Food and Exercise Journal – May 24, 2010

Note that I may be doing this in weekly doses after today, so I’m not spamming my blog and is easier to commit to doing.

Food

I am logging my food intake and believe it will help me be accountable for what I put in my body. I am also enjoying the fact that I’ll be cooking again and saving money in that regard! I can make my own food and do a pretty good job, if I say so myself.

I’m going to be eating about 5-6 times a day, with small meals. Dinner may be larger, but that is ok.

During the day today I had this chicken and organic whole wheat couscous dish I made up (not that complex) for breakfast and lunch, and also 3 bananas and some almonds. I also had a half gallon of water and 1 Cherry Coke Zero.

I made this chicken and veggies curry dish for dinner. It has 1 stick of celery, 1/2 a green bell pepper, 1/4 of an onion, a few chopped up sun dried tomatoes and 1 boneless skinless chicken breast. After the veggies and meat were cooked, I added a bit of this pre-made coconut chili curry sauce for more flavor. I’d guestimate that it was around 650 calories all together with low fat, good carbs and lean protein. It also had a bit of olive oil in there for the good fats and omegas.

Here is a some pictures before sauce added and after sauce added.

Before

After

I was pretty awesome, if I say so myself. I have a ton of veggies I have to use over the next few days or they’ll start to rot, so will need some innovation and spur of the moment ideas to implement. Looking forward to that!

Exercise

I’ll be for-reals starting the P90 (not P90X) workout system today. I have my pictures taken so I can view progress later on. I have all the food, protein powder, and creatine (optional) ready to go. After my food settles I’m going to pop the DVD in and give it a whirl.

I suppose I should list why I am doing this. Here goes:

• To just be in better physical shape, to be able to do things like go up flights of stairs and steep hills without feeling winded.
• For my clothes to fit better and to fit into ones I’ve grown too chunky for.
• To take control of something I let slip for a long time, stopping with excuses and taking charge of what I let happen to myself.
• To be more comfy in airplane seats.
• Not be so hot all the time. I’ve always been hot all the time, but losing the blubber would help with that greatly.