Day 71 Weigh In

I am really upset with myself........238 lbs..............I have been eating celery with peanut butter which I did not put on the list for Thursday's meals. Not sure why I  forgot that but I ate 4 pcs of celery with peanut butter that day.

The only thing I can think as to why I am at 238 is that I had two lunches at Bandana's, and I had some heavy meals this week.......ie eggplant boats, and the big meal last night along with the alcohol. Also I have been eating extra Go Lean (cereal at breakfast).

So I think my body went into save mode. Meaning that it thinks it needs to store up the calories because I have been eating hearty meals vs the normal lean fare I have been feeding myself.

So I need to regroup. It is funny because I weighed myself on Monday and I was about 231. So I have to bear down again and drink more water when I get the hungrys. My guess is that I will drop right back down.

Off to the gym.

Day 70 Meals

BFT--two cage free eggs and 1.5 cups of Go Lean
SNK--Omega Trail Mix
LNCH--leftover meat mixture from Eggplant boats and left over grilled chicken salad
SNK--two packs of almonds
DNR--SCAPE w/Suz (date night) NY Strip Steak, Carmelized Cauiflower, potato pancake (two bites) Suz had the rest....two Whiskey's and diet coke.
Then a beer and Cafe Eau's bar.....then went to a party and had two more beers (AB's Amber Bock)

Day 69 Meals

BFST--2 cage free eggs over easy  & 1.5 cup of Go Lean
SNK--None
LNCH-Bandana's, double slaw, 1/2 pc of Texas Toast, Smoked Turkey
SNK--bird food, and Omega Trail Mix
DNR--Green beans, Fennel, Chicken
DSRT--Two jello servings and lite whipped cream, 2 crystal lite pops

Day 69 Hockey Part I

I am declaring my goal to get back on the skates. I played adult ice hockey for 14 years. Ten of those years I played pick up hockey two nights a week, Thursdays and Sundays. Then I took a year off when Emma was born. My close friend Matt, otherwise known as Big Daddy, talked me into playing in the HNA (Hockey North America) which is an adult league hockey. I played with him for four years until I just could not handle the 10:30 PM games.

Hockey is awesome exercise. Short, quick, hard bursts of energy that really whip you into shape fast. Why the sudden interest again. Well I have learned that there are a couple of early morning ice times at my municipality ice rink. Six am on Wednesday and Friday. Perfect ice time. But before I re-enter the ice, I need to get into decent shape, plus I need new skates.

Also another buddy has asked me to play in a Sunday night, 8 PM,  summer league with him which is very reasonable time.

The ten thirty times really got to me because I would get home around 12:30 and I would be all wired up. Then I would finally fall asleep at 2 am, but I would be exhausted the next day. I felt like a drank a twelve pack of beer but without all the fun that goes along with that. So I had enough. But earlier ice times are much more up my alley.

Day 68 Meals

BFST--cage free egg over easy & Fiber One 1 cup bowl
SNK--none
LNCH--Harry's Grilled Chicken Ceaser no croutons
Snack--4 pc celery 2 with cream cheese and two with peanut butter
DNR--Pork Tenderloin on lettuce bed with carrots, etc....a recipe that Suz found in Cooking Light. Liked it
DSRT--2 Crytal Lite pops

Katie---I made popcorn.....I was dying for it. So I am sure it wont help me but I needed it.

Day 67 Meals

BFST--egg beaters
Snack--raw almonds, blue diamond half a sleeve
LNC--Mac D's Salad w/grilled chicken & Newmans Balsamic and two diet cokes
SNK--other half of sleeve
DNR--Chicken Ceaser Salad @ home
DSRT--1 beer and 2 glasses of wine (Emma's last basketball game so Pizza party at the coaches house)

Day 67--On the Road

On the road today. I will have something for your entertainment tomorrow.

Day 66--Meals

BRKFT--Egg Beaters
SNK--Omega Trail mix
LNCH--Bandana's BBQ (yes a cheat meal) Smoked Turkey Lunch Plate, green beans, slaw and 1.5 pc of Texas Toast. YUMMY!
SNK--Unsalted roasted Almonds and CLP (Crytal Lite Popcycle)
DNR--Roasted Chicken Breast and Grilled Veggies from Whole Foods (only ate half the breast, too big)
DSRT--CLP (2) Lemonde and Rasberry

Day 66--BBC America's You Are What You Eat

There is great show on BBC America called You Are What You Eat. The show stars a nutritionist who basically saves unhealthy people from their horrendous food habits and helps them get their lives back.

My favorite scene on each show is where the "food nanny" comes on and spreads out on the table what each person eats for the week. Boy does that have an amazing effect on people. Once you see the food, the amount and what it is, you really dont want to eat the slop ever again. It is a must see if you have pay TV.

I caught one the other night, where this guy lost 100 lbs in eight months by simply no longer eating slop and changing over to heathly veggies and protiens. He was a completely different person. For instance, he no longer got up at 3am and made and entire Shepard's Pie and ate it all by himself.

I think I really like to see the food spread because it forces me to think about what I am shoving down my throat. I love to see the utter disbelief on the peoples' faces when they see what they consume, which tells me that they are not consciously eating.  Watching the show reminds me that I don't want to go back to "Zombie Eating".

Day 65 Meals & HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMMA!

BFT--Protein Shake
SNK--Omega Trail Mix
LNCH--Grilled Chicken w/mixed greens w/some broccoli and two Crystal Lite pops
SNK--Roasted Almonds Unsalted, Cauliflour and two more Crystal Lite pops
DNR--Egg Plant Boat which is ground beef 95% lean, chopped up eggplant, tomatos, feta cheese (Emma's Fav)
DSRT--1/4 of Birthday Cupcake and two more Crystal lite pops and cup of Go Lean

As you can see I am craving sweets and I was hungry today. Tomorrow no shake. Back to Egg Beaters. I also think I am hungry because I had another big day outside working in the yard, the backyard today.

Day 65--Busy Weekend

Happy Sunday. Very good day yesterday. Racked the leaves, put down Grub-X, fertilized, and seeded. Took Emma to her B-ball game and Henry to his Flag Football game. Who needs a gym?

That was just the front yard. Ha Ha.Today it is the backyards turn.