No cardio the last few days. My calf muscles ache as though like they've been stretched to 120% of the recommended length. Tight & painful. Dunno why, but walking is a little touchy right now, so no cycling.
Today, June 29, 2009:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 1 cup mushrooms, measured raw (1 veg)
Meal 2- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp) and 3 cups raw bell peppers (3 veg)
Meal 3- 4 oz lean sirloin (4 lp) and 1 cup cooked green beans (2 veg)
Freebie- 1 sugar free Jell-O
Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 6 servings veg. That's at least a bloop single.
Sunday, June 28, 2009:
Water: 3/4 gallon
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (6 vlp) and 2 cups raw celery (2 veg)
Meal 2- 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp) and 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp) and 3 cups raw bell peppers (3 veg)
Totals: 13 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg. Strike three, called.
Note: I tried to eat 2 servings of fruit, but the grape sin the fridge were getting soft, and I bit into an apple only to find it had a nasty, mealy texture. Kinda ruined my appetite.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Diet, June 27, 2009
Been awake for 23 hours. This is getting to be a nasty habit, and it's screwing with everything from my food intake to my cardio, to... well... my sanity. Quickie before I hit the sack...
June 27, 2009:
Water: 3/4 gallon
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz low fat hot dogs (8 vlp) and 1 cup sauerkraut (2 veg)
Meal 2- 12 grapes (2 fruit)
Meal 3- 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp) with 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp) and 2 cups raw bell peppers (2 veg)
Freebie- my last sugar free Vanilla Jell-O pudding cup. I have other flavors in the fridge, though, so it's all good.
Totals: 13 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. Holy Cow, you huckleberry!
June 27, 2009:
Water: 3/4 gallon
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz low fat hot dogs (8 vlp) and 1 cup sauerkraut (2 veg)
Meal 2- 12 grapes (2 fruit)
Meal 3- 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp) with 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp) and 2 cups raw bell peppers (2 veg)
Freebie- my last sugar free Vanilla Jell-O pudding cup. I have other flavors in the fridge, though, so it's all good.
Totals: 13 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. Holy Cow, you huckleberry!
Diet, June 26, 2009
Took another liberty with the diet today. I hate going to the movies & just getting a bottle of water. And while my preference would be to get some of those nachos with the completely synthetic, nacho-cheese flavored goo and a box of Junior Mints, I figure popcorn isn't nearly as bad for me as that. So I got the medium popcorn and a large bottle of water. I did add salt & that unnatural butter flavored grease to the popcorn, but I was careful to use just a small amount of the grease. (I usually dump 10-20% of the popcorn out of the bag so I can shake the contents around to distribute the grease & salt.)
I also had planned to try & start getting cardio in every other day, but I only slept 3 hours on Thursday, and that was from 9am-Noon, so there was no way I was exercising on Friday morning at 8-9am. I passed the hell out instead.
Oh, by the way... last time I got groceries, I went to Sweetbay. I had been going to Publix, but Sweetbay was on the right hand side as I was going home, and I pulled in out of laziness. What luck! When I went to grab cottage cheese (between Mom and I we go thru 4 containers a week), they only had 2 containers of Breakstone's. And they were dated to expire on May 12th. That's over a month past due. Either they had just sold out & nobody was dumb enough to buy the old stinky containers, or they stopped carrying the stuff. I grudgingly grabbed 4 containers of their store brand, Hannaford fat-free cottage cheese. Lo and behold, this stuff is FAR more creamy & has a WAY better texture than Breakstone's. So much for Breakstone's...
Today, June 26, 2009:
Water: 1 gallon ++
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp), 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp)
Meal 2- Medium popcorn @ movies... no idea how to classify that, since it's not on the diet. It's vegetable, but it's higher carb/starch than allowed.
Meal 3- 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp)
Totals: 11 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, and um, laid off the veggies/fruit due to popcorn. Beats me.
I also had planned to try & start getting cardio in every other day, but I only slept 3 hours on Thursday, and that was from 9am-Noon, so there was no way I was exercising on Friday morning at 8-9am. I passed the hell out instead.
Oh, by the way... last time I got groceries, I went to Sweetbay. I had been going to Publix, but Sweetbay was on the right hand side as I was going home, and I pulled in out of laziness. What luck! When I went to grab cottage cheese (between Mom and I we go thru 4 containers a week), they only had 2 containers of Breakstone's. And they were dated to expire on May 12th. That's over a month past due. Either they had just sold out & nobody was dumb enough to buy the old stinky containers, or they stopped carrying the stuff. I grudgingly grabbed 4 containers of their store brand, Hannaford fat-free cottage cheese. Lo and behold, this stuff is FAR more creamy & has a WAY better texture than Breakstone's. So much for Breakstone's...
Today, June 26, 2009:
Water: 1 gallon ++
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp), 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp)
Meal 2- Medium popcorn @ movies... no idea how to classify that, since it's not on the diet. It's vegetable, but it's higher carb/starch than allowed.
Meal 3- 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp)
Totals: 11 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, and um, laid off the veggies/fruit due to popcorn. Beats me.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Diet, June 25, 2009
Surprise! A blog entry with just one day on it. Go figure.
June 25, 2009:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) and 4 cups mushrooms & bell peppers, measured raw (4 veg)
Meal 2- 1 medium Granny Smith apple (2 fruit), 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp) and 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp)
Freebie- 1 sugar free Jell-O
Totals: 13 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. Slapjack!
June 25, 2009:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) and 4 cups mushrooms & bell peppers, measured raw (4 veg)
Meal 2- 1 medium Granny Smith apple (2 fruit), 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp) and 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp)
Freebie- 1 sugar free Jell-O
Totals: 13 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. Slapjack!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Diet, June 23-24, 2009
Well, I spoke a little too soon when I said my weight was holding steady. hadn't weight myself in several days. The scale is reading 227-232 right now, so progress appears to be ongoing. w00t!
I have to say this--- Sugar Free Vanilla flavored Jell-O Pudding is like crack for your tongue. I like vanilla, but this stuff is fantastic. Honest to gawd, if I had my choice of a cup of this or a scoop of ice cream, I'd probably take this unless it was cookie dough ice cream. I do have my weaknesses, after all.
So, another two-fer. Getting to be a habit...
Wednesday, June 24:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 30 minutes (Surprise!)
Meal 1- 6 oz mahi steak (6 vlp) and 2 cups broccoli & mushrooms, measured raw (2 veg)
Meal 2- 1, let's call it "medium" Granny Smith apple (gonna count that as 2 fruit) and 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp)
Meal 3- 4 oz turkey burger (4 lp) and 2 cups raw bell peppers (2 veg)
Freebie- Yeah, 1 sugar free vanilla Jell-O pudding. It actually takes willpower not to go for seconds.
Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. I think I can, I think I can...
Tuesday, June 23:
Water: 1 gallon
Cardio: 0 (Boo, hiss!)
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 3 cups broccoli & mushrooms, measured raw (3 veg)
Meal 2- 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp) and 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp), plus 3 cups raw bell peppers (3 veg)
Freebie- 1 sugar free vanilla Jell-O pudding. Duh.
Totals: 13 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, 6 servings veg. Curveball strikes 'em out!
I have to say this--- Sugar Free Vanilla flavored Jell-O Pudding is like crack for your tongue. I like vanilla, but this stuff is fantastic. Honest to gawd, if I had my choice of a cup of this or a scoop of ice cream, I'd probably take this unless it was cookie dough ice cream. I do have my weaknesses, after all.
So, another two-fer. Getting to be a habit...
Wednesday, June 24:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 30 minutes (Surprise!)
Meal 1- 6 oz mahi steak (6 vlp) and 2 cups broccoli & mushrooms, measured raw (2 veg)
Meal 2- 1, let's call it "medium" Granny Smith apple (gonna count that as 2 fruit) and 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp)
Meal 3- 4 oz turkey burger (4 lp) and 2 cups raw bell peppers (2 veg)
Freebie- Yeah, 1 sugar free vanilla Jell-O pudding. It actually takes willpower not to go for seconds.
Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. I think I can, I think I can...
Tuesday, June 23:
Water: 1 gallon
Cardio: 0 (Boo, hiss!)
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 3 cups broccoli & mushrooms, measured raw (3 veg)
Meal 2- 5 oz turkey cold cuts (5 vlp) and 3 oz low fat Swiss cheese (3 lp), plus 3 cups raw bell peppers (3 veg)
Freebie- 1 sugar free vanilla Jell-O pudding. Duh.
Totals: 13 servings very lean protein, 3 servings lean protein, 6 servings veg. Curveball strikes 'em out!
Monday, June 22, 2009
Diet, June 21-22, 2009
Another two-fer. I keep forgetting. Oops. I blame creeping Alzheimer's.
Weight seems to be holding more or less steady in the low to mid 230's. I finally found a local source to get the fat burner, Calcium Pyruvate. No idea if that makes a difference, but it's only about $14 for a month's supply, so I'm going to keep on it for a while longer. Odd that local drug stores & grocery store pharmacies carry all sorts of goofy roots & pseudo-herbs, but not this stuff. Had to visit a natural foods market in South Tampa to find it. Anyhow, on to the data...
Monday, June 22:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 30 minutes (Huzzah!)
Meal 1- 8 oz scallops (8 vlp) and 2 cups broccoli, measured raw (2 veg)
Meal 2- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp) and 3 cups raw bell peppers (3 veg)
Meal 3- 4 oz low fat hot dogs (4 vlp) and 1/2 cup sauerkraut (1 veg)
Freebie- 1 sugar free Jell-O
Totals: 16 servings very lean protein, 6 servings veg. Short, sweet, dead on target.
Sunday, June 21:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) and nearly 2 cups raw celery (2 veg)
Meal 2- 4 oz turkey burger (4 lp) and 2 cups broccoli, measured raw (2 veg)
Meal 3- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp) and 1 nearly large Granny Smith apple (2 fruit)
Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. Right on!
Weight seems to be holding more or less steady in the low to mid 230's. I finally found a local source to get the fat burner, Calcium Pyruvate. No idea if that makes a difference, but it's only about $14 for a month's supply, so I'm going to keep on it for a while longer. Odd that local drug stores & grocery store pharmacies carry all sorts of goofy roots & pseudo-herbs, but not this stuff. Had to visit a natural foods market in South Tampa to find it. Anyhow, on to the data...
Monday, June 22:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 30 minutes (Huzzah!)
Meal 1- 8 oz scallops (8 vlp) and 2 cups broccoli, measured raw (2 veg)
Meal 2- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp) and 3 cups raw bell peppers (3 veg)
Meal 3- 4 oz low fat hot dogs (4 vlp) and 1/2 cup sauerkraut (1 veg)
Freebie- 1 sugar free Jell-O
Totals: 16 servings very lean protein, 6 servings veg. Short, sweet, dead on target.
Sunday, June 21:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) and nearly 2 cups raw celery (2 veg)
Meal 2- 4 oz turkey burger (4 lp) and 2 cups broccoli, measured raw (2 veg)
Meal 3- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp) and 1 nearly large Granny Smith apple (2 fruit)
Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 4 servings veg, 2 servings fruit. Right on!
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Diet, June 19-20
On Friday, I ended up being awake for well over 24 hours. I woke up at 7:30pm Thursday to begin my Friday, and didn't get to bed until after 9pm Friday night. The reason was that my Mom had minor surgery on Friday morning & I was her transportation to & from the hospital. Oh, and her morning surgery turned into afternoon surgery. And I had previously made dinner plans with a friend, before I knew about Mom's surgery. Anyhow...
Saturday, June 20:
As stated above, I had dinner plans with a friend. We decided to go for sushi. I could have been a little better about the diet, or I could have been a lot worse. I got a sashimi dinner plate, and 1 makimono roll in an attempt to keep the rice quantity down. Unfortunately, the sashimi dinner came with a small bowl of sticky rice on the side, and I gave in to that temptation. In order to limit carbs, I did not eat any other vegetables today. The rice must have done enough damage. LOL Still in ketosis, though, so at least I don't need to protein binge again...
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- Sashimi dinner and 1 spicy crawfish roll. Estimate 8-10 oz assorted fish. (let's say 10 vlp) And 1.5 cups sticky rice. If that was on the diet, it might be 3 servings of veg, but it's not on the diet.
Meal 2- 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp)
Totals: 16 servings very lean protein, and 1.5 cups of rice.
Friday, June 19:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 0, no time
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) and 3 cups mushrooms and peppers, 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 salmon steak (4 lp) and 2 cups raw cucumbers (2 veg)
Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 5 servings veg, 1 serving fruit.
Note: I went to the movies while Mom was in surgery (she made me promise to get out of the hospital). There, I had popcorn and a Coke Zero. Popcorn is a no-no on this diet, but I did make it with as little butter as possible, and Coke Zero is OK, except for the caffeine. Couldn't help myself- I was starving, and this seemed less sinful than a full sugar Coke and a box of Junior Mints.
Saturday, June 20:
As stated above, I had dinner plans with a friend. We decided to go for sushi. I could have been a little better about the diet, or I could have been a lot worse. I got a sashimi dinner plate, and 1 makimono roll in an attempt to keep the rice quantity down. Unfortunately, the sashimi dinner came with a small bowl of sticky rice on the side, and I gave in to that temptation. In order to limit carbs, I did not eat any other vegetables today. The rice must have done enough damage. LOL Still in ketosis, though, so at least I don't need to protein binge again...
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 0
Meal 1- Sashimi dinner and 1 spicy crawfish roll. Estimate 8-10 oz assorted fish. (let's say 10 vlp) And 1.5 cups sticky rice. If that was on the diet, it might be 3 servings of veg, but it's not on the diet.
Meal 2- 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp)
Totals: 16 servings very lean protein, and 1.5 cups of rice.
Friday, June 19:
Water: 1 gallon +
Cardio: 0, no time
Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) and 3 cups mushrooms and peppers, 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 salmon steak (4 lp) and 2 cups raw cucumbers (2 veg)
Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 5 servings veg, 1 serving fruit.
Note: I went to the movies while Mom was in surgery (she made me promise to get out of the hospital). There, I had popcorn and a Coke Zero. Popcorn is a no-no on this diet, but I did make it with as little butter as possible, and Coke Zero is OK, except for the caffeine. Couldn't help myself- I was starving, and this seemed less sinful than a full sugar Coke and a box of Junior Mints.
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