Today was really another low energy day. Don’t get me wrong, I accomplished what I needed to. I could have just done with doing nothing. And from a physical activity point of view I really didn’t do that much. I got up and started some beef/turkey minestrone, but after the initial flurry of activity… just didn’t do all that much. After lunch I made a point to use the treadmill for 30 mins though. I really need to start thinking about some of the tasks I was going to do over my break. I suppose I’ve started some (the cooking), but the tidying up is only marginally started, and I just don’t feel like getting the sewing machine out yet.

On the continuing HR monitor data collection, I ended up at 3375 calories burned for the day. Pretty close to the lowest day since I started (3344) so it’s probably a good thing that I did get on the treadmill.

From the HR monitor (treadmill):

30 mins, Cals: 220, Max HR: 146 (82%), Avg HR: 133 (75%)

Food for today:

Total: 2001 (25% fat, 40% carbs, 31% protein)

Breakfast: egg/egg white omelet, honey oatmeal bread, jam, clementines (335)
AM Snack: protein shake (180)
Lunch: whole wheat pasta with turkey sausage sauce, apple (494)
PM Snack: chocolate zucchini cake (235)
Dinner: crab-stuffed mushrooms, bean/carrot blend, butter, salad w/dressing (530)
Late Snack: protein shake, apple (227)

Tonight’s dinner was a dish I really quite enjoy, but haven’t made in a while. Although the macros are a little high on the fat and low on the protein, but they could easily be adjusted if you wanted. The calories are low enough that you can play around with it.

A Recipe for Weight Loss: Crab-stuffed Mushrooms <— Recipe here

I’m playing catch-up on some of the cooking posts. This is another of my ‘lunch’ options. The hardest part about making this was the slicing it up. Although I understand that a slicer might be in my future in the new year.

A Recipe for Weight Loss: Eye of Round Roast <—- Recipe here