Thursday stats

As expected, this was definitely the worst day yet. At least I'm home early enough to guarantee a trip to the gym in the morning.

Exercise:
40 minutes elliptical
about a 2 mile round trip walk to/from dinner

Food:
Breakfast: 2 mini croissants filled with eggs, bacon, cheese, peppers, and onions; melon cubes, and OJ
Lunch: small veggie pizza (light on the cheese), and a beer (it was a rough day)
Dinner: glass of wine, chicken marsala and mushroom risotto, one piece italian bread
Dessert: decaf cafe au lait and a beignet at cafe du monde (had to).

I have to detox myself this weekend. I'm pumped to head home and not have to eat at restaurants again for a full week.

Wednesday stats

New Orleans may be starting to get to me.

Exercise:
40 minutes elliptical
20 minutes lifting

Food:
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, mini croissant, melon cubes, OJ
Lunch: 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, Fruit and Walnut salad (sans yogurt)
Snack: handful of roasted almonds
Dinner: Susan and I split a 3-cheese plate and an order of bruschetta and I also had 3 oz of wine

Chicken McNuggets are my weakness. They're so damn good. At least I avoided the fries, right?

Tuesday's stats

I don't have much time here, so this will be bare bones.

Exercise:
40 minutes recumbent bike
About 5 minutes of crunches...just didn't have the time to do a whole pilates mat workout.

Food:
Breakfast:
Eggs scrambled with peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, and cheese, a mini-croissant, melon cubes, and OJ
Lunch: a cup of tomato soup and a half (pretty big for a "half") of a spinach, artichoke, lettuce, tomato, onion, mushroom, and feta sandwich
Snack: granola bar
Snack: square of chocolate
Dinner: cereal
Snack: a few handfulls of pretzels

See ya tomorrow.

Monday's stats

I know it's still Monday, but I'm in bed about to go to sleep, so I figured I may as well update now. I won't be eating anything else today.

Exercise:
40 minutes elliptical
20 minutes lifting (free weights and machines)

Food:
Breakfast: scrambled eggs (about 2 eggs worth), melon cubes, english muffin with butter, and a glass of OJ
Lunch: big burrito filled with grilled chicken, onions, peppers, and mushrooms, black olives, cheese, and salsa. AND I went to a Mexican restaurant and DIDN'T HAVE EVEN ONE TORTILLA CHIP. VICTORY IS MINE.
Snack: handful of roasted almonds
Snack: square of chocolate
Dinner: multi-grain cereal with skim milk

So not too bad today. The burrito was probably a bit high-calorie, but I was pretty good for the rest of the day that it will probably wind up being a wash. Yay. See ya tomorrow.

Sunday stats

Well, I knew stuff was going to spiral out of control sometime soon, so I forced myself to exercise again even though I didn't want to...and to thank me, that bitch Jenny McCarthy's Avatar on my Your Shape game decided that after the 30 minutes I signed up for was done, she would continue to make me to crunches for an additional 10 minutes. If I ever meet her in the flesh, I'm going to claw her eyes out. Anyway...

Exercise:
40 minutes Wii Your Shape

Food:
Breakfast: Bacon, egg, and cheese on a toasted plain bagel
Lunch: whole wheat bagel with smart balance spread and a side salad
Snack: handful of roasted almonds
Dinner: Susan and I split a 5 cheese and fruit plate, a basket of sliced baguette, and a cupcake. I also had 5 oz of wine. And I know this because I went to the place with the tasting machines, and I got myself 1 oz of 5 different wines. 3 red and 2 white.

My abs are killing me this morning. I've already been to the gym to do cardio, and hopefully I'll be able to get back there tonight for a quick lifting session. It really depends on how much work I have to do. I'll check back in tomorrow.

Next week plan

I leave for New Orleans this afternoon, so next week is going to be a bit of a mess. I did my weigh in a day early. 141. So at least we're headed in the right direction. My main goal this week is to just not gain weight. It's hard when you're out of town, and especially hard when you're working with a difficult client and staying two blocks from Bourbon Street. It really makes you want to get drunk at night.

My plan is pretty much to do cardio at the hotel in the morning Monday - Friday and then Monday - Thursday also work out at night...just something quick like a pilates mat run through or some lifting. The gym at the hotel is really good. When I get back to Charlotte, I'll workout with the Wii for the weekend.

And now to the food. The free breakfast that I get in the concierge lounge varies from day to day, but I'll either have eggs or cereal and some fruit probably. For lunch, I'm going to try to stick to salad or a small sandwich or something like that. I'm also going to grab some almonds or something in case I need a snack. They put out a cheese and nuts and crackers buffet in the concierge lounge in the evenings, so if I need a snack after work, I'll have that. Fortunately, we have to work late, so Susan and I will probably buy a box of cereal and some milk and eat that for dinner Monday - Wednesday nights. So that will save calories. But tonight and Thursday night we'll be going out to dinner...I'll try to keep it under control, but I can guarantee you that wine will be involved. And Thursday night we're allowing ourselves to go to get bignets. Because they're delicious.

I think if I work out enough, I should be able to maintain my current weight. I also have to buy some bottles of water so that I can keep hydrated. It's only one week and then I'm back in Charlotte so I think I can handle it.

Last week I did a pretty good job, and thought I wouldn't reward myself, and the I saw these shoes. And bought them. Look how pretty!!

Ok, I only have a few hours today to do chores, exercise, and pack, so I'm outtie. I'll come to you from NOLA tomorrow.

Saturday Stats

I seriously did not want to work out Saturday, but I did because I remembered we were ordering dinner in. I also really wanted to get drunk, but I restrained myself and didn't open a bottle of wine like I wanted to. So it wasn't awful. Here we go:

Exercise:
30 minutes Wii Your Shape
15 minutes Wii Fit Yoga and balance games

Food:
Breakfast: egg and cheese on a sandwich thin, strawberries, and a glass of OJ
Lunch: Lean Cuisine and 5 chocolate covered almonds
Snack: cinnamon sugar almonds
Snack: Low fat string cheese
Dinner: two pieces cheese pizza, side salad, 3 (they're really small) garlic knots