Food 11/23/2007

Today I ate:

• Peanut Butter Fudge Power Crunch, 12:15 PM, 190 Calories
• 1 low-fat whole-wheat tortilla, 2 tbsp barbecue sauce, 2 oz. chicken, 1/2 oz. lowfat cheese, 2 tbsp onion, 2:15 PM, 290 Calories
• 2 Wasa Light Rye crispbreads with 2 tablespoons of fat-free cream cheese, 4:15 PM, 90 Calories
• Strawberry Pomegranate Odwalla Bar, 6:30 PM, 220 Calories
• 4.15 ounces Tilapia, 1 tablespoon Simply Fruit Apricot Jam, 4.05 ounces California-Style Vegetables (steamed), 3 ounces Brown Rice, 9:00 PM, 290 Calories

1080 Calories total

Workout 11/23/2007

I worked out today near my house as it was a day off. I was running a couple hours late, it was very difficult getting myself to go to the gym, I am really struggling with this the last coupl,e weeks. I keep winning, but it's hard, the cardio portion of my workout is almost intimidating these days, and I don't know why. Anyhow, today was lower body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Leg Presses (hamstrings/glutes/quads) at 240/240/240
• Calves, 240/240/240
• Hamstrings, 105/105/120
• Quads, 105/105/105
• Hip Abductors, 160/160/160 (the equipment is different at this gym, and the same weight is harder than at my usual gym)
• Hip Adductors, 130/130/130 (the equipment is different at this gym, and the same weight is harder than at my usual gym)
• Cable Crunches (I do this standing up), 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 11/22/2007

Yesterday I ate:

• Apex Creamy Vanilla Workout Shake, 9:45 AM, 250 Calories
• Turkey, Stuffing, Candied Yams, Mashed Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, plain Dinner Roll, Gravy, 1:00 PM, I took small servings of everything, and ate only single servings, let's call it roughly 1000 calories
• Slice Key Lime Pie, 3:00 PM, roughly 400 Calories
• Roughly 2 cups Crunch-'N-Munch-style popcorn, 6:00 PM, 560 Calories
• 4 pieces Spanakopita, six mini-quiche, 8:00 PM, 527 Calories
• Piece Apple Pie, 10:00 PM, 277 Calories

The only thing I regret is the Crunch-'N-Munch, I intended to have a single handful, but lost my resolve.

3014 Calories, huge, more than double my normal load. Oh well, it was a holiday and I had a lot of fun with my friends!

Workout 11/22/2007

I worked out today, was running about 30 minutes behind my planned departure. The gym near my house was surprisingly busy. Today was upper body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes.
• Tricep Pushdowns, 70/70/70
• 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, 15/15/15 (alternating arms)
• Dumbbell Lateral Raises, 10/10/10
• Dumbbell exercise for rotator cuffs I can't find online, 8/8/8
• Seated Rear lateral Dumbbell Raises, 8/8/8
• Dumbbell Shoulder Press, 20/20/20
• Dumbbell Shrugs, 50/50/50
• Cable Seated Row, 100/100/100
• Lat Pulldowns, 100/100/100
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 10 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 13 minutes

Thanksgiving

I am going to a friend's for Thanksgiving today, after I work out. My plan is to eat more Turkey than starches, and eat reasonable portions, but not to deny myself too much. I am also not taking this as a free day, it's a holiday for heaven's sake!

Food 11/21/2007

Today I ate:

• Apex Rich Chocolate Workout Shake, 8:15 AM, 270 Calories
• Turkey and Spinach Sandwich on Whole Wheat Toast with Mustard, 12:00 PM, 280 Calories
• Apex Oatmeal Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Square, 3:00 PM, 210 Calories
• Apex Fix Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar, 6:45 PM, 160 Calories
• 1 low-fat whole-wheat tortilla, 2 tbsp barbecue sauce, 2 oz. chicken, 1/2 oz. lowfat cheese, 2 tbsp onion, 4:30 PM, 290 Calories

I was busy and wasn't watching the clock as closely as I should have.

1210 Calories total

Workout 11/21/2007

I worked out today, running about 5 minutes late. I worked out at the gym near home, because I needed to go to the post office to pick up a package from my parents. Today wa slower body day:

• Warmup on recumbent bike, 7 minutes
• Leg Presses (hamstrings/glutes/quads) at 240/240/240
• Calves, 240/240/240
• Hamstrings, 115/115/115
• Quads, 105/105/105
• Hip Abductors, 160/160/160 (the equipment is different at this gym, and the same weight is harder than at my usual gym)
• Hip Adductors, 130/130/130 (the equipment is different at this gym, and the same weight is harder than at my usual gym)
• Cable Crunches (I do this standing up), 145/145/145
• Cable Wood Chops, 100/100/100
• Floor Bridges, 3 sets of 10
• Elliptical Cross Trainer, 6 minutes
• Recumbent Bike, 17 minutes