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
Monday, February 21, 2011
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
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
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
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