Day 167 – Race Day – WAY TOO MANY CARBS!

•November 8, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Breakfast:

  • 1 Hearty Grain English Muffin = 120 calories
  • 1 Tbsp Strawberry Jelly = 50 calories
  • 1 Tbsp Peanut Butter = 95 calories

Pre-Race:

  • 1 Kashi Trail Mix Bar = 140 calories

Post-Race:

  • Orange Juice = 60 calories
  • 1 Egg Bagel = 300 calories
  • 2 Tbsp Peanut Butter = 200 calories
  • 1 Cinnamon Raisin Bagel = 300 calories
  • Jam = 100 calories

Ok, so I ran a race. I didn’t necessary NEED to eat 2 bagels. Half of one would have been sufficient…

Dinner:

  • 2 Slices of Leftover Pizza = 520 calories
  • Salad w/ Balsamic = 75 calories

ATE WAY TOO MANY CARBS. RIDICULOUS AND UNNECESSARY!

Daily Total: 1,960 calories

Day 166

•November 7, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Breakfast (6:00am):

  • 1 Hearty Grain English Muffin = 120 calories
  • 1 Tbsp Peanut Butter = 95 calories
  • 1 Tbsp Strawberry Jelly = 50 calories
  • 2 Cups of Coffee + Creamer = 54 calories

Breakfast Total: 319 calories

Snack (8:30am):

  • 1 Orange = 62 calories

Snack (9:40am):

  • 1 Kashi Dark Chocolate Coconut Granola Bar = 120 calories

Lunch (11:30am):

  • 1 Slice Whole Wheat Buffalo Chicken Pizza (NO blue cheese) = 350 calories (probably less, but it’s good to round up!)

Bored Snacks:

  • 1 Packet of Mini Oreos = 190 calories
  • 1 Packet of Mini Chips Ahoy Cookies = 270 calories

Other:

  • More Coffee = 50 calories
  • Cranberry Health Mix = 260 calories
  • 3 Slices of Pizza = 780 calories
  • 6 Garlic Knots + Sauce = 600 calories
  • Salad w/ Balsamic = 75 calories
  • 1 Ice Cream Sandwich = 160 calories

Daily Total: 3,236 calories

This is obscene and disgusting. I ate 1 pound worth of food. For no reason.

Day 165

•November 6, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Breakfast I (1:00am):

  • 1 Vans Flaxseed Waffle = 100 calories
  • 1 Tbsp Peanut Butter = 95 calories
  • 1/2 Banana = 45 calories
  • 2 Cups of Coffee + Creamer = 54 calories

Breakfast I Total: 294 calories

Breakfast II (3:40am):

  • 1/2 Banana = 45 calories
  • 1 Quaker Weight Control Oatmeal Packet = 160 calories

Snack (5:10am):

  • 1 Kashi Trail Mix Granola Bar = 140 calories

Snack (6:30am):

  • 1 McDonald’s Medium Coffee w/ Skim & 1 Sugar = 50 calories
  • 1 Trail Mix Packet = 240 calories

Lunch:

  • 3oz Baby Carrots = 35 calories
  • 1/2 Cucumber = 25 calories
  • 1 Lean Pocket = 250 calories
  • Coffee = 50 calories

Snack:

  • 3.8oz Chocolate Covered Peanuts = 500 calories?
  • Coffee = 50 calories

More:

  • Shrimp and Orzo = 400 calories?

Forget the rest of the day.  I fucked UP.  BIG TIME.

Day 164

•November 5, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Breakfast I (1:00am):

  • 2 Vans Flaxseed Waffles = 200 calories
  • 2 Tbsp Peanut Butter = 190 calories
  • 1 Banana = 90 calories
  • 2 Cups of Coffee + Creamer = 54 calories

Breakfast I Total: 534 calories

Snack (6:00am):

  • 1 Kashi Trail Mix Granola Bar = 140 calories

Snack (7:30am):

  • 1 Apple = 80 calories

Lunch (10:20am):

  • 1 String Cheese Stick = 50 calories
  • 1 Chicken & Broccoli Whole Grain Lean Pocket = 250 calories
  • 3oz Baby Carrots = 35 calories

Snack (12:30pm):

  • 1 Coffee = 50 calories
  • 3.4oz Cranberry Health Mix (Trail Mix) = 260 calories

Dinner (5:00pm):

  • 2 Quaker Rice Cakes = 100 calories
  • 1 Quaker Weight Control Banana Bread Oatmeal Packet = 160 calories

Daily Total: 1,659 calories

Day 163

•November 4, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Breakfast I (1:00am):

  • 1 Vans Flaxseed Waffle = 100 calories
  • 1 Tbsp Peanut Butter = 95 calories
  • 1/2 Banana = 45 calories
  • 2 Cups of Coffee + Creamer = 54 calories

Breakfast I Total: 284 calories

Breakfast II (3:45am):

  • 1 Light & Fit Yogurt Cup = 80 calories
  • 1/4 Cup Granola = 125 calories
  • 1/2 Banana = 45 calories
  • 2 Apricots = 34 calories
  • 2 Pineapple Pieces = 45 calories
  • Craisins = 50 calories

Breakfast II Total: 379 calories

Snack (5:15am):

  • 1 Kashi Dark Mocha Almond Granola Bar = 130 calories

Snack (7:50am):

  • 1 Apple = 80 calories

Lunch (11:00am):

  • 1 Lean Cuisine Meal = 300 calories
  • 1 String Cheese Stick = 50 calories

Other:

  • 3 1/2 Cups Cookie Crisp = 425 calories (I seriously thought one serving was 1 1/4 cups but I got confused with my All Bran!)
  • 1/4 Cup 1% Milk = 25 calories

Daily Total: 1,683 calories

Day 162

•November 3, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Breakfast (1:00am):

  • 1 Vans Flaxseed Waffle = 100 calories
  • 1 Tbsp Peanut Butter = 100 calories
  • 1/2 Banana = 45 calories
  • 3 Cups of Coffee + Creamer = 81 calories

Breakfast I Total: 316 calories

Breakfast II (4:00am):

  • 1/2 Banana = 45 calories
  • 1/4 Cup Granola = 125 calories
  • Craisins = 50 calories
  • 2 Apricots = 34 calories
  • 1 Light & Fit Cherry Vanilla Yogurt Cup = 80 calories

Breakfast II Total: 334 calories

Snack (6:15am):

  • 1 Kashi Dark Chocolate Coconut Granola Bar = 120 calories

Snack (7:30am):

  • 1 Apple = 80 calories

Post-Gym (9:00am):

  • 1 Cappuccino = 150 calories?

CANDY:

  • 1 Roll of Smarties = 25 calories

Lunch (11:00am):

  • 1 Can of Campbell’s Select Harvest Southwestern-Style Vegetable Soup = 100 calories

Snack (12:30pm):

  • 2 Mini Reeses Pieces = 88 calories
  • 1 Mini Kit Kat Bar = 133 calories (OMG I’m never eating these again!)
  • 3 Apricot Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies = 330 calories
  • Coffee = 50 calories

BINGE:

  • 4 Bowls of Cereal + 1% Milk
  • 3 Pieces Raw Cookie Dough
  • 1/2 Vanilla/Chocolate Cookie

:(

Workouts – Sunday Nov. 1 through Saturday Nov. 7

•November 2, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Sunday, November 1, 2009:

  • 7.5-mile Run

Monday, November 2, 2009:

  • Strength Training – Lower Body (about 30 minutes)
  • Abs (crunches, fitness ball, planks) **I ended up doing some ab work at the gym, but when I came home I did more: crunches, crunches on my fitness ball, other floor exercises using my fitness ball. I also did planks. I held the regular position for 1 minute and 30 seconds and held each side for 45 seconds. Tomorrow’s goal is to repeat this at least twice through.
  • 4-mile Run **Completed in approximately 34:39. I incorporated intervals, so I ran at a normal pace for 5 minutes and then sprinted for 1 minute – repeated this throughout the entire run, and also ran a bunch of hills! FELT GREAT!!!  (Almost didn’t go!)

Tuesday, November 3, 2009:

  • Strength Training – Upper Body (about 30 minutes & EASY on biceps!)
  • Abs (crunches, fitness ball, planks) **Still need to do side planks
  • 40-minute tempo run (will figure out mileage later)

Wednesday, November 4, 2009:

  • Strength Training – Lower Body (about 30-40 minutes; 2 sets each)

Thursday, November 5, 2009:

  • 4.5-mile Interval Run – 8×400 @ 9.0mph/7.0 mph in between
  • Abs
  • 4-mile Run

Friday, November 6, 2009:

  • Strength Training – Lower Body & Upper Body
  • Abs
  • 9-mile Run

Saturday, November 7, 2009:

  • Pilates – 20 minutes
  • Core Secrets DVD – 25 minutes
  • YOGA!

Day 161

•November 2, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Breakfast (1:15am):

  • 3 Pancakes w/ Syrup = 633 calories
  • 1 McDonald’s Coffee w/ Skim & Sugar = 50 calories

Snack (8:00am):

  • 1 Light & Fit Yogurt Cup = 80 calories

Lunch (9:30am):

  • 1 English Muffin = 120 calories
  • 1 Egg = 70 calories
  • 2 Slices of Bacon = 35 calories
  • 1 String Cheese Stick = 50 calories

Snacks (11:45am-12:15pm:

  • 1 String Cheese Stick = 50 calories
  • 1 Kashi Dark Chocolate Coconut Granola Bar = 120 calories
  • 3oz Baby Carrots = 35 calories
  • 1/2 Cucumber = 22.5 calories
  • 1/2 Cup String Beans = 22 calories

Unnecessary Snack but SO delicious (1:30pm):

  • 1 Serving Scoops Torilla Chips w/ Homemade Spinach & Artichoke Dip = 300 calories

Dinner:

  • 1 1/2 Cups All Bran w/ Yogurt Cereal = 228

Daily Total: 1,815.5 calories (not bad considering the gross pancakes and the spinach and artichoke dip)

Day 160

•November 1, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Breakfast:

  • 1 English Muffin = 120 calories
  • 1 Tbsp Nutella = 95 calories
  • Fruit Salad w/ Granola = 100 calories (not much granola on top)
  • Coffee = 50 calories

Post-Run:

  • 1 Banana = 90 calories
  • Salad w/ Grilled Chicken = 150 calories (roughly)

Dessert/Snacks:

  • Ice Cream, Brownie, Dark Chocolate
  • Small bag of pretzels
  • Coffee

Dinner:

  • 1 Lean Cuisine Pizza = 340 calories
  • Gnocchi =

Probably had about 2,000 calories today. Not bad considering I ran 7.5 miles!

Day 159 – Hiking Day

•November 1, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Breakfast:

  • 1 English Muffin = 120 calories
  • 1 Tbsp Peanut Butter = 95 calories
  • 1 Banana = 45 calories
  • 1 Medium DD Coffee w/ Skim & Sugar = 50 calories

Lunch:

  • 6″ Grilled Chicken Subway Sub = 320 calories
  • 1 Bag of SunChips = 200 calories
  • Hummus & Sugar Snap Peas = 100 calories (roughly)
  • 1 Kashi Trail Mix Bar = 140 calories
  • 1 Tangerine (small) =
  • 1 Apple = 80 calories
  • Coffee = 50 calories

Dinner:

  • Grilled Chicken = 110 calories
  • Salad
  • French Onion Soup
  • Brussels Sprouts
  • Riesling Wine

Dessert:

  • 1 1/2 Cups Ice Cream =
  • Brownie =
  • Dark Chocolate =