Today’s Totals - Sep 26th, 2008
(For those not following along, or visiting for the first time, please note that this is a maintenance week. The theory is to let the body reset hormonal levels before putting it back into a deficit. The calorie levels are specifically not weight loss ones.)
Okay, so for the moment I’m going to continue the maintenance/rest stuff until Sunday. Hopefully on Monday I’ll go back to rest day calories and see how I’m feeling Tuesday (ie. back to lifting). Even if I have to drop the weights a bit I think I’ll just feel better doing a workout.
I have a huge amount of homework this weekend. So, here’s the plan:
- minor rewrite on Communications assignment (as I was explaining it to someone today I realised I hadn’t added something he wanted us to do).
- finish Math homework (bad student, but I’ve stopped listening to the teacher in class - it’s a long story - so I’ve got the first assignment done and almost half the homework) - test on Tuesday 
- scary for some as she hasn’t finished teaching what’s on the test yet (although I will do the homework for it and cover it myself this weekend).
- consider finishing two missing segments on math assessment website. I technically don’t need to do them, but might give them a shot (Oct 5th is the deadline if I’m going to do them).
- type up notes from Manufacturing Management (as a review of sorts) as we have a test a week from this Tuesday.
- do assignment for Engineering Drawing (1st priority) and try and do at least a few example drawings (although stuck where I stopped in class on Monday).
- do review questions for Manufacturing Materials (started, but not complete) - test date not set, but probably only a week or so away.
- summarize Metrology notes if time (this is a would like, not a must) as I’m pretty sure this class is a no brainer for me.
See, that should keep me busy this weekend! Yikes!
Food for the day:
Total: 3162 (38% fat, 29% carbs, 29% protein)
Breakfast: bacon and eggs, zucchini bread, jam, nectarine, peach (748)
AM Snack: chocolate zucchini cake, almonds (345)
Lunch: whole wheat tortillas, mustard, smoked ham, nectarine, zucchini snack cake (457)
Snacks: almonds, soy nuts, jack daniels & lemonade, carrots, hummus (562)
Dinner: bbq lamb loin chops, roasted brussels sprouts/onion/cauliflower, salad w/dressing (776)
Late Snack: protein shake, peach (275)
Thanks for your comments on *Are we there yet?* I totally agree as that has happened to me, and is happening more and more. The cleaner my food gets and the longer it is clean, cravings disappear, even longings seem to fade. I start *wanting* the good stuff. Good comment! Ok, remind me again what diet you are (mainly) using here? I’m thinking of shifting more to paleo/zone as that’s what most of the athletes on the crossfit site are doing and it’s really not that far from where I’ve ended up anyway, so probably just an enhancement of what I’m doing. I’m getting back to doing a little lifting myself - well, soon. Just warm-up type stuff so far. Love your detailed post! Great stuff!
This week I’m on maintenance, specifically trying to eat what my body needs to maintain. Ideally I will do this every 12 weeks until I’m finished. The concept is to let the body’s hormonal levels reset before dieting down again.
I’m not doing any specific plan, just keeping my protein levels over 30%. It kind of looks like zone when you look at the macros at the end of the day, but I don’t balance individual meals as the zone would have you do. That’s way too much work for me!
Boy, Anne, it’s a good thing you have planned ahead and have a freezer full of prepped meals ~ that’s one heavy load of homework you have there.
I can tell you like a challenge though!
Yep, the planning ahead for me is key. Later in the week I’ll likely buy some ‘on sale this week’ blade roasts and cut it up for stew…. not sure if I can get it made as well on Wednesday, but if I can’t I’ll just freeze it until I can. Made up stew will be nice for the fall/winter. I’ll likely make gumbo as well, but not until my winter break in December.