Got up this morning and had my pre-work out meal
1 cup of oatmeal
1 scoop of protein.
Waited an hour and had my workout.
Came in and had my boiled eggs.

This is where I'm going to have to stop and vent. I am getting so tired of eggs. This morning I thought I would up-chuck after the third egg. It's getting to the point that I would swallow them whole if I could LOL. Yes, it's getting that bad. I am wondering if anyone has this same problem and please let me know of a good complete protein to subsitute for eggs in the mornings. Or, how to get the eggs down in the mornings. I do, however, subsitute twice a week for a protein shake in the mornings but I do like to try and get my protein the all natural way.

It has been a long time since I was on the blog and much has happened.

I continue to have rotator cuff problems and have limited ROM in my right shoulder and arm. I developed posterior tibial tendonitis in my left ankle which is pretty good when I wear a brace and plantar fasciitis in my right foot. For a period of time I tried to work through it but found it very painful. I essentially stopped walking (except normal day stuff) for almost 6 weeks and now am pain free.

More importantly, I had developed recurring chest pain. A visit to a cardiac rehab clinic showed a poor picture of high cholesterol, significant obesity, significant hypertension and fasting blood sugar just under the borderline for prediabetes. The doctor did not think the chest pain was cardiac related but I did have a significant (30%) reduction of cardiac output over a test 10 years earlier and an irregular heartbeat. He felt that with weight loss and proper nutrition I could improve on virtual all of the issues.

TODAY IS DAY 9

Todays Thoughts: Super busy today - just trying to get everything done and stay away from the cookies. For some reason they are calling to me today. This usually happens when I don't get any time to myself. I need to make some time just for me!

STATS:
Start: 7/14/08
Start Weight: 152.8
Start bf%: 37.5% (according to Tanita Scale)
Current bf%: 36.9%
Total lbs lost: + .2
Total " lost from waist: .5
Total bf% lost: .5 %
Next weigh in: 7/21/08
Today's weight: 152.4

GOALS:
Weigh under 150 by August 1
Weigh 145 by August 11
Be a size 6 by Sept 1
Healthy BMI by Sept 15

I've been completely sick today (nauseous and dizzy, among other things), so I think it's time I finally took a break from working out ... at least for today, and possibly tomorrow. I managed 20 minutes of kickbox this morning and want to take spin class in about an hour, but I know this will be extremely difficult given how I'm feeling and it'll probably be best if I just got some rest. It's the right thing to do, but I totally feel like a slacker. I'll have to see how I'm feeling when I wake up to determine if I should do my morning run (I'm thinking I might substitute it for the elliptical) and weights.

Today was kinda of blah. I really need to hit up the grocery store! I eat so much protein, seems like it's always gone. I've been kind of confused lately about my calorie intake. I'm not sure where I should be. I've used the "calculator" thingy, but it seems like so much, well over 2100 calories. I think it's just not calculating my body type, and muscle an all that, so I know it should be lower for the results I want achieve. So, I tried to stay at 1600, but I can't seem to eat that much. So, I've been trying to work on a few things in that department. I've set a new goal of 1500 for my low carb days and 1900 for my high carb days. I'm not too sure if it'll work or if it's good and healthy and all that. Anyway, aside from the slight confusion...