Maiyama

Saturday, August 4, 2018 Well, this marks the one month anniversary of documenting my logs. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure if this method is working out for me. I will continue to keep notes of what I eat and what exercises I perform. But I think it'd be for the best if I did so offline in a personal journal. Big thanks especially to @Tobbe and @ReturnOfTheDad. This isn't "goodbye" so much as it is "see you around". I'll still be checking out logs; it'll just be once or twice a week as opposed to every day. Average Weight (July 29-August 4) 167.8 + 167.2 + 168.0 + 168.4 + 168.0 + 166.8 + 166.5 = 167.5 pounds Food Log Green Smoothie (Spinach, peaches, strawberries, mango. 2 cups: 200~calories) Toast w/ butter (2 slices: 340~ calories) Chips (Cheaty snack: 300 calories) Veggie Stir-fry (1 serving: 450 calories) Total Calories: 1,290 calories Workout Log Completed Beginner Bodyweight Challenge, once in the morning and once at night. Will do; with so many brands there's got to be one out there for me! That I did... days after I went out and bought them under the false impression they were a decent snack and not Starbucks entrees in disguise, haha. Well, at least I won't make the same mistake again.

Friday, August 3, 2018 Current Weight 166.8 pounds Food Log Apple Slices: (26~ calories) Apple Spice Rolled Oats: (1.5 cups: 410~ calories) Granola Bar: (1 serving: 150 calories) Subway Veggie Delight Sandwich: (12'' sub: 460 calories) Baked BBQ Crisps: (1 serving: 140 calories) Fruit Juice: (1 serving: 100 calories) Total Calories: 1,286 calories Workout Log Completed part of Day 1, Week 3 of the Couch to 3k Challenge. I made it through three 2-minute walk-jog cycles before I petered out and ended up reverting to Day 3, Week 2 again. (Calories burned: 250) Keep at it. You can do this, Maiyama. Yes, I noticed that today when I ate the last one in the box and checked the nutrition label on the back. I've been meaning to cut down on my sugar intake, especially with the fruit snacks. For the past few weeks, it wouldn't be out of the ordinary for me to eat a pack a day. And I probably wouldn't have thought much of it if it weren't for these logs (and the helpful folks like yourself that point these things out to me). I tried a Quest protein bar the other day. If I remember correctly, it only had 1 gram of sugar, but I didn't like the taste very much. It also cost $3 and had a ton of sodium. Do you have any experience trying protein bars from Kur or Think Thin? I might try them next. And I saw your blog, I hope you have fun making the apple butter! From what I've seen online, it can be pretty tedious to make. But it will likely be much healthier/less expensive than buying it from a store or online.

Thursday, August 2, 2018 Current Weight 1680.0 pounds Food Log Veggie Burger with Bun: (1 serving: 257~ calories) Celery and Peanut Butter: (3 servings: 130~ calories) Snap Peas: (1/2 cup: 30~ calories) Popcorn: (2 servings: 280 calories) Grapes: (1 serving: 62~ calories) Granola Bar: (1 serving: 150 calories) Total Calories: 909 calories Workout Log Jumping Jacks: 35 Situps: 15 Bodyweight Squats: 10 Chest Press: 3 sets of 10 Shoulder Press: 1 set of 10 Russian Twist: 1 set of 10 Will do!

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 Current Weight 168.4 pounds Food Log Veggie Chilli: (1.5 cups: 300~ calories) Tortilla Chips: (1 serving: 130 calories) Sunflower Seeds: (2 servings: 340 calories) Honey Roasted Peanuts: (1 serving: 140 calories) Quest Protein Bar: (1 serving: 180 calories) Celery: (3 sticks: 18~ calories) Granola Bar: (1 serving: 150 calories) Fruit Snacks: (1 serving: 80 calories) Total Calories: 1,338 calories Workout Log Unofficial rest day. To make a long story short, I had a very busy work week that still isn't really over for me yet. I've been keeping notes of what I eat and how much I exercise (or not, in the case of Wednesday), but just never got around to entering them online until now. Thursday's and today's notes should be up within the hour. (Unless I fall asleep again like I did yesterday, haha.) How about yourself? I haven't checked your log in a few days, unfortunately. Did you try making the apple butter yet?

Tuesday, July 31, 2018 Current Weight 168.0 pounds Food Log That's It! Fruit Bar (1 serving: 100 calories) Tortilla Chips: (1 bag: 430 calories) Mindlessly ate through the whole bag at work. :/ Salad (Romaine lettuce, mandarin oranges, mixed nuts. 290~ calories) Boca Burger with Bun: (1 serving: 290~ calories) Veggie Chilli: (1.2 servings: 140~ calories) Tortilla Chips: (1 serving: 117 calories) Fruit Snacks: (1 serving: 80 calories) Total: 1,447 calories Workout Log Chest Press: 1 set of 20 I have a bruise from an accident on the back of my leg. It's been acting up on and off all day. Hopefully it will heal up some before I hit the treadmill. If it doesn't though, I might concentrate on upper body exercises and do a few leg stretches.

Monday, July 30, 2018 Current Weight 167.2 pounds Food Log Green Smoothie (Spinach, strawberries, pineapples, peaches, mango. 1 serving: 120~ calories) Cheese Pizza (540 calories) Salad (Romaine lettuce, mandarin oranges, mixed nuts. 290~ calories) Fruit Snacks (1 serving: 80 calories) Salad (Romaine lettuce, mandarin oranges, mixed nuts. 290~ calories) Fries (1.5 serving: 240 calories) Total: 1,560 calories Workout Log Rest Day

Sunday, July 29, 2018 Current Weight 167.8 pounds Food Log Apple Spice Rolled Oats (1 cup: 230~ calories) I think I'm addicted. I could see myself making cookies out of this for dessert. Or maybe just eating it for dessert and breakfast. Celery and Peanut Butter (2 servings: 120~ calories) Red Baron Cheese Pizza (2 servings: 540 calories) Fruit Snacks (2 servings: 160 calories) Total: 1,050 calories Workout Log Completed Day 3, Week 2 of the Couch to 3k Challenge. Will attempt Day 1, Week 3 next time. Sounds like fun! The ingredients listed on the brand I bought (Musselman's) had apples, sugar, and spices (cinnamon and cloves).

Saturday, July 28, 2018 Average Weight (July 22-28) 166.6 + 167.2 + 167.0 + 167.2 + 1665. + 167.2 + 165.8 / 7 = 166.7 pounds Food Log Cheddar Jalapeno Biscuit w/ Marinara Sauce (2 servings: 302~ calories) Apple Spice Rolled Oats (2 cups: 460~ calories) Zucchini Pizza Boats (1.5 servings: 327~ calories) Total: 1,089 calories Workout Log Completed Beginner Bodyweight Circuit, once in the morning and once at night. 1 Cup of Steel Cut Oats 1 Cup of Quinoa 2 Cups of Water 1 Granny Smith Apple 1-2 tsp of Cinnamon 1 Tbsp of Apple Butter 1/2 Cup of Walnuts I also included a scoop of protein powder in mine, but that's optional. Stir ingredients together, excluding the apple butter, and cook on medium for 20 minutes. I add the apple butter about 15 minutes in. If you decide to try it out, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Friday, July 27, 2018 Current Weight 167.2 pounds Food Log Apple Spice Rolled Oats: (1.5 cups: 410~ calories) Breadsticks: (2 sticks: 200 calories) Total: 610~ calories Workout Log Skipped Day 3, Week 2. We're preparing for an audit at the office, so everyone (including my supervisor) is stressed up to their eyeballs. Add to that, the printer stopped working randomly halfway through the day and I had to cover for the receptionist. Thankfully, the rolled oats I had earlier were very filling so working through lunch wasn't too terrible. (And, of course, I couldn't make it to the store.) By the time I got home, I ate a few breadsticks and called it a day. I know it's not in my best interest to keep eating (or not eating, I suppose) like this. I just really wish this audit would be over and done with so my stress can go back to being at belly-button level. :B

Thursday, July 26, 2018 Current Weight 166.5 pounds Food Log Veggie sub (1 8-inch sub: 558~ calories) Breadsticks: (4 sticks: 400 calories) Cheese Pizza: (2 slices: 400~ calories) Total: 1,368 calories My supervisor ordered out for lunch at our favorite place. This is both good and bad; good because I forgot to bring my breakfast this morning and was starving by the time lunch rolled around. Bad because of the temptation to order all of my old favorites. I stuck with the slightly healthier sub option though and took home leftover pizza for dinner and held it hostage in the fridge until I did my workout. Workout Log Jogged in place 60 seconds Jumping Jacks: 35 Lunges: 10 (5 on each leg) Chest Press: 1 set of 30 Shoulder Press: 1 set of 12 Russian Twist: 1 set of 10 Thank you. I forgot to pick up the tofu (it's just been a forgetful day for me, I guess), but there's a Safeway up the street from where I work. When I break for lunch today I'll stop by and pick up the tofu and tempeh. I was kind of dancing around the idea of trying it out, but it looks like you can do a lot with it. Really excited to try the breakfast recipe I have lined up tomorrow, apple spice rolled oats (quinoa and steel cut oats). It's been raining like crazy over here the past few days, so it'll be nice to have a warm breakfast.

Wednesday, July 26, 2018 Current Weight 167.2 pounds Food Log Green Smoothie (Spinach, blueberries, strawberries. 1 serving: 100~ calories) Peanut Butter Sandwich (1 serving: 344 calories) Doritos (1 serving: 150 calories) Seaweed (1 package: 60 calories) Snow Peas (2 servings: 28 calories) Fruit Snacks: (1 serving: 80 calories) Total: 762 calories Workout Log Completed Day 3, Week 2 of the Couch to 5k Challenge. I think I'll go one more session at this level before trying Day 1, Week 3 again.

Tuesday, July 24, 2018 Current Weight 167.0 pounds Food Log 1 Cup Veggie Chili (1/2 cup of salsa, 1/2 cup of Boca crumbles. 1 serving: 100~ calories) Pretzels (1 serving: 140 calories) Coca Pie (1 serving: 120 calories) Green Smoothie (Spinach, blueberries, strawberries. 1 serving: 100~ calories) Total: 460 calories This looks abysmal, seeing the numbers laid out like this. But I haven't felt very hungry at all the past two days. Hope to make it to the grocery store either today or tomorrow to pick up some more quinoa, the tofu, and yogurt (among other things). Workout Log Jogged in place 60 seconds Jumping Jacks: 35 Shoulder Press: 1 set of 15 Bodyweight Squats: 15 Chest Press: 1 set of 30 Russian Twist: 1 set of 10

Monday, July 23, 2018 Current Weight 167.2 pounds Food Log 1/2 Cup Cooked Quinoa with Walnuts (1 serving: 314~ calories) A slice of whole grain toast (1 serving: 68 calories) 1 Cup Veggie Chili (1 serving: 100~ calories) Snow Peas (1 serving: 14 calories) Celery and Peanut Butter (3 servings: 130~ calories) Salt-Free Chips (1.5 servings: 225 calories) Fruit Snacks (1 serving: 80 calories) Total: 929 calories Workout Log Rest Day Made a mistake with the quinoa. I didn't have any cinnamon to sweeten it with, and I didn't want to use sugar. So I used some extra pumpkin pie spice that was laying around in the cabinet. The allspice overpowered just about everything else. The taste wasn't too terrible at first, but I had to really convince myself to finish it off halfway through. I ordered some sugar-free apple butter today so I won't have to go through this again.

Sunday, July 22, 2019 Current Weight 166.6 pounds Food Log Snow Peas (2 servings: 80 calories) Fruit Snacks (1 serving: 80 calories) Veggie Bites (1.2 servings: 220 calories) Celery sticks and Peanut Butter (2 servings: 120~ calories) A slice of whole grain toast (1 serving: 68 calories) Tortilla Chips (2 servings: 320 calories) Granola Bar (1 serving: 140 calories) Total: 1,108 calories Workout Log Attempted Day 1, Week 3 of the Couch to 5k Challenge. Like what happened a few weeks ago, I hit a roadblock with advancing to the next level. For now, I'll repeat Day 3, Week 2 for a few more days until I get a tougher handle on it. After reading this through, I'd have to agree. (Also, yikes.) I won't be able to make it to the supermarket until about the middle of this week, but I did some searching around and found half a bag of quinoa in the pantry. I'll try having a cup of that for breakfast tomorrow. The Greek yogurt, chickpeas and tofu I can definitely incorporate into my diet. Thanks as always for the helpful advice.

Saturday, July 21, 2018 Average Weight (July 15-21) 169.0+171.6+169.4+167.8+167.6+168.1 /6 = 168.9 pounds Food Log Chips and Salsa (2 servings: 480~ calories) Peanut Butter and Celery (3 servings: 200~ calories) A bunch of Grapes (1 serving: 62~ calories) Fruit Snacks (1 serving: 80 calories) Snow Peas (1.5 servings: 38 calories) Leftover Stir Fry (Whole grain noodles, mixed vegetables, fried tofu, GT sauce. 520~ calories) Total: 1,380 calories Workout Log Completed the Beginner Bodyweight Challenge. Next week, I will shoot for doing it three times throughout the day. I'm not sure I could do the whole circuit three times in a row just yet, so I'm planning on doing one circuit in the morning, and then two during the evening. Yesterday was a mess, in more ways than one. I woke up at 4:30 AM to do some last minute preparations for a big meeting at work, left the house at 8:30 AM, and didn't get back home until 12:00 AM the next day (today, technically.) Since I didn't work out at all, I'm going to skip my cheat day this week to make up for it. One day I will be able to successfully incorporate a daily workout routine into my schedule. Not exactly, but I would imagine the spinach, almonds, and peanut butter would count towards my protein intake? I usually add about a cup of spinach to the smoothies I make every other day. The meat substitutes I eat are also grain and/or soybean-based. If you have any suggestions I'd be happy to hear them. Haha, that's okay! I would probably would have never found out about ZR if you hadn't mentioned it. Squat goals.