10 Pounds!

I weighed myself yesterday officially, and had lost 10 pounds in 2 weeks, including the holiday week, which was awesome. I have now lost a total of 83 pounds since September 18th. That's 17.6% of my total weight at the start, 21.4% of my current weight, 33.2% of my rough target weight loss of 250. Thinking more clearly, however, my goal is more a 36-inch waist (I was 34 in college). I am changing the muscle composition of my body and will undoubtedly find that my weight is different at that level of fitness than when I had a purely runner/biker's body in college. AT any rate, it's all rough now, I just want to keep getting healthier. By the way, I bought new jeans, and my jeans are down from a 54-inch waist to a 48. Though the 54s were never tight, 52s didn't fit. So more than 4 inches off my waist, good progress.

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