Losing Weight Check-in #5

Well, I can finally feel a difference with my daily exercise. My body is certainly stronger and I can endure more. The yoga classes I've taken tend to work heavily on the quads, but I also notice that I am weaker than I'd like in the shoulders. I did lose another pound which certainly got me excited. There were also two people who noticed that I looked like I lost weight. Water intake was a challenge again.

Now that the plastic challenge is officially over it will be easier buying fish and some veggies. I also bought a new water bottle, so it will be easier to drink all day. I will also be working more this coming week, so less laying around, and less nibbling.

Monday

Breakfast: 2 egg whites with 1/2 english muffin, 1 tsp orange marmalade, coffee with skim milk

Lunch: 3 chicken skewers with peanut sauce, salad with grated beets and balsamic vinegar

Dinner: Clif Bar, banana, cup of butternut squash soup with 2 T of chicken pot pie filling, chunk of cheese with 1 water cracker, glass of white wine

Water: 30 oz.

Exercise: Yoga for Jocks (90 min)

Tuesday

Breakfast: 2 egg whites, meatloaf scraps, tomato/eggplant sauce, masala tea with milk

Lunch: big salad with 3 chicken skewers, peanut sauce and balsamic vinegar

Dinner: beef tenderloin, chive spatzle, mushroom & chard
Snack: banana with 1 T peanut butter, an orange

Water: 25 oz.

Exercise: catering work, a little walking, 1:52 plank, stretching - my quads and sides of my torso are sore from yoga

Wednesday

Breakfast: 2 egg whites, 1 oz of cheddar, 1 small whole grain roll

Lunch: Big salad with chive spatzle and a chicken leg

Dinner: Spanokopita, small coffee with milk, 1/2 apple

Water: 25 oz.

Exercise: 30 full sit ups, 13 full push ups - my psoas are tight, I assume from yoga

Thursday

Breakfast: handful of curried cashews, coffee with skim milk

Lunch: Big salad with chive spatzle and a chicken leg
Snack: half piece coconut cake 

Dinner: Arugula and radishes with 3/4 cup of chicken pot pie filling

Water: 45 oz.

Exercise: Basic yoga class (75 min) ~ 1.5 mi. walk

Friday

Breakfast: Oatmeal with 1/2 banana, 1/2 apple, 1 T maple syrup, coffee with skim

Lunch: chicken soup with noodles and a broccoli & cheese pupusa & slaw

Dinner: arugula salad with chive spatzle

Water: 20 oz.

Exercise: David Barton awesome yoga class (75 min)

Saturday

Breakfast: small roll with 2 egg whites, tomato/eggplant sauce & cheddar cheese, coffee with skim

Lunch: half sweet potato, sauteed peppers & eggplant, dorset cheese, arugula and beet salad

Snack: Chicken empanada
Dinner: Shrimp & mixed veggies, white rice, 1/4 c hot & sour soup

Water: 20 oz.

Exercise: ~ 1 mi. brisk walk

Sunday

Breakfast: oatmeal with 1/2 banana, skim milk & maple syrup

Lunch: 2.5 empanada (beef, onion/cheese, chicken curry, spinach/cheese, tuna & tomato)

Dinner: Shrimp & mixed veggies, white rice

Water: 30 oz.

Exercise: Advanced yoga class (60 min.)