Exercise: 90 mins treadmill

Water: 20 cups

Food: 2049 calories (25% fat, 43% carbs, 29% protein)

Protein: 153g (aiming for 150+)

Breakfast: egg white omelet with cheese, 12-grain bread, jam, 3 clementines (375)

AM Snack: soy nuts (134)

Lunch: mixed bean soup with parmesan, smoked ham, apple (421)

PM Snack: protein shake, fruit salad (203)

Dinner: chili with cheese, tostido chips, salad w/dressing (699)

Late Snack: protein shake, apple (216)

I’m still struggling to take in enough protein on some days. Again I ended up adding to my protein shake tonight to try and get it up a little higher. At the moment, with the food in the freezer it’s just going to be a struggle some days and I’ll live with it. My biggest problem is that I really don’t like giving up my fruit. I’d rather drop the 12-grain bread in the morning instead of the fruit. I’m going to leave it alone for the moment though, until I know how the changes are affecting me.

Even though I felt that Wed’s lifting wasn’t as hard, I’m finding myself a little fatigued today. I could have easily skipped the treadmill this morning, in fact the first 10 or 15 mins I had to spend talking myself out of stopping. It was a little better during the second set, but we’ll see how it goes. I’ve almost convinced myself to have a 2-day rest this weekend instead of one. We’ll see how I feel Saturday morning.

Deb - I’ll admit to yet another bad habit - biting my fingernails.  It’s eventually something I’ll have to work on as well.