It has been an interesting week. Dr. Brunson wants me to keep my calories to about 1200 per day, spread over 3 meals and 2 snacks. That hasn't been has difficult as I expected.... except for on a very bad allergy day.
With the Alcat blood draw scheduled for today, I haven't been allowed to take my allergy medication for the last three days. Everything really peaked yesterday when my allergies were bothering me so much and I just couldn't breath, and I craved everything!!!
So my daily caloric intake looked something like this:
May 6: 985 calories, 34% from fat
May 7: 1164 calories, 30% from fat
May 8: 1441 caloreis, 32% from fat
May 9: 1328 calories, 29% from fat
May 10: 1069 calories, 31% from fat
May 11: 1861 calories, 31% from fat yikes!
May 8th was the Hurricane man swim. I had a bad allergy night and was up and out of bed at 2:30AM, even though I didn't have to leave the house until 5:00AM. I volunteered while Tim competed in the 2.4 mile swim. It was really windy at the beach and the water was very choppy.
Once we got all of the athletes checked in, I went for a very, very brisk walk on the beach - about 4 miles. No running for me because I just could NOT breath!
Tim finished in 52:40. That fast and he was only 3rd in his age group. The top three in the 50-55men were all 52 minutes and change.
After the swim, we attended the breakfast banquet... that's where most of my calories came from, even though I tried to make a light plate... but who can resist sausage? ... or bacon?
Sunday was Mother's Day and that didn't help the diet either. But I didn't do so bad considering I had two meals out! We went to 4th Street Shrimp Company for lunch (fried shrimp, cole slaw, and sliced tomatoes). At least I didn't have any french fries!
Dinner was at Pete & Robins house and I ate pretty well there - small quantities.
My weigh-in this morning was actually better than I expected.
Starting weight was 131.4, today 129.2. Starting body fat as 29.7%, today 28.5. At least it's going in the right direction.
And I was so happy to be able to take a Zyrtec-D! I can breath, and the post-nasal drip is pretty much done. I should actually be able to run tonight... maybe even 4 miles! Woo hoo!
Oblio's World... Where there's always a Point!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Post Frase
Day one of the diet went pretty well but was also enlightening. Dr. Brunson wants me to consume only 1200 calories per day, with 20 to 25% coming from protein and I want to keep my fat intake between 20 and 30%.
Results for day one:
Calories: = 1203 Carbs: 43% Pro: 25% Fat: 29%
I also drank more fluids than usual and I think that helped a lot.
It will be difficult to keep the calories around 1200, but I'll do my best. As I track the calories throughout the day, I discover that I don't have much left for dinner. Last nights dinner was an Orange. I'll have to be a little more careful with how I spread out the calories.
So, Fraser made it home... finally.
The poor guy really had the trip from hell. First, his flight from Scotland to Florida was canceled because of the volcanic ash. So he completely missed the St. Anthony's Triathlon. I finally flew over here the Monday after the race.
He was very excited to get here and build the new Project One bike that Trek sent to him. It is truly an amazing bicycle!
He was able to train here for a few days before flying to St. Croix for this first race there... and his first race on the new bike. He finished 5th overall, which was a great showing considering the stiff competition and that he was not acclimated to the heat and humidity.
Before leaving for the airport to pick him up, I received a message from him that the flight from St. Croix was canceled due to electrical difficulties so he had to spend another night in St. Croix. This also meant that he would miss his flight from Tampa back to UK. So he got up at 2am to call British Airways to re-book the return. That meant buying a new ticket (at 850 pounds). Hopefully his trip insurance will cover the cost.
So, I retrieved him from the airport on Monday evening and his next flight out would be Wednesday. That gave him a couple of days to relax and do light training.
On Tuesday evening, he went online to reserve his seats only to find that the British Airways agent booked him on the 5th... of November! Panic was setting in again. He called them up and, after about 15 minutes on hold, he finally got in touch with someone who was able to help him. Luckily, they listened to his story and didn't argue with him and they were able to change his flight to the 5th of May - and there were still seats available.
Wednesday morning, he set out for his final ride in St. Pete, fully decked out in TREK/KSwiss apparel! I made him a huge late lunch/early dinner of roast beef, skirt steak, parsely potatoes, ginger/honey carrots and salad. And... key lime pie!
He did say that the meal held him easily until he got to London.
It looked like his travel luck was also changing. The airports in Scotland and Ireland had been closed again due to the volcanic ash, but opened just in time for him to complete his trip home.
Results for day one:
Calories: = 1203 Carbs: 43% Pro: 25% Fat: 29%
I also drank more fluids than usual and I think that helped a lot.
It will be difficult to keep the calories around 1200, but I'll do my best. As I track the calories throughout the day, I discover that I don't have much left for dinner. Last nights dinner was an Orange. I'll have to be a little more careful with how I spread out the calories.
So, Fraser made it home... finally.
The poor guy really had the trip from hell. First, his flight from Scotland to Florida was canceled because of the volcanic ash. So he completely missed the St. Anthony's Triathlon. I finally flew over here the Monday after the race.
He was very excited to get here and build the new Project One bike that Trek sent to him. It is truly an amazing bicycle!
He was able to train here for a few days before flying to St. Croix for this first race there... and his first race on the new bike. He finished 5th overall, which was a great showing considering the stiff competition and that he was not acclimated to the heat and humidity.Before leaving for the airport to pick him up, I received a message from him that the flight from St. Croix was canceled due to electrical difficulties so he had to spend another night in St. Croix. This also meant that he would miss his flight from Tampa back to UK. So he got up at 2am to call British Airways to re-book the return. That meant buying a new ticket (at 850 pounds). Hopefully his trip insurance will cover the cost.
So, I retrieved him from the airport on Monday evening and his next flight out would be Wednesday. That gave him a couple of days to relax and do light training.
On Tuesday evening, he went online to reserve his seats only to find that the British Airways agent booked him on the 5th... of November! Panic was setting in again. He called them up and, after about 15 minutes on hold, he finally got in touch with someone who was able to help him. Luckily, they listened to his story and didn't argue with him and they were able to change his flight to the 5th of May - and there were still seats available.
Wednesday morning, he set out for his final ride in St. Pete, fully decked out in TREK/KSwiss apparel! I made him a huge late lunch/early dinner of roast beef, skirt steak, parsely potatoes, ginger/honey carrots and salad. And... key lime pie!
He did say that the meal held him easily until he got to London.
It looked like his travel luck was also changing. The airports in Scotland and Ireland had been closed again due to the volcanic ash, but opened just in time for him to complete his trip home.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Fresh Start
When is the best day to start a diet? Jan. 1, 1st of the month, on your birthday. Whatever. Mine is right after meeting with my doctor.
I did that today.
I've always known what to do to manage my weight... eat healthy, 5 meals a day, exercise often. I know about macro nutrients, micro nutrients, supplements, and all kinds of weight management issues. So why can't I do it myself?
I might finally know the answer.
I'm paying Dr. Brunson a lot of money just to lose 10 pounds. It's not like I need to lose 50 or more... it's just a measly 10 pounds! But after meeting with Dr. Brunson, I feel very encouraged.
I complained to him about being soooo tired.... all the time. We thought I might need more B Vitamins, or more Vitamin D, or maybe my breathing issues were making me tired. But then he suggested that I take an "Alcat" test. The test I will take will be a blood test that tests you for sensitivity to 200 foods, food additives, molds, and environmental chemicals. Once Dr. Brunson remembered that I am allergic to egg whites and have other bad allergies, he suspected that foods might also be causing me problems.
So, my new food and exercise journal starts tomorrow. I get the Alcat test one week from today. I'm not sure how long it will take to get the results, but I can't wait.
So, here are the starting stats, according to Dr. Brunson's Tanita scale:
Weight: 131.4
Body fat: 29.7
Goal
Weight: 120
Body fat: 22%
I did that today.
I've always known what to do to manage my weight... eat healthy, 5 meals a day, exercise often. I know about macro nutrients, micro nutrients, supplements, and all kinds of weight management issues. So why can't I do it myself?
I might finally know the answer.
I'm paying Dr. Brunson a lot of money just to lose 10 pounds. It's not like I need to lose 50 or more... it's just a measly 10 pounds! But after meeting with Dr. Brunson, I feel very encouraged.
I complained to him about being soooo tired.... all the time. We thought I might need more B Vitamins, or more Vitamin D, or maybe my breathing issues were making me tired. But then he suggested that I take an "Alcat" test. The test I will take will be a blood test that tests you for sensitivity to 200 foods, food additives, molds, and environmental chemicals. Once Dr. Brunson remembered that I am allergic to egg whites and have other bad allergies, he suspected that foods might also be causing me problems.
So, my new food and exercise journal starts tomorrow. I get the Alcat test one week from today. I'm not sure how long it will take to get the results, but I can't wait.
So, here are the starting stats, according to Dr. Brunson's Tanita scale:
Weight: 131.4
Body fat: 29.7
Goal
Weight: 120
Body fat: 22%
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