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Alright everyone the time has come to start my journal. Actually its more like I actually have a few minutes to do it.

Ok so I weighed myself and according to my gf's scale I am 195. That's a bit better than I thought. My initial guess was 205 lbs. so 195 is a great news.

I've already started eating healthy and made my commitment to keep doing so. It's tough due to my schedule and I occasionally have to miss a meal (usually dinner) due to lack of time between work ending and EMT class.

Ok so here are my meals thus far this week. I take 1 multivitamin, 1 fish oil, 1 flax seed oil, 1 b-complex and 1 vitamin C.

Monday
3 eggs w/1/4 cup of mozz
1 Activia
1 bowl Raisin Bran w/milk
OJ w/ vitamins
2 Banana's
1 Gala apple
Multigrain chips (w/flax oil) and in fresh guacamole
1 more yogurt
Some sort of Healthy heart meal courtesy of my gf

Tuesday
Rushed
2 handfuls of raisin bran w/blueberries (kashi)
OJ w/ vitamins
2 eggs w/cheese on wheat w/ ketchup
2 yogurts
2 bananas
Tuna sandwich made with olive oil mayo on whole wheat
Guac with chips
Gala Apple
3 musketeers for dinner :rolleyes:

Wednesday
1 bowl of Kashi cereal
OJ w/vitamins
Coffee with milk
2 bananas
1 apple
2 yogurts
fat free turkey on wheat bread w/olive oil mayo
grilled salmon, grilled red peppers, rice

Drinking plenty fo water. Haven't worked out yet...baby steps...

Oh and some current pics of my spare tire...nevermind my farmers tan.
 

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welcome =]
 
update. Started working out this past Sunday. Ran 2 miles at 8 min/mi pace. Ran 1 mile Monday and swam (treading/swimming) for about 90 min total. Still eating heathy. Slipped a little bit on Sunday with our fire dept bar-b-q but was right on track again Monday.

Might try to get a quick run in this evening between work and class. We shall see.
 
Didn't make it out running today. I think I needed a rest day anyways after my 2 runs and the swimming this past weekend. I managed to get to the store and replenish my food supplies and such.

Weighed myself Saturday morning. 193. Could have been dehydrated though.
 
Tuesday 9/2/08

Breakfast: Fruit Smoothie(strawberries, blueberries, raspberries w/OJ, half a yogurt and 1 tbsp wheatgerm) and 2 eggs w/cheese on wheat bread

Lunch: Wrap (1/2 grilled chicken breast, 1/4 Avocado, 1/2 tomato, lite honey mustard/lite ranch dressing on wheat wrap)

Apple for a snack

Dinner: 1 serving Corn chips, coffee, 1 fruit snack pack.
 
Wednesday 9/3/08

Breakfast: 0630 Kashii Toasted Oats Cereal with fresh blueberries; 0715 3 eggs w/1/4 cup milk and 1/4 cup reduced fat mozz

Snack: 0900 Kashii Cherry Chocolate granola bar; 0945 1 Activia; 1045 Banana

Lunch: Turkey with Olive Oil Mayo on wheat; apple

Snack: 2 cups coffee w/skim milk; kashii granola bar; banana

Dinner: Grilled mako w/Old Bay seasoning; Rice w/garlic and peppers; frozen mixed veggies

Snack: Bowl of cereal 1 hr before bed.

All this with lots of water.

Ran 2.2 miles in 20 minutes as well. May have gone a tad fast. Heart rate hit 190 on the mother of all hills.
 
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Thursday 9/4

Breakfast: 2 bowls of Kashii cereal (to kill the box); Vitamins; water

Snack: 1 yogurt; 1 kashii granola bar; 1 banana; 2nd yogurt @ ~11

Lunch: Tuna w/olive oil mayo (curry and black pepper added); apple; water

Snack: granola bar; banana

Dinner: left over rice and peppers; few tortilla chips


No work out. Had to go to class.
 
Hope you achieve your goals mate, i've found that eating right is one of the hardest things to get, so more power to you for making such a good start.

I was going to say best of luck, but luck has nothing to do with it. ;)

Go for it mate
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Ok so the weekend went rather well. I did go out Friday and had a few beers so my calorie intake was a bit higher than it should have been.


Friday 9/5
Bfast: Bowl of Kashii, 2 eggs, vitamins, water, coffee
Morning Snacks: 2 yogurts, 1 kashii granola bar, banana, more water
Lunch: Rotisserie chicken (presliced 97% fat free) with mayo on wheat.
Afternoon snack: Coffee, kashii bar, banana
Dinner: 1 lean pocket
Went bowling...
night time snack: few bites of boneless chicken wings and some beers :argue:
water before bed

Saturday 9/6

Breakfast: 2 kashii eggos before work; 2 activias; 2 eggs scrambled with wheat toast at work; coffee
Lunchtime snack: apple
early afternoon snack: banana
late afternoon snack: apple
plenty of water all day
Dinner: whole wheat bowtie pasta with turkey meatballs and red sauce.


Sunday 9/7
Breakfast: Whole wheat muffin, water, coffee
Did my stuff for work...
Ran 2.5 miles in approx 22 min...plus ran back to my girlfriend as she was far behind from walking and reran/walked part of the run with her
Post-run snack: banana then bowl of kashii
Went shopping at Whole Foods
Lunch: grilled chicken and spicy blue cheese salad (1 chicken breast, romaine lettuce, lite blue cheese dressing, red hot sauce, 1/2 red onion, split into 2 servings)...absolutely delicious
Dinner: Pad thai
Nighttime snack: peanut butter/banana on whole wheat (real PB ground fresh at whole foods)
 
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Dutes said:
Hope you achieve your goals mate, i've found that eating right is one of the hardest things to get, so more power to you for making such a good start.

I was going to say best of luck, but luck has nothing to do with it. ;)

Go for it mate
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Yes the eating healthy is definitely tough, especially with a very busy schedule as I am sure you understand extremely well. It's also a lot harder seeing $75/wk be spent on groceries as compared to $7 here, $10 there for individually bought meals from eating out for lunch. I know it's cheaper in the end, but it's still feels like I am spending more at the time. It's also hard because my friends here at work (when I am in the office) always go out to lunch...so I've lost a social aspect at the work place.

But I will be persistent and I will push through. :jumping:
 
Monday 9/8

Breakfast: 2 bowls of Kashii; water; vitamins
early-morning snack: 2 yogurts with pomegranate
late morning snack: 1 kashii granola bar
lunch: 2 wraps (chicken, romaine lettuce, red onion, chipotle sauce); apple; water
afternoon snack: kashii granola bar

pre-run snack: banana

run: 4 miles ~36 minutes

dinner: salmon steak; whole grain rice; half red pepper; water
 
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Man was I exhausted after that run. I definitely struggled to get out of bed this morning. :p

In other news, ordered a set of calipers so I can get my BF%. Slightly scared about that as I feel I've always had a high BF%. I don't think I will get a work out in today. I really want to but I have an interim exam for EMT class tonight so I must have a last minute cram/tutoring session to help one of my buddies in the class. Hopefully he rocks the test and doesn't get booted for a low average. Maybe I'll run a quick 2 miles when I get home..should be nice outside after the rain.

OK back to the nitty gritty...

Tuesday 9/9
Breakfast: 3 eggs w/ 1/4 cup low fat cheese; glass of OJ; vitamins; water; would have eaten a bowl of cereal but lacked the time. (I really need to get my ass up earlier)

Will update as the day moves along.

Meals were essentially the same thru today as previopus days. Had a natural PB and low fat jelly sandwich for lunch as my only switch.

Ate teh remainder of my rice from Monday for dinner as I was in a rush to get to class for my exam. I got an 89 btw.
 
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Wednesday...oh what a day...i am struggling to keep my eyes open as I type this.

Breakfast: 2 bowls of cereal; water; vitamins (rushed...had to be in da bronx by 8)

Morning snack: banana; little bit of water; kashii granola bar

Lunch: PB&J same as previous; 2 yogurts.

Early afternoon snack: Apple

Mid afternoon snack: kashii bar

Ran 5k in 26:00 (including ~2 minutes waiting for lights) Looks like I am in good shape for this Sunday. 1 more short run tomorrow and then a longer run on Friday after work.

Dinner: 2 baked clams w/garlic; 3 slices of steak; small bowl of pasta fazool; 1 beer (Fire Dept monthly dinner. I have to be there to help prepare/cook so making my own dinner prior is kind of outta the question.)

Water and now off to bed.
 
Thursday 9/11/08

Breakfast: 4 eggs w/cheese (400 calories), 1.5 glasses OJ (165 calories); vitamins

Morning Snack: Yogurt w/ granola (110 calories +granola); Kashii granola bar (140 calories)

2nd Morning Snack: Yogurt w/granola (110 calories +granola);

Lunch: Pre-sliced rotisserie chicken w/chipotle sauce (500 calories? maybe...threw out the bag that had the nutrition info for the chicken...seriously why not put that on the plastic container?); Apple (120 calories); water

Afternoon snacks: Banana (90 calories); Kashii Bar (140 calories)

Ran 2.5 miles (-355 calories) in 20 minutes

"Dinner": Last piece of rotisserie chicken (dunno calories...maybe 25-30?); Kashi bar (140 calories); lotsa water...Had to get my butt to class quickly.

Dinner: 2 bowls of Kashii cereal (140 calories and 200 calories); water
 
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Friday 9/12/08

Slept through my alarm so late start and rushed out of the house to get to work.

Bagel Friday's here at work, so I had a Pumpernickel bagel

Breakfast: Pumpernickel bagel (350 calories); vitamins; water

yogurts, granola, pb&j for lunch, banana, apple. dinner part of a contessa dinner
 
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Sunday

3 eggs, 1/2 pepper, 1/2 avacado on whole wheat wrap

Granola bar, banana.

Run 5k race. 25:45? Not sure as official times haven't been posted yet

orange, 2 DD munchkins, buffalo chicken wrap w/sweet potato fries.


gatorade, remaider of chicken parm for dinner.
 
Hey all. Sorry I've been MIA. I had a trip to Orlando for work (tower climbing training) and got back late Wednesday night. I was non-stop all day yesterday so I didn't have time to update...

I completely fell off the wagon this week. With going to Florida I wasn't able to keep eating as healthy as I wanted so that's shot, and not wanting to risk any injury and not be able to train on the tower on my companies $ I didn't run (plus florida is god awful in September...no where should ever be that humid).

I haven't been able to get to the supermarket to restock on foods but I will do that later today after work.

I have my 10K this Saturday and seeing as I haven't run since last Sunday it should be interesting.

At least I got some amount of exercise climbing as well as last night with Fireschool (water is heavy!)
 
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