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Carbohydrate Addict
My quest for weight loss & fitness through a controlled-carb lifestyle.
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Week 61, Day 3
2008-05-13 18:19:02
Calories eaten yesterday: 1292 Fat: 27g (19%) Carbs: 123g (38%) Protein: 131g (41%) Weight this morning: 129.6 (One week ago: 131.6) Calories burned in exercise today: 96 The first time I've hit the 120s on a Tuesday. Tres chic! Slept in. I finally feel caught up from my long Sunday shift. I got some things arranged and packed starting last night and continuing today. I haven't even...
 
Tired & stressed
2008-05-12 22:01:07
Calories eaten yesterday: 1416 Fat: 32g (20%) Carbs: 110g (31%) Protein: 165g (47%) Weight this morning: 133 (One week ago: 133.2) Calories burned in exercise today: 97 Happy birthday to my Dad! He's 86 today. Got off work this morning at about 3:15 a.m. (Brad was a little late). Got to bed about 5:30 a.m. Woke up at 10:30 and couldn't get back to sleep. I'm a zombie. Walked from BART to...
 
Week 60 Weigh-In
2008-05-12 13:41:01
Start: 154 Week 1: 150 (-4) - Week 2: 148.6 (-1.4) Week 3: 146 (-2.6) - Week 4: 147.2 (+1.2) Week 5: 145.6 (-1.6) - Week 6: 144 (-1.6) Week 7: 143 (-1) - Week 8: 142.8 (-0.2) Week 9: 143.6 (+0.8) - Week 10: 141.2 (-2.4) Week 11: 143.8 (+2.6) - Week 12: 142.4 (-1.4) Week 13: 142.4 (-0) - Week 14: 141.6 (-0.8) Week 15: 139.4 (-2.2) - Week 16: 140 (+0.6) Week 17: 139.2 (-0.8) - Week 18: 139 (-0.2)...
 
Week 60, Day 5
2008-05-08 20:41:53
Calories eaten yesterday: 1393 Fat: 28g (18%) Carbs: 108g (31%) Protein: 170g (49%) Weight this morning: 128 (One week ago: 128.6) Calories burned in exercise today: 95 I was SOOO hungry yesterday. Grrr...I hate those days and I've had too many this week. Slept in, bumped around the house, and walked to work from the train station for my exercise. I bought groceries on the way. I don't have a...
 
Week 60, Day 4
2008-05-07 18:27:42
Calories eaten yesterday: 1284 Fat: 25g (17%) Carbs: 121g (37%) Protein: 141g (44%) Weight this morning: 129.4 (One week ago: 130.4) Calories burned in exercise today: 437 Here's my runner's number and timing chip for this year's Bay To Breakers. It's just a week and a half away! I never feel ready, but I'm as ready as I'll ever be! Click the photo for the full size. :) Went to the gym today...
 
Race bib and timing chip are here!
2008-05-06 20:16:07
Calories eaten yesterday: 1390 Fat: 27g (18%) Carbs: 107g (31%) Protein: 170g (49%) Weight this morning: 131.6 (One week ago: 132.6) Calories burned in exercise today: 96 Today I ran errands in the City. Exercise was walking to work from BART. I had a little cash and bought food with it. The money from the property was in my box, so I deposited it and bought more magnesium from GNC and paid my...
 
Week 59 Weigh-In
2008-05-06 18:26:46
Start: 154 Week 1: 150 (-4) - Week 2: 148.6 (-1.4) Week 3: 146 (-2.6) - Week 4: 147.2 (+1.2) Week 5: 145.6 (-1.6) - Week 6: 144 (-1.6) Week 7: 143 (-1) - Week 8: 142.8 (-0.2) Week 9: 143.6 (+0.8) - Week 10: 141.2 (-2.4) Week 11: 143.8 (+2.6) - Week 12: 142.4 (-1.4) Week 13: 142.4 (-0) - Week 14: 141.6 (-0.8) Week 15: 139.4 (-2.2) - Week 16: 140 (+0.6) Week 17: 139.2 (-0.8) - Week 18: 139 (-0.2)...
 
Week 60, Day 2
2008-05-05 20:11:06
Calories eaten yesterday: 1366 Fat: 25g (17%) Carbs: 99g (29%) Protein: 175g (52%) Weight this morning: 133.2 (One week ago: 136.6) Calories burned in exercise today: 466 Something I forgot to report last week - that black guy at the guy who always says, "Hey Slimmy," or "How you doin', Slimmy," said that twice to me last week. :) He said something to me today while I was stretching, but I...
 
More on moving
2008-05-01 20:44:00
Calories eaten yesterday: 1392 Fat: 23g (16%) Carbs: 104g (31%) Protein: 175g (52%) Weight this morning: 128.6 (One week ago: 130.2) Calories burned in exercise today: 99 Today is Beltane. Blah. I am trying to forget. It was one of my favorite holidays when I was Wiccan. On the plus side, it's also the National Day of Prayer, so that's good. I participated in the Presidential Prayer Team's...
 
S&M - Not what you think
2008-04-30 19:58:51
Calories eaten yesterday: 1221 Fat: 24g (18%) Carbs: 100g (33%) Protein: 140g (47%) Weight this morning: 130.4 (One week ago: 130.4) Calories burned in exercise today: 482 S&M - stress and money. Looks like I'll be moving again. :( I am not happy about it. I found a letter stuck in my door last night informing me that my rent will be going up again. "Stress" would be a major understatement....
 
Week 58 Weigh-In
2008-04-29 20:04:51
Start: 154 Week 1: 150 (-4) - Week 2: 148.6 (-1.4) Week 3: 146 (-2.6) - Week 4: 147.2 (+1.2) Week 5: 145.6 (-1.6) - Week 6: 144 (-1.6) Week 7: 143 (-1) - Week 8: 142.8 (-0.2) Week 9: 143.6 (+0.8) - Week 10: 141.2 (-2.4) Week 11: 143.8 (+2.6) - Week 12: 142.4 (-1.4) Week 13: 142.4 (-0) - Week 14: 141.6 (-0.8) Week 15: 139.4 (-2.2) - Week 16: 140 (+0.6) Week 17: 139.2 (-0.8) - Week 18: 139 (-0.2)...
 
Week 59, Day 3
2008-04-29 18:39:18
Calories eaten yesterday: 1368 Fat: 30g (21%) Carbs: 91g (27%) Protein: 167g (50%) Weight this morning: 132.6 (One week ago: 131.4) Calories burned in exercise today: 100 It's finally warming up a bit. I think winter might finally be over. It's been warm enough to wear my bicycle shorts to the gym instead of having to wear leggings. It can still be chilly, but the winter hats have been set aside...
 
Week 59, Day 2
2008-04-29 14:57:08
Calories eaten yesterday: 1379 Fat: 29g (20%) Carbs: 98g (30%) Protein: 161g (49%) Weight this morning: 136.6 (One week ago: 131.4) Calories burned in exercise today: 463 Did my standard gym workout - one hour of weight training. Today was lower body day. I haven't done any serious ab work in a while so I did a bunch of those exercises, too. I did three "sets" of walking lunges up and back on...
 
Book review: Seductive Poison
2008-04-26 01:44:00
I recently read the book Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the People's Temple by Deborah Layton. It's an insider's view of the rise and fall of the Peoples Temple. Ms. Layton was one of Jim's most trusted aides and as such knows more about what went on in the temple than the average member. She describes how she got sucked into the cult, her activities after...
 
Overtime
2008-04-25 18:25:00
Calories eaten Thursday: 1381 Fat: 18g (12%) Carbs: 131g (38%) Protein: 138g (40%) Weight Thursday morning: 130.2 (One week ago: 129.6) Calories burned in exercise Thursday: 79 Weight this (Friday) morning: 128.2 (One week ago: 129) I walked to work from BART. It turned into a LOT more walking than I expected. Brad is broke and neglected to tell me that he couldn't buy the stuff I asked him to...
 
Week 58, Day 5
2008-04-24 20:44:00
Calories eaten yesterday: 1388 Fat: 19g (13%) Carbs: 149g (44%) Protein: 143g (43%) Weight this morning: 130.2 (One week ago: 129.6) Calories burned in exercise today: 79 Nothing much today. Slept in until I was wakened by a phone call. Grrr. Did some housework and took my rollie cart with me to work. I walked to work from BART and stopped at the store for massive groceries since it's payday....
 
Week 58, Day 4
2008-04-23 19:43:00
Calories eaten yesterday: 1295 Fat: 22g (16%) Carbs: 137g (42%) Protein: 132g (41%) Weight this morning: 130.4 (One week ago: 131.6) Calories burned in exercise today: 447 Woot! Did 3 miles on the treadmill again. I went for distance and not time. Finished in 31 minutes, mostly at 5.8-5.9 mph. Anyway, pretty normal workout. One hour of weight training, mostly upper body. I also did three sets...
 
Size 6?!
2008-04-22 20:09:00
Calories eaten yesterday: 1297 Fat: 20g (14%) Carbs: 134g (42%) Protein: 137g (42%) Weight this morning: 131.4 (One week ago: 132.8) Calories burned in exercise today: 80 I had a great NSV (non-scale victory) today! Did my bi-monthly mail run in the City and deposited my federal tax refund in savings (minus $20 for spending cash). I decided to stop by Old Navy and try on a pair of size 6 jeans,...
 
My faith, & more on meds
2008-04-21 17:15:00
Calories eaten yesterday: 1379 Fat: 22g (15%) Carbs: 146g (43%) Protein: 140g (41%) Weight this morning: 133.4 (One week ago: 133.8) Calories burned in exercise today: 86 I'm working overtime today (12 hours - 11 a.m.-11 p.m.) so my only exercise was the mile and a half from the BART station to work. First, about meds. Why do SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) meds promote weight...
 
Week 57 Weigh-In
2008-04-20 19:08:00
Start: 154 Week 1: 150 (-4) - Week 2: 148.6 (-1.4) Week 3: 146 (-2.6) - Week 4: 147.2 (+1.2) Week 5: 145.6 (-1.6) - Week 6: 144 (-1.6) Week 7: 143 (-1) - Week 8: 142.8 (-0.2) Week 9: 143.6 (+0.8) - Week 10: 141.2 (-2.4) Week 11: 143.8 (+2.6) - Week 12: 142.4 (-1.4) Week 13: 142.4 (-0) - Week 14: 141.6 (-0.8) Week 15: 139.4 (-2.2) - Week 16: 140 (+0.6) Week 17: 139.2 (-0.8) - Week 18: 139 (-0.2)...
 
Week 57, Day 5
2008-04-17 18:37:00
Calories eaten yesterday: 1360 Fat: 23g (15%) Carbs: 144g (43%) Protein: 141g (42%) Weight this morning: 129.6 (One week ago: 131.2) Calories burned in exercise today: 85 This blog has now reached 50,000 hits! Thank you all! If you scroll all the way to the bottom you will see my Site Meter hit counter. :) I didn't do much of anything today. Two days of heavy workouts left me tired and my...
 
Week 57, Day 4
2008-04-16 18:57:00
Calories eaten yesterday: 1385 Fat: 24g (16%) Carbs: 140g (41%) Protein: 139g (41%) Weight this morning: 131.6 (One week ago: 131.4) Calories burned in exercise today: 442 Today was upper body day. I never got to the weight-assisted pull-up machine because everybody else hogged it. But I did do all the other exercises the trainer told me to and watched my form very carefully. I used pyramids...
 
Week 57, Day 3, and more about Alli
2008-04-15 21:11:00
Calories eaten yesterday: 1285 Fat: 19g (13%) Carbs: 141g (44%) Protein: 129g (40%) Weight this morning: 132.8 (One week ago: 133) Calories burned in exercise today: 458 I've been really hungry lately. I suspect it's because my carbs have been higher since last week. It totally sucks. I nearly caved last week from the sheer hunger and I don't know how I'll make it through this week. Today was...
 
Even more NutriSystem drama
2008-04-14 15:40:00
Calories eaten yesterday: 1397 Fat: 22g (15%) Carbs: 149g (44%) Protein: 136g (40%) Weight this morning: 133.8 (One week ago: 134.2) Calories burned in exercise today: 100 12 hour day at work because Brad wanted the day off. I walked to work from BART, stopping for groceries on the way. That was it for exercise. Had an NSV today - the guy who lives next door to me in my apartment building...
 
Week 56 Weigh-In
2008-04-13 22:12:25
Start: 154 Week 1: 150 (-4) - Week 2: 148.6 (-1.4) Week 3: 146 (-2.6) - Week 4: 147.2 (+1.2) Week 5: 145.6 (-1.6) - Week 6: 144 (-1.6) Week 7: 143 (-1) - Week 8: 142.8 (-0.2) Week 9: 143.6 (+0.8) - Week 10: 141.2 (-2.4) Week 11: 143.8 (+2.6) - Week 12: 142.4 (-1.4) Week 13: 142.4 (-0) - Week 14: 141.6 (-0.8) Week 15: 139.4 (-2.2) - Week 16: 140 (+0.6) Week 17: 139.2 (-0.8) - Week 18: 139 (-0.2)...
 
Week 56, Day 5
2008-04-10 19:01:25
Calories eaten yesterday: 1396 Fat: 30g (20%) Carbs: 147g (43%) Protein: 132g (38%) Weight this morning: 131.2 (One week ago: 129.2) Calories burned in exercise today: 100 The scale has not treated me nice this week. Eating more carbs means retaining more water so it's not headed down as much as usual. Didn't do much today. I was up late doing laundry and then slept in. (Ah, so heavenly to do...
 
Personal Training
2008-04-10 17:51:24
Calories eaten yesterday: 1270 Fat: 22g (16%) Carbs: 129g (42%) Protein: 126g (41%) Weight this morning: 131.4 (One week ago: 130.2) Calories burned in exercise today: 191 Someone made me aware that the above links that say "Calories eaten yesterday" with "yesterday" linking to my FitDay journal have been wrong. I went back and edited all of them on Monday. They have been wrong since the...
 
Week 56, Day 3, & Xena's birthday
2008-04-08 20:26:44
Calories eaten yesterday: 1386 Fat: 24g (16%) Carbs: 136g (41%) Protein: 141g (43%) Weight this morning: 133 (One week ago: 131.6) Calories burned in exercise today: 100 Today I ran errands in San Francisco so my only exercise was walking from the BART station to work. It took about 35 minutes since I stopped for a few groceries. Tomorrow I have a 1/2 hour personal training session at the gym....
 
St Patrick's Day - Week 53, Day 2
2008-04-07 21:23:51
Calories eaten yesterday: 1189 Fat: 32g (25%) Carbs: 86g (29%) Protein: 136g (46%) Weight this morning: 136 (One week ago: 134.8) Calories burned in exercise today: 101 Happy St. Patrick's Day! I'm working overtime today - 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. - so no time for the gym. I dragged myself out of bed an hour early and came to work. The walk from BART burned 101 calories and that's it for exercise....
 
Week 53, Day 3
2008-04-07 21:23:34
I said I would keep my calories under 1300 each day this week (excluding Saturday of course). On the days I have wine, my "before wine" calories will be under 1300. Calories eaten yesterday: 1207 Fat: 34g (26%) Carbs: 96g (33%) Protein: 119g (41%) Weight this morning: 133 (One week ago: 132.4) Calories burned in exercise today: 444 Today was one hour of weight training, lower body. Did four...
 
Week 53, Day 4
2008-04-07 21:23:15
Calories eaten yesterday: 1279 Fat: 30g (22%) Carbs: 98g (32%) Protein: 141g (46%) Weight this morning: 132.6 (One week ago: 131) Calories burned in exercise today: 457 My calories were higher yesterday (and will be today, too) because I worked out and have a Diet Rock Star (20 calories) and a Special K Protein water mix (30 calories) on workout days. I left home early this morning because I...
 
Week 53, Day 5
2008-04-07 21:22:55
Calories eaten yesterday: 1299 Fat: 30g (21%) Carbs: 103g (32%) Protein: 148g (47%) Weight this morning: 129.6 (One week ago: 128.8) Calories burned in exercise today: 113 Happy first day of Spring! The days and nights are now equal length. :) Slept in today. Did the 30 minute walk to work. It took 40 minutes because I made two stops that both required crossing large packing lots. Tried to...
 
Week 53 Weigh-In, Easter
2008-04-07 21:22:32
Start: 154 Week 1: 150 (-4) - Week 2: 148.6 (-1.4) Week 3: 146 (-2.6) - Week 4: 147.2 (+1.2) Week 5: 145.6 (-1.6) - Week 6: 144 (-1.6) Week 7: 143 (-1) - Week 8: 142.8 (-0.2) Week 9: 143.6 (+0.8) - Week 10: 141.2 (-2.4) Week 11: 143.8 (+2.6) - Week 12: 142.4 (-1.4) Week 13: 142.4 (-0) - Week 14: 141.6 (-0.8) Week 15: 139.4 (-2.2) - Week 16: 140 (+0.6) Week 17: 139.2 (-0.8) - Week 18: 139 (-0.2)...
 
Week 54, Day 2
2008-04-07 21:22:07
Calories eaten yesterday: 1279 Fat: 24g (18%) Carbs: 112g (36%) Protein: 142g (46%) Weight this morning: 134.2 (One week ago: 136) Calories burned in exercise today: 488 Went to the gym this morning. The Diet Rock Star totally kicked my ass and gave me energy. I did lower body weight training today for 1 hour. I forgot my watch so I couldn't do many exercises that required holds. Bleh. I did...
 
Week 54, Day 3
2008-04-07 21:21:55
Calories eaten yesterday: 1399 Fat: 30g (20%) Carbs: 105g (31%) Protein: 150g (44%) Weight this morning: 132 (One week ago: 133) Calories burned in exercise today: 86 Went into the City today. I did always take the stairs. From the BART platform to the street it's 97 steps (I counted). Walked to work from the station I get off at (1.5 miles, 30 minutes). I felt better yesterday and didn't...
 
Week 54, Day 4
2008-04-07 21:21:41
Calories eaten yesterday: 1250 Fat: 25g (17%) Carbs: 102g (32%) Protein: 144g (46%) Weight this morning: 130.2 (One week ago: 132.6) Calories burned in exercise today: 57 I was going to go to the gym today, but I woke up this morning and called H&R Block. They could fit me in this afternoon, so I spent the morning washing laundry and then went to get my taxes done. Traditionally taxes are...
 
Week 54 Weigh-In
2008-04-07 21:21:13
Start: 154 Week 1: 150 (-4) - Week 2: 148.6 (-1.4) Week 3: 146 (-2.6) - Week 4: 147.2 (+1.2) Week 5: 145.6 (-1.6) - Week 6: 144 (-1.6) Week 7: 143 (-1) - Week 8: 142.8 (-0.2) Week 9: 143.6 (+0.8) - Week 10: 141.2 (-2.4) Week 11: 143.8 (+2.6) - Week 12: 142.4 (-1.4) Week 13: 142.4 (-0) - Week 14: 141.6 (-0.8) Week 15: 139.4 (-2.2) - Week 16: 140 (+0.6) Week 17: 139.2 (-0.8) - Week 18: 139 (-0.2)...
 
Week 55, Day 2
2008-04-07 21:20:45
Calories eaten yesterday: 1327 Fat: 29g (20%) Carbs: 112g (34%) Protein: 147g (46%) Weight this morning: 134.2 (One week ago: 134.2) Calories burned in exercise today: 460 Calorie goal yesterday was under 1400 so I did good. :) Today's calorie goal is the same - under 1400 because I worked out. Breakfast this morning was a scoop of Muscle Milk Light mixed in a 1/2 cup cottage cheese. It was...
 
Week 55, Day 3
2008-04-07 21:20:31
Calories eaten yesterday: 1398 Fat: 32g (21%) Carbs: 107g (31%) Protein: 163g (48%) Weight this morning: 131.6 (One week ago: 132) Calories burned in exercise today: 85 I got sort of a compliment at the gym yesterday. As I passed through the weight room to the cardio room I saw a guy I see at the gym a lot and he winked at me two or three times. :) No one ever flirted with me when I was heavy...
 
Upper body day at the gym
2008-04-07 21:20:10
Calories eaten yesterday: 1220 Fat: 30g (23%) Carbs: 100g (34%) Protein: 128g (43%) Weight this morning: 130.2 (One week ago: 130.2) Calories burned in exercise today: 447 I decided to track all my exercise today since I haven't actually written it down in a while. I'm doing reverse pyramids starting at high weight and few reps and moving to lower weight and higher reps. Strength: Exercise:...
 
 
 
 
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