I am feeling overall better. Still a little crummy but I can BREATHE. tonight the boy and I are going to play basketball I think.. I may go for a walk through our small neighborhood, too. It's so pretty outside!
Eats today:
B: ww english muffin with one egg, one slice am cheese, two pieces turkey bacon; 1/2 cup grapes.
S: Berry Almond luna bar
L: 5 oz stir fried beef in teriyaki sauce w/one cup (before cooking) stir-fried veggies; 2 cups green salad
St Paddy's day treat: Cookie
Planned for dinner: Taco salad (taco meat, cheese, salsa on mixed greens); a few chips with nacho cheese.
Yesterday's Workout from NROL FLII:
Front Squats: 3x12@50
Cable Row (wide grip): 3x12 at 65
Supine Hip Ext w/leg curl: 3x12 at BW
Front push press: 2x12 at 45; 1x12 at 50
Upper Body russian twist: 3x12 at BW.
LISS: 20 mins on treadmill.
Yesterday's Eats:
B: Vanilla yogurt mixed with 1/2 scoop chocolate protein powder adn 1/4 cup blueberries.
S: Luna Bar
L: Southwest taco salad from wendy's (just the salad and chili, none of the other toppings with the exception of cheese).
D: 1.5 servings of Hormel microwaveable turkey breast, 1/2 cup mashed potatoes mixed with one strip turkey bacon. 1 cup of grapes
PWO: Chocolate protein shake.
Workout:
Snatch Grip DL: 3x12 at 65lbs
T Push-up: 3x12 at BW
Bulgarian Split Squat with OH Press: 3x12 at 10
Underhand lat pulldown: 2x12 at 70, 1x12 at 60
Romanian DL/Row: 3x12 at 55
Lower Body RT: 3x12 at BW
SS Cardio: 15 mins at 4.8mph on treadmill.
Today's Eats:
B: Egg, American Cheese, 2 strips Turkey bacon on a whole wheat english muffin; 1/4 cup blueberries; 1/4 cup grapes
S/L: One large ice cream sandwich provided by work; 1/2 beef burrito
S: Gala Apple
D: 5-6 oz round steak cooked in the crock pot with cream of mushroom soup; 2 cups salad greens with light catalina dressing; one dinner roll
I had a really odd day, so I plan on an SS treadmill workout.
Today's Eats:
B: Dannon cherry yogurt mixed with kashi heart to heart cereal, 1/2 cup grapes, 2 strips turkey bacon.
L: Potluck at work: Reuben dip with pumperknickel squares; 1/4 cup of pasta salad w/extra veggies, chocolate chip cookie
S: Luna bar
D: 2 97% fat free kosher hotdogs, one in a bun, both with ketchup, a few tortilla chips. Some salad greens.
PWO (later tonight): Chocolate protein shake and an apple.
I had never had it before. I had to stop myself from gorging myself on it!!
Today's Workout:
Front squat: 3x10 at 50lb
Wide Grip Row: 2x10 at 60, 1x10 at 70
Supine Hip Ext: 3x10 at body weight (these sting! :P)
Front Push-Press: 3x10 at 40
Dynamic lunge: 3x10 at 40
Upper body Russian Twist: 3x10 at body weight
Saturday's Eats:
Brunch: 1/2 burrito bol from chipotle: Shredded beef, black beans, NO RICE, lettuce, light cheese, tomato salsa, guacamole on the side; half dozen tortilla chips.
Snack: chocolate chip cookie.
Dinner at Claddagh Irish Pub: A Black and Tan; 2 chicken wings, 1/2 large fillet of salmon, 1 cup steamed veggies, 2 small red potatoes.
Saturday Activity:
Lots of NEAT. The Boy's parents came to visit and we went furniture shopping and walked around Sam's club.
Sunday Eats:
Brunch: 1.5 Grands! Cinnamon rolls; 8 oz of milk, 2 strips of turkey bacon.
Dinner: 3 slices of a small pizza topped with cheese, mushrooms, and ground beef, 2 garlic cheese sticks.
NEAT on Sunday too. We went grocery shopping, which took us about two hours, we hit up Sam's Club and got lots of veggies and a few other things, and then went to the grocery store for the rest of it. I have about 4 cups of raw veggies with me to go with lunch today!
It was the first time in a while we've had pizza, TBH. I've still got half of a pizza in the fridge. I may wrap it and freeze it and reheat it for lunch later
Today's Eats:
B: 1 packet apple cinnamon oatmeal made with water, 8 oz milk, 1 turkey sausage patty.
S: 5 Ritz crackers (i know, I know..) with laughing cow swiss, 1 serving of baby carrots.
L: leftover salmon (about 3-4 oz), 2 cups of raw veggies dipped in ranch.
S: Peanut/Almond crunch bar, celery
D: chicken quesadilla: 4 oz seasoned chicken breast, 1/3 cup of cheese, 1/4 cup of salsa on a large tortilla.
S: Apple
Today's workout:
Snatch DL: 3x10 at 75
T-Pushup: 3x10 at BW
Split squat w/OH press: 3x10 at 12
Underhand lat: 3x10 at 60
Rom DL Row: 3x10 at 45
LB Russ twist: 3x10 at BW
SS Cardio: 20 mins at 4.7mph
Yesterday's Eats:
B: 1 pouch oatmeal (maple brown sugar pecan), 8 oz milk, 2 strips turkey bacon.
S: Laughing cow swiss cheese (by itself, I know, I'm weird).
L: 2 boca burgers, no buns, with 1 slice american cheese, 1 tbsp ketchup, 1 tsp mustard; 1 cup raw veggies with ranch dip.
D: 1 dinner roll, 1/2 cup pot roast on one slice texas toast, 3 cups salad.
ADS: 1/2 cup cookies and creme ice cream.
Today's Eats:
B: 1 pouch maple brown sugar oatmeal, 8 oz milk.
S: 5 crackers with one wedge laughing cow swiss cheese, 2 stalks celery.
L: 1/2 of a burrito with cheese, rice, salsa, jalepeno peppers and steak; 1/2 cup raw veggies w/ranch dip.
D: 3 chicken tenderloin pieces, 1/2 cup rice, 2 cups raw veggies or 1 cup cooked veggies.
Workout yesterday (didn't feel well Wed night):
Front Squats: 3x10 at 50
Wide Row: 3x10 at 60
Hip Ext: 3x10 at bw
push-press: 3x10 at 40
Lunge: 3x10 at 50
LB Russ twist: 3x10 at BW
SS cardio on the bike.
Today's Eats:
B: 1 packet oatmeal, 8 oz milk
S: 5 crackers with one wedge laughing cow swiss.
L: cream of mushroom soup, 1 cup veggies, a yogurt
D: 2 cups salad, 6 oz turkey cutlet, 1 dinner roll.
PWO: Chocolate milk, apple with peanut butter. Possibly cake.
So hopping back on the bandwagon with watching the foodstuffs. Passover begins at sundown on Wednesday, and while I'm not super strict about what is and isn't allowed during passover (I will eat pasta probably once.. maybe rice once..), I'm using the eight nights of passover to get back on track with eating and exercising.
Yesterday and today were weird in terms of food;
Yesterday:
9 boneless chicken wings, a small serving of french fries, and 3 cups salad greens
1 wedge laughing cow light swiss
1/2 serving of oreo cookie cake with 1/2 cup of Edy's (Dreyer's) Light Vanilla Ice Cream.
Today (OPENING DAY!!):
1/2 of WW english muffin with 1 tsp of butter
3 chicken tenders
1 piece of cheese pizza
1.5 cups of homemade potato soup (more of the soup than the potatoey part), 1 roll
3 oz of baby carrots with ranch a bit later.
Workout yesterday was:
Squats: 3x6 at 105
Bench Press: 3x6 at 70
Bent Over Row: 3x6 at 55
Walking Lunge: 3x6 at 45 (I switched from the smaller, pre-weighted bars to the oly bar and kept losing my balance)
Hip extention: 3x8 at 25
Reverse Crunch: 3x8 at BW
HIIT: 12 mins on bike
Today was lots of walking and shivering. Tomorrow I'm back on track with eating, and plan to eat lots of fruits and veggies (at least a lot for what I have - we need to grocery shop!)
Today's Eats were So weird:
Lunch: Fiesta chicken casserole (chicken, rice, cream of chicken soup, cheddar soup, sour cream, topped with fiesta cheese) and a homemade wheat yeast roll
snack: 1 slice of two layer cookies and creme cake with 1/2 cup no sugar added vanilla ice cream
Dinner: 6" turkey sub from subway with turkey, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, black olives, banana pepper and pepper jack cheese on honey oat bread. I added honey mustard and mayo at home.
Yesterday's Eats:
B: Ginger raisin bran muffin, 4 oz black berries, 1 cup milk
S: Peanut butter power ball
L: 6 inch turkey subway sub (same as day before)
D: Sloppy joe, 1/3 of a potato tossed with olive oil, salt, and pepper, then baked.
Planned today
B: Cinnamon swirl high fiber oatmeal, 2 oz blackberries
S: peanut butter power ball or string cheese and an apple
L: boca burger with cheese, ketchup, mayo, mustard; 1 cup plain yogurt; 3 cups salad greens.
D: Chicken in dijon mustard cream sauce over rice, 1.5 cups salad.
PWO: chocolate milk
Workout today, I was tired so I pushed as hard as I could but I didn't do that great.
Squats: 3x6 at 100
Bench: 3x6 at 55
Lunge: 3x6e at 50
B/O Row: 3x6 at 50
Ball crunch: 3x10
Hip ext: 3x6 at 25
HIIT: 9 mins on rower and then I fell over in a panting sweaty heap.
NEAT today was just lots of walking, cooking, shopping, and fidgeting.
Today's Eats are all Planned:
B: 1 packet simple grains oatmeal with 1 cup of milk.
S: Japanese red bean cake the BF brought me last night.
L: Meatloaf patty, 2 cups salad greens with cheddar and light catalina dressing
D: Pot roast with carrots, mashed potatoes, homemade yeast rolls, and sliced cucumbers.
Eats today:
B: 1 packet maple brown sugar oatmeal + 1 cup of milk
S: 1 peanut butter sandwich cracker.. I guess that's not asnack, I wasnt' that hungry
L: 1 fage 0% with 1/2 an organic banana, 2/3 cup salmon nicoise salad from the grocery.
D: Chicken fajita w/red peppers and onions, salsa, and greek yogurt. YUM.
Concert tonight: probably a Moerlein Over the Rhine beer
Workout yesterday
DL: 2x6 at 100, 1x6 at 105
Lat pulldown: 3x6 at 80
Stepup: 2x6 at 25, 1x5 at 30
OH press: 3x6 at 45 (just the oly bar. HOLY CRAP could I see my upper body muscles)
Situps: 3x10 at BW
HIIT: 11 mins on rower. Flopped over daid.
Workout yesterday
DL: 2x6 at 100, 1x6 at 105
Lat pulldown: 3x6 at 80
Stepup: 2x6 at 25, 1x5 at 30
OH press: 3x6 at 45 (just the oly bar. HOLY CRAP could I see my upper body muscles)
Situps: 3x10 at BW
HIIT: 11 mins on rower. Flopped over daid.
YAY on muscles showing, and ROTFL at "daid" . I think I know that feeling
That feeling is interesting. I've tried upping my protein and dropping my carbs lately and have been unsuccessful and super irritable, so I'm just going to try not to eat too much junk and make sure I'm getting enough protein..
Eats today:
1/2 turkey sandwich made w/ 1 slice WW bread, 1/2 tbsp mayo, 1 slice american cheese and 2 servings of oven roasted turkey breast.
1/2 a giant pretzel at the baseball game. WE WON
quesadilla: 2 chicken breast tenderloins, 1/3 cup shredded cheese, topped with 1/4 cup each greek yogurt and salsa, and 1 tbsp of nacho cheese.
activity: 2 mile walking to and from ballpark, walking around at Sam's Club and the grocery store.
Eats today:
B: One packet of cinnamon swirl high fiber oatmeal, 1/2 cup of frozen unsweetened blueberries, 1 tall nonfat latte with 1 packet turbinado sugar and one shake of mocha powder on top.
S: 1/2 organic banana, 1 stick of string cheese
L: 1 Lean Cuisine Sante Fe Rice and Beans meal, 1 cup of raw veggies (carrots, snow peas, broccoli) dipped in 1 tbsp ranch dip.
D: beef stroganoff made with beef, shallots, mushrooms, white wine, greek yogurt; over ronzoni plus egg noodles and chopped tomatoes.
PWO: chocolate milk
No workout tonight, and no stroganoff. We ended up having roast beef au jus with veggies. I only got 4 hours of sleep last night and it caught up with me in a hard way.
Today's Eats:
B: 2/3 cup blackberries with 1/2 cup plain yogurt, 1 tbsp multi grain flake cereal, 1 tsp honey.
S: 1/2 lg banana, 1 stick string cheese
L: 1 can tuna mixed with 1 tbsp mayo, 1 tbsp relish and 1 tsp mustard, 1 cup raw veggies with ranch dip
D: Stroganoff (fixed it last night) over whole grain egg noodles.