Week 4 – Day 22 of 84

Today begins week 4.  I’ve recalculated my BMR and daily caloric expenditure and my new goal at a 40% deficit is 1150 calories per day.  40% deficit is quite a bit… but we are NOT doing typical workouts this week.  No weights, no cardio.  Instead we did about 30 minutes of static stretching and foam rolling.  Some of you wondered what you do with a foam roller.  Foam rollers can be used in fitness for a few things, but we will be using them to do self massage and stretching.  Here is an example for the calf …

Today is a fasting day, my first meal was supper.  I had a lean turkey burger with cheese wrapped in romaine leafs, with mushrooms sautéed in olive oil, and some black beans with a little salsa. (336 calories, 41% protein, 31% carbs, 28% fat)

We’ll be doing the stretches and foam roller all this week along with a reduced caloric goal and very low carbs.  That will be the death of me!! Look at what my supper was – no bread, no fruit, no sugars… but it totaled 31% carbs.  I’m not a big believer in very low carb diets, so I don’t recommend this for long term.

Week 3 – Day 21 of 84

End of week 3. 

Today was FREE day.  No exercise.  We (of course) ate at our Sunday Mexican restaurant, and I ate some leftover Lasagna for supper.  The treat for today was Pumpkin Bread!! Yum.

I’m a little frustrated, because the scale showed I broke even this week.  I have been VERY disciplined in my eating and my workouts have been great.  So, this is where you have to stick with the program and keep plugging along.  I KNOW that what I’m eating is good for me and I have to just keep my head in the game.

This week we will be changing to a “rest and recovery” week.  No weights or cardio, just stretching and using the new foam roller I got.  Our calories will be at a 40% deficit for the week only (as we will not be working out per se).  So, that means 1150 calories a day.  We’ll also be very low carb and higher protein during this week only.  It should be interesting.  Those carbs add up FAST.

On to Week 4 (of 12).

Week 3 – Day 20 of 84

Almost done with week three.  Today was interesting to say the least.  I spent the night at Kale’s.  He cooked supper for me last night – which was a sweet moment for a momma!  Today, we went to the Macaroni Grill for lunch.  Seriously, I printed off a nutrition fact sheet from there before going and checked out the menu.  I wanted to enjoy the meal, but take it easy on calories, so I got the Chicken Cannelloni.  It was nearly 600 calories (and 30g of FAT!!) and the bread and olive oil added on another 300 calories – and I took it easy on the bread!

So today looks like this:

Today’s Eats:

Goal = 1255 calories

Actual = 1280 (+25)

Ratio = 21% protein/46% carbs/33% fat

No workout today

Tomorrow I’ll weigh in.

Week 3 – Day 19 of 84

Finished the day short on calories, again.  I didn’t eat from lunch time until about 6 PM, because I was on the road and running errands.  My protein was WAY too low, too.

Today’s Eats:

Goal = 1255 calories

Actual = 1016 (-239)

Ratio = 23% protein/53% carbs/24% fat

Today’s workout: A1

I won’t weigh in until Sunday morning, since I am at Kale’s.

Week 3 – Day 18 of 84

I’m feeling a little discouraged today.  The scale is not doing much in the way of movement these days… and I’ve eaten at 35% deficit, meaning I should be seeing 1 1/2 pounds a week or so come off.  This is where most people give up. But, I’ll keep plugging along.  It’s a marathon, not a sprint.

Today’s Eats:

Goal = 1255 calories

Actual = 1210 (-45)

Ratio = 36% protein/46% carbs/18% fat

Today’s workout: Cardio

It was beautiful weather to walk outside today.

Week 3 – Day 17 of 84

Today, I went too low on calories.  I’m more bummed about this than going over by 60 yesterday.  I had my plan laid out within 1 calorie, but I got off on my meal times.  I’m taking a medicine right now that I have to take 2 hours after a meal or 1 hour before eating… that makes my evening meal a bit tricky.  The worst thing you can do is eat TOO FEW calories!

Today’s Eats:

Goal = 1255 calories

Actual = 1144 (-111)

Ratio = 41% protein/38% carbs/20% fat

Today’s workout: A2 workout

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Cindy from Texas, if you’re reading this, I left you a comment on my post from yesterday.  Feel free to email me and we’ll discuss it more.

Week 3 – Day 16 of 84

Oops – I went over my calories today.  That’s what happens when you don’t plan out your day’s food in advance.  I ate healthy, just a bit over my calorie goal.

Today’s Eats:

Goal = 1255 calories

Actual = 1315 (+60)

Ratio = 39% protein/42% carbs/18% fat

Today’s workout: Cardio

It was VERY cold again to walk outside today, but we did it.