Fighting the Apple

Brekkies: Porridge oats with added whey protein.
Late Morning: Tuna and cucumber sandwiches.
Afternoon: Low fat cottage cheese sandwich. A fresh fig, a small banana. Glass of goats milk.
Post workout: whey protein shake. Another small banana.
Seafood Selection: cooked mussels, king prawns, and squid rings.
Now going to cook: tuna steaks, a half cob of corn, some steamed mushrooms, swede (US=rutabaga), and a carrot. Some lentils. Probably served with hummus and extra virgin olive oil.

Exercise: I went for a three mile walk with Wolfy and Mrs Ferret. We walked along the track that I run regularly with Wolfy. We took including of me running along with Wolfy.

Later, I went to the gym for a serious Cardio session:
  • 2 x 10 minute sessions on the eliptical crosstrainer.
  • 35 minutes of interval running on the treadmill - totalled 3.2 miles.
  • 50 crunches.
  • 10 minutes on a stepper.
  • 5 minutes cooldown on the exercise bike.
I smoked ;)

Postscript: I felt bad about eating so much so late, so I took Wolfy for a late evening two mile brisk walk.
 
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You're doing a great job there TF!!

When is the British Canicross next year and what's the course?
 
There aren't many races here yet - its a new obscure sport in the UK - slightly more popular in France and Belgium. Wolfy has to be one year old to compete, and he still has a few months to go. I'll join Canicross UK around then, and then see what race we can get to. Unfortunately, there are no races held locally, but its one of my goals, so I WILL DO IT!
 
Wow! Wolfy is so beautiful, as is where you live. It must be such a joy to go running with him! And your fitness is quite inspiring. I'll have to check back here more often-- thanks for commenting in my journal and spurring me to visit!

Sifen
 
Thanks Sifen - you're welcome, and thank you for the compliments of Wolfy.

Diary.

Brekkies: high fibre bran with a small chopped banana and a whey protein shake.
Late Morning: a tomato, 2 small satsumas, a fresh fig, chicken breast cutlets (unfortunately with some processing), and a handful of grapes. Glass of goats milk.
Post workout: whey protein shake.
Mid afternoon: packet of beef jerky, a bowl of mixed nuts, seeds, grapes, covered with low fat live yoghurt. An apple.
Early Evening: Turkey breast fillets, wholemeal pasta, broccoli, mixed organic beans, a mushroom, cottage cheese. With flax oil and a little reduced salt soy sauce.

Exercise: I fitted a new pedometer to my belt today. So far, 12,201 steps.
Dog walk: 2 miles.
Gym: Strength training session - warmed up with 10 minutes on eliptical cross trainer. Supersets on weight machines - hitting them hard; then bench and dumbbell exercises. I increased my dumbbell bench press (don't laugh) to a pair of 17.5 kgs. Then some more weight machines - increased seated row machine to 65 kgs, and finally 5 minutes on an exercise bike for cool down.
Walk: 2 miles to the cottage hospital for my back physiotherapy.

The acupuncture failed. I'm now wearing an electric pulse machine, with a pair of electrodes taped to my back for two weeks.
 
happy anniversary and happy birthday to mrs ferrett :)

i love the way you illustrate your posts with photos - edward is gorgeous, and how cool are thing 1 and thing 2 (that's what i call my kids :D)

your food is looking lovely as always. i've never heard of olive hummus though - do you have a recipe (or just ingredients)? sounds yum and a good low GI food.

sorry about your back, my dad has had a major back operation and after years and years of pain he is now hugely better - and somewhat bionic! i hope the drs can identify your problem soon.
 
thanks again Sheidi! Yes, Thing 1 an 2 were cool - my daughter No 2 was a Dr Seuss fan - so it was a big thing ;) for her that day. Florida Mickey Mouse style is my only experience of the US. I would love to explore more of the country, maybe one day...

Diary cont.

Ok, I have been avoiding alcohol all week - but it was Friday night, so I went out late for a quick 'pint'. Mrs Ferret gave me a very naughty liquer (sweet alcoholic beverage) first, but at the pub I had a total of 6 English measures of whisky, and two bottles of beer - the shame of it all.... At least I can still type (eat your heart out M) ;) Seriously children - don't follow Uncle Ferret's example! Booze calories are nutritionally empty calories!

As per usual for a weekend drink - hunger followed. I managed to walk straight (ish) past the kebab and curry houses until I got home, where I consumed 2 hard boiled eggs... Good night...

Total pedometer steps for the day = 17,767!
 
At least I can still type (eat your heart out M)
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Bah! You probably have some built in, super neato spell checker that I don't have! :p

It does sound like a fun night!!
 
Woke up feeling wasted! A little dehydrated.

Breakfast: porridge oats with added whey protein.
Lunch: chicken roll from Subway. Drinking water throughout the day.
Late Afternoon: two hard boiled eggs, cottage cheese, wholemeal pasta, a tomato, and an apple.
Evening: chicken ham salad - lettuce, leaf, chicken ham, cottage cheese, cucumber, spring onion, tomato, mixed nuts, walnut oil.
Now going to have some low fat yoghurt.

Exercise: rest day - however, we were walking around all day. We visited today.
 
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Gained three pounds!

No getting away from it - over the past month, I have gained three pounds! The scales don't lie - at last not about overall bodyweight.

However, over the past month, I have been eating and training to gain muscle, so maybe its a good thing. I should expect to gain weight - although hopefully more muscle than bodyfat, right? This is what worries me - our smart digital scales not only measure overall bodyweight, they also give me my BMI, and using electrical resistance, attempt to calculate my body fat percentage. Unfortunately, the percentage has not been dropping - if anything, its increased slightly - usually around the 21% mark.

On the positive side, I have heard a lot of criticism about using electric resistance scales to calculate body fat, so maybe I should not take too much notice of the reading. My jean size (UK size 30) has certainly not increased - if anything, my belt needs yet another notch on it. My feeling of fitness - aside from my back problems is great. My chest is starting to fill out with muscle, and the fat feels as though its reducing further all over, I'm lifting heavier and heavier weights - so heck, I'm going to ignore the stupid scales for a while.

Has anyone else had experience of body fat scales?
 
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The day so far.... I'll probably forget it all later so....

Food

Brekkies: porridge oats with added whey protein and honey.
Post workout: whey protein shake.
Lunchtime: packet of beef jerky, a cereal bar, a raw carrot.
Mid afternoon: low fat cottage cheese sandwiches (3 slices of w/m bread), a hard boiled egg, an avacado pear with a little yoghurt. An apple.

Exercise

Stength training session at the gym. 10 minutes warm up on crosstrainer, then weight machines, dumbbells, and bench. Increased dumbbell shoulder press to pair of 12.5 kgs. Increased chest press machine to 47.5 kg, increased single arm rows to 20 kg dumbbells. Seated Row machine to 70 kg. Concentration arm curls. Dumbbell bench press still at pair of 17.5 kgs. I have reduced the target number of sets to three. Finished off cooling down 5 minutes on exercise bike. Sauna after.

Dog walk - less than two miles.

Now going out to visit my parents - I'll complete the Diary later tonight.
 
Thanks again Beckster123 :)

Ok, finishing off the day diary entry:

Food

A few squares of good quality dark chocolate before we went out. I often forget to mention this in the diary, but we do have a small daily chocolate ration. Usually 85% cocoa or organic dark chocolate. Its how chocolate should be eaten - not stuffed down in volume - but a rich little treat, delicious.

Evening Meal: Turkey breast meat fillet, steamed broccoli and swede (US=rutabaga), mixed organic beans, cottage cheese, flax oil, a little soy sauce. I also had a dessert for a change - mixed nuts and seeds covered with low fat yoghurt.
 
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My feeling of fitness - aside from my back problems is great. My chest is starting to fill out with muscle, and the fat feels as though its reducing further all over, I'm lifting heavier and heavier weights - so heck, I'm going to ignore the stupid scales for a while.
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You're doing so wonderfully! With all the strength training you've been doing, I'm sure those three pounds are pure muscle. Go ahead and ignore that scale, and feel good about doing so. :) Does your gym have any super-fancy equipment you could use to determine what your body fat % actually is? If not, the 'jeans method' seems pretty accurate. *Grin* Best to you, and here's to a great week!

Sifen
 
Does your gym have any super-fancy equipment you could use to determine what your body fat % actually is?
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I shouldn't imagine so. From what I have read, there is no simple reliable method - even using skin calipers (which I could buy) apparently is open to a wide margin of error. Nah, I think that the jean size and belt notch method is my best bet for now.

I read through my diary from the beginning to end, and I was inspired by all of the exercise that I used to do - so I just took Wolfy out for a brisk 2 mile late night walk :)
 
ahh I know what you mean about reading back and being inspired
Since cracking ribs ive been having a hard time getting back into it. I think a re-reading of my diary is in order. The problem i have is that i have to take it easy (ribs still cracked hehe).
 
Thanks Cannon!

Wishes - I have cracked my ribs twice - last time was just before Christmas. My physiotherapist thinks that was when I damaged my back to. So I do know the discomfort very well! You will catch up quickly once you are recovered.

Morning Diary:

Food

Brekkies: porridge oats, added whey protein, added honey. Orange juice.

Late Morning post workout: two squares of dark chocolate, small can of red salmon, three small satsumas, a kiwi fruit, an apple, an oat bar. Green tea.

Exercise

Warm up exercises and 50 crunches at home.

Dog-Jogging! Usual three mile run along the forest trail with Wolfy on canicross leash/harness. 24 minutes - a minute short of our best, but we did have some Wolfy technical problems with a pheasant, a green woodpecker, and a pair of wood pigeons. Heart rate 142 to 155 bpm average, with 157 bpm recorded as max (I think that was the pheasant).
 
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Diary continued.... (after lunch)

Mid-afternoon meal: steamed fillet of salmon, steamed cob of corn, a portabella mushroom, a tomato, and hummus. Glass of semi skimmed goat's milk.

Evening meal: steamed fillet of salmon, hummus, cottage cheese, mixed nuts.

You notice a theme? Yup - three portions of salmon through the day! A salmon day! Just ... how it worked, ah well, no salmon for a few days ;)

Nightcap: very bad ferret! Mrs Ferret gave me two glasses of very rich and sugary liqueur.
 
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