Post Challenge Day 2

Not much to say now, other than providing my menu. It's business as usual while I stress over how I'll eat during my travels. For once, I would like to be on plan the whole time, or at least all days except Thanksgiving. Tell me I can do this!!! Protein is always a problem when I travel.

apple
cottage cheese
hard boiled egg
coffee w/ cream

fortified french toast

chicken breast
carrots
coffee w/ cream
hard boiled egg

venison
pinto beans

Calories - 1552
Carbs - 138 (35 fiber)
Protein - 178
Fat - 37
C/P/F Ratio - 34.5/44.6/20.9

After Stats

I really think I messed up my initial measurements, and probably some along the way. Next time, I'll have my husband do the measuring, twice each time we do it.

Neck - 14.5 -------------- 14
Bust - 43.25 -------------- 42.5
Rib Circ - 36.5 -------------- 36
Waist - 39.25 -------------- 37.5
Belly - 43.75 -------------- 41.25
Hips - 43 -------------- 39.25
Thighs - (R) 24 -------------- 23.75 (L) 23.75 -------------- 23.5
Calves - (R) 14.75 -------------- 14.5 (L) 14.75 -------------- 14.5
(Flexed) Biceps - (R) 12.5 -------------- 12 (L) 12.75 -------------- 12.5
Batwings - (R) 14 -------------- 13.5 (L) 14 -------------- 14
Forearms - (R) 11 -------------- 10.5 (L) 11 -------------- 10.25
Wrists - (R) 6.25 -------------- 6 (L) 6.25 -------------- 6.25
Weight - 165.5 lbs -------------- 154.5 lbs
Body Fat - 39% -------------- 36%
Lean Body Mass - 101 lbs -------------- 98.9 (Yikes! A loss of LBM )
BMI - 30.2 -------------- 28.1

Post Challenge Day 1

Still eating BFL/BFFM style and experimenting with various exercise routines. I am fairly certain I'll be doing a second BFL challenge when I get back from New York at the end of the month. I've been back and forth about it a lot, but I didn't like not doing it today.

I promise to have my stats up tomorrow, along with my essay and answers to the BFL questions.

apple
cottage cheese
hard boiled egg
coffee w/ cream

fortified french toast

chicken breast
carrots
coffee w/ cream

sweet potato
venison roast

Calories - 1309
Carbs - 147 (28 fiber)
Protein - 133
Fat - 29
C/P/F Ratio - 42.5/38.5/19

Week 12

It's Free Day. We all know what that means - binge. I finally found my way to my son's Halloween bucket.

I don't really have much to say about the conclusion of my BFL challenge. I need to redo my measurements in the morning because I was in a hurry today and I think (hope) I measured wrong. I did take my pictures and fill out all my paperwork. If I follow through (which I think I will), I will mail out my entry packet tomorrow. I haven't decided whether I'm going to post my pictures. They certainly aren't pretty. Fully clothed with a bag over my head, I don't look too bad. Unfortunately, one must be half naked for the contest pics. I suppose wearing shorts rather than a bikini was a blessing for viewers' eyes, should I ever post the pictures.

I lost 11 pounds, officially, during the 12 week challenge. Tomorrow, I'm going back to BFFM and different exercise routine. But watch this space for my final stats, my contest essay, and many other things. I'll be blogging regularly as I continue 12 week blocks of sweaty fun.

Now, I'm going to make spaghetti.

Challenge 1 Day 83

Today was pretty good. I have had plenty of opportunities over the last few days to eat candy, and I have resisted. As much as I want it, I'm afraid I won't stop if I start. I may allow myself one reasonable serving tomorrow, on my free day, depending on how well I eat the rest of the day. I'm already planning on spaghetti, and that's kind of on the iffy side of acceptable. Well, it's acceptable, but I have no portion control when it comes to spaghetti. I have switched to whole wheat, and I also like the Barilla Plus pasta.

I'm really upset that I wasted 3 cups of beans on a black bean brownie recipe. It tasted horrible. Good thing beans are cheap.

My husband shot a buck today, so we will have lots of venison in the future. Add that to the 100 pounds of bluetail shrimp he caught last month and we shouldn't have to buy meat for a while. Of course, I will need my chicken.

Cardio was interesting this morning. I almost wiped out because I was trying to get the cord for my headphones out of the way, and my foot slipped to the side, then my toe go caught in the belt. Of course, I was on RPE 9 when it happened, so I almost went flying.

apple
cottage cheese
hard boiled egg

scrambled eggs w/ onion, green pepper, garlic
toast w/ butter

tuna w/ mayo
carrots

chicken breast
broccoli

toast w/ butter
230 g cottage cheese

Calories - 1558
Carbs - 148 (37 fiber)
Protein - 156
Fat - 54
C/P/F Ratio - 34.7/36.7/28.6

Challenge 1 Day 82

I am very pleased to say that I made it through last night's investigation without eating anything bad, even though other team members brought candy and chips. I ate my vegetables, unsalted cashews, and sliced venison without giving the junk a second thought.

My last LBWO almost didn't happen. I was exhausted this morning, but 3 year olds don't really understand "Give Mommy 15 more minutes." I wanted to skip and just be a slug on the couch, stealing a nap where I could, but I didn't. I couldn't come all this way just to blow off my last strength training session.

apple
cottage cheese
hard boiled egg

scrambled eggs w/ green pepper & onion
coffee w/ cream

carrots
hard boiled egg

McDonald's Bacon Ranch (grilled) Chicken salad
Newman's Own Ranch dressing
coffee w/ cream

black beans

Calories - 1424
Carbs - 123 (27 fiber)
Protein - 112
Fat - 57
C/P/F Ratio - 33.9/30.9/35.3

Challenge 1 Day 81

It's going to be a weird day. I won't have numbers to post because I have an overnight investigation (I'm in a paranormal group) and I won't have access to my scale or any adequate cooling, so I'll just be doing the best I can. The plan is to take some carrot sticks and nuts to snack on. I'm going to need energy because I will have endless flights of stairs to climb several times tonight. Nuts would be good, but I don't really want that much salt this close to my final weigh in. Cheese sticks may work. I'm not sure yet. I can't go to the store until I head out and I don't really have anything in the house that would work. I could cook up a batch of beans and take those, but seriously, the last thing I need is to be caught farting on the audio and video recorders.

apple
cottage cheese
hard boiled egg

chicken
black beans
coffee w/ cream

chicken breast
carrots

Food I'm taking with me on the investigation:

sliced venison
carrots & cucumbers
unsalted cashews