TRAINING LOG: Bethany

Thanks for logging Bethany, good luck!

Hahaha! Well, today started out as a dog! I woke up at 5, thinking I was supposed to be at work by 7:30... nope! Started at noon. So here's my first log entry- and I think for my food journal I'll add some codes to help track where and when I eat. So W - work, H - home, O - other (out with friends, on the road, etc)

Breakfast (H)- 4 egg rolls from Trader Joe's with chicken and veggie filling (480 cal)

Snack (W)- 6 oz lo fat strawberry yogurt (170 cal), 1/4c TJ trail mix (cashews, almonds, pistachios, dried cherries, dried cranberries, chocolate bits) (160 cal)

Lunch (W)- 4.5 oz lean beef (slow cooked in mole sauce) (approx 267 cal), 1 1/2c green beans (70 cal)

Snack (W)- 6 oz lo fat blueberry yogurt (170 cal)

Dinner(O)- pending, meeting a friend in about an hour.

Pre-dinner total 1318 cal. Anticipating a moderate dinner.


As far as exercise, again kind of a dog day. My pedometer said 2739 steps. It was a very slow day at work. I would ride my bike on the indoor trainer, but it's broken (probably fixed tomorrow). My friend is meeting me here, we're walking about 3/4 mile to the diner, then 3/4 mile back. No heavy cardio and no lifting.

Yesterday was a dietary train wreck, so we'll leave it at that. Today was better, moderately.

Breakfast (H)- 2 pieces of pizza (580 cal), 8 oz skim milk (90 cal)
Since breakfast was so big, I skipped my snack.
Lunch (W)- TJ chicken pesto wrap (470 cal), 6 oz peach yogurt (170 cal), one homemade oatmeal cookie with cranberries/orange/ginger/pecan (unk cal)
Again because lunch was big, I skipped my normal afternoon snack. 

During the day I did at least a half dozen wall-sits, 10-30 sec each.

Of course, I got hungry while I was waiting for throwing practice, so I went to Andronico's market, got a medium tub of classic potato salad and pint of chocolate milk (unk cal for the salad, 300 cal for the choc milk)

After the snack had time to settle, I did about 3/4 mile around the field, walking 1 lap, then walking part, did 100 high steps, walked a part, did 72 alternating squats, walked part, more high steps, walked more, etc. Ended up with 200+ high steps, the 72 squats, then some nice easy throws.

Got about 27' on the light stone with a standing throw, tried a couple clumsy guides.

Took a bunch of hammer winds, several with one arm. I keep pulling to the left side, as if my torso refuses to stay turned to the right. I start well, winding  over my right shoulder, but after about 3 or 4 winds, I'm fully winding over my left.

Got home, eat 1 C pistachios in the shell (360 cal), and 8 oz skim milk (90 cal)

Overall calories 2160 plus whatever was in the potato salad.

OK, I need to work on breakfasts. The last few days, I haven't been feeling hungry at breakfast, so I've faked it with a little something here and there, but by lunch, I'm starving again. Cereal would be the simplest, but I already eat a lot of carbs. I'm looking for something quick (or even prepare a few days in advance, grab and go), but will last at least a couple hours till break.

Other than that, I REALLY need to work on saying NO to the treats people bring in.

I've added calf raises and lunges to my "work" workout... garnered some funny looks today doing them, but everyone took it in stride.

Making a practice 10 lb hammer  is pretty cheap.  4, 2.5 pound plates and a $1.99 piece of electrical conduit and some duct tape and you are *there*.

Nightshadow wrote: OK, I need to work on breakfasts. The last few days, I haven't been feeling hungry at breakfast, so I've faked it with a little something here and there, but by lunch, I'm starving again. Cereal would be the simplest, but I already eat a lot of carbs. I'm looking for something quick (or even prepare a few days in advance, grab and go), but will last at least a couple hours till break.

Oatmeal or Cereal with Vanilla Protein Powder instead of milk.  Throw in some almonds.  Hydrate the powder with either water or milk (doesn't take much).  Everything can be stored at room temp in a desk (except the optional milk).  I keep a supply of paper bowls and plastic spoons at work.  If doing hot cereal, definitely cook the cereal before adding the powder and hydrating it.  Fine tune the cereal to powder ratio based on your needs. 

This is a fast protein, so I split into two meals.  One when I get in and another 2-3 hours before lunch.  (I get to work pretty early).  This has been an absolute staple for me over the past year and a half.

Better day today! Had 1 1/3c granola with 1 c skim milk for breakfast. Rode to work after making the final repair to the bike. Yay! 15.5 miles there, 14.98 miles back (have to detour around freeway on and off ramps). Lunch was 1 c peas, 1 c cooked spelt (made with butter, chicken broth, 1.5 oz canned chicken). I had a fiber bar for a snack, and grazed on some pretzels at work. Still pondering dinner.

That 72 looked pretty good, eh?

Today was entertaining... I rode my bike to the training meeting off-site. Originally a 13.5 mile ride, I missed the hotel, which was set back fairly far from the road. So I breezed past it, by three miles. After calling the hotel for directions, I ended up riding back, making it a 19.5 mile ride. Since it looked like rain, I caught a ride home, so I didn't make the return trip.

Breakfast was granola and skim milk, and when I got to the meeting, a banana muffin and water. Lunch was provided- a turkey sandwich with fontina cheese, "field greens" and tomato, a bag of kettle chips, an apple, Sprite, and 2 cookies. Dinner was a chicken salad. Ate a quesadilla when I got home.

Made chicken enchiladas for lunches for the next couple days.

Standing 13 on the first day of WOB practice is not to shabby, eh?

Good on ye for dropping the pounds!~

We are gonna keep doing some vertical jumps in practice. Those are great.  Two thumbs up.

Weighed in today at work- 270, fully clothed, with shoes, after breakfast. Which means I'm under 270 hungry and nekkid!! Yay!!

Good Luck Bethany.  I will be starting the same on Monday. 

Woo hoo! I'm totally OK with 13 1/2 WOB for the beginning of the season :-) Since my PR is 14 spinning, 13 1/2 standing, I think I'll take it... can only go up from here, right! Hahaha :-) 

Thanks for the breakfast suggestion. I will have to try it. I've been eting granola with orange juice, or some mornings, toasting an English muffin, microwaving an beaten egg in a small round container, and making an egg sandwich.

I do have a scale at home, but it's old and not super accurate. The one at work is a balance scale, which we use to weigh donors. Much more accurate, and calibrated regularly. I usually weigh myself once a week or less. I try really hard not to fall into the number obsessing trap, since I know it means very little overall- with my Jillian Michael's DVD I supposedly get a "free" trial of her coaching (but only if I sign up for the program with a credit card). According to her little calculations, based on my height, she says I should weigh 167 lbs. The last time I had a real biometric calculation of my body mass, I already have more than that of muscle, bone, organs, etc. so her little 167 would have me sick, in the hospital dying. I'm OK setting a goal of 225 or so, which would take me to 17% body fat (as long as I do it right with cardio and weights, and not lose muscle mass).

Today looks to be another sunny one, so I'll throw some sunscreen on before riding to work! Yay another 21 miles!

With today's ride to work, I'll be very close to reaching 700 miles ridden so far this year!

Thank you Bethany!  That was incredibly helpful.  I'll be trying it out tonight.

Your 42# 10' throw was amazing.  GO YOU!