Blogger doesn't seem to be very photo friendly. Here are some pictures I took along the way. Just a few shots. Check out those waffles. Watch for those out and about in your favorite breakfast joint.
Friday, May 11, 2007
THE END
Written, directed, and produced by
Myles Murphy
Starring (in order of appearance)
Myles Murphy
as
M#
PB & J as themselves
To be continued...
May 6th - 9th Day 13 - 15
May 6th - 9th Day 13 - 15
Weight....
I'm gonna cut straight to the chase scene...variety is the spice of life. Apply it liberally and be thankful for that.
I knew this, but it was great to feel it again even more than ever before. I can only imagine what it must be like for the millions of other people in this world who eat the same exact thing nearly each and every meal of everyday (if they are in fact lucky enough to be eating). Wow. I might just have to check that out myself someday before too long. We have everything we need at our fingertips. Convenience, quality, and variety abound.
This PBJ idea of mine led to some interesting conversations and good pbj recipes so, it was worth it. PBJ cinammon waffles w/ fresh fruit and a light maple syrup drizzle are now one of my favorite breakfast foods when I'm taking the time to prepare something more than the usual American breakfast on the fly. Dinner I don't like to cook so much, but breakfast is something entirely different to me for some reason. Maybe my parents instilled the value of starting the day off right in me many years ago or maybe it was that "you are what you eat" fruit guy/cartoon that I remember so well. Thank you television. You are pretty much worthless otherwise.
I know, the suspense is killing you huh? Did I lose weight on this "diet?" Well, I started off at a pretty lean 158 pounds with my body fat at 6-7% (hydrostatic weight). On day 14, the last day that of this venture, I tipped my tanita scale at a slightly leaner, but certainly no meaner 155 pounds. By the numbers, that was 3 pounds loss in 2 weeks time. It seems that my theory is indeed working. Of course, my weight would go up on some days, but the overall trend was definitely on the way down. 155 is really light for me. At 5' 10", that's getting down close to what is called "essential fat" in the fitness community.
Am I going to keep going in this direction? Hmmmmm....we'll see. Some days, I feel like pushing my luck to see just how close to 150 I could get, but after thinking it through a little more and running some numbers, I'm not sure if that weight is really possible for me without a slow loss of some lean body mass (I may not have 5 more pounds of body fat to lose). I wouldn't really care if I lost a little lean mass right now since running a marathon fast really doesn't require much lean body mass (just look at the best African marathoners...super svelte). I think I'm going to continue to try to lose a little more weight in the 3 weeks I have remaining, but not with 150 being my goal. Anything under 155 is going to be lighter than I can ever really remember being aside from back in the days of Now & Laters, bounce and fly, and knock hockey at Longfellow center. Regardless of weight, I plan to throttle this 26.2 mile effort while I'm young and full of energy...bet I say that same thing 33 more years from now! Bet.
So, it's back to my normal diet which I'm really looking forward to. Hey, I am my diet and you are yours. Please don't ever forget that. The choices we make each day shape our physical, mental, and spiritual fitness whether it's the foods we eat or the activities we do (or don't do).
WE ARE WHAT WE EAT. MOS DEF.
If you want to know how my marathon ends up playing out, drop me a line at mindseye2020@hotmail.com after June 3rd. Thanks for checking this out and for keeping your mind open and a little left of center. You may now rejoin your regularly scheduled broadcast which is already in progress...hopefully. ENJOY in joy.
M#
Weight....
I'm gonna cut straight to the chase scene...variety is the spice of life. Apply it liberally and be thankful for that.
I knew this, but it was great to feel it again even more than ever before. I can only imagine what it must be like for the millions of other people in this world who eat the same exact thing nearly each and every meal of everyday (if they are in fact lucky enough to be eating). Wow. I might just have to check that out myself someday before too long. We have everything we need at our fingertips. Convenience, quality, and variety abound.
This PBJ idea of mine led to some interesting conversations and good pbj recipes so, it was worth it. PBJ cinammon waffles w/ fresh fruit and a light maple syrup drizzle are now one of my favorite breakfast foods when I'm taking the time to prepare something more than the usual American breakfast on the fly. Dinner I don't like to cook so much, but breakfast is something entirely different to me for some reason. Maybe my parents instilled the value of starting the day off right in me many years ago or maybe it was that "you are what you eat" fruit guy/cartoon that I remember so well. Thank you television. You are pretty much worthless otherwise.
I know, the suspense is killing you huh? Did I lose weight on this "diet?" Well, I started off at a pretty lean 158 pounds with my body fat at 6-7% (hydrostatic weight). On day 14, the last day that of this venture, I tipped my tanita scale at a slightly leaner, but certainly no meaner 155 pounds. By the numbers, that was 3 pounds loss in 2 weeks time. It seems that my theory is indeed working. Of course, my weight would go up on some days, but the overall trend was definitely on the way down. 155 is really light for me. At 5' 10", that's getting down close to what is called "essential fat" in the fitness community.
Am I going to keep going in this direction? Hmmmmm....we'll see. Some days, I feel like pushing my luck to see just how close to 150 I could get, but after thinking it through a little more and running some numbers, I'm not sure if that weight is really possible for me without a slow loss of some lean body mass (I may not have 5 more pounds of body fat to lose). I wouldn't really care if I lost a little lean mass right now since running a marathon fast really doesn't require much lean body mass (just look at the best African marathoners...super svelte). I think I'm going to continue to try to lose a little more weight in the 3 weeks I have remaining, but not with 150 being my goal. Anything under 155 is going to be lighter than I can ever really remember being aside from back in the days of Now & Laters, bounce and fly, and knock hockey at Longfellow center. Regardless of weight, I plan to throttle this 26.2 mile effort while I'm young and full of energy...bet I say that same thing 33 more years from now! Bet.
So, it's back to my normal diet which I'm really looking forward to. Hey, I am my diet and you are yours. Please don't ever forget that. The choices we make each day shape our physical, mental, and spiritual fitness whether it's the foods we eat or the activities we do (or don't do).
WE ARE WHAT WE EAT. MOS DEF.
If you want to know how my marathon ends up playing out, drop me a line at mindseye2020@hotmail.com after June 3rd. Thanks for checking this out and for keeping your mind open and a little left of center. You may now rejoin your regularly scheduled broadcast which is already in progress...hopefully. ENJOY in joy.
M#
Saturday, May 5, 2007
May 3rd - 5th - Days 10 - 12
May 3rd - 5th - Days 10 - 12
Weight on May 4th 156.5 (missed doing this on the 5th)
Ready for the fast track?
I took a bit of a "holiday" from measuring on the 3rd, but kept my good habits in mind throughout. I trained twice on the 3rd and surely bumped up my intake to account for that. I expect my defecit was still within my range, but it's hard to say that for sure. No worries. I'm certainly not worried anyway. Sorry kids. I haven't been putting time into being strict with this venture recently. I've been eating in line with this "diet" overall, but giving myself a little extra room probably with my overall defecit to this point in mind. I'm happy with my progress so far overall and have learned some things along the way no doubt.
I had a great run on the 4th where I ran 6 miles at my fastest training pace so far. My running continues to improve slowly, but steadily so, my nutrition or "diet" must be working for me. I forgot to weigh myself on the 5th yet again. I just don't care too much about scale weight ultimately aside from a weekly check on Mondays that I'm accustomed to. Weighing daily can be good for some people and too much for others particularly if someone can't keep daily water fluctuations in mind. Always focus on your overall trend over larger periods of time. Think about the stock market and how it "ebbs" and "flows" going up, up, up, and then down, but then up and up again. The occasional "down" is bound to happen and is probably even good for us overall when you think bigger picture.
It's cinco de mayo and san diego is in full support. Pacific Beach was stirring with spring break like energy on our 30 "transition" run today (a short run done immediately after a bike ride to teach the body to run efficiently off a bike ride for triathlon racing). We rode 1:30 so, I trained 2 hours today and burned about 1,600 calories. If I want to have a 750 defecit today, I can eat about 3,580 calories! That would give me an energy supply of 3,580 calories and an energy demand of 4,330 calories. I'm sure I'll get close to that intake today with a few cervezas along with my sound nutrition plan. I'll do my best to keep count of everything that goes in today...
Overall, I plan to keep checking in with this blog for a little longer, but I plan to simplify things and move away from the pb and j centric eating I've been doing to this point after day 14. From there, I'm still going to try to lose the weight I want to for my marathon, but I'm going to move back into my normal eating patterns (with some new great pb and j recipes added to the mix). I'll give you the broad strokes and my weight change so you can see what ended up happening to this project. Stay tuned.
Weight on May 4th 156.5 (missed doing this on the 5th)
Ready for the fast track?
I took a bit of a "holiday" from measuring on the 3rd, but kept my good habits in mind throughout. I trained twice on the 3rd and surely bumped up my intake to account for that. I expect my defecit was still within my range, but it's hard to say that for sure. No worries. I'm certainly not worried anyway. Sorry kids. I haven't been putting time into being strict with this venture recently. I've been eating in line with this "diet" overall, but giving myself a little extra room probably with my overall defecit to this point in mind. I'm happy with my progress so far overall and have learned some things along the way no doubt.
I had a great run on the 4th where I ran 6 miles at my fastest training pace so far. My running continues to improve slowly, but steadily so, my nutrition or "diet" must be working for me. I forgot to weigh myself on the 5th yet again. I just don't care too much about scale weight ultimately aside from a weekly check on Mondays that I'm accustomed to. Weighing daily can be good for some people and too much for others particularly if someone can't keep daily water fluctuations in mind. Always focus on your overall trend over larger periods of time. Think about the stock market and how it "ebbs" and "flows" going up, up, up, and then down, but then up and up again. The occasional "down" is bound to happen and is probably even good for us overall when you think bigger picture.
It's cinco de mayo and san diego is in full support. Pacific Beach was stirring with spring break like energy on our 30 "transition" run today (a short run done immediately after a bike ride to teach the body to run efficiently off a bike ride for triathlon racing). We rode 1:30 so, I trained 2 hours today and burned about 1,600 calories. If I want to have a 750 defecit today, I can eat about 3,580 calories! That would give me an energy supply of 3,580 calories and an energy demand of 4,330 calories. I'm sure I'll get close to that intake today with a few cervezas along with my sound nutrition plan. I'll do my best to keep count of everything that goes in today...
Overall, I plan to keep checking in with this blog for a little longer, but I plan to simplify things and move away from the pb and j centric eating I've been doing to this point after day 14. From there, I'm still going to try to lose the weight I want to for my marathon, but I'm going to move back into my normal eating patterns (with some new great pb and j recipes added to the mix). I'll give you the broad strokes and my weight change so you can see what ended up happening to this project. Stay tuned.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
May 2nd - Day 9
May 2nd - Day 9
Weight ?
Damn. Off to my run too quick again to get this number for you folks. It was a beauty of a morning here in "PB"...interesting...abundant sunshine for all.
Meal #1 Breakfast...slow actually
I took the time this morning to make some a pb and j cinammon pancake sandwich with some fresh strawberries and a light maple syrup drizzle along with some low fat cottage cheese. This is quickly becoming my morning favorite.
= 710 calories of sweet goodness
I'm not sure how much longer I'm gonna do this for. I've committed to finishing a second week up to 14 days for sure. From there, if I scale back on the PBJ bit, I plan to continue my marathon "diet" plan as long as my workouts continue to go great. I love the pb and j items I've been eating, but a little more variety would be nice for several reasons. However long I keep pb and j in the foreground for, it's been interesting and worthwhile just as I hoped it would be. Writing everything in this blog has also been great, but I need to put this time towards other things right now. We'll see. It could just be where I'm at today. Stay tuned.
Snacks and lunch today were nothing to speak of really.
Meal #3 Dinner
A "Cafe Intermezzo" style dinner salad with kidney beans and just about everything but the kitchen sink when it comes to veggies along with a grilled pb and j sandwich on the stove. If you take a little butter (or flax oil spread in this case) and spread it on each side of a sandwich, it grills up really nicely just like a grilled cheese. The pb doesn't melt out of the bread at all and you end up with a really warm treat like the one I made on the bbq grill not too long ago, but even better. Try that out sometime if you're curious. Solid.
Daily total = 2,580 calories and a negative energy defecit of about 900 calories after an easy hour run taken into account. I've been running a defecit on most days of 500 to 1,000 calories and my health and performance have both been top notch. While this has been slightly greater than the typically recommended defecit of 750, my running workouts have been some of my best ever and I'm faster and more fit overall right now that I have ever been in my life...at 33 years young. My weight isn't coming down quite as quickly as I would guess it would with that sort of sustained defecit, but I feel that could be mostly due to an increased stress load that I have been under recently. The body (and mind) really don't enjoy stress (or certainly not more stress than we are each accustomed/adapted to). When this happens, hormonal shifts occur in the body that can effectively tell the body to hold onto weight and conserve. We'll see about this. Perhaps my defecit is slightly too great. My instincts say that it isn't, but it's possible. A little more time should help me figure that out. 9 days is the blink of an eye in terms of how the body operates.
Nothing major going on really in terms of stress. Just trying to shift my work into a new direction. Small stuff really. Woosah...
Over, but not quite out just yet.
Weight ?
Damn. Off to my run too quick again to get this number for you folks. It was a beauty of a morning here in "PB"...interesting...abundant sunshine for all.
Meal #1 Breakfast...slow actually
I took the time this morning to make some a pb and j cinammon pancake sandwich with some fresh strawberries and a light maple syrup drizzle along with some low fat cottage cheese. This is quickly becoming my morning favorite.
= 710 calories of sweet goodness
I'm not sure how much longer I'm gonna do this for. I've committed to finishing a second week up to 14 days for sure. From there, if I scale back on the PBJ bit, I plan to continue my marathon "diet" plan as long as my workouts continue to go great. I love the pb and j items I've been eating, but a little more variety would be nice for several reasons. However long I keep pb and j in the foreground for, it's been interesting and worthwhile just as I hoped it would be. Writing everything in this blog has also been great, but I need to put this time towards other things right now. We'll see. It could just be where I'm at today. Stay tuned.
Snacks and lunch today were nothing to speak of really.
Meal #3 Dinner
A "Cafe Intermezzo" style dinner salad with kidney beans and just about everything but the kitchen sink when it comes to veggies along with a grilled pb and j sandwich on the stove. If you take a little butter (or flax oil spread in this case) and spread it on each side of a sandwich, it grills up really nicely just like a grilled cheese. The pb doesn't melt out of the bread at all and you end up with a really warm treat like the one I made on the bbq grill not too long ago, but even better. Try that out sometime if you're curious. Solid.
Daily total = 2,580 calories and a negative energy defecit of about 900 calories after an easy hour run taken into account. I've been running a defecit on most days of 500 to 1,000 calories and my health and performance have both been top notch. While this has been slightly greater than the typically recommended defecit of 750, my running workouts have been some of my best ever and I'm faster and more fit overall right now that I have ever been in my life...at 33 years young. My weight isn't coming down quite as quickly as I would guess it would with that sort of sustained defecit, but I feel that could be mostly due to an increased stress load that I have been under recently. The body (and mind) really don't enjoy stress (or certainly not more stress than we are each accustomed/adapted to). When this happens, hormonal shifts occur in the body that can effectively tell the body to hold onto weight and conserve. We'll see about this. Perhaps my defecit is slightly too great. My instincts say that it isn't, but it's possible. A little more time should help me figure that out. 9 days is the blink of an eye in terms of how the body operates.
Nothing major going on really in terms of stress. Just trying to shift my work into a new direction. Small stuff really. Woosah...
Over, but not quite out just yet.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
May 1st - Day 8
May 1st - Day 8
Weight ?
I missed my weight this morning on my way out really early to run some metabolic tests at a club that I work for. Sorry! I know the suspense was killing you...
Meal #1 Break-really-fast
5:10 am rise and shine...sort of. Damn that snooze button! Who's "brilliant" million dollar idea was that anyway?! If I'm gonna come up with maybe just one truly unique and great idea in this lifetime, I sure hope it's not the equivalent of the good ole snooze button. It's something we all know very well isn't it? How'd you like to be responsible for making people late and slow to get on with their day? No thanks. Those extra ten minute sure do feel like heaven though don't they? Interestingly, I nearly always end up dreaming very intensely during this short period of paralyzed sleep. What's up with that? I can practically live an entire lifetime in my mind in those ten minutes. Maybe that's why I'm so tired when I try to get up after hitting the snooze....I was on a train of some sort that was going 180 mph from what I remember...no roof of any sort overhead...just the sky blazing by at light speed...and I was rushing to the side of the car to protect a young child who I thought might get blown off the train into the abyss...mission accomplished...only without the self destructing message.
Oh yeah, back to break-really-fast. Cinammon raisin toast with pb and j with a banana...to go. This was a small meal for me and I felt it soon thereafter in my stomach.
= 495 calories (I'll have a bigger snack at work to make up the difference)
It's day 8 and I wonder how much longer I'm gonna do this. To be honest, the hardest thing about this "diet" so far is this blog! I hope you're enjoying it for whatever it is. Skim it. Skip every other word. Hey, read it backwards with duct tape around your head if you like. What? Is this microphone actually on? Just checking.
Snack #1
I had to go with an energy bar by Promax. Almond toffee. I asked the girl at our club's front desk which one she liked the most and that was it. I'm always up for new and different. It sucked, but it was 290 calories and enough to tie me over. Far from great quality nutrition, but done.
Meal #2 Lunch
Classic pb and j on a toasted bagel with some roasted peanuts tossed in the mix for a major crunch. Gotta love texture. Thick and hearty. Give me that life please! I had a piece of deep dish peanut butter and jelly pizza to go along with my sandwich from Lefty's Chicago style pizza here in San Diego (minus the peanut butter and jelly). Nice. My next "cheat" (dinner out) from this voyage is already set...Phil's BBQ last friday night and Lefty's STUFFED pizza this week. Maybe I'll try a little pb and j on the crust. Honey is good for that if you haven't tried it yet.
Snack #2
I had lunch late and opted to skip this one kids. Slap me on the wrist.
Meal #3 Dinner
Nothing exceptional. PB and J tost-dillas (is that what we're calling them?) with a big dinner salad full of veggies and kidney beans. Water and nothing more tonight.
Daily total - 2,265 calories. With a one hour aerobic ride today in my class, I'm close to a 1,000 calorie defecit today. That's about as much as anyone should have on any given day. Research supports the belief that the optimal calorie defecit on any given day should be in the range of 500-750. 1,000 is possible if you have a fairly high RMR, but not if you're a smaller person or have a naturally lower RMR to start with.
Weight ?
I missed my weight this morning on my way out really early to run some metabolic tests at a club that I work for. Sorry! I know the suspense was killing you...
Meal #1 Break-really-fast
5:10 am rise and shine...sort of. Damn that snooze button! Who's "brilliant" million dollar idea was that anyway?! If I'm gonna come up with maybe just one truly unique and great idea in this lifetime, I sure hope it's not the equivalent of the good ole snooze button. It's something we all know very well isn't it? How'd you like to be responsible for making people late and slow to get on with their day? No thanks. Those extra ten minute sure do feel like heaven though don't they? Interestingly, I nearly always end up dreaming very intensely during this short period of paralyzed sleep. What's up with that? I can practically live an entire lifetime in my mind in those ten minutes. Maybe that's why I'm so tired when I try to get up after hitting the snooze....I was on a train of some sort that was going 180 mph from what I remember...no roof of any sort overhead...just the sky blazing by at light speed...and I was rushing to the side of the car to protect a young child who I thought might get blown off the train into the abyss...mission accomplished...only without the self destructing message.
Oh yeah, back to break-really-fast. Cinammon raisin toast with pb and j with a banana...to go. This was a small meal for me and I felt it soon thereafter in my stomach.
= 495 calories (I'll have a bigger snack at work to make up the difference)
It's day 8 and I wonder how much longer I'm gonna do this. To be honest, the hardest thing about this "diet" so far is this blog! I hope you're enjoying it for whatever it is. Skim it. Skip every other word. Hey, read it backwards with duct tape around your head if you like. What? Is this microphone actually on? Just checking.
Snack #1
I had to go with an energy bar by Promax. Almond toffee. I asked the girl at our club's front desk which one she liked the most and that was it. I'm always up for new and different. It sucked, but it was 290 calories and enough to tie me over. Far from great quality nutrition, but done.
Meal #2 Lunch
Classic pb and j on a toasted bagel with some roasted peanuts tossed in the mix for a major crunch. Gotta love texture. Thick and hearty. Give me that life please! I had a piece of deep dish peanut butter and jelly pizza to go along with my sandwich from Lefty's Chicago style pizza here in San Diego (minus the peanut butter and jelly). Nice. My next "cheat" (dinner out) from this voyage is already set...Phil's BBQ last friday night and Lefty's STUFFED pizza this week. Maybe I'll try a little pb and j on the crust. Honey is good for that if you haven't tried it yet.
Snack #2
I had lunch late and opted to skip this one kids. Slap me on the wrist.
Meal #3 Dinner
Nothing exceptional. PB and J tost-dillas (is that what we're calling them?) with a big dinner salad full of veggies and kidney beans. Water and nothing more tonight.
Daily total - 2,265 calories. With a one hour aerobic ride today in my class, I'm close to a 1,000 calorie defecit today. That's about as much as anyone should have on any given day. Research supports the belief that the optimal calorie defecit on any given day should be in the range of 500-750. 1,000 is possible if you have a fairly high RMR, but not if you're a smaller person or have a naturally lower RMR to start with.
Monday, April 30, 2007
April 30th - Day 7
April 30th - Day 7
Weight 156
It's very hard to say how much of my weight loss so far is water and how much is body fat or even lean body mass, but I am 2 pounds lighter than where I started under a week ago so, let's just leave it at that for now. One week is really nothing when it comes to changing the body in any meaningful way.
I'm getting some great PB and J ideas from some of you out there who are checking in on me. THANKS for that. I plan to put them all to good use. For sure, I like the regular inclusion of pb in my meals. I always have love peanut butter. Except that it used to be Jiffy or Skippy or some other sugar and hydrogenated oil laiden crap. My dad's house in colorado always had the real deal (Adam's natural), but that was way too advanced for this kid at that point. Especially with dessert, when in doubt just add peanut butter and bam, you're good. Chocolate and peanut butter together...who invented that anyway? Brilliant! If I can just have one truly original idea in my lifetime that is as great and widespread as that one was! (did you catch that one?) Pun always intended. Mos def.
SERIOUSLY, DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW WHO PUT CHOCOLATE AND PEANUT BUTTER TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME? Was it Sasha or Digweed? ;) Probably neither.
Meal #1 Breakfast
I just had to go back to my favorite creation so far...the PB and J cinnamon waffle sandwich with fresh strawberries and a light maple syrup drizzle. It's the shizzle! Along with some cottage cheese (low fat please), I'm right at my target and loving it all of the way.
= 682 calories (including my morning brew with a little coffee friend/mate)
Snack #1
A big, shiny, plump, juicy, scrumptious, natural fruit of the earth...granny smith.
= 75 calories
Meal #2 Lunch
Classic pb and j on whole wheat bread. Organic smooth pb with red raspberry j. I can have two of these and be right at my target. I was in a rush today so, simplicity was welcome.
= 660 calories
Damn! It's 5:44 pm as I write to you now and I haven't had a snack, but no worries. My body is performing optimally as far as I can tell. I spent the afternoon looking out my window from my home office at the gloom that has settled seemingly permanently over pacific beach recently. ly ly ly. There. Take three more of those if you like them so much.
Meal #3 Dinner
Not sure what's coming my way tonight...I haven't had time to think about it, but I probably need to jaunt over to the store to get some things for this week. Eating fresh and natural is great, but it usually requires going to the store more often. Thankfully, we're just 3 blocks from the nearest Vons. Can you imagine the olden days...wooden shoes and all...and all those layers of clothes and proper speaking...
I decided to have pb and j in my appetizer tonight and go for a more traditional meal. Did you know that celery has "negative" calories? Well, it takes more energy to digest celery than you can derive from it. So, celery sticks with smooth pb and blackberry j became my appetizer. Nice. Really nice actually. It made for a good photo too. Main course was grilled veggies and tofu seasoned up nicely served over some rice. Healthy eatin' fo sure. I was amazed at just how much volume this food was due to the low calorie density of all the veggies no doubt. Veggies are good like that and they're packed with nutrients that keep us going strong.
= 730 calories
Total for day = 2,287 calories (call it 2,300). -443 calories based on my resting metabolic rate (give or take a bit). Supply 2,287. Demand 2,700.
Overall update:
It's been a week pretty much and I'm cool with this plan so far. Sign me up for another week of this madness. I have recipes to put to use. Check this one out.
PB and J granola bars
2 cups uncooked oats (not instant)
1/3 cup organic peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)
1/2 cup all-fruit grape jelly (or your favorite sugar-free Smucker's® preserves)
Makes 8 Bars
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In medium bowl, mix all ingredients together thoroughly. Spread in lightly greased 8-inch square pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Allow to cool at least 10 minutes before cutting.
Per Bar: 195 Cal; 6g Total Fat (1g Sat Fat); 6g Protein; 28g Carb; 56mg Sodium; 0mg Chol
Sounds like a good snack to me. Maybe even something I could take on a training ride...
And now, for something completely different...but good. Read on if you're up for that. If not, see you tomorrow.
"GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL?"
Subject: Fwd: Fw: this is so how my day goes!! Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:40:05 -0700 (PDT)
Recently I was diagnosed with A. A. A. D. D. - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it develops: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide my car needs washing. As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mailbox earlier. I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car. I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full. So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first.
But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox, when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first. I take my checkbook off the table, and see that there is only 1 check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Coke that I had been drinking. I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I see that the Coke is getting warm, and I decide I should put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye--they need to be watered. I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning. I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers. I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote Someone left it on the ki tchen table. I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers. I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.
So, I set the remote back down on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill. Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do. At the end of the day: ----the car isn't washed, ----the bills aren't paid, ----there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter, ----the flowers don't have enough water, ----there is still only 1 check in my check book, ----I can't find the remote, ----I can't find my glasses, ----and I don't remember what I did with the car keys. Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all d ay long, and I'm really tired.
I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail. Do me a favor, will you? Forward this message to everyone you know, because I don't remember to whom it has been sent. Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!
GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL. LAUGHING AT YOURSELF IS THERAPEUTIC.
P.S. I just remembered. I LEFT THE WATER RUNNING IN THE DRIVEWAY
YOU MIGHT WONDER WHY I'VE PUT THIS IN MY BLOG AND THAT'S VERY REASONABLE.
In nutrition just as in life, keep it real and keep it simple. Make more from less.
Weight 156
It's very hard to say how much of my weight loss so far is water and how much is body fat or even lean body mass, but I am 2 pounds lighter than where I started under a week ago so, let's just leave it at that for now. One week is really nothing when it comes to changing the body in any meaningful way.
I'm getting some great PB and J ideas from some of you out there who are checking in on me. THANKS for that. I plan to put them all to good use. For sure, I like the regular inclusion of pb in my meals. I always have love peanut butter. Except that it used to be Jiffy or Skippy or some other sugar and hydrogenated oil laiden crap. My dad's house in colorado always had the real deal (Adam's natural), but that was way too advanced for this kid at that point. Especially with dessert, when in doubt just add peanut butter and bam, you're good. Chocolate and peanut butter together...who invented that anyway? Brilliant! If I can just have one truly original idea in my lifetime that is as great and widespread as that one was! (did you catch that one?) Pun always intended. Mos def.
SERIOUSLY, DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW WHO PUT CHOCOLATE AND PEANUT BUTTER TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME? Was it Sasha or Digweed? ;) Probably neither.
Meal #1 Breakfast
I just had to go back to my favorite creation so far...the PB and J cinnamon waffle sandwich with fresh strawberries and a light maple syrup drizzle. It's the shizzle! Along with some cottage cheese (low fat please), I'm right at my target and loving it all of the way.
= 682 calories (including my morning brew with a little coffee friend/mate)
Snack #1
A big, shiny, plump, juicy, scrumptious, natural fruit of the earth...granny smith.
= 75 calories
Meal #2 Lunch
Classic pb and j on whole wheat bread. Organic smooth pb with red raspberry j. I can have two of these and be right at my target. I was in a rush today so, simplicity was welcome.
= 660 calories
Damn! It's 5:44 pm as I write to you now and I haven't had a snack, but no worries. My body is performing optimally as far as I can tell. I spent the afternoon looking out my window from my home office at the gloom that has settled seemingly permanently over pacific beach recently. ly ly ly. There. Take three more of those if you like them so much.
Meal #3 Dinner
Not sure what's coming my way tonight...I haven't had time to think about it, but I probably need to jaunt over to the store to get some things for this week. Eating fresh and natural is great, but it usually requires going to the store more often. Thankfully, we're just 3 blocks from the nearest Vons. Can you imagine the olden days...wooden shoes and all...and all those layers of clothes and proper speaking...
I decided to have pb and j in my appetizer tonight and go for a more traditional meal. Did you know that celery has "negative" calories? Well, it takes more energy to digest celery than you can derive from it. So, celery sticks with smooth pb and blackberry j became my appetizer. Nice. Really nice actually. It made for a good photo too. Main course was grilled veggies and tofu seasoned up nicely served over some rice. Healthy eatin' fo sure. I was amazed at just how much volume this food was due to the low calorie density of all the veggies no doubt. Veggies are good like that and they're packed with nutrients that keep us going strong.
= 730 calories
Total for day = 2,287 calories (call it 2,300). -443 calories based on my resting metabolic rate (give or take a bit). Supply 2,287. Demand 2,700.
Overall update:
It's been a week pretty much and I'm cool with this plan so far. Sign me up for another week of this madness. I have recipes to put to use. Check this one out.
PB and J granola bars
2 cups uncooked oats (not instant)
1/3 cup organic peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)
1/2 cup all-fruit grape jelly (or your favorite sugar-free Smucker's® preserves)
Makes 8 Bars
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In medium bowl, mix all ingredients together thoroughly. Spread in lightly greased 8-inch square pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Allow to cool at least 10 minutes before cutting.
Per Bar: 195 Cal; 6g Total Fat (1g Sat Fat); 6g Protein; 28g Carb; 56mg Sodium; 0mg Chol
Sounds like a good snack to me. Maybe even something I could take on a training ride...
And now, for something completely different...but good. Read on if you're up for that. If not, see you tomorrow.
"GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL?"
Subject: Fwd: Fw: this is so how my day goes!! Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:40:05 -0700 (PDT)
Recently I was diagnosed with A. A. A. D. D. - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it develops: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide my car needs washing. As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mailbox earlier. I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car. I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full. So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first.
But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox, when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first. I take my checkbook off the table, and see that there is only 1 check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Coke that I had been drinking. I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I see that the Coke is getting warm, and I decide I should put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye--they need to be watered. I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning. I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers. I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote Someone left it on the ki tchen table. I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers. I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.
So, I set the remote back down on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill. Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do. At the end of the day: ----the car isn't washed, ----the bills aren't paid, ----there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter, ----the flowers don't have enough water, ----there is still only 1 check in my check book, ----I can't find the remote, ----I can't find my glasses, ----and I don't remember what I did with the car keys. Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all d ay long, and I'm really tired.
I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail. Do me a favor, will you? Forward this message to everyone you know, because I don't remember to whom it has been sent. Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!
GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL. LAUGHING AT YOURSELF IS THERAPEUTIC.
P.S. I just remembered. I LEFT THE WATER RUNNING IN THE DRIVEWAY
YOU MIGHT WONDER WHY I'VE PUT THIS IN MY BLOG AND THAT'S VERY REASONABLE.
In nutrition just as in life, keep it real and keep it simple. Make more from less.
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