Saturday, July 31, 2010

Day #15

Awake: 10:02am
Weight: 173.2

Beverages: Water - 8, Vanilla Soy Milk - 2, Root Beer - 1
Breakfast: Bowl of cranraspberries
Lunch: Chicken chow mein  and vegetable fried rice, vitamins
Dinner: Portobello quesadilla with rice and beans
Dessert: Root beer float

Comments: Beautiful night sleep. The best I've had in weeks even though I got a text at 4:32 in the morning.

Friday, July 30, 2010

Day #14

Awake: 9:11am
Weight: 174.6

Beverages: Water - 5, Mango Juice - 3
Breakfast: Shrimp salad and a mojo bar
Lunch: Portillo's beef sandwich and the chopped salad
Dessert: Strawberry shake and chocolate cake
Dinner: Texas toast, three meatballs, and zucchini casserole

Comments: There will be changes made today.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Day #13

Awake: 11:46am
Weight: 175.7
BMI: 25.2

Beverages:  Water - 7, Mango Juice - 4
Breakfast: Oops
Lunch: Wendy's chicken sandwich with fries and chicken nuggets
Snack: Two Mojo bars with pita chips covered in cheese
Dinner: Chicken, shrimp salad, and spinach salad

Comments: Felt weird the whole day, really weird. It's like my head was stuffed and cloudy. I went through the rest of my Kleenex box. It probably was just a sinus issue that was clogging my head.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Day #12

Awake: 7:06am
Weight: ?
BMI: ?
Exercise: 1 hour of dancing

Beverages: Water - 8, 2% Milk - 1, Orange Juice - 1, Mountain Dew - 1
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with biscuits and gravy
Lunch: Jalapeno's chicken enchilada and steak chimichunga
Dinner: Garlic pita chips and muenster cheese

Comments: Finally back home.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Day #11

Awake: 7:45am
Weight: ?
BMI: ?
Stretch: 7 minutes
Exercise: 30 minutes on the treadmill, 1 hour of walking

Beverages: Water - 7, 2% Milk - 2, Orange Juice - 1
Breakfast: Sausage patty with biscuits and gravy
Lunch:  Subway's seafood sub
Dinner: Half portion of Culver's kids meal butter burger on sour doe bread with onion rings
Dessert: Peanut butter cream dream cone

Comments: Hotel stays can be fun, but they make it difficult to stay on track.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Day #10

Awake: 7:22am
Weight: ?
BMI: ?
Exercise: 1 hour of walking

Beverages: Water - 8, Orange Juice - 2, Skim Milk - 2
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, sausage patty, biscuits and gravy
Lunch: Panera Bread's broccoli cheddar soup with a Cuban chicken panini
Dinner: Wendy's french fries
Dessert: Small chocolate frosty
Snack: TGI Friday's chedder and bacon potato skins

Comments: Finally devoured dinner late in the night. Road trips are notorious for altering plans.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

One Pound

Height: 5'10"
Weight: 172.0

Here are just a few example of activities with the amount of time that it will take to burn the 3500 calories that are needed to lose one pound.


ActivityMinutes to lose one pound
Running 12 mph120
Running 10 mph149
Running 8 mph199
Boxing - in ring223
Handball223
Running 7 mph233
Skiing - cross country236
Elliptical trainer236
Stationary bicycle / spinning - vigorous236
Basketball full court245
Rock climbing245
Bicycling / cycling 14-16 mph254
Step aerobics - high impact254
Rugby254
Racquetball competitive267
Rope jumping267
Soccer competitive267
Judo - martial arts267
Running 6 mph267
Swimming - vigorous274
Football - full contact278
Ski machine278
Canoeing 4 mph290
Skating - vigorous294
Rowing machine - vigorous308
Skiing - downhill308
Football - touch308
Bicycling / cycling 12-14 mph308
Vinyasa yoga308
Bicycling / biking - mountain317
Pushups - vigorous317
Running 5 mph317
Frisbee, Ultimate317
Lacrosse317
Basketball 1/2 court328
Repelling333
Situps / crunches - vigorous333
Horseback riding - galloping333
Hockey333
Walking - up stairs333
Calisthenics / exercise - vigorous333
Jumping jacks - vigorous333
Backpacking363
Step aerobics - low impact383
Racquetball casual383
Stair Step Machine383
Basketball - officiating383
Bikram / hot yoga383
Rowing machine - moderate383
Aerobics - high impact383
Soccer casual383
Jogging383
Stationary bicycle / spinning - moderate383
Sledding, toboganning391
Rearranging Furniture406
Horseback riding - trotting415
Pilates Advanced423
Chop Wood442
Tennis - singles442
Aerobics - low impact442
Golf - carry clubs442
Swimming - moderate442
Lifting weights - vigorous442
Shovel Snow442
Weight lifting - vigorous442
Dancing - aerobic, ballet, modern452
Boxing - punching bag452
Horse grooming452
Fencing452
Hiking452
Skiing - water452
Construction/Remodeling462
Dancing - fast ballroom484
Garden496
Hopscotch/Dodge ball508
Using Crutches508
Snorkeling508
Cleaning Gutters508
Ashtanga yoga521
Pilates Intermediate521
Power yoga521
Walking 4 mph521
Hunting535
Cricket535
Painting House535