Breakfast (1:00am):

• 1 Hearty Grain English Muffin = 120 calories
• 1 Tbsp Peanut Butter = 95 calories
• 1/2 Banana = 55 calories
• 2 Cups of Coffee + Creamer = 34 calories

Breakfast Total: 304 calories

Snack (6:00am):

• 1/2 Cup Quaker Oatmeal = 150 calories
• 1/2 Banana = 55 calories
• 1/4 Cup Craisins = 97.5 calories

Snack Total: 302.5 calories

Other:

• 2 Clementines = 70 calories
• 1 Apple = 80 calories
• 1 Kashi Dark Mocha Almond Granola Bar = 130 calories
• 3oz Baby Carrots = 35 calories
• Salad = 20 calories
• 10 Cherry Tomatoes = 30 calories
• 2 Tbsp Salsa = 10 calories
• 1 String Cheese Stick = 50 calories

(1,030.5)

Breakfast (1:00am):

• 1 Organic Blueberry Waffle = 105 calories
• 1 Tbsp Peanut Butter = 95 calories
• 1/2 Banana = 55 calories
• 1 Apple = 80 calories

Breakfast Total: 335 calories

Snack (4:45am):

• 1/2 Cup Quaker Oatmeal = 150 calories
• 1/4 Cup Craisins = 97.5 calories
• 1/2 Banana = 55 calories

Snack (6:40am):

• 1 Orange = 62 calories
• 1 String Cheese Stick = 50 calories

Snack (9:00am):

• 1 Apple = 80 calories

Lunch (10:00am):

• Salad = 20 calories
• 10 Cherry Tomatoes = 30 calories
• 2 Tbsp Salsa = 10 calories
• 1 Toffee Brownie = 400 calories

Snack (1:30pm):

• 3oz Baby Carrots = 35 calories

Dinner:

• 2 Eggs = 140 calories
• Broccoli = 25 calories

Daily Total: 1,489.5 calories

Weight: 146.2lbs

Height: 5′7″

Neck: approx. 14″

Bust: 35.75″

Chest: 32.5″

Arms: 11.5″ (right arm is 11″ which makes sense because my left bicep has always been bigger!)

Waist: 30″

Midway: 34″

Hips: 36.5″

Upper Thigh: 21.75″

Lower Thigh: 16″

Calves: 14″

Monday, January 4, 2010:

• 4×1600 Race Pace
• Strength Training – Upper Body (push-ups, chest flys, reverse push-ups, bench dips, rope tricep presses, barbell rows)
• Jump Rope – 30 seconds in between each upper body exercise

Tuesday, January 5, 2010:

• Cardio @ Gym (10 minutes Elliptical; 10 minutes Rowing Machine; 10 minutes Elliptical)
• Abs Diet II DVD (I ended up forcing myself to do this, but I quit when I had about 5-8 minutes left. I know I should have sucked it up and finished, but I was exhausted…I guess it’s better than nothing!)

Wednesday, January 6, 2010:

• 55-minute Tempo Run
• Strength Training – Upper Body (push-ups, chest flys, reverse push-ups, bench dips, rope tricep presses, barbell rows)

Thursday, January 7, 2010:

• 3-mile Run
• Abs Diet II DVD (35 minutes)
• Cardio @ Gym (10 minutes Elliptical; 10 minutes Rowing Machine; 10 minutes Elliptical)

Friday, January 8, 2010:

• 2-hour Run (3/1) – Central Park (RAIN OR SHINE)
• Strength Training – Upper Body (push-ups, chest flys, reverse push-ups, bench dips, rope tricep presses, barbell rows)

Saturday, January 9, 2010:

• Yoga
• 3-mile Run

Sunday, January 10, 2010:

• 5-mile Pace Run

Official “Starting” Weight: 146.2lbs

Breakfast (1:00am):

• 1 Organic Blueberry Waffle = 105 calories
• 1 Tbsp Peanut Butter = 95 calories

Breakfast Total: 200 calories

Snack (6:00am):

• 1/2 Cup Quaker Oatmeal = 150 calories
• 1 Apple = 80 calories

Lunch (9:45am):

• Salad = 20 calories
• 10 Cherry Tomatoes = 30 calories
• 2 Tbsp Salsa = 10 calories

Snack (11:00am):

• 1 String Cheese Stick = 50 calories

Snack (1:00pm):

• 3oz Baby Carrots = 35 calories

Snack (2:00pm):

• 1 Kashi Dark Mocha Almond Granola Bar = 130 calories

Dinner (2:30pm):

• 1 Lean Cuisine Vegetable Egg Roll Dinner = 310 calories

Daily Total: 1,015 calories

Breakfast (4:30am):

• Coffee w/ Creamer = 31 calories
• 1 English Muffin = 120 calories
• 1 Egg = 80 calories
• 1 Slice of American Cheese = 60 calories
• 1 Slice of Bacon = 17.5 calories

Snacks Over a Period of Time:

• Chocolate Raspberry Coffee = 50 calories
• 1 Banana = 115 calories
• 1 Apple = 80 calories
• 1 String Cheese Stick = 50 calories
• 1 Chocolate Blackout Brownie (unnecessary!) = 400 calories (I’m rounding this to a huge number because I’m sure it’s not that far from being this many calories but it will also give me a little room to do better for the rest of the day)

Lunch?

• 3/4 Cup Reeses Puffs = 120 calories
• 1/4 Cup 2% Milk = 32.5 calories

Dinner?

• 1 Spinach Artichoke Lean Pocket = 260 calories

Dessert:

• 1 Smart Ones Peanut Butter Cup Sundae = 170 calories
• 2 Smart Ones Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream = 340 calories
• 2 Additional Bowls of Reeses Puffs

Daily Total: between 2,000-2,500 calories

I was exhausted again…couldn’t you tell?

After Blood-Work/Post-Gym (8:30am):

• 1 Kashi Trail Mix Granola Bar = 140 calories

Breakfast (10:30am):

• Coffee w/ Creamer = 60 calories
• 1 English Muffin = 120 calories
• 1 Egg = 80 calories
• 1 Slice of American Cheese = 60 calories
• 1 Slice of Bacon = 17.5 calories

Lunch (1:45pm):

• Romaine Lettuce = 10 calories
• 2.5 Cherry Tomatoes = 17.5
• Onions = 10 calories
• Shredded Carrots = 25 calories
• 1 Tbsp Traditional Caesar Dressing = 50 calories
• 1 Apple = 80 calories
• 3 Rice Cakes = 200 calories
• 1.5 Tbsp Peanut Butter = 142.5 calories

Snack:

• 1 Medium DD Coconut Coffee w/ Skim Milk = 50 calories

Dinner:

• 3oz Baked Chicken = 115 calories
• Steamed Broccoli & Cauliflower = 50 calories

Dessert:

• 2 Lindt Chocolates = 140 calories

Snack (Need to put an end to this & drink water instead):

• 1 Bowl of Cheerios w/ Skim
• 1 Bowl of Shredded Wheat (unfrosted) w/ Skim

Daily Total: Under 2,000 calories

Happy 2010! I can’t believe I actually remember the last decade. Weird. Anyway, yesterday I wasn’t able to complete my extensive list of workouts because of poor little Phoebe. I made it through everything except my 30-minute tempo run and the last 10 minutes of my kickboxing DVD (which was AWESOME by the way).

So, my plan for today is to work out as much as I possibly can! I just finished eating a light breakfast, so I’m going to get dressed and ready to go. Phoebe is pretty calm at the moment so I may actually be able to accomplish everything! As per my workout schedule a few entries down, this is my more detailed plan for today:

• Yoga (Running section & Tennis section) = approximately 20 minutes
• Abs Diet II Advanced Abs section = approximately 15 minutes (includes Warm Up)
• Cardio Kickbox DVD (Express Workout) = 30 minutes
• 4-mile Run = 33.5 minutes
• STRETCH!

Breakfast:

• 1 Dannon All Natural Vanilla Yogurt Cup = 150 calories
• 1/4 Cup Granola = 125 calories
• 1 Clementine = 35 calories
• 4 Strawberries = 20 calories
• 3 Cups of Coffee + Creamer = 31 calories

Breakfast Total: 361 calories

Morning Snack (10:45am):

• 1 Apple = 80 calories

Lunch (1:15pm):

• 2 Tbsp Salsa = 10 calories
• Romaine Lettuce = 20 calories
• Shredded Carrots = 25 calories
• Onions = 10 calories
• 2.5 Cherry Tomatoes = 17.5 calories
• 1.5 Cups of French Onion Soup w/ half a dinner roll & shredded mozzarella cheese = 200 calories

Other:

• 3 Cups of Coffee + Creamer = 31 calories

Snack (4:00pm):

• 1 Kashi Dark Mocha Almond Granola Bar = 130 calories

Snack (6:00pm):

• 2 Lindt Chocolate Balls = 140 calories (eek!)
• Tortilla Chips = 150 calories
• A few Honey Roasted Peanuts

**OK, so I’m recognizing that I slipped up at the end of the day today. I wasn’t even hungry but EXHAUSTED (at 6:00pm no less!). I started getting chocolate and salt cravings. I didn’t have too much, although I may have overdone it on the Tortilla Chips a little. I decided to not even eat my baked chicken I cooked. So I packaged it up and put it in the fridge. At least I’ll have something for today (Saturday). I also screwed up again. At around 9:30, I got REALLY hungry and decided to have a bowl of Enriched Bran Flakes (90 calories per 3/4 cup). One bowl turned into 3 and I know I went a little overboard on the serving sizes. Not to mention, I didn’t measure out the Skim Milk. I figured I’d eat because I have to fast for my blood work this morning and I was hoping it would ward off at least a little bit of hunger. I think it did?

Either way, I feel good about saying that I’m confident I did not exceed 2,000 calories for the day. Let’s see what Day 221 will bring! Hopefully some better choices. This also keeps reaffirming how exhaustion affects me – I get tired and instead of going to sleep, I eat!

…indoor cardio workout, that is!

I just had the best heart-pumping 40-minute gym workout ever! I did 15 minutes on the elliptical to begin at 180 watts and level 12. I was sweating my ass off in no time. Then I hopped off and jumped onto the rowing machine for 10 minutes of insane rowing. It felt amazing and I can definitely feel my rowing endurance improving, which means I’ll be challenging myself to more difficult rowing workouts in no time! Then I got back on the elliptical to finish with another 15-minute workout. It felt great, and I feel like I made awesome use of my break!

My plan for the rest of the day is listed below in my weekly workouts entry. I can’t wait to try out my kickboxing DVD later…it’s going to be awesome!