11/29

To be honest, if there was a 0-100% gauge on how badly I want to be writing down what I eat today and get back on this diet thing after the long weekend, I'd be at about a -53%.

Ate nothing this morning, drank about 4 glasses of water before I even got in the shower because I wake up with extra dry mouth because the heat is blasting in my house. Really tired today - was at Giants Stadium from 8am to 8pm yesterday and thank GOD they won, or it would have put a damper on the day. Ended up having a great time though. Didn't eat a whole lot while I was there, had a burger around 12 then some chili in the game and that was about it.

So far today....

9:00am: GH Stack

9:30am: Turkey, egg whites, cheese, hot sauce on whole wheat

10:30am: Sugar-free Red Bull

12:00pm: Subway (Choptle steak on whole wheat)

2:30pm: 2 oz. almonds

3:30pm: I suck, real tired.

11/24

Pumped, last day of work before a nice 4 day weekend that includes Thanksgiving, a Friday, a Saturday and my birthday aka Sunday aka huge tailgate at Giants Stadium.

5:15am: Shock, Cuts

5:30am: Run ~mile

6:15am: Shake

8:00am: 1oz. almonds

9:30am: Turkey, egg whites, cheese, hot sauce on whole wheat.

10:00am: Pak

12:00pm: Chipotle bowl (black beans, rice, barbacoa, guac, peppers and onions, hot sauce) aka wow.

3:45pm: Cuts

4:00pm: 3 hard boiled eggs, banana

11/23

5:30am: Shake, cuts

6:15am: Banana

9:15am: Turkey, egg whites, cheese, hot sauce on whole wheat

12:00pm: Chipotle Steak/Cheese (Subway) on whole wheat

2:00pm: GH Stack

3:00pm: Cuts

4:00pm: 3 hard boiled eggs (minus yolk), Mixed vegetables

6:30pm: Shock, Nitro

7:15pm: Gym

9:45pm: 16 oz protein smoothie? Treat bought for me by Craig (Vanilla protein, Oreos in water)

10:30pm: Steamed dumplings

11/22

Happy birthday Dad! Turns the big 5-6 today, and takes off from work! Must be nice.

5:30am: Shake, cuts

8:00am: Trail mix

8:45am: GH Stack

9:15am: Turkey, egg white, cheese, hot sauce on whole wheat toast.

9:45am: Pak

11:45am: Subway - Chicken Chipotle on whole wheat (half)

1:15pm: Sugar-free Red Bull

3:00pm: 2 tbsp. Peanut Butter

4:00pm: Other half of sandwich

6:00pm: Steak, baked potato, green beans

7:00opm: Small sliver (not slice, sliver) of strawberry cake (Dad's birthday, what? Got a problem?)

9:00pm: Bed

So yeah, had to have some cake, can't disrespect my Dad like that. That's what's up.

Weekend Recap

Saturday I only ate once, real smart. Met up with some friends from college and had some beers, stayed out later than I wanted to. I thought I'd be able to get out of there at a decent time, didn't happen. Sunday was nice and relaxing, good cheat day. Had some chicken parm, can't go wrong with that. Back on the grind today, short work week so today I like it being Monday but not feeling like it.

11/20

11:30am: Shake, Cuts

1:00pm: ST, Nitro

1:30pm: Gym

3:30pm: Shake, Nitro

4:30pm: Grilled Chicken and hot sauce on potato roll

This would end up being pretty much the only solid food I'd eat all day.

11/19

5:30am: Shake, Cuts

6:30am: 1/2 cup cottage cheese

7:45am: Apple

8:30am: GH Stack

9:15am: Turkey, egg whites, cheese and hot sauce on whole wheat toast.

10:30am: Pak.

12:00pm: Stuffed pepper on top of steamed veggies AKA Stuffed TWU.

WOW. Absolute bangin' lunch. Place we were supposed to go was shut down doing health inspection or something stupid - That's okay right next door we got a legit deli. Usually go safe with a sandwich but you know what? That stuffed green bell pepper is looking mighty serious. It had meat, peas, corn, carrots stuffed inside topped with some cheese and some salsa looking sauce. Stuffed TWU is what I'm calling it. Got the steamed veggies served underneath it, wow. Big winner.

1:30pm: Banana

3:00pm: 2 tbsp. Peanut butter

4:15pm: Banana

5:15pm: Cuts

6:30pm: ST, Nitro

7:30pm: Gym

8:45pm: Nitro, Shake

9:30pm: Grilled chicken, hot sauce on potato roll

11/18

5:30am: Shake, Cuts

6:20am: 1/2 cup cottage cheese

6:45am: Apple

8:30am: Universal GH Stack - Grape (First time using this - 2 teaspoons mixed in 8 oz. water)

9:15am: Turkey, Egg whites, cheese and hot sauce on whole wheat toast.

9:30am: Pak.

11:45am: Subway - 6" Buffalo Chicken on whole wheat (lettuce, pickles, banana peppers, shredded cheese, light on southwest sauce).

Knew I made a mistake switching from the oven roasted chicken, but it wasn't that bad. I knew as soon as she put it on the bread I made a mistake and immediately regretted the choice. Opted for higher calories but something that wasn't as good? I don't know. Not all there today apparently.

After lunch I was able to stop at Vitamin Shoppe around the block and pick up 5lbs. of Optimum Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein - Really wanted Chocolate Mint but beggars can't be choosers and I went with Cookies and Cream, not a bad option B. Really didn't have any whey at home and really needed it for the morning and post workout. This should help out a lot.

Sidenote - been really slacking on the water intake last couple days, don't know why. I usually finish my bottles before the end of the day, which is probably about 3 liters worth, but lately I haven't been finishing them. Whatever it is I need to force it down and finish it before it becomes habit.

1:45pm: 2 tbsp. Peanut butter

2:30pm: 3 hard boiled eggs, lightly marinated vegetables.

3:30pm: Banana

4:00pm: Cuts

11/17

*Cuts, Pak, and Nitro are all empty as of yesterday, a new wave of them are expected to be delivered tonight so I should at least have Nitro for the gym tonight.

5:30am: Shake

6:15am: 1/2 cup cottage cheese

6:30am: Apple

8:30am: About 1/4 Sugar-free Red Bull

9:15am: Turkey, Egg whites, Cheese, hot sauce on whole wheat

9:45am: Very last Animal Pak

12:00pm: Tuna with hot sauce on whole wheat toast

1:45pm: Rest of the Sugar-free Red Bull

3:15pm: 3 hard boiled eggs, lightly marinated vegetables.

4:00pm: Banana, Tbsp. Peanut butter

6:00pm: New supps arrived - Taking Nitro, Shock and Cuts pre-workout

6:30pm: Gym (Storm/Glutamine/BCAAs/Gatorade/Water)

8:00pm: Nitro

8:30pm: Grilled chicken breast on potato roll, hot sauce

FORUM.ANIMALPAK.COM - Workout Log

Just in case anyone who saw this wanted to take a look at the workouts, click on the title of the post or put this in your browser:

http://forum.animalpak.com/showthread.php?t=3395

11/16

5:15am: Cuts, Shock Therapy

5:20am: Run (1 mile)

6:30am: Apple.

8:45am: Beef Jerky

9:15am: Turkey, Egg White, Cheese, and hot sauce on whole wheat

12:00pm: 6" Oven Roasted Chicken on whole wheat, (fat-free honey mustard, pickles, jalapenos, banana peppers, green peppers, red onions, lettuce aka TWU on whole wheat)

12:30pm: 2 tbsp. peanut butter

2:00pm: 3 hard boiled eggs, lightly marinated vegetable salad (broccoli, asparagus, peppers, carrots, mushrooms - basically just broccoli and asparagus and maybe a piece each of the others)

3:30pm: Cuts

4:00pm: Apple

6:00pm: Other half of the Oven Roasted Chkn

7:30pm: EAA Nitro, Shock Therapy

8:15pm: Gym

9:30pm: EAA Nitro (Last serving - Luckily I have my new package coming in tomorrow! I know, sick timing)

10:30pm: Cup of chili.

Able to make steak with peppers and spices and store it along with about 8-9 pieces or grilled chicken that I can bring in for lunch which is real good and will help me save some money.

11/15

Didn't eat anything when I woke up. Set my alarm for 4:45 to try and run before I got ready. Just didn't do it. Reset my alarm for 5:15 and then got up. Not happy, normally if I'm already awake I'll just do what I planned on doing, but couldn't get up. The way I feel about it now, I just wish I did it, so I'm going to force myself tomorrow.

8:15am: Trail mix.

9:15am: Turkey, egg whites, cheese, hot sauce on whole wheat.

Sidenote, I'm exhausted. I felt good this morning, but can barely think I'm so tired right now. Just ordered a new string of supplements though, haven't done that in a while so I'm excited about that. Here's what I got:

Animal Pak, Animal Cuts, Animal Nitro, Universal GH Stak and a couple new shaker bottles.

I plan on using these on top of my diet to help aid in shedding some weight. Going to start with Cuts and GH in the morning right when I wake up. Pak at breakfast time (9:00-9:15am). Cuts and GH again around 2 or 3 o'clock. Nitro pre and post workout. Once I get used to the timing and routine, this stack should produce some pretty good results.

Was going to order some protein, but don't need it right away and the price difference from Vitamin Shoppe wasn't as great as the things I got online so I'll just get that later on.

10:30am: Sugar-free Red Bull.

11:45pm: Tuna with celery, carrots, onion, peppers and hot sauce on whole wheat.

2:30pm: Cuts, Crystal Light.

About to take down a shake, but I'll be honest here. No way in hell do I feel like going home and going to work out. I don't know what it is about today, and at no time did I think 'Oh well it's Monday', that has nothing to do with it. I don't care what day of the week it is, ever. I just feel like crap right now, and it's pissing me off. It'd be nice to know why, if I drank 33 beers yesterday and got 2 hours of sleep - That would make sense. But I woke up at 11, then laid on my ass and watched football all day, then got a solid 6.5 hours of sleep. Whatever this is it better be gone in a couple hours.

3:45pm: Apple.

4:00pm: Shake.

6:30pm: EAA Nitro.

6:45pm: Shock Therapy.

7:15pm: Gym (Drink mix: BCAAs, Glutamine, Storm [Creatine mix], Gatorade mixed in cold water)

8:45pm: EAA Nitro.

10:15pm: Bowl of chili.

Weekend Recap

Tough weekend, Giants got absolutely bent over by the Cowboys - wasn't thrilled with that. Didn't do any exercising this weekend, kind of felt like a lost weekend. I think next weekend will be much more productive since I don't plan on doing much. Trying to get more out of the weekends than just staying out late and sleeping in. I'm going to try and get more done next weekend.

11/12

6:00am: Shake

6:45am: Apple

Slow start to the day in terms of the food, but trying to limit my calories right now. Want to be more aggresive in shedding some weight so I'm losing the early morning breakfast since I already have the shake there. I have a break at work at 9am so I'm going to use that as breakfast time and go from there. Just going off feel from last week, the early morning breakfast I felt was important to kickstart my day, but after a couple days I felt more sluggish than I wanted to. I feel good right now so we'll see how this experiment goes for the next week.

9:15am: Turkey, egg whites, cheese on whole wheat with hot sauce. Crystal light.

12:15pm: Salsalito turkey, lettuce, tomato, mustard on whole wheat. Brocolli and Green beans. Crystal Light.

2:30pm: 2 Tbsp peanut butter, Apple

3:30pm: Sugar-Free Red Bull

4:00pm: 3 hard boiled eggs

7:00pm: Rice, beans, grilled chicken, peppers and onions with guacomole.

11/11 Happy Veterans Day

Happy Veterans Day - Great day to give thanks for what you got.

Today is a little different, no set schedule so my eating times are going to be all over the place.. Woke up about 11:00, feels great to sleep in.

Going to go to the gym now to get it done and out of the way.

12:00pm: Cup of chili.

1:00pm: Gym

3:00pm: Grilled chicken and shrimp over pasta.

5:00pm: Shake

8:00pm: Cup chili.

11:00pm: Shake, bed.

Overall wasn't a productive eating day in my mind, but I'm sure it all benefitted me in some way after the gym work.

11/10

5:15am: Shake

6:00am: Approx. 4-5 egg whites, 3 whole eggs, shredded cheese, hot sauce

6:45am: Apple

Still feel a little tired, but feel much better than I did at this time yesterday. Off night from the gym tonight so my plan is to definitely rest up and get there during my off day from work tomorrow.

11:30am: Haven't had anything since that apple. Skipped breakfast at 9, but got some things to snack on that I never felt like having. Starting to get hungry now just in time for lunch.

12:00pm: Subway - Over Roasted Chicken, lettuce, pickles, banana peppers, green peppers, jalapeno's and their fat free honey mustard on whole wheat. Legit. Actually much better than I thought it'd be.
And Crystal Light.

2:30pm: 4 hard boiled eggs (minus yoke), little salt and pepper for taste.

4:00pm: Apple, tbsp peanut butter

Off night from the gym so I didn't eat right away when I got home. Had a couple pieces of chopped up steak from in the fridge. Ended up making my own homemade chili last night, had a bowl of that a couple hours before bed. It's legit but only if you like hot food.

11/09

5:10am: Leg cramp

5:15am: Alarm goes off

5:25am: Shake

6:00am: 6 Egg whites, shredded cheese, hot sauce

8:00am: Trail mix

Feel like shit so far today. Need a night to rest up, may be tonight depending how I feel later. I need a solid 10 hour sleep night. Looking forward to having Thursday off from work though, that should be legit.

9:30am: 4 hard boiled eggs (minus yolk). Marinated vegetable salad (Cucumbers, Carrots, Onions, Celery, Green peppers)

Stopped at Best Buy before the gym last night to look at headphones. I wanted to check out the "Beats by Dre" headphones everyone is flipping out over. Not going to lie, they sound amazing. It sounds like a home stereo on your head. Even though I'd probably get more use out of these than anything else considering I'd use them everyday on the train, I can't possibly justify dropping $300 on headphones. I was there though, so I did consider it, but just looking at the price I couldn't do it. If I can find some sort of discount on them, though, I'm getting them.

12:00pm: Salsalito turkey, lettuce, tomato and hot sauce on whole wheat. Crystal Light lemonade.

2:40pm: Muscle Milk Light and tbsp. peanut butter

4:15pm: Sugar-free Red Bull (Did nothing for me)

6:00pm: Roasted chicken (minus skin) and mixed vegetables (corn, asparagus, string beans, carrots)

6:45 - 8:15pm - Much needed nap

9:00pm: Gym (no idea how this happened, but doing it when I don't feel like it is important right now)

11:30pm: Shake.

11/08

8:00am: Apple.

9:15am: Turkey, egg whites, cheese and hot sauce on whole wheat.

10:15am: Tbsp. peanut butter

12:00pm: Half Subway Club on Whole Wheat (Turkey, Ham, Roast Beef, peppers [jalapeno, green, banana], sweet onion dressing).

12:30-1:30pm: Snacking on some broccoli and green beans. AKA trying not to pass out forehead first on my keyboard.

2:15pm: Two tbsp. peanut butter

2:45pm: Muscle Milk Light (8.25 oz.)

6:00pm: Other half of Subway Club

8:00pm: Gym

9:30pm: Shake

*Gym time wasn't the greatest. Did some warm-up cardio, worked out then did a mile at a good pace because I felt like the workout sucked. The cardio after the workout definitely hurt me up a little bit - but in a good way. I really have a lot of work to do though.

Weekend Recap

Good weekend, no plans so a lot of random stuff went down. Got Dustin into the city for the first time in 13 years. Had some beers, but held strong on the food. Even late night. Had my day Sunday to eat what I wanted. Watched the Giants absolutely throttle the Seahawks and enjoyed some pizza, little chinese food but was able to drink mostly water. Should have taken more advantage of the extra hour of sleep thing, but maybe I'll do that at work today..

Back on the grind today with the diet and the gym. Planning on going earlier to the gym to run or do some sort of cardio. Had nothing this morning, wasn't feeling like eating or having a shake, should have at least had something so having an apple now.. Breakfast in an hour..

11/05

5:30am: Protein shake.

6:15am: 2 whole eggs/2 egg whites, shredded cheese, hot sauce. Apple (20 minutes later).

9:15am: Turkey, egg whites, slice cheese, hot sauce on whole wheat.

9:30am: Today is Diwali - The Festival of Lights - aka free indian food at the office. Being a rookie at my job I need to make face time at all these 3rd floor get togethers. I took some food, removed the fried shell and had some taste of the inside (Peas, spices, rice and some real good hot sauce) but only about 3-4 bites then threw the rest out. If you consider this falling off the wagon of the diet you're outside of your mind.

10:45am: Tbsp - Peanut butter

12:00pm: 2 hard boiled eggs. Grilled chicken, broccoli, string beans, banana peppers.

Was able to go down to the Vitamin Shoppe on the corner during my lunch break and re-stock on glutamine**. Didn't have a lot left at home, maybe a couple more servings, so I'm pumped I don't have to order just that online. Normally when I have to get supplements I like to order all at once and I get everything from dpsnutrition.com - Prices are real low and shipping is real fast.

2:00pm: 3-4 pieces of beef jerky

2:30pm: 2 tbsp peanut butter

Didn't really eat anything rest of the night. Bad idea and decision, but I at least stayed away from any temptation and fast food which made me feel confident I can stay with this diet.

**Glutamine is found naturally in beef, chicken, fish, eggs, dairy products, and wheat among other things. Evidence indicates that glutamine when taken orally may increase plasma HGH levels by stimulating the anterior pitutitary gland. Studies have also shown its use to aid in anabolic processes which can in turn reduced recovery time.

11/04 Food Entry

I am going to log in what I had throughout the day yesterday since it's still relatively early today. (Times are approximate)

5:30am: Protein shake before my shower.

6:15am: 2 whole eggs/2 egg whites with a small amount of shredded cheese topped with some hot sauce and an apple.

9:15am: Egg whites, turkey and 1 slice cheese on whole wheat with hot sauce.

11:45am: Grilled chicken breast, broccoli and string beans.

12:45pm: Trail mix

2:30pm: Apple, peanut butter.

4:00pm: Protein shake.

6:30pm: Small cup of chili and shredded cheese.

8:30pm: GYM.

10:00pm: Post workout shake.

11:00pm: Meal replacement shake (Skim milk, Univeral Uni-Syn chocolate http://www.dpsnutrition.net/get_item_uv071.htm , peanut butter, oats, glutamine, creatine, ice - mixed in blender).

11:30pm: Sleep.

*All beverages were water, including all shakes with the exception of the last one which was made with skim milk.

Workout 11/04

Back

Close-Grip Cable Row - 100x10, 120x8, 140x6

Reverse DB Fly - 15x10, 25x8, 30x6

BB BOR (Bent-Over-Row) - 115x10, 135x8, 155x6

Straight Arm P/D - 80x10, 100x8, 120x6

Biceps

Rope Hammer Curl - 80x10, 100x8, 120x6

DB Curl - 25x10, 30x8, 35x5

BB Curl -40x10, 60x8, 60x8

Forearms

BTB (Behind-the-Back) Curl: 80x20, 80x20, 80x20

TWU Lock Down Diet 2010

Alright folks, it's time to lock it up. I'm doing a diet challenge with one of my friends, one the likes of which I've never tried before. We made a master list of foods that are acceptable (Including beverages). There is to be no food ingested that is not approved by the master list. By doing this, we ensure we are eating healthy and clean in order to reach our fitness goals. I will be blogging throughout this endeavor to keep my sanity, but more importantly to share the experience - for anyone who might come across this, who knows? It may inspire them to make some changes as well.

Here are a few guildelines we have to follow:

Weigh-ins every 3 weeks.

1 cheat day per week.

"Fines" instituted for any off-scheduled cheats. $50 for first infraction and $25 extra on top for each repeat offense.

And obviously - follow only food/drink on the master list.

I'll be blogging what I eat/drink and my workouts here for the time being. If you want to follow along you're more than welcome. Should be fun..

“Let me tell you something, getting huge doesn't happen by accident. It also doesn't happen overnight. It takes a plan, the right plan. That plan involves a basic formula that will work 100% of the time:

Pt + C/I + F + s = H2

That is, take proper training, combine it with consistency/intensity, and add it to proper food mixed with the right supplements, and you will get large. So stick with the plan. Implement the formula. Reap the rewards.”