Diet, Day 59

Got a late start last night & had to scramble to get to work on time. So I was a little generous with my veggies during meal #1. Whoops. But I didn't overeat- in fact, I ended up cutting myself just a hair short in my haste.

Today, 4/23/09:

Supplements: All taken

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: 0 (Headache, feeling semi-lousy)

Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 1.5 cups mushrooms and 2 cups bell peppers, measured raw (3.5 veg)
Meal 2- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp)
Meal 3- 4 oz ground sirloin (4 lp) and 1 cup cooked green beans (2 veg)
Freebie- 1 container sugar free Jell-O pudding

Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 5.5 servings veg. Short by .5 servings of fruit/veg. So close, and yet so far...

Diet, Day 58

Nothing all that interesting to report today, except that I am again awake WAY past my usual bedtime. I gotta get my routine back. After vacation.

Today, 4/22/09:

Supplements: Forgot to take dose #1 (appetite suppressant & vitamin)

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: 45 minutes

Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 1/5 cups each mushrooms and broccoli, measured raw (3 veg)
Meal 2- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp) and 1 small Granny Smith apple (1 fruit)
Meal 3- 4 oz ground sirloin (4 lp) and 1 cup cooked green beans (2 veg)
Freebies: 1 dill pickle spear, 1 container sugar free Jell-O pudding

Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 5 servings veg, 1 serving fruit. Kismet!!! (That was the K-mart version of "Yahtzee!" which we had when I was a kid.)

Diet, Day 57

OK, for the record- snapper is a much more satisfying fish than flounder, and it's easier to get a clean fillet from it. I had snapper last night & it was awesome. No bones, 1 scale, but I can deal with that.

Since I'm going to be on the road and in the boonies for a week, starting next Monday, I am debating whether or not I should try to keep any sort of detailed food journal while I am gone. I no longer have a laptop computer, but I do have my PDA. (My PDA is being retired as a GPS device, so it may be worth putting it to use for something else.) I'm officially starting my "food vacation" this Friday, and I will resume active diet activities on Monday, May 4th.

Since I will often not have the option to eat right while on the road, I will eat well when I can and enjoy some forbidden foods in moderation when I can't. Hopefully, I won't come back having gained weight. It wouldn't be the end of the world, but it'd be a great feeling to at least maintain what I've lost. Pretty sure the "resort" we're going to has a fitness center, so for the first time, I may bring extra clothes & towels just for working out.

I'm getting excited just to get away from the office for a week, but it will also be kinda nice to enjoy a barbecue with friends and just eat whatever looks good. My friend Alan always finds something interesting for the barbecue he throws the day before "MINIs on the Dragon" officially begins. In the meantime, my menu doesn't vary all that much...

Today, 4/21/09:

Supplements: All taken

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: 45 minutes

Meal 1- 6 oz snapper (6 vlp) and 2 cups raw yellow bell pepper (2 veg)
Meal 2- 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp) and 12 raspberries (2 fruit)
Meal 3- 4 oz ground extra lean sirloin (4 lp) and 1 cup cooked green beans (2 veg)
Freebies: 1 dill pickle spear, 1 container sugar free Jell-O pudding.

Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. UNO!!!

Diet, Day 56 & Doctor's Visit #9

I'm never buying flounder again. Well, at least not the same brand of frozen flounder fillets I got this last time. I know flounder is a tough fish to fillet without bones, but the fillet I attempted to eat last night was just riddled with bones. I've had a few fish bones stuck in my throat before, and so I have developed a nice gag reflex when I am chewing on fish & hit a bone. I ended up tossing the flounder last night & replacing it with cottage cheese, as I needed a quick source of protein.

Here's hoping the snapper I have thawing (same brand) will be edible tonight.

Doctor's office visit today was uneventful. Weighed in at 265, down 3 pounds over last week & now 1 total in 8 weeks. Blood pressure was 118/70- and that's without taking my BP meds for the last 3 days. Going to experiment & just skip them for several more days & see if my pressure holds. Body fat measured 42.8, and the "nurse" (they aren't nurses) questioned my height as listed in their charts. Apparently, they listed me as 5'6". In reality, if you asked me to stand up straight & measured me, that's about right. Problem is, I can't stand up straight, thanks to all the nonsense that's gone on in my spine. I once stood nearly 5'9". So calculating body fat, which depends on height as well as weight, could be tricky, since my frame is larger than 5'6". Therefore, it is entirely possible that all of my body fat readings have been a bit high, since they use 5'6" as their base. No biggie, but a detail worth mentioning.

Today, 4/20/09:

Weight: 265, -3 pounds this week, -41 total

Body Fat: 42.8%, -3.7 from last week

Blood Pressure: 118/70 (without BP meds for 3 days)

Supplements: Forgot to take first dose (appetite suppressant & vitamin) before I left home, took doses 2 & 3 (appetite suppressant & fat burner) as scheduled.

Water: 1 gallon

Cardio: 45 minutes

Meal 1- 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp) and 1 cup cooked green beans (2 veg)
Meal 2- 2 hard boiled eggs (2 vlp)
Meal 3- 12 raspberries (2 fruit)
Meal 4- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 2 cups broccoli, measured raw (2 veg)
Freebie: 1 sugar free Jell-O Pudding

Totals: 16 servings very lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. Word.

Diet, Day 55

Well, I went to bed this morning without writing my blog entry, and it took me forever tonight to recall what I ate last night/yesterday. then I remembered- I went to dinner with friends from the MINI club! We went to a place called The Tilted Kilt. The MINI club had met there before, but I wasn't at that gathering. It's basically a somewhat cheesy twist on Hooters, by adding a faux "Scottish" theme. (Mainly waitresses in plaid mini skirts & push-up bras)

This was the first time I had gone out to eat since Day 1 of my diet, and I was feeling pretty limited in my choices. Chicken wings are close to being OK, but they're deep fried, so that was questionable. Plus, it'd be VERY hard to estimate the weight of the chicken I actually consumed. So I went a little safer & had a Caesar Salad, hold the croutons.

The dressing may not have been ideal, as I forgot to ask about low-cal options, but it was basically a large bowl of lettuce with an anemic piece of chicken on top. Tasted good, but it was small, that's all. That was probably the only small breast in the place. (That's a waitress joke, just in case anyone missed it) Anyhow, I know lettuce is a "freebie," but I'm counting it as 2 vegetable servings, because there was a LOT of it.

Today, 4/19/09:

Supplements: All taken except one dose of appetite suppressant, due to timing. (No sense suppressing your appetite when you're about to go to sleep)

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: 35 minutes (I had been awake for 24 hours when I started, and I really needed to pass out)

Meal 1- 4 oz chicken (4 vlp) over 12.9 pounds of lettuce (aka Caesar Salad). (2 veg)
Meal 2- 8 oz Chicken (8 vlp) with 2 cups each green bell peppers and mushrooms, measured raw (4 veg)
Meal 3- 4 oz bacon (4 vlp)
Freebies: 1 dill pickle spear & one single serving sugar free Jell-O pudding

Totals: 16 servings very lean protein, 6 servings veg. Pulled in the rebound!!!

Diet, Day 54

Well, Saturday kind of blended right into Sunday again this weekend, and I am late logging my Saturday info. So here goes...

Today (yesterday), 4/18/09:

Supplements: Only took one dose due to erratic sleep habits all thru Friday night & into Sunday morning so far.

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: Zero. Same reason as supplements.

Meal 1- 7 oz 97% fat-free hot dogs (7 vlp) with 1 cup cooked sauerkraut (2 veg)
Meal 2- 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp) with 2 cups raw bell peppers (2 veg)
Meal 3- 1 small Granny Smith apple (1 fruit)

Totals: 13 servings very lean protein, 4 servings veg, 1 serving fruit. Short by 3 servings protein and 1 serving fruit/veg. It was a strange day/night/day. So sorry, here's a copy of the home game, loser.

Diet, Day 53

Whoa. The last 5-10 minutes of cardio were brutal today. Not sure why, but it took all I had to finish. It's basically been a little easier this week because I've had the house to myself, so I put the exercise bike in the living room & watched TV to distract me from thinking about the time. Previously, I was watching videos on my Zune, but most of those are 5-10 minutes long, so I am very aware of the time passing. Queue up an hour long TV show on the big screen, and it can get away from you.

I like that, because exercise for the sake of exercise has never been my thing. Even when I was young, my exercise was all about playing sports. To me, cycling is a mode of transportation- without a destination, there's no point. Running is how you get from first to second base, or score a touchdown. There's got to be a more inspiring goal than to just finish running.

Non insult intended to those who enjoy running, cycling, or other forms of cardio. I'm sure there are runners and cyclists who think there's no point to baseball or lacrosse, etc. And that's OK- to each his own, right? Just explaining where my mind is; that cardio is a hurdle for me to overcome. I am hoping that sticking to the routine will make it become easier to bear, make it less of a burden.

So, while I am using my weight loss successes and future goals as motivation, distractions are a big help in keeping me from focusing on how pointless I find the activity for its own sake.

Today, 4/17/09:

Supplements: All taken

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: 45 minutes

Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 1 cup mushrooms, measured raw (1 veg) and 1 cup cooked green beans (2 veg)
Meal 2- 2 cups raw bell peppers (2 veg) and 2 hard boiled eggs (2 vlp)
Meal 3- 1.5 cups fat free cotage cheese (6 vlp) and 1 small Granny Smith apple (1 fruit)
Freebies: 2 dill pickle spears. I've just got to buy Jell-O today or tomorrow.

Totals: 16 servings very lean protein, 5 servings veg, 1 serving fruit. Smoke on your pipe and put that in!

Diet, Day 52

If my home scale is even a little consistent between uses, I should top 40 lbs of total weght loss at my next weigh-in. That just blows my mind. 8 weeks, and possibly 40 pounds gone. It'll probably take 8 months to lose another 40, but that's cool. I'll be thankful for the head start.

Today, 4/16/09:

Supplements: All taken

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: 45 minutes

Meal 1- 7 oz flounder fillets (7 vlp) and 1.5 cups cooked green beans (3 veg)
Meal 2- 1.25 cups fat free cottage cheese (5 vlp) and 2 cups raw bell peppers (2 veg)
Meal 3- 4 oz turkey sausage (4 lp) and .5 cup cooked sauerkraut (1 veg)
Freebies- 1 dill pickle spear

Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 6 servings veg. I AM THE LAW!!!

Diet, Day 51

The 44" jeans I bought just a few weeks back are fitting very comfortably now. In fact, they seemed just a tad loose last night. Not that I'm out shopping for 42's yet, but if I don't gain a bunch of weight on vacation 2 weeks from now, I'll bet I can get into them in May, no problem.

Oddly, I am not finding myself tempted when other people eat some of my favorite foods around me. I had a co-worker apologize last week for eating pizza at his desk while I was dieting, and I told him that it just didn't bother me. And I am not missing sodas at all. I'd like to be able to drink cranberry juice, but it's got way too much sugar in it, and the low-cal stuff just tastes awful. I never could stomach artificial sweeteners. Overall, though, I am pretty happy with the food on the plan & the amount I get to eat.

That reminds me- I passed that 30 pound "benchmark" a few weeks ago now & nobody at the doctor's office has said a word about it. I'm not mentioning it, just to see how long it takes before someone notices. (I still have no idea what changes when you hit a benchmark)

Today, 4/15/09:

Supplements: All taken

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: 45 minutes

Meal 1- 8 oz turkey (8 vlp) and 1.5 cups cooked green beans (3 veg)
Meal 2- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp) and 12 raspberries (2 fruit)
Meal 3- 4 oz tuna (4 vlp) and 1 cup raw yellow bell peppers (1 veg)
Freebies: 2 dill pickle spears (I'm all outta Jell-O)

Totals: 16 servings very lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. [Sean Connery] Suck on it, Trebek! [/Sean Connery]

Diet, Day 50

If anyone reading this wonders how I keep getting 8 oz portions of chicken, etc., I just cut the chicken into bite size pieces when I buy it, then put the pieces in a baggie & weigh them. Put them in the freezer and I have 8 oz portions ready to go- I move one from the freezer to the fridge in the morning after work & it's thawed & ready to cook when I get up at night. Also, many of the frozen fish I have found are already portioned in 4-oz oz fillets, so that works out well. I can thaw 2 of those in the sink, in one of those Ziploc "XL Sandwich Bags" in lukewarm water- takes about 20 minutes.

Today, 4/14/09:

Supplements: missed one round of fat burner/appetite suppressant because work was chaotic.

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: 45 minutes

Meal 1- 8 oz turkey (8 vlp) with 1.5 cups each: bell peppers & mushrooms, measured raw (3 veg)
Meal 2- 4 oz Chilean sea bass (4 lp) and 12 raspberries (2 fruit)
Meal 3- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp) and 1 cup raw yellow bell peppers
Freebie- 1 dill pickle spear

Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. Hi-Ho, Silver!

Diet, Day 49 and Doctor's Visit #8

I still haven't slept well in several days and am simply too tired for Cardio, or to write much here. Just back from doctor's office, ready to go to sleep ASAP.

Today, 4/13/09:

Weight: 268, -6 lbs this week, -38 lbs in 7 weeks.

Body Fat: 46.5%, unchanged from last week.

Blood Pressure: 102/60, and that makes me very happy.

All supplements taken as directed

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: SLEEP

Meal 1- 7 oz turkey tenderloin (7 vlp) with 1.5 cups each red bell peppers & mushrooms, measured raw (3 veg)
Meal 2- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp) and 1 small Granny Smith Apple (1 fruit)
Meal 3- 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp) and 2 cups raw cucumber (2 veg)
Freebie- 1 sugar-free cup-o-Jell-O

Totals: 16 servings very lean protein, 5 servings veg, 1 serving fruit. The Force was with me.

Diet, Day 48

I only ate 2 meals today. Partially because my sleep schedule has made Sunday a short day, and partially because I bought too much fresh fish yesterday & didn't want to freeze it. (I also bought plenty of frozen fish)

If you haven't ever tried Chilean Sea Bass, I highly recommend it. I first had it a few years ago at Bonefish Grill, and I was amazed. I love seafood anyhow, but this fish is like nothing else I have ever had- it absolutely melts in your mouth, it is so unbelievably delicate. It's expensive, so it's something you treat yourself to for a special occasion, but every bit as worthwhile as getting a filet mignon.

Today, 4/12/09:

All supplements taken as directed

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: 45 minutes

Meal 1- 12 oz blackened grouper (12 vlp) and 2 cups raw red bell peppers (2 veg)
Meal 2- 4 oz Chilean sea bass (4 lp), 2 cups raw cucumber (2 veg), and 12 normal sized raspberries (2 fruit)

Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. 9 still equals 8!!!

Diet, Day 47

Because my local Sweetbay store seemed to be having trouble carrying fresh produce, I decided to go across the street to Publix. Honestly, the produce there was better, but not by leaps and bounds. But I found all sorts of other good stuff there that I didn't see at Sweetbay. They had a huge selection of frozen fish fillets, and I was also able to find Turkey breast cut & packaged like chicken breast. Looks like I'll be making Publix my grocery store of choice for the foreseeable future.

Today, 4/11/09:

All supplements taken as directed

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: 45 minutes

Meal 1- 10 oz tilapia (10 vlp) and 2.5 cups raw broccoli (2.5 veg)
Meal 2- 4 oz turkey cold cuts* (4 vlp) and 1.5 cups raw cucumber (1.5 veg)
Meal 3- 2 hard boiled eggs (2 vlp) and 2 cups raw red bell peppers (2 veg)
Freebie- 1 dill pickle spear

Totals: 16 servings very lean protein, 6 servings veg. [Phil Rizzuto]Holy cow, you huckleberry![/Phil Rizzuto]

*Note: I found some turkey cold cuts from Oscar Meyer that didn't have a ton of sodium in them, and had less than 1g fat per ounce.

Diet, Day 46

Well, here I go again... haven't slept yet today. It's gonna be a long night. I decided to take today off from cardio because I had so many things to do. Besides, if I can actually get 45 minutes in for 6 days of the week, it'll be a big step up. The good thing is, my legs don't feel any worse for wear after increasing my cardio time.

Today, 4/10/09:

All supplements taken as directed

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: Nope

Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 2 cups broccoli, measured raw (2 veg)
Meal 2- .75 cup fat free cottage cheese (3 vlp) and 1 small Granny Smith apple (1 fruit)
Meal 3- 4 oz low fat cheddar cheese (4 vlp) and 1 small Granny Smith apple (1 fruit)
Meal 4- 2 cups raw bell peppers (2 veg)
Meal 5- 1 hard boiled egg (1 vlp)
Freebies: 1 sugar free cup-o-Jell-O and 1 dill pickle spear

Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. That's a wrap.

Diet, Day 45

Once again, I am awake well past my bedtime, but today I am feeling very tired. Thus, I will just log my meals and call it a day.

Today, 4/09/09:

All supplements taken as directed

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: 45 minutes

Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 1 cup each, bell peppers and mushrooms, measured raw (2 veg)
Meal 2- 2 hard boiled eggs (2 vlp)
Meal 3- 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp) and the last of the miniature raspberries, about 14-16 (2 fruit)
Meal 4- 2 cups raw cucumber (2 veg)
Freebies- 2 dill pickle spears. Would've been just one, but I stayed up so long, I got hungry. LOL

Totals: 16 servings very lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. REG-GIE! REG-GIE! REG-GIE!

**** I just noticed no blog entry for yesterday. Don't remember what I ate, but I hit all my targets & did 45 minutes of cardio. I know that much.

Diet, Day 43

Well, I am still not sleeping all that well. Tomorrow morning, I am going to lay down early so that I can afford to take a Tylenol "Simply Sleep" without fear of it making me oversleep or stay fatigued as I drive to work. Could be the B12 injections, or it could just be that I have a million thoughts playing bumper cars in my brain & they won't take a day off.

When I bought my 44 inch jeans, I only bought 2 pair, because I didn't want to move down another size before they at least got worn in. (Yes, I am being optimistic!) Problem is, 2 pairs of jeans don't make it thru the week, since jeans are all I wear. So I have to wear a pair of my 46 inch jeans from time to time, and they are starting to fall right off me. I guess I either need to buy more jeans & not worry about them going unused, or I need to buy a belt, which I have never worn in my life. (This is a problem I really don't mind having, to be perfectly honest.)

Today, 4/07/09:

All supplements taken as directed

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: 45 minutes

Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 1.5 cups each: red bell peppers & mushrooms, measured raw (3 veg)
Meal 2- 1.25 cups fat free cottage cheese (5 vlp) and 16 of those mini-raspberries (calling it 2 fruit)
Meal 3- 3 oz sirloin (3 lp) with 1 cup bell peppers, measured raw (1 veg)
Freebies: 1 dill pickle spear and 1 sugar free cup-o-Jell-O

Totals: 13 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. Play ball!!!

Diet, Day 42 & Doctor's visit #7

Well, the pace has slowed, but that's okay. Anything negative is a positive, right? I lost all of one pound this week, weighing in at 274. BP stayed normal @ 118/72, and body fat dropped to 46.3%. Total weight loss is 32 pounds in 6 weeks.

I decided to set some shorter term goals.

Short term goal: By the time I leave for North Carolina, 3 weeks from today, I want to be under 270.

Mid term goal: By the time I go on vacation at the end of August, I want to be below 250. Maybe even 240, but I don't want to set an unrealistic goal, just one to keep me focused. I may revise this to reflect 240 in 2 months or so, depending on my progress.

Today, 4/6/09:

All supplements taken as directed

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: 45 minutes

Meal 1- 7 oz. tilapia (7 vlp) and 1.5 cups cooked green beans (3 veg)
Meal 2- 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp) and 16 raspberries (2 fruit)*
Meal 3- 3 oz. sirloin (3 lp) with 1 cup mushrooms, measured raw (1 veg)
Freebie- 1 sugar free cop-o-Jell-O

Totals: 13 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. GIN!

Note: Raspberries are normally 6 per serving, but I swear on the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch that these were some sort of dwarf raspberries. Half of them were no bigger than blueberries. So I ate a few extra.

Diet, Day 41

Been awake for nearly 36 hours now. Not that I couldn't have slept by now- it just would have thrown me off trying to get back into synch with my work schedule tonight. That's what I get for trying to go anywhere or do anything on the weekends. About to pass out now, which will get me up in plenty of time to prep dinner, etc. before work tonight.

I tried the Butterball Turkey Smoked Sausage today. With sauerkraut. I love kielbasa & sauerkraut. Substituting turkey sausage is not a raging success as a substitute, but it's not bad. Much like the turkey bacon, it was a bit bland & could have used some more spices. Overall, though, not bad.

Today, 4/5/09:

All supplements taken as directed

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: 30 minutes

Meal 1- 4 oz turkey sausage (4 lp) with 2 cups sauerkraut (2 veg) and .5 cup green beans (1 veg)
Meal 2- 6 oz chicken (6 vlp) with 1 cup each bell peppers & baby portabella mushrooms, measured raw (2 veg)
Meal 3- 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp) and 1 cup raw celery (1 veg)

Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 6 servings veg. Easy as pie. MMMmmmmmm... pie. Hehheh.

Diet, Day 40

I usually write my blog entry just before I go to bed, around Noon-2pm. But today, I never went to bed, so I forgot. It was just a busy day. So I am forcing myself to stay awake until Sunday morning before I go to sleep. I'll try & remember to write Day 41 before I pass out.

Yesterday, 4/04/09:

All supplements taken as directed

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: 30 minutes

Meal 1- 9 oz chicken (9 vlp) with 2 cups broccoli, measured raw (2 veg)
Meal 2- 3 oz turkey bacon (3 vlp) and 2 cups yellow bell peppers (2 veg)
Meal 3- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp) and 2 cups raw celery (2 veg)
Freebie: 1 dill pickle spear

Totals: 16 servings very lean protein, 6 servings veg. Sit, Ubu, sit! Good boy.

Diet, Day 39

Unfortunately, for the first time since starting my cardio routine, I will miss 2 days in a row. I had a very busy morning today. It's now past my bedtime. And I was up 2-3 hours earlier than usual last night. Tomorrow, cardio is an absolute must, and I will make it a priority.

Today, 4/3/09:

All supplements taken as directed

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: Zero

Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 2 cups broccoli, measured raw (2 veg)
Meal 2- 4 oz fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp) and 2 cups raw celery (2 veg)
Meal 3- 4 oz tuna (4 vlp) and 2 cups raw yellow bell peppers (2 veg)
Freebie- 1 sugar free cup-o-Jell-O

Totals: 16 servings very lean protein, 6 servings veg. Short & sweet, dead on.

Diet, Day 38

Dead tired today and I have no clue why. Therefore...

Today, 4/2/09:

Missed 2nd & 3rd supplements because I forgot to take them to work. Oops.

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: Not

Meal 1- 6 oz chicken (6 vlp) with 2 cups broccoli, measured raw (2 veg)
Meal 2- 4 oz tuna (4 vlp), 1 cup cottage cheese (4 vlp), 12 black raspberries (2 fruit)
Meal 3- 2 hard boiled eggs (2 vlp) and 2 cups raw orange & yellow bell peppers (2 veg)

Totals: 16 servings very lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. Woohoo! Now I'm going to bed.

Diet, Day 37

One of the ways I am adding some variety to what looks like a fairly monotonous menu is to use marinades & seasonings. Tabasco makes a Chipotle hot sauce that's more smoke & less heat. Very tasty. And one of my real favorites is a brand called Stubb's. Stubb's makes barbecue sauces with bold flavor & some genuine kick. I can't eat the BBQ sauces because of the carbohydrates. But Stubb's also makes marinades. They've got marinades flavored for pork, beef, or chicken. Each one is fat free & has either 1 or 2 grams of carbs in a tablespoon. And because they are very flavorful, I can use just one tablespoon of the marinade as a cooking sauce for 8 oz of meat & the accompanying vegetables.

Work was s hectic last night that I had to eat while I worked at my desk. Made me very grateful to have a mute button on the speakerphone, because I was on one call for over 5 hours straight. I actually don't leave my desk for breaks most nights, but I do at least stop working while I eat.

Today, 4/1/09:

All supplements taken as directed

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: 35 minutes

Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 2 cups spinach and 1 cup mushrooms, measured raw (3 veg)
Meal 2- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp)
Meal 3- 4 oz ground sirloin (4 lp) and 1 cup raw orange bell peppers (1 veg)
Meal 4- 12 black raspberries (2 fruit)
Freebie- 1 sugar free cup-o-Jell-O

Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. Slapjack!!!