Saturday, December 17, 2011

5K playlist

I will be taking part in a 5K in less than two hours. My goal is under 40 minutes, which would be a personal record.

I have comprised a list of mostly fast-tempo mashup songs to help me out along the way, and will lay out the 11 tracks for you here:

1. Duel of the Fates from the Phantom Menace soundtrack. It's a tradition for this to be the opening song in my races as the pack starts to separate itself from me. A chaotic song for a chaotic first part of the race.

2. Prodigy vs. Enya. This video isn't the version I have, but it's close. A little slower tempo and kind of trancey. Good song for early in the race.

3. Black Betty by Ram Jam. Good, fast-paced beat to help pick up the pace after a (hopefully) nice and easy start.

4. Sinatra vs. Monae, This Tightrope's Made for Walkin'.

5. (Video not available): Hey Misty. Jay-Z vs. Led Zeppelin. A great mashup by DJ Topcat. Here's the link for it: http://www.mediafire.com/?fal38qcifcm57mz

6. Tripper Trouble by djBC's Beastles creation.

7. (Video not available): 24-hour Rythm. Eazy-E vs. Johnny Cash. Another great mashup by Topcat. Direct link for it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?570r9brev2ukall

8. The song I blogged about before. Will need it during the home stretch.

9. Another good BC mashup. Beastie Boys vs. Bee Gees. Stayin' Alive.

10. Busta Thriller. Busta Rhymes vs. Michael Jackson. Hopefully, I will be skipping this song if I hit my goal time. Otherwise, I'll trudge through this upbeat tune.

11. Going the Distance from the Rocky soundtrack. Best song to end any race on.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Great finish to a lackluster week

Just finished a bowl of oatmeal. That came after finishing my longest run since my plantaris injury. 6.2 miles down. Pre-injury, I was at 7.75 miles (five loops on the route I run). I am pretty sure I could've gone for it today, but I didn't have enough time.

Every run this week, I have postponed by at least an hour. I don't like that one bit. Today's run was exactly one hour later than I wanted to start. No reason, other than I'm looking for excuses not to run on time.

I need to snap out of it. Hopefully today's encouraging run will help. I feel fantastic right now.

Gotta cut this short; I'm running late for work.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

I survived Thanksgiving weekend

Bad things out of the way first: Despite doing  pretty well at the Thanksgiving meal, I didn't do so hot after the meal ... later in the night with leftovers. Not that I did terrible, but I didn't do as well as I would have liked. Also, I didn't run 6.2 miles as planned on Friday. I ended up running yesterday and it was only 3.1 miles.

I "justified" my non-running twofold: We did the Black Friday thing starting at midnight and didn't get back until 7 a.m. During that time, I did do an assload of walking. After not being scheduled to leave until Saturday, I ended up leaving Friday afternoon, so that was the other reason for not running Friday. The other "justification" was with halving the run distance. We took my dad out for his birthday/Father's Day celebration last night (finally nailed him down after five months!), and I didn't have enough time to get in a full 6.2-mile run.

I had nearly talked myself out of running altogether. It was cold, windy and rainy. I was tired. I didn't have enough time. For the first time since I started back running, I didn't want to run. "It's a holiday week, I can take a break!" It's a dangerous road to start on. Right now, I only have one leg down that road. I better realize it's not the road I want to be on and turn around and run down the other path.

The OKC half marathon awaits.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Progressing nicely

I felt so good after last week's "long" run of 4.65 miles, I decided to up my pace for getting back to my pre-injury run lengths. Before I was injured, I was running 6.2 miles twice a week and 7.77 miles once a week. I weened myself back in by running 1.55 miles three times the first week back. The second week, I ran 3.1 miles three times. Last week, I ran 3.1 miles twice and 4.65 miles once. That's the pace I had planned on keeping this week.

Instead, based on last week's runs, I upped my timetable. I will run 4.65 miles twice this week and 6.2 miles on Friday. I likely will keep that pace for next week too. I still don't want to push myself too far, too fast.

I still can't get over how great I feel while running. Here's hoping that feeling continues.

Friday, November 18, 2011

Longest run since my injury.

Today's run was a great run. 4.65 miles down at a good pace (for me).

Also, it's much more satisfying to have an 80-something-year-old granny stop driving to give you a thumbs up during your run than a hot 20-something. Not sure what that says about me. Not sure I want to know what that says about me.

Didn't want to run today until...


After blasting this in my ears a couple of times, I'm pumped and ready to go. Today is my longest run since I tore my plantaris -- 4.65 miles. Can't wait to get back to 8 miles like I was doing before my calf injury. New goal: OKC half marathon!

That's all for now. Felt the need to share this mashup so people will get their weekend started off right.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

One year anniversary

Fat-me sandwich pics with obligatory goofy post-weight loss shot.

It's been one year since I started this blog. Ignore the fact I haven't actually blogged in seven months or so. It looks like so many other abandoned weight-loss blogs I've seen over the years. Those who start up all gung-ho, only to not only stop blogging, but stop losing weight.

Fortunately, for me, the lack of any blogs doesn't signify I quit working on my weight loss. On the contrary. I have lost 105 pounds in a year. It would have been more, but I tore my left plantaris in late September. I ran religiously, at least three times a week, since I started Nov. 11 of 2010. The reason why was because I was scared the first time I stopped running would be it for me. I wouldn't start back up.

Thankfully, after five weeks on the shelf, I was able to start running again last week. I started slowly, running 1.55 miles thrice last week. This week, I ran a 5k three times. Next week, I plan to run two 5ks and on Friday run 4.65 miles.

The best part of starting back up has been that while I'm running, I actually enjoy running. Pre-torn plantaris, from last November through this September: Hated running before, hated running during, hated running after. Post-torn plantaris, so far this November: Hate running before, LOVE running during, love running after.

I still have at least 28 more pounds to lose to reach my goal of 220, and so I still run. But I have a feeling I won't stop there.

I also will try to blog more and start keeping my food diaries again (although I will not bog down the blog with them anymore; looking back, that was ridiculous).

If anyone out there actually reads this, thank you, and here's to another great year.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Too long in between posts

 So much has happened in the last two weeks. In fact, I have mostly forgotten to keep up with my food diary the last half of this week. I'm hoping I can piece it together, but the last few days of this could be completely off.

I have surpassed the 75-pound lost mark. Closer and closer to the big 100 mark and almost 60 percent of the way to my goal weight.

Today was another milestone as well. After three months of consistently running 3.1 miles, I ran 4.65 miles. I felt outstanding after I was finished.

Nothing really to add here. Just cruising along. I promise I will update more frequently.

Saturday
Lunch
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup skim milk

Dinner
PB&J sandwich

Sunday
Lunch
6 boneless hot wings
Order of french fries
36 oz diet pepsi

Dinner
Ham, chicken and cheese sandwich
Chips and salsa

32 oz water
44 oz diet cherry limeade

Monday
Breakfast
PB&J sandwich

Lunch
1 ham sandwich

Dinner
1 ham sandwich

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts

64 oz of water throughout the day

Tuesday
Lunch/dinner
20 fried green beans
Cheese and crackers

Snacks
A ton of chips and dip

60 oz of water throughout the day
4 oz coca cola

Wednesday
Lunch
Half a bag of jalapeno pretzels (700 calories)

Dinner
Two cheeseburgers
Serving of potato salad

20 oz water
32 oz diet powerade
12 oz cranberry juice

Thursday
Lunch
1/2 a bag of jalapeno pretzels (700 calories)

Dinner
Cheeseburger
Serving of potato salad

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts

128 oz of water throughout the day

Friday
Breakfast
Smoothie

Lunch
6-inch chicken salad sandwich with cheddar cheese on jalapeno cheese bread from subway
Bag of baked lays potato chips

Dinner
6-inch chicken salad sandwich with cheddar cheese on jalapeno cheese bread from subway

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts

20 oz lemonade/tea mixture

75 oz water throughout the day

Saturday
Lunch/dinner
5 baby back ribs

A shitton of shit — chips, cheese, crackers, pasta salad, dip, a dozen or so mini tarts.

Snacks
1 100 calorie pack of cookies

50 oz of water throughout the day

Sunday
Lunch/dinner
Four soft turkey tacos
A lot of baked tostitos
A lot of cheese dip
A lot of salsa


Snacks
2 100 calorie packs of cookies

Monday
Breakfast
PB&J sandwich

Lunch
Baked tostitos and queso

Dinner
1 soft turkey taco

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts

96 oz of water throughout the day

Tuesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two-egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
1 ham sandwich

Dinner
Leftover turkey taco (1)

Snacks
1 deviled egg
1 bag of baked lays (120 calories)
2 nonfat yogurts

96 oz water

Wednesday
Breakfast
1 cup oatmeal with 10 oz skim milk

Lunch
1 ham sandwich

Dinner
Frozen dinner (chicken, rice and veggie)

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts
1 cheese stick

64 oz water

Thursday
Breakfast
Smoothie
1 cup oatmeal with 10 oz skim milk

Lunch
2 fiber one bars
1 bag of baked lays

Dinner
Chicken taco salad from taco bueno. Lettuce, jalapenos, salsa, chicken and 1 tablespoon sour cream

96 oz water

Friday
Breakfast
1 cup of oatmeal with 10 oz skim milk

Lunch
6-inch oven roasted chicken breast with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno cheese bread

Dinner

6-inch oven roasted chicken breast with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno cheese bread

Snacks
1 bag of baked lays
2 nonfat yogurts

24 oz diet coke
6 oz lemonade
44 oz water

Saturday
Breakfast
Smoothie
1 cup oatmeal with 10 oz skim milk

Lunch
10 crackers
2 tablespoons cheese ball
1 flour tortilla and salsa

Dinner
Chicken breast
1 bag of broccoli cheese rice (575 calories)

Snacks
2 100 calorie packs of cheezits

64 oz water

Friday, April 15, 2011

Five months in and 71 pounds lighter

So it's been five months since I started and I am 71 pounds lighter than when I started. Sadly, other than my clothes fitting differently, I still cannot tell the difference. I still think I look the same.



Wednesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
One cup oatmeal with one cup of skim milk

Dinner
1 salmon filet
1/2 cup rice

Snacks
Three handfuls of sunflower seeds

128 oz of water throughout the day

Thursday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelet

Lunch
Salmon filet
1/2 cup rice

Dinner
Two ham sandwiches

Snacks
Two nonfat yogurts

64 oz of water throughout the day

Friday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Six-inch oven roasted chicken breast sandwich with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno bread from subway

Dinner
Six-inch oven roasted chicken breast sandwich with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno bread from subway

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts
1 bag of pizza doritos (240 calories)

80 oz of water throughout the day
20 oz of tea/lemonade combo

Saturday
Breakfast
Smoothie

Lunch
Two bowls of chili
1 hotlink
44 oz of diet cherry limeade

Dinner
1 PB&J sandwich
16 oz skim milk

32 oz of water throughout the day

Sunday
Lunch
Bag of Snyder's jalapeno pretzels (1400 calories)

Dinner
Bowl of chili

64 oz of water throughout the day

Monday
Dinner
Two bowls of chili

64 oz of water throughout the day

Tuesday
Breakfast
1 cup of oatmeal with 1 cup skim milk

Lunch
1 bag of beef jerkey

Dinner
Way more chips, queso and salsa than I should have
1 cheese enchilada smothered in cheese

48 oz of unsweet tea

Wednesday
Dinner
Chips and queso
Chicken sandwich with blue cheese
24 oz dos equis

Snacks
1 bag of beef jerkey
32 oz diet gatorate

Thursday
Lunch
Two cheese enchiladas and rice

Dinner
1 bowl of chili

Friday
Dinner
PB&J sandwich

64 oz of water throughout the day

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Halfway there!

As I posted on my twitter account: 69 pounds down, 64 to go. It's been nearly five months. Aside from my clothes fitting differently, I honestly can't tell anything. I still see fat when I look in the mirror.


However, people keep showering me with compliments. I honestly am not liking it, as I'm only halfway there. When I complete the goal, compliment away. But complimenting me now makes me feel like I've accomplished something, when in actuality, I haven't. I'm still fat. Way too damn fat.

I haven't had the best week diet wise. Saturday night, another family birthday celebration. I ate way too much dinner and then I ate way too many snacks -- cheese and crackers. Yesterday we had pizza at work and I devoured eight slices of cheese pizza. My plan was two. I talked myself into four. And at some point, four became eight. It's ridiculous how little willpower I have. I already am expecting a shitty weigh in day Friday.

Anyway, here's my last week's worth of food diaries:


Wednesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelet with ham and cheese
1 jalapeno and cheddar flatbread cracker (40 calories)

Lunch
Salmon filet
1/2 cup rice

Dinner
Two ham sandwiches

Snacks
Four handfuls of sunflower seeds
Three bites of banana bread


128 oz of water throughout the day

Thursday
Breakfast
One piece of peanut butter toast
8 oz skim milk
1 banana

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Snacks
Two nonfat yogurts
Three handfuls of sunflower seeds
1 oz baked lays potato chips (120 calories)

Friday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two-egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Six-inch oven roasted chicken breast sandwich with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno cheese bread from subway

Dinner
Six-inch oven roasted chicken breast sandwich with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno cheese bread from subway

Snacks
Bag of baked lays potato chips (120 calories)
Two nonfat yogurts
Four handfuls of sunflower seeds

75 oz of water throughout the day
20 oz of tea/lemonade combo (1/4 lemonade, 3/4 tea)

Saturday
Lunch
Bag of beef jerkey (240 calories)

Dinner
5 boneless hot wings
16 sweet potato fries
6 chips with artichoke spinach dip
Small bowl of tomato basil soup
8 oz pork tenderloin
1 cup of green beans

Snacks
Enough cheese and crackers to keep me stopped up for a week
24 oz budweiser

60 oz of water throughout the day

Sunday
Lunch
1 pint of Ben and Jerry's ice cream (a whopping 1120 calories!)

Dinner
Two bowls of chili

64 oz of water throughout the day

Monday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
Small bowl of chili

Snacks
Two handfuls of sunflower seeds
1 tootsie pop
2 nonfat yogurts

Tuesday
Lunch
Baked potato with chicken breast and BBQ sauce
Four pieces of fried okra

Dinner
8 slices of thin crust cheese pizza

Snacks
Tootsie pop
Six handfuls of sunflower seeds

128 oz of water throughout the day

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Viva Las Vegas

Man, did I need that trip to Vegas. It helped me on several fronts. I was getting complacent in my weight loss. Even though I'm not where I want to be, people continually have given compliments about my weight loss. I was afraid complacency was setting in. Scratch that, complacency was setting in.


Vegas changed that, in a couple of ways.


I have a list of accomplishments that I'll share one day about my "goals" of weight loss. One of them was to ride on an airplane without feeling sorry for the person sitting next to me. And I'm not there yet. I still was overflowing into the seat next to me. So that was the jolt back from complacency.

It also led to some serious good days diet-wise in Vegas, as you'll see below. The first three days, I did pretty well on my diet while I was out there. Maybe not so much on healthy food wise, but definitely didn't pig out.

But Friday, Saturday and Sunday were a different story. I ate. And ate. And ate. Only one buffet for the whole six days, so that was fine. I also drank a lot of beer for the first time since I've started my diet.

Despite the quantities of food I ate, according to the Wii fit scale, I gained less than half a pound for the week. That was the other way Vegas changed my complacency. That made me realize that once I get to where I want to go, I can eat like that and it won't affect me, as long as I continue to run.

I did run in Vegas. On the strip. It was awesome. Lots of joggers. I ran from the Riviera past the Flamingo and back. About 3.2 miles. I ran it Wednesday and Friday.

Every other trip to Vegas I've been, my feet have hurt from any kind of walking. Not this time. My buddy and I walked everywhere. I didn't feel like a burden, like I did at my bachelor party, when I had to take extended breaks because my feet hurt so bad.

And let me tell you, weekend strip traffic sucks, so it was refreshing to be able to walk all the way to the Bellagio to watch the fountain shows.

All in all, it was a much needed trip. I needed to unwind. I haven't had a vacation in two years. And I've come back with a renewed vigor on the second half of my weight loss journey.

Tuesday
Breakfast
1 egg

Lunch
1 In N Out burger with mustard and peppers (no cheese)
1 neopolitan shake

Dinner
Way more chips than I should have and salsa and cheese
Chicken and beef fajitas
3 flour tortillas
50 oz dos equis

Wednesday
Breakfast
Banana
Myplex shake (210 calories)

No Lunch

Dinner
Braised lamb with carrots, celery, potatoes and peas
Three hot wings
Three wedges of flatbread
32 oz guinness
47 oz 4loko

Thursday
Breakfast
Banana

Lunch
Double-double from In N Out (two patties, two pieces of cheese) with mustard and special sauce
Cheese fries (fries with two slices of cheese)
Neopolitan shake

Dinner
3 oz beef jerkey
Bag of jalapeno chips (290 calories)
32 oz calorie free powerade

48 oz of water throughout the day

Friday
Lunch
2 bowls of chicken chili
3 hot wings
1 piece of greasy, cheesy, BBQ chicken pizza
1 serving of potato salad
1 serving of pasta salad
6 pieces of fried zucchini
Bowl of peach cobbler with ice cream
36 oz of unsweet tea
32 oz no-calorie powerade

Dinner
Half a steak sandwich
Plate of fully loaded nachos
45 oz of beer

32 oz of water throughout the day

Saturday
Lunch
Pho beef soup
4 pieces of sweet and sour chicken
Half an egg roll

Dinner
Three hot wings
Chicken fajitas with cheese, sour cream, salsa and four flour tortillas and a tablespoon of bleu cheese dressing
12 oz margarita
12 oz bahama mama
16 oz havana banana

Sunday
Breakfast
12 saltines

Lunch
2 chili cheese dogs
bag of corn chips
bottle of squirt

Dinner
One burger from In N Out (no cheese; one patty)
Order of fries
16 oz of 7up

Monday
Breakfast
One cup of oatmeal

Lunch
Two PB&J sandwiches

Dinner
1 filet of salmon
1/2 cup rice

Snacks
3/4 cup sunflower seeds
1 nonfat yogurt

42 oz of water throughout the day

Tuesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Snacks
Two nonfat yogurts
1 cup of sunflower seeds

96 oz of water throughout the day

Friday, March 25, 2011

Vegas Eve

So ready for Vegas. I haven't had a vacation in two years. This will be another serious test in my diet/exercise. We do have access to the fitness room, so I have no excuses. Now if I can just lay off the food, that would be grand. Next post will be after vacation.


EDIT: This was supposed to be posted Monday night, but I guess I didn't hit publish? I dunno.


Saturday
Breakfast
1 piece of toast with peanut butter

Dinner
1 package of brocolli cheese rice (650 calories)

Snacks
1 100 calorie package of mint chocolate cookies
1 100 calorie package of brownies

16 oz sugar water (peach lemonade)

Sunday
Lunch
1 piece of string cheese
2 oz dehydrated veggies

Dinner
Four cups tortilla soup
Five cornbread muffins
12 oz beer

Snacks
1 100 calorie pack of mint chocolate chip cookies

96 oz water throughout the day

Monday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two-egg omelet with ham and cheese

Dinner
Two ham sandwiches

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts
1 bag sunflower seeds
1 tootsie roll
6 oz beef jerkey

20 oz diet pepsi (yes, vacation has officially started)

36 oz of water

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Almost at the halfway point.

Weigh-in was yesterday. I am now officially under 290 pounds. Grand total is 64 pounds. My goal when I started was to lose 133 pounds, so I'm 2.5 from the halfway point. Kind of amazing that I've lost that much and I'm not even halfway. I wish I had this drive years ago and I'd be finished now.

Vegas week looms. I leave Tuesday and don't come back until late late Sunday. This will be a difficult test for the diet. I am so glad I am so close to halfway, because I don't want to take a step back next week, and I'm pretty sure this will help keep me in check in the land of buffets and 99 cent, two-pound hot dogs. Not to mention I plan on drinking many, many beers, which I have cut out so far on the diet.

Wish me luck, and here's hoping my next weigh in finds me more than halfway to my goal!


Sunday
Breakfast
1 cup oatmeal with 10 oz of skim milk
1 piece of peanut butter toast

Lunch
100 calorie pack of cheezits
Package of beef jerkey (200 calories)

Dinner
1/2 a chicken breast
Six small pieces of bread
12 pepperonis
16 oz chocolate skim milk

64 oz of water throughout the day

Monday
Breakfast
Smoothie
1 cup oatmeal with 10 oz skim milk

Lunch
Pasta and italian sausage

Dinner
2 ham sandwiches

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts

96 oz of water throughout the day

Tuesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelet with bacon and cheese

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
Bowl of chicken noodle soup

Snacks
2 tootsie pops
2 nonfat yogurts

96 oz of water throughout the day

Wednesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
2 ham sandwiches

Dinner
Salmon filet
1/2 cup rice

Snacks
2 tootsie pops

128 oz of water throughout the day

Thursday
Breakfast
1 cup oatmeal with 10 oz skim milk
Two piece of toast with peanut butter

Lunch
2 ham sandwiches

Dinner
None

Snacks
1 nonfat yogurt
1 100 calorie pack of cheezits

Friday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two-egg omelet with ham and cheese
16 oz chocolate skim milk

Lunch
2 PB&J sandwiches

Dinner
6-inch oven roasted chicken breast with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno bread from subway

Snacks
1 tootsie pop
1 nonfat yogurt
3.5 oz dehydrated veggies (carrots, taro, sweet potatoes, squash, green beans)

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Another 5K, another PR

Made excellent time yesterday (for me) at the St. Patty's Day 5K. Was hoping it would be my first sub-45-minute mark, and I nearly did it in under 44 minutes. I finished with a time of 44:04 chipped and 44:14 gun time. Whatever that means.

Unfortunately, it appears my weight loss has hit a plateau. And that sucks bad. Over the last two weeks, I've lost a total of 8 ounces. Half a pound in two weeks. That kind of progress just doesn't seem like it's worth it to keep trying. I need to make this week a great one, as I am going to Vegas the week after that.
 
Wednesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
1 cup of oatmeal with 1 cup of skim milk

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
3 cups of chicken and rice soup

Snacks
1 nonfat yogurt

64 oz of water throughout the day

Thursday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two-egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
Frozen healthy choice dinner (270 calories)

Snacks
130 almonds

Friday
Breakfast
Smoothie
1 cup oatmeal with 11 oz skim milk

Lunch
2 PB&J sandwiches

Dinner
200 almonds

Snack
1 nonfat yogurt

64 oz of water throughout the day

Saturday
Breakfast
Smoothie

Lunch
Three-egg omelet with mushrooms and bacon
Two strawberries
Four pineapple chunks

No dinner

64 oz of water throughout the day

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Fat Tuesday and Fatter Wednesday

The original title of this entry was Getting faster and Fat Tuesday. But that was before this morning's run that I just finished.

I was excited that it seemed the days of the 50-minute-plus 5K was behind me. I had been coming in under 50 minutes for the last two weeks. Definitely not a major milestone for the average runner, who is shooting for a 50-minute 10K. But for me, considering I couldn't even run for 30 consecutive seconds four months ago, a decent milestone. Along the way, I set a PR at a timed event Saturday with 46:33. I still wish I was faster and can get it under 45 minutes, and even though I've lost 55 pounds, I'm still carrying about 75 extra pounds, which is hampering my time.

And then along comes today. A nearly 53-minute piece of shit run. My body was stiff and sore from the start. Still, I checked my time at about 1/4 of the way in and I was less than 30 seconds behind my standard run. I checked it again at the halfway point and I was two minutes behind.

I blame Fat Tuesday. We had a potluck dinner at work, and man did I pig out. I haven't eaten like that since I started my diet and exercise regime back in November. I sure did pay for it today. At least that's what I'm blaming it on. I literally could not stop myself from eating. It was sad, and why I'm in the shape I'm in. I have no self control and am basically worthless when it comes to food consumption.

You'll see the damage in my food diary below.

Thursday
Breakfast
1 cup oatmeal with 12 oz skim milk
Smoothie

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
Frozen dinner healthy choice chicken fajita

Snacks
Two nonfat yogurts

128 oz of water throughout the day

Friday
Breakfast
PB&J sandwich

Lunch
Baked potato with chicken breast

Dinner
6-inch oven roasted chicken breast sandwich on jalapeno bread with pepperjack cheese from subway

Snacks
1 nonfat yogurt

160 oz of water throughout the day

Saturday
Breakfast
Smoothie

Lunch
Package of beef jerkey (225 calories)

Dinner
Chicken fajitas with three flour tortillas, rice and beans
About 20 corn chips with salsa

Snacks
1 100 calorie pack of cheezits
1 100 calorie pack of mint-chocolate chip cookies

48 oz of water
8 oz of liquid sugar (peach lemonade)

Sunday
Lunch/Dinner
Two chicken strips
Piece of quesidilla
Three small onion rings
Bowl of chili
Four saltines
1/2 french dip sandwich with swiss cheese

Snacks
Beef jerky (135 calories)
20 oz gatorade (45 calories)

60 oz of water throughout the day

Monday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two-egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
2-3 cups of chicken and wild rice soup

Snacks
1 nonfat yogurt
2 tootsie pops

96 oz of water throughout the day

Tuesday
Lunch
Four chicken strips
12 potato wedges
1/2 an ear of corn
Big serving of rice and sausage
4 deviled eggs

Dinner
20 potato wedges
36 doritos with bean dip
3 brownies
3 chocolate chip cookies
1 piece of coconut cream pie

Snacks
10 tostitos scoops with bean dip

64 oz of water throughout the day

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Another milestone

Not much new to report here, as evidenced by the fact I haven't updated in more than a week. I keep meaning to, but work keeps getting in the way.

I did reach another milestone last Friday at my weigh in. I am now under 300 pounds. It's been at least seven years since I was below 300 pounds. That 3 bill mark was always the point of "I better do something now about this." Apparently, now is seven years in my bizarro world. Now that I'm under it, I don't plan to go below it.

I truly believe running is now in my routine. I am glad for that. I still don't look forward to it (except, of course, the 10-day sciatic nerve reprieve I had. I definitely looked forward to it then), but I believe it is in my routine to the point that I made sure to get gym access at the Vegas hotel I'm staying at in 19 days and find a 5k route I can run on the strip in case treadmills drive me insane again.

I tell you what I do look forward to, though: Eating pizza, hot wings and drinking beer again. I have pretty much cut those foods out while I get to the weight I want to get to. I figured if I can go a year without those foods, I can eat them again as much as I want for the rest of my life.

Monday
Breakfast
Smoothie
One cup oatmeal with 1 cup skim milk

Lunch
Two chicken salad sandwiches

Dinner
Chicken and rice soup

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts

128 oz of water throughout the day

Tuesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
1 cup oatmeal with 1 cup skim milk

Lunch
Two chicken salad sandwiches

Dinner
3 cups chicken tortilla soup

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts
1 tootsie pop

128 oz of water throughout the day

Wednesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
1.5 cups potato soup

Snacks
1 100 calorie pack of cheeze-its

128 oz of water throughout the day

Thursday
Breakfast
Smoothie

Two egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Ham and cheese sandwich
Chicken salad sandwich

Dinner
Frozen dinner with chicken, rice and pineapples

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts

128 oz of water throughout the day

Friday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Two PB&J sandwiches

Dinner
One six-inch oven roasted chicken breast sandwich with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno bread from Subway.

Snacks
1 nonfat yogurt
1 100 calorie pack of cheez its

128 oz of water throughout the day

Saturday
Lunch
PB&J sandwich
16 oz chocolate skim milk

Dinner
Two ham and cheese sandwiches
18 pieces of pineapple

Snacks
8 almond hershey kisses
About 8 triscuits
About 8 tostitos scoops
Mexican seven-layer dip

66 oz of water throughout the day

Sunday
Lunch
PB&J sandwich
16 oz chocolate skim milk

Dinner
1.5 turkey italian sausage with mushrooms and peppers
Spaghetti noodles

Snacks
2 100 calorie servings of cheezits
1 100 calorie serving of mint chocolate chip cookies

96 oz of water throughout the day

Monday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
Two turkey sweet italian sausages (300 calories total) with peppers and mushrooms

Snacks
Two nonfat yogurts

128 oz of water throughout the day

Tuesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
Chicken taco salad from Taco Bueno (lettuce, chicken, 1 tablespoon of sour cream, jalapenos and tons of salsa)

Snacks
1 stick of beef jerky
1 tootsie pop

64 oz of water throughout the day

Wednesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelete with ham and cheese
16 oz skim chocolate milk

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
Frozen healthy choice dinner, chicken basil I believe

Snacks
Two nonfat yogurts
2 tootsie pops

128 oz of water throughout the day

Monday, February 21, 2011

Frustration

I was afraid this would happen. I reach a significant milestone and get complacent. I haven't been religiously recording my food diaries. I ate way too many snacks last week. I've got a double-edged sword going right now. My sciatic nerve is causing major discomfort, but only when I walk/run. Not when I sit, lie down or even stand. Completely frustrating. So I couldn't run last week.

Instead, I did the exercise bike for an hour on Monday/Wednesday/Friday. They were good workouts, I thought. Increased from 14 miles to 15 miles to 16 miles finally by Friday. But I can just tell it's no replacement for running.

To top it off, I ran today. I felt no discomfort yesterday or this morning, so I went ahead and tried today. Well, about 1/4 of the way through, there it was. I said fuck it and decided to keep going. I hope I bounce back fast and doesn't hurt me the rest of the day.

Here's the thing: I know it was stupid. But I was afraid if I didn't run today, I might never run again. Last week was the first week I skipped running since I started on Nov. 11, and I know myself. Once I'm content with doing -- or in this case, not doing -- something, I'll continue that course of action basically forever.

So please, whatever higher power is listening, let my ass be back to normal as soon as possible.

Tuesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
1 cup oatmeal with 1 cup skim milk

Lunch
2 ham sandwiches

Dinner
1 container of vegetable soup (a mere 100 calories, which left me hungry, which explains my snacking binge below)


Snacks
8 oatmeal raisin cookies
1 nonfat yogurt

96 oz of water throughout the day

Wednesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
1 cup oatmeal with 1 cup of skim milk

Lunch
2 pieces of cheese pizza

Dinner
2 pieces of cheese pizza

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts

96 oz of water throughout the day

Thursday
Lunch
One baked potato with chicken, salt, pepper and mustard

Dinner
Two ham sandwiches

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts
1 string cheese

128 oz of water throughout the day


Friday
Breakfast
Smoothie
One cup oatmeal with 12 oz skim milk

Lunch
2 PB&J sandwiches

Dinner
1 six inch club sandwich with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno bread from subway

Snacks
1 nonfat yogurt

128 oz of water throughout the day

Saturday (Valentine's dinner with the wife at the Italian restaurant where we had our first date)
Dinner
One chicken breast
Two servings of spaghetti
One meatball
One meat ravioli (the non-fried kind)
Few bites of salad
Way more bread than I should have eaten
About a dozen peperoncinis

Sunday
Lunch
Three ham and cheese sandwiches
12 doritos
One large serving baked beans

Dinner
Half a cornish game hen
1/4 cup rice
1 serving asparagus
Some kind of shaved coffee dessert with hazelnut liquor

48 oz of water
30 oz of unsweet tea

64 oz of water throughout the day

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Two milestones, one day

I can't believe I haven't posted sooner. I've just been terribly busy.

I achieved two milestones on Friday. Feb. 11 marked three months since I started. And since it was a Friday, it was a weigh day. I weighed and have lost 50 pounds.


So here's hoping I keep it up and don't get content with what I've done so far.


Wednesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two-egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Bowl of turkey chili

Dinner
2 ham sandwiches

Snacks
1 light string cheese
1 nonfat yogurt

Thursday
Breakfast
Smoothie
1 cup oatmeal with 12 oz skim milk

Lunch
Bowl of turkey chili

Dinner
2 ham sandwiches

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts
2 "jingles" cookies

Friday
Breakfast
Two egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
PB&J sandwich

Dinner
foot-long club sandwich from subway on jalapeno bread with pepperjack cheese

Snacks
1 bag of pizza doritos
1 nonfat yogurt

Saturday
Breakfast
Smoothie

Dinner
Chicken breast
Steamed veggies (squash and zucchini)

Snacks
About 40 chips with salsa and cheese

Sunday
Lunch
Chili colorado
Refried beans
Rice

Snacks

About 40 chips with salsa and cheese

Monday
Breakfast
Smoothie
1 cup of oatmeal with 12 oz skim milk

Lunch
Healthy choice steamer bowl

Dinner
Two ham sandwiches

Snacks
Two nonfat yogurts
1 string cheese

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Treadmills suck

It's been a week since I've updated, but I have a good excuse. SNOWMAGEDDON. SNOWKLAHOMA. SNOWPOCALYPSE. Or whatever "clever" term those good-for-nothing weathermen are calling it these days.


It has, for the most part, kept me from running outside. And that sucks. More than I imagined. I ran last Monday outside before the storm hit. And then it hit and dumped about 10 inches, so I couldn't run Wednesday, as the roads were bad and no local gyms were open. On Thursday, I plopped down $5 to run on a treadmill for 50 minutes. It was then I realized why I never had stuck with running before. Every other time I've started running, it was on a treadmill in a gym. It was pure torture. Awful. Boring. Tedious. If I were a weatherman, I might even say TREADMILLAGEDDON.

Nevertheless, I had to do it again on Saturday. It wasn't any better, even though a basketball game was on the TV they had there. I guess I could just tell I was going nowhere while I was doing it.

Monday, weather was better and the roads were only partially bad, so I decided to run outside. I had to quit 1.1 miles in, as my route was a slush-fest. Water above the ankles is not conducive to running, so I had to give that up. Which brings us to yesterday. As I posted at dailymile: "Sloppy, wet, windy, slushy and so what if I had to run the same stretch of road eight times? MUCH better than running in place on a treadmill. I needed this today!"

But of course we're now in the midst of 8 inches of snow, so it looks like the treadmill again tomorrow. BLARGH.

Here's my last week's worth of food diaries:

Wednesday
Breakfast
1 cup of oatmeal with 11 oz of skim milk

Lunch
Bowl of chili

Dinner
Two double cheeseburgers from McDonald's
One chicken sandwich from McDonald's
Small fries

Snacks
10 saltine crackers

96 oz of water throughout the day

Thursday
Breakfast
1 cup of oatmeal with 11 oz of skim milk

Lunch
2 ham sandwiches
1 can of chicken noodle soup

Dinner
Piece of peanut butter toast

Snacks
8 almonds
8 cashews
5 saltine crackers

96 oz of water throughout the day

Friday
Breakfast
Two-egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
6-inch oven roasted chicken breast sub with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno bread

Dinner

6-inch oven roasted chicken breast sub with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno bread

Snacks
1 nonfat yogurt

96 oz of water throughout the day

Saturday
Lunch
PB&J sandwich
16 oz skim milk

Dinner
Chicken pasta (about 360 calories)

Snacks
Two cups of chex mix
One package of beef jerkey
One bite of ice cream

Sunday
Breakfast
Nonfat yogurt

Lunch
Bowl of turkey chili

Dinner
Two chicken breasts
Three pieces of bacon

Snacks
12 waffle fries
24 tostitos scoops with cheese
5 gingerbread cookies

64 ounces of water throughout the day

Monday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
Bowl of turkey chili

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts
5 gingerbread cookies

Tuesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
Bowl of turkey chili

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts

128 ounces of water throughout the day

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

So how am I supposed to run in this?



Yeah, so we had almost a foot of snow here yesterday, meaning today will be my first missed run since I started Nov. 11. Pretty frustrating. I have to leave for work earlier as well, so I don't have time to work out before work, so I'll be doing some exercise bike when I get home, but I have no idea how much I will need to do. I could try to go Thursday/Saturday, but I hate to miss a day working out. I'll probably end up doing the bike and then if it's OK tomorrow, running tomorrow and Saturday.

Last three days worth of food diaries:

Sunday
Lunch
Bowl of chili

Dinner
Bowl of chili

Snacks
16 oz chocolate skim milk

32 oz of water throughout the day


Monday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two-egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Two PB&J sandwiches

Dinner
Bowl of chili

Snacks
Two nonfat yogurts
5 saltines

128 oz of water throughout the day

Tuesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two-egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Bowl of chili

Dinner
Two ham sandwiches

Snacks
5 saltines
4 cashews
4 almonds

64 oz of water throughout the day

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Something's fishy

I added salmon to my diet this past week. First off, let me tell you, I cannot stand fish or seafood. I want to like it, because apparently I'm missing a mouth orgasm, judging by everyone else who eats it. But it all tastes just plain fishy to me.

The only fish I actually like to eat are freshwater fish caught and prepared that day. Doesn't matter if it's baked, grilled or deep fried, I like it any way. Crappie, catfish, bluegill, trout, bass -- if it was caught and prepared that day, there is no fish taste to it, in my experiences. But, if it's not, I can't stand it, it makes me gag. There's a lot of catfish places around here, and their fish sucks. I have ordered trout at Red Lobster before, and it tasted god awfully fishy.

Anyway, a coworker suggested salmon from Walmart. I figured I may as well try it, and if I didn't like it, I'd just give it to him. It was only $5, so no big loss if I didn't like it.

Turns out, it's tolerable. Just an ever-so-slight fish taste (some bites I nearly gag, but most are actually good). Super easy to prepare as well. I just throw it on the George Foreman grill and slightly salt and pepper it, and it's good to go in about five minutes.

So I may have a nice little regular week of meals planned out. I generally cook dinner on Sunday and have enough leftovers for dinner on Monday and Tuesday. I can eat fish on Wednesday and Thursday (there are four fillets in each package, so it comes out to $1.25 per fillet!) and Fridays, my weigh-in days, I always eat at Subway. 

Speaking of weigh-in days, I weighed Friday and lost six more pounds. That's 43 total so far. 85 pounds from my goal, i.e., one-third of the way there. Here's to another great week!


Monday
Breakfast
Smoothie
1 cup oatmeal with 11 oz skim milk

Lunch
Two ham sandwiched

Dinner
Leftover taco "salad" -- ground turkey, beans and rice

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts

96 oz of water throughout the day


Tuesday
Breakfast
Two egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
Leftover taco "salad" -- ground turkey, beans and rice
8 tortilla chips

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts

128 oz of water throughout the day

Wednesday
Breakfast
Two-egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
Salmon filet
1/2 cup rice

Dinner
Two ham sandwiches

Snack
1 nonfat yogurt

128 oz of water throughout the day

Thursday
Breakfast
Smoothie
1 cup oatmeal with 10 oz skim milk

Lunch

Salmon filet
1/2 cup rice

Dinner
Two ham sandwiches


Snack
1 nonfat yogurt

64 oz water throughout the day

Friday
Breakfast
Smoothie
1 piece toast with peanut butter
8 oz skim milk

Lunch
Two PB&J sandwiches

Dinner
6-inch oven-roasted chicken breast sandwich with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno cheese bread with jalapenos and banana peppers

Snacks
Two nonfat yogurt
1 cracker (12 calories)
Some mixed nuts (2 peanuts, 6 almonds, 2 cashews)

128 oz water throughout the day

Saturday
Dinner
About 30-40 tortilla chips and salsa
Chicken breast smothered with salsa
A few grilled veggies -- bell pepper, squash, zucchini

Snacks
Four crackers with cheese spread

64 oz of water throughout the day

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Crappy week

This week flew by. I exercised every day, continued to run. Up to 2.28 miles now, going for 2.5 or 3 miles tomorrow.
When I weighed on Friday, I had gained two pounds. Totally disheartening. Not much else to add; pretty pissed about that.

So here's last week's food rundown:

Monday
Breakfast
Smoothie
1 cup of oatmeal with 8 oz skim milk

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
Leftover pork and peppers
1/2 cup white rice

Snacks
Two nonfat yogurts

128 oz of water

Tuesday
Breakfast
One cup oatmeal with 8 oz water

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
Leftover pork and peppers

Snacks
Two nonfat yogurts


128 oz of water
 
Wednesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two eggs with ham and cheese

Lunch
Two pieces of cheese pizza

Dinner
Two pieces of cheese pizza

Snacks
One package of sunflower seeds
One fiber one bar

128 oz of water

Thursday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two-eggs with ham and cheese

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
One can of chunky soup (260 calories total)

Snacks
17 wheat cracker thingies
1 chocolate chip cookie

128 oz of water

Friday
Breakfast
1 cup oatmeal with 1 cup water

Lunch
Two PB&J sandwiches

Dinner
Six-inch oven roasted chicken breast sandwich with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno bread from subway

Snack
1 nonfat yogurt

128 oz of water

Saturday
2 PB&J sandwiches

Sunday
Taco salad, which consisted of turkey meat with beans on top of tortilla chips (32 total).
32 oz of walmart sugar-free, salt-free, zero calorie flavored carbonated water
64 oz water

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Weekend pigout

Good news: I finished the c25k program with a great run Friday.

Bad news: I still am not running an entire 5k. I'm up to 30 minutes running, so I will keep adding three minutes at a time until I get to three miles. Starting tomorrow, I will run 33 minutes.

Even worse news: I ate like a pig this weekend. Family went out to eat yesterday at a mexican restaurant. I pigged out on chips. I ate about 30 probably. And then I got chili verde, with beef instead of pork. It was a big sized plate and also came with rice and refried beans. I didn't eat it all at lunch; I saved about 1/4 of it and ate it for dinner. And then today, I had an enormous sweet tooth. I ate a chocolate yogurt, hoping it would subside, but it didn't. I ate a soft serve vanilla ice cream later and I just had 32 ounces of skim chocolate milk.

I hope I'm not subconsciously getting content with my progress, which is 39 pounds now. I still can't tell a difference, and my clothes still are tight. But people keep saying they can tell, so I hope it hasn't nestled its way into my brain thinking I can slack off now.

Here's my last five days worth of food diaries. Falling behind on it yet again.

Wednesday
Breakfast
1 cup of oatmeal
12 oz skim milk
Smoothie

Lunch
2 ham sandwiches

Dinner
6-inch oven roasted chicken breast with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno cheese bread

Snack
1 chocolate chip cookie
1 nonfat yogurt

128 oz of water throughout the day

Thursday
Breakfast
Smoothie
2 egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
2 ham sandwiches

Dinner
6-inch oven roasted chicken breast with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno cheese bread

Snacks
1 nonfat yogurt
2 tiny sugar cookies

128 oz of water throughout the day

Friday
Breakfast
1 cup oatmeal with 12 oz of skim milk
Smoothie

Lunch
2 PB&J sandwiches

Dinner

6-inch oven roasted chicken breast with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno cheese bread

Snack
1 nonfat yogurt

96 oz of water throughout the day

Saturday
Chili verde con carne
refried beans
rice
A shitton of corn chips with salsa, guacomole and queso
Three small flour tortillas

48 oz unsweet tea
48 oz water

Sunday
Lunch
One package of beef jerky
1 nonfat yogurt

Dinner
Pork chops simmered in rotel and green chiles

Snacks
One softserve vanilla ice cream
32 oz chocolate skim milk

64 oz of water throughout the day

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Holy balls, it's cold

What a deceiving day. Super sunshiney. But a chilling 18 degrees. I had two choices: Put off running to tomorrow and then run again EARLY on Saturday, or run today and Friday and sleep in just a tad on Saturday. We have a birthday lunch Saturday afternoon an hour away. I chose the cold.

It was cold Monday as well, but not this cold. Only 29. Anyway, I'm not sure if it's because my body is adjusting to working out for two months now, or if it was the cold, but the last two runs were my best runs to date. And not just time-wise. Usually I feel terrible from about the five-minute mark to the 20-minute mark. Last two days, I felt GOOD for the entire workout. So refreshing for it to be that way. I may get to the point where I don't dread running. Right now, I still hate it. Almost as much as I hate the Patriots.

Also, yesterday marked two months since I first started working out. I took a topless picture when I first started. I meant to take another one one month in, but I forgot. So I took one again yesterday. I'll spare you the vomit-inducing picture, unlike last time, when I posted it. But I don't see a difference. Gut and moobs are still massive and the same size. I've lost more than 30 pounds, and I have no idea from where. People say they can tell a difference, but I can't, because my clothes still fit the same.

Anyway, here are the last two days' food diaries.

Monday
Breakfast
Smoothie
1 cup oatmeal with 12 oz skim milk

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches (cutting the cheese out of those now)

Dinner
Bowl of chili

Snacks
2 nonfat yogurts

128 oz of water throughout the day

Tuesday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two eggs with cheese, ham and jalapenos

Lunch
Two ham sandwiches

Dinner
6-inch oven roasted chicken breast sandwich from Subway with pepperjack cheese

128 oz of water throughout the day

Monday, January 10, 2011

Snow on the ground

It won't stop me. I am about to start the last week of the c25k training program, and I'll be damned if the snow and cold will stop me. It's currently 28 degrees. We've had a really, really mild winter since I started this thing on Nov. 11, and I've been fortunate enough to not have the "it's too cold/raining/snowing" excuse to stop me. Today is the first day, and I just can't let it get to me after eight weeks of great weather.

I once again am behind on my food diaries, so here are three days worth of em again!

Friday
Breakfast
Smoothie
Two-egg omelet with ham and cheese

Lunch
2 PB&J sandwiches

Dinner
Footlong oven roasted chicken breast on jalapeno bread with pepperjack cheese and jalapenos and mustard.

128 oz of water throughout the day

Saturday (wasn't very hungry all day)
Lunch
PB&J sandwich

Dinner
One can of healthy choice minestrone soup

Only about 16 oz of water throughout the day

Sunday
Lunch
One package of beef jerkey (240 calories)

Dinner (In honor of the cold weather)
One bowl of turkey chili
5 appetizers I threw together: Toasted garlic bread topped with cream cheese and buffalo chicken

101 oz of water throughout the day

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Chugging along

Surprise! I'm behind on the blog again. Again, it's because of work.

I have yet to miss a workout since I've started the c25k plan. Also, I am five days away from the two-month mark. And tomorrow is weigh-in day. I feel like I've had a pretty good week. Only downside is I haven't been drinking as much water, and I'm not sure why.

Yesterday's run was a good one. Despite feeling like crap for the first 20 minutes, after the 20-minute mark, Everything went super smooth. I even ran an extra minute because it actually felt kind of good. I set a new pace record for me, dropping under the 15-minute-mile mark. Hopefully I'll continue to improve.

And here's five days' worth of food diaries crammed in here now:

Saturday
Lunch
PB&J

Dinner
Three pieces of tri-tip
Two chicken breasts
Two small red potatoes
Ear of corn
Three stuffed mushrooms
Small tangerine
Tiny serving of strawberries, cream and nilla wafers dessert.

About 70 oz of water

Sunday
Lunch
Small chicken sandwich from BWW
Side salad with wing sauce instead of dressing from BWW
23 oz of shiner bock

Dinner
Chicken stir fry -- chicken, bean sprouts, celery, etc.

Snack
15 pieces of taffy (all the xmas taffy is finally gone!)

About 64 oz of water throughout the day

Monday
Breakfast
Two-egg omelet
Smoothie

Lunch
Two PB&J sandwiches

Dinner
Six-inch oven-roasted chicken breast sandwich from Subway with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno bread

64 oz of water throughout the day

Tuesday
Breakfast
PB&J sandwich
8 oz skim milk

Lunch
PB&J sandwich

Dinner
Footlong oven-roasted chicken breast sandwich from Subway with pepperjack cheese on jalapeno bread

Snacks
Packet of sunflower seeds
2 nonfat yogurts

64 oz of water throughout the day

Wednesday
Lunch
Two PB&J sandwiches
8 oz skim milk

Dinner
Chicken breast
One can of refried beans

Snacks
1 cracker

100 oz of water