Two weeks into my fitness challenge and I think I'm doing fairly well. I've managed to go to the gym four times a week, and have been doing a decent amount of cardio (but not as much as I should). I was able to run [read: jog] two miles without collapsing on my second try, and have transitioned into intervals. Today I traversed about 2.25 miles, doing a jog/80% effort run for 1.75 of those miles, so I'm feeling pretty good about that. I've been able to put up more weight or reps on each exercise that I've done from week to week, and have put on two pounds onto my body since I began. As I'm starting to see a little more definition upon on my body (in the ab area no less!), I can only assume that it's muscle mass being added. Looking at myself in the mirror has become my favorite pastime.
My food journal has been suffering though, as I haven't made a legitimate entry in almost the entire time since the October 18th start date. I think I've been eating a little less than I was planning for, but today I'm sitting at 2,826 of my 3,183 with an hour to go before I sleep, so a bowl of cereal and milk along with a banana should do the trick. In theory I should consume more to offset the calories burned by the run, but whatever -- something had to be done about that Halloween candy I stole at work.
Let's see if we can fit this in...
To those who took nutrition class, you might notice that I'm over the recommended cholesterol and sodium daily recommended intake (300mg and 2400mg respectively) and have completely overflown the recommended sugar level (40 grams). I would explain away the cholesterol by pointing out that 490mg of it comes from the two eggs I put into my Homemade Hobo, and studies have shown that eating two eggs daily has shown no negative impact on cholesterol levels. Subtract that from the total and I'm under the 300mg limit.
Sodium isn't actually that bad -- I have major trouble on my weight lifting days because my protein powder takes up 330mg by itself and if I'm not careful can take in 50% more sodium that wanted. Sugar though is something I'm not sure I can control. My yogurt alone has 27 grams of it. Cut out the candy today and I'm still left with 100 grams of consumed sugar. 15 grams of natural sugar (the pear) plus maybe some in the cheese might bring it down some more, but this is the one category I struggle with the most.
And to cap this physical activity themed post off, look at what former roommate Thomas put up on YouTube last night. Maybe I'll go viral...
Incredible football throw/shot into basketball hoop + sick reverse dunk
My food journal has been suffering though, as I haven't made a legitimate entry in almost the entire time since the October 18th start date. I think I've been eating a little less than I was planning for, but today I'm sitting at 2,826 of my 3,183 with an hour to go before I sleep, so a bowl of cereal and milk along with a banana should do the trick. In theory I should consume more to offset the calories burned by the run, but whatever -- something had to be done about that Halloween candy I stole at work.
Let's see if we can fit this in...
| Food Item | Svgs | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestyle Hobo | 1 | 575 | 19g | 555mg | 700mg | 64g | 33g | 3g | 39g |
| 8am | |||||||||
| Yoplait French Vanilla Lowfat Yogurt | 1 | 170 | 2g | 10mg | 80mg | 33g | 27g | 0g | 5g |
| 10am | |||||||||
| Controlled Labs Orange Triad | 0.33 | 0 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| 10am | |||||||||
| Trader Joe's Fancy Raw Mixed Nuts | 2.5 | 425 | 35g | 0mg | 0mg | 13g | 3g | 8g | 13g |
| 10am | |||||||||
| Nestle Crunch Fun Size Bars | 0.33 | 69 | 3g | 2mg | 20mg | 10g | 7g | 0g | 1g |
| 11am | |||||||||
| Wonka Runts | 1 | 70 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 16g | 15g | 0g | 0g |
| 11am | |||||||||
| Pear | 1 | 96 | 0g | 0mg | 2mg | 25g | 15g | 5g | 1g |
| 12pm | |||||||||
| Fruit Golden Delicious Apple raw | 1 | 80 | 1g | 0mg | 1mg | 21g | 0g | 3g | 0g |
| 12pm | |||||||||
| Miltons Whole Grain Plus Bread | 2 | 180 | 1g | 0mg | 250mg | 32g | 6g | 10g | 8g |
| 2pm | |||||||||
| Trader Joe's Sliced Lite Cheddar Cheese | 2 | 140 | 10g | 30mg | 340mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 16g |
| 2pm | |||||||||
| Columbus Salame Company Reduced Sodium Turkey Breast | 1.5 | 105 | 2g | 30mg | 360mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 20g |
| 2pm | |||||||||
| Nestle Baby Ruth Fun Size | 2 | 166 | 8g | 0mg | 82mg | 24g | 20g | 0g | 2g |
| 3pm | |||||||||
| Trader Joe's Organic Baby Spinach | 0.5 | 15 | 0g | 0mg | 45mg | 3g | 0g | 3g | 1g |
| 4pm | |||||||||
| Meat Sauce Pasta | 1 | 536 | 7g | 5mg | 782mg | 107g | 16g | 7g | 14g |
| 8pm | |||||||||
| Trader Joe's Ground Turkey | 1.33 | 200 | 11g | 133mg | 126mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 23g |
| 8pm | |||||||||
| Fitness | Minutes | Calories Burned | Distance | Heart Rate | |||||
| Running | 20 | -234 | |||||||
| Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | ||
| Totals: | 2,592 | 98g | 765mg | 2,789mg | 347g | 142g | 38g | 141g |
To those who took nutrition class, you might notice that I'm over the recommended cholesterol and sodium daily recommended intake (300mg and 2400mg respectively) and have completely overflown the recommended sugar level (40 grams). I would explain away the cholesterol by pointing out that 490mg of it comes from the two eggs I put into my Homemade Hobo, and studies have shown that eating two eggs daily has shown no negative impact on cholesterol levels. Subtract that from the total and I'm under the 300mg limit.
Sodium isn't actually that bad -- I have major trouble on my weight lifting days because my protein powder takes up 330mg by itself and if I'm not careful can take in 50% more sodium that wanted. Sugar though is something I'm not sure I can control. My yogurt alone has 27 grams of it. Cut out the candy today and I'm still left with 100 grams of consumed sugar. 15 grams of natural sugar (the pear) plus maybe some in the cheese might bring it down some more, but this is the one category I struggle with the most.
And to cap this physical activity themed post off, look at what former roommate Thomas put up on YouTube last night. Maybe I'll go viral...
Incredible football throw/shot into basketball hoop + sick reverse dunk
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