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Saturday 3-10-2018 Lunch- This filled me up more then the salad has been doing during the week but the sodium intake makes me think I should of just had a salad. It is my understanding that having too much sodium could possibly have me retain water.

2oz-Turkey Breast-Deli @60 Calories
1- Thin Slice of Low Sodium Ham @34 Calories
1- Slice American Cheese White @ 70 Calories
1- Flower Tortilla @220 Calories
2- Dill Pickles Stacker Slices
1 Tsp- Yellow Mustard

Meal Total- 384 Calories
Day Total- 823 Calories

*I am over my Daily Sodium level by 127mg and I havent even had dinner yet* -_-
 
cate said:
Drink lots of water :)
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Thanks for that I usually drink around 76+ ounces a day, so hopefully thatll be enough. Tonight im ganna wash the canned green beens im having with dinner in hopes of removing some of the Sodium. I was reading it could possibly remove up to 47% of the sodium.

Tomorrow I have paintball practice so I should be doing a lot of sprinting/squats and low crawls on the ground. All in all I will still be under 1500 calories after dinner. This is the first day I have exceeded any daily stat line :confused: I guess on the bright side, like my wife said, is that its been almost a week that Ive been under 1600 everyday vs my usual 3000-3500 calorie intake. So even if I go a little over its still leaps and bounds better than what I was doing up until this week.
 
Saturday 3-10-2018 Dinner. Today was a weird day with waking up so early and NOT going to the gym. I was feeling guilty about eating in general. Overshot my sodium and Fat intake.

60z- Filet Mignon @465 Calories
4- Broccoli Florets @30 Calories
1/2 Cup- Cit Green Beans @20 Calories
1Tsp- Butter, Salted @33 Calories
1Tsp- A1 Steak Sauce @5 Calories

Meal Total- 553
End of Day Total- 1376 Calories.

*Note- Not Good*
25 Grams over my fat Limit
705 Milligrams over Sodium Limit

*Note- Decent to Good*
Still under 1500 Calorie day
Only 80 grams of Carbs Consumed
Only 10 grams of Sugar Consumed
 
Sunday 3-11-18. *My fav day of the week* I get to shoot people with Paintballs and run around with some friends for 4-7 hours!

Breakfast
1 Cup- Cantaloupe, Cubed @53 Calories
1 Cup- Strawberries, Halves @49 Calories
1 Slice- Turkey Breast, Deli @60 Calories
1 Slice- Ham, Deli @34 Calories
2 Eggs- Omlet Style @182 Calories
1 Tbsp= Heinz Ketchup @ 20 Calories

Meal Total- 508 Calories

Lunch
1- Medium Red Apple @80 Calories
6" Subway Tuna Sub on Wheat Bread w/Lettuce, Pickles, Onions and Tomato @ 480 Calories

Meal Total- 560 Calories
Daily Total- 1068 Calories

Planned Dinner (not eaten yet)
4 oz- Turkey Breast Tenderloin @90 Calories
4- Broccoli Florets @30 Calories
1/2 Cup- Cit Green Beans @20 Calories
1Tsp- Butter, unsalted @34 Calories
1Tsp- A1 Steak Sauce @5 Calories

Meal Total- @179 Calories

Daily Final- 1247 Calories

Tomorrow I add weight lifting into my routine after my 10 mile Stationary Bike sessions! I have yet to eat over 1500 Calories in a day in a weeks times! I am very proud of myself and it feels good to be able to log all of this and see what is what.
 
Week 2 starts of this journey. I am down from 257 ish to 253 in a week. Today was the start of me adding weights to my routine and I hit a bit of a problem. I started with shoulder presses and that was fine did my 3 sets. I then moved on to Bicep Curls @40lbs. After my second set my left arm went numb and my bicep cramped up so bad I had to use my other hand to straighten my arm out.

It was a little scary. I don't know why i'm cramping, I drink about 75 oz of water a day?! My sodium intake has been even if not a couple hundred MG higher for the daily value on some days. It was really upsetting mentally to have to walk out of the gym after a second work out weight wise. I mean I still got a lil over 11 miles in on the bike @42 minutes and was pleased to see the weight loss but damn am I upset today about this!

Monday 3-12-2018 Breakfast

1/2 Cup- Cantaloupe, Cubed @24 Calories
1/2 Cup- Strawberries, Halves @24 Calories
1 Slice- Ham, Deli @34 Calories
2 - Eggs, Scrambled @182 Calories
1- Whole Wheat Soft Taco,tortilla @130 Calories

Meal Total- 397 Calories.
 
Monday 3-12-2018 Lunch

Salad.
2 Cups- Romaine Lettuce Chopped @16 Calories
1.75Oz- Sliced Cucumbers @4 Calories
1/2 Cup- Crookpot Chicken Breast-Shredded @116 Calories
1/4 Cup- Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese @110 Calories
2Tbsp- French Dressing @146 Calories

Meal Total- 392 Calories.
Daily Total- 789 Calories.
 
Monday 3-12-2018 Dinner + Afternoon snack.

Snack- 1 Red, medium Apple @ 80 Calories

Dinner
40z - Pork Loin@120 Calories
1Cup- Minute White Rice @170 Calories
1/2cup- Cut Green Beans @20 Calories
4 - Broccoli Florets @30 Calories
1Tsp- A1 Steak Sauce @5 Calories
3Tsp- Unsalted Butter @102 Calories

Meal Total- 447 Calories.
Daily Total- 1316 Calories.

7 day streak of eating under 1500 Calories!!
Snow storm coming overnight so possibly no gym tomorrow, not happy about it!! :mad:
 
AirborneGoove said:
I am very proud of myself and it feels good to be able to log all of this and see what is what.
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You deserve to be proud of yourself!
Re: cramps- I really suffer from cramps & when I am going to be exercising a lot & therefore sweating I drink an electrolyte drink. I mix one up myself. @Trusylver would be able to advise you better on which one to have & I should find out too as I know the ones you buy are usually not good for you (too much sugar & artificial flavours etc). I also take Magnesium every day- morning & night. I still was getting cramps but now massage magnesium oil into the tops of my feet every night, about 20 minutes before I go to bed. I rarely get cramps anymore & I sleep much better.
 
cate said:
You deserve to be proud of yourself!
Re: cramps- I really suffer from cramps & when I am going to be exercising a lot & therefore sweating I drink an electrolyte drink. I mix one up myself. @Trusylver would be able to advise you better on which one to have & I should find out too as I know the ones you buy are usually not good for you (too much sugar & artificial flavours etc). I also take Magnesium every day- morning & night. I still was getting cramps but now massage magnesium oil into the tops of my feet every night, about 20 minutes before I go to bed. I rarely get cramps anymore & I sleep much better.
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Thanks for that....It does indeed, feel really good :)

The cramping was no fun. This morning I did my usual bike session and did some light chest and back workouts. Pec Flys, Rear Delt and chest row. For the chest row I went with really low weight because i felt my shoulders cramping up. Ive had some injuries in the military with my shoulders and have dislocated each one numerous times, so once i feel them get tight I basically do 15-20lbs for the rest of my workouts. Anythings better than nothing right?!

There was this mix stuff, cera sport , they had us drink everyday at Airborne School that tasted horrible but after daily 6 mile runs/ other rigorous things we did throughout the days I would always wake up the next morning fresh and ready to go. I think it was rice based or something, I didnt know electrolyte drinks could help with cramping, I thought it was just more for replacing what you lost through sweating! Maybe I will look into this and see if its not just a government thing.
 
Tuesday 3-13-2018
Excited because I beat the worst part of the snow storm and was able to get the gym session in before it started getting bad out. My car is horrible in the snow but thats what I get for having a little sports car! Did my usual 10+ miles on the stationary bike and then was able to hit the weights a little bit for some back and check workouts.

Breakfast
1/2 Cup- Strawberries, Halves @24 Calories
1 Slice- Ham, Deli @34 Calories
2 - Eggs, Scrambled @182 Calories
1- Whole Wheat Soft Taco,tortilla @130 Calories

Meal Total- 370 Calories
 
Tuesday 3-13-2018
Just got done shoveling some snow so some mother nature calorie burn :D

Lunch- Felt the need to stray from the usual salad and the last piece of steak left over from the other day! No salt or butter on any of my greens and no Steak Sauce to save calories for dinner!

5 0z- Wellsley Filet Mignon @388 Calories
4- Broccoli Florets @30 Calories
1/2 Cup- Cut Green Beans @ 20 Calories

Meal Total- 438 Calories
Daily Total- 808 Calories
 
Haven't checked in for a couple days. If you're getting the kind of reaction where you get numbness and cramps during lifting, I would add some calories on those days. It can also be caused by an electrolyte imbalance. On lifting days, bump your calories up by like 200 hundred and try to get in some potassium. That's worked for me in the past.
 
-Cory- said:
Haven't checked in for a couple days. If you're getting the kind of reaction where you get numbness and cramps during lifting, I would add some calories on those days. It can also be caused by an electrolyte imbalance. On lifting days, bump your calories up by like 200 hundred and try to get in some potassium. That's worked for me in the past.
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I will take this into consideration for sure!

LaMaria said:
Not sure if you´re interested in making your own sports drink but this one sounds lovely:
http://foodwishes.blogspot.co.at/2016/03/homemade-sports-drink-because.html
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This seems like something I would love to try, have you made this one? I am always very interested in things like this! Homemade is ALWAYS healthier lol.
 
Tuesday 3-13-2018 Dinner-left overs

3 oz- Pork Loin @90 Calories
1 Cup- Cooked, Minute Rice, White rice @170 Calories
1/2 cup- Cut Green Beans @20 Calories
4- Broccoli Florets @ 30 Calories
1Tsp- A1 Steak Sauce @5 Calories
1Tsp- Butter-Unsalted @34 Calories
1- Thomas Light Multi Grain Muffin @100 Calories
1 tbsp- Garlic and Herb Cream Cheese @30 Calories

Meal Total- 479 Calories.
Daily Total- 1287 Calories.

Very low day we shall see how I feel in the gym tomorrow!

*Edit* Myfitnesspal told me I am consuming too less calories. So I edited this to add an English Muffin and Garlic and herb cream cheese.
 
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LaMaria said:
It all sounds delicious though!
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Honestly 9 days in, im starting to enjoy not being all bloated from eating like 3.5-4k calories! The food isnt that bad and with a whole cup of rice the dinners have been huuuuuggggeeee looking plates. So far ive been feeling fine with having under 1500 calories for 9 days and working out 5 days a week. I just wanted to be very strict at first to see what it would do. Thus far I have gone from 257 to 251.7 lbs at this mornings scale check! 9 days not a sip of soda or a single energy drink. I had planned on maybe lightening up on myself but honestly, now that im in this routine, im just going to hold what I got until I get down to around 220-225lbs.
 
Wed 3-14-2018-

Noticed today on the bike while doing my 10+ miles that my heart rate isnt hitting the 135-150 bpm mark easily. Ive also noticed myt standard RPM on the bike is around 100-103 where as it used to be 94-98. Every 4th minute I put my head down and push as hard as I can for a whole 60 seconds. So 4-5th minute, 9-10th minute, 14-15th minutes and so on up until 40 minutes. Today I hit my 10 mile mark at 37 minutes. I think after this week I am going to add resistance to the biking since ive seemed to hit a pretty good stride. By doing this I will more than likely increase my calorie burn from my current 205-208 current burn after a 40+4 min cool down on the bike. We shall see though, just something ive been thinking about. Its been a good 9 days so far. Eating and not cheating and still getting up and going to the gym in the morning.

This may be a lot of info, but this is a rough month for me. A lot of survivors guilt is associated with this month for me. I usually do not sleep in general and more so on this month leading up to the 23rd. However with me getting back into working out ive been able to find sleep much more easily and am usually to tired by 9-10pm to be stressing about possible night terrors and what not. I just cant describe the feeling I have in my body and in my mind after starting this routine, its like a night and day difference in general. Im just going to keep on, keeping on and focus on myself I guess.

So thats over now.....

Breakfast-

2 - Eggs, Scrambled @182 Calories
1 - Whole Wheat Soft Taco,tortilla @130 Calories
1 Cup - Strawberries, halves @49 Calories

Meal Total - 361 Calories.
 
In the beginning, it's easier to eat lower calorie because you're out of shape and even if you exercise it isn't likely to be as intense as you think it is. As you get in better shape, you might want to bump the calories up by a couple hundred just because you're able to do more.
 
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