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Day 6 - Arg!

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:25:22 -0500

Total Water: 2 cups - Epic fail!
Total Sleep: 8 hours - well, I was in bed for eight hours anyway, I was not asleep for all of it because my mind took about two hours to shut off

Breakfast - 9:00am
- 10 mini carrots

Brunch - 10:00am (a lady from my church took me out for brunch at Studebaker's. There was not really much healthy to choose from so I did the best I could)
- 2 fried eggs
- 2 pieces wheat toast with butter
- 1 piece of ham
- a little bit of honey on my toast instead of jelly

Lunch - none

Snack 2 - none

Dinner - (The hardest meal of the week... I entertain on Friday nights at Grandpa's house.)

Did It Anyway Too!

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:03:53 -0500

I'm alittle stuffy with a cold, but caught it right away with vitamin C and herbs,sooo I jumped right on my treadmill this morning & did 40 min. @ incline of 10% & speed of 3.0. Followed with my totalgym workout of 2 sets of 12 for Incline Bicep Curls(@incline 4),Reverse Grip Seated Forearm Bicep Curls(3),Parallel Grip Lat Pull-Down(6),Prone Reverse Fly(3),Hip Adduction(5),Leg Thrust(5)---Meal#1 1/2c. Kashi Go Lean Crunch w/ 1/3c. All Bran &1/2 scoop protein powder w/ skim milk(250 cal.)--Meal#2 rice cake w/ natural peanut butter & SF jam(25 cal.)--Meal#3 1c.veggie bean soup w/ leftover salad from last nite(350 cal.)--3 Lg decaf coffee(180 cal.)--Meal#4 Not sure yet--so far so good!!

Friday 10/10/08

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:33:38 -0500

Lifting
DB Bench Press 45x15, 85x15, 85x16
Front Shoulder Press 95x12, 135x10
Upright Row 35x15, 50x15
DB Shrugs 85x15, 85x15
Overhead Triceps DB Extensions 85x12, 85x12, 85x12
Seated Leg Lifts BWx10, BWx15
Oblique Crunches BWx12, BWx15, BWx10 (each side)

When I lift over at my Dad's house there's an extra computer in the workout area that we usually have pulled up to the GHF Exercise videos to make sure we're doing everything correctly so i figured I'd just pull up the GHF blog in another tab and record my workout directly into the blog instead of having to type it

Day 5

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:24:24 -0500

Total Water: 9 1/2 cups
Total Sleep: 8 hours - well, I was in bed for eight hours anyway, I was not asleep for all of it becaus my mind work up about 7:45 but I made myself stay in bed till 8:30

Breakfast -
- 1 individual serving of Raisen Bran

Snack - none

Lunch - we went to CiCi's, an all-you-can-eat. That is definately one of my kryptonyte things. I did really good compared to every other time I have been there.
- 10 baby carrots
- 10 grape tomatoes
- a plate of lettuice with cesar dressing
- 1 plate of pizza
- 1 and only 1 kryptonyte, I mean chocolate, brownie!
This is the first time I can remember ever leaving CiCis not feeling stuffed. I was not hungry but not full. It felt good.

Do It Anyway Training

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 23:21:40 -0500

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Treadmill 3.19 miles, 724kcal, 64m54s, 3.0mph ave, 7.5 incline ave, 1,304' vertical

Note: Pikes Peak Ascent 7,815 ft
@ 6.5 hours, Vertical Ascent is 1,202 ft per hour on average
At 6,000' Pressure is 620 mm Hg (18% less than at sea level)
At 14,115' Pressure is 430 mm Hg (43% less than at sea level)

1/2 Century Man: Week 6 - Mr. Cosby, Less Jello Thank You

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:52:18 -0500

I spent a sunny fall morning helping my neighbor build his shed. I think it was designed by Lego, so it was fun to build.
My brother joined me for my cardio workout, but had to skip the weights so he could get his youngest to basketball practice. My cardio is always at a higher level when I'm with my bro. It's interesting to me because I'm really slow to warm up but my cadence slowly works it's way up until I just synchronize into his rhythm.
I did the weights on my own and they took longer than I'd hoped (busy gym) but I got through the session pain free. While I waited for some equipment to be available I took a ride on a scale. I haven't lost any weight. I'm not discouraged. I'm feeling much more energetic and stronger, eating better, my pants fit a lot looser, I'm down a couple of belt notches and my Jello-jiggle-to-walk ratio is way down. All that makes me smile. This is a good day.

Been Busy

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 16:32:07 -0500

I've been busy taking care of my dad, because he seriously hurt his back and can't walk right now. Yesterday was his 76th birthday soo we celebrated with cake, but I'm right back on track today. I have been doing my workouts & cardio faithfully. My meals for today were:Meal#1 1/2c. oatmeal w/protein freeze(200 cal.)--Meal#2 Rice cake & 2TB. soy nuts(160 cal.)+3 lg. decaf coffee 180 cal.)--Meal#3 Bk. Cod w/ lemon,corn,lima beans & spinach 460 cal.)--Meal#4 & 5 HUGH Salad w/ iceberg&romaine lettuce,spinach,tomato,LF feta cheese,onion,carrots,broccoli,egg,soy nuts,wheat germ & LF SF dressing(300 cal.) SNACKS--SF pudding w/protein powder & 2 SF popsickles+ 2 lg.

Day 4

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 09:29:06 -0500

Total Water: 8 cups
Total Sleep: 8 hours - no school for a few days, I slept in till 7:45 this morning

Breakfast -
- 1 small apple
- 2 fried eggs
- 2 pieces wheat toast
- 1 cup of skim milk
- two pieces of watermelon (small pieces)

Snack (my teacher brought chocolate to two of my classes... says he will do this all month...)
- 2 fun size M&Ms

Lunch -
- 10 baby carrots
- 1 glass of milk
- 2 pieces of wheat toast
- peanut butter and jelly (on the toast)

Snack 2 - none

Exercise:
- 10 minute elliptical warm up
- Intermediate / Beginners week 1 day 3 (stats attached)

Dinner - ate at the church for the first time... way less options, especially since I was late and they were almost out of food. I ate in about five minutes

Help me out here - affordable but good for me

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 17:16:55 -0500

Ok, so the caff is closing for the four day weekend (Fall Break) and I am living out of my dorm with nothing but what I can get at Wal-Mart. My current "pantry" is stocked with Raman, Spagetti-Os, Individual servings of cereal, Wheat Thins, Goldfish, dried milk, hot tea in six varieties, and junk food (like candy, hot chocolate, marshmallows, etc).

I'm thinking it is time to make a grocery store run but I do not know what to get. The constraints:
- budget
- dishes (I have two plates and two bowls and assorted silverware)
- cooking (all I got is a hot water pot and a microwave down the hall; nothing else is allowed).

Back with Dad Training!

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:46:54 -0500

Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Lifting
Ab Lounge Crunches 1 set 35, 1 set 25
Barbell Lunges 45x15, 45x12, 45x10
Squats 135x15, 205x12, 135x10
Seated Calf Raises 45x20, 90x15, 135x15
Front Lat Pulldown 70x15, 120x12, 150x10
Concentration Curls 40x12, 45x10, 40x12
Reverse Curls 57.5x15, 37.5x10
Seated Leg Lifts 2 sets of 10 reps

I did a little of the Wii Fit cardio after my workout and put the Wii balance board on top of a cardio platform I got from a Bally's I used to work at - that extra 4 inches or so of height *really* made a difference!

It was nice having my Dad back. I seem to get in a better and more well balanced workout with him. :)

Day 3 - Oops

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:24:23 -0500

Total Water: 6 cups
Total Sleep: 7 1/2 hours

Breakfast -
- 1 small apple
- 2 fried eggs
- 2 pieces wheat toast
- 1 cup of skim milk

Snack (my teacher brought chocolate to two of my classes... says he will do this all month...)
- 1 fun size M&Ms
- 1 fun sized Snickers
2nd Class
- 1 fun sized twix
- 1 fun sized milkey way

Exercise:
- 30 minute eliptical
- Intermediate / Beginners week 1 day 2 (I left my notes in my dorm room this morning)

Lunch - (ate in five minutes because I was running late)
- 10 baby carrots
- 1 serving of something greasey and chinese
- 1 glass of milk

New beginnings

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 09:44:57 -0500

Learning to use this system is a test of patience. Although most of what is offered here is stuff I've already learned over the last 16 years,the manner it's put together on this site is different. And I'm not a computer geek. Reading some of the other blogs has been useful;apparently I'm not the only one finding the online process a bit ocnfusing. What is best about this program is the sense there's someone to talk to about progress or the lack thereof.

So far it took a week of browsing before I downloaded the diet and exercise programs. Reworking my exercise program has made my muscles wake up with a shout. I've increased my cardio from 0 to 1.5/2.5 over the weekend and I've added kettlebell type swings for 6 minutes using 10 dumbell. for a total of 50 reps. I'm still putting in 1 to 2 hour of garden digging per day.

1/2 Centry Man: Week 6 - The Monkey Walk

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:53:57 -0500

I thought I was sore yesterday, but today I was so tight, I needed to stretch throughout the day or walk like a monkey. I was a little conscientious at work when I had a leg up on the filing cabinet stretching out my taunt hamstrings. It's not a familiar pose at work so I had to pick and choose when I could limber up.
I was a little leery going to my workout so stiff and after a 12 hour shift. Then my brother calls me up and tells me he'll join me.
I warmed up with a casual 5 minute cardio until i was warmed up enough to stretch out my kinks without breaking something. Then I went back to the cardio at a more challenging rate followed by more stretching and then the weight room, renovating mostly the upper body. The post workout sauna did a nice job mellowing me after a long day. It was also nice to walk upright again.

Goose Egg Training

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 21:28:13 -0500

Zip, Zero, Zilch, Nada

I think a bit of anxiety Sunday night hindered falling asleep early enough to wake up in time for my morning workout.

I actually haven't been to bed since Sunday night due to pulling another all-nighter for today's test in ochem but it was worth it - grades have been posted and I did something I wasn't sure I'd ever be able pull off in organic chemistry - I got a 100% on the exam today!!!

YeeHaw! :)

Long Live Mountain Dew & Folgers! :)

Starchy Carb Question

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 14:57:10 -0500

Ok, I cant find it at the moment, but last night on one of the many 'lists' I came across it listed peas, squash & corn as starchy carbs? I can understand the corn, but the peas and squash? I was kinda bummed because I'd had chicken and peas for dinner thinking it satisfied the protein/fibrous carb requirement only to find out peas were listed under starchy carbs.

Are there any other vegetables that are exceptions to the fibrous carb category that I should be aware of?