Monday, April 4, 2011

8:30 AM - wake, large glass of water
9:00 AM - ground venison ~3oz., 2 over easy eggs cooked in coconut oil, 2 small heads of broccoli, steamed.
11:15 AM - small cup decaf coffee
12:00 PM - venison steak (6-7oz.), steamed cauliflower and carrots, couple sun dried tomatoes, 1 pickle
3:00 PM - PreWO - 5g BCAAs, 1g Glutamine - workout
5:00 PM - PWO - venison steak (6-7oz.) steamed veggies, 2g fish oil, 5g BCAAs, 3g glutamine, 2g MSM
8:00 PM - 4oz. chicken tenders, 3 cups raw spinach, sun dried tomatoes, 1 glass of wine
9:30 PM - 5:30 AM - lights out

Notes:
Friday recap: good breakfast and lunch then Rangers game. Lots of beer at game, 2 small packages of pistachios and a small package of sunflower seeds. No dinner...
Saturday recap: Awesome binge day. In order of apperance:
Grande coffee w/ heavy cream, homemade almond joy, 1 small cupcake, Nate's Special at Coppell Deli (2 fried eggs, bacon, sausage patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo, texas toast), split an order of chili cheese fries, 1 sleeve Do Si Do Girl Scout cookies, 4 Samoa's, 1/2 package of cocoa pumpkin seeds, 1 Kombucha, 1 beer, small glass of champagne, dinner at Kenny's Wood Fire grill: pop over bread, brie fondue, steak crustina, 16 oz. pork chop, mac and cheese, more beer, 2 pieces of bday cake, more beer and then bed.
Sunday recap: Clean eating day. Small meals, overall caloric load was meager.

Challenge Results....

February 28th weight = 189.5
March 31st weight = 179.5
Starting belly measurement = 35"
Ending belly measurement = 32.5" (2.5" decrease)
Starting hip measurement = 40.5"
Ending hip measurement = 38.5" (2" decrease)

Pictures: (Before/After)






Recap on 30 days:
No fruit, caffeine, minimal booze in the form of wine, no additives (that I know of), no dairy, no legumes. Can it be done? I think the results speak for themselves. I tweaked this plan as I went along and I will continue to follow it with some differences. Main idea: Eat protein and veggies Sunday through Friday and have a "refeed" day once a week (Saturdays). This is adapted from the Anabolic Diet, Ketogenic Diet, and Tim Ferris. For the month I stayed clean on the refeed days focusing on quality ingredients with lots of fat and sweet potatoes as the carb source. From now on my "cheats" will be on Saturday with a little leway during the week because we all know that it happens. I will allow anything I want to eat on these cheat days. Main focus during the week will still be protein and veggies. I'm going to try another approach this month in terms of food quantity. The amount will stay the same but I will eat more meals that are smaller. I think to trim the last bit of fat off the waistline really minimizing insulin spikes in any form is the key: smaller meals more frequently instead of the 3 large meals I have daily. I'm still going to keep track over the next 30 days to see any difference, it just may not be as detailed. Looking forward to this next month!

Day 32: Thursday, March 31, 2011

Last Day of Challenge - Will Post pics and measurements tomorrow.

5:25 AM - wake, glass of water
5:45 AM - 1 tin of sardines in olive oil (16F, 25P)
7:30 AM - 8:40 AM - laid in bed
8:55 AM - 2 chicken tenders, spoonful of coconut oil
12:00 PM - Chicken and steamed veggies in mustard sauce
2:00 PM - Kombucha
4:45 PM - 1 med. chicken thigh, 2g fish oil

Notes:
Slept like garbage last night. Something in the Chinese food I had for dinner bloated me up and caused me to get congested. I was overly full so that didn't help either. Mid section this morning is noticeably bigger due to this as well. Frustrating.

Day 31: Wednesday, March 30, 2011

8:00 AM - wake, large glass of water
8:10 - 8:25 AM - walk
8:30 AM - pork roast (2-3oz.) 2 eggs, medium head broccoli steamed
10:30 AM - PreWO: Guayaki shot, 5g BCAAs, 1g glutamine
11:00 AM - CF Sectionals WOD #2
11:30 AM - PWO: 1 scoop SFHPWO, 5g BCAAs, 3g glutamine, 2g MSM, 1g fish oil
12:30 PM - shrimp and chicken sauteed with olives, onions and tomato sauce
5:00 PM - Shrimp and chicken suateed w/ olives, onions, and tomato sauce (snack)
7:00 PM - Chinese food and sake (big mistake)
9:00 PM - 5:25 AM - lights out

Day 30: Tuesday, March 29, 2011

5:20 AM - wake, large glass of water
5:45 AM - 2 scoops SFH fortified, 5g BCAAs, 2g Glutamine, 2g MSM, 2g fish oil (Had a big dinner late last night and wasn't up to eating solid food so early today)
8:45 AM - pork roast ~4oz. w/ steamed broccoli and cauliflower
12:30 PM - chicken and turkey (~3/4lb.) ground sauteed in coconut oil with veggies
6:45 PM - 3 chicken legs, 1 package steamed cauliflower and broccoli
8:30 PM - NuSoma
9:00 PM - 8:00 AM - Lights out

Day 29: Monday, March 28, 2011

7:30 AM - wake, large glass ice water
7:40 AM - 8:00 AM - 20:00 fast walk
8:00 AM - breakfast pork roast (~.5-.75lbs) 3 cups spring mix, 4g Vit. C
9:00 AM - 1.5g fish oil
12:00 PM - lunch - ~1lb. ground venison, steamed broccoli and caulifower
3:00 PM - workout - PreWO: 5g BCAAs, 1g glutamine
4:30 PM - Post workout - 1 tin sardines, 5g BCAAs, 3g glutamine, 2g MSM, 2g fish oil
5:30 PM - 1 scoop SFH fortified (19P)
7:45 PM - dinner - Sushi and lots of it, no rice, hot & sour soup, small sake
8:30 PM - NuSoma + ZMA
9:00 PM - 5:15 AM - Lights out

Day 28: Sunday, March 27, 2011

9:00 AM - wake
9:15 AM - breakfast - 4 large meatballs, and cabbage, 3g Vit. C
11:25 AM - handful of almonds
1:00 PM - 4g fish oil, 5g BCAAs, 1g glutamine
1:30 PM - lunch - Steak, sauteed squash, few small handfuls of nuts, side salad
4:00 PM - 1/2 Kombucha
4:30 PM - Workout - PWO, 1 scoop SFH, 1 cup sp 5g BCAAs
7:00 PM - Dinner - pork roast and cauliflower
8:00 PM - NuSoma/shower
9:00 PM - 7:30 AM - lights out