Now I'm hungry

I had an apple after midnight.  I am currently starving.

(Slight Lack of) Progress Report

This challenge is totally not going well right now.

I've been sick for about a week.  My runny nose has disappeared, my head is still a bit stuffy I think, and my throat is now just irritated.

I lost interest in charting my food,.because first I was busy & forgot what I ate, and then it got boring.  Now, I'm in the phase where I'm not too hungry because of my throat being a pain in the ass.

My goals for this week were to;

 Exercise - run x 3, hip & glute strengthening exercises x 2, two rest days

Food - plan my meals for each day this week, Mon to Fri

That's all I was up for this week.

The official group challenge this week was to plank once a day for 30 seconds.

The Team that Planks Together.....

« on: February 24, 2014, 03:46:40 PM »

gets stronger 

Top 10 reasons to plank:

10           it develops "functional" core strength for everyday activities
9              improves your posture
8              it makes you a more efficient runner or walker
7              improves stability
6              increases upper body strength
5              strengthens hips and pelvic floor
4              there is always a modification for starting for any fitness level
3              increases low back strength and reduces risk of injury
2              the options for progressions are endless
1              those abs will look amazing once you've removed those layers over top!


So let's all plank this week.  Once a day 30 sec minimum.  For every plank picture in this thread I will award a puppy or a kitten picture to make this thread cute!

GO.

So far, I have;

-planned my food once.  Then I didn't stick to it very well.
-ran three times.
-not done any hip & glute strengthening exercises.
-planked once, on the first day.  I found out halfway through from my photographer that my bum was up in the air.  This is the corrected form.

Day 10 - sore throat

Food
Midnight Snack - 130 calories
2 exact nighttime sinus & allergy pills
2 dad's chocolate chip cookies - 130

Breakfast - 360
balsamic vinegar & sweet onion Miss Vickies -260
mini can of Coke - 100

Snack - <285
2 exact daytime sinus & allergy pills
2 1/2 turtles

Lunch -
chicken & quinoa soup
mint chocolate cupcake

Snack - >390
-lime & black pepper Miss Vickies - 130
-Five Alive Passionate Peach, kefir & water - 260+
-16 Premium Plus saltines

Water
Probably had 6 cups of water today

Sleep
-maybe 7 hours -estimate 4:30am to 11:30am

Activity




-run 8.06 km in 1:05:36

Emotions & Mental State
-okay

Health
-massive headache in the morning -without sinus pills, head feels stuffed & a bit achy -have recieved two head massages so far today -throat is really irritated

Summary
-feeling kinda crappy -not too hungry

Mandarin Buffet lunch

My veggie plate - I ate the cucumbers, beets, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes & onions.
                           I didn't eat the coleslaw

My main course plate - I ate some of the black pepper steak, beef with veggies, garlic broccoli, chicken balls, 2 dumplings, shanghai noodles, and plain soft noodles.  I didn't eat the green onion bun in the center, nor did I finish the veggie dumpling pictured at the top of the plate - I tried a bite - yuck!

Not pictured - A choco-banana monkey mocktail, a small bowl of cookie dough ice cream, a few squares of orange & green jello each, whipped cream, a few coloured marshmallows & a fruit mix topping for ice cream.

During the day, I also had; a tiny can of coke, a banana?, chicken & sausage gumbo, 2 cookies, a mint chocolate cupcake.  Probably missing some things.

Actual Food & Exercise

 Food
Midnight Snack - 130 calories
2 exact nighttime sinus & allergy pills
2 dad's chocolate chip cookies - 130

Breakfast - 360
lime & black pepper Miss Vickies -260
mini can of Coke - 100

Snack - <285
banana - 105
diced peach cup (drained the juice) - <80
mandarin segment cup (drained the juice) - <100
2 exact daytime sinus & allergy pills
3 dad's chocolate chip cookies - 195

Lunch
pillsbury mini pizza deluxe - 210

Snack
-

Dinner
-

Water
midnight snack & bedtime = 1 L
before lunch = 500 mL
after lunch =

Sleep
-maybe 8 hours -estimate 3:30am to 11:30am

Activity
-light housework
-one 30 second plank

Emotions & Mental State
-okay

Health
-nose not running -without sinus pills, head feels stuffed & a bit achy -have recieved two head massages so far today

Summary
-wish I didn't need sinus pills, as that would eliminate 5 cookies worth of calories...

Food Planning

Breakfast
1 banana - 105
1 yogurt cup -110
1/2 bagel - 130
2 tbsp peanut butter -190
= 535 calories (215 + 320)

Snack
1 cup blueberries - 84
l/2 cup love crunch cereal -280
1/2 cup greek yogurt - 70
= 430  (360+70)

Lunch
chicken & quinoa soup -320
honeycrisp apple -95
= 415

Snack
cucumber slices - 23
catalina dressing - 130
mixed nuts - 180
= 333 (153 +180)

Dinner
greener selection salad - 10
baby spinach - 7
balsamic vinagrette -80 -2 tbsp
= 97

535  + 430 = 965
415 + 333 =   748

965 + 748 = 1713 + 97 = 1810

HOLY CRAP!!!

exercise (just a rough estimate)
dance 30 min = subtract 158 cals
stretching 1 hour = subtract 164
squats 30 min = subtract 70

1418 after above exercise

Too Many Cookies!

Food
Midnight snack
- ? can't remember

Breakfast
-banana
-1 fieldberry yogurt cup
-2 dad's chocolate chip cookies

Snack 
-lipton's soup
-frozen veggie mix
-2 dad's chocolate chip cookies

Snack
-lime & black pepper Miss Vickies (1 serving?)
-tiny can of coke
-blueberries (1 cup)

Snack
-honeycrisp apple
-2 dad's chocolate chip cookies

Lunch
-french fries
-chicken mc nuggets (4)
-orange fruitopia
-chocolate chip cookie
-water

Dinner
-air popped popcorn, 1 tbsp butter & salt
-Five Alive Passionate Peach 400 g, 1 tbsp kefir & 90g water

Snack
-balsamic vinegar & sweet onion Miss Vickies (1 serving)
-2 fieldberry yogurt cups
-1 strawberry yogurt cup

Activity
-Run 6.28 km in 56:12


Emotions & Mental State
-tired, okay

Summary
-okay day, insanely hungry near the end
-estimated calories remaining via Livestrong aka Daily Plate 248 (1988 consumed, 694 burned)