2010.02.26 - W1D2 - 180

It was weird not to weigh myself today, I weigh myself every day (don't know why anymore, as I wasn't using it to motivate me to lose weight), but now that I'm only weighing myself once a week (Thursdays).  I'm glad to start measuring myself, too!

Diet

Meal and Approximate Daily Time
Breakfast 0700
Snack 1   1015
Lunch      1130
Snack 2   1545
Dinner     1700

I will try and stick with this schedule as close as I can every day.  I broke my one snack (250 calories) into two smaller (125 calories) snacks.  This will keep the meal placement a little closer together.  I spaced the meals based on me needing 2400 calories/day = 100 calories/hour.  So my 320 calorie breakfast should be good for 3.2 hours (about 3 hours 15 minutes).  Hence why my first snack is at 1015.

Breakfast - Oatmeal with Protein Powder and Blueberries
1/2 Cup oatmeal
2 Tbl chocolate protein powder
1/4 Cup blueberries
3 Tbl skim milk powder (easier for work)
I just make some hot water at work, add it to my dry ingredients, and voila - instant oatmeal!

Snack - 1/4 Apple & 1 Tbl Almond Butter

Lunch - Tuna Sandwich & Apple

Snack - 1/4 Apple & 1 Tbl Almond Butter

Dinner - Pita Pizza (adding tuna instead of chicken for Lent)

Yesterday I was able to get 12 cups of water in, 8 at work and another 4 at home.  This seems like a good amount to start with as I try to get up to 1 gallon per day.  Basically, it is about 1 cup an hour while I'm awake.

Exercise

I got the DVD's back today, so I did the first 20 minutes of the "Sweat 3-4" routine of Power 90.  It started with 4.5 minutes of stretching - basic stretches like neck rolls, shoulder rolls, arm stretches, and leg stretches.  Following after that was 5 minutes of Power Yoga.  This was a lot of Plank to Upward Dog to Downward Dog.  After 2-3 of these Crescent was added, and then finally Crescent to Warrior.  I was able to work through this without stopping, so at least I'm not as bad as I was a year ago when I couldn't make it through the Power Yoga!  After this, it was the pure cardio routine with knee ups, jumping jacks, and the like.