Exercise: 90 mins treadmill, 30 mins strength training

Water: 20 cups

Food: 2585 calories (31% fat, 36% carbs, 30% protein)

Breakfast: egg white/egg omelet with cheese, 12-grain toast, jam, orange (509)

AM Snack: ice cream bar (200)

Lunch: onion soup with baguette & cheese, smoked back bacon, apple (495)

PM Snack: protein shake, soy nuts, fruit salad (397)

Dinner: chicken with tomato/wine sauce with cheese, cauliflower, broccoli, butter, salad w/dressing (649)

Late Snack: protein shake, fruit salad, biscotti (335)

Well, I can already feel a little soreness from today’s workout, but in a good way.  The real test will be how I feel in the morning. 

The morning was 2 x 30-min sessions on the treadmill. In the afternoon I did a 15-min warm-up on the treadmill, followed by:

Where there is a single number that confirms that I did the number of reps called for. Where there are two numbers the first is the amount of weight I used, followed by reps. BW means I carried no extra weight.

Followed with another 15 mins on the treadmill.

Okay, today killed a little. The reps went down to 12 instead of 15 so I put the weight up a little faster on the squats and rows. Being quite out of shape I’ve been doing the first rep at the weight I did last time, then more on the second rep. Today for both of them I started with a 5 pound increase. I also went from a 60-degree push-up down to a 45-degree push-up. Oh yes, and I found a higher step, which is still not likely high for some, but quite a change for me. And if I wasn’t nuts to start with I put the air back in the swiss ball. I’d taken a little out to help with balance and last week I had this insane idea that my balance was better. Although I did manage to do 9 of the prone jackknife without falling off… the first time. By the end it was really just sad, but I did finish. I’m hoping one day I can look back on the start of all this and laugh (okay, I was trying to laugh, but too winded).