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.