29 July (Monday)

Hi All,

So, I'm glad I decided to reactivate the site, as it encouraged me to start things off eating healthy today. Didn't exercise this morning, and not really wanting to do so this afternoon, but I think I'll force myself to go for a bit of a run after I get home from teaching.

Here's a cool video I found recently, although the advice therein I obviously did not follow this particular morning:



Meal 1 - 9:30AM
3/4 cup oatmeal (w/ water)
225 calories
7.5g protein
40.5g carbs
4.5g fat

Meal 2 - 1:30PM
1 banana
Handful almonds (~20)
Smart water
(~$10 total)

Meal 3 - 3:30PM
Turkey sandwich on whole wheat w/ swiss, lettuce, tomato, mustard (~$7)

Meal 4 - 7:40PM
Chicken Fajita panini

I had a headache by the end of my first class today, which I noticed often happens when I start a diet, so I took a couple Excedrin, but I have to be careful because my liver numbers were a bit off on my last test, and I think taking too much acetominophen could be part of the problem.

Goal is to get rid of all this excess skin on my torso. I think my muscles are bigger than they've ever been, but I've got a little too much fat for my liking. I'm also trying to work on my standing posture. I have pretty bad anterior pelvic tilt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelvic_tilt) that I'm trying to fix.

Wt: 200.2 last time I checked. I check on Thursdays after work.

Meals:
6AM: Bowl of Kashi GoLean with skim
8:30: Whole wheat wrap with egg whites, american cheese, turkey sausage
1pm: Chicken and vegetables with white sauce from the meat cart. Usually the biggest meal of the day.
4pm: 2 scoops of protein
5:30: Just had some chips to tide me over - going to need some energy for basketball in a bit.
8:30 (planned): Just Salad (Thai Chicken crunch - grilled chicken/cucumber/carrots/celery/cabbage/lettuce/dressing)

Just did my workout. Was very tired and only got 3/4ths of the way through, but not too upset since I've got basketball soon:

Pushups 44
Pullups 14
Military pushups 32
Chinups 14

Wide pushups 35
close pullups (palms facing each other) 14
Decline pushups 28
Switch pullups/chinups 6 each (breaks in between each 2)

The workout then repeats these two sets, but I only got one in.

Pushups 32
Pullups 11
Military pushups 22
Chinups 13

Tried abs but was too tired and quit. Playing an hour of basketball at 7.

Just wrapped up the day, ill tell ya - every Monday I feel like im shooting pool with a rope during my workouts..

okay SO, weight 234# down 7#'s from last week

Meal 1: 2 eggs 2 pcs bacon
Meal 2: Protein pudding
Meal 3: Chicken Salad with beets
Meal 4: Plain hamburger no bun
Meal 5: Post workout protein shake (carbs for the day)
Meal 6: Plain hamburger no bun.

Here is the WOD from my crossfit gym - time: 13 min 21 sec

3 rounds for time of:

5 KB Snatches Left Arm 53/35#
5 KB OH Walking Lunges 53/35#
5 KB Snatches Right Arm 53/35#
5 KB OH Walking Lunges 53/35#
20 T2B
Run 200m

I definitely feel lighter on my feet, eating clean definitely enhances your energy. Like Chris, last week which was my first week I had headaches and felt sluggish. I feel like im over that hump which feels great and is motivating. This Sunday is one of my "reset" days where I measure progress/shop/cook/ and reward myself with a "reset" meal.