Determination

It has been a while since I have posted here...but I am trying to meet a goal. I am on Day 2 of basicallly the 17 day diet again...determined to lose some pounds before I am supposed to be in California in a few months.

These first three days are kind of hard. Today, I had to fight the urges pretty hard. Tried to drink a glass of water whenever I got an urge to snack and managed to eat dinner pretty early and then not snack at all after. I went out and did some yardwork to divert myself.

I have been working a lot in the yard and trying to get runs/walks in but I need to be doing more. Tonight, I did 100 squats, 90 situps, and 45 pushups.

We'll see how it goes...after the first three days, I usuallly feel better and get into a bit of a routine.

Mishka's New Day

Okay, perfect day for getting back on the program. It's a Monday, there are no physical reasons to keep me from this, fridge is cleaned out of bad food for the most part and a step onto the Wii to see the gain back was enough to send me into determination mode.

Wii said 156.7 lbs this morning with 3lbs for clothes...which means I have gained back almost 8 lbs of my loss from last year...so time to buckle down, exercise, eat correctly and stay focused on doing something great for myself.

Breakfast

3 egg whites, 1 egg yolk scrambled with onion, bellpepper, garlic, pico de gallo and 1tsp of olive oil
1/2 cup of red seedless grapes
1 tbsp of light sour cream, 1 tsp of green salsa
1 cup of coffee with 1 tsp raw sugar, nonfat half and half
Vitamins
1 16 oz glass of water

Lunch

Salmon and brussel sprouts, steamed
1 16 oz glass of water
1 16 oz glass of lightly sweetened ice tea
1 Fuji apple

Dinner

2 grilled chicken thighs
1 serving of tortilla chips
1 serving of salsa
2 16 oz glasses of water
1 small low fat/sugar raspberry muffin

Sunday For Mishka

Trying to get back at it...in fact, have been trying for several weeks now but something derails the diet each time and then I start over. At least I am not giving up...LOL.

Anyhow, today, I started fresh again.

Breakfast

Protein drink with 8 oz of fat free milk and 1/2 cup of blackberries
Water
Coffee with 1 tsp sugar, nonfat milk
Vitamins

Lunch

Steamed salmon
Steamed brussel sprouts
1/2 of small cantalope
Water

Snack

Chai tea w/ 1 tsp sugar, nonfat milk
2 Japanese rice crackers
1 serving of dry roasted unsalted peanuts
6 double stuffed (jalepeño/garlic) green olives
Water

Exercise

20 mins of abs
15 mins swimming in the pool

Day 17 Cycle 3 of 17 Day Diet and Mishka's Thursday

Breakfast

3 egg whites, 1 egg yolk with 1 tsp of oil, pico de gallo, salsa, garlic and pepper (1 of my fats)
1 banana (1 of my fruits)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
1 cup of coffee (cheat, 1 tsp organic sugar, nonfat milk)
Multivitamin, calcium and glucosamine supplements

Exercise

38 mins of walking 2.16 mile on the track
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Lunch

Baby carrots
Jalapeño hummus
1 Fuji apple (1 of my fruits)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Dinner

Pineapple curry with chicken
Spaghetti squash
2 shots of vodka
1 shot of Kahlua
1 cup of hot chocolate

Weight

On Wii at 9:30am, empty stomach, empty bladder with long sleeves, and long yoga pants (-3 lbs) 146.6 lbs for a loss of .2 lbs and a total of 14.1 lbs overall. Not bad for 52 days of diet and exercise...now I am on the maintenance schedule, although I think I will continue to do as much as I can to keep losing...still want to get down to 139 in the next month.

Day 16 Cycle 3 of 17 Day Diet and Mishka's Wednesday

Breakfast

3 egg whites, pico de gallo, 1 tsp oil, pepper and garlic (1 of my fats)
1 Bagel Thin Everything
Red seedless grapes (1 of my fruits)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
1 cup of coffee (cheat, 1 tsp organic sugar, nonfat milk)

Exercise

40 mins of circuit training
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Lunch

Tuna/avocado brown rice sushi (1 of my starches, 1 of my fruits, 1 of my fats)
Edamame
Green tea
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Dinner

Baby carrots
1/4 cup of jalepeño (1 of my starches)
Balance bar
Yogurt w/unsalted dry roasted peanuts (1 of my probiotics)
1 cup of low sugar cocoa

Day 15 Cycle 3 of 17 Day Diet and Mishka's Tuesday

Breakfast

3 egg whites, 1 egg yolk w/1 tsp oil, pico de gallo, garlic, and pepper (1 of my fats)
Red seedless grapes (1 of my fruits)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
1 cup of coffee (cheat, 1 tsp organic sugar, nonfat milk)
Multivitamin, calcium and glucosamine supplements

Lunch

4 oz of steamed cod
1 tbs low fat sourcream, 2 tbs of salsa
11 brussel sprouts
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Exercise

20 mins of cardio on recumbant bike
45 mins lifting weights, chests, tris, and abs
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Dinner

4 oz of chicken breast cooked in water, garlic, sesame seed, and pepper
Spring greens/romaine lettuce, tomato, carrot, and cucumber
Yogurt w/unsalted dry roasted peanuts (1 of my probiotics)
1 cup of low sugar hot cocoa

Day 14 Cycle 3 of 17 Day Diet and Mishka's Monday

Breakfast

2 eggs fried in 1 tsp of oil (1 of my fats)
Bagel thin (1 of my starches)
Organic berries (1 of my fruits)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
1 cup of coffee (cheat, 1 tsp of organic sugar, nonfat milk)

Lunch

Steamed mahi-mahi
Steamed broccoli
1 tbs of mayo with salsa (1 of my fats)
Green tea
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Exercise

40 mins of circuit training
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Dinner

Lean steak cooked in water and spices
2 pieces of zucchini, steamed
Yogurt w/unsalted dryroasted peanuts (1 of my probiotics)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Snack

Low sugar hot chocolate

Day 13 Cycle 3 of 17 Day Diet and Mishka's Sunday

Breakfast

3 egg whites, 1 egg yolk with 1 tsp of olive oil, salsa, garlic and pepper (1 of my fats)
1/2 cup of berries (1 of my fruits)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
1 cup of coffee (cheat, 1 tsp organic sugar, nonfat milk)
Mulitvitamin, glucosamine, and calcium supplements

Lunch

32 oz of water (4 of my waters)
6 oz of salmon, steamed
10 brussel sprouts, steamed
1 Fuji apple (1 of my fruits)
Green tea

Exercise

42.5 mins running 3.25 hilly miles
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Dinner

Lean steak cooked in water and spices
Spring mix/Romaine lettuce with carrots, mushrooms, cucumber, and tomato
Yogurt w/unsalted dryroasted peanuts (1 of my probiotics)

Day 12 Cycle 3 of the 17 Day Diet and Mishka's Friday

Breakfast

3 egg whites, 1 tsp of olive oil, salsa, garlic, and pepper(1 of my fats)
1 banana(1 of my fruits)
1 cup of coffee (cheat, 1 tsp of organic sugar, nonfat milk)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
Multivitamin, calcium and glucosamine supplements

Lunch

Salmon/avocado brown rice sushi (1 of my fruits, 1 of my fats, 1 of my starches)
Squid with veggies
1 cup of chai tea (cheat, 1 tsp organic sugar, nonfat milk)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Exercise

Walking 2.24 miles on track in 38 mins
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Dinner (out with friends)

Grilled chicken sandwich with avocado, bacon, tomato, lettuce (2 of my starches, 1 of my fats)
Salad with vinegar
3 spoonfuls of splitpea soup
2 shots of vodka

Weight

On Wii at 9:00am, empty stomach, empty bladder with long sleeves, and long yoga pants (-3 lbs) 146.8 lbs for a loss of .5 lbs and a total of 13.9 lbs overall. Yeah, I was scared to get on the scale that I would have gained...

Day 11 Cycle 3 of 17 Day Diet and Mishka's Thursday

Breakfast

3 egg whites, 1 tsp of olive oil, bellpepper, onion, and salsa (1 of my fats)
Banana (1 of my fruits)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
1 cup of coffee (cheat, 1 tsp organic sugar, nonfat milk)

Lunch

8 oz of strawberry kefir (1 of my fruits, 1 of my probiotics)
1 scoop of protein powder
1 Boca veggie patty
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
1 cup of English Breakfast tea (cheat, 1 tsp organic sugar, nonfat milk)
8 baby carrots
2 tbs of jalapeño hummus

Exercise

42 mins running 3.25 hilly miles
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Dinner

8 oz of chicken breast
1/4 head of cabbage
1/4 of cucumber
1 shot of vodka
Yogurt w/dry roasted, unsalted peanuts (1 of my probiotics)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Day 10 Cycle 3 of 17 Day Diet and Mishka's Wednesday

Breakfast

3 egg whites, 1 egg yolk with 1 tsp olive oil, bellpepper, onion, garlic, pepper and salsa (1 of my fats)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
1 cup of coffee (cheat, 1tsp of organic sugar, nonfat milk)
Tiny amount of red seedless grapes (1 of my fruits)
Multivitamin, calcium and glucosamine supplements

Exercise

40 mins of circuit training
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Lunch

6 oz of steamed salmon
10 steamed brussel sprouts
1 Fuji apple (1 of my fruits)
Green tea
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Dinner

16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
Tom Yum Goong w/tomato, mushroom, cilantro, and steamed cod
Yogurt w/dry roasted, unsalted peanuts (1 of my probiotics)

Day ? Cycle 3 of 17 Day Diet and Mishka's Tuesday

Okay, feeling like I am not making progress this week and I am not even actually doing Cycle 3 at this point...pretty much continuing Cycle 2 so today is a "shock your metabolism day" sort of against my will. I had to be at the mechanic's this morning before I had breakfast, so I ended up at the Starbucks across the street from the mechanic shop and ended up eating "normal human food" and figure I should make the day purposeful rather than just a waste. Hopefully eating food that I didn't make myself isn't going to make me feel like sh!t later...seems my body doesn't like processed food anymore since it hasn't had any for over 40 days.

So today is going to be a somewhat normal food day...and then it is back to the strict regime tomorrow morning along with circuit class...we'll see if we can shock and awe my metabolism...

Day 9 Cycle 3 of 17 Day Diet and Mishka's Monday

Breakfast

1/2 cup of cream of wheat with nonfat milk (1 of my starches)
Blueberries (1 of my fruits)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
1 cup of coffee (cheat, 1 tsp organic sugar, nonfat milk)

Exercise

40 mins of circuit training

Lunch

Tuna/Avocado brown rice sushi (1 of my starches, 1 of my fats, 1 of my fruits)
Squid and veggies
Diet coke
32 oz of water (4 of my waters)

Dinner

Roast chicken
Zucchini
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
Yogurt w/unsalted, dry roasted peanuts (1 of my probiotics)

Day 8 Cycle 3 of 17 Day Diet and Mishka's Sunday

Breakfast

3 egg whites, 1 egg yolk w/ 1 tsp oil, onion, bellpepper, garlic and pepper (1 of my fats)
Red seedless grapes (1 of my fruits)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
1 cup of coffee (cheat, 1 tsp organic sugar, nonfat milk)
Multivitamin, glucosamine, and calcium supplements

Lunch

Roast chicken
32 oz of water (4 of my waters)
Edamame
Green tea
1 Fuji apple (1 of my fruits)

Dinner

Roast chicken
Spring greens, romaine lettuce, grape tomatoes, carrots, cucumber and SoyVay (1 of my fats)
Yogurt w/unsalted, dry roasted peanuts (1 of my probiotics)

Day 7 Cycle 3 of 17 Day Diet and Mishka's Saturday

Breakfast

1/2 cup of cream of wheat w/nonfat milk (1 of my starches)
Blueberries (1 of my fruits)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
1 cup of coffee (cheat, 1 tsp organic sugar, nonfat milk)
Multivitamin, calcium, and glucosamine supplements

Exercise

40 min walk of 2.45 miles

Lunch

Steamed salmon
1/2 cup of quinoa with onion, bellpepper and garlic (1 of my starches)
32 oz of water (4 of my waters)
1 chai tea (cheat, 1 tsp organic sugar, nonfat milk)

Dinner

Roast chicken
Zucchini
Yogurt w/dry roasted unsalted peanuts (1 of my probiotics)

Day 6 Cycle 3 of 17 Day Diet and Mishka's Friday

Breakfast

3 egg whites with 1 tsp olive oil, pico de gallo, garlic, and pepper (1 of my fats)
1 Fuji apple (1 of my fruits)
32 oz of water (4 of my waters)
1 cup of coffee (cheat, 1 tsp organic sugar, nonfat milk)
Multivitamin, glucosamine, calcium supplements

Lunch

3 oz of roasted chicken
1 steamed zucchini
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
Green tea

Dinner

Leftover chicken soup from last night
Yogurt w/unsalted dry roasted peanuts (1 of my probiotics)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Day 5 Cycle 3 of 17 Day Diet and Mishka's Thursday

Breakfast

3 egg whites 1 egg yolk, scrambled with 1 tsp of olive oil, pico de gallo, Tabasco, pepper, and garlic (1 of my fats)
Red seedless grapes (1 of my fruits)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
1 cup of coffee (cheat 1 tsp organic sugar, nonfat milk)
Multivitamin, calcium, glucosamine and zinc supplements

Exercise

40 mins of circuit training
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Lunch

Tuna and avocado brown rice sushi (1 of my starches, 1 of my fats, 1 of my fruits)
Green tea
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Dinner

3 oz of chicken breast cooked in water
Lowfat, organic low sodium chicken broth with zucchini, green beans, corn, carrots, cilantro, and garlic
1 serving of Pretzel Thins (1 of my starches)
Yogurt w/unsalted dry roasted peanuts (1 of my probiotics)

Weight

On Wii at 9:10am, empty stomach, empty bladder with long sleeves, and long yoga pants (-3 lbs) 147.3 lbs for a loss of 2.4 lbs and a total of 13.4 lbs overall. This just motivates me even more!!!

Day 4 Cycle 3 of 17 Day Diet and Mishka's Wednesday

Breakfast

1/2 cup of quinoa with onion, garlic and bellpepper (1 of my starches)
2 egg whites scrambled with 1 tsp olive oil (1 of my fats)
1 Fuji apple (1 of my fruits)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
1 cup of coffee (cheat, 1 tsp organic sugar, nonfat milk)
Multivitamin, glucosamine, calcium supplements

Lunch

6 oz of steamed salmon
1/2 quinoa with onion, garlic and bellpepper (1 of my starches)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
Green tea

Exercise

38 mins walking 2.16 miles on track with 5lb hand weights doing bicep curls
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Dinner

4 oz of chicken breast cooked in water, garlic, pepper, sesame seed, and lemon juice
Spring greens, romaine lettuce, cucumber, tomato, carrots and onion
Yogurt w/unsalted dry roasted peanuts (1 of my probiotics)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Day 3 Cycle 3 of 17 Day Diet and Mishka's Tuesday

Breakfast

3 egg whites, 1 egg yolk, scrambled with 1 tsp olive oil, pepper, garlic, pico de gallo and 1 tbs of shredded parm/skim mozzarella mix (1 of my fats, 1 of my dairys)
Red seedless grapes
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Lunch

8 oz of strawberry kefir (1 of my probiotics, 1 of my fruits)
1 scoop of protein powder
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
Green tea

Exercise

42 mins running hilly 3.25 miles
15 of calesthetics

Dinner

16 oz of water (2 of my waters)
6 oz of cod steamed with lemon pepper and garlic
Brussel sprouts
Yogurt with dryroasted, unsalted peanuts (1 of my probiotics)

Day 2 Cycle 3 of 17 Day Diet and Mishka's Monday

Breakfast

1/2 cup of cream of wheat with nonfat milk (1 of my starches)
Blueberrries (1 of my fruits)
1 cup of coffee (cheat, 1 tsp organic sugar, nonfat milk)
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Exercise

40 mins of circuit training
16 oz of water (2 of my waters)

Lunch

Tuna/avocado sushi made with brown rice (1 of my starches, 1 of my fruits, 1 of my fats)
Green tea

Dinner

3 oz of lean steak cooked in water with 2 egg whites, pico de gallo, and garlic
Yogurt w/dry roasted unsalted peanuts (1 of my probiotics)