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!!!