Easy Like Sundfay Morning

This week in review:

Monday, good. Tuesday, not good. Wednesday, don't remember too well. Thursday, a blur. Friday, forgotten. Saturday, fun. Today (Sunday), hot!!!

Thanks for reading,
Sam

Fallen

Good Health Everyone,

I have become so side tracked with life's little distractions that I have not kept my promise to myself; become healthy. Instead I've been more interested in hanging out and making excuses for not feeding my body whole healthful foods. Consequently, I don't feel good about myself or the health(less) choices I've made. I've been eating everything I swore I wouldn't; ice cream, cake, donuts, cookies, pasta, fried foods, soda, sugary drinks and chips. My want was to avoid as many processed foodstuffs as possible. Instead, I've consumed them with reckless abandon. So, I ask myself, "How do I get back on track?" Like nike, I just do it.

What lessons have I learned? One, I'm easily persuaded and influenced. I've eaten foods, just because people have asked me without thought to consequence. Two, preparation is so important. Having a plan and knowing which foods can be eaten and the time to eat them is invaluable. So now I know I must not be influenced by friends to eat junk and plan the meals that I do eat. The latter is tedious and sometimes inconvenient, but being over 350 pounds is more of a burden.

As far as exercise goes, since I finished my sugar fast for lent, I've been to the gym maybe three times. That's not acceptable. Once again, I make excuses like "I won't have time before work and after work, I'll be too tired" or "If I had someone to go with, it would be much easier." It doesn't matter what the circumstances are, I need to have my ass working out everyday. No exceptions.

So the reason I haven't posted a food journal is because I stopped tracking what I ate. Somehow I felt that if I didn't write it down it wasn't as unhealthy as I thought. Really, I'm embarrassed to report I ate a Monte Christo at one a.m. or a fried chicken two days straight. I feel ashamed because gradually I've allowed myself to become re-addicted to the very same foods that I swore not consume. This past month's battle has been lost, but the war continues. I haven't decided if i will maintain a food journal again. It keeps me very honest when I do, but it's also a lesson in tedium.

I've fallen of the horse and now I have to get back on. I know me, and this ain't the last time I'll be blogging about loosing my way. But those moments will become less and less frequent.

Good Health,
Sam

Food Journal 4/8-4/14

4/8
10:30 am - supreme croissant / strawberry Jam/ orange juice
my stomach was upset afterwards. it wasn't as good as I imagined.
3:30 pm - cake/peach cobbler
6:30 pm - candied yams/rice/collard&mustard greens/ meatloaf
8:30 pm - cake

4/9
10:30 am - eggs/ grits/milk
2:30 pm - grapes/mixed nuts
5:15 pm - saag paneer/peach cobbler
7:30 pm - peanuts

4/10
7:30 am - turkey bacon/oatmeal
2:30 pm - saag panerr
5:15 pm - cabbage
8:30 pm - grapes/almonds

4/11
11:15 am - oatmeal/turkey bacon
2:15 pm - honeydw melon
5:00 pm - peanuts/honey dew
7:00 pm - tofu/rice
12:30-3:00 am -
Cran+vodka/ medouri-rita/ chicken sandwich/shake/fries

4/12
10:40 am - Honeydew melon
12:47 pm - rice/tofu/plum
3:30 pm - peanuts
9:30 pm - shrimp nachos/margerita

4/13
9:30 am - grapefruit
4:00 pm - eggs/grits/turkey bacon
9:00 pm - shrim pasta/cake/2 glass sangria
1:30 am - cereal

4/14
8:45 pm - cereal
2:00 pm - cabbage
5:00 pm - hamburger/salad/2 glasses sangria
10:00 pm - chicken+shrimp pasta/cheddar biscuits/3 glasses sangria
3:00 am - nuts

I must love Sangria.

Food Journal 4/1-4/7

Maintaining a food journal keeps me honest because I don't to want present myself as a hypocrite. So I sometimes avoid eating certain foods because I don't want them to appear in my journal.

Date 4/1
3:00 PM - shrimp/rice
12:45 AM - Fruit shake(orange strawberry)
I didn't eat enough this day. Forgot to write why

4/2
9:45 am - grits/eggs/fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
2:20 pm - raw almonds
4:22 pm - honeydew
5:50 pm - tomato/okra
7:30 pm - raw almonds
8:52 pm - honeydew
12:30 am - turkey loaf/peanuts/pineapple

4/3
8:20 am - fruit shake(pineapple/yogurt/almonds/milk/honey)
1:38 am - pineapple
3:11pm - turkey loaf
7:30 pm - almonds/grapefruit
11:00 - turkey loaf

4/4
11:30 am - eggs/grits
4:22 pm - salad
7:30 pm - turkey loaf
9:00 pm - pineapple
12:30 am - puffed rice cereal

4/5
8:06 am - fruit shake (banana/raw almonds/honey/peanut butter)
11:17 am - banana
3:45 pm - turkey loaf/rice
7:00 pm - pineapple
8:30 am - raw almonds

4/6
2:00 pm - rice/veggies
5:00 pm - fruit shake (banana/oatmeal/peanut butter/honey/nutmeg)
10:00 pm - shrimp cob salad

4/7
9:00 am - mixed nuts
1:00 pm - eggs/turkey bacon
5:00 pm - mixed nuts
8:30 pm - eggs/grits
12:00 am - grapes/mixed nuts

Good Health,
Sam

Food Journals

Maintaining daily food journals is difficult. I've decided to post weekly instead of daily. That will make the weekly post rather large, but more sensible to manage. March 28-March 31 is a wash and I won't update those dates. Beginning today, April 1, I will post the food and exercise journal weekly.

Good Health,
Sam

Tuesday's Food/Exercise Journal(3/27)

Food
7:00 am - pineapple shake (pineapple/yogurt)
12:00 pm - peanuts
6:00 pm - okra/rice
12:00 am - fresh cut pineapple

Exercise
Incline chest press
Incline back row
dumbbell biceps curls
triceps pushdowns
delt flyes
front raises
dumbbell shoulder press

Monday's Food/Exercise Journal(3/26)

Food
6:30 am - fruit shake (banaa/peach/yogurt)
10:15 am - turkey/cabbage
4:30 pm - turkey/cabbage
9:45 pm - Indian Spinach and cheese

Exercise
None