Archive for March 21st, 2008

Today’s Totals - Mar 21st, 2008

Exercise: 90 mins treadmill, 30 mins treadmill

Water: 22 cups

Food: 2603 calories (32% fat, 35% carbs, 30% protein)

Breakfast: egg substitute/egg omelet with cheese, 12-grain bread, 3 clementines (475)

AM Snack: almonds (164)

Lunch: lentil soup, smoked ham, apple (467)

PM Snack: protein shake, fruit salad, soy nuts (465)

Dinner: spicy meat loaf with roasted potatoes/onions, broccoli, butter, salad w/dressing (672)

Late Snack: protein shake, cheese spread with rice crackers (360)

I don’t think I have much to add tonight.  I don’t know how I ended up with the extra 2 cups of water, just seemed to happen.  It’s just past 10:30 and I’m pretty tired so I think it’s off to bed. I haven’t decided what the plan is for exercise tomorrow yet. Probably 60 mins on the treadmill, with another 30 in the afternoon if I feel like it. I may not though as I have a lot of seedlings (more than expected) to transplant. I’ll do it over two days probably, but there’s still a lot to do.

Exercise - Mar 21st, 2008

The morning was 2 x 30-min sessions on the treadmill. In the afternoon I did a 15-min warm-up on the treadmill, followed by:

  Sets Reps Set 1 Set 2
A: Deadlift 2 15 25/15 30/15
B1: Dumbbell Shoulder Press 2 15 10e/15 12.5e/15
B2: Wide-grip Lat Pulldown (Pullover) 2 15 8e/15 10e/15
C1: Lunge 2 15 7e/15 8e/15
C2: Swiss-ball Crunch 2 8 8 8

Where there is a single number that confirms that I did the number of reps called for. Where there are two numbers the first is the amount of weight I used, followed by reps.

And I followed with another 15 mins on the treadmill.

I think my form is getting better on the lunges. I’m managing to get lower down to the floor each time I do them, so that’s a good thing. I also think I might put more of the air back in the ball. I seem to think my balance is better, so we’ll see next week. I still plan to clear the room of anything I could whack my head on when doing the crunches! :)