April 16, 2013
Day 21: Too much of a good thing
Starting weight: 138
Eat clean. On the one hand, I had chicken & rice for dinner, which is probably not great. (Brown rice, 1 can cream of mushroom soup, 1 can cream of chicken soup, 1 can of chicken = awesome comfort food) But I didn’t eat a lot of it. On the other hand, I had one of my all-time favorite snacks as a side dish – rye Triscuits with Tillamook cheddar cheese – which is not terribly unhealthy, and I did eat a lot of that.
Finding out that rye Triscuits actually fit my requirements for “clean” eating was one of the high points of my health and fitness journey. Here’s what’s in them: whole grain wheat, soybean oil, whole grain rye, caraway seeds, sea salt. And I love them so. I know the Tillamook cheddar is high in fat and sodium, but I slice it thin, layer a 1-inch square atop each Triscuit and munch away. It’s a damn sight better than goldfish crackers or Chips Ahoy.
Drink water. Yes. Drank lots. I feel quite recovered from my dehydration weekend.
Burn calories. Fire 55! This workout comes the closest to the Turbo Kick classes I’ve taught … a warmup, three sections of punches and kicks, two Fire Drills, a recovery section, then two finales and the cooldown. It’s the longest workout in the program but the pace allows you to work hard and then gain your energy back in time to hit it again.
DAILY TOTALS:
Calories eaten (approximate): 2,077
How clean? (1=crap, 10=pure): 7.5
Water drank: 64 oz.
Calories burned (approximate): 2,478
Ending weight: 139
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