7/22/13

WOW! So, I realized yesterday was my 100th post. HAHA well, since half of those were back from 100dayshapeup we won't really count them, but wow, that's a lot of writing...and a LOT of calories counted. Just laughing thinking about it ;)

8am
100 - apple

9:30
150 - 1/2 cup oats
50 - greek yogurt

12:15
75 - 3 cups broccoli slaw
80 - 1/4 avocado
0 - mustard
10 - 6 grape tomatoes (over estimate likely since they're 15 calories per 1/2 cup sliced)
10 - diced jalapeño
***added more slaw today to make it more substantial as a mid day meal rather than a snack... but seriously, this is my new favorite recipe. I'm so pumped about it!

3:00p
20 - 2 tbsp humus
5 - celery

5:30pm
100 - Turkey sausage
50 - cabbage, spinach, jalapeño mix, spicy mustard
100 - banana
100 - apple

Bike to gym(2.2 miles)
Run from gym (1.6 miles)
2 NTC ap workouts (butt buster and core crunch)
Bike home (2.2 miles)

8:30p
100 - 3 cups steamed broccoli
100 - 1/2 cup rinsed black beans
140 - 1 cup mushroom spaghetti sauce
40 - 1oz+ hot pepper mix (in sesame oil...didn't read when I bought it...not the cleanest, but I use it very sparingly and drain off the oil)

9:00
100 - grapefruit

...well, I let myself have a cheat dessert.
440 - Dove dark chocolate

1745 for the day. Not bad at all (allowed to to +100 from my daily goal of 1650 as long as I'm not doing it every day...and I felt really good about my workout today)

7/21/13

Holy crap! I slept for like 12 hours...never even got up to pee haha. Apparently after 2 days of no sleep, workouts and stress my body needed to crash hard!

10a
100 - banana
150 - oats
50- Greek yogurt

100 - apple

11:30
25 - 1.5 cups slaw
80 - 1/4 avocado
0 - brown mustard
25 - jalapeño mix (I was out off fresh) aka giardiniera...<1oz
20 - 5 grape tomatoes
...holy amazingness!!!

12:30
150 - 2nd serving of above

Bike to/from North Ave beach

4:30
150 - another serving...might be addicted.

5:15
100 - apple
70 - 2oz ham

6:45
150 - oats
50 - Greek yogurt
...had seconds... I'm super hungry tonight. Tummy growling hungry!!

Bike to/from grocery store
8:00
150 - another round, had to finish the avocado lol

9:00
150 - Arctic Zero

Didn't go to the gym today. Biked about 13+ miles, but I'll hit it hard all week. I'm ok with it...reading some magazines and learning more about muscles :)

Was at 1730 but was still feeling REALLY hungry as I was getting ready for bed...tummy growling etc so I had a sweet potato with some spray butter.Prob took me to about 1900 for the day :( And without going to the gym I'm feeling pretty guilty about it.

7/20/13

Couldn't sleep last night so I ate at 4am

200 - oats w/2tbs Greek yogurt

Finally got some sleep...anxiety was raging and I didn't want to take meds at that hour and end up sleeping all day.

10am
190 - cliff mojo bar
0 - iced americano
100 - apple

12:30
100 - chicken sausage w/cabbage & mustard

bike to&from Montrose harbor
50 - strawberries

3:30p
160 - half avocado
150 - sweet potato
50 - mixed slaws (broccoli and regular)
25 - tomatoes & vinegar

6:15
150 - oats
50 - scoop of greek yogurt

Bike to gym
Gym: 20 min random on elliptical level 15, then half hour of chest circuits...feeling strong
Bike from gym to Dominick's
...2 free cookies at the store :( +++

9:30
150 - whole bag frozen okra
100 - 3/4 cup of spaghetti sauce

10p
150 - pint Arctic zero
60 - 2 cups unsweetened almond milk

1710...pretty good (excluding the cookies...but sometime a random sugar treat can help spike metabolism...especially post workout...here's hoping. I still feel good about today. The "unplanned exercise" (aka biking and walking places) made the tiny cheat alright. I feel solid.
Let's hope I can actually sleep tonight!!!

7/19/13 focused & flexing

So I've been under a ridiculous amount of stress lately... that can really have an impact in your body and how it holds onto water and how well you sleep etc... so that vicious cycle has meant that I've been stuck at the same weight. I took another look at my macros and recommended calories and decided (with the help of some friends) that I would eat just barely above my BMR for now until I feel like I'm really able to focus on making my workouts count (my muscles are shaping up but without the right heart rate, the calories aren't being burned as effectively).
So my daily goal is 1600-1650.
(Current BMR is 1590...which means with no physical activity, a desk job etc...that is what I burn every day so that is what I need to stay the same weight...but for now, instead of eating a steady 1800/day because of my activity levels, nor adjusting to eat net/gross daily...I'm gonna just stick with the low daily goal for a bit with my high cortisol [stress hormone] levels slowing my metabolism down)

A quick video of my body's current state

9:00
250 - big serving of oats
100 - Greek yogurt

Biked to/from my Lincoln Park store (5 miles each way... 50-60%humidity,90+, average of 13.5mph through the city [that averages in the time I'm standing still at stop lights...so really, I book it on my single speed haha])

1:00
100 - turkey sausage w/cabbage & mustard

3:30
200 - 2 turkey sausages
100 - 1 cup frozen peas w/ mustard

5:00
190 - cliff nutrition bar

7:00
100 - apple

Rode my bike to&from the gym
GYM: 12 minute elliptical warm up, LOTS of quads, glutes, core and stretching...spent about an hour in the group fitness room mirror making myself sweat from every pore. I was dripping, it was gross/awesome.
10:15p
160 - half avocado
140 - 4oz deli ham
100 - spinach, cole slaw (cabbage & carrots), tomatoes, jalapeno, vinegar

11:15
190 - cliff mojo bar

1630 for the day...on point

7/18/13

7:00
160 - 1/2 cup oats
30 - 1 cup almond milk

9:00
100 - grapefruit

11:00
140 - 2 medium eggs & 2 egg whites
160 - 1/2 avocado

3:00
300 - fresh market salad bar

6:00
300 - broccoli, hummus & veggie straws

Bike to gym
12 minute stationary bike warm up
Squats, angled pull ups, round-the-click lunges, side leg lifts, Roman dead lifts, squat thrusts, side bends, step up w/posterior leg raises
Bike home

10:30
200 - overfilled oats measurement haha
100 - yoplait Greek yogurt

100 - turkey sausage (was still pretty hungry after my oats)

1590 today. I'm good with that.

Gotta go grocery shopping tomorrow...and find lifting gloves.