I almost forgot to post this.  I suppose I’m too busy with the garden stuff.  Today’s weigh-in brings me to 304.2 which is 2.2 pounds less than last week.  I also now have a scale that does bodyfat % (which is likely only good for trends).  I’m planning on doing a weekly average and then will compare it to the weekly average the next week.  Since I’ve only been using it for three days I’ll skip it entirely this week.  Anyway, since I started keeping track this is day 138 on plan.  And this last week was a tough one, with a party on Sunday and people over for dinner on Wednesday.

Well, I’m down to 13 pots left to plant (and perhaps a couple in the crawlspace).  I will have to make one last trip to the garden center tomorrow, but only for a very few things.  I’d love to have everything done tomorrow, but even just having the planting done will be a good thing.  It will allow me to get back to my usual routine on Monday.  I’ll take some pictures of most of the planted pots tomorrow before moving them into their final locations.

Food for the day:

Total: 2150 (30% fat, 36% carbs, 33% protein)

Breakfast: lemon ginger pecan bread, jam, fruit salad (263)
AM Snack: protein shake (135)
Lunch: turkey meatloaf with salsa, roasted veggies, apple (438)
PM Snack: protein shake (135)
Dinner: hamburgers(2), BBQ onions, snow peas, butter, salad w/dressing (818)
Late Snack: fruit salad, biscotti, protein shake (361)

I’m truly a sad person. Yes, on the way to the train station… I bought more plants. To be fair I know that I will be out of the ones I have before the pots are full, so it was a necessary purchase. And, dammit, I found a zucchini plant when I was there. It’s not that I really dislike it. No, it’s the sudden jump to super squash after a couple of days of rain (and therefore, not checking them daily). This invariably starts the cycle of zucchini bread and the dreaded (but tasty) chocolate zucchini cake. It’s probably the best chocolate cake I’ve ever had. I should probably look out the recipes now and figure out the best acceptable way to make it. Better to be prepared, right?

Although I didn’t log it, and the watch unit isn’t handy, I did wear the HRM this morning for a while. I took it off at lunch when I realized that I was getting to get a stripe around my wrist. The basic data showed between 250 and 300 cals per hour, depending on tasks. Carrying stuff upstairs, and lifting pots and moving them to the other end of the yard was obviously the higher hour. I’m not really using that info for anything, was just curious. Of course sitting on my ass at the desk would probably generate at least half that number, but still better for me. I’m hoping to get the bulk of the planting done tomorrow and Sunday. No matter though, Monday I’m going back to my regularly scheduled exercise routine.

Food for the day:

Total: 2150 (25% fat, 42% carbs, 31% protein)

Breakfast: chocolate pecan bread, jam, fruit salad (276)
AM Snack: soy nuts (134)
Lunch: BBQ Pork, roasted veggies, apple (427)
PM Snack: protein shake, soy nuts (269)
Dinner: lasagne, snow peas, butter, salad w/dressing (650)
Late Snack: fruit salad, biscotti, protein shake (395)

I took these this morning (and I’m going back to them tomorrow)….

Sadly, I can tell already…. not enough. To be fair, most of the veggie plants went into the bed that the cat is checking out.

This is the last of the three lunches. I suspect I might look for more of a recipe next time (not just BBQ sauce and a few added items). However it did work out very well. Between the three items I won’t have to do anything other than roast veggies every three days or so until about mid-July. Probably longer as I’ll likely still have lunch meat once a week (as my mother will still be buying it for herself).

Recipe - BBQ Pork

So today I bought way too many plants today. And I’m not kidding when I say that. I’m hoping though that I’m done, and won’t have to go back for more. I chickened out tonight and left them in the garage. I think my priority over the next few days is to get them planted. I suspect this is going to upset my planned exercising, but hopefully by Monday I’ll be back to a more normal routine. The stuff grown from seed this year is past ready to go out. This is my fault though since I used a planting mix that I realized partway into the transplanting was likely not meat for seedlings. At least not in our basement (which seems to run to the damp side, or maybe just this winter it did). If I’m going to be up early tomorrow I should get to bed, ummm, like now.

Food for the day:

Total: 2144 (26% fat, 35% carbs, 37% protein)

Breakfast: chocolate pecan bread, jam, orange (259)
AM Snack: protein shake, almonds (299)
Lunch: eye of round roast, roasted veggies, apple (426)
PM Snack: protein shake, soy nuts (314)
Dinner: bbq spare ribs (leftovers-finished), snow peas, butter, salad w/dressing (529)
Late Snack: fruit salad, biscotti, protein shake (318)

I promise, only one more tomorrow and that’s the three of them. It only passed the one carnivore seal of approval (ie. the fussy cat wouldn’t eat it). I realize that they may not be happy with the new lunches. With the luncheon meat they always got the extra bit (ie. if I’d allowed for 3oz and it was 3.5oz they got the .5 oz). This doesn’t work out so well for them. With the side of veggies the meal is 344 cals (36g protein, 10g fat, 27g carbs, 9g fiber).

 Recipe - Eye of Round Roast

Well, my friends are gone (that’s the good thing about weeknight dinners), so I’ll get this posted. We usually do this on a weekend (around the long holiday) and usually on the patio. Schedules just didn’t allow for it this time, so rather than put it off we did it mid-week. This kept the time much shorter than it usually goes, but it was still nice. Now I need to go to sleep so I can get up early and get going with the plant buying!

Food for the day:

Total: 2681 (25% fat, 28% carbs, 33% protein, 10% alcohol)

Breakfast: cherry pecan bread (last piece), jam, orange (284)
AM Snack: protein shake, almonds (299)
Lunch: sausage and lentil soup, almonds, apple (406)
PM Snack: protein shake, soy nuts (269)
Dinner: pisco sours, bbq spare ribs, corn, butter, salad w/dressing (1289)
Late Snack: protein shake (135)

Okay, so not the most balanced of days, but still within the macro and calorie range. Of course that’s because I really only count the protein for my goal. I made a cherry/yogurt sorbet for dessert, but decided to skip it and make my friends finish it off. 

So this morning I was waiting for a delivery so I just did 30 mins on the treadmill and a couple of things around the house. After lunch I started with 15-mins on the treadmill and then did:

A: Front Squat/Push Press - 35t/10, 40t/10
B1: Step-up (12″) - 5e/10, 7e/10
B2: Dumbbell One-point Row - 15e/10, 17.5e/10
C1: Static Lunge, Rear Foot Elevated - BW/10, BW/10
C2: Push-up (full) - 10, 10
D1: Plank - 60sec (45-degree), 60sec (22,20,20)
D2: Horizontal Wood Chop (on floor) - 25t/10, 27.5t/10

I followed with making up the workout to 60 mins with a short walk on the treadmill.

HRM:
342 cals, Max: 162 (91%), Avg: 148 (83%) <— morning (TM)
648 cals, Max: 159 (89%), Avg: 143 (80%) <— afternoon

I’m really having problems with balance on some of these. The dumbbell one-point row is actually harder on my right leg. I feel like I’m going to fall over, but so far haven’t. I did both sets of the static lunge with bodyweight only as I’m hoping just to get better (and lower) with them before adding weight. I went back and looked at the book and saw the 45-degree plank was an option, so I did it for the first set. Well, it was far too easy. Next set I went back to the floor, and struggled through instead.

Interesting point though - I bought a step since I really don’t have many good options for height when doing the static lunge, or the deadlift from the box and such. I know from prior research that they’re only rated for 200 lbs (yes, this doesn’t make sense - don’t get me started on this). However, I figured since I wasn’t actually using it for steps it might work. It does, quite nicely. I had the TV on afterwards and there’s a show on called X-Weighted. The guy is doing a fitness test with a woman who weighs ~300 lbs (with 4 or 5 risers under it) - and it’s the same freakin step. Having said all that I’ll continue using the 12″ fireplace for my step-ups for a while. Maybe when I’m lighter I’ll get more risers and use the step for step-ups.

Well, that’s it for me. It’s shower time, and then I have a dinner party to get ready for. I will pop back on later and add my food (and alcohol) for the day. The good thing is that as long as I stick to what I’ve planned I’ll be within the calorie limits that I’ve set for the day.

I meant to post this yesterday, but forgot. This is the first of the three new lunches I worked on last weekend. The others should follow tomorrow and Friday. Served with a side of roasted veggies, this lunch is 356 cals (33g protein, 13g fat, 33g carbs, 10g fiber).

Recipe - Turkey Meatloaf with Salsa