Monday, February 28, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 6 - Monday

chin up 5x5 - 5 unassisted in the first set, 4 unassisted and 1 negative in the next 2 sets, 3 unassisted and 2 negatives in the last two sets
db calf raise 5x5x40 lbs
bb military press 5x5x60 lbs
reverse db calf raise 5x5x40 lbs
lat db raise 5x5x15 lbs

rear delt bb row 5x5x80 lbs
db skull crusher 5x5x20 lbs

2 activity points earned for this. I increased all the weights, except lat raises, which I increased last week. And I will say, my chin ups were quite impressive today. I am very pleased. I am an action figure!

Food:
coffee w/ skim milk [1]
fruit & yogurt smoothie w/ protein powder [8]
tater tots & coleslaw [9]
quinoa & beans w/ broccoli [9]
apple & cottage cheese [6]


I used 33 of my 35 daily points, no activity points, and I have 49 weekly points remaining. I'm just too work out and tired to eat anything else.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 5 - Sunday

I can't believe how quickly a month has gone by. I had to do my monthly 5K. I walked again this month (52 minutes). I mainly wanted time to just listen to music and think. The most insane thought popped into my head while I was walking. My intention this fall is to run the Outer Banks 8K. But I don't know how much of a challenge that will be in November. I could easily conquer 8K before that. Then I thought, well, how about the half? But if I do a half marathon, I will want to run a full marathon at some point, so why don't I just spend 6 months training for the Outer Banks Marathon and get it all out of the way and never have to run again? The   race is November 13. The 18-week training schedule fits perfectly if I end my current bulk cycle at 12 weeks, then do a 12-week cut, then start marathon training. I will decide in May, when the race registration is cheapest (but still close to $100!!). This way, if I pay for it, I will follow through. And my First Flight 5K will be out of the way.

Oh, and I did another mile after my 5K this morning. I had to go get a newspaper and with gas prices being what they are, the weather being so gorgeous, and my trying to be a a better role model for my sit-on-his-butt kid, I decided to walk. Altogether, I earned 4 activity points.

OH! And I instituted a new rule in the house. If my son wants to go to the park, he has to ride his bike. He loves going to the park but we're having trouble getting him to ride his bike. He's still learning and gives up easily. I hope this motivates him to master the bike.

Food:
coffee w/ skim milk [2]
cheese omelet w/ guacamole, turkey bacon, bagel thin w/ butter [14]
apple, steak & salad [10]
carrots & cashews [10]
roasted chicken & guacamole on Romaine lettuce wrap, roasted vegetables [16]
cereal w/ skim milk [7]
peanut butter sandwich [10]

I used all 35 of my daily points, all of my activity points and all of my weekly points. I don't know why I feel so much pressure to eat every single one of my points. I still need to work on making better choices.

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 5 - Saturday

I was catching up on my reading today and saw an ad in Shape magazine for the bodybuilding.com web site/community and protein powder. I have had an account there for years but I don't visit often, unless I'm looking for information on routines. Not the point. The ad showed a picture of a very fit woman and it said, "I am an action figure."



I am an action figure. It immediately sparked something in me. For a while now, I've been looking for something motivational, something to put the fire back into my workouts. Seeing that ad made me want to get up and exercise (and it's an off day). I tore the page out of the magazine and hung it on the mirror behind my squat rack.

I am an action figure.

Food:
coffee w/ skim milk [2]
poached eggs, turkey bacon & bagel thin w/ light cream cheese [13]
banana, ham & turkey salad w/ homemade dressing [10]
apple [0]
bear & vegetable soup [6]
carrots, apple & cashews [8] - I think I could go crazy without apples. I love the large red delicious apples I get from Costco. They are so worth the 3 hour round trip!
apple & cheese [4]

I used all 35 of my daily points and have 27 weekly points remaining. I need more protein and fat, I think. My carbs are still too high.

Friday, February 25, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 5 - Friday

I had some mandarin oranges and carrot sticks after I blogged last night. Zero points!


incline db bench press 5x5x40 lbs 
bb lunge 5x5x85 lbs 
bent over bb row 5x5x75 lbs 
bb shrug 
5x5x120 lbs
stiff leg bb dead lift 5x5x120 lbs
plank/side plank 3x30s per side (90s total per set)

2 activity points earned here. I hate the lunges. And the dead lift. And I screwed up my circuit. Normally, I do  the bench press, lunge and row in one circuit, then the other 3 exercises together in another. Today I forgot and rather than piss around with two circuits, I jumped the weight way up to use the same barbell for deads and shrugs, so I could use the other barbell for rows. I think I can go heavier with my rows, too, but not as heavy as I can shrug. I was surprised to find out I can shrug that much more. It's more a matter of grip.


I also increased my bench press. I may break past 50 pound dumbbells by the end of the year. My adjustables don't go higher than that so I would have to go back to my regular dumbbells. I love 5x5. It makes it look like I can lift really heavy.

Food:
coffee w/ skim milk [1]
fruit smoothie w/ yogurt & protein powder [6]
sausage biscuit [8]
clodhoppers [6]
pepper slices & cottage cheese [5]
salad w/ dressing [9]
apple & cheese [4]


I used all of 35 daily points and activity points, and have 35 weekly points remaining. Even though I ate the sausage biscuit and clodhoppers, I still think it was a good day.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 5 - Thursday

db bicep curl 5x5x25 lbs bb calf raise 5x5x140 lbs 
rear delt bb row 5x5x75 lbs 
lat db raise 5x5x12.5 lbs 
front delt db raise 5x5x12.5 lbs 
single-leg db calf raise 5x5x40 lbs  
standing (single) db tricep extension 5x5x30 lbs 

2 activity points. This is probably my favorite workout of the week.

Food:
coffee w/ skim milk [1]
banana, oatmeal w/ protein powder [7]
eggs & ham [8]
ice cream cake [4]
salad from work [7]
taco salad [12]
apple & cheese [4]


I used all 35 of my daily points and both of my activity points, and I have 37 weekly points remaining.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 5 - Wednesday

I'm exhausted. I need more sleep.

Food:
coffee w/ skim milk [1]
fruit smoothie w/ yogurt & protein powder [6]
mixed vegetables, rice & ham & cheese sandwich [16]
turkey bacon, scrambled eggs w/ guacamole, bagel w/ butter [16]

I used all 35 of my daily points and have 43 weekly points remaining. I'm not happy about eating the ham & cheese at work, but I didn't let it derail me. I'm still eating too many processed carbs. I should have picked the ham & cheese off the bread. Oh well.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 5 - Tuesday

I forgot I had some yogurt [3] yesterday morning before I ran out the door for work.


negative pull up 5x5
bb squat 5x5x120 lbs
chest dip 5x5
bb good morning 5x5x80 lbs
bb shrug 
5x5x90 lbs
stability ball jack knife 5x20

2 activity points. I really think I'm underestimating my points for strength training. I wish I could trust myself to eat clean - I'd take a third point.

Food:
coffee w/ skim milk [2]
avocado [5]
green beans, meatballs & potato [10]
salad w/ homemade dressing & venison [11]
apple & cottage cheese [7]
cheese [4]


I used all of my 35 daily points, both of my activity points, and I have 47 weekly points remaining.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 5 - Monday

chin up 5x5 - 3 unassisted and 2 negatives in the first 3 sets, 2 unassisted and 3 negative in the last 2 sets
db calf raise 5x5x35 lbs
bb military press 5x5x55 lbs
reverse db calf raise 5x5x35 lbs
lat db raise 5x5x15 lbs

rear delt bb row 5x5x75 lbs
db skull crusher 5x5x17.5 lbs


2 activity points for this. I was not in the mood to work out. I had the shittiest of shitty days and it was insanely late by the time I got home and got settled. I hated every minute of the workout.


Food:
apple & cottage cheese [5]
coffee w/ skim milk [1]
hard boiled eggs & grapes [4]
cheese & cream of broccoli soup [8]
salad w/ avocado & olive oil, squash & sweet potato soup [9]
apple & cheese [4]


I used 31 of my 35 daily points, none of my activity points, and I have 49 weekly points remaining. I was way too busy to eat junk today.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 4 - Sunday

I don't have anything to blog about here today. I posted in my personal blog, because this is so much more than a fitness issue.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 4 - Saturday

I was going to continue my weekend with my head buried deep in the sand. But when I woke up this morning, my wedding rings were really tight. So I hopped on the scale. I've gained 11.5 pounds in the last month. That is more than my goal for the entire 12-week bulk. I was horrible this week, and I've really been avoiding putting the details out there. Thursday for breakfast, for example, I ate a package of Zingers and a bag of peanut butter cups. For lunch, I ate another bag of peanut butter cups. I think I ate a decent dinner, but then ate tons of shit after that. Wednesday, I ate a bunch of junk after dinner too. Oh, and Thursday I bought ice cream. Between Thursday and Friday, I ate almost half gallon of ice cream. I had pizza for lunch yesterday and a Chinese buffet for dinner.

Not only have I ballooned up, my skin is horrible. Having rosacea, I'm very sensitive to sugar and yesterday one of my kindergarten kids asked me why my face was so red and bumpy, why I had "boo-boos" all over my face. It was hard not to cry a bit. I knew why skin was all jacked up but to hear this sweet little girl ask my why I had boo-boos all over, it was embarrassing.

After I got on the scale this morning and saw the 139.5, I pulled my rings off, and it took some effort. There is a very clear dent in my finger from them. My fingers are always more swollen in the morning and as the day went on, I could remove them easily, but the swelling was very apparent.

Now, you'd think that would be enough to shock me into action. I started off the day wonderfully, then after dinner, I managed to eat over a quart of ice cream in the living room with my son and husband right there, and neither of them knew I was eating it. That's pretty pathetic. I was sneaking food right under their noses. Between that and eating Nutella right out of the jar with a spoon, it's still very clear that I have problems.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 4 - Friday

I know I said I was going to do this tomorrow but I don't want my weekend messed up with obligation.


incline db bench press 5x5x37.5 lbs
bb lunge 5x5x80 lbs
bent over bb row 5x5x70 lbs
bb shrug 
5x5x85 lbs
stiff leg bb dead lift 5x5x110 lbs
plank/side plank 3x30s per side (90s total per set)

2 activity points. Again, not that it matters much with all the crap I've been eating. I have so much food shame, I don't even know where to start.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 4 - Thursday

db bicep curl 5x5x25 lbs
bb calf raise 5x5x130 lbs
rear delt bb row 5x5x70 lbs
lat db raise 5x5x12.5 lbs
front delt db raise 5x5x12.5 lbs
single-leg db calf raise 5x5x35 lbs 
standing (single) db tricep extension 5x5x30 lbs

2 activity points for this. Not that it matters...I've been stuffing my face like a pig.

No workout tomorrow. I'll do it Saturday. I have an early PTA meeting then work until 6 PM. 

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 4 - Wednesday

No scheduled workout. I love Wednesdays.

Food:
banana, cheese omelet w/ chipotle guacamole [6]
turkey salad at work [10]
grapes [0]
fish w/ broccoli [10]
coffee w/ skim milk [1]
cheese & turkey pepperoni [4]
apple w/ peanut butter [4]

I used all my daily points and met my GHGs but my head and heart are not in this.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 4 - Tuesday

negative pull up 5x5 - These make me so sick. I hate them. My arms are too short for the grips on my pull up bar, unless I use a neutral grip, but that uses too much bicep and and not enough back. I work my biceps with my chin ups.
bb squat 5x5x120 lbs
chest dip 5x5
bb good morning 5x5x80 lbs
bb shrug 
5x5x85 lbs
stability ball jack knife 5x20

2 activity points. I increased my good morning weight.

Food:
banana & cheese omelet [5]
junk at work*
rice & beans [9]
salad w/ turkey & chipotle guacamole [9]
apple & cottage cheese [6]


One cup of coffee w/ skim milk [1]. I didn't use all my daily points, but I did manage to eek in all my GHGs.


*I'm so mad at myself. A co-worker brought in cupcakes and chocolate covered nuts and I really, really, really overate. I don't know how much I actually ate, but I think I should give up the 49 weekly points I had saved up. So for the rest of the week, I'm going to stick to my 35 dailies and activity points. Bah! I have to find a way to stop this compulsion.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 4 - Monday

chin up 5x5 - 3 unassisted and 2 negative in the first 3 sets, 2 unassisted and 3 negatives in the last 2 sets
db calf raise 5x5x35 lbs
bb military press 5x5x55 lbs
reverse db calf raise 5x5x35 lbs
lat db raise 5x5x15 lbs

rear delt bb row 5x5x70 lbs
db skull crusher 5x5x17.5 lbs


2 activity points, as usual. I didn't work out in the morning and I wasn't sure I'd even get this done in the afternoon or evening. But work was good, the weather was beautiful and I was in a good mood. I managed to increase my skull crusher and lat raise weights. 

Food:
banana & yogurt [3]
macaroni & cheese w/ peas [6]
Valentine cupcake [5]
red pepper slices & hard boiled eggs [4]
banana [0]
salad w/ tomato, avocado & homemade honey mustard dressing [9]
apple & cottage cheese [5]
toast [4]

One coffee w/ skim milk [1]. I used all my daily and activity points, and have 49 weekly points remaining.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 3 - Sunday

I ate a lot of crap today. I don't understand why I can't just say no, why I can't walk away from junk food. I am finally going to eat something I should have eaten a long time ago - crow - and look into some of that alternative bullshit I don't believe in.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 3 - Saturday

No workout today. Unless you count shopping as exercise.

Food:
apple & cottage cheese [7]
Wendy's Spicy Asian Boneless Chicken Wings [14]
banana & green pepper slices [0]
steak w/ fettuccine & pesto [18]
cookies [12]

One coffee w/ skim milk [1]. I have 24 weekly points remaining. Crappy day.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 3 - Friday

I ended up having some cheese [4] after I blogged last night. All the cleaning caught up to me and I was starving.


incline db bench press 5x5x37.5 lbs
bb lunge 5x5x80 lbs
bent over bb row 5x5x70 lbs
bb shrug 
5x5x85 lbs
stiff leg bb dead lift 5x5x110 lbs
plank/side plank 3x30s per side (90s total per set)

2 activity points for this workout. Shocker, huh?

Food:
banana & baked oatmeal [6]
grapes, red pepper slices & hard boiled eggs [4]
plum, green beans, fish & cheese [10]
bear burger on bun w/ roasted broccoli [12]
apple & cottage cheese [5]

20 ounces of water, one coffee w/ skim milk [1] and several teas. I'm still doing well with using less artificial sweetener. I used all of my daily and activity points, and have 41 weekly points remaining.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 3 - Thursday

db bicep curl 5x5x25 lbs
bb calf raise 5x5x120 lbs
rear delt bb row 5x5x70 lbs
lat db raise 5x5x12.5 lbs
front delt db raise 5x5x12.5 lbs
single-leg db calf raise 5x5x35 lbs 
standing (single) db tricep extension 5x5x30 lbs

2 activity points for this workout.


I originally planned to take today off (I'd already been approved and secured a sub) so I could go get my partial denture adjusted but school was canceled due to snow and crappy roads. So while I could have braved the weather with my son, I couldn't do it with his best friend, who I had agreed to take on snow days or in case of emergencies. So I won't be getting my partial adjusted. I don't think it needs it but I wanted it looked at before my 60 days was up (on Monday). I will probably just wait until the end of April when we have Spring Break and set things in motion to get my permanent denture. Anyway, since I had a lot of time to kill, I cleaned my house from top to bottom - I'm exhausted but happy! 

Food:
apple & cottage cheese [5]
baked oatmeal [6]
salad w/ avocado, salsa & olive oil [6]
coconut beans & rice w/ pork [11]
apple & cottage cheese [5]


Two coffees w/ skim milk [2] and several teas. I used all of my daily points but not my activity points, and I have 43 weekly points remaining.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 3 - Wednesday

No workout scheduled for today. I went into work super early. Practically everyone is sick - both full-timers were out sick and we had to have two subs come in, and I had to be there to prep breakfast for the first time. It was an insanely long day, as I had an after school function, swim lessons, then a PTA meeting. I packed my lunch box well for the day, though.

Food:
apple & cottage cheese [6]
eggs & tater tots [8]
grapes & cheese [4]
salad [13] - This is a new salad we make at the school, Sunrise Turkey or something like that. It has lettuce, tomato, carrots, celery, cheese, apple slices, mandarin orange slices, dried cranberries, and slivered almonds. Oh, and turkey breast. It's awesome! I made a balsamic dressing for it and it was so good.
plum, peanut butter & Nutella sandwich [9]

One coffee w/ skim milk [1] and several teas. I ate all of my daily points and have 43 weekly points remaining.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 3 - Tuesday

negative pull up 5x5
chest dip 5x5
bb good morning 5x5x70 lbs
bb squat 5x5x120 lbs
bb shrug 5x5x85 lbs
stability ball jack knife 5x20

2 activity points.

Food:
banana, baked oatmeal & hard boiled egg [8]
grapes & cottage cheese [6]
raw vegetables & cheese [4]
omelet w/ avocado & tomato, turkey bacon [18]


20 ounces of water and one coffee w/ skim milk [1]. I used all of my daily points and today's activity points, and have 49 weekly points remaining.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 3 - Monday

chin up 5x5 - 3 unassisted and 2 negatives in the first 3 sets, 2 unassisted and 3 negatives in the last 2 sets
db calf raise 5x5x35 lbs
reverse db calf raise 5x5x35 lbs
bb military press 5x5x55 lbs
lat db raise 5x5x12.5 lbs
rear delt bb row 5x5x70 lbs
db skull crusher 5x5x15 lbs


2 activity points for this.


Food:
banana [0]
coleslaw [4]
grapes & cottage cheese [6]
salad vegetables w/ avocado, hard boiled egg & homemade honey mustard dressing [12] - This was not the dinner I had planned. Unfortunately, my slow cooker cooks much too fast to cook rice. I will be buying a programmable slow cooker this week. I never know when I'm going to have to work late and I need my slow cooker.
warm milk w/ NesQuik [9] - I needed to get in another dairy and some points but I was absolutely not hungry.


36 ounces of water and one coffee w/ skim milk [1]. I did not have much of an appetite today. I didn't even want to work out in the morning - I preferred to wait until after my subbing job and swim lessons. I still feel sick from all the junk I ate over the weekend. I don't know why I do this to myself.  Anyway, I got in 32 of my 35 daily points, 2 activity points are going unused, and I have 49 weekly points remaining. I don't expect days like this to happen often. I'm not sure if I should carry my APs through the week or not. When I'm trying to lose, I use-them-or-lose-them, but with bulking, I really should be eating them. I don't know - we'll see how it goes.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 2 - Weekend

It wasn't a good weekend for food. I ate tons of crap, and I know it was this stupid no artificial sweetener thing that set me off this week. I was still trying to adjust to a bulking diet and it was just too much all at once. I'm glad I'm going back to normal tomorrow. I stocked up on tons of produce, as well as some frozen berries. I'm going to give fruit smoothies a shot.

I'm changing my bulking strategy a bit. Initially, I planned on eating at maintenance levels (35 points per day) AND eating all my weekly and activity points. I'm not going to put so much pressure on myself to eat the weeklies, especially if I'm eating a lot of zero point foods.

I have felt like crap all day, and tired. No doubt because of the junk.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 2 - Friday

bent over bb row 5x5x65 lbs
incline db bench press 5x5x37.5 lbs
stiff leg bb dead lift 5x5x105 lbs
bb lunge 5x5x75 lbs
bb shrug 5x5x85 lbs
plank/side plank 3x30s per side (90s total per set)

2 activity points for this.

Food:
baked oatmeal [6]
banana & coffee w/ real sugar [1]
banana & cottage cheese [6]
turkey salad w/ light dressing [8]
raw vegetables & hummus [4]
Chinese food


And this is where I binged. I even got unsweetened tea, but I ate way too much. Then I bought a candy bar. I put the brownie mix back on the shelf but I grabbed a package of Oreo cookies instead. I cannot do this no artificial sweetener thing. I find myself craving sugar and eating too much, and eating things that are considerably worse for me than artificial sweeteners. All week long, I've noticed that when I don't have my coffee at work, I eat. When I'm home and can't have my tea, I eat. I struggle so much with making the right choices as it is. This is making it a million times harder. Call me weak, call me a failure. I'm calling it picking my battles.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 2 - Thursday

db bicep curl 5x5x25 lbs
bb calf raise 5x5x115 lbs
single-leg db calf raise  5x5x35 lbs
front delt db raise 5x5x12.5 lbs
lat db raise 5x5x12.5 lbs
rear delt bb row 5x5x65 lbs
standing (single) db tricep extension 5x5x25 lbs


2 activity points for this. I took a quick rest after work and almost fell asleep before getting my exercise in. I snapped myself awake just in time. 


Food:
bananas & cottage cheese [6]
eggs w/ ham, banana [8]
raw vegetables & hummus, skim milk [8]
apple & cheese [4]
roast w/ broccoli & olive oil [6]
hot chocolate & popcorn [7]


I had 3 bananas at work. THREE! If I'd had my coffee, I wouldn't have eaten over 300 calories worth of freaking bananas. This no sweetener thing is killing me. 


56 ounces of water. Again, bad choices, and I have 27 weekly points remaining.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 2 - Wednesday

No workout scheduled today.


Food:
cottage cheese [6]
eggs w/ waffle & syrup [10]
apple [0]
apple, cheese & skim milk [6]
meatloaf & broccoli [13]
apple [0]
hot chocolate [6] 


20 ounces of water today. I need to buy some more Brita filters. This stuff tastes worse than usual. I really want some freaking coffee. Not having coffee is making me make bad food choices at work. I'm desperate to reset my sweet tooth, but I don't know if I'm desperate enough. I feel myself weakening with every passing hour. Apples helped, being 0 points and still sweet. But I'd rather have my diet Coke. I had some non-diet hot chocolate (2 cups) because I was desperate for anything wet and sweet and I was about out of apples. This giving up artificial sweeteners is fucking hard. So few things are worth the extra points/calories. I don't know if I can do it for 26 more days. I know this is a self-imposed challenge, and I hate failing, but I'm going insane.


Oh, and I have 29 weekly points remaining.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Bulk Cycle 1 - Week 2 - Tuesday

I had some cheese [2] and an orange [0] after I blogged last night.


Today begins my 28-day no artificial sweetener challenge. No diet drinks, no neotame, sucralose, saccharine. aspartame, or similar in my coffee and tea. The ONLY exception I will make is for my protein powder, which  I hardly ever use but may need in a pinch. I am not replacing the artificial sweetener in my coffee with real sugar or stevia or honey or agave nectar. Real sugar is the only one of those that I actually like, but it's not worth the points it would take to make the coffee/tea palatable. So I guess I'll go without for a week or two, then try it unsweetened. I foresee a lot of broth in my immediate future because I need warm drinks with flavor.



negative pull up 5x5
chest dip 5x5
bb good morning 5x5x65 lbs
bb squat 5x5x115 lbs 
bb shrug 5x5x85 lbs
stability ball jack knife 5x20

2 activity points. 

I'm going to be honest. I did not want to work out today. I woke up at 5 AM, got my gear on, brushed my teeth and promptly went back to bed. I haven't been getting enough sleep. I figured I'd workout when I got home. Then I decided I'd do it tomorrow and shift things around. Then I decided to keep my schedule and workout after work and taking Sebastian to his swim lesson. By the time I got home, I was so exhausted and cranky. My head was killing me from the caffeine withdrawal and I had a million things to do. So I texted my workout buddy and told her I didn't want to work out. She told me to go ahead and do it anyway, that it would help my headache to get some blood flowing. I cursed her in my head and got dressed. As I was starting my first pair of exercises (pull ups and squats) my kid went nuts, the dryer went off, dinner needed to be put away. Into my third set, I was so overwhelmed with trying to do things between sets that I just sat on my kitchen floor and cried. My head hurt even worse, I was having problems with the new barbell and I just wanted to guzzle a Diet Coke. But I didn't. I took some ibuprofen, took care of my dishes and laundry and put the kid to bed, then resumed my workout. It sucked balls but I finished it. By the time I did, I felt better. Not flowing endorphins better but better in the sense that I wasn't such a lazy asshole.

Food:
poached eggs w/ cheese & turkey bacon [10]
crap at work [12]
skim milk [2]
apple & cottage cheese [6]
crock pot chicken salsa w/ broccoli [11]
orange & baked oatmeal [6]


46 ounces of water, and a few ounces of nasty, unsweetened teas that I tried to gag down. I used all of my daily and activity points and have 35 weekly points remaining. I was still pretty hungry after my last meal though :(