Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Leaning challenge, week 4

Monday 
Omelet and bacon
Bowl of chili and diet coke
Beef jerky
Carne Asada fajita
Bowl of blueberries

Tuesday 
Protein powder and blueberry smoothie
Beef jerky
Diet coke
Hamburger, broccoli
Midnight snack - popcorn, blueberries

Wednesday
Gluten free crepe with salami, Chevre, onions, peppers
Diet coke



Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Leaning challenge, week 3

YMonday
Bacon and omelet, kiwi smoothie
Chicken biryani
Several diet cokes
Various bites of lamb and chicken curries

Tuesday
Bacon and omelet
Indian Bento box
Several diet cokes
Various lamb dishes

Wednesday
Omelet and bacon, strawberry smoothie
Several diet cokes
Indian Bento box
Various lamb and Paneer dishes

Thursday
Omelet and bacon, strawberry smoothie
Jogan Rosh and Paneer something
Lamb in some kind of sauce

Friday
Was on a plane all day
Three packages of beef jerky and one protein bar, and an apple
BBQ Chicken, onions and peppers, bowl of blueberries, and a few bites of ice cream

Saturday
El Diablo omelet, and 5 slices of bacon
Baked chicken, cauliflower, small square of chocolate

Sunday
Protein powder and blueberry smoothie
Manchego goat cheese
Paneer, taro chips, steak tartare

Monday, March 30, 2015

Leaning Challenge, week 2

KMonday
Breakfast
Omelet and bacon
Lunch
Box lunch - chicken ceasar (extracted the croutons)
Snack
2 string cheese sticks, trail mix
Dinner
Hot dog, taco meat (no tortilla), chicken tinga, and spinach salad with feta

Tuesday
Breakfast
Omelet and bacon
Lunch
Farmers hash with corned beef, topped with three eggs
Snack
Builders bar
Dinner
Crustless  pizza, ie cheese, pepperoni, and pizza sauce

Wednesday
Breakfast
Omelet and bacon
Lunch
Steak salad
Snack
Builders bar
Dinner
Leftover Crustless pizza

Thursday
Breakfast
Omelet and Bacon, Diet Coke (boo!)
Lunch
Steak salad
Snack
"Think Thin" bar
Dinner
6 slices summer sausage, small bowl of blueberries, 1 slice of cheese

Friday
Breakfast
Beef jerky, diet coke
Lunch
Steak salad
Dinner
Carve Asada
Dessert
Reese's peanut butter Easter eggs :(

Saturday
Breakfast
Protein shake with wellness greens
Lunch
El Diablo omelet and a side of bacon
Snack
Menchie's Froyo with toppings (cheat meal!)
Dinner
Summer sausage, blueberries, two hot dogs, two slices of cheese

Sunday
Breakfast
Few slices of summer sausage
Lunch
Burger with onions and jalapenos, side of bacon, side Caesar, no croutons
Second lunch
Qdoba steak, veggies, salsa, guac, and a diet coke


Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Leaning challenge, week 1

Monday
Breakfast at the airport
Eggs, chicken, salsa and guac at Qdoba 
Lunch
Builders bar on the plane
Dinner
Fajitas, marinated vegetables
Organic white tea

Tuesday
Breakfast
Omelet with peppers, onions, feta
Few pieces of fruit and berries
Herbal tea
Lunch
Salmon and salad
Dinner
Two hot dogs, meatball slider with no bun, salad

Wednesday
Breakfast
Pepper and onion omelet, for strips of bacon
Lunch
Steak fajitas
Dinner
Steak cubes on a stick appetizers
salad, chicken with string beans

Thursday
Breakfast
Omelet and bacon
Lunch
Steak cubes, guacamole, salsa, one diet coke
Dinner
2 pieces of spicy tuna roll, 8 oz filet mignon, sesame spinach salad

Friday
Breakfast
Omelet and Bacon
Lunch 
Salad
Dinner
Pastrami reuben, hold the bun, and horseradish slaw
Beef Jerky, diet coke

Saturday
Morning workout - overhead squats
Brunch
El Diablo omelet, side of bacon, side of veggies, strawberries.
Dinner
Two chicken sausages, asparagus, wellness greens 

Sunday
Breakfast
1 chicken sausage
Lunch
Omelet with gyros, feta, peppers and onions. Greek salad, side of bacon
Dinner
Steak pinwheel (steak, bacon, and bleu cheese), spinach salad with feta and Caesar dressing

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Jim's new food program!

Jim made me a new eating program. The headline is: Eat more and eat more consistently!
He said I'm not getting nearly enough carbs, or protein, or even fat! I need to be more consistent and have all three of these at every meal. Plus add in some more vitamins: a multivitamin, vitamin D, more Fish Oil, more magnesium, probiotics, and on and on!

So, I came home for dinner Tuesday, 8/12, and had:
Protein: 3 Applegate Organic hot dogs (24g protein)
Carbs: 1 onion, sauteed in walnut oil plus half handful of blueberries
Fat: above mentioned saute oil plus 10 almonds.
Also had a couple tsp of almond butter before bed.

Wednesday, 8/13
Morning Supplements: Vitamin D, 4 Fish Oil,
Breakfast: 3 egg scramble with one bell pepper and one small onion sauteed in walnut oil, and 14 almonds. Also 1 candy fruit slice.

Lunch:
Big giant bowl of salad, including spinach, mixed greens, onions, pickled onions, bell peppers, asparagus, squash, feta cheese, eggs, bacon crumbles, 4oz salmon and balsamic vinaigrette.

Dinner
1 hamburger patty, plus Elijah's leftover (5oz total?), a little mayo on top
about 10 grapes, lettuce and cabbage salad with tortilla chips,

Total of about 100oz of water. Not quite enough...
Night supplements: 3 ZMA, 4 Fish Oil, 1 Curcumin, 1 Melatonin

Thursday, 8/14
Morning Supplements: Vitamin D, 4 fish oil, 1 tsp of CALM Magnesium in water
Breakfast: 14 almonds, 1/3 sweet potato, 3 egg omelet and 3 slices of bacon
Lunch: Steak Salad
Snack: Pack of Justin's almond butter, small bag of kettle brand potato chips, 1-2oz of trail mix
Dinner: 2 4oz hamburger patties, 1/3 sweet potato dipped in goat cheese and olive oil appetizer, 1 candy fruit slice, about 10 grapes
About 100oz of water, maybe a bit more
Night Supplements: 4 fish oil, 3 ZMA, 1 curcumin

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Bio Signature Food Log

I met with Jim this morning. He did the caliper skin fold tests and took my "before" measurements. The idea is that the relative amount of fat in different parts of your body (eg pecs vs. hamstrings vs. calves) gives an indication of why your body is holding onto extra fat. For some, it may be imbalances in hormones, others genetic, others not enough carbs (go figure!)

He asked me to keep a food log for a few days. So here goes:

Tuesday, 8/5
Morning supplement - 1.5g Fish Oil, EPA/DHA -- 3 caplets
Breakfast - Skipped.
Snack - Builder's Bar from vending machine at work
Lunch - Spinach and mixed green salad (about two handfuls) with associated veggies and 4oz (2/3 fist?) of Salmon
Snack - Nugo Organic bar
Workout with Zack - Handstand and stretching!
Dinner (about 90 minutes after workout) -  Radishes and small bit of goat butter, 12 potato chips, lamb shoulder (1 fist), salmon gravlox, 3 glasses of white wine
Nighttime supplements 
3 caplets Fish Oil (Nordic Naturals)
1 pill: Schiff Melatonin Ultra. 300 Tablets. 3mg Melatonin + 25mg L-Theanine + 25mg GABA + Chamomile & Valerian Extracts
3 caplets: ZMA

Tuesday night sleep: Fell asleep between 10:30-11, woke up at 6am.

Wednesday, 8/6
Sat in front of "Happy Light" for 15 minutes in the morning
Morning supplement - 3 caplets Fish Oil
Breakfast - 3 egg scramble with onions and green peppers (half a handful?), 2 slices of bacon
Snack - 1.5oz Spicy Salami
Lunch - Farmer's hash with Corned Beef at Portage Bay Cafe. This consists of a big bowl of root veggies (I asked for no potatoes), some diced Corned Beef (maybe 2-4 oz) and 3 eggs sunny side up.
Snack - Nugo Organic bar
Dinner - 8oz Grass fed ground beef and 1 white onion, sauteed in a bit of walnut oil. 3 Glutino gluten free crackers dipped in Goat cheese and olive oil appetizer (maybe 1oz of appetizer). Water with raspberry Crystal Light powder. 1/4 cup (1 bowl) frozen blueberries with some Redi Whip whipped cream topping
Workout: Didn't workout today, but did three sets of active pigeon stretch and then 30 minutes at the bottom of the squat while watching TV.
Supplements - 3 capsules Fish Oil, 3 caplets ZMA, skipped the Melatonin
Notes: I was exhausted all day at work. Started to feel better after dinner.

Wednesday night Sleep: Fell asleep between 10:30-11pm, slept through the night except one wake up, woke up at 6:30am

Thursday, 8/7
Sat in front of "Happy Light" for 10 minutes
Morning Supplement: 3 Fish Oil
Breakfast: 3 egg scramble with onions and peppers, 3 slices bacon
Lunch: Spinach and mixed greens salad with 1tbsp-1/8 cup (ish) of pickled onions, green peppers, curried cauliflower, asparagus, eggs, sheep feta, bacon crumbles. Balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Topped with 4oz salmon
Snack: Nugo Organic bar
Workout with Zack: Pushing and Pulling! Finished with 3 reps of inclined bench (4010 Tempo) at 75kg.
then did Mobility class with Zack.
Dinner: 30 minutes after workout. 1/2 lb ground beef, 1 white onion, two glasses of Crystal Light. 2 glutino gluten free crackers dipped in olive oil/goat cheese yummy appetizer.
Supplements: 3 Fish Oil, 3 ZMA, 1 Curcumin
Notes: felt much less tired today. Maybe no alcohol = better sleep ?!?

Thursday night Sleep: Fell asleep between 11-11:30, woke up a couple times throughout the night. Woke up for good at 6am.

Friday, 8/8
Sat in front of "Happy Light" for 12 minutes
Morning Supplement: 3 Fish Oil, 1 Curcumin
Breakfast: 3 egg scramble with onions and peppers, 2 slices of bacon
Lunch: 1.5oz of Salami and a medium bowl of chili.
Snack: Nugo Organic bar
Dinner: 2 large chicken kabobs, some quinoa salad, and several slices of salami. Several glasses of wine.
Nighttime supplements: 3 Fish Oil, 1 Curcumin, 3 ZMA.
Medicine: Zyrtec

Saturday, 8/9
Slept in, no Happy Light.
Morning Supplement: 3 Fish Oil, 1 Curcumin
Workout: Andy's Mobility Class, lots of shoulder and ab work. Plus active pigeon stretch and some squat holds
Brunch: El Diablo omelet (3 eggs, chorizo, goat cheese, onions, peppers, jalapenos), and a side of bacon.




Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Spring 14 Paleo Challenge, Week 7

Monday, 5/5
Bacon and Eggs
Steak fajitas, hold the carbs and the dairy, extra veggies
2 margaritas, 2 glasses of wine
few chicken on skewers, and some brownies :(

Tuesday, 5/6
Bacon and Eggs
Spinach salad with veggies and 4oz salmon
Summer sausage, chicken pepperoni and frozen mixed berries

Wednesday, 5/7
Bacon and Eggs
Gluten free swedish pancakes with lingonberries
Ribeye steak

Thursday, 5/8
Bacon and Eggs
Spinach salad with veggies and salmon
Summer sausage, blueberries with whip cream

Friday, 5/9
Bacon and Eggs
Corned Beef hash with root veggies
Steak with mushrooms, asparagus

Saturday, 5/10
El Diablo omelet
Summer sausage
Blueberries and whip cream
Leftover paleo meatballs