Wow - had an incredible day with the new exercise program. Almost kicked my butt! :)
Exercise:
Morning - Chest and back #1 -- did primarily 8-12 lbs 3 sets of 12 reps
Evening - Mix and Match #1 --- ok this one is ridiculously difficult but I did 3 sets of 12 reps --- with a LOT of rest in the middle
FAST day so only had dinner
Dinner - ok went out to eat with some friends. Had a MOST FANTASTIC grilled veggie spinach salad. Bad news.... Chips and salsa ... More bad news ... 3 glasses of wine :( I cant be trusted. Picture to follow
Monday, April 16, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
April 15 2012
Well it's Sunday and tomorrow starts a big 3 weeks. I swear I will be 100% ED compliant in the next 21 days and will follow the program verbatim. :-0 There are going to be several challenges the first being girls night out dinner tomorrow. My choice tho, so will be picking the place with a fantastic greek salad. I'll just have to say "no" to the wine. I've done it before, I can do it again !!!
Exercise - none
B - 2 eggs over easy and a couple of pieces of leftover steak, also 1/2 oatmeal pancake (with syrum - ** zoinks **)
L - no lunch only had 2 meals today
Snk - true confession I had about 10 tortilla chips with salsa :(
D - small piece of pan seared halibut with caper/butter sauce, baked sweet potatoes, cucumber salad, and fresh pineapple
Breakfast --- DANG I forgot to take a picture :)
Lunch --- none
Dinner - very yummy stuff described above
Exercise - none
B - 2 eggs over easy and a couple of pieces of leftover steak, also 1/2 oatmeal pancake (with syrum - ** zoinks **)
L - no lunch only had 2 meals today
Snk - true confession I had about 10 tortilla chips with salsa :(
D - small piece of pan seared halibut with caper/butter sauce, baked sweet potatoes, cucumber salad, and fresh pineapple
Breakfast --- DANG I forgot to take a picture :)
Lunch --- none
Dinner - very yummy stuff described above
Saturday, April 14, 2012
April 14 2012
Exhausted and going to bed - and wow - it's only 8:45pm. Had a good day and will post pictures tomorrow to catch up my posts. Night!
Exercise - had a great workout with PT gang we did timed circuits multi-body parts. Did 30 secs, 45 secs then 1 min circuits. Very nice!
B - pineapple & nuts
L - sausage on a stick at a park party (plus 1.5 beers -- dang!)
D - steak and veggies
Breakfast - oops almost ate all the pineapple before I remembered to snap the pic :)
Lunch - OK, yes this was bad but it could have been a lot worse. We went to "Art in the Park" event out in our neighborhood and decided to eat from the food trucks. Choice was BBQ, tacos, pizza, or hotdogs. I opted for the BBQ truck and picked an item that didn't have bread. Shared a beer with my hubby then later had another one while we were hanging out in the park listening to some really good live music.
Dinner - Grassfed ribeye steaks, roasted brussel sprouts, and cucumber salad. Very yummy and the brussel sprouts were so good, they were deserving of their own spotlight :)
I steamed these guys and then placed them in a baggie with a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar and garlic to keep them from drying out on the grill. Then DH grilled them for a few minutes with the steaks. YUM
Rest of the meal
Exercise - had a great workout with PT gang we did timed circuits multi-body parts. Did 30 secs, 45 secs then 1 min circuits. Very nice!
B - pineapple & nuts
L - sausage on a stick at a park party (plus 1.5 beers -- dang!)
D - steak and veggies
Breakfast - oops almost ate all the pineapple before I remembered to snap the pic :)
Lunch - OK, yes this was bad but it could have been a lot worse. We went to "Art in the Park" event out in our neighborhood and decided to eat from the food trucks. Choice was BBQ, tacos, pizza, or hotdogs. I opted for the BBQ truck and picked an item that didn't have bread. Shared a beer with my hubby then later had another one while we were hanging out in the park listening to some really good live music.
Dinner - Grassfed ribeye steaks, roasted brussel sprouts, and cucumber salad. Very yummy and the brussel sprouts were so good, they were deserving of their own spotlight :)
I steamed these guys and then placed them in a baggie with a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar and garlic to keep them from drying out on the grill. Then DH grilled them for a few minutes with the steaks. YUM
Rest of the meal
Friday, April 13, 2012
April 13 2012
Thought for the day: Make it through this weekend alcohol-free please!
Uh..... that didn't happen. Had about 3 glasses of wine tonite at a potluck dinner
OK for today I fasted during the day so I had only one meal - dinner. Took it in at a neighborhood potluck. Served one plate - just what you see below. Cucumber salad, mediterranean lamb over couscous, asian slaw and a small helping of homemade chicken teriyaki. It wasn't the perfect meal, but I did bypass the pizza (yay) but had 3 glasses of wine (boo)
Uh..... that didn't happen. Had about 3 glasses of wine tonite at a potluck dinner
OK for today I fasted during the day so I had only one meal - dinner. Took it in at a neighborhood potluck. Served one plate - just what you see below. Cucumber salad, mediterranean lamb over couscous, asian slaw and a small helping of homemade chicken teriyaki. It wasn't the perfect meal, but I did bypass the pizza (yay) but had 3 glasses of wine (boo)
Thursday, April 12, 2012
April 12 2012
Thought for the day: It's time to be strong and just suck it up and do it right!! This next 3 weeks can be very powerful if I put my mind to it and remain true to the plan. I can do this!!!
B: none
L: green beans and 12-vegetable soup
Sn: none
D: chicken kabob, cooked kale, & a hard-boiled egg
Exercise: PT class 7-8pm
Had an overall very good day. Didn't snack on anything, took supps, had 2 healthy meals (yay). Only downside is I probably didn't have enough water (boo)
Breakfast - no brekkie :)
Lunch - for lunch I had green beans from work cafe and a 12-veggie soup from Au Bon Pain. OK YUK on the work cafe soup that was incredibly overly SALTY. After two bites I decided to throw it out and go to Au Bon Pain for the veggie soup. On the way walking over there kept the mantra running in my head: no bread. no bread. no bread. no bread. absolutely no bread :)
Dinner - I RESISTED SNACKING!! And was actually hungry for dinner. We had some leftover chicken kabobs, fresh kale out of our garden ~ sauteed with a little hot sesame oil and low-sodium soy and some onions. Accompanied everything with a hard-boiled egg. YUMMY and healthy dinner.
B: none
L: green beans and 12-vegetable soup
Sn: none
D: chicken kabob, cooked kale, & a hard-boiled egg
Exercise: PT class 7-8pm
Had an overall very good day. Didn't snack on anything, took supps, had 2 healthy meals (yay). Only downside is I probably didn't have enough water (boo)
Breakfast - no brekkie :)
Lunch - for lunch I had green beans from work cafe and a 12-veggie soup from Au Bon Pain. OK YUK on the work cafe soup that was incredibly overly SALTY. After two bites I decided to throw it out and go to Au Bon Pain for the veggie soup. On the way walking over there kept the mantra running in my head: no bread. no bread. no bread. no bread. absolutely no bread :)
Dinner - I RESISTED SNACKING!! And was actually hungry for dinner. We had some leftover chicken kabobs, fresh kale out of our garden ~ sauteed with a little hot sesame oil and low-sodium soy and some onions. Accompanied everything with a hard-boiled egg. YUMMY and healthy dinner.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
April 11 2012
Thought for the day: Time to muster up all my strength to remain disciplined.
Exercise: Karate sunrise class 6am
work by 7:30am -- no chance to take a morning walk with Magic :(
B: veggie omelette w/salsa
L: mixed green salad with beans
Sn: rice crackers & nuts
D: mango smoothie
Breakfast - I'm not much of a breakfast eater. I rarely like to eat before 11:30am, so I skip breakfast quite a bit. On Weds mornings, I have to get up at 5:30 for a 6:00am karate class and to work by 7:30... so by 8:30a I'm pretty darn hungry!! So, this is my veg omelette breakfast from the work cafe (uhhhh...)
Exercise: Karate sunrise class 6am
work by 7:30am -- no chance to take a morning walk with Magic :(
B: veggie omelette w/salsa
L: mixed green salad with beans
Sn: rice crackers & nuts
D: mango smoothie
Breakfast - I'm not much of a breakfast eater. I rarely like to eat before 11:30am, so I skip breakfast quite a bit. On Weds mornings, I have to get up at 5:30 for a 6:00am karate class and to work by 7:30... so by 8:30a I'm pretty darn hungry!! So, this is my veg omelette breakfast from the work cafe (uhhhh...)
Lunch - mixed salad. Love this salad! I absolutely could not resist the bell peppers and the artichokes on this salad, so.... consumed!
Dinner: OK, I snacked today before I went to the garden. Ate some rice crackers and nuts (there we go with being bad on ED 2.5 ... ) I really do need more discipline. So, for dinner I wasn't very hungry and had a mango-pineapple protein shake. Very yummy
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
April 10 2012
Thought for the day: What I put in my mouth today is paramount to good health for myself tomorrow.
I haven't been perfect with my workouts but have been a very active person over the last several months. I'm strong, I can lift, I can run, I can pushup, I can pull up. But everytime I compromise my nutrition, I have cut myself short of reaching my goal! So.. the food and exercise log is now revived!
Food for the day
B: herbal tea
L: chicken veggie lettuce wraps
D: protein shake
I haven't been perfect with my workouts but have been a very active person over the last several months. I'm strong, I can lift, I can run, I can pushup, I can pull up. But everytime I compromise my nutrition, I have cut myself short of reaching my goal! So.. the food and exercise log is now revived!
Food for the day
B: herbal tea
L: chicken veggie lettuce wraps
D: protein shake
Snk: approx 1oz raw nuts
Breakfast. Can barely find Tulsi Tea for some reason and stumbled upon this Rooibos tea I really enjoy! I add 2 squirts of hibiscus extract to my tea and drink once or twice a day
Lunch: Yummy chicken / veggie / lettuce wraps. OK darn !! I honestly didn't notice I ate the "nightshades" until I looked at this picture when I posted it. I'll try to be more cognizant.
Dinner - yummy mango protein shake
Breakfast. Can barely find Tulsi Tea for some reason and stumbled upon this Rooibos tea I really enjoy! I add 2 squirts of hibiscus extract to my tea and drink once or twice a day
Lunch: Yummy chicken / veggie / lettuce wraps. OK darn !! I honestly didn't notice I ate the "nightshades" until I looked at this picture when I posted it. I'll try to be more cognizant.
Dinner - yummy mango protein shake
April 9 -- R4 starting Pics
Ha ha! this is the part I dread but it really does help in the long run.
These are pictures taken April 9, 2012. In 2 weeks I'll post a side-by-side comparison, and then again after 4 weeks in order to track progress
I decided to keep a close eye on hip-to-waist ratio this month in reboot. Right now with hips at 42.5 and waist at 37, the ratio is a dreaded .87 If I drop 2" from waist then it would go down to .82 assuming no change to hips ... uh, maybe I'm being too detail oriented. o well, I need a goal to shoot for so this is it.
These are pictures taken April 9, 2012. In 2 weeks I'll post a side-by-side comparison, and then again after 4 weeks in order to track progress
I decided to keep a close eye on hip-to-waist ratio this month in reboot. Right now with hips at 42.5 and waist at 37, the ratio is a dreaded .87 If I drop 2" from waist then it would go down to .82 assuming no change to hips ... uh, maybe I'm being too detail oriented. o well, I need a goal to shoot for so this is it.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Apr 9, 2012
Reboot is on. I pretty much pissed away the R3, but I'm recreating my goals for R4 . This is a birthday present for myself. Would like to shrink my waist by 2 inches for this round of Reboot. Hoping also for 7 lbs weight loss as well.
Measurements
Chest - 42"
Waist - 37"
Hips - 42.5"
Thigh - 23.75"
Knee - 18"
Arm - 13"
Weight - 169 lbs
R4 Goals:
1) NO Alcohol , NO Coffee, NO tortilla Chips :(
** calling these items out ~ because they are my absolute weaknesses
2) 100% ED Compliance in all other areas / follow R4 nutrition / take supps. Daily
** L2.5
Exclude
Rice – all kinds, including brown, white and wild variants
Potato – all kinds including white, red, sweet potato and yam
Grains – all kinds, including amaranth, buckwheat, barley, oats, quinoa, rice of all kinds, rye, etc
Starches – potatoes, sweet potato, turnip, swede (rutabaga), artichokes, corn, parsnips, squash, banana and plantain
Limited to Once a week (or less)
Legumes– all kinds UNLESS they’ve been pre-soaked for at least 12
hours prior to cooking and even then, only eaten sparingly. This includes all beans, peas (including chickpeas) and peanuts.
Nightshades – all kinds, including potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines (eggplant)
3) Consume 3 liters water / herb tea every day / sleep by 10:30pm / wake by 6:30am
** need more compliance around water consumption
4) Complete 85% of all workouts
** Just being real
5) Maintain food / exercise log / daily check-in to reboot forum
** revive blog used during MAP since this was very effective for me
6) Weigh in / measure / take pics & start progress report on forum
** haven’t done this yet. will provide monthly update to reboot forum
Measurements
Chest - 42"
Waist - 37"
Hips - 42.5"
Thigh - 23.75"
Knee - 18"
Arm - 13"
Weight - 169 lbs
R4 Goals:
1) NO Alcohol , NO Coffee, NO tortilla Chips :(
** calling these items out ~ because they are my absolute weaknesses
2) 100% ED Compliance in all other areas / follow R4 nutrition / take supps. Daily
** L2.5
Exclude
Rice – all kinds, including brown, white and wild variants
Potato – all kinds including white, red, sweet potato and yam
Grains – all kinds, including amaranth, buckwheat, barley, oats, quinoa, rice of all kinds, rye, etc
Starches – potatoes, sweet potato, turnip, swede (rutabaga), artichokes, corn, parsnips, squash, banana and plantain
Limited to Once a week (or less)
Legumes– all kinds UNLESS they’ve been pre-soaked for at least 12
hours prior to cooking and even then, only eaten sparingly. This includes all beans, peas (including chickpeas) and peanuts.
Nightshades – all kinds, including potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines (eggplant)
3) Consume 3 liters water / herb tea every day / sleep by 10:30pm / wake by 6:30am
** need more compliance around water consumption
4) Complete 85% of all workouts
** Just being real
5) Maintain food / exercise log / daily check-in to reboot forum
** revive blog used during MAP since this was very effective for me
6) Weigh in / measure / take pics & start progress report on forum
** haven’t done this yet. will provide monthly update to reboot forum
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