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January 13th, 2010 by Kramday
I guess I am back to the daily logs. Of course, the issue is that it is actually Wednesday and I have to remember what I ate two days ago. I’m not going to worry about the times for today, but I’ll start that back up tomorrow.
The weight is back over 255 over the last month. My hip never really stopped bothering me last night, and the vacation didn’t really help at all. I ate a lot and didn’t exercise.
Weight: 256
Food Log
2 waffles w/syrup, 12 oz. Diet Citrus Drop
White Macadamia Nut Clif bar
2 Morningstar Farms w/cheese on wheat bread, 12 oz. Diet Lemon Lime
Chocolate Fiber One bar
pasta w/Classico Traditional sauce
Almond Joy candy bar
Yoplait Light Boston Creme Pie yogurt
Sleep Log
Since I got back from Florida, I have been sleeping pretty well. I have gotten to back at pretty decent time and not had a lot of trouble getting up in the morning.
Exercise Log
took the day off, but really need to get back at it
December 16th, 2009 by Kramday
I have been lacking in the motivation department for the last week or so. On Wednesday, the 9th, my hip started hurting. It didn’t seem that bad originally, but the nagging pain hasn’t gone away. As a result, I haven’t gotten on the elliptical machine at all lately. Since I didn’t do the daily log, here is my attempt to catch up. This is obviously just the highlights.
Wednesday, Dec 9th
This wasn’t a bad eating day. I did the almond butter sandwich for breakfast, and had a couple of Banquet pasta microwave meals for lunch. Two of those meals was about the same my normal lunch calories wise. However, I’m sure they blew the sodium amount out of the water. For dinner, I had a spicy chicken breast, baked potato, and green beans.
Thursday, Dec 10th
This was back to the waffles for breakfast. For lunch I met Big Dog at a Greek place, which meant a gyro and fries. I had a couple of turkey sandwiches for dinner. This was the closest to any exercise that I got, as I was downtown during the evening. I got to walk from the City Center parking lot over to the Palace Theater, and back, in the freezing wind.
Friday, Dec 11th
And now the crappy eating weekend starts. Once again I had waffles for breakfast, and then a couple of veggie burgers for lunch. For dinner, I decided to order Papa Johns and ate half a large pizza. Not a whole lot really needs to be said there.
Saturday, Dec 12th
I was still doing the waffles for breakfast and lunch was the rest of the Papa Johns pizza. For dinner, I was at a catered birthday party. I had a slice of ham, some mashed potatoes, some ice cold broccoli, and some chocolate covered strawberries. I would have had more, but they packed everything up. Since I was still hungry, I stopped at Wendy’s and got a couple of Double Stacks on the drive home.
Sunday, Dec 13th
I decided to skip the waffles and did the almond butter sandwich instead. I had a couple of veggie burgers on wheat bread for lunch. For dinner, I ran out to Subway for a 6 inch Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki and chips.
Monday, Dec 14th
It was back to waffles for breakfast again. For lunch, I had 2 Morningstar Farms Original Grillers. I doubled them up, so I only had the two slices of bread. For dinner, I ran out for Chicken w/Broccoli at the local Chinese restaurant.
Tuesday, Dec 15th
Since I was out of syrup, I had the almond butter sandwich for breakfast. I met my dad for lunch at Smokey Bones. I got the Smokehouse Chicken sandwich and fries. For dinner, I had the Wendy’s Southwest Taco salad.
Other Notes
1. I didn’t type it each day, but the snacks were either the Kashi bars or the Fiber One bars. Even though I have yogurt and apples in the fridge, they stayed there the entire time.
2. It seemed like I had a hard time consistently drinking water. Since I didn’t keep track each day, it is hard to say for sure. This also might have been impacted by the lack of exercise.
3. In general, I slept pretty well. I got up a 9:30 each work day, and 10:30 both Saturday and Sunday. I was tired on a couple of those mornings, but I was in bed no later than 3am on any night and much earlier a few of them.
December 9th, 2009 by Kramday
Food Log
Breakfast: 10:10am, 5 mins after waking up
almond butter and jelly sandwhich on wheat bread, 12 oz. Diet Citrus Drop
Lunch: 1:00pm, 2:50 after Breakfast
2 Morningstar Farms Spicy Bean burgers (1 on wheat bread, 1 without bread), 12 oz. Diet Lemon Lime
Snack: 4:00pm, 3:00 after Lunch
Kashi TLC Crunchy Honey Toasted 7 Grain Granola bar, 16 oz. water
Dinner: 8:30pm, 4:30 after Snack
Chipotle Chicken Fajita wrap (corn and tomato salsa, cheese, and lettuce), 16 oz. Sprite
Sleep Log
I had an easier time falling asleep last night, but it wasn’t any easier getting up this morning. I was in bed a little bit before 3am and fell asleep pretty quickly. However, I still hit the snooze button twice this morning.
Exercise Log
took the day off to try and go to bed earlier, with mixed results
December 8th, 2009 by Kramday
Wahoo! Below 250 today. Overall, this was a pretty good day. I didn’t get on the elliptical machine, but did meet an old buddy from high school for dinner. It was awesome to catch up. Also, I don’t know how hungry I really was at night, but the Fiber One bar was mainly aimed at a sweet craving that I was having.
Weight: 249
Food Log
Breakfast: 10:00am, 5 mins after waking up
almond butter and jelly sandwhich on wheat bread, 12 oz. Diet Citrus Drop
Lunch: 1:30pm, 3:30 after Breakfast
Chicken Pot Pie, 12 oz. Diet Lemon Lime
Snack: 3:00pm, 1:30 after Lunch
Kashi TLC Chewy Trail Mix Granola bar, 16 oz. water
Dinner: 5:30pm, 2:30 after Snack
Olive Garden Classic Lasagna, salad, bread stick, 32 oz. water
Snack: 11:30pm, 6:00 after Dinner
Caramel Fiber One bar, 16 oz. water
Sleep Log
I actually had a hard time getting to sleep last night. I was in bed a bit before 3am, but still saw the clock after 4am. Since I was back at work, I wanted to get up at 9:30am instead of 10:30am that I had been doing all of last week. That meant that I did hit the snooze button a couple of times, but got up a bit before 10am. Hopefully that will get easier as the week goes on.
Exercise Log
took the day off with no motivation, need to get back at it tomorrow
December 7th, 2009 by Kramday
Food Log
Breakfast: 10:30am, 5 mins after waking up
Amy’s Breakfast Burrito, 12 oz. Diet Citrus Drop
Lunch: 2:30pm, 4:00 after Breakfast
1 Morningstar Farms Spicy Black Bean burger on wheat bread, corn, 12 oz. Diet Lemon Lime
Snack: 3:15pm, 0:45 after Lunch
Kashi TLC Chewy Trail Mix Granola bar, 16 oz. water
Dinner: 7:30pm, 3:45 after Snack
meatloaf, greenbeans and mushrooms, corn, 12 oz. Diet Lemon Lime
Snack: 11:30pm, 4:00 after Dinner
Chocolate Fiber One bar, 16 oz. water
Sleep Log
It was a good night, as I was in bed by 3am and fell asleep rather quickly. No issues when the alarm went off this morning.
Exercise Log
took the day off as I just never got motivated to get on the elliptical
December 5th, 2009 by Kramday
Food Log
Breakfast: 10:30am, 5 mins after waking up
Amy’s Breakfast Scramble Wrap (tofu, vegetables, cheese), 12 oz. Diet Citrus Drop
Lunch: 2:00pm, 3:30 after Breakfast
2 Morningstar Farms Garden Veggie burgers on wheat bread (2 slices total), 12 oz. Diet Lemon Lime
Dinner: 7:00pm, 5:00 after Lunch
Subway 6 inch Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki (lettuce, tomato, onion, sweet onion sauce) on wheat, cookie chip cookie, 12 oz. Diet Lemon Lime
Snack: 11:00am, 4:00 after Dinner
Chocolate Fiber One bar, 16 oz. water
Snack: 1:00am, 2:00 after Snack
Kashi TLC Chewy Trail Mix Granola bar, 16 oz. water
Sleep Log
I slept pretty well last night. I was in bed by 3am and didn’t really toss and turn at all. I was tired when the alarm went off, but still make myself get up and not hit snooze.
Exercise Log
took the day off, legs a little tight from the elliptical workout the night before
December 4th, 2009 by Kramday
Food Log
Breakfast: 10:30am, 5 mins after waking up
Amy’s Breakfast Scramble Wrap (tofu, vegetables, cheese), 12 oz. Diet Citrus Drop
Lunch: 2:00pm, 3:30 after Breakfast
Morningstar Farms Asian Veggie burgers on wheat bread, 12 oz. Diet Lemon Lime
Dinner: 7:00pm, 5:00 after Lunch
Mexican Lasagna, 12 oz. Diet Lemon Lime
Sleep Log
I was in bed by 3am last night and fell asleep pretty quickly. I felt pretty decent when the alarm went off and got up without hitting the snooze button.
Exercise Log
Elliptical Machine: 12:15am
Time: 45 mins, Calories: 760, felt decent but my legs were pretty tired with about ten minutes left to go
December 4th, 2009 by Kramday
I got to try out the suggestion about the bread and the veggie burgers. I only had two slices of bread when I made lunch today, so one veggie burger on bread and one without. I also took a little closer look at the differences between the Fiber One and Kashi bars. Both have about the same amount of caleries and fat grams. However, the Fiber One bar has more carbs, fiber obviously, while the Kashi bar has more protein.
Weight: 252
Food Log
Breakfast: 9:30am, 5 mins after waking up
Chocolate Chip Clif bar, 12 oz. Diet Citrus Drop
Lunch: 2:00pm, 4:30 after Breakfast
Morningstar Farms Garden Veggie burgers on wheat bread, 12 oz. Diet Lemon Lime
Dinner: 7:00pm, 5:00 after Lunch
Wendy’s Southwest Taco salad, 16 oz. Sprite
Water: 9:30pm, 16 oz.
Snack: 11:30pm, 4:30 after Dinner
Chocolate Fiber One bar, 20 oz. water
Sleep Log
I wasn’t as I expected, considering how I had slept the night before. However, I was in bed by 3am and fell asleep pretty quickly. No issues getting up for my chiropractor appointment though.
Exercise Log
took the day off
December 3rd, 2009 by Kramday
I had a meeting with my doctor today. Mainly just reviewing the logs, but some discussion of the sleep issues the last couple of days. I am hoping it is just a couple of crazy days, but it will be something to look at during the next visit in a couple of weeks.
There were a few specific recommendations, aside from the obvious of not going to McDonalds and Wendy’s. First, while the veggie burgers are a good option, the suggestion was to only have one of them on bread and the other without bread. Second, there was the suggestion to look at the Kashi brand bars to possibly replace the Clif Bars and Fiber One bars. They should still be able to hit my sweet craving, but have about a 100 fewer calories apiece. Third, there is a pattern of a small sweet snack leading to continuous snacking. So that will also be something to keep an eye on for the next couple of weeks as well.
Food Log
Breakfast: 9:30am, 5 mins after waking up
Chocolate Chip Clif bar, 12 oz. Diet Citrus Drop
Water: 10:30am, 16 oz.
Lunch: 1:30pm, 4:00 after Breakfast
2 Morningstar Farms Spicy Bean Burgers on wheat bread, 12 oz. Diet Lemon Lime
Snack: 4:00pm, 2:30 after Lunch
apple, 16 oz. water
Dinner: 8:00pm, 4:00 after Snack
Fazoli’s Penne Pasta w/meat sauce, 2 bread sticks, 12 oz. Diet Lemon Lime
Snack: 1:00am, 5:00 after Dinner
Kashi TLC Chewy Trail Mix Granola bar, 16 oz. water
Sleep Log
I had a really hard time falling asleep last night. I was in bed by 3am, but it was past 4:30a before I actually fell asleep. I had to get up an hour earlier to get to my doctor’s appointment as well. That meant that I was dragging until after I ate lunch.
Exercise Log
took the day off
December 2nd, 2009 by Kramday
Food Log
Breakfast: 10:30am, 5 mins after waking up
Peanut Toffee Buzz Clif bar, 12 oz. Diet Citrus Drop
Lunch: 2:00pm, 3:30 after Breakfast
2 Morningstar Farms Original Grillers on wheat bread, 12 oz. Diet Lemon Lime
Snack: 4:00pm, 2:00 after Lunch
White Macadamia Nut Clif bar
Water: 5:15pm, 20 oz.
Water: 6:10pm, 16 oz.
Snack: 7:15pm, 3:15 after Snack
Double Chocolate Chip cookie, 16 oz. water
Dinner: 8:30pm, 1:15 after Snack
BW3 Grilled Chicken sandwich (Honey BBQ, lettuce, tomato, onion), onion rings, pickle, 32 oz. water
Snack: 11:30pm, 3:00 after Dinner
Chocolate Fiber One bar, 16 oz. water
Sleep Log
I had a hard time getting to bed last night. It was 4am before I even thought about going to bed. I did fall asleep fairly quickly though, and got up when the alarm went off without any problems.
Exercise Log
Elliptical Machine: 5:15pm
Time: 45 mins, Calories: 769, felt really good