Day 24 - 6 Pounds Gone

Starting Weight: 206

Last Weigh In: 208

Current Weight: 202

So my new strategy is working.  Keep the calorie intake between 1200 - 1400. I've been closer to 1400, which is fine since I'm burning enough calories during the day. Thanks to my Fitbit for keeping track.

Meal 1: 1 egg, 1 egg white, 2 slices of french bread (small), 1 tsp butter, 2 cups of green tea - 264

Meal 2: Green Smoothie - 119

Meal 3: Veggie & Beef Loaded Lasagna - 253

Meal 4: Rice Cake, 1 tbsp natural peanut butter, 1/2 tbsp raspberry jam - 160

Meal 5: Green Smoothie - 119

Meal 6: Slice of turkey, slice of mozzarella cheese, 1 oz wasbi peas - 120

Meal 7: Whole Grain Pasta with Chicken and Skinny Alfredo Sauce (recipe coming soon) - 296

Total: 1330

Fitness: Walked the stairs at the park 4x's. Reached My Goal!! Thanks to the cool breeze (which is rare) I was able to do the 4th climb without passing out from the heat. 

Fitbit Reading

7488 Steps

3.34 Miles

45 Floors Climbed

2381 Calories Burned

667 Active Score

I've decided to return the Ten Minute Trainer. I just don't feel it's worth the $97.83 that I will have to pay if I decided to keep it. I was attracted to the 10 minutes, but the truth is to get the results I want I would have to do two to three of the 10 minutes. Then by the time your done changing DVDs, workouts, etc... your 30+ minutes in and the whole 10 minute appeal is out the window.

I love, love, love  Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. This workout is only 20 minutes with no changing of DVDs and very effective.  And you can't beat the price.

Day 22 & Day 23

Day 22

Meal 1: 1/2 multi grain bagel, 1 tbsp natural peanut butter, 1/2 tbsp raspberry jam, and 1/2 banana - 353

Meal 2: 1/2 multi grain bagel, 1 egg, 1 egg white, 1 slice of turkey bacon, and 1 tsp butter - 282

Meal 3: banana ice cream without the ice cream - 106 

quizno sonoma turkey flat bread sammie, sweet potato chips, Ice tea - 450

Meal 4: salad - 1 cup mixed greens, 2 tbsp jack cheese, 1/2 avocado, 2 slices of deli turkey, 1 tbsp ken's light olive oil vinaigrette - 198

Meal 5: Dark Chocolate Banana Bite Pop - 65

Water: 108 oz 

Total: 1454

Fitness: Walked the stairs at the park.

Fitbit Reading

Steps: 7124

Miles: 3.28

Stairs Climbed: 33

Calorie Burned: 2430

Active Score: 692

I only got seven hours sleep but I'm not complaining, it's better then six.  As soon as I woke up I went to climb the stairs at the park. These stairs are brutal. They get steeper as you go up. Just walking up the first flight I'm out of breath. I tell you brutal. Again, not complaining... I like doing them, you really feel the burn. The cardio is intense and I know my legs and butt will thank me if I keep it up. I'm up to doing them three times. I'll be doing four on Monday. 

Day 23

Meal 1: 1 cup multi grain cheerios, 1/2 cup almond milk - 130

Meal 2: Tuna sandwich on a pita, 2 romaine lettuce leaves, a plum tomato. Tuna was made with 1 tsp of light mayo, 1 tsp of plain yogurt, 1 tsp of relish, 1 tbsp of both celery and onion, a pinch of salt and pepper. - 286

Meal 3: 3 Dark Chocolate Banana Bite Pop - 195

Meal 4: 44 green grapes - 71

Meal 5: Veggie and Beef Lasagna - 505.6

Meal 6: 1 more Dark Chocolate Banana Bite Pop (these are so good) - 65  

Water: 108 oz.

Total: 1252.6

Fitness: 100 wall push-ups, 100 bicycle crunches.

Fitbit Reading

Steps: 3826

Miles: 1.70

Stairs Climbed: 4

Calorie Burned: 2106

Active Score: 452

Sleep is calling my name. Goodnight!

Day 21

Breakfast and Mid Morning Snack: 1 cup Multigrain Cheerios, 1/2 cup Almond Milk, Banana, 1/2 Multigrain Bagel, Egg, Egg White, 1 tsp butter - 516

Lunch and Mid Afternoon Snack: Whole Wheat Pita, 3 tbsp Hummus,  Rice Cake, 1 tbsp Natural Peanut Butter, and 1 tbsp raspberry jam - 474

Dinner: Corn Tortilla, 1 oz Chicken, 1/4 cup Chipotle Pinto Beans, 1/2 oz Jack Cheese, 2 cups Spring lettuce, 3 tbsp Salsa, 1 tbsp taco sauce, and 1 tbsp low fat plain yogurt. - 399

After Dinner Snack: Roasted Peas - 22

TOTAL: 1410

Fitness:

10 Minute Trainer: Cardio and Lower Body workout. I didn't use the door band because I don't have a door with the correct hinges. It still was a good workout.

Fitbit Reading

4457 Steps

2.18 miles

2 floors climbed

2106 calories burned

481 active score

I'm going to bed. My plan is to get a good 8 hours of sleep. And since I'm feeling a bit hungry it's probably a good idea if I go to bed before it gets so bad I can't fall alseep. Tomorrow I'm going to look for good late night low calorie, low to no carb snacks. 

Good Night

Day 20

Breakfast: multigrain bagel, 1 egg, 1 egg white, 1 tsp butter, 1 tbsp natural peanut butter, 1 tbsp red raspberry jam, 1/2 banana, and green tea. - 607

I couldn't finish half of the bagel with the peanut butter so I saved it for a mid morning snack.

Lunch: morning star chik pattie on a slice of whole wheat bread, plum tomato, 1/2 tsp light mayo, 1/4 tsp ketchup. - 247

Afternoon Snack: Green Glowing Juice (I changed the recipe a bit) - 150 

Late Afternoon Snack: 1/2 Cup Wasabi Peas and Roasted Chickpeas - 170

Dinner: Salad with Chicken and a Asian Honey Mustard Dressing - 237

Asian Honey Mustard Dressing Recipe 

Juice of 1/2 a lime

2 Tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp rice vinegar

1 tsp dijon mustard

1/2 tsp light soy sauce

Wisk until blended.

4 - 1 Tbsp servings

23 calories per serving

Total: 1411

Fitness

10 Minute Trainer - Lower body and started the abs but stopped halfway through because my knees were hurting. I did 100 bicycle crunches instead. I liked the lower body workout. I did not like the ab workout. Your on your knees a lot and once they started to hurt I didn't want anything to happen that would put me out of commission because of a knee injury.

Fitbit

3326 step

1.48 miles

1 floors climbed

2106 calories burned

407 active score

I went to bed HUNGRY. My goal is to eat most of my carbs in the AM. Makes sense, right? I eat the carbs early so I have the rest of the day to burn them off. The problem with this is I went to bed HUNGRY. I plan to give this little experiment a couple weeks. I'm hoping my body with adjust and my stomach won't growl with hunger pains when I'm trying to fall asleep.