Day 33 - June 5, 2013

Weight:           241.4 lbs.
Body Fat %:     33.5%
Composition:    81 lbs fat / 160.4 lbs. lean body mass
H20 %:            48%  (116 lbs )


The scale, which I don't like to talk about scares me sometimes.  This morning I looked down and it said 242 and 34% bf ... I was like , ok again?  Then I remembered that I forgot to take my shirt off.  Apparently my shirt weighs .6 lbs, because the number bounced down into a positive range quite nicely.

Breakfast was a  honey pecan smoothie.  I chose this one because I was out of bananas this morning.  That  narrowed down my choices.  It was tasty, but a serving only came out to about 8 oz, normally with the ice and air added from blending I get somewhere between 12 and 16 oz per serving.  It was a nice low carb way to start the morning (no fruit).

Lunch was scraps and leftovers I scrounged together some odds and ends. Dinner was more delicious BBQ Pulled Pork.  Tonight I tried out the whole grain buns.  They were kind of dense.  They were also gluten free.  What?  Whole grain and gluten free?  Those two things don't go together.  Well that's what the label said.  As expected, the increased thickness of the buns distracted from the delicious pulled pork by changing the meat to bun ratio.  It was still good though.  No salad around, so I dipped some baby carrots in hummus.  For dessert I tried to clean out the fruit bowl.


Breakfast:
1 serving Honey-Pecan Smoothies: milk, yogurt, pecans, whey, honey and flaxseed
 16 oz water w/ lime

Mid-morning Snack:
1 serving Honey-Pecan Smoothies

Lunch:
EPL chicken leg
remnants of my son's PB&J
16 oz. water

Dinner:
BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich
baby carrots
hummus
16 oz of water w/lemon juice

Dessert:
apple
pear
16 oz water

we'll see what the scale says tomorrow ...

Day 32 - June 4, 2013

Weight:           241.4 lbs.
Body Fat %:     34%
Composition:    82 lbs fat / 159.4 lbs. lean body mass
H20 %:            47.5%  (114.5 lbs )


I'm going to continue to document the scale and fat analysis, but I'm rarely going to address it.  The jumps in the numbers seem kind of ridiculous.  According to my Tanita scale, in the last 3 days I gained 4 lbs of fat and lost 6 lbs of muscle, during a period in which I have been working out, including lifting weights.  That's just silly.

I know I said no more oatmeal smoothies, but I tried again.  Today's Blackberry Smoothie with oatmeal was better, still not good, but better.  For lunch I finished off the leftover chili.  I smoked a pork butt (shoulder) yesterday. Now pardon the pun, but that bird has come home to rouse. The anticipation of the deliciousness is unbearable.  I bought whole grain buns from Trader Joe's.  I also bough some honey wheat buns, just in case the whole grain buns overpower or clash with the delicious BBQ pulled pork.  I couldn't risk it. I made tonight's sandwiches on the honey wheat rolls and cover the pulled pork with thick sweat BBQ sauce.  I worry the sauce may have a lot sugar, but its so delicious and I don't use that much. MMMMMMmmmmmmmmmm! Well, there's lots of protein from the meat.  Yes, and some fat.  It's BBQ season!

I didn't make it to the gym today until after dinner time.  There was quite a number of people there for a Tuesday night in June.  Maybe they're all here for the same reason I am.  They spent all day barbecuing in their backyards too?

So this week' cheat meal will be Friday or Saturday.  I'm going to make BBQ nachos with the pulled pork and have a beer or two for one meal, then it's back on the grind. 


Breakfast:
1 serving Check Your Blackberry Smoothie: oatmeal, mixed berries, yogurt, whey and flaxseeds

Mid-morning Snack:
1 serving Check Your Blackberry Smoothie

Lunch:
Last of the remaining chili

Dinner:
BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich on Honey Wheat Bun
carrots
hummus

Post Workout Meal:
12 oz chocolate milk

Dessert:
Uneaten remnants of a PB&J

we'll see what the scale says tomorrow ...