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Saturday was 2 x 30 min sessions on the treadmill. Sunday was a rest day. Someone asked about them, but I thought I'd explain here as well. Although I do raise my heart rate, and sweat a little, I'm really just trying to build up some endurance on the treadmill. The rest of the time I'm doing literally no exercise. Going from the desk to the couch, and perhaps up and down the stairs at mealtimes and bedtime. Until the spring I'm doing it to keep myself just a little active. I walk at 2.0 mph with grades ranging from 1% to 10% (ending up with an average of 5%).

I also decided Saturday that I didn't have the energy that I should have, so I will bump up the food levels a bit. From the book's calculations I should have 2200 calories on a no workout day. The treadmill sounds like a workout day, but for the moment I'm counting it as not. So on lifting days I'll aim for 2500 (maybe even 2600), and we'll see how that goes. I actually went down 3 pounds last week, which I wasn't expecting.

That's it for now. I'll just log in the food for the two weekend days.

Food for Saturday:

Food: 2195 calories (26% fat, 42% carbs, 29% protein)

Breakfast: whole wheat tortilla with cheese and salsa, 3 clementines (241)
AM Snack: almonds (164)
Lunch: lentil soup, smoked back bacon, apple, fruit salad (593)
PM Snack: protein shake, soy nuts (224)
Dinner: white cauliflower chili, smoked chicken and turkey sausage, salad w/dressing (659)
Late Snack: protein shake, apple, fruit salad, biscotti (314)

Food for Sunday:

Food: 2199 calories (34% fat, 33% carbs, 30% protein)

Breakfast: protein shake, 12-grain bread, almond butter, 3 clementines (290)
AM Snack: almonds (164)
Lunch: beef mushroom barley soup, smoked ham, apple, fruit salad (554)
PM Snack: protein shake, soy nuts (224)
Dinner: lamb (crockpot, no recipe yet), broccoli, butter, salad w/dressing (506)
Late Snack: protein shake, apple, ice cream bar (371)

Yes, that is an ice cream bar! I bought four of them a little more than a week ago, and this is only the second one I've had. Of course, I had to put them out in the garage freezer so they aren't easy to get at. I was looking for diet ice cream bars, but went with the full fat, more natural, premium ones.