fitnessprincess’s BodyBlog

Can’t wait to weigh in at WW: 132.5 lb this morning at home on the scale - woo! hoo!  Post-note:  sweet!  133.4 lb at WW weigh in.  Of course, I got the WW shpiel about being underweight (even though I am not!) and I reiterated what I have said before I am cutting for comp and that I won’t be going lower than 125 lb and that’s within the allowed WW healthy weight range.  Sigh.
Now I gotta stay the course and not screw up with the cheat meal this week.  Right now I am thinking of taking it with mom on the weekend rather than doing this alone in the apartment on the hope that by making it a "public" meal that gives me pause and helps me stay on track - certainly embarrassment should keep me from gorging my usual fare
Measurements are also all down - agh! including up top where I didn’t think I had anything more to lose - I am going to be so flat!! On the positive side I think the thighs are finally beginning to budge:  Waist and hips are also down so I am pleased

Breakfast  11 am
16-oz coffee w skim
WW oatmeal and Jay Robb egg white protein ST (28-g)
20-oz water
288 cal 28P 2F 39C

Lunch 3:30 pm (after class)
32-oz coffee w skim (16-oz before class)
WW oatmeal and Jay Robb egg white protein ST (28-g)
307 cal 30P 2F 42C

stationary bike coastal route (Espresso Fitness) 3.37-mi 11:31 min:s
SOS Workout C Week #4 1-h 15-min
treadclimber mixed terrain 10-min 0.62-mi 110 cal

Dinner 8 pm
16-oz peppermint tea
20-oz Arizona diet blueberry tea
Tex Mex 0.75-c
1-c 1% cc
salad w waldens
232-g asparagus
100-g termis (16-g) ST
610 cal 69P 4F 77C

total 1205 127P 8F 158C (72-g ST) ugh! only three meals today and dinner was way too big - added the cc and termis to boost the protein for the day because I realized I was pretty low - agh!! I will do better tomorrow!!!

What a difference a day makes   today I weighed myself and I am finally back down:  133 lb!!!  That said I cannot afford to let this happen again and again.  I have GOT to master the cheat meal so that it doesn’t hamper my weight loss efforts.  Now the other question I have is - and I have been wondering this for a while now - does the cider vinegar help?  It may be coincidence but I think I will keep this in my diet and see how things progress.  I am so, so, so happy!!  Now the big question can I get down to 125 lb for my competition?  and what will I look like at 125 lb?  Will it be low enough in terms of my legs???
My knee is feeling better today.  I am trying to figure out what I can do cardio-wise so I can maximize the time I give it healing before stressing it tomorrow in my workout.  I also need to do more cardio today to make up for the cardio I didn’t do yesterday.

arginine/ornithine, tyrosine, and glutamine

Breakfast 8 am
G’day salmon
138-g brussel sprouts
16-oz coffee w skim
212 cal 19P 7F 20C

Snack
G’day salmon
14-g walnuts
14-oz coffee w skim
230 cal 17P 16F 6C

went to visit a former student - she’s doing well and I really missed seeing her.  So glad we had a chance to catch up.  had a tall caffe americano

Lunch
14-oz decaf coffee w skim
jay robb eggwhite protein and uncle sam oatmeal ST (24-g)
20-oz water
cal 30P 3F 32C

cardio only
20-min stationary bike L6/7 hills 4.87-mi 114 cal (usual comment:  I know this isn’t accurate I only use it as a relative indicator of how hard I worked out)
30-min treadclimber workout 1.84-mi 445 cal

Snack
3-oz smoked salmon
85-g cole slaw w cider vinegar
30-g Mary’s Gone Crackers ST (20-g)
Arizona diet blueberry tea 20-oz
16-oz peppermint tea and 16-oz pomegranate green tea (thirsty!!)
291 cal 21P 8F 32C

Dinner
ostrich filet
2-c ff sf jello w 85-g cole slaw and sf ff cool whip
16-oz peppermint tea
260 cal 40P 2F 16C

total 1270 cal 127P 36F 108C (5 meals today )

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Breakfast 8 am
36-oz coffee w skim
14-g almonds
2.7-oz albacore tuna
244 cal 26P 10F 18C

11 am Snack
TexMex
130-g brussel sprouts
20-oz water
206 cal 22P 1F 30C

3 pm Lunch (after class)
jay robb egg white 32-g in uncle sam oatmeal packet ST (24-g)
8-g almonds
16-oz coffee w skim
20-oz water
319 cal 32P 7F 32C

gotta say I am still really, really tired - dragging today.
my knee was hurting me so I decided to do workout B today
coastal route Expresso Fitness stationary bike 3.37-mi 11:19 min:s
SOS Workout C Week #4 - 40-min

Dinner
16-oz coffee w almond milk
16-oz peppermint tea
10-oz mushrooms
85-g cole slaw w cider vinegar
skyr.is
3-oz smoked salmon
32-g Mary’s Gone crackers ST (21-g)
451 cal 48P 9F 45C

total 1220 cal 128P 27F 125C

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Breakfast at Mike’s 8 am
eggwhite veggie omelet w 0.5-c cooked oatmeal
black coffee
16-oz DD coffee w skim
264 cal 26P 2F 34C

church - walked to/from - tired but felt good

Lunch -late 2 pm
16-oz tea green
16-oz water
LightLife Texmex
160-g brussel sprouts
258 cal 25P 0F 41C

nap much, much needed

Snack 5 pm
140-g brussel sprouts
skyr.is
14-g almonds
16-oz green tea
16-oz water
255 cal 30P 8F 22C

workout cardio
WATP Fat Burner Walk with 2lb handweights, 3lb DBs and 2.5lb ankle weights - did workout 2x - 1 h

16-oz peppermint tea
16-oz green tea

Dinner
32-oz peppermint tea
2 coromega
3-oz smoked salmon
180-g brussel sprouts
85-g coleslaw in 2-c ff sf jello
4 tbsp ff cool whip
433 cal 47P 12F 33C

total 1210 cal 128P 22F 130C

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Breakfast at Thornton’s
eggwhite veggie omelet w fresh fruit and black coffee
14-oz DD coffee w skim
tall americano
16-oz herb tea
281 cal 24P 1F 44C

rest day - walked for 4.3-h while shopping

Lunch
3-oz smoked salmon
80-g termis
86-g broccoli slaw
16-oz green tea
235 cal 29P 5F 18C

nap I think we will do this tomorrow

Snack
1/2-c 1% cottage cheese
170-g broccoli slaw
32-oz tea
16-oz water
172 cal 18P 3F 16C

Dinner
80-g broccoli slaw
160-g brussel sprouts
32-g Mary’s Gone Crackers ST (21-g)
3-oz smoked salmon
8-oz seitan
16-oz water
544 cal 65P 9F 57C

total 1230 cal 135P 17F 135C

I feel tired but good.  I don’t have any residual pain from Wed workout.  We’ll see how I feel tomorrow - LOL!  because I really kicked butt in the gym today. PR on the deadlift - 135 lb!! (4 sets of 7 reps) my own weight!!!  kinda cool!
I am about at the end of the 8 week mark before my comp in April.  I have decided to run through the tanning process and nails on my Winter/Spring break.  Seems like a good time to do this.

3 Warmup cranks - 10-min
SOS Workout C week #3 - 1-h 15-min

Breakfast 8:30 am
Jay Robb eggwhite and uncle sam oatmeal ST (24-g)
20-oz DD coffee w skim
276 cal 30P 3F 32C

Snack 11 am
albacore tuna 2.7-oz
14-g almonds GFAT
coffee w skim 16-oz
199 cal 24P 10F 7C

Lunch 2 pm
106-g brussel sprouts
G’day salmon
40-oz water
160 cal 16P 7F 9C

Snack 5 pm
8-oz seitan
16-oz tea
205 cal 36P 0F 17C

Dinner 8 pm
206-g brussel sprouts
4-oz roasted salmon
97-g termis
398 cal 44P 13F 34C

total 1238 cal 151P 33F 100C (low on the carbs but right on for protein and fat and I got 5 meals in!)

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Breakfast (late - just didn’t feel hungry this morning so I decided to just wait and listen to my body)
14-oz DD coffee w skim
2.7-oz albacore tuna
14-g almonds
20-oz water
175 cal 22P 10F 3C

Lunch (after class)
16-oz DD coffee w skim
20-oz water
G’day salmon
64-g brussel sprouts
168 cal 17P 7F 12C

Cardio only
Expresso Fitness stationary bike coastal route 3.37-mi 12:43 min
step mill intervals L10 1.95-mi 93 floors
treadmill walking 20-min calorie burner 1.47-mi

Snack (PWO)
100-g tofu
30-g Mary’s Gone crackers
salad w Waldens
20-oz Arizona diet blueberry green tea
392 cal 26P 9F 61C

Dinner
226-g asparagus
100-g tofu
20-oz Arizona diet blueberry green tea
229 cal 21P 5F 29C

total 964 cal 86P 32F 124C (4 meals and low in protein overall but given everything I will take it)

Woke up this morning weighed myself and saw the scale read 133.0 lb !! Woo!  Hoo!  Now that felt good.  So, I am going to stay the course today and make tomorrow my cheat meal day.  I have already decided to enjoy some veggie tofu burgers (healthy).  Tired but good tired.  I will try to be careful today but need to do a good cardio session.  I would like to try the bike again.  I really enjoyed it last time.

arginine/ornithine, tyrosine, glutamine

Breakfast at Steve’s 8 am
eggwhite veggie omelet w sm. fruit cup and black coffee
20-oz DD coffee w skim
245 cal 22P 1F 36C

Snack 11 am
20-oz DD coffee w skim
110-g seitan
14-g walnuts GFAT
20-oz water
222 cal 22P 9F 16C

Lunch  1:30 pm
16-oz coffee w skim
102-g seitan
70-g brussel sprouts
coromega x 2
186 cal 20P 4F 18C

this afternoon I went to a reception to celebrate the publication of my book It was fun!  Of course, nothing there I could eat but that’s OK.  I got a lucite brick in recognition - wow!  (I am underwhelmed if you didn’t get the sarcasm).

cardio only
step mill 20-min L11 intervals 2.07-mi 100-floors
treadclimber 30-min 3.7-mph 1.8-mi 445 cal (yes I know this isn’t meaningful I just use it as an indicator of the amount of work done)

Snack
114-g 1% cottage cheese
29-g Mary’s Gone Crackers (19-g) ST
107-g brussel sprouts
16-oz water
252 cal 21P 5F 33C

Dinner
ostrich filet
152-g brussel sprouts
Arizona blueberry diet tea 20-oz
278 cal 41P 6F 19C

total 1182 cal 126P 25F 122C  (second  good day of 5 meals - yeah!)

OK goal - get in all my meals - ideally 6 but if I can get a week of 5 meals then that will be considered a success!

arginine/ornithine, glutamine, tyrosine

Breakfast at Steve’s 8 am
eggwhite veggie omelet w sm. fruit cup and black coffee
20-oz DD coffee w skim
283 cal 24P 1F 45C

Snack 10:30 am
20-oz coffee w almond milk
2.7-oz albacore tuna
14-g almonds (I love almonds.  I worry them with my teeth and eat them slowly while sipping my coffee.)
182 cal 22P 10F 5C

noon - I  am tired - may have overdone it yesterday with the Sat and Sunday cardio.  We’ll see how I feel later.

Lunch 1 pm
84-g cod
103-g brussel sprouts
20-oz water
132 cal 23P 1F 9C

10-min step mill intervals L10 0.97-mi 46-floors
2 warmup cranks (10-min)
SOS Workout A week #3 55 min

Snack 5 pm
salad w waldens
3.5-oz G’day smoked salmon
30-g Mary’s Gone crackers (20-g) ST
16-oz water
16-oz coffee w skim
334 cal 23P 11F 41C

nap much needed
vacuumed the apartment

Dinner
ostrich filet
salad w waldens
arizona diet blueberry tea 16-oz
16-oz green tea
270 cal 43P 2F 25C

total 1200 cal 135 cal 26F 124C (got in 5 meals!  yeah!!!)

Summary for 2/17/08

arginine/ornithine, glutamine, tyrosine

Breakfast at Joan & Ed’s 8 am
eggwhite veggie omelet w black coffee
1/2-c oatmeal slow cooked ST (18-g)
264 cal 26P 2F 34C

Snack 1 pm
skyr.is
14-g almonds GFAT
195 cal 26P 8F 9C

Lunch 4:30 pm
1-c 1% cc
131-g brussel sprouts
24-oz DD coffee w skim
272 cal 35P 3F 27C

WATP fat burner walk with 2lb wrist weights and 3 lb DBs x 2 (1-h total)

Dinner 8 pm
158-g brussel sprouts
4-oz smoke roasted salmon
39-g Mary’s Gone Crackers ST (26-g)
skyr.is
537 cal 58P 17F 46C

total 1268 cal 144P 30F 115C

Summary for 2/16/08

rest day

Breakfast at Mike’s 7:30 am
eggwhite veggie omelet - ate half omelet and saved half fo later (11 am)
24-oz black coffee
1/2-c slow-cooked oatmeal
264 cal 26P 2F 34C

Snack 11 am
ate other half of omelet (macros in breakfast)
14-g almonds
85 cal 4P 8F 3C

4-mi WATP fat burning walk (45-min)

Lunch 4:30 pm
14-oz DD coffee w skim
Progresso veggie light soup
100-g termis
3-oz chick of the sea salmon
100-g broccoli cooked
374 cal 38P 3F 50C

Dinner
8-oz tofu
spring mix salad w waldens
132-g brussel sprouts
skyr.is 6-oz
16-oz water
469 cal 56P 16F 30C

total 1191 cal 123P 30F 116C