Food Diary 8/29 ~ 8/30

8/29
Breakfast
Banana (90)
Yogurt (200)

Lunch
Lasagna (500)
Soup (280)

Dinner
Salmon (300)

Snacks
PB&J (500)

TOTAL: 1870


8/30
Breakfast
Yogurt (200)

Lunch
Pretzels (270)
Grande Americano (35)

LHT Session 12, Food Diary 8-28

Reps	Exercise	Goal
33/20	Knee Pushups	50/50
15/10	Chair-assisted Pullups (2-legs)	20/20
50/50	Bench Squat	50/50
25/15	Elevated Jackknife Press	25/25
60/60	Elbow/Knee Plank	90/90
35/30	L Side Elbow/Foot Plank	45/45
35/30	R Side Elbow/Foot Plank	45/45

My core performance, as ever, remains poor, showing me that the best exercise for that is to just DO things, as opposed to sit at a desk the whole day. Otherwise, fair effort from me.

Food Diary
Breakfast
Banana (90)
Yogurt (200)

Lunch
Roast Beef Slices (250)
Campbell's Grilled Chicken Sausage Gumbo Soup (300)

Dinner
McDonald's Double Cheeseburger (430)
McDonald's 10 piece Chicken McNuggets (490)
McDonald's Barbeque Sauce (45)

Total: 1805

Food Diary 8/27

Breakfast
Banana (90)
Yogurt (200)

Lunch
Harvey's Cheeseburger w/ Frings (1324)

Dinner

Total:

Food Diary 8/25

Breakfast
Yogurt (200)

Lunch
Soup (280)
PB&J (490)

Dinner
Lasagna (1000...at least :P )

Snack
Doritos (400)

Total: 2390+

Mini-cheat day.

LHT Session 11; Food Diaries 8/23~24

Reps	Goal	Exercise
32/10	50/50	Knee Pushups
12/10	20/20	Chair-assisted Pullups (2-legs)
50/-	50/50	Bench Squat
22/-	25/25	Elevated Jackknife Press
66/-	90/90	Elbow/Knee Plank
26/-	45/45	L Side Elbow/Foot Plank
28/-	45/45	R Side Elbow/Foot Plank

Allergy meds last night took their toll this morning. I felt sluggish, even after cycle 1, and had virtually zero motivation to continue.

Food Diary 8/24
Breakfast
1/2 PB sandwich (200)
Yogurt (200)

Lunch
Breaded Sole w/ mayo, soy sauce (300)
Campbell's Tuscan Meatball with Farfalla Soup (200)

Dinner
Yaki Udon (600)

Snack
Oreo Ice cream sandwich (250)

Total: 1750

Food Diary 8/23
Breakfast
Choco-croissant (300)

Lunch
PB&J Sandwich (490)
1 slice of mortadella (50)

Snack
Choco-croissant (300)
Potato-snacks (200)

Dinner
Breaded Sole w/ mayo, soysauce (600)
Shredded cabbage (50)

Total: 1990

In all honesty, yesterday's shit diet probably contributed to my shit performance today.

Food Diary 8/22

Breakfast
PB&J Sandwich (480)

Lunch
Campbell's Grilled Chicken and Sausage Gumbo Soup (300)
Mortadella and Cheese Sandwith (480)

Dinner
Filet Mignon (500)
Salad (35)

Snacks

Total: 1795

LHT Session 10 + Food Diary 8/21

Reps	Goal	Exercise
30/20	50/50	Knee Pushups
12/8	20/20	Chair-assisted Pullups (2-legs)
50/50	50/50	Bench Squat
22/14	25/25	Elevated Jackknife Press
66/59	90/90	Elbow/Knee Plank
26/20	45/45	L Side Elbow/Foot Plank
28/29	45/45	R Side Elbow/Foot Plank

Not a lot of improvement today, other than the realization that I've probably been doing the elevated jackknife presses wrong, rocking back on my toes, rather than pushing up with my shoulders/tris. Also, not going to school = my core going to shit.

Breakfast

Lunch
Roast Beef Sandwich (540)
Chicken and Veggie Stew (300)

Dinner
McDouble, Jr. Chicken, and 6 Nuggets (1050)

Total: 1890

Food Diary 8/20

Breakfast
Yoptimal Yogurt (200)
Coffee (35)

Lunch
Pizza (400)

Dinner
Garlic Bread (500)
Japanese Curry, no rice (200)

Snacks
Oreo Icecream Sandwich (250)
Potato snacks (80)

Total: 1665

Food Diary 8/18

Breakfast
Starbucks Blueberry Buttermilk Muffin (390)
Coffee w/ Cream (35)

Lunch
Ravioli (400)

Dinner
Rice (250)
Nikujaga (350)

Snack
Potato snack (75)

Total: 1500

Food Diary 8/17

Breakfast
Small Banana (90)
Yoptimal Yogurt (200)

Lunch
Gyoza (390)
Small Beef Empanada (200)

Dinner
Ravioli (700)
Salad (50)

Snack
Potato snack (70)

Total: 1700

LHT Session 9

Reps	Goal	Exercise
30/20	50/50	Knee Pushups
10/8	20/20	Chair-assisted Pullups (2-legs)
50/50	50/50	Bench Squat
25/20	25/25	Elevated Jackknife Press
68/45	90/90	Elbow/Knee Plank
30/25	45/45	L Side Elbow/Foot Plank
34/25	45/45	R Side Elbow/Foot Plank

Pretty straight forward, with some progress today.

Food Diary 8/16

Breakfast
Peanut Butter Sandwich (350)

Lunch
Farfalle/Meatball Soup (200)
Mortadella/Cheddar Sandwich (600)

Dinner
Gyoza (600)
Cabbage w/ Dressing (40)

Snack
Coffee (30)
Poundcake (100)

Total: 1920

Food Diary 8/15

Breakfast
Yogurt (200)
Banana (100)

Lunch
Mortadella/Cheese Sandwich (350)
Gumbo Soup (250)

Dinner
Baked Salmon Fillet (200)
Salad (25)
Peanut butter sandwich (350)

Snack
"Fries" (100)

Total: 1575

Food Diary

Breakfast: Watermelon (200)
Lunch: Chicken Noodle Soup (200), Bacon (300)
Dinner: Angus 3rd Pounder (780), Medium Fries (360)

Total: 1840

LHT Session 8

Reps	Goal	Exercise
26/12	50/50	Knee Pushups
9/7	20/20	Chair-assisted Pullups (2-legs)
50/12	50/50	Bench Squat
20/16	25/25	Elevated Jackknife Press
60/67	90/90	Elbow/Knee Plank
45/45	45/45	L Side Elbow/Knee Plank
45/45	45/45	R Side Elbow/Knee Plank

My last entry corresponds with my last, half-assed attempted at an LHT session. We'll, school's out for me, I've got camping in a few weeks, and nothing to do but sit on my ass for the next while.

So today marks a shift in priorities, as I get back on track with both exercise and diet. The particulars of my excuses are of no real import; in the end it boils down to being lazy.

My session today was pretty pathetic, with figures back to when I started. I suspect a lot of that has to do with the fact that I started almost as soon as I woke up, and before breakfast, coupled with the fact that I haven't done any exercise in about 2 weeks. We'll see Friday how I do.

I'll also be adding a few things, posting hopefully every day. I'll do 60 minutes of slow movement every day: 3x20 minute sessions on the exercise bike, probably watching Breaking Bad as I do it.

I'll also add what I eat everyday. This was a tactic I did back in Japan during my initial weight loss, to great success. Sadly I've backslid to my pre-diet weight (but still not as bad as I had become after my first year in Japan), but for now getting my clothes to fit right is the priority again.

Lastly, I think I'll move my squats back down to bench squats. This is one thing that I think I jumped the gun on. I feel pretty dizzy after my first set, so much so that it has deleterious effects on my second cycle. So until at least I'm back up to better than my best LHT session numbers, its bench squats for me.

However, Side Elbow/Knee Planks goals have consistently, almost from day 1, been met. I didn't want to separate it from the normal Elbow/Knee Planks, but that seems wasteful to me know. So I'm going to give Hand/Feet Side Planks a go. That said, my bum shoulder might cause some difficulties, so I might have to jump up to Forearm/Feet Side Planks.