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 ...

Day 22 - May 25, 2013

Weight:             244.2 lbs.
Body Fat %:     34%
Composition:    83 lbs fat  / 161.2 lbs. lean body mass
H20 %:            47.5%  (116 lbs )


The analysis had some good news and some bad new.   Weight was down in general, but up .2 lbs from yesterday.  Fat is up .5% from last week.  I somehow gained a pound of fat and lost 2.8 lbs of lean body mass, including an additional pound of water.  Seems strange, right.

Today I had this week's usual breakfast of sausage, eggs and oatmeal.  Now lunch! Oh lunch!  Lunch was the most calories I've eaten (in one meal) since I started.  There was probably more calories than some whole days.  It was planned to be this week's cheat meal.  I had the pastrami burger at Sammy's LA Pastrami.  I had no idea how big this "sandwich" would be. I also ordered the garlic fries.  My son fell asleep in the  car on the way there, so we ordered from the drive-thru and took it home.  I washed it down with a sugar free lemon lime soda.  I finished this 3/4 lb. behemoth of a sandwich and many of the fries.  Oddly enough, I think I could have continued and the old me would have kept eating, but I stopped.  Such a big meal put me out.  I think I slept for another 4 hours.  I knew I wasn't going to eat another real meal that day after that.

So for "dinner," I suggested ice cream.  My wife went along with it.  We went to Thrifty, which is a brand of ice cream shops (formerly based in the eponymous drug-store) that rarely exists anymore. My wife grew up with the brand, so she was easy to convince.  There "scoops" produce cylindrical ice cream scoops, which looks really funny on a cone.  I suggest ordering in a cup.

I figured I would get things back on track by finishing the day with a healthy snack of fruit and nuts, but I finished the whole day off with a beer, my first since I started.  The beer sucked, which made it less than worth it, but I couldn't stop myself from finishing it. You can't waste beer! Right?

We'll see how this all turned out tomorrow at the scale.


Breakfast:
2 Farmer John's pork breakfast sausages
1 scrabbled egg
1/2 serving of oatmeal with tsp honey and splash of almond milk

Lunch:
1 Pastrami Burger from Sammy's LA Pastrami: 1/4 lb cheese burger w/ Provolone cheese + 1/2 lbs of pastrami
1/2 medium order of garlic fries
Sugar-free lemon/lime soda

Dinner:
2 scoops ice cream from Thrifty: pecan praline and Amaretto cherry

Dessert:
1 banana
15 unsalted almonds

Night cap:
Blue Moon Blackberry Tart Ale

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

Day 14 - May 17, 2013

Weight: 246.2 lbs.

Still nice to see the scale is working again.  Breakfast was a tasty omelet with chorizo, spinach and onion.  I had lunch with my wife (and son).  We went to Buffalo Wild Wings and had the lunch special (upgraded the fries to a salad).  I'm guessing they don't serve many salads there.  My salad came with the butt of the head of lettuce (which should have been thrown out, not into my salad).  I also had 8 garlic Parmesan wings.  I could have been content after 4, but I finished the other 4 anyway.  I figured a light dinner would offset the extra wings.  I had a salad for dinner.  The romaine lettuce in the fridge had turned on me, so I made the salad with Spring Mix. Dessert was a little fruit.  I think it was a good day.

So five days in a row at the gym, still inspired mostly by having an afternoon indoor activity for my son during the hot Vegas Spring (it's not even summer yet).  I walked for 30 minutes on the treadmill, then did about 30 minutes on the bike.  I took a peek at the Friday afternoon boxing class.  I would have jumped in had I been wearing a shirt without sleeves.  So next week

I decided a few days ago that tomorrow's breakfast is gonna be a cheat meal.  I'm going to have pancakes.  I'm not sure how many pancakes.  I'll finish the sausage and bacon and eggs first.  I'm also going to do a cardio or weights workout before hand to prime the carb burning pump. We'll see how it goes.



Breakfast:
Chorizo and spinach omelet (2 eggs)
16 oz water w/ lemon juice
16 oz water



Lunch:
Side salad w/ blue cheese dressing
8 Parmesan Garlic wings

24 oz water


Dinner:
Salad w/ blue cheese, blue cheese dressing, croutons, pecans, apples and shredded  chicken
16 oz water


Dessert:
1 banana
1 pear
16 oz water

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