Diet Journal Entry #3

Exhaustion is weighting me down today.  I have got a case of the Mondays it seems.  Trying to stay on point has been a bit of a struggle today.  All I want is to go home, take a nap, and skip the gym.  I am not going to listen to the little voice in my head, I am going to pretend it isn’t there and continue on with the plan.

Seems like I am constantly on a diet, I cannot seem to keep the weight off.  I would kill to finally shed all the weight for good.  Done venting.  See daily menu below.

*Breakfast

Scrambled Eggs & Sausage

*Morning Snack

Banana & Peanut Butter

*Lunch

Roasted Chicken, Tomato, & Avocado

*Afternoon Snack

Apple & Peanut Butter

*Pre-Workout Snack

Baked Sweet Potato & Banana

Diet Journal Entry #2

Today was a bit of a struggle, a co-worker brought some amazing lemon bars to work and I had to resist. I wanted desperately to eat the entire tray but I stayed with my plan.


I am feeling pretty drained today from lack of sleep last night.  Tonight I have Crossfit class at 6:30 pm and Yoga at 7:30pm.  I have to push and train harder, I have very little time left to get ready for the competition. 


Today is Friday, tomorrow after Crossfit class I think I will go for a run in the park and then hopefully a very long walk, jog, run Sunday.


Fingers crossed the scale will reflect my hard work!

Diet Journal Entry #1

I have decided to log my newest journey in weight loss.  I have a Crossfit competition in June and I have gained back 15 pounds that I had lost, I need to lose those 15 pounds and 5 more before June so I can string together multiple pull-ups and ring dips.  So I am dedicated to staying on track.

So far I am 6 pounds down, so far so good.  I just have to stay faithful to my diet and dedicated myself to my training.  I usually keep to a certain structure to my daily diet, see below for an example of my typical daily intake.

 

9:00 am          Breakfast                 Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, and Cup of Fruit

11:00 am        Morning Snack       Apple with TBS Peanut Butter/Protein Shake

1:00 pm          Pre-Lunch                Cabbage Soup

3:00 pm          Lunch                        Lg Chicken Breast W/Sweet Potato

4:00 pm          Afternoon Snack     Carrot Sticks/TBS Peanut Butter/Protein Shake

4:30 pm          Pre-Workout            Banana and Jerky

7:45 pm         Dinner                     Grilled Chicken and Veggies
 

I drink a gallon of water a day, I try to drink it before my workout.

Quick Chicken Salad

3 cups already cooked chicken, diced (see below on how to cook)

½ cup green bell pepper, diced

½ cup sweet onion, diced

½ cup celery, diced

½ cup grape tomatoes, cut in half

½ cup purple grapes, cut in half

½ cup safflower mayo

1 TBS chili powder

 

Combine ingredients in a bowl. Serve.

 

Chicken

Lay chicken breast in glass container to cook, season with garlic powder, salt, pepper. Cook for 20 min.

Egg Lettuce Wrap

Lettuce leafs (of choice)

Lunchmeat (of choice)

Egg

Avocado

Tomato

2 TBS of Olive Oil

Safflower Mayo

Salt & Pepper

 

Put olive oil in a pan break the egg into the pan, let cook on low/medium heat until you see the sides turn to white, then lightly break the yoke.  Turn when you see the edges raise, once egg is cooked lay in on a paper towel to soak up the oil.  Then put your wrap together, lettuce on the bottom, then a little safflower mayo, lunchmeat, egg, tomato, avocado, salt and pepper. 

Mexican Scramble

10 Eggs

1 Small Onion

1 Small Red Bell Pepper

1 Small Can of Mushrooms

2 TBS Olive Oil

2 TBS Garlic

1 TBS Chili Pepper

Salt & Pepper to Taste

Roughly chop onions and bell peppers, then in a pan sauté’ onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms on medium heat, add garlic powder.  Cook until softened.

Whip eggs until whites and yolk are mixed, then add to pan.  Stir until everything binds together like scrambled eggs do the salt and pepper to taste.  Serve with salsa.