Day 50

Update: definitely had a bad week diet wise. I guess that is the one good thing about the Sabres being eliminated from the playoffs. So here is virtual B:


So as you can see I gained about a pound. Now that my clinical is over I can get my diet and workouts back on track. I am going to rest again today (Monday) and start week 8 on tuesday

Day 49

Meal Plan
breakfast: homemade egg mcmuffin
Snack: string cheese
Lunch: Ham sandwich
Snack: almonds and walnuts


Workout: kenpo X
Back to a "easy" week after this. Work from 12a-8a tonight and 8p-8a tomorrow then I am done!!!

Day 48

Meal
Breakfast: Oatmeal with blackberies
Snack: Cheese stick
Lunch: Turkey sandwich
Snack: protein shake
Dinner: Chicken breast onions and bell peppers

Workout: Legs and back

Day 47

Meal Plan
Ok so I was 30% sure that the sabres were going to get eliminated last night so I had a few beers while watching the game.
Breakfast: omelet with onion
Snack: cheese stick
Lunch: turkey sandwich
Dinner: chicken

Workout: Yoga X
Worked hard. Kinda sorta earned those beers

Day 46

Meal Plan:
Breakfast: eggs and sausage
Lunch: turkey sandwich
Snack: wheat chex and soy milk
Dinner: chicken breast and edame

Workout: Back and Bi's
Really planning on a big week so i'm busting my ass

Day 45

Meal plan
Breakfast: eggs and sausage sandwich
Snack: cheese sticks
Lunch: turkey
Snack: protein shake
Dinner: burger


Workout: plyo-X
Got it done worked my ass off

Day 44: I'm Back!!!!!

Meal Plan
Breakfast: oatmeal with blackberries
Snack: mixed nuts and cheese
Lunch: Turkey sandwich
Dinner: Chicken Stir-Fry and brown rice


Workout: chest arms and shoulders
I did really well here. I did 3 one armed push-ups and was on my knees a lot less then usual (thats what she said). Every push-up exercise I did at least 5 legit push-ups. Starting to feel Redlands line backer strong.

Day 43

Update: First lets just talk about me real quick. When I am being self deprecating it is not to fish for compliments or because I hate myself. I do it to keep myself honest. I do it because I can only be so proud of myself until I reach my final goal. So if I seem like I am not happy I am, its just me. Here is the 6 week update:



So as you can see I lost 3.7 pounds and am ever so close to the 220's. I just hope that it is because of my hard work and not my erratic schedule. As you can see from my meals I have been averaging about 2.5 "real meals" when I work nights. I felt it in my workouts a little bit but starving myself is never going to be part of my plan. Again I hate sounding like I am not happy I just don't want this week to go to my head. So I am going to strive to get in the 220's by the end of the week. Time to work extra hard.

Meal Plan:
Breakfast: Kashi Bar
Snack: 2 cuties
Lunch: turkey sandwich
Snack: cheese stick
Dinner: Turkey burger

Workout: None
I know what your thinking after the good news why get this week off to such a bad start. The truth is I just got off my 5th night in 6 days. I slept until 1 then had to go to a simulation lab. Then I went back to sleep. I really think this 2nd day of rest will get my body "normal" again and improve my workouts throughout the week.

Day 42

REST!!!

Day 41

Meal plan
Breakfast: sausage and eggs
Lunch: turkey sandwich
Snack: cheese stick
dinner: turke burger (no bun)

Workout: Kenpo X
This is getting pretty easy!!! Another week in the books

Day 40

Meal Plan
Breakfast: eggs and sausage
Snack: 3 cuties
Lunch: soup
snack: nuts and string cheese


Workout: Legs and Back and Ab ripper X
Not too bad and helped me get back to sleep. Gotta run to my 3rd night in a row!! So far so good.

Day 39

Meal Plan:
Breakfast: English muffin with ham and eggs
Snack: 2 cuties (makes me miss california) and a banana
Lunch: Soup
Snack: protein shake
Snack: almonds and walnuts

Workout: Yoga X
So was my schedule today. Got home at 9 slept till 2:30 ate breakfast. Did my workout about 3:30 and now I am gonna try and take a little nap before work starts again. Avoided all the junk last night and just had some nuts and a diet dr. Pepper. goddnight

Day 38

Meal Plan:
Breakfast: omelet with turkey and onion
Snack: Cheese stick
Lunch: Soup
Snack: Protein shake
Dinner: Ham sandwich with sun chips
Snack: cheese stick and almonds and walnuts

Workout: Back and BI's
This workout went well and helped me take my nap. The third snack is the stuff I packed for the hospital tonight. I work my first night (8p-8a). Gonna try to stay away from the junk food, but I am not gonna limit my caffeine consumption. See you in the morning

Day 37

Meal Plan (time to get this on point)
Breakfast: Kashi bar
Snack: Almonds and Walnuts
Lunch: Stuffed pita with turkey ham and sprouts
Snack: protein shake
Dinner: Soup

Workout: Plyo X
Really getting good at this. I make sure to wear my Jordan shirt every time I do it

Day 36

Update:


Well as you can see I gained .2 pounds. Cant say that I am all that surprised because I went out one night and have not been eating that great. I am at a pretty tough crossroads right now. I am trying to loose this weight, but I am also winding up with school. It is tough to not want to go out with the people from my nursing school. These are people that I have struggled through tough classes with and dealt with death with. I have to find a better way to eat better and workout harder so one night doesn't ruin everything I have accomplished all week. So thats where were at and I just gotta keep going.

Meal plan:
Breakfast: omelet with ham and onion
Lunch: Soup
Snack: protein Shake
Dinner: Chicken with onion and peppers

Workout: Chest triceps and shoulders and ab ripper X
Not too bad

Day 34-35

Sorry to be so brief just had a busy couple days. I ate at about a C level but did manage to make up the missed workout. Went out for a little bit on Saturday night but kept the damage minimal. I will continue with more detailed posts and have my weigh in tomorrow.

Day 33: It finally happened

Meal Plan:
Breakfast: Eggs and turkey suasage
Snack: cheese stick
Lunch: Chicken sandwich
Snack: almonds and walnuts
Dinner: Lean Cusine chicken stir fry

Workout: NONE
Sorry guys it finally happened I missed my first workout. Just two tired after work.So instead of taking sunday off I am gonna make up for the missed session. I am a little upset but gotta bounce back.

Day 32

Meal plan
Breakfast: wheat chex
Snack: string cheese
lunch: Turkey sandwich and sun chips
Snack: wlanuts and almonds
Dinner: soup

Workout: Kenpo X
I know I am supposed to do Yoga here but I worked a 12 hour shift today so I decided to do kenpo which is 45 minutes shorter. I figured I would just do yoga on Saturday because I have the day off. I hope that is acceptable if not I dont care. Goodnight everyone.

Day: 31

Meal Plan:
Breakfast: omelet with red onion and turkey sausage
Snack: Cheese stick
Lunch: stuffed pita with turkey, ham, lettuce, mustard
Snack: protein shake
Dinner: homemade chicken noodle soup

Workout: Back and Biceps
Good ole back and bi's reminds me of training with P for the Mercy Warriors. This was an awesome workout I have a lot of new bicep exercises to show some of you guys. Sorry this post is so late but I just finished my last paper for nursing school!! Work a 12 tomorrow (8am-830pm) so i will probably be posting around this time tomorrow.

Day: 30

Meal Plan:
Breakfast: omelet with onion and peppers
Snack: almonds, walnuts, and string cheese
Lunch: turkey sandwich on a english muffin
snack: protein shake
Dinner: salad with ham turkey and dried fruit

Workout: Plyo-X
Ok this is really weird but normally when I do this workout I am blasting Rush (the conservative talker not the band) or espn radio. So I dont really hear what the dvd is saying. This is roughly the 4th time I have done this exercise and I just found out one of the 5 people doing the workout on the dvd has a prosthetic leg. I definitely have no excuses not to bring it from now on.

Day 29: The Big Reveal

Update:
Well lets start with the weight heres virtual B:



As you can see I lost another 2.5 pounds and am now down to 235. Very excited for the weight loss. I think sometimes I am too hard on myself and I am doing a lot better then I give myself credit for.
Ok now here is the big reveal:
First the front photos:



It is a little hard to compare because I am a lot closer to the mirror on the day 30 pictures, but I can see an improvement. I can see it mostly in my man boobs then my stomach.

Here are the side photos:



I told myself not to suck my gut in, but maybe subconsciously I did a little bit. Still I think there is a huge difference in these pictures. I am really happy with these pictures and for as much as I messed up I think these results are great.

Meal Plan:
Breakfast: Oatmeal with blackberries
Snack: string cheese
Lunch: Stuffed pita with ham turkey and onions
Snack: protein shake
Dinner: homemade chicken noodle soup

Workout: Chest Shoulders and Triceps with Ab Ripper X
For those of you who have seen the infomercial this is the workout with the clap push-ups. It was really difficult but I liked it. Each workout contains 24 exercises and the first three weeks you did 6 exercises then had a water break. For this second phase you do 12 exercises then a break then the last 12. It makes the workouts go quicker but is really tough. I definitely forgot how tough ab-ripper was. This phase also gives you the option to do doubles which means you do cardio-X in the morning and lift weights at night. Don't know if I will get there but I will try. Again really excited and I am just going to keep pushing play.

Day 28

Meal Plan:
Breakfast: Oatmeal
Lunch: turkey sandwich with sun chips
Dinner: Easter spread (I was relatively good though)

Workout: Rest
Pictures and weight tomorrow. I figure I would take this time to evaluate the first four weeks with grades.
Workout: B: I slacked from time to time but I pressed play everyday. I need to work on pushing myself
Meal Plan: C: I really need to get it together here. Need to plan my meals before hand so I dont get stuck
Drinking: C+: Had a few hiccups but way less then what I was doing.

All in all I am proud of myself. I am still discovering what works and what doesnt for me. I am working out regularly and have only ate fast food (not counting subway) twice this whole month. I start my capstone this week so my schedule is a little more open. Hopefully this will help me get my ass in gear.

Day 27

Meal Plan:
Breakfast: omelet with onion and cerrano chili
Snack: string cheese
Lunch: Soup
Snack: protein shake
Dinner: Stuffed pita with turkey peppers and onion

Workout: Yoga X...again
I cant believe I am saying this but I am actually starting to like this workout a lot. I am getting a lot more flexible too.

Day 26

Meal Plan:
Breakfast: Rice chex
Snack: Apple crisps
Lunch: Ham and turkey footlong
Snack: protein shake
Dinner: Ground turkey with onions and peppers

Work Out: Core Synergistics
A little better the second. Unfortunately still a little sore from the first time I did it

Day 25

Meal Plan:
So today was my last day of clinical for med surge. We got out early and went to dinosaur bbq for lunch. They have something called the T-rex challenge. If you can Eat a pound each of pulled pork and brisket, half a chicken, a full rack of ribs, and a loaf of cornbread the meal for your group is free and you get a picture on the wall and t-shirt. After a lot of shit talking by my cohort I went for it. I did the whole thing and chased it down with a couple beers.










APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Meal Plan:
Breakfast: kashi bar
Lunch: We did go to dinosaur and I did cheat a little. Pulled pork and a piece of cornbread
Dinner: Protein Shake


Workout: Stretch X
Not hard at all just yoga without all the hurt.