Exercise: 90 mins treadmill, 30 mins strength training

Water: 20 cups

Food: 2611 calories (28% fat, 38% carbs, 31% protein)

Breakfast: egg white/egg omelet with cheese, pecan cherry bread, jam, orange (538)

AM Snack: soy nuts (134)

Lunch: turkey and lentil stoup, smoked ham/turkey, apple (517)

PM Snack: protein shake, soy nuts, fruit salad (420)

Dinner: szechwan beef with chinese veg, rice, salad w/dressing (685)

Late Snack: protein shake, fruit salad, biscotti (317)

Ouch, ouch, pain, pain. Well, okay it’s not quite that bad, but I’m feeling the effects from today’s lifting. As well, my knee is bugging me as well. I know though that a little heat will help the knee, and the rest of me will be fine in the morning. Tomorrow’s task is to make another batch of the protein bars for my mother. She learned her lesson (not eating them fast enough) and a couple showed touches of mold today. I’ve convinced her to store the next batch in the freezer. I will make a few minor changes (adding cocoa and spices for more taste).

The morning was 1 x 30-min session on the treadmill. In the afternoon I did another 30-min session on the treadmill, then after a little break, 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.

Followed with another 15 mins on the treadmill. Today I’m beat after this. Part of it may be because I didn’t get two sessions of the treadmill in the morning. I do love that snooze button on the alarm. I did get loaded up at Costco with lettuce, broccoli, eggs, egg whites, meat for lunch, and some very nice looking pork tenderloins. I even broke down and bought a 60-pack of Crystal Light singles as there was a $5 off coupon being handed out at the door. It’s still the one thing I think of as a guilty pleasure. I used to drink tons of diet soft drinks, which I’ve cut out. There’s still some around that I’ll probably throw in the outside fridge in the summer, but only as an occasional thing.

I don’t know what it is about this set, but I find them much more physically exhausting than the other set. I suspect it’s as simple as ending with that damn prone jackknife! I got through the first set okay, but still couldn’t finish the second one without falling off. Although I did get to 7 reps before it happened. Hmm, and next Monday it will go to three sets of 12…. yikes.

Oh, and I talked to the pool guy today. We’re getting a new pump (which we need) and unless it’s a horrible day (or the ice hasn’t melted) the pool should be open on the 15th. That’s less than 2 weeks away. It’s usually 2 to 3 days to heat up, so that’s just over 2 weeks before I can have a swim!