Nothing much else happened here today. Finished off the day with a nice swim. Tomorrow the hydro company is going to do some work down the street so we’ll be without power from 9am - 1pm. Not sure how well I’ll do with that, but it will be fun.

Must have breakfast before 9am. That and I should load some music into the iPod so I’ll have some noise when doing my lifting in the afternoon. I can easily warm-up outside with walking, but I kind of like the distraction of the television when I’m working out for some reason. I don’t really even watch it much, just like it on.

Food for the day:

Total: 2402 (27% fat, 38% carbs, 33% protein)

Breakfast: cracked wheat oatmeal bread, jam, grapefruit (404)
AM Snack: almonds, protein shake (299)
Lunch: sausage sauce with pasta, apple (454)
PM Snack: cherries, soy nuts, protein shake (303)
Dinner: crockpot chicken with corn, salsa, and white beans, salad w/dressing (677)
Late Snack: grapes, protein shake (265)

I feel so much better this morning.  I hate the not feeling well because I never quite know how to deal with it. There’s a fine line between letting yourself get talked out of doing things and not listening to your body. I’ve been so bad in the past (ie. not listening) that I sometimes now think that I over-react to things a bit. The catch is that I’m eating at a deficit level. There are going to be days I’m tired and not quite 100% because… well, I’m eating at a deficit.

I’m probably one of the few that didn’t really start strength training to build muscle. I just knew that I wasn’t doing much with the light weights I was using and wanted to build a little strength. I have no illusions that I won’t lose muscle along the way. I mean, I better lose a little as the bio-impedance scale tells me I have well over 130-lbs of lean mass. I would like to keep as much strength as possible, while improving endurance (hence the cardio).

I pretty much spent the morning outside working in the garden (and getting my cardio in). It’s a beautiful day so now that lunch is done I’m thinking of changing into my swimsuit and going back outside for a little bit. I’ll see what else might need doing in the backyard and then have a swim.

From the HR monitor: