Well, I did end up going to class this morning. I really wasn’t going to as the afternoon class was canceled. I decided it was too early in the semester to blow off a class. We had a pretty light turn-out though, which wasn’t a surprise. I would think anyone like myself that had to drive in would really think twice about doing it. As it was, the gas was at a long-time low the other day so why not?

After I came home I did my walking outside. I threw in a minute of jogging here and there to keep the heart rate up for the first half. For the second half it was just a nice walk on a fairly decent day. I have to say I don’t like walking around the pool as much when it’s closed. At least when the water is warm I don’t feel like I’d freeze to death if I couldn’t get out. Might be tough too as the inline blanket is down quite a bit and the steps are beside the garage.

Anyway, that’s it for me for the evening. It’s off to bed I go.

From the HR monitor:

60 mins, Cals: 471, Max: 176 (99%), Avg: 138 (78%)

Food for the day:

Total: 2157 (29% fat, 36% carbs, 32% protein)

Breakfast: egg/egg white omelet with cheese, cracked wheat oatmeal bread, fruit salad (465)
AM Snack: chocolate zucchini cake (78)
Lunch: beefy mushroom soup, honey oatmeal bread, apple (523)
PM Snack: carrots, hummus (178)
Dinner: pork smothered in onions, cauliflower/beans/carrots, butter, salad w/dressing (637)
Late Snack: fruit salad, protein shake (276)

This turned out fairly well. It’s a nice comfort meal with a little prep the night before. Then drop the whole thing in the crock pot in the morning. The original recipe is for four servings, but I cut it back to two servings. So I cut the cooking time down by an hour. The macros at the end are divided into sauce calories and pork (as I usually separate them then add in the raw meat amount). I did cut back a little from the original amount of oil (it was double).

A Recipe for Weight Loss: Pork Smothered in onions < — recipe here

Sauce Calories (per serving): 160 cals (10g fat, 10g carbs, 2g fiber, 5g protein, 2g alcohol)
Pork Calories (8oz chop): 322 cals (13g fat, 48g protein)
(used - Pork, fresh, loin, sirloin (chops or roasts), bone-in, separable lean only, raw)

Total for above (per serving): 482 cals (23g fat, 10g carbs, 2g fiber, 53g protein, 2g alcohol)

I served this with a side of mixed veggies which added another 60 calories for a nice easy, no fuss meal.