Goals for 2011

As I look forward to yet another year of my journey, I've been thinking about what I want to do. In 2010, my only real challenges were to cook one new recipe per week and be meatless on Mondays. In 2010, I made over 60 different recipes for the first time and Mondays were completely vegetarian (as were Thursdays for a couple months). I also ran my first 5K (a last minute challenge), went over 2 months without using exercise videos, and completed all 7 stages of New Rules of Lifting for Women.

So now what? I want to get stronger in 2011. I'm going to keep my lifting simple. I want to get faster in 2011. I'm going to run at least one (unofficial) 5K per month, and the First Flight 5K in April. In November, I intend to run the Outer Banks 8K. I want to ride my bike more often, play tennis with my husband, and maybe hit the beach for some swimming.

In terms of nutrition, I want to cut back on the processed foods. I want to become a better cook, and try more recipes. I don't know that I'm going to keep a blog entry linking to everything I try. I tend to forget to do the links. There are hundreds of recipes I want to try, though.

Maybe my biggest goal for 2011 is to be more directly involved with support and motivation for others who are struggling with weight loss, health, and fitness. It's one thing to do my daily blogs and throw out random advice on message boards, but I need to spend more time actively encouraging people (online and in real life) - when they ask for it, of course.

And just to look at the trend for the last 4 years:

On January 1, 2007, I weighed 191 pounds.
On January 1, 2008, I weighed 150 pounds.
On January 1, 2009, I weighed 154.5 pounds.
On January 3, 2010, I weighed 134.5 pounds.

I really hope I'm down from last year's start weight tomorrow!

Starting Strength/Turbo Fire - Week 1 - Friday

standing barbell press 5x5x45 lbs
dumbbell bench press 3x6x35 lbs
assisted pull up 3x12 - I had problems with these. On the descent, my right forearm, by my elbow, would cramp up. That has never happened.

I followed up with Fire 30 and Stretch 10. I burned 251 calories during Fire. So for that and the weights, I'll take 4 activity points.

Food:
baked oatmeal [6]
apple [0] & cottage cheese [4]
cupcake batter [3] - I was making cupcakes from scratch and had to make sure the batter wasn't gaglicious.
banana [0]
homemade vegetarian pizza [14] - I sauteed some onions, green peppers & garlic [all 0] in olive oil [1]. Other toppings were cheese [2] and sauce [2]. I made a whole wheat & honey pizza crust. What I actually did was divide the entire dough recipe into 4 (I froze 3) portions. I made a "personal" pizza out of that fourth, for 8-9 points, depending on which nutritional information is used. To be safe, I counted it as [9].
cookie dough cupcake w/ frosting [5] w/ skim milk [1]
apple [0]
tomato [0] sandwich [3]

One coffee w/ milk [1] & several teas. I met my GHGs, used all of my daily and activity points, and have 45 weekly points remaining. I ate more carbs than I wanted to today :(

Starting Strength/Turbo Fire - Week 1 - Thursday

No workout today. I'm sore. I think I'm going to take the days after leg/HIIT days off.

Food:
baked sweet potato [4] w/ olive oil [1], tilapia [2] w/ cheese [2]
apple [0] & cottage cheese [5]
baked chicken thighs [5] w/ bulgur [5] & vegetables [0] - I mixed the bulgur with some sauteed garlic, onions & peppers, then added some paprika and diced tomatoes with green chiles. OMG. Good stuff!
tomato [0] sandwich [3]

Two coffees [2] and several teas. I met my GHGs and used all of my daily points, and have 49 weekly points remaining.

Starting Strength/Turbo Fire - Week 1 - Wednesday

I had an orange [0] after I blogged last night.

Today was lower body:

barbell squat 5x5x110 lbs
glute ham raise (on stability ball) 5x10
power clean 5x3x45 lbs

I don't think I've ever done a power clean before. I practiced beforehand with just the bar and about wore myself out. I still don't think I was getting it right. I did one rep at 35 pounds, but it was way too light so I bumped it up a bit. It still felt light but I wanted to get the form down. Hopefully I will be able to increase the weight quickly. I sure wish I had a second barbell so I could make this a circuit. They are fun, though!

Today's cardio was Turbo Fire HIIT 15. I've done it once before. Today I burned 145 calories. I'll take 3 activity points for the entire workout.

Food:
apple [0] & cottage cheese [5]
baked sweet potato [4] w/ olive oil [1] & tilapia [2] w/ cheese [2]
apple [0]
creamy shrimp, pasta & broccoli [11 pts]
yogurt [2] & dark chocolate [4]

One coffee [1] and several teas. I met my GHGs, and used all of my daily and activity points. 49 weekly points remaining.

Starting Strength/Turbo Fire - Week 1 - Tuesday

I am using the intermediate 4 day split, along with some Turbo Fire workouts for cardio. I've set a bit of an ambitious schedule, with HIIT on weight training days and longer workouts on non-weight days.

dumbbell bench press 5x5x37.5 lbs

barbell push press 1x5x65 lbs

assisted chin up 3x12 - I did 2 unassisted in each set.

It felt good to be working out again. This workout didn't take all that long because I made it a circuit. I probably shouldn't because these exercises all work the same area, but time is critical.

After weights, I did the Fire 30 & Stretch 10 workouts from Turbo Fire. This stuff is no freaking joke. I love Chalene Johnson and am a Turbo fan for life but this kicked my ass!! It's incredibly fast-paced and there are a lot of new moves to learn on the fly. For Fire 30, I burned 289 calories in that short 30 minutes. I didn't wear my HRM for the stretch. That's just gravy.

Activity points: 1 for weights, 3 for the cardio.

Food:
baked oatmeal [6] & apple [0]
baked sweet potato [4] w/ olive oil [1], tilapia [2] w/ cheese [2]
poached eggs [4] w/ cheese [2] & mixed vegetables [0] w/ sauce [1]
cottage cheese [5]
dark chocolate [4]

One coffee [1] and several teas. I met my GHGs, used all of my daily points and 3 of my activity points. I don't roll my activity points, so one is going unused. I still have 49 weekly points remaining.

Starting Strength/Turbo Fire - Week 1 - Monday

I am starting my new program off with a rest day!! I spent 13 hours in the truck, driving home from New York. I think I am going to just shift everything by one day, then go with the schedule  I wrote out before I left for vacation.

Food:
banana [0]
baked oatmeal [6]
three-bean salad [7]
apple [0]
cheese [2] omelet [3] w/ sauteed [1] onions [0] & vegetables [0] w/ sauce [1]
apple [0] & cottage cheese [5]

Two coffees [2]. I am two points shy of my daily target but I met my GHGs, and have 49 weekly points remaining.

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 7 - Wednesday to Sunday

I tried to be really good. Fortunately, I've had to eat slowly and carefully since my gums are still healing and it's very awkward to eat with the bridge in. I prefer to take it out to eat. To be honest, I prefer to be without it unless I'm in public.

Wednesday was my travel day. At home, I ate baked oatmeal and cream of broccoli soup. On the 12-hour trip, I stuck mostly to more baked oatmeal, cottage cheese, and bananas. We had cookies that my son had made Monday, but they were too hard for me to eat. I did buy a three-bean salad from the store on the way. It was good, but had too much canola oil.

On Thursday, I continued to eat my good foods, but I also tried a few Christmas treats. I couldn't eat nearly as much as I usually could, to I'm quite thankful for this week's dental work. I ate enough to make me think, "Okay, these were good but I'm really not feeling well." I counted the points for them and moved on.

Friday started off right - with eggs & olive oil and fruit. I had some vegetables then some goodies. Not enough to binge on but enough to definitely make me feel sick.

Saturday was all about not throwing up from the sugar I'd eaten Friday. I did overeat on Christmas dinner but no binges! Same thing on Sunday. I didn't bother with points but I kept the stuffing my face to a moderate level.

I am so ready to go home!

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 7 - Tuesday

No workout again today. I doubt I will get any exercise this week, but I'm okay with that.

On the dental work front, things are going well. There's not much pain, still just some pressure under the denture but not as bad as yesterday.

Food:
cottage cheese [5]
baked oatmeal [6]
cream of broccoli soup [6]
banana [0] - Okay, so it was a frozen banana thrown into the food processor and therefore "ice cream" but I needed a fruit serving.
cheese [2] omelet [3] w/ sauteed [1] peppers & sweet hot sauce [1], bear sausage [3] - The bear sausage was incredible difficult for me to chew but it tasted to good. It took me quite a while to eat this meal.

Two coffees [2] and some tea. I am drinking a lot slower than normal. I don't know if I got all my fruit & vegetable servings in. It's possible. I managed to eat all of my daily points though, and I have 49 weekly points remaining.

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 7 - Monday

No workout today. I got my wisdom teeth and 4 more extracted today. I might workout tomorrow, but mainly the stress just makes me want to sleep. We're leaving for New York Wednesday night so there's lots to do.

A little about the teeth. I'm not in any pain, but I'm not ready to try eating solid foods just yet. I attempted to nibble on a cookie but even the crumbs felt awkward. I have an immediate partial denture in my lower front and it's going to take a while to get used to it. And of course, by the time I do, it will be time for my "permanent" denture. I've got acrylic right now, and I'm hoping to upgrade to the flexible stuff once all the swelling goes down and my gums heal.

I'm mostly bummed that I didn't get my coffee today. It was a hit to my dairy servings!

Food:
hard boiled egg [2] & apple [0]
cottage cheese [5]
baked oatmeal [6]
cream of broccoli soup [7] w/ cheese [4]

Two teas and a little water. I got my GHGs, barely. Oh wait, no I didn't, as I only got one serving of protein from the cottage cheese. I think. I never know what's considered a serving of protein. Oh, and I had the egg, so maybe I did get my two servings. I don't care. I didn't use all my daily points, either, though I'm only 5 under. I don't care. I'm just tired and want to go to sleep. I still have 49 weekly points remaining.

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 6 - Sunday

Up another half pound today. So I've done nothing but gain on the new Weight Watchers program LOL. It's not the program. It's me. Being in my healthy range, I fluctuate a lot, even when I eat perfectly. Which I haven't been, but I've been eating within the "rules" of the program. I get my dairy and oils and I choose whole grains when I eat them. I don't eat a ton of grains. I could stand to get more vegetables and less fruit though. Fruit is high in sugar and I'm carb sensitive anyway. Apples never bother me so it must be the bananas and now, grapes.

Food:
baked oatmeal [6]
raw vegetables [0]
salad [0] w/ mandarin oranges [0], chicken breast [4], salsa [0] & olive oil [1]
apple [0] & cheese [4]
chicken breast [4] sandwich [3] w/ cheese [2] - It's certainly no Chik-fil-A :(
grapes [0]
dark chocolate [2]
waffles [8] w/ light syrup [2]

Two coffees [2] and several teas. I met my GHGs, used all my dailies and the rest of my weeklies. Because after I get my teeth extracted tomorrow, I don't know when I'll have real food again.

Baked Oatmeal - Recipe

I tried baked oatmeal for the first time! It was awesome. Oatmeal is something I usually tolerate, but this stuff was really good.

2 c old fashioned or rolled oats
1/3 c brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 large egg
2 tbs canola oil
1 1/2 c skim milk
1/2 c unsweetened applesauce

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

2. In a medium bowl, mix the oats, brown sugar, baking powder and cinnamon. Set aside. In another bowl, mix the remaining ingredients. Pour the oat mixture into the liquid and stir.

3. Pour mixture into an 8x8 pan that has been sprayed with non-stick spray. Bake for 20-30 minutes.

4. Serve warm with chopped apples, nuts, raisins, etc.

Makes 6 servings.

I didn't run the numbers for it (though it's about 6 points+) but it gives one serving of healthy oil and a quarter dairy serving. I can see myself overeating this, that's how good it is.

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 6 - Saturday

No workout today. I'm really sucking at the cardio.

Food:
oatmeal [4] w/ apple [0]
banana [0], cheese [6] & pepperoni [4] - I picked these up at a gas station. I really wanted some candy bars.
chicken sandwich [13] & fries [11] from Chik-fil-A - I was craving a chicken sandwich and I don't know when I'll be able to eat one again after my dental work on Monday. On the plus side, I did only eat half in the restaurant and the other half about an hour later.
venison tenderloin [3] w/ roasted carrots [2]
cottage cheese [2] & grapes [0]

Two coffees [4] and several teas. I blew threw my daily points and met my GHGs. I only have 9 weekly points remaining. Overall, a disappointing day.

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 6 - Friday

barbell squat 5x5x110 lbs

one arm db rows 5x5x40 lbs

atomic push up 3x12 

This was my last weight lifting workout for this round! I'm "off" next week, then back with a new routine the week after that. 2 activity points for this. And atomic push ups still suck!

It was another of my weird long days where I work both jobs at the school and can only snack with whatever can go in my bag. I need to get some nuts, but I can so easily overeat those. Even if I measure out a portion, they don't satisfy me.

Food:

apple [0] & cottage cheese [5]
hard boiled egg [2]
fish nuggets [10]
salad [0] w/ fat free dressing [1] & canola oil [2]
string cheese & fresh fruit [4]
chocolate [5]
BLT w/ cheese [6] - I really wanted a giant peanut butter & nutella sandwich but that would have led to another, then cookies and candy and who knows what else. So I made a small BLT instead.

Two coffees [2] and several teas. I met my GHGs but used my daily points mostly on junk. I am disappointed that I didn't eat well. I have 29 weekly points remaining.

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 6 - Thursday

No workout today. It's way too cold to get up in the mornings.

Food:
oatmeal [4] w/ protein powder [1] & banana [0]
tangerine chicken & rice [10]
apple [0] & cottage cheese [5]
yogurt [3]
chicken breast [4] w/ salad vegetables [0] & salsa [0] w/ olive oil [2]
dark chocolate [8]

Two coffees [2] and several teas. I met my GHGs, used all my daily points and have 35 weekly points remaining.

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 6 - Wednesday

[18 inch] step up 5x5x20 lbs

supinated grip bodyweight row 3x12

Romanian dead lift 5x5x90 lbs 

plank 3x60s

No major increases in weight to speak of with this workout. The planks can sure bite me. 2 activity points.

Food:

hard boiled eggs [4] 

baked curly fries [6] & banana [0]

chicken noodle soup [7]
grilled cheese [6]

cheese [4] & apple [0]

Two coffees [2] and several teas. I met my GHGs (thank you, cheese) and ate all of my daily points, but my activity points are going unused. I'm just not hungry and I could have done without the grilled cheese but I used it to get more dairy and one of my oils. I have 45 weekly points remaining.

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 6 - Tuesday

I really need a structured program like P90X or ChaLean Extreme so I'm not blowing off cardio. I wonder if it's time to do Insanity. I would love to, but I'm making such good progress with my strength training and I do not want to give it up. I'll have to look at the schedule and see if I can squeeze in the upper body workout that comes with Insanity. I don't really care for it. I could do my own thing, too, I suppose. I'll have to play with it.

Food:
oatmeal [4] w/ protein powder [1] & banana [0]
apple [0] & cottage cheese [5]
salad [0] w/ light ranch dressing [3]
cheese [2] omelet [3] w/ sauteed [1] onion [0] & green pepper [0], toast [2] w/ butter [1], turkey bacon [5]
apple [0] & cheese [4]

Two coffees [2] & several teas. I met my GHGs, used all my daily points and have 45 weekly points remaining. I hate dipping into my weeklies so early in the week but I'm hungry, damn the hormones!

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 6 - Monday

barbell static lunge 5x5x70 lbs

db shoulder press 5x5x30 lbs

pronated grip bodyweight row 3x12

mountain climber 3x30

I increased my shoulder press. It was freaking hard!!!!!!  2 activity points for this.

Food:

oatmeal [4] w/ protein powder [1] & banana [0]

tater tots [6] & coleslaw [4] - I really should know better than to eat at work, damn it. I even took an apple & cottage cheese but I couldn't stop snatching tots out of the warmer between classes.

salad [0] w/ black beans[4] & sweet & spicy sauce [3], baked butternut squash [0]
skim milk [2] & white chocolate [4]

Two coffees [2] and several teas. I met my GHGs, used all of my daily points and 1 activity points. I have 49 weekly points remaining.

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 5 - Sunday

I weighed in at 129 today, up a pound from last week. I'm not doing anything wrong, other than ovulating. Stupid body.

Food:
banana [0] & hard boiled eggs [4]
salad [0] w/ chicken breast [2], light ranch dressing [1] & olive oil [2]
lasagna [17] w/ salad [0] & garlic bread [3]
cookies [6] w/ skim milk [1] - I made 6 cookies, 2 for each of us, as dessert. I didn't make a whole batch because I knew what would happen. I desperately wanted another after I finished, and boy, was I glad I thought ahead of time!
apple [0]

Two coffees [2] and several teas. I met my GHGs and used all of my daily points. 31 weekly points unused this week.

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 5 - Saturday

barbell squat 5x5x110 lbs

one arm db rows 5x5x40 lbs

atomic push up 3x12

I increased my row weight. Rough! 2 activity points for this workout. I still think atomic push ups are evil.

Food:
chocolate milk [4] & banana [0] - I haven't felt the need for a post-workout recovery drink in a while!

pancakes [6] w/ syrup [2] & sausage [3] - I went to a breakfast fundraiser and I am estimating.
tilapia [2] & mixed vegetables [0] w/ olive oil [1]
grilled chicken breast [4] w/ sweet heat addiction [1], baked butternut squash [0] w/ olive oil [1]
apple [0] & cottage cheese [4]

Two coffees [2] and several teas. I met my GHGs, ate all of my daily points and 1 of my activity points. I have 39 weekly points remaining.

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 5 - Friday

I had a banana after I blogged last night. They just call my name!

I did some Turbo Jam this afternoon, just the 20 Minute Workout. I burned 152 calories. I think I'm going to stick with the 100 calories burned = 1 Activity Point for a while. So, I earned 1 AP.

Food:
apple [0] & cottage cheese [5]
baked potato [4] w/ chili [4], cookie [3] - I ate this at work and I really should have known better. I had the points for it, but I still try not to eat work food.
banana [0]
cheese [2] omelet [3] w/ sauteed [2] onions & green pepper
apple [0] & cheese [4]
dark chocolate [8]

Two coffees [2] and two teas. I met my GHGs, used my daily points and activity point, and I have 39 weekly points remaining. It looks like I ate a ton.

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 5 - Thursday

I had a banana after I posted last night.

[18 inch] step up 5x5x20 lbs

supinated grip bodyweight row 3x12

Romanian dead lift 5x5x90 lbs 

plank 3x60s

2 activity points for this. I feel like I am never going to progress with my RDL. It used to be my favorite :( It was really hard to do them today because my thighs are all bruised up from cookie dough boxes. The bar kept hitting the sore spots.

Food:

apple [0] & cottage cheese [5]
pepper slices [0] & ham [2]
banana [0]

cubed steak [4] w/ stuffing [7] & gravy [1], salad [0] w/ salsa [0], cheese [1] & olive oil [2]
dark chocolate [8] & skim milk [2]

Two coffees [2] and several teas. I met my GHGs and my daily & activity points, and have 46 weekly points remaining.

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 5 - Wednesday

I did not work out today. I didn't even want to get out of bed. I'm so sick from the stress of the cookie dough fundraiser and working with snot-covered first graders last week. I want to sleep for a week.

Food:
banana [0]
apple [0] & ham slice [1]
banana [0], mixed vegetables [0], rice [1] & ground turkey [2] - All of these (including the stuff listed above) was eaten at work. I just had a very little bit of rice and turkey, maybe a tablespoon of each.
venison tenderloin [6] & salad w/ salsa & olive oil [2]
cottage cheese [5]
grapes, hot chocolate [5] - Okay, so it was a bunch of warmed milk with NESQUIK.

One coffee [1] and several teas. I met my GHGs but I'm still 6 points shy of my daily target. I've been eating enough fruit and vegetables that I'm just not hungry. I still have 49 weekly points remaining.

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 5 - Tuesday

Busy, busy day today. As fundraising chair for the PTA, my big project lately has been overseeing the cookie dough sales. Today, the orders arrived. I spent the morning unloading a truck full of cookie dough, sorting, transporting, loading cards. Then I spent the entire afternoon moving boxes, stacking them on tables, stacking them on carts, putting them in people's cars. My shoulder is killing me. I am completely exhausted.

Food:
apple [0] & cottage cheese [5]
mixed vegetables [0], ice cream [2], grapes [0], pepper slices [0] - I was all set to have hard boiled eggs for lunch but when I sat down to eat and cracked them open, they were raw eggs. I was not happy.
string cheese [4] & banana [0]
black bean quesadillas [12] & salad w/ salsa & olive oil [2]
pumpkin cookie [3]

One coffee [1] and several teas. I used all my daily points. I think. I'm too tired to count. I have 49 weekly points remaining. I think. As I said, I'm too tired to count.

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 5 - Monday

barbell static lunge 5x5x70 lbs 

db shoulder press 5x5x27.5 lbs

pronated grip bodyweight row 3x12

mountain climber 3x30

2 activity points for this. I really don't care much for mountain climbers. I was not in the mood to do this today. I slept a little longer than normal because I wasn't feeling well (dry air) and intended to work out after my son's allergy shots. Then I was asked to sub in the after school program for a while, and by the time we got home from shots after that, it was pretty late. Then I had tons of last minute stuff to do to get ready for tomorrow's suddenly rescheduled to earlier in the morning cookie dough delivery. I just wanted to bail. But I didn't.

Food:
apple [0] & cottage cheese [5]
baked sweet potato [5]
black bean quesadillas [10] & salad w/ salsa & olive oil [2], banana [0]
grapes [0]
light English muffin [3] w/ butter [1] & pumpkin cookies [3]

20 ounces of water, two coffees [2] and several teas. I ate all my daily and activity points and met my GHGs. I am very satisfied. I have 49 weekly points remaining.

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 4 - Sunday

I weighed in at 128 today, down a pound and a half since last Sunday. Only half a pound over my pre-Christmas low from last year.

Food:
yogurt [3] & banana [0]
apple [0] & cottage cheese [5]
grapes [0] & red pepper slices [0]
Hungarian beef goulash [6] w/ pasta [6]
string cheese [4]
eggs [3] w/ sauteed [1] onions & green peppers, avocado [2]
dark chocolate [8] - This is my Dexter treat.

Three coffees [3] and several teas. I met my GHGs, used all my dailies, and finally dipped into my weeklies. I have 36 weekly points going unused this week. I really, really like the new Weight Watchers Points Plus plan!

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 4 - Saturday

No workout today.

Food:
apple [0] & cottage cheese [5]
gingerbread house icing [6] - Damn sugar! I estimated, then caught myself and threw the rest of the leftovers away.
raw vegetables [0]
half a banana [0] - My son stole half right out of my hand.
homemade chicken noodle soup [14] - This was for the entire batch, which I ate in 2 parts, about an hour apart.
oatmeal cookie [2] - I had to try out the recipe I found for using up my spare packets of instant oatmeal. I made smaller cookies than the recipe calls for. They are pretty good.

Two coffees [2] and several teas. I met my GHGs and used all of my daily points. I still have all 49 weekly points left. I'm scared to use them. Really. I know I need to eat more though.

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 4 - Friday

barbell squat 5x5x110 lbs

one arm db rows 5x5x35 lbs

atomic push up 3x12 

Two activity points for the workout.

Food:

oatmeal [4] w/ protein powder [1] & banana [0]

hard boiled eggs [4] & raw vegetables [0]

yogurt [3] w/ string cheese [4] & banana [0]
tilapia [4] w/ salad mix [0], olive oil [3] & avocado [2]
apple [0] & cottage cheese [3]

Two coffees [2] and several teas. I met my GHGs, used all my daily points and one of my activity points. I have 49 weekly points remaining. Still.

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 4 - Thursday

It was a long, long day. I had a 7 AM PTA meeting, then straight to work. Then another meeting. Then my other subbing job. THEN a school function that we were supposed to attend, but Sebastian changed his mind at the last minute. I had to plan my meals very carefully so I'd have stuff to eat between "things" and I think I did fairly well.

Food:
banana [0]
apple [0] & cottage cheese [5]
turkey breast [4], raw vegetables [0] w/ homemade honey mustard sauce [3]
hard boiled eggs [4] & string cheese [4]
avocado [3]

Two coffees [2] & several teas. I met my GHGs but I'm short 4 points for the day. And I still have 49 weekly points remaining. I have to figure something out because I need to eat more. I don't really feel hungry, but I know I am not eating enough. I definitely need more protein but I hate re-heated food (especially meat) and I can't cook fresh food at lunch (or eat what we serve in the cafeteria).

Countdown to Christmas Challenge - Week 4 - Wednesday

[18 inch] step up 5x5x20 lbs

supinated grip bodyweight row 3x12

Romanian dead lift 5x5x85 lbs 

plank 3x60s

2 activity points for this workout.

Food:

oatmeal [4] w/ protein powder [1] & banana [0]

apple [0] & cottage cheese [5]
vegetable soup [1]
yogurt [3] w/ granola [3]

turkey breast [3] w/ salad vegetables [0], avocado [2] & salsa w/ olive oil [1]
string cheese [4], banana [0] & dark chocolate [2]

Two coffees [2] and several teas. I used all my daily and activity points, and have 49 weekly points remaining. I'm struggling to get my 29 daily points every. I don't know why. I'm worried that I will feel pressured to use all my weekly points over the weekend just because I have them to use. Next weekend when I actually need them for a fundraiser, I won't have them. LOL