Saturday, March 8th – Surprise is Having Some Technical Difficulties

Hi guys, I promised you a surprise today and I have experiencing some technical difficulties with it and as soon as I have resolved this you’ll be the first to know. 😉

Breakfast – oatmeal, whey, peanut butter & hot low-fat milk

Snack 1 – nothing

CHEAT MEAL – Chinese Restaurant (no I didn’t eat the restaurant), boiled rice with a mix of pork, chicken, fried prawns & vegetables

Snack 2 – whey shake

Dinner – (Still full after Chinese restaurant) two slices of whole meal bread toasted & a thin-cut slice of cheese.

Drink – 2.5 liters of water

Friday, March 7th – I’ve Got A Surprise For You All Tomorrow! ;)

Breakfast – oatmeal, whey, peanut butter & hot low-fat milk

Snack 1 – glass of milk

Lunch – two slices of whole meal bread, tuna & a tbsp of mayonnaise

Snack 2 – low-fat yogurt

Dinner – grilled beef & green leafy vegetables

Drink – 2.5 liters of water

Thursday, March 6th – Ahhh!…A Holiday From Work Tomorrow :)

Breakfast – oatmeal, whey, peanut butter & hot low-fat milk

Snack 1 – low-fat yogurt & 1 boiled egg

Lunch – chicken salad (peppers, lettuce & cucumber) & a tbsp of mayonnaise & a handful of nuts

Snack 2 – a handful of nuts & an apple

Dinner – omelet; 3 eggs, prawns, a handful of mushrooms & a thin-cut slice of cheese

Drink – 2.5 liters of water & 1 cup of green tea

Wednesday, March 5th – Very Sleepy Today

I can’t say that I will need to have an early night tonight anymore, because since I have started this disciplined journey I have been going to bed at 8pm – 8:30pm, giving my muscles the time and rest that they need to recover.

I am really sleepy today; next week is SLC (student led conference) and I am marking tests, getting scores ready, prepping my students for their conference (all 125 of them!), in between all my other jobs. I am bushed!

Good night!

Breakfast – oatmeal, whey, peanut butter & hot low-fat milk

Snack 1 – low-fat yogurt & 1 boiled egg

 

Lunch – two slices of whole meal bread, fresh tuna & mayonnaise

Snack 2 – an apple

Dinner – pork cooked with chilies & black pepper and a green leafy vegetable mix

Drink – 2.5 liters of water, 1 cup of green tea & a whey shake

Tuesday, March 4th – Rather Hungry Today :-(

Breakfast – oatmeal, whey, peanut butter & hot low-fat milk

Snack 1 – low-fat yogurt & 1 boiled egg

Lunch – fresh tuna salad (peppers, lettuce & cucumber) & a tbsp of mayonnaise & a handful of nuts

Snack 2 – whey shake

Dinner – squid cooked with ginger & long green beans & bean shoots

Drink – 2.5 liters of water & 1 cup of green tea

Sunday, Feb 24th – Smoothie Sunday

Breakfast – oatmeal, whey, cinnamon powder & hot low-fat milk

Snack 1 – low-fat yogurt & a handful of nuts

Lunch – two slices of whole meal bread, 1 egg & mayo

Snack 2 – smoothie; whey, strawberries, oatmeal & low-fat milk

Dinner – grilled chicken & kangkong (a green leafy vegetable)

Drink – 3 liters of water

Saturday, Feb 2nd – I’m Hungry!

Breakfast – oatmeal, whey, peanut butter & hot low-fat milk

Snack 1 – low-fat strawberry yogurt

Lunch – two slices of whole meal bread, tuna, mayo & a thin-cut slice of cheese

Snack 2 – whey shake

Dinner – grilled squid and a green leafy mixed salad with extra virgin olive oil

Snack 3 – oatmeal & a low-fat blueberry yogurt

Monday, Jan 28th – The McDonald’s Tractor Beam

Ok I went home today and my lovely wife had ordered McDonald’s ::sniff, sniff:: yep, I stole a burger! I don’t feel to guilty about it, I am allowed one free meal every week. I usually have this on Saturday but I have already had it today so this Saturday I will keep to the foods that I am allowed to eat. No problem, I am going good and feeling confident.

Breakfast – oatmeal, whey, peanut butter & hot low-fat milk

Snack 1 – raw carrot

Lunch – two slices of whole meal bread with 1 breast of chicken, mayo and a thin-cut slice of cheese

Snack 2 – apple

Dinner – 1 McDonald’s Double Cheese Burger

Snack 3 – nothing

Saturday 19th – Here’s What I Chewed Today

Breakfast – Oatmeal, whey, peanut butter and hot milk

Snack 1 – raw carrot

Lunch – Two wholemeal slices of bread, 1 breast of chicken, mayo & a thin-cut slice of cheese

Snack 2 – star fruit x2

Dinner – Two chicken breasts pan fried in olive oil (i’m aloud one fancy meal a week 😛 yummy!) and Kangkung (a green leaf vegetable from Indonesia)

Snack 3 – half a watermelon.

The Night Before the Weigh-in, Burning Fat & Oatmeal

Tomorrow’s my first weigh-in after the initial weigh-in, I am looking forward to it and a bit apprehensive about it too.

It’s going to be ok, I have stuck well to my eating plan and I have been master of my strength training. I feel like I am getting addicted to the strength training, on my day’s off (for muscle recovery) I find myself missing pushing and burning through my workout.

What I am trying to achieve is weight loss, but my workouts (strength training) are not focused on burning fat they are focused on building up muscle. Lean muscle burns calories to keep going, the more muscles you have the more calories you’ll burn. Strength training is also powerful as you will keep on burning calories after you have finished training. Unlike cardio when you stop the calories stop burning too.

I can’t believe I was only finding this out, before I was tearing around on a bike and could not loose anything.

One of the other things that I have learnt since my quest for a healthy life is that there is a little powerful friend that we can have help us; enters Mr. Oatmeal.

Oatmeal is has so many benefits. Not only will it lower your cholesterol but a whole truck load of other goodies including keeping your blood sugar levels longer (so you won’t get hungry quickly again).

I love it, my mornings don’t feel complete without it. This is how I prepare it; I will boil some low-fat milk and then add my oatmeal to my bowl and then mix it with some whey. When the milk has boiled I just pour it over the top and mix it up good. And finally I add a table spoonful of peanut butter. Yummy!

Well its 8:30pm here now in Indonesia and I am going to spend some time with my wife and son before I go to bed (Getting good sleep is also very important, as your body needs time between workouts to recover and rebuild).

Well until tomorrow’s weigh in, goodnight!