NROL - Week 15 - Friday

I debated with myself from 5 AM on whether or not I wanted to do cardio today. I usually shoot for 2 days a week but I thought about last night's big meal and decided I'd feel better if I got some exercise. So I did the Turbo Jam Cardio Party Mix 2, and I have every intention of doing cardio again tomorrow. My schedule this week has been weird because of the kickboxing on Monday and I could really just take tomorrow off, but I won't. I don't know if I'm going to do Turbo Jam again, or use the Wii Fit/elliptical combo. There's a running activity on the Wii Fit but running in place is kind of lame. I'll get a good workout on the elliptical, and get the credit on the Wii Fit. Two birds.

10:45 AM - scrambled eggs w/ green pepper, onion, sour cream & salsa, turkey bacon, coffee w/ cream & Splenda; I was late eating today because I had about 150 pages to read in a library book that was due today; I needed to focus on that

6:30 PM - tilapia w/ mayo & mustard sauce, black beans w/ onions; I know I went too long without eating but I was incredibly sidetracked

8:00 PM - tea w/ skim milk & Splenda

9:00 PM - rice cakes w/ peanut butter, Splenda & cinnamon; all I've done since before dinner is think about the M&Ms in my freezer, but since I still haven't come up with a strategy for eating them, I tried to distract myself

Calories - 1498
Carbs - 103 (22 fiber)
Protein - 120
Fat - 64
C/P/F Ratio - 27.9/32.7/39.4

NROL - Week 15 - Thursday

Today was Fat Loss IIA, with 30 second rest periods.

[superset w/ full rest]:
front squat 3x8x40
bent over bb row 3x8x50

[superset w/ full rest]:
supine hip extension w/ leg curl 3x8xbw
bb push press 3x8x445

[superset w/ full rest]:
dynamic lunge 3x8x20 (per leg)
upper body Russian twist 3x8x20 (per side)

6:20 AM - apple & cottage cheese

10:05 AM - tilapia w/ mayo & mustard sauce, green beans

10:15 AM - coffee w/ cream & Splenda

2:00 PM - rice cakes & mozzarella string cheese; I was on the road, as I had to go back to Virginia today for a checkup; I ate in my car in the parking lot before my appointment

5:30 PM - dinner at our favorite buffet; I kept the portions reasonable and only had one dessert!!

No numbers today.

NROL - Week 15 - Wednesday

Today's exercise was Turbo Jam Cardio Party 2. I watched it last night (along with a few other Turbo Jam videos) and thought it was something I could do without looking like a total moron. I was wrong. I could do, sure, but I did look like a moron. It was fun though. I'll do it again. I actually like it better than the 20 Minute Workout.

I bought myself a small bag of Dark Chocolate M&Ms today. I had no intention of eating them. I put them in the freezer and I'm going to do an experiment with them. I haven't decided what kind of experiment yet, but I'm not going to even open the bag until I have a plan, and I'm not going to eat the entire bag in one day. I was thinking of splitting it into 3 servings.

6:25 AM - - apple & cottage cheese

10:10 AM - oatmeal w/ peanut butter & Splenda; I did post in the comments of my last entry that I would give oatmeal another try; I have big problems with texture and, while this tasted great, I didn't like the feel at all; however, for the first time, I ate an entire bowl of oatmeal!!

10:35 AM - coffee w/ cream & Splenda

2:10 PM - mozzarella string cheese & rice cakes

3:55 PM - black bean brownies; I am not sure how I feel about these; they definitely came out better than that last time I tried to make them but they need more sweetener or something; or peanut butter or whipped cream on top

5:10 PM - tilapia w/ mayo & mustard sauce, green beans

5:30 PM - tea w/ skim milk & Splenda

7:30 PM - chicken breast, cheese, sour cream & salsa on tortilla

Calories - 1712
Carb - 132 (23 fiber)
Protein - 142
Fat - 72
C/P/F Ratio - 30.3/32.5/37.2

NROL - Week 15 - Tuesday

Fat Loss IIB today, with 45 second rest periods:

[superset w/ full rest]:
snatch grip deadlift 3x10x65
push up (on knees) 3x10xbw

[superset w/ full rest]:
Bulgarian split squat w/ overhead db press 3x10x10
underhand lat pull 3x10x70

[superset w/ full rest]:
Romanian deadlift w/ bent over bb row 3x10x50
lower body Russian twist 3x10xbw (per side)

7:15 AM - apple w/ cottage cheese

10:25 AM - grilled cheese sandwich, coffee w/ cream & Splenda

2:20 PM - chicken & black bean salad w/ lettuce, salsa & sour cream

5:00 PM - tea w/ skim milk & Splenda

7:15 PM - chicken breast, California vegetable mix

Calories - 1347
Carbs - 126 (29 fiber)
Protein - 125
Fat - 41
C/P/F Ratio - 36.8/36.4/26.7

NROL - Week 15 - Monday

I went to my second kickboxing class this morning. It was much different from the one I attended Friday. I still wasn't crazy about it. Then the general manager came up to me after the class and pitched the sale. That did it for me. I politely listened but I won't be going back, even though I still have a free class or two. He was really pushy. I understand that fitness centers are in the business of making money, and I have no problem with that. This particular fitness center just isn't what I'm looking for. There's very little variety and the weight room didn't wow me. I still want to check out the new fitness center that opened up in May, but I'm in no hurry.

Ok, honestly, in class today I felt inadequate. The trainer had us doing 100 crunches, 100 pushups, and more ridiculous amounts of ab work in between the actual kickboxing. I'm not used to doing so many and to be frank, I have no desire to do that many. Ever. I felt like all the exercise I'd been doing at home was sub-standard, and I don't want to feel that way. There is nothing wrong with the way I work out at home.

I did learn one thing from the two classes I took - the 20 minute workouts just aren't going to cut it. I can go for an hour, so I think I'll kick it up a bit and start doing the Turbo Jam Cardio Party routines, which are close to 45 minutes. My biggest excuse is that I just like to rush through my workouts and hit the showers. I have the time in the morning - literally nothing else to do between the time I get up and the time I take my son to school. I will be using those 2 hours to do 45 minutes of exercise and take a shower. There is absolutely no reason not to.

More house cleaning today. I'll be done tomorrow. I could finish today but my son insists on helping shampoo the carpets, and he has no school tomorrow. What a nut!

7:45 AM - apple & cottage cheese

11:10 AM - omelet w/ green pepper, onion, cream cheese & salsa, turkey bacon, coffee w/ cream & Splenda

3:10 PM - coffee w/ cream & Splenda, yogurt; I don't really care for the yogurt with candy/cookies - it just makes me miss real junk food

6:30 PM - roasted chicken legs, green beans w/ cheese sauce

Calories - 1308
Carbs - 103 (11 fiber)
Protein - 113
Fat - 49
C/P/F Ratio - 31.7/34.7/33.6

NROL - Week 14 - Sunday

Weighed in at 150 again today. I was disappointed not to see any loss, but I do realize that this is how it is. I probably didn't eat enough this week. Oh well. I'm not going to worry about it. I didn't gain, I ate clean, I worked out hard. Can't ask for more than that, really!

Today was Fat Loss IIA, with 45 second rest periods.

[superset w/ full rest]:
front squat 3x10x35
bent over bb row 3x10x45

[superset w/ full rest]:
supine hip extension w/ leg curl 3x10xbw
bb push press 3x10x40

[superset w/ full rest]:
dynamic lunge 3x10x15 (per leg)
upper body Russian twist 3x10x15 (per side)

8:20 AM - apple & cottage cheese

10:30 AM - tea w/ cream & Splenda

11:40 AM - cube steak w/ brown rice, green pepper, onion, picante sauce & salsa; this did nothing to satisfy my hunger

1:20 PM - Cheerios w/ skim milk; I was so desperate for Cheerios that I ate them stale LOL

5:20 PM - stew meat w/ pinto beans, onion & green pepper; I didn't measure this, but had two helpings

6:30 PM - tea w/ cream & Splenda

7:30 PM - cream cheese & chives crackers

No numbers today.

NROL - Week 14 - Saturday

No exercise today. I'm a bit stiff from kickboxing yesterday. Nothing too bad, but since I'm lifting tomorrow, I've decided not to do anything today. Unless you count scrubbing the kitchen and bathroom. Tomorrow I do bedrooms. Monday, the rest of the house. I've put it off too long, and the bonus exercise will be good for me.

8:00 AM - coffee w/ cream & Splenda

10:15 AM - apple & cottage cheese w/ cinnamon & Splenda

1:00 PM - breaded chicken breast w/ mayo & mustard sauce, California blend vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots)

6:50 PM - boneless, skinless chicken thighs w/ peas in butter & garlic

9:30 PM - peanut butter sandwich

Calories - 1581
Carbs - 134 (38 fiber)
Protein - 141
Fat - 56
C/P/F Ratio - 33.5/35.2/31.2