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I’m going to stop tracking what I eat, because it’s a pain in the neck to update this blog after every meal 🙂 I’m not sure why I bother with body fat either – the scale I use is very inaccurate (probably a 4-5% margin of error), and is only useful for a very broad estimate. I need skin calipers if I’m going to do any kind of useful measurements.

Lower body workout today – this is hard stuff… I have neglected my legs for the most part when weight training in the past, so I feel like a complete wimp doing 150 pound leg presses! But hopefully it’ll pay off. I really like doing weights in the morning… everyone else is on the treadmills and stairmasters, so I have the heavy stuff all to myself.

Weight: 198 (down 3)

Body fat: 27% (up 1)

Workout: Weights – lower body

I’m not going to mention how badly I ate yesterday – I think I went overboard, even considering it was a free day 🙂 Had another good run today. I was surprised to see the sky lit up so early – then I realized it’s the first time in weeks that it hasn’t been cloudy!

Anyway, the shoulder is feeling much better – lets hear it for Advil and heating pads.

Weight: 201 (up 1.5)

Body fat: 26% (down 2)

Workout: Run – 24 minutes; 2.25 miles (if you include the warmup/cool down)

Meals:

1. Oatmeal and a boiled egg (no yolk)
2. S’mores protein bar (that tastes nothing like s’mores)
3. Grilled chicken sandwich
4. Bag of trail mix

Today I dropped below 200 lbs. for the first time since before Christmas! I also had a good workout, but managed to aggravate a shoulder/neck injury from a couple of months ago. Thankfully the next upper-body workout isn’t until Thursday, so that should give me enough time to take care of it. Tomorrow is my free day – no workout, and I can eat whatever I want (say, oh, some Krispy Kremes)

Weight: 199.5 (down 1)

Body fat: 28% (up 2)

Workout: Weights – upper body

Meals:

1. Salad (lettuce, carrots, boiled egg whites)
2. Roasted chicken breast sandwich on whole wheat with lettuce
3. BK Chicken tenders
4. Chocolate protein shake with peaches.

I guess I should explain the “of 84” bit – this is a 12 week program, i.e. 84 days. Today I had a good run… I’m also trying to build up my running legs again – I used to run all the time, but haven’t done much in the past few years. So I’m doing the Couch to 5-K Running Plan which gradually builds up your tolerance. Today was the first day of straight running with no walking. I cheated and walked for one minute, but I did get in a full 20 minutes of running (2.1 miles).

Weight: 200.5 lbs. (down 1.5)

Body fat: 26% (down 1)

Workout: Run – 20 minutes

Meals:

1. Egg white omelete, Wheat toast, sliced peaches
2. Small salad, grilled chicken sandwich on a french roll with a few french fries (the anti-American meal! 🙂 )
3. Protein bar
4. Meatballs, broccoli and a couple of sugar-free Jello cups