The beginning...of the blog

I'm starting a little early just to see the effects of a Holiday Weekend. I've been on an extremely slow HIT workout plan throughout December and a calorie restriction of around 2000 calories. Lets see if I can refine the caloric intake a little bit more, keeping the 50-25-25 (carb, protein and fat ratio).

*I have Christmas party on 12-18 and family party on 12-19. So there will be beer, fatty foods and an abundance of carbs. I am hoping that a "cheat" weekend will knock my body off of the platue of 230 lbs.

12/18/2010 - 230 lbs

I have been inspired by the recent find of "The Boise Experiment" and intend to follow the plan that I created from my experiences derived from Dr. Ellington Darden and High Intensity Training.

There will be more thoughts and experiences throughout this blog, but for now I will concentrate on logging my diet and exercise regiment.

9:00 am - woke up
9:30am - breakfast

• 32 ounces of coffee and two servings of french vanilla creamer
• 1 egg, 2 egg whites fried in 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup (dry) rolled oats
• multi-vitamin
  
• 28 ounces of tap water
  

69.88 g carbs, 25.14 g protein, 22.43 g fat = 585 calories

12:15 pm - workout - single joint extremely slow HIT workout (used a Blowflex sport)

• light stretching and warm up
• Leg Curl (150lbs) 20-20-20, 10-10-10 (seconds positive-seconds in contraction-seconds negative)
• Leg Extension (210 lbs) 20-20-20, 10-10-10, 20-20-20
• Lateral Raise (75 lbs - each side) 20-20-20, 10-10-10
• Pullover (45 lb DB) 20-20-20, 10-10-10
• Arm Cross (55 lbs) 20-20-20, 10-10-10
• Bicep Curl (105 lbs - each side) 20-20-20, 10-10-10
• Tricep Extension (105 lbs - each side) 20-20-20, 10-10-10

*resting only long enough to switch rods and set up machine. Total time of workout approx 20 minutes (including warm up and getting "Piggy" off of the floor in living room).

12:47 pm - post workout lunch

• 1 medium banana
• 1 medium Gala apple
  
• 1 piece Alaskan Pollock
• 28 ounces tap water
  

436 calories, 62.06 g carbs, 26.23 g protein, 10.24 g fat

• 28 ounces of tap water on the way to work

5:30 pm - dinner

• light and fit yogurt
• 1.5 cups venison roast (with potatoes and mixed veg)
• 48 ounces water from pop machine (most likely tap)

51.68 g carbs, 35.58 g protein, 3.06 g fat = 375 calories

8:30pm - snack

• medium plate of pre-mixed salad from salad bar (estimated 3 cups) - no cheese or croutons
• Kraft Free Italian dressing - 1 package
  
• 48 ounces of water
• 100 calorie pack of Cocoa Roasted Almonds
  

15.97 g carbs, 4.64 g protein, 8.33 g fat = 158 calories

Drive home

• 28 ounces water
  

Bed time - 1:30 am

Totals for the day... Planned - no telling if I'll cheat or not :(
Calories = 1554
Fat (g) = 44.06 - 13%
Protein (g) = 91.72 - 27%
Carbs (g) = 199.59 - 59%
Water = 208 ounces