Chris Allen's Weight Progress Tracker
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Posted: 10:03 AM Nov 12, 2007
Last Updated: 10:03 AM Nov 12, 2007
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5
Gotta get back at it today. I feel good knowing I didn’t really splurge too much over the weekend but instead “rewarded” myself for hanging tough after one week! Today, it’s back in the pool at Total Fitness. This time, trainer Travis has me changing up my reps. Instead of the usual jumping jacks in the water, he has me kicking and skipping in the pool. I told him it reminded me of Tiny Tim’s “Tiptoe Through The Tulips”. Kinda strange, but the key was to get my heart rate up and it worked. Today’s Diet: AM: Apex fit mix drink with skim milk and a banana. AM Snack: Apple slices and 8oz. orange juice. Lunch: 6” Subway steak sandwich with Sprite Zero. PM Snack: Peanut butter crackers and water. Supper: Salad with Thousand Island dressing, Lean Cuisine pizza, iced tea with Splenda.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6
It’s back in the water today for my workout. Much like Monday’s workout, trainer Travis has me doing some different reps in the pool and comments I’m walking much faster and keeping pace better than when I started a week ago. Today’s Diet: AM: Apex fit mix drink with skim milk and apple slices. AM Snack: Peanut butter and graham crackers with water. Lunch: Lean Cuisine Chicken Panini sandwich with a Coke Zero. PM Snack: 100 calorie Lorna Doone cookie pack with 8oz. skim milk. Supper: Chicken salad with Honey Mustard dressing, iced tea with Splenda.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Wednesday Weigh-in: 276 lbs. (net loss -7 lbs.)
Wow! I’ve lost 7 pounds in the first week! I knew that my clothes were feeling loose and I’m now able to latch my belt at the next notch. For the first time in months, I am under 280 and I am determined to stay that way. It all high-fives as I meet trainer Travis and crew at Total Fitness for my workout at the Three Springs location. I usually workout at the Russellville Road location but it is closed today because they are getting new workout equipment. So, trainer Travis decides today we’re going to hit tennis balls. I played a little tennis and racquetball about 15 years ago, but it had been a while since I picked up a racquet. Travis lobs tennis balls at me one after the other…left, then right, then left…and I have to hit them back. At one point, I came down on my left foot awkwardly and a sharp pain went up my leg and left glute muscle. After that, the pain was pretty intense around my left ankle so Travis advised me to ice it down when I got home. Nutritionist Sarah congratulates me on sticking with the diet plan and says there will be no more changes unless I start to feel weak again. Right now, the meal plan seems to be working and my metabolism appears to be speeding up a bit. Today’s Diet: AM: Apex fit drink mix with banana. AM Snack: 2 Special K strawberry bars and water. Lunch: 1 McDonalds hamburger with ketchup, mustard and pickle (no cheese or fries), diet Coke. PM Snack: Banana and small glass skim milk. Supper: Wheat spaghetti with Ragu Heart Healthy sauce and fat free cheese, iced tea with Splenda.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8
Well, it seems my ankle injury yesterday accentuated itself a bit more today. I had iced it down last night and it really wasn’t bothering me before I started working out. Trainer Travis says we’re going to do some elliptical and treadmill time today instead of the pool. I can only go 7 minutes on the elliptical as my left ankle starting hurting. Next, I get on the treadmill and the pain begins to worsen. Travis decides to put me in the pool for at least the last 15 minutes of my workout so I can cool down and maybe stretch out the pain in my left ankle. But the pain didn’t go away and he told me to see Eric, the physical therapist at Total Fitness. Eric said that my left ankle was indeed inflamed and I should continue to ice it down for a while. In the meantime, he was going to advise Travis to keep me off the treadmill and elliptical machines until my ankle is better. Today’s Diet: AM: Hardee’s sausage patty with scrambled eggs and Diet Coke. AM Snack: apple slices and water. Lunch: 6” Subway tuna sandwich on whole wheat with lettuce, Baked Lays potato chips, Diet Sprite. PM Snack: Jello 100 calorie Strawberry/Banana fruit cup, water. Supper: Leftover spaghetti from Wednesday’s supper.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9
I call trainer Travis early and tell him it might not be a good idea to workout today because of my ankle injury. I will be honest with you, there was no way I was going to work out today with that hurting. But Travis tells me I can still workout today without impacting my legs and feet, so I reluctantly agreed to come in. He puts me on a machine (not sure what it’s called) where I pedal with my hands as hard as I can. While I’m doing this, Travis and the rest of the Total Fitness physical therapy crew ice down my knees and my bad ankle. The key today was to work the upper part of my body and of course more cardio to keep my heart rate up. I thought my arms would fall off after this workout! I had to keep a steady pace of 65-75 rpms per minute as I pedaled with my arms and hands. Travis tells me I’m making great progress despite the ankle injury and to keep up the good work. He also said I should ice down the ankle some more this weekend and schedule in a walk or drum playing session to keep me from getting stiff. Today’s Diet: AM: Apex fit mix drink with a banana. AM Snack: Peanut butter and graham crackers with applesauce and water. Lunch: McDonalds chicken wrap with Diet Coke. PM Snack: Jello 100 calorie Strawberry/Banana fruit cup. Supper: O’Charley’s salad with Thousand Island dressing, 2 chicken tenders and 1 potato skin appetizer (no yeast rolls!), Coke Zero.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10
It’s time to head to the grocery store as usual on Saturday mornings. This time, I tell Shelia I want a real breakfast full of the calories and portions I probably shouldn’t have. We decide to go to Shoney’s where I can get as many scrambled eggs as I want. Of course, now anytime I eat out, I get strange looks or people coming up to our table and saying “are you supposed to be eating that?” Look, it’s okay. I am not restricted to rabbit food for this diet. I keep telling people that it’s okay to eat out as long as the portions are smaller and some healthy choices are made. Believe it or not, before I ate any breakfast items, I started with a salad. That’s right…a salad for breakfast! That way, I got in a lot of my vegetables for the day even before I get into the “bad” stuff. And you know what? I didn’t want as much of the normal breakfast foods because I had already half-way filled up on salad. I thought that was a smart decision. I ended up only getting two servings of scrambled eggs, a couple of pieces of bacon, a cup of hashbrowned potatoes and a serving of strawberries. Later that day, Shelia and I spent the rest of the day cleaning house, doing laundry and other chores which worked out some of the soreness in my ankle. I also played drums for almost 90 minutes. That also seemed to help. Today’s Diet: AM: (Shoney’s as mentioned above). AM Snack: Banana with peanut butter and water. Lunch: Lean Pocket pizza pocket with Coke Zero with a light salad. PM Snack: 100 calorie Lorna Doone shortbread cookie pak with a glass of skim milk. Supper: Two wheat tortilla shells filled with grilled chicken slices, salad greens, carrots and honey mustard with steamed sweet corn and green peas, iced tea with Splenda.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11
I don’t have to run audio at church this Sunday, so we get up a little later and fix ourselves breakfast together. Today will be a day of relaxing after grocery shopping and cleaning house all day Saturday. We also work in a well deserved afternoon nap. Today’s Diet: AM: 2 Egg Beaters scrambled eggs, 1 slice of wheat toast, 2 slices of bacon, 1 cup of orange juice. Lunch: Sliced turkey and ham sandwich on whole wheat bread, fat free cheese and lettuce, Coke Zero. Supper: Applebee’s salad with 2 mini burgers, Diet Pepsi.
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