April 30

Easy Sunday... Supposed to be my free day, but Thursday I didn't exercise and planned to make up for it today with BF and biking, however he is sick and I spent the day taking care of the home front. Meals are still clean including the party/cookout we went to Saturday night...I didn't touch a thing!

Meals
9:00 Meal 1: OJ/Colonix
~~Betagen
~~Glutamine
~~Lean System
10:30 Meal 2: Protein Pancakes/sf Jam/sf Syrup
~~CLA
~~Fish Oil
~~Multi Vit
2:00 Meal 3: Sashimi
~~CLA
5:00 Meal 4: Protein Pudding/Banana
6:00
~~Lean System
~~Kerli Tea
8:00 Meal 5: Salmon Fillet / Meal 6: Slim a Bear
~~CLA

Totals: 1374 cal/35g fat/135g Carb/134g Protein (40/37/23) damn fish and the fat content!

Total deficit 398 (based on 1.2 x BMR)

Food and Fitness April 29

CARDIO DAY!!!
60 Min on the Elyptical

Meals (late start, it's Saturday)
10:00 Meal 1: OJ
~~Colonix
~~Betagen
~~paranil
~~Lean System
~~L-Carnitine
10:45 Meal 2: 1/2c Egg Whites, 1/2c Oats/Whey Protein
~~CLA
~~Multi Vit
~~Fish Oil
12:30
CARDIO - ELYPTICAL
1:30
~~Lean System
~~L-Carnitine
2:00 Meal 3: Boca Burger/ww English Muffin/Veggie Slice/Egg Whites/Spinach
~~CLA
5:30 Meal 4: Skim Milk/Whey Protein
7:00 Meal 5: Natural PB/sf Preserves/Healthy Life Bread
~~CLA
11:00 Meal 6: EAS AdvantEGDE PB Protein Bar

Totals: 1311cal/26g Fat/144g Carb/150g Protein (46/37/18)
Total Deficit: 756 (based on 1.4 x BMR) one article I read said to use 1.6 if you exercisze 1-3 times per week and 1.8 if you exercise 6-7 days a week. I believe Hussmanfitness.org says to use 1.5 on workout days and 1.3 on free days (1.4 and 1.2 if sedentary job). If I low ball, I can only be pleasantly surprise, right?

Food and Fitness April 28

Arms - again on the icky Hoist machine

Overhead Extension 1x12(30) 2x12(40)
Underhand Pulldown 3x12(10) - in my defense, the machine pully system SUCKS
Kickbacks 3x12(10)
Hammer Curl 3x12(15)
DB Curl 3x12 (15)
2 handed Cable Curl 3x12(40)

Technically I was supposed to do cardio and abs today...but I'm using this as my warmup week...

Meals
7:15 Meal 1: OJ
~~Colonix
~~Betagen
9:10
~~Lean System
~~L-Carnitine
10:30 Meal 2: 1/2c Egg Whites, 1/2c Oats/Whey Protein
~~CLA
~~Multi Vit
~~Fish Oil
12:10
~~Muscle Armor
12:45
~~ARM WORKOUT
1:15
~~Lean System
~~L-Carnitine
1:45 Meal 3: Chicken/Hummus/Broccoli/ww Tortilla/Protein Pudding/Banana
~~CLA
7:00
~~Lean System
7:20 Meal 4: EAS RTD Shake
9:00 Meal 5: Chicken/Broccoli/Cauliflower/Carrots/Honey

I think I'm a bit broccoli'd out! and the darn Honey the BF used in the pan pushed my carbs above my protein for the day. darn him!!!

Totals: 1080cal/16g Fat/127g Carb/112g Protein (44/42/14)
Total Deficit: 987 (based on 1.4 x BMR)

My calories are bit on the low side for the day. It is such a thin line!

Fitness and Food April 27

Cardio Day that did not happen...Had to work till 10pm and never got a chance to run or spin... I'll just take it as my off day and do cardio on Sunday

Meals

7:30 Meal 1: Grapefruit juice
~~Fiber / paranil
9:00
~~Lean System (damn, I keep forgetting to take the Carnitine!)
10:00 Meal 2: 1/2c egg whites, 1/2c Oats with designer whey
~~CLA
~~Multi Vit
~~Fish Oil
12:30
~~Lean System
~~L-Carnitine
2:30 Meal 3: 1c Chicken/2 ww Tortilla/5 Broccoli Florrets/Diet Soda/sf ff Vines
~~CLA
3:30 Meal 4: Um, I don't think this happened...
7:45 Meal 5: Salmon/Broccoli/Smashed Califlower (a bit too salty for me)
~~CLA
11:00 Meal 6: Um, this one didn't happen either...
~~Kleri Tea

Total for the day: 1270 Calories/40g Fat/110g Carb/120g Protein - OUCH that Salmon was HIGH in fat!

Total deficit 502

Fitness and Food April 26

A bit half-assed again at work using the hoist...but it was better than nothing. I think this week will be the 'warm-up' week - except for legs...those are still killing from Monday!)

Back/Calves

Lat Pull Down 3x12(50)
Bent-over Cable Row 3x12(30)
Mid Row 3x12(40)

Standing Calf Raise 3x12(20)

Meals

6:30 Meal 1: OJ/designer whey
~~Betagen
~~Fiber / paranil
9:00
~~Lean System
10:00 Meal 2: 1/2c egg whites, 1/2c Oats with designer whey
~~CLA
~~Multi Vit
12:30 Meal 3: Romain Lettuce/Broccoli/Chicken/Carrots
~~CLA
3:00
~~Lean System
4:00 WORK OUT
4:30 Meal 4: Cottage Cheese/EAS AdvantEDGE PB bar
~~CLA
9:30 Meal 5: Chicken Fajitas
10:30 Meal 6: Broccoli/Califlower/Carrots/Hummus
~~Kleri Tea

timing was bad, but we were entertaining last night...

Total for the day: 1580 Calories/39g Fat/137g Carb/177g Protein
Total deficit approx 500 (not sure what to count since I didn't run and it was less than 45min weights...)

April 25 Food and Fitness

Walk / Run on the Mall

Chest/Shoulders/Abs

I was so tired after working then running then working that I went to the office gym instead of Golds. I knew once I was out of the office I was heading straight for the couch! Therefore, I was doing a few akward excercises on a Hoist (?) machine.

one arm Cable Crossover 3x12(25)
DB Lat / Front Raises - superset 3x12 (10)
Rear Delt DB (20)

Forward Crunch (20)
V-Ups

Meals

7:00 OJ /Whey Protein (200 cal)
Betagen
Colonix
Paranil
9:00
Thermo DynamX
L-Carnitine
10:00 Meal 1: Egg Whites/Oats/Whey Protein (140 cal)
CLA
Multi Vitamin
Fish Oil
12:00
Lean System
1:00 Meal 2: Romain Lettuce/Chicken/Tofu/Broccoli/Carrots (370 cal)
CLA
4:00 Meal 3: RTD/ half Sweet Potato (258 cal)
9:00 Meal 4: skim milk/designer whey (356 cal)
CLA
10:00 Meal 5: PBJ on Healthy Life (215 cal)

Total intake of the day 1424 Cal, 33g Fat, 136g Carb, 159g Protein (54/34/21)

Total deficit for the day 709

Fitness and Food April 24

LBWO

17-20 min run on the mall
Free Motion Squats 3x12(90)
Lying Leg Cur 1x12(80) 2x12(90)
Leg Extension 3x12(80)
Standing Leg Curl 3x12(40)
Mule 3x12(40)

I did not do calves because running always makes my calves burn the next (3) day.

Meals

6:30 Meal 1: skim milk/designer whey
Betagen
Fiber / paranil
8:30 Thermo DynamX / L-Carnitine
9:30 Meal 2: 1/2c egg whites, 1/2c Oats with designer whey
CLA
Multi Vit
12:30 Meal 3: Romain Lettuce/Broccoli/Boca Burger/Eng Muffin
CLA
3:30 Meal 4: organic ff yogurt
5:00 Meal 4: (part 2) ff cottage cheese
8:30 Meal 5: skim milk/designer whey/half sweet potato
CLA
Betagen
10:00 Meal 6: Protein Pudding
Kleri Tea

Total for the day: 1504 Calories/19g Fat/171g Carb/174g Protein
Total deficit 606

So was I BFL approved for the day?

April 24

CHALLENGE 5
OK, that's it! Time to change the TONE of this blog! I have taken a leave of abSENSE for exactly THREE WEEKS! Enough is Enough. I have 8 weeks to go before the NY wedding. We all know that is plenty of time to make a change...

So far today, the eating has been clean and I have plans to go to the gym after work and perhaps running with the BF.

My Commitments for this challenge:

To blog each day my previous days' meals and workouts

To stick to my routine - which currently will be as follows:


Day 1 - Legs and Cardio
Day 2 - Chest/Shoulders/Abs and Cardio
Day 3 - Back
Day 4 - Spinning for cardio
Day 5 - Arms/Abs and Cardio
Day 6 - Cardio
Day 7 - REST (I'll surely need it by then!)

To go Spinning.
It is biking season already and I have not been on a bike yet. There is a group of us that rides together and I am usually in the lead. Call it vanity or pride, I don't care, but I love making those boys eat my dust. This year can be no different!

I have logged the weight as 166. I will grab measurements tomorrow - and photos after the BF gives the camera back...

My weaknesses:

I hate doing abs.

my solution - suck it up! We know the Ab Boot Camp is great but if I'm not going to do it then I will either do another routine at the gym or crunches and side bends at home. Either way I am committed to doing Abs twice per week.

8 week drop-off.

It is what it is. We overcome our personal challenges by first recognizing them. So, there it is. To avoid setting myself up for failure, I will begin an EIGHT week challenge. This will end right at my first summer event. I will then attack 2 SIX week challenges to carry me through to the August event and September vacations.

Time with the BF

It has become way to easy and regular to hang with him and slack on my routine. Time to kick the poor boy to the curb for a bit. I have made it very clear that I need to follow this plan for 8 weeks straight, no exceptions. He wants to go to Hawaii once I reach 140lbs. Well, then I must avoid his tempting suggestions of wings and beer! (I don't even like wings!)


There is just no more room for excuses. I will weigh in and take measurements again on May 5th.

April 4

um, let's just leave it at: I ate 1200 more calories than I burned this day.

stupid me. How am I supposed to get under 160 by Easter if I'm gaining instead of losing! Really need to focus on the calorie deficit the next 10 days!

falling behind again...

Fri, Mar 31
Unscheduled Free Day
ATE LIKE SHIT ALL DAY!

Sat, Apr 1
Made it to the gym after work for Shoulders and Cardio

HS Press (50)
Upright Row-bb (20/30)
Front lat Raise-bb (20/30) - I struggled with the 30!!
Rev Delt-bb (20/03)

20 min Cardio on the Arc.

Ate a bad dinner and drank beer in the evening but the earlier part of the day was clean.

Sun, Apr 2
LAZY LAZY LAZY

No workout
oats, eggwhites and a slice of banana bread (bad!) for breakfast
quick RTD midday while running around
mmmm yummy steak for dinner, however it was accompanied by brussel sprouts covered in butter, white potatoes smother in blue cheese and desert was a slice of canoli cake.

That's 3 free days in a row, which would explain why today it scale said 164 (last Thur mornin git was 161.5)

I've noticed in the past that week 9 is my hardest time. I've seen great results (even made it to top 20 on tracker!) and made wonderful progress. Clothes fit nice, etc...so I seem to slack. I still have 2 weeks to Easter and now I have EXTRA pounds to take off before then. I still have over 20lbs to go by mid August. That's the time frame I gave myself...1 lb per week. Easy enough until you GAIN weight!

sigh, back on the wagon again!

Tonight I'm trying a slightly varied routine (for the next 4 weeks) and still counting my calories M-F (Sat we have a dinner party, god help me for that!)

on the road again.....