Not the Healthiest Day...

I started out good today with they gym and some V-8, but ended up swinging by a friend's house around 1pm and became the happy recipient of half a philly cheese steak and some fritos... I followed that up later with a small fry and mac wrap at McD's. I know, terrible!! It was a frustrating day, so when I got home I hopped on the bike and did a quick 5 mile (approx) ride that kicked my ass and reminded me how out of shape I really am. Trying to recover from that now :)

Struggling...

Yesterday was really a challenge, I didn't feel very good and had quite a headache near the end of the day. Ended up having 11oz of spicy V8 and a cup of soup at night - all of which was enough for me to gain a lb!!! I'm up to 257 today and pretty frustrated with that. I am, however, going to keep mixing in some juice.

Hopefully I can add in a couple glasses of juice each day to feel better and still reap the majority of the benefits of the fast. We shall see. I am kind of breaking fast a little early, though - I've made it a while not smoking, not having caffeine, and not eating. I absolutely have a new lease on how I view food, and while I still have cravings for crap I am very excited about eating healthy. My kitchen is overflowing with fresh produce right now :)

*YAWN* Going Strong!

The 5am wake up alarm is still unpleasant, but a few minutes after getting out of bed it's not that bad. Hopefully I can adjust to something like this on the regular.

Another 2lbs down, at 256 this morning, so I'm pleased to see that! Not only do I want to make at least 10 days, but I'd like to be under 250, so I'm that much closer to ingesting some solid food - I'm hunting recipes and have found some good ones for gazpacho, pinto beans, and a vegetable soup that I'm looking forward to trying.

Okay, off to feed and water the dog and start my day. It's in the office after gym today so I won't be posting again until tonight. I'm also checking out a used Kona bike after work and am pretty excited about that!

Good Morning!!!!

Getting up at 5AM this morning was a bit of a drag, but I feel great after the workout :)

I'm down another 2 lbs this morning, to 258. Hoping to get a little under 250 before I'm done with all this.

Odd enough, my gym has bagels and cream cheese every 2nd Tuesday of the month. WTF?

C-R-A-V-I-N-G-S !!!

Yeah, so I spent most of today thinking about food - this wasn't a wonderful way to spend a day when you're fasting. Unfortunately it was mostly not healthy, too!

I decided on the burger I want - about 10oz of so of fatty ground beef, with some red pepper flakes and worcestershire (sp) sauce, throw that puppy on a hot grill... When bottom side is getting about right (maybe 3-4 min? looking for about med rare here), salt other side and flip.. then stack some sauted mushrooms and onions on top, blue cheese, and a handful of shredded chedder. Let that cook for a couple minutes and if needed, close the grill to make the cheese bubbly... Serve on a toasted bun with mayo, fresh tomato, spinach, and deep fried french fries and pickle slices on the side... Thinking of the fries, maybe toss those with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and some cayenne, serve with a side of garlic mayo and maybe some cheese sauce? Yeah, a bit indulgent...

I'm thinking about eating after the fast... I want to do some variation of intermittent fasting that will fit in well with my schedule. Since I work from home Tuesdays and Fridays, I can fast from Monday evening until Tuesday night, and the same Thursday to Friday (when reasonable and not going out Thursday night)... Then I can be a little indulgent one of those nights - say that burger one Tuesday, maybe a pizza the next Tuesday... We shall see..