Keeping the good days rolling! I like this.
Breakfast - 2 eggs, scrambled with onion, 1/2 potato done up as hash browns
Snack - Yogurt & two slices of 12 grain toast
Lunch - Turkey sandwich on sprouted whole grain bread with a slide of gouda, bowl of cherries and a SoyJoy bar
Dinner - 6oz. tuna steak (Seared), rissotto and cherries
Workout - 2.8 mile E1-2 Run - A good run, was able to keep a nice solid pace. I'm becoming more aware of heart rate zones and how they affect my performance. I really need to invest in a HRM to take with me, that will help a lot in my training.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Day 27
Another great feeling day. Killer workout, but I'll get to that in a sec. Let's go over the basics:
Breakfast - Denver bagel (Bacon, egg, cheese with green pepper and red onion) on a whole wheat bagel, Naked fruit smootie
Lunch - Parmesan crusted fish Lean Cuisine
Snack - Water & small bag of jerky
Dinner - Cookout at Matt's - Doritos and 2 turkey burgers with cheese. Many many beers...
So the beers aren't anything to gloat about, but I don't drink that often. Besides that the rest of the day was good!
Workout - Brick - 8.2 Mile Ride/1 Mile Run - Created an insane bike route from Station Two in Trumbull. I was going to ride from home, but people were coming to look at the house. Here's the route:
The hill up Strobel is INSANE. You think you're at the top and get a nice downhill, then there's ANOTHER up, then you have to get up Daniels Farm... Ugh, was long but good. I'll have to do this one again to gauge my hill performance.
Followed it up with a brick run on the treadmill - I kept it slow because my heart rate was just crazy when at a 12:00 mile (Over 150). I'm sure that's how it will be when I race, but I'm hoping with more training that will come down.
All in all a good day - was feeling the workout in my legs the next day!
Breakfast - Denver bagel (Bacon, egg, cheese with green pepper and red onion) on a whole wheat bagel, Naked fruit smootie
Lunch - Parmesan crusted fish Lean Cuisine
Snack - Water & small bag of jerky
Dinner - Cookout at Matt's - Doritos and 2 turkey burgers with cheese. Many many beers...
So the beers aren't anything to gloat about, but I don't drink that often. Besides that the rest of the day was good!
Workout - Brick - 8.2 Mile Ride/1 Mile Run - Created an insane bike route from Station Two in Trumbull. I was going to ride from home, but people were coming to look at the house. Here's the route:
The hill up Strobel is INSANE. You think you're at the top and get a nice downhill, then there's ANOTHER up, then you have to get up Daniels Farm... Ugh, was long but good. I'll have to do this one again to gauge my hill performance.
Followed it up with a brick run on the treadmill - I kept it slow because my heart rate was just crazy when at a 12:00 mile (Over 150). I'm sure that's how it will be when I race, but I'm hoping with more training that will come down.
All in all a good day - was feeling the workout in my legs the next day!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Day 26
Back in the office today, much better all in all!
Breakfast - Yogurt with Dorset cereal, cranberry juice and coffee with sugar
Lunch - Chicken avacado salad, chips & salsa and a marg
Dinner - Two Lean Pockets (Turkey, broccoli & cheese), a few slices of deli turkey
Dessert - Grande light java chip frappaccino from Starbucks
Workout - Swim 12x50 - 6 x breaststroke, 5x freestyle, 1x backstroke, 1 - 1.5 RBI. A good swim, looking forward to getting my new swimsuit (TYR sport trunks) and goggles. Without the goggles, I feel like my laps are kinda choppy, not smooth at all (Bad form).
A good day all in all, but again, need more veggies and I need to bring my water bottle back into the office as I'm not drinking enough water.
Breakfast - Yogurt with Dorset cereal, cranberry juice and coffee with sugar
Lunch - Chicken avacado salad, chips & salsa and a marg
Dinner - Two Lean Pockets (Turkey, broccoli & cheese), a few slices of deli turkey
Dessert - Grande light java chip frappaccino from Starbucks
Workout - Swim 12x50 - 6 x breaststroke, 5x freestyle, 1x backstroke, 1 - 1.5 RBI. A good swim, looking forward to getting my new swimsuit (TYR sport trunks) and goggles. Without the goggles, I feel like my laps are kinda choppy, not smooth at all (Bad form).
A good day all in all, but again, need more veggies and I need to bring my water bottle back into the office as I'm not drinking enough water.
Day 25
Naples, FL today. Was doing okay until dinner. On the road I need to behave more... Off day for exercise.
Breakfast - Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese, coffee with sugar
Lunch - 6" Subway double turkey with lettuce, tomato, pickles and cucumbers with ranch, Doritos and raspberry ice tea (Should have had water...)
Dinner - Chips & salsa, turkey sandwich with fries (Why do I keep getting these fries?), 1 big beer.
It's all the sandwiches and stuff that I keep eating... I feel like I need more veggies mixed in to my diet, at least when I travel.
Breakfast - Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese, coffee with sugar
Lunch - 6" Subway double turkey with lettuce, tomato, pickles and cucumbers with ranch, Doritos and raspberry ice tea (Should have had water...)
Dinner - Chips & salsa, turkey sandwich with fries (Why do I keep getting these fries?), 1 big beer.
It's all the sandwiches and stuff that I keep eating... I feel like I need more veggies mixed in to my diet, at least when I travel.
Day 24
Today we went from Miami to Ft. Lauderdale to Naples. Lots of driving!
Breakfast - Bacon, egg & cheese on a whole wheat bagel, coffee with sugar
Lunch - Tex mex salad at Offerdhal's - black beans, corn, salad, grilled chicken with Southwest dressing, iced tea and a breadstick
Dinner - Lightly fried asian shrimp, stuffed fish and tempura salmon
Dessert - Walnut brownie with ice cream - could only eat half. Didn't need it at all - could have split something with Phil.
Workout - A2 Accelerations Runs - 35 minutes on the treadmill - 2x 5.6x3 min, 2x 6x3min, 3 min RBI. Good workout, looking forward to longer runs. I really want to get a heart rate monitor to help me on my cycle and running.
Breakfast - Bacon, egg & cheese on a whole wheat bagel, coffee with sugar
Lunch - Tex mex salad at Offerdhal's - black beans, corn, salad, grilled chicken with Southwest dressing, iced tea and a breadstick
Dinner - Lightly fried asian shrimp, stuffed fish and tempura salmon
Dessert - Walnut brownie with ice cream - could only eat half. Didn't need it at all - could have split something with Phil.
Workout - A2 Accelerations Runs - 35 minutes on the treadmill - 2x 5.6x3 min, 2x 6x3min, 3 min RBI. Good workout, looking forward to longer runs. I really want to get a heart rate monitor to help me on my cycle and running.
Day 23
Another day on the road. Ft. Lauderdale and Miami today.
Breakfast - Bacon, egg & cheese on a whole wheat bagel, small coffee with sugar
Lunch - Turkey burger with bacon & cheese, small serving of fries
Dinner - Small serving of calamari, mahi mahi with mashed potatoes and asparagus
Dessert - Mango tart
Workout - E1-2 Cycle - 30 minutes, stationary bike at the gym. Nice gym actually at the hotel.
A better day, need more veggies most days...
Breakfast - Bacon, egg & cheese on a whole wheat bagel, small coffee with sugar
Lunch - Turkey burger with bacon & cheese, small serving of fries
Dinner - Small serving of calamari, mahi mahi with mashed potatoes and asparagus
Dessert - Mango tart
Workout - E1-2 Cycle - 30 minutes, stationary bike at the gym. Nice gym actually at the hotel.
A better day, need more veggies most days...
Day 22
Too much traveling! Finally have some days at home. It's definitely harder to eat well when you travel - too little time and too much stress at times.
Breakfast - Yogurt & Dorset cereal
Lunch - Salad with grilled chicken and loads of veggies, light ranch (Only ate 1/2)
Dinner - Outback - 1/2 small loaf of black bread, spinache & artichoke dip, 12oz tuna steak, baked potato and steamed broccoli.
Dessert - Small Blizzard from Dairy Queen
Off day from exercise. Only 3 more weeks until Mondays become workout days.
Breakfast - Yogurt & Dorset cereal
Lunch - Salad with grilled chicken and loads of veggies, light ranch (Only ate 1/2)
Dinner - Outback - 1/2 small loaf of black bread, spinache & artichoke dip, 12oz tuna steak, baked potato and steamed broccoli.
Dessert - Small Blizzard from Dairy Queen
Off day from exercise. Only 3 more weeks until Mondays become workout days.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Day 21
Another good day today. To day I had my first real brick workout, so I'm pretty stoked.
Lunch (12PM) - Turkey sandwich on 12 grain bread with two slices of provolone and tomato, a peach and 1/4 cup cottage cheese
Snack (4:30 PM) - 1/4 cup of mocha trail mix
Dinner (6:00 PM) - A serving of feta-hazlenut squash ravioli with sauce, 2 slices of whole grain garlic toast and a low-calorie (150 kcal) Greek yogurt
Snack - 1/2 bag of popcorn
Workout - Swim/cycle brick - I went to the rec center and did 7x50 1 min RBI breast stroke. I was doing around 1:30-1:45 a lap. Need to invest in goggles, eventually in swim shorts as opposed to trunks.
I then got dressed and did a 3.4 mile bike ride in zones 1-3. I need to find a longer route to ride after a swim.
So a good day all in all. Tomorrow's an off day, which is good because I think I'll be really sore and I'm travelling to Ft. Lauderdale. But the hotel there has a nice gym I can use on Tuesday, so I'm excited.
Lunch (12PM) - Turkey sandwich on 12 grain bread with two slices of provolone and tomato, a peach and 1/4 cup cottage cheese
Snack (4:30 PM) - 1/4 cup of mocha trail mix
Dinner (6:00 PM) - A serving of feta-hazlenut squash ravioli with sauce, 2 slices of whole grain garlic toast and a low-calorie (150 kcal) Greek yogurt
Snack - 1/2 bag of popcorn
Workout - Swim/cycle brick - I went to the rec center and did 7x50 1 min RBI breast stroke. I was doing around 1:30-1:45 a lap. Need to invest in goggles, eventually in swim shorts as opposed to trunks.
I then got dressed and did a 3.4 mile bike ride in zones 1-3. I need to find a longer route to ride after a swim.
So a good day all in all. Tomorrow's an off day, which is good because I think I'll be really sore and I'm travelling to Ft. Lauderdale. But the hotel there has a nice gym I can use on Tuesday, so I'm excited.
Day 20
Pretty good day today - looking forward to longer weekend workouts, but I know I need to work into it.
Breakfast - Denver bagel from Breuggers (Toasted whole wheat bagel with egg, cheese, ham, onions and peppers) and a blended cappuccino
Lunch - Subway double turkey 6" on honey oat with provalone cheese, lettuce, tomato, cucumbers, pickles and ranch, with apple slices and pink lemonade
Dinner - Grilled chicken club sandwich with fries and French Onion soup. Very tasty!
Late Night Snack - Abbate brought a giant bag of McDonald's so I had a chicken sandwich and a few fries
Workout - E2 35 Run - Ran for about 35 minutes on the treadmill at Station 2. It was pretty good. Probably high zone 2 (Need to get heart rate monitor), but it was good to just run and maintain it. I'm looking forward to raising my cardio endurance a bit because just running flat out was nice, just want to do it faster. But I know it will take time.
Breakfast - Denver bagel from Breuggers (Toasted whole wheat bagel with egg, cheese, ham, onions and peppers) and a blended cappuccino
Lunch - Subway double turkey 6" on honey oat with provalone cheese, lettuce, tomato, cucumbers, pickles and ranch, with apple slices and pink lemonade
Dinner - Grilled chicken club sandwich with fries and French Onion soup. Very tasty!
Late Night Snack - Abbate brought a giant bag of McDonald's so I had a chicken sandwich and a few fries
Workout - E2 35 Run - Ran for about 35 minutes on the treadmill at Station 2. It was pretty good. Probably high zone 2 (Need to get heart rate monitor), but it was good to just run and maintain it. I'm looking forward to raising my cardio endurance a bit because just running flat out was nice, just want to do it faster. But I know it will take time.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Day 19
Good day today! First day of triathlon training.
Breakfast - Dorset cereal with yogurt, cranberry juice, small coffee with sugar
Lunch - cashew chicken wrap (Small tortilla, lettuce, chicken, cashews and peanut sauce), Vitamin Water and small bag of Sun Chips
Late Afternoon Snack (7:30) - 1/4 cup of mocha trail mix
Post Workout (8:30) - 1 cup OJ, 1/2 cup cottage cheese
Dinner (9:30) - Two Lean Pockets (500 calories total! And they have a surprising good carb:protein of 4:1!)
Workout - E1 bike ride - 8.1 miles most all in zone 1. Rode my 8 mi loop near the house and just geared it to keep it all in zone 1. A bit tricky with the hill by Shelton High on Meadow Street and then when you turn on to Soundview, but just try to pull off, do a flat and bring the heart rate down to z1 again.
Had my first wipe out on my bike. I was coming up the street across from our neighborhood and slowed down to wait to bolt across 108. Pulling up the hill I slowed down too much and then couldn't get my foot out of my pedal until I was already falling over. Caught myself without wiping out too bad, but it was really just a matter of time.
It was a good day today. Can't wait for tomorrow! I'm very stoked on the triathlon training. I'm starting a 40 week program working up to an Olympic tri, first 4-6 weeks are a workup to make sure I can maintain during training. I'm creating my own program based on the 52-week To Olympic Triathlon program from Gale Bernhart's Training Plans For Multi-Sport Athletes. This will be a structured program encorporating aerobic endurance workouts, anerobic endurance workouts and speed/form workouts and usually 1 brick per week, with strength training added at about week 10 or 12. I'll start talking about my training in more detail here as well. I'm really very excited!
Breakfast - Dorset cereal with yogurt, cranberry juice, small coffee with sugar
Lunch - cashew chicken wrap (Small tortilla, lettuce, chicken, cashews and peanut sauce), Vitamin Water and small bag of Sun Chips
Late Afternoon Snack (7:30) - 1/4 cup of mocha trail mix
Post Workout (8:30) - 1 cup OJ, 1/2 cup cottage cheese
Dinner (9:30) - Two Lean Pockets (500 calories total! And they have a surprising good carb:protein of 4:1!)
Workout - E1 bike ride - 8.1 miles most all in zone 1. Rode my 8 mi loop near the house and just geared it to keep it all in zone 1. A bit tricky with the hill by Shelton High on Meadow Street and then when you turn on to Soundview, but just try to pull off, do a flat and bring the heart rate down to z1 again.
Had my first wipe out on my bike. I was coming up the street across from our neighborhood and slowed down to wait to bolt across 108. Pulling up the hill I slowed down too much and then couldn't get my foot out of my pedal until I was already falling over. Caught myself without wiping out too bad, but it was really just a matter of time.
It was a good day today. Can't wait for tomorrow! I'm very stoked on the triathlon training. I'm starting a 40 week program working up to an Olympic tri, first 4-6 weeks are a workup to make sure I can maintain during training. I'm creating my own program based on the 52-week To Olympic Triathlon program from Gale Bernhart's Training Plans For Multi-Sport Athletes. This will be a structured program encorporating aerobic endurance workouts, anerobic endurance workouts and speed/form workouts and usually 1 brick per week, with strength training added at about week 10 or 12. I'll start talking about my training in more detail here as well. I'm really very excited!
Day 18
Breakfast - Low-fat turkey bacon breakfast sandwich from Starbucks and grande caramel soy latte
Lunch - 1/2 chicken tex mex salad from Offerdhal's and a breadstick
Dinner - Turkey sandwich on foccaia with motzerella, cucumber salad, a brownie (190 calories) and two beers
Workout - Did some laps this morning in the pool. Fairly relaxed (Travelling, not a good lap pool). Did about 10 laps over 25 minutes.
Pretty good, need to workout more :-( Tri training officially starts tomorrow. Gonna start adapting the schedule I have from my Multi-sport training book.
Lunch - 1/2 chicken tex mex salad from Offerdhal's and a breadstick
Dinner - Turkey sandwich on foccaia with motzerella, cucumber salad, a brownie (190 calories) and two beers
Workout - Did some laps this morning in the pool. Fairly relaxed (Travelling, not a good lap pool). Did about 10 laps over 25 minutes.
Pretty good, need to workout more :-( Tri training officially starts tomorrow. Gonna start adapting the schedule I have from my Multi-sport training book.
Day 17
Breakfast - Scrambled eggs, two small pieces of French toast with syrup, fresh fruit, coffee with sugar, two slices of bacon
Lunch - Jerked chicken wrap, some salad and coconut water
Snack - 1 1/2 servings of trail mix (Nut & fruit with seeds)
Dinner - Sushi! Split Sushi & Sashimi duet with Phil. Also started with Salmon Salt & Pepper appetizer. Two berrs.
Dessert - Puff Daddy (5 small puff-fried cheesecake pieces)
Workout - Short Brick - 15 minutes cycling and 15 minutes on treadmill (5MPH for most, with 6MPH sprints).
Good day all in all! A bit much sushi, but tastey. Probably didn't need dessert (actually, really didn't need it).
Lunch - Jerked chicken wrap, some salad and coconut water
Snack - 1 1/2 servings of trail mix (Nut & fruit with seeds)
Dinner - Sushi! Split Sushi & Sashimi duet with Phil. Also started with Salmon Salt & Pepper appetizer. Two berrs.
Dessert - Puff Daddy (5 small puff-fried cheesecake pieces)
Workout - Short Brick - 15 minutes cycling and 15 minutes on treadmill (5MPH for most, with 6MPH sprints).
Good day all in all! A bit much sushi, but tastey. Probably didn't need dessert (actually, really didn't need it).
Day 16
Breakfast - Scrambled eggs, pineapple and melon, 2 pieces of smoked salmon, 1 biscuit with gravy, 2 slices of bacon, coffee with sugar
Lunch - Bottle of water and Kashi GoLean bar
Dinner - Appetizer plate (lobster roll, chicken empanada, 2 small tuna rolls, two shrimp), 8oz mahi mahi filet with roasted veggies, 2 glasses of wine
Dessert - 1/3 chocolate cake dessert and Bahimian Coffee
Skipped workout again (was going wake up early, but wanted to sleep in since I'd been sick the night before).
Lunch - Bottle of water and Kashi GoLean bar
Dinner - Appetizer plate (lobster roll, chicken empanada, 2 small tuna rolls, two shrimp), 8oz mahi mahi filet with roasted veggies, 2 glasses of wine
Dessert - 1/3 chocolate cake dessert and Bahimian Coffee
Skipped workout again (was going wake up early, but wanted to sleep in since I'd been sick the night before).
Day 15
Breakfast - Yogurt with dorset cereal
Lunch - Turkey sandwich at airport, serving of salted pistachios
Afternoon snack - 1 bottle of Kalik and a pina colada at the pool. Nassau is nice!
Dinner - Got sorta sick - small serving from salad bar and meat at Chasceria. Didn't throw up, but ate very little.
Skipped workout :-( Lazy bastard. need to keep it up when travelling
Lunch - Turkey sandwich at airport, serving of salted pistachios
Afternoon snack - 1 bottle of Kalik and a pina colada at the pool. Nassau is nice!
Dinner - Got sorta sick - small serving from salad bar and meat at Chasceria. Didn't throw up, but ate very little.
Skipped workout :-( Lazy bastard. need to keep it up when travelling
Day 14
Breakfast (9am) - Denver breakfast sandwich from Brueggers and medium cup of coffee with sugar
Lunch (3PM) - Turkey sandwhich with cheese on 12 grain bread, 1/4 cup of trail mix
Dinner - Asparagus, 4oz lean pork tenderloin, strawberries with raw sugar
Dessert - 150 calorie Smart Cow ice cream cone
Workout - 8 mile ride with Lioti through Trumbull. About 30-40 minutes.
Lunch (3PM) - Turkey sandwhich with cheese on 12 grain bread, 1/4 cup of trail mix
Dinner - Asparagus, 4oz lean pork tenderloin, strawberries with raw sugar
Dessert - 150 calorie Smart Cow ice cream cone
Workout - 8 mile ride with Lioti through Trumbull. About 30-40 minutes.
Day 13
Breakfast - Bacon egg & chese sandwhich from Maries and 1/2 serving home fries
Lunch - Subway turkey sandwich with double turkey, cheese, lettuce, tomato and cucumbers, Dorritos and pink lemonade
Dinner - Texas Roadhouse - part of a bloomin'onion thing, rack of ribs, roasted onions and mashed potatos.
Reverse Brick workout - 15 min on treadmill at 5MPH and then 30 min bike ride (4 miles wiht good hills).
Lunch - Subway turkey sandwich with double turkey, cheese, lettuce, tomato and cucumbers, Dorritos and pink lemonade
Dinner - Texas Roadhouse - part of a bloomin'onion thing, rack of ribs, roasted onions and mashed potatos.
Reverse Brick workout - 15 min on treadmill at 5MPH and then 30 min bike ride (4 miles wiht good hills).
Day 12
4th of July
Breakfast (11AM) - Omlette with cheese & veggies
Lunch (2PM) - Turkey sandwich on 12 grain bread with cheese and tortilla chips
Dinner - Turkey burritos
Dinner v. 2 (9:30PM) - 4 turkey burger sliders and fries
Good except for dinner 2! Thanks for the peer pressure Hurley.
Breakfast (11AM) - Omlette with cheese & veggies
Lunch (2PM) - Turkey sandwich on 12 grain bread with cheese and tortilla chips
Dinner - Turkey burritos
Dinner v. 2 (9:30PM) - 4 turkey burger sliders and fries
Good except for dinner 2! Thanks for the peer pressure Hurley.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Day 11
Back from travel today so a bit more control over everything.
Breakfast - Yogurt & musceli
Lunch - Salad (Rocket) with chicken, cucs, broccoli, raisins and light ranch
Afternoon Snack (3PM) - 1/4 cup trail mix
Late Afternoon (6PM) - Piece of BBQ chicken, small scoop potato salad, asparagus
Dinner - 2 ham & cheese lean pockets
And I got the bike!
Bike Ride - 8.1 miles up and around Shelton. Here's the ride:
It was a blast! I'm gonna love riding.
Felt like a good day yesterday, now I'm tired and good sore. Slept for damn near 11 hours - it was GLORIOUS.
Breakfast - Yogurt & musceli
Lunch - Salad (Rocket) with chicken, cucs, broccoli, raisins and light ranch
Afternoon Snack (3PM) - 1/4 cup trail mix
Late Afternoon (6PM) - Piece of BBQ chicken, small scoop potato salad, asparagus
Dinner - 2 ham & cheese lean pockets
And I got the bike!
Bike Ride - 8.1 miles up and around Shelton. Here's the ride:
It was a blast! I'm gonna love riding.
Felt like a good day yesterday, now I'm tired and good sore. Slept for damn near 11 hours - it was GLORIOUS.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Day 10
Last day of travel for this trip.
Breakfast - Scrambled eggs, 2 slices of lean bacon, fruit, 1/3 of a muffin
Lunch - Grouper sandwhich with pasta salad, slice of bread
Snack - 16oz caramel soy latte
Dinner - 12oz tuna steak, some rice and beans (very small serving), mojito
Snack On Airplane - Granola bar, peanuts
Cannot wait to get home! My cycle will be ready tommorrow! Gonna go home and cycle my ass off! Need to get gym membership so I can start using pool. Laps at hotel was awesome.
So motivated to work out right now - wish I had time this morning. Think I'm gonna start doing doubles and working out AM and PM.
Breakfast - Scrambled eggs, 2 slices of lean bacon, fruit, 1/3 of a muffin
Lunch - Grouper sandwhich with pasta salad, slice of bread
Snack - 16oz caramel soy latte
Dinner - 12oz tuna steak, some rice and beans (very small serving), mojito
Snack On Airplane - Granola bar, peanuts
Cannot wait to get home! My cycle will be ready tommorrow! Gonna go home and cycle my ass off! Need to get gym membership so I can start using pool. Laps at hotel was awesome.
So motivated to work out right now - wish I had time this morning. Think I'm gonna start doing doubles and working out AM and PM.
Day 9
Another travel day, great but with a big dinner!
Breakfast - Scrambled eggs, two slices of lean bacon, fruit, small slice banana bread and coffee
Snack - 1/2 caramel soy latte
Lunch - 1/2 chicken buffalo ranch salad, slice of bread
Dinner - French onion soup, 3 oysters, 7 oz tuna steak, baked potato, asparagus.3 glasses of wine
Dessert - 1/4 lava cake with ice cream, 2 glasses of port
A bit much at dinner but not overly unhealthy. It was a client dinner, so sorta hard to tottaly behave.
Breakfast - Scrambled eggs, two slices of lean bacon, fruit, small slice banana bread and coffee
Snack - 1/2 caramel soy latte
Lunch - 1/2 chicken buffalo ranch salad, slice of bread
Dinner - French onion soup, 3 oysters, 7 oz tuna steak, baked potato, asparagus.3 glasses of wine
Dessert - 1/4 lava cake with ice cream, 2 glasses of port
A bit much at dinner but not overly unhealthy. It was a client dinner, so sorta hard to tottaly behave.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Day 8
Travel day to Tampa. Did good, feel a bit over-done after dinner, didn't need dessert. I feel like I'm incrementally doing better, but I still have ways to go, especially when traveling by myself. I think I go overboard because "there's no one watching me". it's a weak excuse, but I need to overcome it.
Breakfast - Two biscuits with butter & honey, cup of coffee with sugar, cranberry juice
Lunch - Spinach salad with grilled chicken, fruit cup
Snack - Peanuts on airplane with cranberry juice, Odwalla drink once I got off before I went to hotel
Dinner - 12oz. tuna steak, mashed potatoes and asparagus, two pints and a cocktail
Dessert - Bag of kettle corn.
I think it was the oversized steak that did it, plus the extra-cocktail. Didn't need that. Do better next time man!
Exercise - 15 laps in pool. Not a 25 yard pool, probably 15. Was a nice warm-up for when I get my pool membership back in CT. A good 20 minutes of laps.
Breakfast - Two biscuits with butter & honey, cup of coffee with sugar, cranberry juice
Lunch - Spinach salad with grilled chicken, fruit cup
Snack - Peanuts on airplane with cranberry juice, Odwalla drink once I got off before I went to hotel
Dinner - 12oz. tuna steak, mashed potatoes and asparagus, two pints and a cocktail
Dessert - Bag of kettle corn.
I think it was the oversized steak that did it, plus the extra-cocktail. Didn't need that. Do better next time man!
Exercise - 15 laps in pool. Not a 25 yard pool, probably 15. Was a nice warm-up for when I get my pool membership back in CT. A good 20 minutes of laps.
Day 7
Did okay today, wish I'd held it to two slices at dinner and that I got a better workout. Took a nap after lunch and had a hard time working out. Might need to seek nutrition training from someplace like http://www.fuel-factor.com/
Breakfast - Two eggs with cheese and red peppers, toast
Lunch - Turkey sandwich with provolone cheese, 1/4 trail mix
Dinner - Two slices supreme pizza, one cheese, Snapple and lemondae
Late Snack - Serving of multigrain tortilla chips
30m Medium Weights - 30 mix of upper-body weights at the FD. Good workout, nothing too serious.
Breakfast - Two eggs with cheese and red peppers, toast
Lunch - Turkey sandwich with provolone cheese, 1/4 trail mix
Dinner - Two slices supreme pizza, one cheese, Snapple and lemondae
Late Snack - Serving of multigrain tortilla chips
30m Medium Weights - 30 mix of upper-body weights at the FD. Good workout, nothing too serious.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Day 6
Today's not over, so I'll edit this for dinner and such, but also not a bad day. I'm bad at controlling my eating around others, especially at the fire house. Not sure why that is. I think when other people deal with food or offer up snacks, I just jump on it (read "Fat Ass").
Breakfast - Two scrambled eggs with cheese and toast
Lunch - Chicken philly cheese (Not bad) - good chunk of an Onion Bloom (Bad)
Snack - Hazlenut Coffee Coolata from Dunkin' Donuts - doesn't feel too good right now.
Need to do good by dinner.
What isn't helping is that I skipped exercise the last two days (Thursday are off days anyways), but I'm just not motivated to workout right now. I came home and tried to lift some weights, but I was out in the sun at Tumbull Day for 6 hours and I'm nasty and hot and need a shower and just don't feel up to it. Did a few sets of weights, but just can't do any more.
I think I'm going to call it quits today, have a healthy dinner and a quiet night and start fresh tomorrow.
Oh, the other big news - I bought my bike yesterday! I got a Trek 2.1 which was a bit more than I wanted to spend, but the sales guy had some good arguments for the extra $300 over a Trek 1.2 or a Specialized Allez, so I decided to take the plunge. Not the cheapest thing I've ever committed to, but you gotta do what you gotta do. I'm hoping my 1k+ investment is good motivation and pays off in the end.
Edit: I hadn't mentioned that I also had Italian ice earlier in the afternoon too.And for dinner I had a chicken garden salad. Very healthy, very nummy. Feel pretty happy about life all in all. Cannot wait to get my bike!
Breakfast - Two scrambled eggs with cheese and toast
Lunch - Chicken philly cheese (Not bad) - good chunk of an Onion Bloom (Bad)
Snack - Hazlenut Coffee Coolata from Dunkin' Donuts - doesn't feel too good right now.
Need to do good by dinner.
What isn't helping is that I skipped exercise the last two days (Thursday are off days anyways), but I'm just not motivated to workout right now. I came home and tried to lift some weights, but I was out in the sun at Tumbull Day for 6 hours and I'm nasty and hot and need a shower and just don't feel up to it. Did a few sets of weights, but just can't do any more.
I think I'm going to call it quits today, have a healthy dinner and a quiet night and start fresh tomorrow.
Oh, the other big news - I bought my bike yesterday! I got a Trek 2.1 which was a bit more than I wanted to spend, but the sales guy had some good arguments for the extra $300 over a Trek 1.2 or a Specialized Allez, so I decided to take the plunge. Not the cheapest thing I've ever committed to, but you gotta do what you gotta do. I'm hoping my 1k+ investment is good motivation and pays off in the end.
Edit: I hadn't mentioned that I also had Italian ice earlier in the afternoon too.And for dinner I had a chicken garden salad. Very healthy, very nummy. Feel pretty happy about life all in all. Cannot wait to get my bike!
Day 5
I've decided Friday mornings I'm going to allow myself a bit of a treat for breakfast. Not sure that will last as I seem to have other days where I'm less in control and letting myself slip intentionally seems to weaken me afterwards.
Breakfast - Starbucks - 16oz caramel soy latte and reduced fat turkey bacon sandwich
Lunch - Chicken avacado salad and margarita, too many chips and salsa
Dinner - Two reduced fat turkey & broccoli Hot Pockets (250 cal each)
Dessert - 2 1/2 scoops of ice cream (Bad) with sprinkles
Not my best day either. What's with this? I need to learn to be better behaved and drink more water (Not a good water day, never filled the big water bottle at work). I think part of it has to do with being an emotional eater...
Breakfast - Starbucks - 16oz caramel soy latte and reduced fat turkey bacon sandwich
Lunch - Chicken avacado salad and margarita, too many chips and salsa
Dinner - Two reduced fat turkey & broccoli Hot Pockets (250 cal each)
Dessert - 2 1/2 scoops of ice cream (Bad) with sprinkles
Not my best day either. What's with this? I need to learn to be better behaved and drink more water (Not a good water day, never filled the big water bottle at work). I think part of it has to do with being an emotional eater...
Day 4
So I'm definitely a bit late posting this, so I'll skip the commentary for the most part and get into the main part.
Breakfast - Yogurt & Dorset Cereal
Lunch - Salad with chicken and a fruit cup
Dinner - Chicken wrap with bacon & cheese, Doritos and Snapple Peach Tea
Late Snack (10 PM) - One slice of chicken pizza and one slice of tomato and cheese
No workout as it was drill night for FD. Could have been better, might want to consider morning workouts?
Breakfast - Yogurt & Dorset Cereal
Lunch - Salad with chicken and a fruit cup
Dinner - Chicken wrap with bacon & cheese, Doritos and Snapple Peach Tea
Late Snack (10 PM) - One slice of chicken pizza and one slice of tomato and cheese
No workout as it was drill night for FD. Could have been better, might want to consider morning workouts?
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Day 3
I really enjoy this blogging this so far. Adds another good piece to my routine and I feel keeps me honest. I know I'll have to document everything later and I'm not going to lie.
Today was pretty good. Got whooped on my run, not sure what was up with that. I don't remember intervals being so challenging.
Still waiting to hear from Gordon about a bike. eBay seems so tempting, but I bet he can hook me up better than I can from there. I really want to start riding. I also need to get my community center membership so I can start swimming too.
Breakfast - Two granola bars, bottle of cranberry juice and a cup of black coffee with sugar
Lunch - Two slices of carved turkey, small scoop of mashed potatoes and gravy and green beans
Afternoon Snack - An extra granola bar
Evening Snack - Small handful of trail mix
Dinner - Veggie burger with cheese, serving of pineapple
Workout - Intervals at Shelton High's Soccer Field - Ran a warm up lap, walked 1/2 and then ran 1/2, stretched and then did 4 intervals with 1-2 minutes of rest in between. It really whooped my butt. I crapped out 3/4 of my way through the 2nd interval, but picked it up. I was either tired or just mentally weak. These do help with mental toughness though I'm going to need to do more intervals or a longer distance as I know a soccer field isn't that big. Left knee was pretty good, not stiff afterwards, slight twinge of pain during a few of the first corners. Will have to make a point to stretch that bad boy out and really warm up. I hope biking helps strengthen my knee.
Today was pretty good. Got whooped on my run, not sure what was up with that. I don't remember intervals being so challenging.
Still waiting to hear from Gordon about a bike. eBay seems so tempting, but I bet he can hook me up better than I can from there. I really want to start riding. I also need to get my community center membership so I can start swimming too.
Breakfast - Two granola bars, bottle of cranberry juice and a cup of black coffee with sugar
Lunch - Two slices of carved turkey, small scoop of mashed potatoes and gravy and green beans
Afternoon Snack - An extra granola bar
Evening Snack - Small handful of trail mix
Dinner - Veggie burger with cheese, serving of pineapple
Workout - Intervals at Shelton High's Soccer Field - Ran a warm up lap, walked 1/2 and then ran 1/2, stretched and then did 4 intervals with 1-2 minutes of rest in between. It really whooped my butt. I crapped out 3/4 of my way through the 2nd interval, but picked it up. I was either tired or just mentally weak. These do help with mental toughness though I'm going to need to do more intervals or a longer distance as I know a soccer field isn't that big. Left knee was pretty good, not stiff afterwards, slight twinge of pain during a few of the first corners. Will have to make a point to stretch that bad boy out and really warm up. I hope biking helps strengthen my knee.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Day 2
I gotta admit, Day 2 has been pretty good.
I've decided to train for a triathlon. I was talking with Hot Sauce about training for a marathon and he suggested a triathlon first. The reason being that running a marathon is pretty brutal and that I'd be more fit for it after I lose 30-40 lbs. But the training for a triathlon is so varied that it really burns fat fast. Matt's lost 10 pounds in the month he's been in VT because he's been training for one and he hasn't been working out much more than normal, but adding the swimming and biking change up your routine so much that it really pushes your body.
So that's the plan. I need to join a pool (I think the Shelton Rec Center - it's cheapest), and I need to buy a bike. I need to talk to Gordon about bikes, as he still has a week in the bike shop. Lioti is going to train with me and recommended either a nice road bike, or if I'm going to be serious about triathlons he suggested a triathlon bike. Only bitch there is that there are fewer tri bikes than road bikes, so they're more expensive. Base models from most firms with kit start around $1,500. I found some '07 Trek Equinox's for $999 online (plus shipping), so that may be an option. I'll have to see what Gordon can rustle up.
Ate well today too. Bigger lunch, but I think it all balanced out:
Breakfast - Yogurt & Dorset Cereal (Best musceli I've ever had)
Morning Snack - Grapes and black coffee with sugar
Lunch - A bit more than I wanted: chicken sandwich with cheese, 3/4 another chicken breast, two veggie kabobs, and some watermelon
Afternoon Snack - Granola bar and coffee with cream & sugar
Evening Snack - 1/4 cup trail mix befre run, another 1/4 cup after
Dinner - Lean Cuisine personal pizza (Only 340 calories - not bad!) and small cup of tomato bisque
Dessert - Low-fat Fudge-cicle
Water - 3 large water bottles at work, Polan Spring at lunch, two glasses after run
So not bad. Here's the workout:
Shelton Greenway North Trail - Started by the middle school. Took about 30 minutes or so. Run was good, only really walked at the peak of the north side for a bit, through some of the narrow spots with all the bushes, and coming out of the gully by 111. I had to push through the last 1/4. I think I have an issue with pushing my body hard, I always crap out. I definitely had and almost consigned myself to walking, but I jogged then ran it out. Slight stiffness in left knee - need to warm-up and stretch more.
I've decided to train for a triathlon. I was talking with Hot Sauce about training for a marathon and he suggested a triathlon first. The reason being that running a marathon is pretty brutal and that I'd be more fit for it after I lose 30-40 lbs. But the training for a triathlon is so varied that it really burns fat fast. Matt's lost 10 pounds in the month he's been in VT because he's been training for one and he hasn't been working out much more than normal, but adding the swimming and biking change up your routine so much that it really pushes your body.
So that's the plan. I need to join a pool (I think the Shelton Rec Center - it's cheapest), and I need to buy a bike. I need to talk to Gordon about bikes, as he still has a week in the bike shop. Lioti is going to train with me and recommended either a nice road bike, or if I'm going to be serious about triathlons he suggested a triathlon bike. Only bitch there is that there are fewer tri bikes than road bikes, so they're more expensive. Base models from most firms with kit start around $1,500. I found some '07 Trek Equinox's for $999 online (plus shipping), so that may be an option. I'll have to see what Gordon can rustle up.
Ate well today too. Bigger lunch, but I think it all balanced out:
Breakfast - Yogurt & Dorset Cereal (Best musceli I've ever had)
Morning Snack - Grapes and black coffee with sugar
Lunch - A bit more than I wanted: chicken sandwich with cheese, 3/4 another chicken breast, two veggie kabobs, and some watermelon
Afternoon Snack - Granola bar and coffee with cream & sugar
Evening Snack - 1/4 cup trail mix befre run, another 1/4 cup after
Dinner - Lean Cuisine personal pizza (Only 340 calories - not bad!) and small cup of tomato bisque
Dessert - Low-fat Fudge-cicle
Water - 3 large water bottles at work, Polan Spring at lunch, two glasses after run
So not bad. Here's the workout:
Shelton Greenway North Trail - Started by the middle school. Took about 30 minutes or so. Run was good, only really walked at the peak of the north side for a bit, through some of the narrow spots with all the bushes, and coming out of the gully by 111. I had to push through the last 1/4. I think I have an issue with pushing my body hard, I always crap out. I definitely had and almost consigned myself to walking, but I jogged then ran it out. Slight stiffness in left knee - need to warm-up and stretch more.
Monday, June 23, 2008
First Day
Okay, so here's the deal. I'm 24 and I want to lose 50 pounds. When I got on the scale yesterday I rang in at 248. Back in HS I was around 230 or so and then my senior year, I got hooked up with the cross country team at my DOD high school and turned into an exercise junkie. Over the course of a year I dropped 50 pounds, went from a 38/40 pant to a 34, went from XL shirts to mediums and larges and generally felt great.
Unfortunately I didn't really realize all the changes. I knew I was skinnier, but I still sorta saw myself a a big ol' fat guy. Then one day my freshman year of college, my GF broke up with me and it all seemed to slip away. All I wanted to do was eat crappy food, sit in my room and generally not continue my healthy life style. And I'm not 100% sure I've ever gotten out of that.
Over the past 6 years, I've bounced around from 255 down to about 232, but haven't been able to make a diet and exercise plan stick. Now I'm fed up with how I look and how I feel and I want to affect some changes in my life. Today is day 1 for the new me and this is going to be a tool to help.
My goal for now is to run 20-25k a week and change my eating habits. I want to cut out bad food, bad snacking but generally still eat like a regular person.
So today I did my first grocery shopping apart from my wife. This is the list:
And here's how the food went today
Breakfast - Two granola bars and a small cup of black coffee with sugar at the office
Morning Snack - Small bowl of grapes and a banana
Lunch - Small salad of spinach, broccoli and cucumbers with light ranch, 1/2 roast chicken and cheddar pannini
Afternoon Snack (4 PM) - Second half of sandwich
Evening Snack (8:15 PM) - Small hand-full of trail mix
Dinner (9:15 PM) - 4 oz prok tenderloin, bowl of tomato bisque and 2 slices of bread
Dessert - Low-fat fudge-cicle
I also wanted to run a 5k tonight, but getting home late made me run into a thunder and lightening storm, so I did 30 minutes of combined weights and ab exercises.
So let's see how this goes. I'll post at least once a day with my meals, exercise, weight and thoughts and hopefully this will help me and maybe help some other people who are in the same boat as well.
Run Fat Boy, Run
Unfortunately I didn't really realize all the changes. I knew I was skinnier, but I still sorta saw myself a a big ol' fat guy. Then one day my freshman year of college, my GF broke up with me and it all seemed to slip away. All I wanted to do was eat crappy food, sit in my room and generally not continue my healthy life style. And I'm not 100% sure I've ever gotten out of that.
Over the past 6 years, I've bounced around from 255 down to about 232, but haven't been able to make a diet and exercise plan stick. Now I'm fed up with how I look and how I feel and I want to affect some changes in my life. Today is day 1 for the new me and this is going to be a tool to help.
My goal for now is to run 20-25k a week and change my eating habits. I want to cut out bad food, bad snacking but generally still eat like a regular person.
So today I did my first grocery shopping apart from my wife. This is the list:
- Asparagus
- Pepper & tomato
- Veggie burgers
- Turkey dogs
- Some lean 4 oz. pork tenderloins
- Multigrain tortilla chips and salsa
- Low-fat yogurt
- Some Lean Pockets and Lean Cuisine personal pizzas
- Organic risotto
- Mocha Madness trail mix
- Berries & Cherries Dorset Cereal (http://www.dorsetcereals.co.uk/mueslicerealsshop/)
- Olivio olive oil based margarin
- 12 Grain bread
- Amy's organic Tomato Bisque soup
And here's how the food went today
Breakfast - Two granola bars and a small cup of black coffee with sugar at the office
Morning Snack - Small bowl of grapes and a banana
Lunch - Small salad of spinach, broccoli and cucumbers with light ranch, 1/2 roast chicken and cheddar pannini
Afternoon Snack (4 PM) - Second half of sandwich
Evening Snack (8:15 PM) - Small hand-full of trail mix
Dinner (9:15 PM) - 4 oz prok tenderloin, bowl of tomato bisque and 2 slices of bread
Dessert - Low-fat fudge-cicle
I also wanted to run a 5k tonight, but getting home late made me run into a thunder and lightening storm, so I did 30 minutes of combined weights and ab exercises.
So let's see how this goes. I'll post at least once a day with my meals, exercise, weight and thoughts and hopefully this will help me and maybe help some other people who are in the same boat as well.
Run Fat Boy, Run
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