Back at work and back to my normal gym. I did a quick check on the scale and was 8/10th a pound heavier than at Bally’s. Maybe it was the scale or maybe it was my dinner last night. Either way I did lose weight over the weekend.
Today’s cardio was 30 minutes on the elliptical machine and 30 minutes on the stair master. I had a good sweat going and I was breathing hard. I checked my heart rate while on the elliptical machine and it topped out at 142 beats per minute. I felt good and was happy with the effort.
Breakfast was delicious. It included 2 hard boiled egg whites, 2 morningstar fake sausage patties, half a baked potato, an orange and some ricotta cheese. Morning break was a light yogurt, a nutri-grain bar and some baby carrots. lunch was a salad with leftovers from last night. There was ground turkey, cabbage, tomatoes and curry lentils. I was feeling hungry at afternoon break and I had one Special k bar, one nature’s valley peanut butter granola bar, a yogurt and more baby carrots.
After work today I did weight lifting for 30 minutes. I did bench presses, standing overhead presses, dumbbell lifts (from my waist to shoulder height directly in front of me), flaps (weights lifted to shoulder height out sideways of my body), dip press machine, and finally the butterflies machine. I was done!
Once I got home it was time to make some dinner. I started with a salad, grilled chicken breasts, portobello mushrooms and presses garlic cloves with a splash of white wine. I added salsa and an avocado to my meal. I also oven roasted asparagus to top my salad. I had 2 helpings. Based on calorie counting on livestrong.com my whole meal was less than 900 calories. And wow it was filling.
I have been sneezing all day with a running nose so I am on my way to having a cold. Hopefully it will pass in a day or so. I do not feel like it hurt my workout today but fear it will effect my sleep tonight. I am calling it a night early so I can get some extra rest! Good night.
