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.