First Time Ordering Out

My memory is coming back.  It's a little more clear.

Workout:  How can this be?  I hurt more today than I did on Saturday.  Hard to stand up from sitting position.  It's the left hip that hurts the most.  I don't remember falling and I don't have any bruises.

Breakfast:  2 slices of whole grain toast with Smart Balance Butter; Water

Lunch:  Salad - Spinach, Romaine, Iceburg; Cottage Cheese; Southwestern Chicken strips;  Water

Dinner:  Red Robin - Simply Chicken Sandwich - Grilled Chicken breast with lettuce, tomato (picked off) and pickles;  Steak Fries; Water

I did go online to look up nutrition value on the Red Robin website.  As soon as temptation wanted me to order a juicy burger, I remembered those 34 grams of saturated fat.  The chicken meal was under 10 grams of saturated fat.  A lot, I know.  But still better than a burger.

So Sore. So Tired.

No workout today either.  Way too sore and tired.  And hungover.

Today was rest, rest, rest.


Breakfast:  ??

Lunch: Leftover weinies....the rest that weren't eaten ended up in the garbage.

Dinner:  ??

Annual Christmas Party

Okay...this was Friday....PD Christmas Party!!!!!!

No workout BUT there was bowling and club dancing.  My body hurt so much on Saturday, worse on Sunday, today is much better though (as I'm writing this post on Monday).  Areas include biceps, forearms, butt, thighs, and especially left hip.

Breakfast (5:30am):  I know I wanted it to be substantial since I would be eating crappy at the bowling alley.  And again, fish oil.

Lunch (2:30pm): Fried Chicken breast from Byerly's.  Fiber in Orange pop. 

Dinner (4:00-6:00 pm):  Flaherty's Bowling Alley Pizza - BBQ Chicken; Supreme; Taco; Diet Coke; Macadamian Nut Cookie

Evening (7:00-10:00pm):  many jello shots, many rum shots, a little bit of pop, 2 Chuck Norris's

Late Night (2:00 am):  BBQ Weinie's (Beef and Chicken in Famous Dave's Rich and Sassy Sauce); Hawaiian Sweet Roll Bread with Spinach Dip

A Blur

Thursday through today is a blur.  I'm writing this post on Monday.  I've had such a crazy week, but I'll try my best to remember things.

No workout today.  Next couple of days are going to be crazy.  Don't know when I'll be able to get there next.


Meals:  I have no idea.  I'm trying to be healthier, but I just can't remember.
I do know that I had my fish oil and fiber.

Chain of Lakes: Lower Weights & Cardio

Lower Weights:  Leg Curl - 30 lbs/ 12 reps x1; 40 lbs/ 12 reps x2
                              Leg Extension - 30 lbs/ 12 reps x1; 20 lbs/ 12 reps x2
                              Hip Adduction - 30 lbs/ 12 reps x3
                              Hip Abduction - 40 lbs/ 12 reps x3

Cardio:  Octane - 30 minutes on Level 8
               Treadmill - 20 minutes; walking at 2.6 mph


Breakfast (at work; 6:30 am):  Egg Bake: Hashbrowns; Eggs; Milk; Sausage
                   Small Northern Lights Cooler
                   Water

Lunch (at work; 10 am): Plain Bagel with Light Plain Cream Cheese; Ham
                            Water

Snack (at work; throughout day): Christmas Cookies: small amounts of Russian Tea Cake;
                                                   Chocolate Chip Cookie; Sugar Cookie

Dinner (at home; 5 pm):  Salad (Spinach, Romaine, Iceberg) with Ranch and
                                                                Western Dressing
                                           Pan fried Steak
                                           Pan fried Potatoes;  Mixed with Philly Italian Herb Cooking Creme
                                               and Green Giant Antioxidant Blend Steamers ( Brocoli Florets,
                                               Julienne Carrots and Red and Yellow Sweet Pepper Strips
                                               in a Garlic-Herb Infused EVOO Seasoning)
                                            Chocolate Milk
                                     

Gold's Gym: Cardio

Weights: Day Off

Cardio:  30+ minutes of walking on treadmill - 2.8-3.0 mph


Breakfast (at home):  Honey Nut Cheerios; Smart Balance Omega 3 Fat Free Milk
                                     Fish Oil Omega 3 Pill
                                     Metamucil in glass of Chocolate Milk....there's got to be a better way
                                            than gagging this crap down
                 (at work): Yoplait Yogurt (Raspberry Cheesecake) with Wild Berry Flax Granola

Lunch:  Salad (Spinach, Romaine, Southwestern Chicken Strips, Western dressing)
              Pudding cup; Water

Dinner: Chicken Breast with BBQ Sauce
                Green Giant Steamers - Garden Vegetable Medley ( Sugar Snap Peas;
                     Roasted Potatoes; Red Peppers; Herbs)....delicious veggies.  Will try again.

Dessert:  Handful of MM Bugles; 1 Krumkake

Dietician & Chain of Lakes Y: Upper Weights and Cardio

This  morning I had my appointment with the dietician.  I wanted to educated myself on how to read labels and make better choices.  The information she gave me was helpful.  It made sense at the time but now it's just a jumble in my head.  We went over how to read foods labels and using online tools to make better choices when ordering at restaurants.   It was more about looking at saturated fats.  To maintain or lower cholesterol, one should stay under 15 grams of saturated fat per day. 

We went over this food journal and pointed out my flaws.  Too much cheese.  I'm a meat and potatoes....and cheese.  So I need to introduce more fruits and vegetables into my diet.  The fruit part is easy...all kinds of berries, apples, oranges, bananas.  Mix in a blender with yogurt and you have a delicious smoothie.  But vegetables....that's going to be hard.  I like salads and have opened up my palate to things besides Iceburg.  I can't do greens though...I feel like I'm eating weeds.   I like carrots and corn.  No broccoli (unless it's on a veggie pizza but I still pick it off) or celery or cauliflower or tomatoes.  I'll eat a veggie medley if someone else puts it on my plate and I'm super hungry....like at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater.  Those were some nummy zucchini's and red peppers.  I guess I'll be eating a lot more salads!!

It's also recommended that I start some supplements.  Omega 3 aka fish oil =  I don't like fish unless it's tuna.  But too much tuna is a bad thing too = mercury.  Big pills but I think I can handle it. 
Metamucil = fiber.  Bring on the tooting!  This is going to take some getting used to.  It doesn't dissolve and it feels like I'm drinking sandy water.

So the plan is to make my diet a little more balanced and healthier, then reassess in 3 months.  Fingers crossed that the cholesterol levels will be better.


Upper Weights: Tricep Press - 30 lbs/13 reps x1; 40 lbs/ 13 reps x2
                            Chest Press - 20 lbs/ 12 reps x3
                            Lat/High Row - 50 lbs/ 12 reps x3
                            Seated Row - 20 lbs/ 12 reps x3

Cardio: Octane - 30 minutes
            

Breakfast: Banana
                  1 Fish Oil Omega 3 pill...it's humongous
                  1 tsp. Metamucil...in 12 oz. of Chocolate Milk

Lunch: Green Giant's Steamers - Mac and Cheese with Broccoli....YUCK!  Never again!
             Water

Snack (at work appox. 5 pm): Salad - Spinach, Romaine, Iceburg; Diced Ham; Cottage Cheese; Western Dressing

Snack (at work approx 6 pm): Yoplait Yogurt - White Chocolate Strawberry with Wild Berry Flax Granola...YUM!  Will try again!

Snack (after workout approx 9:15 pm): 1 Cutie Clementine Orange

Dinner (at home approx.  10 pm): 1 hot dog; 1 slice of wheat bread with ketchup and mustard;  Nachos; Carrots with Fat Free Dill Dip (tastes funny!); Chocolate Milk