Day 108 - 12/26/07

I am back! I spent the rest of last week getting ready to leave Denver on Friday, and since I've gotten back to Detroit, I've been running around seeing friends and family, not working out and eating and drinking waaay to much. I am afraid to step on a scale now, and am really disappointed in myself.

But tonight, I managed to finally get a workout in! Using the new resistance bands that I bought:


and using Lance's Travel Exercise Circuit, I got a pretty good workout in tonight. I did three sets of each circuit, and it took me about 47 mins.





It was tougher than I thought it would be! I feel really good now, and I've got to keep on point with my workouts in my remaining time here. I am driving to Chicago tomorrow afternoon to see my new niece Maggie:



So I will be taking my resistance bands with me to use. I think my may have workout equipment in his basement, so maybe I can use that as well.

Day 101 - 12/19/07

Breakfast - 7:30 am
Peanut butter toast
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Lunch - 1:00 pm
Turkey sandwich
Skim milk
Dannon strawberry banana yogurt (40 cals)

Day 100 - 12/18/07

Breakfast - 8:30 am
Peanut butter toast
Skim milk
Banana
Quaker Oats choc. chip bar (100 cals.)

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Lunch - 1:00 pm
Turkey sandwich
Skim milk
Dannon strawberry yogurt (40 cals)
Quaker Oats choc. chip bar (100 cals.)

Dinner - 7:00 pm
2 turkey burgers
Peas
Skim milk

Exercise - 10:30 pm
Treadmill running - 4.77 mi. - 0-3.0 incline - 60 mins.

2 pints of PBR

Late Snack - 2:00 am
Turkey sandwich
Skim milk

Total Water: over 180 oz.

Day 99 - 12/17/07

Breakfast - 8:30 am
Peanut butter toast
Skim milk
Banana
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Lunch - 12:45 pm
2 slice of pepparoni pizza

Dannon vanilla yogurt (45 cals)

Went to a dinner party at my cousin's that night and had:

Dinner - 7:30 pm
Beef stew
Bread w/butter
2 bottles of Coors Light

Total Water: 140 oz.

Day 98 - 12/16/07

Lunch - 11:00 am
PB&J sandwich
Skim milk
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)
Banana

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Exercise - 5:00 pm
Interval Running - 30 mins. - 0.5 incline - 2.67 mi.

Dinner - 6:00 pm
Skinless chicken breast (approx. 110 cals)
White rice (160 cals)
Skim milk

Biking - 1.7 mi.

3 pints of PBR

Biking - 1.7 mi

Late Snack - 2:30 am
Turkey sandwich
Skim milk

Total Water: 100 oz.

Took advantage of the somewhat warmer weather, and biked partways to play trivia. I used the light rail train for the rest of the trip there and back.

Day 97- 12/15/07

Lunch - 11:00 am
Turkey sandwich
Skim milk
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)
Banana

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Ran some errands and went out with a friend.

2 pints of Anchor Steam ale.

Dinner - 9:00 pm
Campbell's chicken noodle soup
Turkey sandwich
Skim milk

Total Water: 60 oz.

Day 96 - 12/14/07

Breakfast - 8:30 am
Skim milk
Banana
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)
Peanut butter toast

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Had our dept. holiday party today, so I had a big lunch ealier in the day than I am used to.

Lunch - 12:30 pm
Roast beef
Turkey
Ham
Mashed potatoes
Glass of Coca-Cola

I definitely felt full after that!

Exercise - 6:00 pm
Arc Trainer - 20 mins.
Circuit Training - 60 mins.
Decline Press - 90 lbs. - 12 reps (2), 95 lbs. - 12 reps
V-Bar Pulldown: 120 lbs. - 12 reps (3)
Angled Leg Press: 165 lbs. - 12 reps (3)
Twisting DB Press: 35 lbs. - 12 reps (3)
Recumbent Bike: 2 mins. (3)
Ball Crunches: 35 lbs. - 12 reps (3)
Two-Arm DB Curl: 30 lbs. - 12 reps (3)
DB Kickback: 30 lbs. - 12 reps (3)
BB Calf Raises: 70 lbs. - 12 reps (3)
Standing DB Twists: 70 lbs. - 12 reps (3)
Crossbody Trainer: 2 mins. (3)

Late Snack - 8:00 pm
Ham sandwich
Skim milk

Total Water: 140 oz.

Day 95 - 12/13/07

Breakfast - 8:30 am
Peanut butter toast
Skim milk
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)
Banana

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Lunch - 12:15 pm
Ham sandwich
Skim milk
Banana
Dannon blackberry yogurt (45 cals)

Exercise - 5:00 pm
Interval Running - 0.5 incline - 2.68 mi. - 30 mins.

Dinner - 6:00 pm
Skinless chicken breast (approx. 110 cals)
White rice (160 cals)
Skim milk

1 pint of PBR

Late snack - 11:00 pm
Skim milk
Ham sandwich

Total Water: 100 oz.

Day 94 - 12/12/07

Breakfast - 8:30 am
Peanut butter toast
Skim milk
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Lunch - 1:00 pm
Turkey sandwich
Banana
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)
Skim milk

Dinner - 10:00 pm
Campbell's tomato soup w/Ritz crackers
Ham sandwich
Skim milk

Total Water: 110 oz.

Day 93 - 12/11/07

Breakfast - 9:30 am
Peanut butter toast
Skim milk
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)
Banana

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Lunch - 1:00 pm
Tuna-fish sandwich
Banana
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)

Dinner - 8:00 pm
2 turkey burgers
Skim milk
Peas

Exercise - 9:45 pm
Treadmill Running - Incline 0-3.0 - 60 min. - 4.56 mi.

I varied the incline slowly up and down during this session.

3 pints of PBR

Late Snack - 2:00 am
Ham sandwich
Skim milk

Total Water: 120 oz.

Day 92 - 12/10/07

Total Weight: 212 1/2 lbs.

Breakfast - 9:30 am
Skim milk
Banana
Peanut butter toast
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Lunch - 2:00 pm
Ham sandwich
Banana
Dannon strawberry yogurt
Skim milk

Dinner - 7:00 pm
Skinless chicken breast (approx. 110 lbs.)
Baked rousset potato
Skim milk

Exercise - 12:00 am
Stairmaster - Level 7/8 - 20 min.
Circuit Training - 65 min.
Decline Press: 90 lbs. - 15 reps (3)
V-Bar Pull-down: 120 lbs. - 12 reps (3)
Angled Leg Press: 165 lbs. - 15 reps (3)
Twisting DB Press: 35 lbs. - 13 reps, 35 lbs. - 15 reps (2)
Crossbody Trainer - 2 min. (3)
Ball Crunches: 35 lbs. - 15 reps (3)
Two-Arm DB Curls*: 25 lbs - 15 reps (3)
DB Kickback: 25 lbs. - 15 reps (3)
BB Calf Raises*: 60 lbs. - 15 reps (3)
Standing BB Twists*: 60 lbs. - 15 reps (3)
Stationary Bike - 2 min. (3)

*on stability discs

Late Snack - 2:00 am
Turkey sandwich
Skim milk

Total Water: 140 oz.

Feeling good going into the second week of December. Mananged to work out almost everyday last week, and am down 1 1/2 lbs.! The resistance bands I ordered arrived the other day, so I can;t wait to try them out on Christmas vacation!

Day 91 - 12/9/07

Lunch - 11:00 am
Ham sandwich
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)
Skim milk
Banana

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Exercise - 1:00 pm
Interval Running - 20 mins.

Went to the University of Denver holiday and had dinner there.

Dinner - 6:30 pm
2 turkey sandwiches
Small enchilada
2 sugar cookies
Bottle of Coors

Went and played trivia after that, and had:

2 pints of PBR

Late Snack - 2:00 am
Ham sandwich
Skim milk

Total Water: 80 oz.

Day 90 - 12/8/07

Lunch - 11:00 am
Ham sandwich
Skim milk
Banana
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Dinner - 6:30 pm
Skinless chicken breast (approx. 110 cals)
White rice (160 cals)
Skim milk

Exercise - 10:30 pm
Stationary Bike - 20 mins.
Circuit Training - 55 mins.
Decline Press: 95 lbs. - 9 reps (2), 100 lbs. - 9 reps
V-Bar Pull-down: 120 lbs. - 9 reps (3)
Leg Press: 160 lbs. - 9 reps (2), 165 lbs. - 9 reps
Twisting DB Press: 35 lbs. - 9 reps (3)
Arc Trainer - 2 ins. (3)
Ball Crunches: 35 lbs. - 9 reps (3)
Two-Arm DB Curl*: 35 lbs. - 9 reps (3)
DB Kickback: 25 lbs. - 9 reps (2), 30 lbs. - 9 reps
BB Calf Raises*: 60 lbs. - 9 reps (3)
Standing BB Twists*: 60 lbs. - 9 reps
Recumbent Bike - 2 mins. (3)

*on stability discs

Late Snack - 1:00 am
PB&J sandwich
Skim milk

Total Water: 100 oz.

Day 89 - 12/7/07

Lunch - 11:30 am
Ham sandwich
Skim milk
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)
Banana

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Dinner - 6:30 pm
Ham sandwich
Skim milk
Banana
Dannon yogurt (45 cals)

Exercise - 12:00 am
Crossbody Trainer - 20 mins.
Circuit Training - 55 mins.
Decline Press: 90 lbs. - 12 reps (3)
V-Bar Pull-down: 120 lbs. - 12 reps (3)
Leg Press: 155 lbs. - 12 reps (3)
Twisting DB Press: 30 lbs. - 12 reps (3)
Recumbent Bike - 2 mins. (3)
Ball Cruches: 30 lbs. - 12 reps (3)
Two-Arm DB Curl*: 25 lbs. - 12 reps (3)
DB Kickback: 25 lbs. - 12 reps (3)
BB Calf Raises*: 50 lbs. - 12 reps (3)
Standing BB Twists*: 60 lbs. - 12 reps (3)
Arc Trainer: 2mins. (3)

*on stability discs

Late Snack - 2:00 am
PB&J sandwich
Skim milk

Total Water: 140 oz.

Day 88 - 12/6/07

Breakfast - 7:30 am
Peanut butter toast
Skim milk
Banana
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Lunch - 12:15 pm
Ham sandwich
Skim milk
Banana

Starting the last couple of weeks, I've been buying ham like I do turkey: I buy a mid-sized extra-lean cut of it, and then slice it up for sandwiches. I used to just but the pre-packaged ones, but think it tastes better and lasts longer doing it this way. Plus, it saves money!

Feeling much better than the last couple of days, my cold is on the downswing.

2 pints of PBR

Dinner - 8:30 pm
Skinless chicken breast (approx. 110 cals)
White rice (160 cals)
Sim milk

Exercise - 11:30 pm
Interval Running - 0.5 incline - 30 mins. - 2.66 mi.

Total Water: 120 oz.

Day 87 - 12/5/07

Breakfast - 9:30 am
Peanut butter toast
Skim milk
Banana
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Lunch - 1:00 pm
Ham sandwich
Skim milk
Banana

Dinner - 8:00 pm
2 turkey burgers
Peas
Skim milk

Exercise - 11:00 pm
Treadmill running/walk - 3.66 mi. - 60 mins.

Started out running at 3.0 incline, and then dropped down to 0 incline at 15 mins. to run faster. At about 21 mins. in, I felt very tired and slowed down the treadmill. I walked for about the next half-hour, gradually increasing the incline. With about 15 mins. to go, I got back up to running at about 4.0 MPH. I think it's this head cold that caused me to putter out.

Late snack - 1:00 am
PB&J sandwich
Skim milk

Total Water: 120 oz.

Day 86 - 12/4/07

Lunch - 11:30 am
Skim milk
Ham Sandwich
Banana
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Early Dinner - 5:30 pm
Ham sandwich
Skim milk
Banana

Dinner - 8:30 pm
Skinless chicken breast (approx. 110 cals)
White Rice (160 cals)
Apple Juice

Went to see Shonen Knife at the Gothic Theatre and Had:

3 pints of Miller Lite

Late Snack - 2:00 am
Ham sandwich
Skim milk

Been fighting a head cold for the last two days, so feeling worn out. Will run tomorrow.

Total Water: 140 oz.

Day 85 - 12/3/07

Total Weight: 214 lbs.

Breakfast - 8:30 am
Peanut butter toast
Skim milk
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)
Banana

20 oz. Mtn Dew (290 cals)

Lunch - 1:00 pm
Ham sandwich
Skim milk
Banana
Dannon strawberry yogurt (40 cals)

Dannon vanilla yogurt (45 cals)

Dinner - 6:30 pm
Skinless chicken breast (approx. 110 cals)
Baked rousset potato
Skim milk

Exercise - 12:00 am
Stairmaster - 20 mins. - Level 8

Circuit Training - 75 mins.
Decline Press: 85 lbs. - 15 reps (3)
V-Bar Pull-down: 120 lbs. - 15 reps (3)
Leg Press: 150 lbs. - 15 reps (3)
Twisting DB Press: 30 lbs. - 13 reps, 30 lbs. - 14 reps, 30 lbs. - 13 reps
Stationary Bike: 2 mins.
Ball Crunches: 30 lbs. - 15 reps (3)
Two-Arm DB Curls: 25 lbs. - 15 reps (3)
DB Kickback: 25 lbs. - 15 reps (3)
BB Calf Raises*: 50 lbs. - 15 reps (3)
Seated BB Twists: 70 lbs. - 15 reps (3)
Arc Trainer: 2 mins.

*on stability discs

Late Snack - 2:00 am
Skim milk
PB&J sandwich

Total Water: 140 oz.

Day 84 - 12/2/07

Lunch - 11:00 am
Ham sandwich
Banana
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)
Skim milk

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Exercise - 5:45 pm
Interval Running - 30 mins. - 2.79 mi.
Recovery speed was 4.0 MPH, fast speed was 5.5-6.5

Dinner - 6:45 pm
Campbell's chicken noodle soup
Ham sandwich
Skim milk

Went to play trivia and had:

3 pints of PBR

Late snack - 2:00 am
Ham sandwich
Skim milk

Total Water: 160 oz.

Day 83 - 12/1/07

Lunch - 11:00 am
Ham sandwich
Banana
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)
Skim milk

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Exercise - 5:30 pm
Interval Running - 30 mins. - 2.81 mi.
Recovery speed was 4.0 MPH, fast speed was 5.5-6.5

Dinner - 6:30 pm
Had my monthly Chinese craving, so I stopped by my favorite Chinese restaraunt near the gym.

4 golden fried shrimp
Steamed white rice
6 crab cheese wontons
Tea
Glass of Pepsi

Went to see a friend's band later on that night, and had:

3 pints of PBR

Late Snack - 1:00 am
2 crab cheese wontons

Total Water: 100 oz.

Day 82 - 11/30/07

Breakfast - 8:30 am
Peanut butter toast
Banana
Skim milk
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Lunch - 1:00 pm
Tuna fish sandwich
Banana
Dannon yogurt (45 cals)

Dinner - 7:00 pm
Skinless chicken breast (approx. 110 cals)
White rice (160 cals)
Skim milk

Exercise - 11:00 pm
Crossbody Trainer - 20 mins. - Level 7

Circuit Training - 65 mins.
Decline Press: 65 lbs. - 15 reps, 70 lbs. - 15 reps, 80 lbs. - 15 reps
V-Bar Pulldown: 100 lbs. - 15 reps, 110 lbs. - 15 reps, 120 lbs. - 15 reps
Leg Press: 125 lbs. - 15 reps, 125 lbs. - 15 reps, 145 lbs. - 15 reps
Twisting DB Press: 30 lbs. - 15 reps (2), 30 lbs. - 13 reps
Recumbent Bike: 2 mins. (3)
Ball Crunch: 25 lbs. - 15 reps (3)
Two-Arm DB Curls*: 20 lbs. - 15 reps (2), 25 lbs. - 15 reps
DB Kickback: 20 lbs. - 15 reps (2), 25 lbs. - 15 reps
BB Calf Raises*: 50 lbs. - 15 reps (3)
Seated BB Twist: 70 lbs. - 15 reps (3)
Arc Trainer: 2 mins. (3)

*on stability discs

I really like the way this circuit is broken up into two different sets of resistance exercise with cardio. It really made the time go by faster, and doesn't seem endless like the supersets were.

Total Water: over 180 oz.

Day 81 - 11/29/07

Breakfast - 8:30 am
Peanut butter toast
Quaker Oats choc. chip granola bar (100 cals)
Banana
Skim milk

20 oz. Mtn. Dew (290 cals)

Lunch - 1:00 pm
Tuna-fish sandwich
Banana
Dannon yogurt (45 cals)

Dinner - 7:00 pm
Skinless chicken breast (approx. 110 cals)
White rice (160 cals)

Total Water: 140 cals