, 100/100/100
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 10 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 13 minutes

Food 12/04/2007

Today I ate:

• Maximum Protein drink (link is closest I could find in another brand), 9:00 AM, 110 Calories
• Turkey and Spinach Sandwich on Whole Wheat Toast with Mustard, 11:30 PM, 260 Calories
• Apex Oatmeal Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Square, 2:10 PM, 210 Calories
• French Vanilla Cream Power Crunch, 4:40 PM, 195 Calories
• 4 oz Bionaturae Whole Wheat Fusili, 5.5 oz. Enrico's Pasta Sauce, 8:45 PM, 435 Calories

1210 Calories Total

Workout 12/04/2007

I worked out today, running on time, which would be nice if I hadn't been running early then frittered it away by reading crap on CNN.com that didn't affect my life at all. Today was upper body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Bench Presses, Smith machine, 50/50/50 (plus 44.5 for the bar)
• Barbell Curls, 50/50/50 (using the "fixed-weight" barbells)
• Dumbbell Front Raises, 17.5/17.5/17.5 (alternating arms)
• Dumbbell Lateral Raises, 12.5/12.5/12.5
• Dumbbell exercise for rotator cuffs I can't find online, 10/10/10
• Seated Rear lateral Dumbbell Raises, 10/10/10
• Dumbbell Shoulder Press, 20/20/20
• Tricep Pushdowns, 70/70/70
• Lat Pulldowns, 95/95/95
• Cable Seated Row, 90/90/90
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 10 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 13 minutes

Food 12/03/2007

Today I ate:

• Myoplex Lite Bar Peanut Caramel Crisp, 9:00 AM, 190 Calories
• Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch, 11:45 AM, 190 Calories
• Maximum Protein drink (link is closest I could find in another brand), 2:30 PM, 110 Calories
• Subway 6-inch Turkey Sub (no cheese), 6:00 PM, 280 Calories
• Apex Iced Banana Nut Breakfast Bar, 8:00 PM, 220 Calories

990 Calories Total

Workout 12/03/2007

I worked out today, running about 10 minutes behind. Today was lower body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Leg Presses (hamstrings/glutes/quads) at 240/240/240
• Calves, 240/240/240
• Quads, 110/110/110
• Hamstrings, 115/115/115
• Hip Abductors, 190/190/190
• Hip Adductors, 160/160/160
• Cable Crunches (I do this standing up), 150/150/150
• Cable Wood Chops, 100/100/100
• Floor Bridges, 3 sets of 10
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 10 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 13 minutes

7 Pounds!

I weighed myself this morning, 410 pounds, for a total loss of 61 pounds since September 18th. That's 13% of my total body weight. I'm up 2 pounds since last Thursday, but as I noted at the time, I think it was water loss.

I wore a jacket this weekend that I haven't been able to wear in a few years, and I can almost zip up an old leather motorcycle jacket that hasn't fit in ages. 5XL shirts are still a little ambitious, as they get snug when I sit down, but I will soon be wearing them normally!

Food 12/02/2007

Today I ate:

• Strawberry Pomegranate Odwalla Bar, 10:00 AM, 220 Calories
• Cranberry C Monster Odwalla Bar, 12:30 PM, 220 Calories
• 1 low-fat Whole-Wheat Tortilla, 2 tbsp Barbecue Sauce, 2 oz. Chicken, 1/2 oz. Lowfat Cheese, 2 tbsp Onion, 3:00 PM, 290 Calories
• 4 oz. (precooked) Ground Turkey Breast, Whole Wheat Hamburger Bun, 5:30 PM, 320 Calories
• 8 oz. Yellowfin Tuna pan-fried (no oil), 4 oz. Steamed Corn, 8:00 PM, 414 Calories

1464 Calories Total

Food 12/1/2007

Today was free day! I have endeavored to not eat as much as last week, let's see how I did:

• 18 Life Savers, 7:30 AM through 3:00 PM, 270 Calories (link disagrees with bag, I go with package if it's higher)
  
• Chorizo and Eggs with 1 12" Flour and 2 6" Corn Tortillas, Hash Browns, 12 oz. Skim Milk, 9:00 AM, 1061 Calories (I didn't eat everything on my plate by a long shot, but I think these portions are representative of what I ate)
• 2 Choco Tacos, 10:30 AM, 580 Calories (I had bought one for the morning and one for the afternoon and ate both, so breakdown in willpower there)
• 8 oz. (precooked) Ground Turkey Breast, tbsp Worcestershire Sauce, 2tbsp Brown Rice, Whole Wheat Hamburger Bun, 12:15 PM, 500 Calories
• 2 Lacey's Dark Chocolate Almond Cookies, 2:00 PM, 200 Calories (box calories number is higher than link)
• 2 Lacey's Dark Chocolate Almond Cookies, 4:30 PM, 200 Calories (box calories number is higher than link)
• Mushrooms stewed in sherry and garlic, 2 pork tenderloin slices stuffed with spinach and sun-dried tomatoes, steamed vegetables, 2.5 dinner rolls, 2 glasses white Spanish wine, 7:30 PM, I have no idea what the caloric total is, really, probably roughly 2000 calories.
• 2 Lacey's Dark Chocolate Almond Cookies, 1 cup skim milk, 9:00 PM, 291 Calories (box calories number is higher than link)

5102 Calories total, better than last week

Food 11/30/2007

Today I ate:

• Maximum Protein drink (link is closest I could find in another brand), 9:00 AM, 110 Calories
  
• Turkey and Spinach Sandwich on Whole Wheat Toast with Mustard, 12:00 PM, 280 Calories
  
• Apex Iced Banana Nut Breakfast Bar, 2:30 PM, 220 Calories
  
• Apex Oatmeal Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Square, 5:00 PM, 210 Calories
• 4 oz. (precooked) Ground Turkey Breast, Whole Wheat Hamburger Bun, 8:45 PM, 320 Calories

1140 Calories Total

Workout 11/30/2007

I worked out today, running about 5 minutes late as ususal, dammit. Today was upper body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Barbell Curls, 50/50/50 (using the "fixed-weight" barbells)
• Dumbbell Front Raises, 17.5/17.5/17.5 (alternating arms)
• Bench Presses, Smith machine, 50/50/50 (plus 44.5 for the bar)
• Dumbbell Lateral Raises, 12.5/12.5/12.5
• Dumbbell exercise for rotator cuffs I can't find online, 10/10/10
• Seated Rear lateral Dumbbell Raises, 10/10/10
• Dumbbell Shoulder Press, 22.5/22.5/22.5
• Dumbbell Shrugs, 50/50/50
• Tricep Pushdowns, 70/70/70
• Cable Seated Row, 90/90/90
• Lat Pulldowns, 95/95/95
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 10 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 13 minutes

The Elliptical is not yet boring because it is still new, but it will get there soon. Still, splitting it up into 2 parts is a LOT better, I think I will keep that as a rule for now, always do 2 kinds of cardio at the end of the workout, and see if that works.

Food 11/29/2007

Today I ate:

• Maximum Protein drink (link is closest I could find in another brand), 9:00 AM, 110 Calories
• Turkey and Spinach Sandwich on Whole Wheat Toast with Mustard, 12:00 PM, 280 Calories
• Apex Oatmeal Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Square, 5:00 PM, 210 Calories
• Spicy Tuna Roll and 6-piece Tekka Maki roll, 8:00 PM 410 Calories

Skipped a meal yet again, only drank 2 quarts of water. Gotta get better at that...

1010 Calories Total

Workout 11/29/2007

I worked out today, running 5 minutes late. Today was lower body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Leg Presses (hamstrings/glutes/quads) at 240/240/240
• Calves, 240/240/240
• Quads, 110/110/110
• Hip Abductors, 190/190/190
• Hamstrings, 115/115/115
• Hip Adductors, 160/160/160
• Floor Bridges, 3 sets of 10
• Cable Crunches (I do this standing up), 150/150/150
• Cable Wood Chops, 100/100/100
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 10 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 13 minutes

Weigh In

I weighed myself today, just sort of seeing what the last few days have done, since I am so busy I am not eating as much nor am I drinking as much. This morning I was 208 pounds. That's 9 pounds in 3 days, which is unnatural. That has to be water weight loss.

Candy

Just by way of disclosure, I have one single piece of candy sometime after supper and before bed every night. Starting next week that will be an Advent Calendar chocolate, but lately it has been a single Life Savers mint. Previously I had sugar-free mints but the store was out when I went last time, and a single Life Saver is only 15 calories. I think the chocolates are roughly 11 calories each (12 pieces is 129 calories). I almost had 2 life savers tonight because of no dinner, but I figured that was silly and I should stick with the principle of it.

Eating them probably drags out my "addiction" to sweets, just like the diet cokes I occasionally have, but it makes a nice cap to the day and it is a good reward.

This weekend I will eat the rest of the life savers on my free day, then start the chocolates on Sunday!

Food 11/28/2007

Today I ate:

• French Vanilla Cream Power Crunch, 8:30 AM, 195 Calories
  
• Turkey and Spinach Sandwich on Whole Wheat Toast with Mustard, 12:00 PM, 280 Calories
  
• Apex Iced Banana Nut Breakfast Bar, 5:00 PM, 220 Calories

Man, I really blew my schedule today. Maybe I can have my Assistant Producer remind me to eat. Just kidding, Rich, if you ever read this!

695 Calories Total

Workout 11/28/2007

I worked out today, running about 5 minutes late. Today was upper body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Bench Presses, Smith machine, 50/50/50 (plus 44.5 for the bar)
• Barbell Curls, 50/50/50 (using the "fixed-weight" barbells)
• Dumbbell Front Raises, 17.5/17.5/17.5 (alternating arms)
• Dumbbell Lateral Raises, 12.5/12.5/12.5
• Dumbbell exercise for rotator cuffs I can't find online, 10/10/10
• Seated Rear lateral Dumbbell Raises, 10/10/10
• Dumbbell Shoulder Press, 20/20/20 (the 22.5 dumbbells were unavailable)
• Dumbbell Shrugs, 50/50/50
• Tricep Pushdowns, 70/70/70
• Cable Seated Row, 90/90/90
• Lat Pulldowns, 95/95/95
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 10 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 13 minutes

Food 11/27/2007

Today I ate:

• Apex Oatmeal Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Square, 9:00 AM, 210 Calories
• Maximum Protein drink (link is closest I could find in another brand), 11:30 AM, 110 Calories
• Apex Iced Banana Nut Breakfast Bar, 2:00 PM, 220 Calories
• 4 oz Bionaturae Whole Wheat Fusili, 6.5 oz. Enrico's Pasta Sauce, 8:45 PM, 449 Calories

I completely forgot to eat at 4:30, and got home late for the evening meal. I need to keep the body going with food, but I'm just NOT as hungry as I used to be, which is kind of cool, since I ALWAYS used to be hungry, even when full.

989 Calories Total (!)

Workout 11/27/2007

I worked out today, running on time! Today was lower body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Leg Presses (hamstrings/glutes/quads) at 240/240/240
• Calves, 240/240/240
• Quads, 110/110/110
• Hamstrings, 110/110/110
• Hip Abductors, 190/190/190
• Cable Crunches (I do this standing up), 150/150/150
• Hip Adductors, 160/160/160
• Floor Bridges, 3 sets of 10
• Cable Wood Chops, 100/100/100
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 10 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 13 minutes

Food 11/26/2007

Yesterday I ate:

• Maximum Protein drink (link is closest I could find in another brand), 9:00 AM, 110 Calories
• Apex Iced Banana Nut Breakfast Bar, 12:00 PM, 220 Calories
• Spicy Tuna Roll and Maguro Roll, 2:30 PM 474 Calories
• Subway 6-inch Turkey Sub (no cheese), 6:30 PM, 280 Calories
• Apex Iced Banana Nut Breakfast Bar, 8:30 PM, 220 Calories

Workout 11/26/2007

I worked out today, running 15 minutes late. Today was upper body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes.
• Barbell Curls, 50/50/50 (using the "fixed-weight" barbells)
• Bench Presses, Smith machine, 50/50/50 (plus 44.5 for the bar)
• Dumbbell Front Raises, 17.5/17.5/17.5 (alternating arms)
• Dumbbell Lateral Raises, 12.5/12.5/12.5
• Dumbbell exercise for rotator cuffs I can't find online, 7.5/7.5/7.5
• Seated Rear lateral Dumbbell Raises, 7.5/7.5/7.5
• Dumbbell Shoulder Press, 22.5/22.5/22.5
• Dumbbell Shrugs, 50/50/50
• Tricep Pushdowns, 70/70/70
• Cable Seated Row, 90/90/90
• Lat Pulldowns, 95/95/100
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 10 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 13 minutes

8 pounds!

I weighed myself today, 417 pounds (exactly, even), a loss of 8 pounds for the week! That feels much better, of course, after a total of 3 pounds for the last 2 weeks.

This brings me up above 50 pounds lost!

Food 11/25/2007

Today I ate:

• Banana Nut Odwalla Bar, 9:00 AM, 240 Calories
  
• 2 Wasa Light Rye crispbreads with 2 tablespoons of fat-free cream cheese, 11:30 AM, 90 Calories
• Turkey Pesto Panini, 2:00 PM, 498 Calories
• 2 Wasa Light Rye crispbreads with 2 tablespoons of fat-free cream cheese, 4:30 PM, 90 Calories
• 1 low-fat whole-wheat tortilla, 2 tbsp barbecue sauce, 2 oz. chicken, 1/2 oz. lowfat cheese, 2 tbsp onion, 7:30 PM, 290 Calories

1208 Calories total

Food 11/24/2007

Today was Free Day:

• 0.5 ounce Honey-Roasted Macadamia Nuts (they were disgusting), 9:00 AM, 107 Calories
• 5.5-ounce Potato Knish (similarly disgusting), 9:30 AM, indeterminate on Calories, I found one source that calls it 300 for a 6-ounce Knish
• Belgian Waffle with Syrup, 3 slices Bacon, Malted Milkshake, 11:00 AM, 2130 Calories
  
• Roughly 8 ounces mixed Candy, 12:30 PM, 900 Calories
• Chicken Vindaloo, 2 ounces Saffron Rice, Naan, 3:00 PM, 600 Calories
• Stick Pepper Jack Cheese, Lindt White Coconut Bar, 5:00 PM, 424 Calories
• 1/4 Barbecue Chicken, 5 bones Baby-Back Ribs, Corn on the Cob, 1/4 cup Baked Beans, 8:30 PM, 1269 Calories
• 550 ml bottle Porter, 10:00 PM, 301 Calories

Total is 6031 calories, yikes. I'm gonna have to keep an eye on these free days. That's almost as much as I ate the rest of the week combined.