fitnessprincess’s BodyBlog

ugh!  I am sick.  I probably picked this up at the gym Monday.  Either that or I got it from Gene when he came to my class Monday.  Oh well… Today I weighed myself and I am about back down where I started (chuckle) 136.5 lb.  Big yeah!  Now let’s see if I can’t get down lower and nail this competition!
Weighed in at WW:  137.2 lb (cool - lowest I have been in a while!)

Breakfast
2.7-oz albacore tuna
14-g walnuts GFAT
16-oz caffe americano
213 cal 21P 12F 9C

Lunch - late after class
34-g jay robb egg white protein
Nature Path optimum power oatmeal  ST
16-oz water
164-g green pear LGI
383 cal 30P 3F 58C

10-min step mill L7/8 manual 0.94-mi
SOS Jan Workout C week #4
20-min treadclimber 1.2-mi

Dinner
1.5-c coleslaw w Waldens
31-g Mary’s Gone Crackers ST
117-g haddock
16-oz diet green lime snapple
305 cal 33P 5F 37C

Snack
2.7-oz tuna
1.5-c coleslaw w Waldens
31-g Mary’s Gone Crackers ST
termis 103-g
20-oz Arizona blueberry diet green tea
365 cal 35P 6F 46C
total 1266 cal 119P 26F 150C (a bit low in protein but otherwise OK)

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Breakfast
2.7-oz tuna albacore
90-g okra LGI
16-oz coffee w skim
optimum power oatmeal 40-g ST
291 cal 27P 6F 40C

Snack
G’day smoked salmon
14-g almonds GFAT
14-oz coffee w skim
90-g asparagus cooked
arizona blueberry green tea 20-oz
260 cal 20P 15F 18C

Lunch
14-oz teas’ tea green tea
4-oz smoked salmon
60 g asparagus cooked
256 cal 30P 12F 5C

Snack
14-oz coffee w skim
33-g egg white protein
optimum power oatmeal 40-g ST
(I wonder what this would taste like if I added PB2?)
291 cal 30P 3F 35C

40-min step mill L10 intervals - I think I have a cold - urgh!!! miserable

Dinner
salad w Waldens
112-g halibut
31-g Mary’s Gone crackers ST
32-oz diet snapple lime green tea
376 cal 40P 8F 43C

total 1475 cal 147P 44F 140C

Kinda neat!  Came home and found my NPC card waiting for me in the mail - woo!hoo!  This cements things for me.  My comp date is April 19, 2008 in RI - of course, it’s an NPC event:)

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Breakfast
85-g brussel sprouts (told you I love these!!)
180-g egg beaters
package optimum zen oatmeal ST
307 cal 27P 3F 47C

Snack
G’day salmon
14-g almonds
16-oz coffee w skim
231 cal 18P 14F 10C

Lunch (after class)
114-g brussel sprouts
82-g termis ST
80-g egg beaters
16-oz water
added G’day salmon (realized protein was low)
307 cal 35P 7F 60C

10-min step mill intervals L11
SOS workout B week #4
10-min intervals stationary bike L8

Dinner
salad w texmex
3-oz albacore tuna
32-g Mary’s Gone crackers ST
16-oz herb tea
24-oz green tea
467 cal 47P 7F 60C

1312 cal 127P 32F 144C

Woo! Hoo! Starting my new plan & countdown to show!!!
OK new cardio target 5 days/wk @ 40-min

Breakfast
eggwhite omelet w veggies LGI/NSV
12-oz black coffee
1/2-c slow-cooked oatmeal ST
8-oz water
264 cal 26P 2F 34C

Lunch
G’day salmon
14-g organic almonds GFAT
199 cal 16P 14F 3C

Snack
140-g canned crab meat
98-g termis (bean so ST)
20-oz DD coffee w skim
20-oz Arizona diet blueberry tea
250 cal 38P 0F 24C

Dinner
180-g eggwhite
52-g Kashi go lean (ST)
16-oz herb tea
229 cal 31P 1F 33C

Snack
4-oz smoked salmon
85-g coleslaw w Waldens
24-oz green tea
16-oz herb tea
268 cal 29P 12F 8C

total 1224 cal 140P 30F 106C
had 5 meals, got in the protein and fat, a bit low on the carbs though
all in all a good first day on my new program

A bit behind here.  I commute to the suburbs on weekends to be with my mom and sister.  My family doesn’t have wireless or DSL or any computer hookup so I have to use dial up to connect to the internet.  I don’t know what’s going on but I have been having a lot of trouble using the modem to access the internet on weekends hence the tardiness of my weekend postings.  Good weekend though - ate well and managed a good workout yesterday using the things I keep there.  For those of you who are in similar situations I thought it might be helpful to share what I have purchased for my "home gym" that I keep at my mom’s.  I bought a set of light weights (2, 3, and 5 lb) that I admittedly have outgrown but still find use for at times.  I also purchased a set of 9, 15, and 20 lb DBs.  I also bought a barbell (11 lb) and a pair of 10 and 5 lb weights for it.  I also have several elastics, a swiss ball, and a step.  Since my mom can’t lift the DBs or Bb (she’s 79 years old) I stopped buying anymore weights.  I save my heavy lifting for the work week and the gym at school. This works well for me.
Summary for 1/25/08

I decided to sleep a bit later and that I will switch Friday and Saturday - tomorrow I will workout and today I will rest if I get a chance tonight I will end the day with walking at home but keep it light.

Breakfast
16-oz coffee w skim
G’day salmon
14-g organic almonds
231 cal 18P 14F 10C

Lunch
16-oz coffee w skim
G’day salmon
14-g organic almonds
217 cal 17P 14F 7C

Dinner
spinach salad and TexMex
Progresso light veggie soup
14-g organic almonds
8-oz water
16-oz tea w skim
416 cal 32P 9F 59C

Snack
16-oz tea w skim
14-g smart balance pnb
16-g BSN Dessert pp choc fudge
124-g 1% Friendship whipped cottage cheese (not a bad combo)
304 cal 39P 4F 15C

total 1168 cal 106P 42F 91C
Summary for 1/26/08

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Breakfast at Kugel’s
eggwhite veggie omelet
12-oz black coffee
coromega
231 cal 18P 14F 10C

Lunch
2 chicken sausage (made mom happy)
85-g brussel sprouts
16-oz coffee w skim
16-oz herb tea
217 cal 17P 14F 7C

at home so did Ripped workout 1-h - good workout
tea w skim 16-oz

nap

Dinner
spinach salad and TexMex
Progresso light veggie soup
14-g organic almonds
8-oz water
16-oz coffee w skim
416 cal 32P 9F 59C

Snack
16-oz tea w skim
14-g smart balance pnb chunky - really good
16-g BSN Dessert pp choc fudge (not so crazy about this)
124-g 1% Friendship whipped cottage cheese (not a bad combo)
304 cal 39P 4F 15C

total 1168 cal 106P 42F 91C

Agh!  I am getting behind here.  Yesterday - well we’ll try to forget yesterday.  No, let’s talk about it.  I did well all day.  In fact, I felt so good yesterday morning I wore my new Carushka velvet slacks (the leg huggin’ kind) to work!  I worked hard, went to the gym and really pushed on the step mill - 60-min of intervals and then I came home and -ugh!! argh! binged. A beauty!  2 pints of ice cream, a bag of 8 cookies - Pepperidge Farm (I have good taste!), and 4 pieces of mountain bread.  I really can’t afford to do this now.  It is getting to be count down time and I need to make every day a good one in terms of eating.  OK enough rantin’ here’s a summary for the last two days:

Summary for 1/23/08

I am really dragging this morning - ugh!

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Breakfast
water 20-oz
smoke roasted salmon 4-oz
1/2-c brussel sprouts (forgot to weigh them)
16-oz coffee w skim
272 cal 30P 13F 16C

Snack
2.7-oz albacore tuna
14-g almonds
175 cal 22P 10F 3C

Lunch
14-oz coffee w skim
albcore tuna 2.7-oz
128-g brussel sprouts
16-oz teas’ tea (green tea)
159 cal 24P 3F 14C

10-min step mill intervals L12 1.11-mi 52-floors
SOS Jan Workout A week #4
10-min stationary bike intervals L8 2.77-mi

Dinner
salad w LightLife TexMex
24-oz green tea
mountain bread
bag orville redenbacher
100-g termis
675 cal 36P 1F 116C

total 1280 cal 113P 26F 148C
Summary for 1/24/08

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Breakfast
chick of the sea salmon
14-g organic almonds
16-oz coffee w skim

Snack
108-g termis
water

Lunch
4-oz smoked salmon
14-oz DD coffee w skim

60-min intervals L10 step mill 5.82-mi 280-floor

Dinner (I binged ugh!!!)
LightLife TexMex w salad
4 piece mountain bread
1.5-bag smart pop
2 pint ice cream
8 snickerdoodle cookies
16-oz green tea

Breakfast
chicken of the sea salmon
14-g organic almonds
16-oz coffee w skim
20-oz water
214 cal 20P 11F 12C

donated blood

Lunch
16-oz water
14-oz DD coffee w skim
G’day smoked salmon 3.5-oz
14-g organic almonds
220 cl 18P 14F 7C

Snack
16-oz water
G’day smoked salmon 3.5-oz
14-g organic walnuts
199 cal 16P 15F 2C

10-min step mill intervals L11 1.05-mi 50-floors
SOS Jan Workout C week #3
10-min freeclimber manual L8 1.05-mi 50-floors

Dinner
salad w LightLife TexMex
24-oz green tea
mountain bread
bag smart pop
565 cal 25P 1F 100C

total 1198 cal 79P 41F 120C (a bit low on protein today and higher in fat)

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Breakfast at Joan & Ed’s
mushroom & broccoli egg beaters omelet w black coffee 12-oz and small fruit cup
1-c water
230 cal 25P 1F 33C

Lunch
4-oz smoked salmon
1-c Progresso light southwestern soup (spicy!)
1-c water
16-oz tea w skim
281 cal 31P 8F 20C

nap

Dinner
postum
water 32-oz
herb mix salad w waldens
85-g brussel sprouts
3-oz cod
16-oz herb tea
245 cal 32P 2F 31C

Snack
bag Act II popcorn 94%ff
8-oz tofettes
tea w skim 16-oz
tea herbal 16-oz
534 cal 28P 16F 46C

total 1289 cal 115P 27F 130C

Gotta give up the processed gunk and get serious now.  Getting close to the 12-week mark.  I am really determined to do this and succeed! 

Summary for 1/18/08

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SOS Workout B wk #3 - 1 h
incline chest press 3×15@65 lb
close pushups 3×15 BW knees
incline Db chest flye 3×15@15 lb
Bb squat 3×15@105 lb
Mb lunges with twist (used a 5 lb weight) 3×15
leg extension 3×15 @ 55 lb

Breakfast
20-oz coffee w skim
90-g eggbeaters
chick of the sea salmon 3-oz (I mixed the egg and salmon together and mic’d it.  this was pretty good!)
199 cal 26P 5F 12C

Lunch
Arizona blueberry diet green tea 20-oz
G-day salmon 3.5-oz
salad w Waldens
226cal 20P 8F 26C

14-oz DD coffee w skim
21 cal 1P 0F 4C

Dinner
spinach salad w LightLife TexMex
1-c Progresso light soup
Act II popcorn bag
16-oz tea w skim
16-oz herb tea
576 cal 29P 1F 94C

Snack
52-g Kashi go lean
2 Joseph oat bran pitas
16-oz herb tea
coromega
286 cal 27P 6F 51C

1309 cal 103P 20F 187C
Summary for 1/19/08

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Breakfast at Kugel’s
veggie omelet and 1/2 pickle (yeah odd combo but I love their garlic pickles!)
12-oz black coffee
164 cal 21P 0F 18C

Lunch
morningstar farms veggie burger
cucumber, onion and celery salad w Waldens
tea w skim 16-oz
coromega
261 cal 16P 5F 40C

nap - rest day

Dinner
morningstar farms veggie burger
salad w ff feta and Waldens
1-c ff sf jello w celery
tea w skim 16-oz
water 16-oz
coromega
264 cal 21P 3F 38C

Snack (not great but I really wanted a pbj and figured that having a healthy one was better than blowing things because I didn’t enjoy what I was craving - followed this with the popcorn as a bulk filler - turned out to be a great strategy for me)
Stop & Shop light oatmeal bread (2-slice) w 20-g Smart Balance crunchy natural pnb and 17-g Smuckers sf strawberry
11 c Act II popcorn
52-g Kashi Go lean
16-oz tea w skim
16-oz herb tea
602 cal 28P 4F 93C

total 1291 cal 86P 12F 190C

I don’t know about you but I am fiercely competitive.  I will compete with anyone no matter what the apparent obstacles are that are involved - anywhere, anytime.  So, I am always on the lookout for a challenge.  Since the competition season won’t start until April for me I have been looking for ways to channel my competitive streak productively toward my ultimate goal of competing in figure this spring.  So, when I saw that the American Lung Association was having a stair climbing event, I thought wow!  perfect!
I love stair climbing.  It’s my favorite form of cardio.  I struggle with the treadmill because I really don’t enjoy running - don’t get me wrong I can do it, I just find it, well mindless.  Boring.  Stair climbing on the other hand gets my adrenal going.   So, the upshot is I am going to climb stairs of One Boston Place on Saturday Feb. 2nd to raise money for the ALA.  If you would like to support the ALA please consider sponsoring me.  Just go to URL:  https://www.mrsnv.com/evt/e01/pldg/search.jsp?id=1638 and enter my name "Patricia Mabrouk" and make a pledge. LOL!  I am a sure thing!  Hey any woman who can spend an hour on the step mill has gotta be able to climb a lousy 82 flights of stairs   Thanks for your consideration and have a great day!

Summary for 1/16/07

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Breakfast (delayed - I felt full from last night)
40-oz coffee w. skim (2 20-oz cups)
skyr.is
coromega
205 cal 26P 2F 23C

14-oz more coffee w. skim
21 cal 1P 0F 4C

Lunch (late after class)
100-g fava beans (ooh! these are good and high in protein)
3-oz cod
8-oz water
199 cal 27P 1F 20C

60-min step mill L11 intervals 298 floors 6.22-mi PR   yeah!!

Dinner
salad w LightLife Smart texmex and salsa
1-c sf ff jello w celery and cool whip ff
coromega
24-oz herb tea
330 cal 28P 3F 49C

Snack (bad PAM!! - no protein!!)
bag smart pop
2 piece mountain bread
20-oz arizona diet green tea
405 cal 0P 0F 77C

total 1160 cal 82P 6F 172C