Weigh In: Steady as she goes

194.6-->192.8-->192.8

This past month I have been watching my food intake a little less, just reusing calculations of repeating meals rather than scale them, trusting the feel of the food rather than the numbers. So while it would have been nice to see a weight drop, I'm quite pleased I've maintained -- I'm doing something correct. And the happy blond smiley lady from Fitness Magazine agrees….

Ummmmm goopy.

Eating seems to be "normalizing" around 2800 calories a day. I took a cheesy Fitness Magazine quiz on  line and surprisingly, it came to the same conclusion. Though I inputted myself as a middle aged male, I think any combination of age, gender, height, weight (or race if they asked it) would have rewarded me with a young skinny blond woman looking weirdly psyched to eat something meh.

My bicycle fitness is at a summer peak -- I recently did an early AM Thursday ride to Coney Island that  was the third fastest bike trip there -- out of 171 recorded rides there, the top two being from 1999. (Yes, I record the numbers of all my non-casual bike rides) My fitness level is similar to what it was 15 years ago. That makes me feel both good and middle-aged. My muscles seem to be responding well to once-a-week lifts, I suspect though my weight is steady, my muscles are are replacing some of my fat mass.

No plan to change anything up in September, though I suspect in October I may have to consider trimming back some calories to meet the cooler weather and the pulling back of my cycling schedule. Kinda looking forward to doubling up the weight lifting in October, though.

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WEEKLY AVERAGE:3017

Overate a bit this week, but it was in good fun.

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MONDAY COUNT: 2820

SLEPT: 9pm-6am, 9 hrs
Ahhh sleep. Had an active but under slept weekend, nice to have some thick, deep sleep.

AM SNACK: 6:15am, iced green tea

BREAKFAST: 7:45am, apple/beet/celery/carrot/cayenne/cucumber/ginger juice, 160 cal

BREAKFAST 2: 10am, steel cut oatmeal, 450 cal

LUNCH: 12:45pm, falafel, chicken noodle soup, health salad, pickles, 780 cal 

PM SNACK: 3:30 pm, momma salad, Grazebox nut mix , 330 cal

DINNER: 6:30pm, mahi mahi, asparagus, poppa salad with ranch dressing, 600 cal

EVENING SNACK: 7:30pm, popcorn, +/- 300 cal

EVENING SNACK: 8:30pm, kind bar, 200 cal

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TUESDAY COUNT: 3390

SLEPT: 9pm-4am, 1:45-2:45pm, 8 hrs
Some insomnia, met with some kid cookies. As long as this doesn't become a regular thing, I can't really beat myself up.

AM SNACK: 4:15am, iced green tea, 0 cal

BREAKFAST: 8am, apple/beet/celery/carrot/cayenne/cucumber/ginger juice, 160 cal

BREAKFAST 2: 10am, Fage whole yogurt with honey, vanilla and almonds, 450 cal

LUNCH: 12:45pm, chicken meatballs, steamed string beans, lentil curry,  pickles, 680 cal 

PM SNACK: 3:30 pm, momma salad, Grazebox nutmix , 290 cal

DINNER: 6:30pm, grilled chicken breast,  roasted brussel sprouts, poppa salad with Ranch dressing, 670 cal

EVENING SNACK: 7:45pm, chocolate chip cookies, +/- 300 cal

EVENING GORGE: 10:30pm, 4 baggies of mini graham cracker cookies, 840 cal

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WEDNESDAY COUNT: 2775

SLEPT: 11pm-4:30am, 1:30-2:30pm,  6.5 hrs
Nice dinner out with a friend, good eating day despite that.

AM SNACK: 4:45am, iced green tea, 0 cal

BREAKFAST: 8am, apple/beet/celery/carrot/cayenne/cucumber/ginger juice, 160 cal

BREAKFAST 2: 10am, steel cut oatmeal, 450 cal

LUNCH: 1:45pm, sautéed chicken breast, roasted brussel sprouts, quinoa  pickles, 695 cal 

PM SNACK: 3:30 pm, momma salad, Grazebox seed mix , 270 cal

PM SNACK: 5pm, poppa salad with ranch dressing, 200 cal

DINNER: 7pm, 1 piece of bread & butter, scallops, foi gras on toast points, soup shooter, 1 beer, water, 1/2 chocopeanut butter sundae, +/- 1000 cal

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BIKE CREDIT: 700 cal
THURSDAY COUNT: 2920

SLEPT: 10:30pm - 3am, 4.5 hrs
Not enough sleep.

AM SNACK: 3:15am, iced green tea, granola bar, 150mg caffeine, 205 cal

BIKE SNACK: 4:45am, granola bar, 205 cal

BREAKFAST: 7am, apple/beet/celery/carrot/cayenne/cucumber/ginger juice, 160 cal

BREAKFAST 2: 9:45am, Fage whole yogurt with honey, vanilla and almonds, 500 cal

LUNCH: 12:45pm, sardine & avocado on whole wheat, roasted broccoli & shitakis, pickles, 680 cal

PM SNACK: 3:30pm, momma salad, Grazebox peanut & corn mix, 270 cal

PM SNACK: 5pm, free work ice cream, +/- 800 cal

DINNER: 6:30pm, falafel sandwich, +/-800 cal

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FRIDAY COUNT: 3180

SLEPT: 10:30pm - 6am, 7.5 hrs

AM SNACK: 6:15am, iced green tea, 

BREAKFAST: 7am, apple/beet/celery/carrot/cayenne/cucumber/ginger juice, 160 cal

BREAKFAST 2: 8am, Fruit smoothie, 500 cal

LUNCH: 11:45pm, almond butter and grape jelly on whole wheat, slaw, pickles, 610 cal

PM SNACK: 3:30pm, momma salad, cheezits, 310 cal

DINNER 1: 5pm,  hotdog, fries, ice cream, +/- 800 cal

DINNER 2: 7pm, pizza, meat ball, glass of wine, fancy cookies, +/- 800 cal