My work place is not the most conducive environment for healthy eating. The desk I work at sits right across from the kitchen, which is about 2 feet from me it seems, and between 12pm – 1pm it’s a horror show. People microwaving all kinds of good smelling foods, home cooked leftovers, microwave dinners and once in a while you have Satan show up with microwave popcorn. Leaving my office is even more dangerous. There are dozens of traps waiting to catch you. When I walk through to get from one side of the office to the other, which I do several times a day, there awaits the first trap. A candy dish that is always filled with “Fun Size” candy like Snickers, Twix, Milky Way’s, 3 musketeers, etc. After I’ve dodged that bullet, everyone has a little candy dish filled with goodies in their cubical. In the second kitchen someone always brings in some awesome looking treats every day it seems. This will include donuts, cookies, cakes, and pies. You also get comments like “Have you tired the cake so-an-so made? It’s so good!”. People will even take the time to walk to my office and ask “Did you get a piece of cake yet for yourself? Don’t wait too long or it’ll be gone.” Let me not forget the fast food. At lunch smells fill the air with McDonalds, Burger King, Taco bell, Pizza Hut, Wendy’s, Chinese takeout, New York style sliced pizza, the list goes on. Everyone is so polite and friendly so many are sure to offer me some when they see me...pure evil.
The second day was a bit tougher then the first, which was to be expected. I hit the gym at 5am and did 40minuts of cardio. The fitness machine in the gym I like to use allows you to enter in your weight and age and also monitors your heart rate allowing it to project your calorie expenditure. I burned over 500 calories focusing on a lower intensity work out by keeping my heart rate between 125 and 130. My goal at the gym for this week is to start the habit and reinforce the habit of going to the gym on a daily bases. I also haven’t really done any strenuous activities in a few years so this is a comfortable starting point for me. I kept with the same diet for the second day also. I had a shake in the morning right after the gym, again at 10am, 1pm, and at 4pm. I also cooked almost the same dinner I had the night before this time with Red Snapper adding an additional 20 calories over the Tilapia, but didn't taste as good. Red Snapper has a more fishy taste to it and my recipe did not balance this out well enough. I had planned on having an after dinner snack like peanut butter and jelly on wheat but I ended up going to bed so it was another low calorie day totaling 1030 calories.
I felt half my energy was gone yesterday so I paid the price for being so restrictive with my diet. This morning after the gym I eat 3 egg whites and one yolk fried with PAM in addition to my usual shake. It was a big boost and I could feel it 15 minutes after I had finished. I love eggs so it was an easy call for me to add to my diet in the morning. With 17 calories per egg white and 59 calories per yolk, not to mention the protein and good amounts of B Vitamins, Vitamin A, iron and riboflavin, all good things necessary for immunity, healthy skin, nerves and vision, it was also a good choice. I also remembered my multivitamin this morning thanks to my wife. I’m feeling good this morning, it’s Friday, I’ve got a good start, and I’m ready to face the day.
Summery – 02/21/2008
Exercise – 40 minutes of cardio
Water – N/A
Breakfast – 190 Calories
Snack – 190 Calories
Lunch – 190 Calories
Snack – 190 Calories
Dinner – 270 Calories
Total = 1030 Calories
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