Food 6/30/2008

Today I ate:

• Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch, 5:30 AM, 200 Calories
• ThinkThin Peanut Butter Bar, 8:30 AM, 240 Calories
• 2 Surf Brothers Chicken Skewers, 2 servings Cabbage Salad, 12:30 PM, 640 Calories (I forgot that the chicken were a lot more caloric)
• Larabar Jocolat Bar, 3:00 PM, 190 Calories
• Subway 6-inch Roast Beef Sub (no cheese), Subway Apple Slices, 48 oz Light Lemonade, 6:00 PM, 7:30 PM, 335 Calories

1605 Calories Total

Weight etc.

I weighed myself Saturday and was 289 again so I didn't update. I always lose 1-2 pounds from Friday to Saturday, and didn't thyis week, which is kind of amusing. This morning I had only gained 1 pound to 290. Normally it's 4-5 pounds of temporary weight gain over the weekend. This week Friday is my free day for the holiday, so I will do Friday weigh in one more time.

Next week I will take a week off as I am coming due. It is good to take a break every 3 months or so for a chance to heal up, maybe eat a little more to ensure the body stays out of starvation mode, and relax a little. Funny thing is it has always revolved around a trip or a visit before, and this time it's just random-seeming, and I really don't want to take a break. Still, it's something I should do.

Workout 6/30/2008

I worked out today, running 30 minutes late:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Standing Cable Fly 30/30/30/30, 18 reps per set
• Lat Rows 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set (can't find an exact link)
• Cable Squats, 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set
• Hamstring Curls, 100/100/100/100, 18 reps per set
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes

Food 6/29/2008

Yesterday I ate very little:

• 2 Nectarines, 10:00 AM, 120 Calories
• Larabar Cashew Cookie Bar, 5:00 PM, 210 Calories
• 7 ounces Red Snapper, 1 ear Corn on the Cob, 1 slice Milton's Whole Grain Toast, 1 tbsp (1/2 serving) Fat Free Cream Cheese, 8:00 PM, 363 Calories

693 Calories Total

Workout 6/28/2008

I worked out Saturday:

• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes

Food 6/27/2008

Today I ate:

• Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch, 5:30 AM, 200 Calories
• ThinkThin Peanut Butter Bar, 8:30 AM, 240 Calories
• 13 Ounces Mixed Green Salad, 30 Sprays Balsamic Breeze Salad Spritzer, 2 Nectarines, 12:30 PM, 210 Calories
• Larabar Cherry Pie Bar, 2:30 PM, 190 Calories
• Kind Fruit and Nut Delight Bar, 5:00 PM, 174 Calories
• 1 ear Corn on the Cob, 1 Nectarine, Amy's Spinach Feta Pocket Sandwich, 8:00 PM, 379 Calories

1393 Calories Total

1 Pound...

I weighed myself this morning, 289 pounds! A loss of only 1 pound week on week, but I think I'm going to start weighing myself Saturdays, since I now work out every Saturday and it's now the end of the week. Hopefully I'm carrying extra water following the very salty lunch yesterday. Anyhow, I can't expect them all to be great weeks, etc.

Workout 6/27/2008

I worked out today, running about 40 minutes late since I ended up paying bills this morning before I left home:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Standing Cable Fly 30/30/30/30, 18 reps per set
• Lat Rows 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set (can't find an exact link)
• Cable Squats, 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set
• Hamstring Curls, 100/100/100/100, 18 reps per set
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes

Food 6/26/2008

Yesterday started out normally, with the usual protein bars. Then, for a business lunch we went to a Mexican restaurant and I had Chicken Fajitas, and chips with guacamole, and I think I blew the calories out of the water. Oh well. The lunch was easily 1500 calories, I'd imagine. I ate nothing else for the day.

Workout 6/26/2008

I worked out today, running about 20 minutes late:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Dumbbell Lateral Raises, 10/10/10/10, 18 reps per set
• Cable Biceps Curls, 60/60/60/60, 18 reps per set
• Triceps Pushdowns, 90/90/90/90, 18 reps per set
• External Rotations, 10/10/10/10, 18 reps per set
• Dumbbell Shrugs, 70/70/70 (70 in each hand, 140 total)
• Treadmill (Walking and jogging), 10 minutes
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes
• Treadmill (Walking and jogging), 5 minutes

Food 6/25/2008

Yesterday I ate:

• Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch, 5:30 AM, 200 Calories
• ThinkThin Peanut Butter Bar, 8:30 AM, 240 Calories
• 8 oz. Red Beans and Rice (Homemade), 12:00 PM, 306 Calories
• Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch, 2:30 PM, 195 Calories
• Larabar Cherry Pie Bar, 4:30 PM, 190 Calories
• Trader Joe's Chicken Vindaloo, 8:00 PM, 290 Calories

1421 Calories Total

Workout 6/25/2008

I worked out yesterday, running about 20 minutes late:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Standing Cable Fly 30/30/30/30, 18 reps per set
• Lat Rows 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set (can't find an exact link)
• Cable Squats, 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set
• Hamstring Curls, 100/100/100/100, 18 reps per set
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes

Two Bits

Shave and a haircut, starting to look human again.

Food 6/24/2008

Today I ate:

• Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch, 5:30 AM, 200 Calories
• ThinkThin Peanut Butter Bar, 8:30 AM, 240 Calories
  
• 8 oz. Red Beans and Rice (Homemade), 12:00 PM, 306 Calories
  
• French Vanilla Cream Power Crunch, 2:00 PM, 195 Calories
  
• Larabar Apple Pie Bar, 4:00 PM, 180 Calories
• Trader Joe's Spinach and Mushroom Quiche, 7:00 PM, 460 Calories

The quiche was okay, but I think it's off my future shopping list. Too much fat, too much sodium. I had it around for months and need to start clearing out some of the old food before it turns into icicles.

1581 Calories Total

Workout 6/24/2008

I worked out today, running about 20 minutes late:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Dumbbell Lateral Raises, 10/10/10/10, 18 reps per set
• Cable Biceps Curls, 60/60/60/60, 18 reps per set
• Triceps Pushdowns, 90/90/90/90, 18 reps per set
• External Rotations, 10/10/10/10, 18 reps per set
• Dumbbell Shrugs, 70/70/70 (70 in each hand, 140 total)
• Treadmill (Walking and jogging), 10 minutes
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes
• Treadmill (Walking and jogging), 5 minutes

Food 6/23/2008

Today I ate:

• Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch, 5:30 AM, 200 Calories
• ThinkThin Peanut Butter Bar, 8:30 AM, 240 Calories
• Lean Cuisine Roasted Turkey with Vegetables, 2 Nectarines, 12:30 PM, 270 Calories
• Larabar Cashew Cookie Bar, 3:00 PM, 210 Calories
• Subway 6-inch Roast Beef Sub (no cheese), Subway Apple Slices, 48 oz Light Lemonade, 5:30 PM, 345 Calories
• Clif Apricot Bar, 7:00 PM, 230 Calories

1495 Calories Total

Workout 6/23/2008

I worked out today, running a half hour late again damn it:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Standing Cable Fly 30/30/30/30, 18 reps per set
• Lat Rows 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set (can't find an exact link)
• Cable Squats, 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set
• Hamstring Curls, 100/100/100/100, 18 reps per set
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes

Food 6/22/2008

Yesterday I ate:

• 1 serving McCann's Quick-Cooking Oatmeal (added Splenda, Cinnamon, and Cardamom), 3 pieces Jennie-O Extra Lean Turkey Bacon, 9:30 AM, 200 Calories
• Lean Cuisine Roasted Garlic Chicken, 12:00 PM, 180 Calories
• 3 Nectarines, 3:30 PM, 180 Calories
• 1 pound Steamed Shrimp, 1 ear Corn on the Cob, 2 slices Milton's Whole Grain Toast, 2 tbsp Fat Free Cream Cheese, 6:30 PM, 751 Calories

1311 Calories Total

Workout 6/21/2008

I worked out Saturday:

• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes

Food 6/20/2008

Today I ate:

• Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch, 5:30 AM, 200 Calories
• ThinkThin Peanut Butter Bar, 8:30 AM, 240 Calories
• 13 Ounces Mixed Green Salad, 30 Sprays Balsamic Breeze Salad Spritzer, Nectarine, 12:30 PM, 150 Calories
• French Vanilla Cream Power Crunch, 2:30 PM, 195 Calories
• Larabar Cashew Cookie Bar, 5:00 PM, 210 Calories
• 8 oz. Red Beans and Rice (Homemade), 7:00 PM, 306 Calories

1301 Calories Total

Workout 6/20/2008

I worked out today, running 30 minutes late for no good reason at all, damn it:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Standing Cable Fly 30/30/30/30, 18 reps per set
• Lat Rows 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set (can't find an exact link)
• Cable Squats, 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set
• Hamstring Curls, 100/100/100/100, 18 reps per set
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes

3 Pounds

I weighed in this morning, 290, 3 more pounds and a total 181 pounds lost in 9 months and 2 days. At this point an injury alone could prevent me from losing 200 pounds before 1 year is out in September.

Food 6/19/2008

Today I ate:

• Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch, 5:30 AM, 200 Calories
• ThinkThin Peanut Butter Bar, 8:30 AM, 240 Calories
• Daphne's Quarter Chicken Meal (no rice) and a half Pita, 12:30 PM, 471 Calories
• Larabar Cherry Pie Bar, 3:30 PM, 190 Calories
• Lean Cuisine Spinach and Mushroom Pizza, 6:00 PM, 310 Calories

1411 Calories Total

Workout 6/19/2008

I worked out today, running about 40 minutes late, got home late and slept in:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Dumbbell Lateral Raises, 10/10/10/10, 18 reps per set
• Cable Biceps Curls, 60/60/60/60, 18 reps per set
• Triceps Pushdowns, 90/90/90/90, 18 reps per set
• External Rotations, 10/10/10/10, 18 reps per set
• Dumbbell Shrugs, 65/65/65 (65 in each hand, 130 total)
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Treadmill (Walking and jogging), 10 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes
• Treadmill (Walking and jogging), 5 minutes

Food 6/18/2008

Yesterday I ate:

• Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch, 5:30 AM, 200 Calories
• ThinkThin Peanut Butter Bar, 8:30 AM, 240 Calories
• 8 oz. Red Beans and Rice (Homemade), 12:00 PM, 306 Calories
• French Vanilla Cream Power Crunch, 3:00 PM, 195 Calories
• Trader Joe's Mango Fruit Bar, Trader Joe's Cape Gooseberry Fruit Bar, 6:00 PM, 120 Calories
• Kind Fruit and Nut Delight Bar, 1 slice Milton's Whole Grain Toast, 1 tbsp (1/2 serving) Fat Free Cream Cheese, 9:00 PM, 279 Calories

1340 Calories Total

Workout 6/18/2008

I worked out yesterday, running 20 minutes late:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Standing Cable Fly 30/30/30/30, 18 reps per set
• Lat Rows 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set (can't find an exact link)
• Cable Squats, 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set
• Hamstring Curls, 100/100/100/100, 18 reps per set
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes

Food 6/17/2008

Today I ate:

• Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch, 5:30 AM, 200 Calories
• ThinkThin Peanut Butter Bar, 8:30 AM, 240 Calories
  
• Turkey Sandwich from a deli, mustard no mayo, on squaw bread, 12:00 PM, 350 Calories
• Larabar Cashew Cookie Bar, 3:00 PM, 210 Calories
• Apex Oatmeal Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Square, 5:00 PM, 210 Calories
• Chick-fil-A Chargrilled Chicken Wrap, 7:30 PM, 410 Calories

1620 Calories Total

Workout 6/17/2008

Worked out today, running 10 minutes late:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Dumbbell Lateral Raises, 10/10/10/10, 18 reps per set
• Cable Biceps Curls, 60/60/60/60, 18 reps per set
• Triceps Pushdowns, 90/90/90/90, 18 reps per set
• External Rotations, 10/10/10/10, 18 reps per set
• Dumbbell Shrugs, 65/65/65 (65 in each hand, 130 total)
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Treadmill (Walking and jogging), 10 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes
• Treadmill (Walking and jogging), 5 minutes

I have been tired all day.

Food 6/16/2008

Today I ate:

• Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch, 6:30 AM, 200 Calories
• 1 serving McCann's Quick-Cooking Oatmeal (added Splenda, Cinnamon, and Cardamom), 3 pieces Jennie-O Extra Lean Turkey Bacon, 9:00 AM, 200 Calories
• Van's Whole Grain Waffles, 1 ounce Fat Free Yogurt, 11:45 AM, 205 Calories
• Zen Bakery Oatmeal Cranberry Cookie, 2:45 PM, 200 Calories
• Subway 6-inch Roast Beef Sub (no cheese), Subway Apple Slices, 48 oz Light Lemonade, 5:30 PM, 345 Calories
• Odwalla Sweet and Salty Peanut Bar, 7:00 PM, 190 Calories

1340 Calories Total

Workout 6/16/2008

I worked out today. I have the day off, so no real "on time" concept:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Standing Cable Fly 30/30/30/30, 18 reps per set
• Lat Rows 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set (can't find an exact link)
• Cable Squats, 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set
• Hamstring Curls, 100/100/100/100, 18 reps per set
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes

Food 6/15/2008

Today I ate:

• Van's Whole Grain Waffles, 2 ounces Fat Free Yogurt, 2 tablespoons Blackberry Jam, 9:00 AM, 320 Calories (I thought the jam was less caloric, oops!)
• Lean Cusine Rosemary Chicken, 12:00 PM, 210 Calories
• Van's Whole Grain Waffles, 2 ounces Fat Free Yogurt, 2 tablespoons Blackberry Jam, 3:00 PM, 320 Calories (double oops!)
• 10 ounces Pork Tenderloin, 8 ounces Mushrooms, 30 sprays I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, 3.5 ounces Steamed Corn, 1 slice Whole Grain Toast, 1 tbsp (1/2 serving) Fat Free Cream Cheese, 7:00 PM, 755 Calories
  

1605 Calories Total

Wish I had looked up the jam before this! Oh well, still not awful.

Workout 6/14/2008

I worked out yesterday:

• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes

Food 6/13/2008

Today I ate:

• Triple Chocolate Power Crunch, 5:30 AM, 210 Calories
  
• ThinkThin Peanut Butter Bar, 8:30 AM, 240 Calories
  
• Turkey Sandwich from a deli, mustard no mayo, on squaw bread, 12:30 PM, 350 Calories
  
• Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch, 2:30 PM, 200 Calories
  
• Odwalla Sweet and Salty Peanut Bar, 4:30 PM, 190 Calories
  
• Lean Cuisine Chicken in Peanut Sauce, 7:30 PM, 280 Calories
  

Workout 6/13/2008

I worked out today, running 40 minutes late:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Standing Cable Fly 30/30/30/30, 18 reps per set
• Lat Rows 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set (can't find an exact link)
• Cable Squats, 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set
• Hamstring Curls, 100/100/100/100, 18 reps per set
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes

6 Pounds!

I weighed myself this morning: 293 pounds! A loss of 6 pounds for the week. If I watch my step tomorrow, I should be saying goodbye to 300 permanently (Monday I was back up to 302 in water weight from the weekend).

Food 6/11/2008

Today I ate:

• Triple Chocolate Power Crunch, 5:30 AM, 210 Calories
• ThinkThin Peanut Butter Bar, 9:00 AM, 240 Calories
• Daphne's Quarter Chicken Meal (no rice this time) and a Pita, 12:30 PM, 571 Calories
• Odwalla Super Protein Bar, 4:00 PM, 230 Calories

1251 Calories Total

Workout 6/11/2008

I worked out today, running 15 minutes late:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Standing Cable Fly 30/30/30/30, 18 reps per set
• Lat Rows 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set (can't find an exact link)
• Cable Squats, 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set
• Hamstring Curls, 100/100/100/100, 18 reps per set
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes

Food 6/10/2008

Yesterday I ate:

• Triple Chocolate Power Crunch, 5:30 AM, 210 Calories
• ThinkThin Peanut Butter Bar, 9:00 AM, 240 Calories
• 2 small pieces white bread, 8 ounces mahi mahi, 1 cup steamed corn, ~6 ounces steamed vegetables, 12:30 PM, 577 Calories Total, this was a business lunch.
• Fiberful Mixed Berry Bar, 5:00 PM, 60 Calories
• Lean Cuisine Southwest Style Panini, 8:00 PM, 340 Calories

1427 Calories Total

Workout 6/10/2008

I worked out yesterday, running almost an hour late:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Dumbbell Lateral Raises, 10/10/10/10, 18 reps per set
• Cable Biceps Curls, 60/60/60/60, 18 reps per set
• Triceps Pushdowns, 90/90/90/90, 18 reps per set
• External Rotations, 10/10/10/10, 18 reps per set
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Treadmill (Walking and jogging), 10 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes
• Treadmill (Walking and jogging), 5 minutes

Food 6/9/2008

Today I ate:

• Triple Chocolate Power Crunch, 5:30 AM, 210 Calories
• ThinkThin Peanut Butter Bar, 8:30 AM, 240 Calories
• Daphne's Quarter Chicken Meal, plus rice, 12:30 PM, let's say 600 calories
• Larabar Apple Pie Bar, 3:00 PM, 180 Calories
• Subway 6-inch Roast Beef Sub (no cheese), Subway Apple Slices, 48 oz Light Lemonade, 6:00 PM, 7:30 PM, 335 Calories

1565 Calories Total

Workout 6/9/2008

I worked out today, running either 35 or 5 minutes late, depending on how you look at it:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Standing Cable Fly 30/30/30/30, 18 reps per set
• Lat Rows 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set (can't find an exact link)
• Cable Squats, 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set
• Hamstring Curls, 100/100/100/100, 18 reps per set
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes

Food 6/8/2008

Today I ate:

• French Vanilla Cream Power Crunch, 9:00 AM, 195 Calories
• Lean Cuisine Chicken in Peanut Sauce, 11:30 AM, 280 Calories
• Larabar Apple Pie Bar, 2:00 PM, 180 Calories
• Odwalla Berries GoMega Bar, 4:30 PM, 220 Calories
• 13 Ounces Mixed Green Salad, 40 Sprays Balsamic Breeze Salad Spritzer, 1 slice Milton's Whole Grain Toast, 8 ounce Orange, 7:30 PM, 300 Calories

1175 Calories Total

Food 6/7/2008

Yesterday was free day. I had the rest of my delicious birthday cake.

Workout 6/7/2008

I worked out yesterday:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Standing Cable Fly 30/30/30/30, 18 reps per set
• Lat Rows 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set (can't find an exact link)
• Hamstring Curls, 100/100/100/100, 18 reps per set
• Cable Squats, 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes

Food 6/6/2008

Today I ate:

• French Vanilla Cream Power Crunch, 5:30 AM, 195 Calories
• ThinkThin Peanut Butter Bar, 8:30 AM, 240 Calories
  
• 2 Surf Brothers Steak Skewers, 2 servings Cabbage Salad, 12:30 PM, 520 Calories
• Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch, 2:30 PM, 190 Calories
• Larabar Cherry Pie Bar, 5:00 PM, 190 Calories
• Chick-fil-A Chargrilled Chicken Wrap, 7:30 PM, 410 Calories

1745 Calories Total

Workout 6/6/2008

I worked out today, running 25 minutes late, dang it:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Dumbbell Lateral Raises, 10/10/10/10, 18 reps per set
• Cable Biceps Curls, 60/60/60/60, 18 reps per set
• Triceps Pushdowns, 80/80/80/80, 18 reps per set
• External Rotations, 10/10/10/10, 18 reps per set
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 15 minutes
• Treadmill (Walking and some jogging), 10 minutes
• Stepmill, 15 minutes
• Treadmill (Walking and some jogging), 5 minutes

1 Pound...

I weighed in this morning: 299, a loss of 1 pound for the week. I suspect next week will be pretty good to compensate, but who knows, any more?

It's funny, yesterday at the gym I had 7 or 8 people who had never spoken to me before stop and tell me how impressed they were with how well I was doing, ironic to have a small week at the same time.

People keep telling me I'm getting skinny. I still weigh 300 pounds. I am not skinny, and that's okay, folks. I feel much better, I am not as overweight, I don't look as bad, and that's great: I'm proud of my accomplishment. But I'm not skinny.

I'll let you know when I am skinny, though.

Crazy Busy

The last week has been crazy busy, but it should settle down by Monday. I've worked out and eaten pretty much as normal for the week except for a couple things. Tuesday was my birthday and Mom sent me an angel food cake; I ate about half the cake over the course of my birthday, which is about 900 calories. I also reduced my normal food intake that day a bit. Weds. I only did cardio in the morning because I had to catch a train to L.A. for a meeting, first thing. My workouts are therefore shifted a day. And in L.A. I had a bleu cheese and walnut salad for lunch, which simply cannot have been horrible. However...