Diet, Day 18

I've decided that when the 2 optional supplements I bought run out in about a week, I'm just going to get them OTC or online. The doctor's office charges a bit much. (Omega 3 & Polyphenol/veggie capsules)

The last 2 days, when I got on my exercise nike, my knees & calves ached at first. I'm fine walking around, but for some reason, they stiffen up when I start to pedal. Not unbearable, but noticeable. I'm trying to do my cardio 7 days a week if I can. And at least once or twice a week, I'd like to go for 40 minutes instead of the minimum 30. Eventually, when I can get off the bike after 30 minutes & my legs don't feel like Jell-O, I'd like to make 45 minutes the routine, with hour long workouts once or twice a week.

Something that never srtruck me before, but I have noticed while trying to calculate fat content in meat products: most diets give you limits of "x" grams of fat per ounce, or express the fat content as a percentage of total weight. This is odd, because grams are a metric measurement, while ounces are the old English standard. We're getting our ratios in mixed formats!

And then, when you read the package, you get even more confused. Because the labels list fat per serving. And a serving can be defined in terms of grams, ounces or other random units like "1 hot dog." So, I see the label says the package net weight is 12 ounces, but there are 7 hot dogs, and there are 1.5 grams of fat per serving- or hot dog. But how much fat is that per ounce? Luckily, I'm pretty good with doing simple arithmetic in my head, and I can at least get a good ballpark figure, but I would imagine most folks don't have the patience to figure it all out.

In this case, 12 ounces, divided by 7 hot dogs means each hot dog is 1 & 5/7 ounces, or about 1.7 ounces. So 1.5 grams of fat is less than 1 gram per ounce, which is why the hot dogs I am buying are on the "very lean protein" list. (Made by Hebrew National, all beef, and actually very tasty!)

Oh, and an ounce is about 28 grams, so 1 gram of fat per ounce means the meat needs to be about 97% fat free to qualify as very lean, or 90% fat free to qualify as lean, according to this diet's plan.

OK, enough geekery. I need to get some sleep.

Today, 3/13/09:

All supplements taken as directed

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: 40 minutes

Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp), 2 cups raw cucumber (2 veg)
Meal 2- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp)
Meal 3- 24 grapes (2 fruit)
Meal 4- 4 oz sirloin (4 lp) w/ 1 cup each: red bell pepper & mushrooms (measured raw) (2 veg)
Freebie- 1 sugar free cup-o-Jell-O

Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. WWwwwwwwEEEEEEEEE are the cham'pyuns, my frie-hend!