E2M program R7W5D4
Weekly update a few days early. Travelling for work, then pleasure, leaving tomorrow for 10 days.
Diet
Water intake, food prep and eating on plan is pretty much routine. Have snacked on some chocolate a little here and there. Maybe more cashews than the proper portion. A few beers Saturday in Cape May, but that was it. Going to do my best on the trip for Week 6. 5 days in San Antonio for work, then to Colorado for some snowboarding. Not worried about the time in S.A. hotel restaurant and convention food. Colorado will be the test since we're staying at a Microtel in Georgetown and day tripping to 4 different resorts. Watching the Super Bowl in CO, then taking the red-eye back to Philly afterwards. Hopefully not to a city in ruins.
Exercise
Did the circuits and TCC spin bike sessions a day early to get in 5 days before travelling. Plan to stay active in the hotel gym with the circuits, treadmill and spin bikes. Snowboarding will be the activity in CO. Plan to be back into the standard routine when I return into Week 7.
Weight
1/2/22 Starting weight = 235.4
2/1/23 current weight =180.4
Diff: weekly down .2 total lost = 55
Maintaining well. Not going to change anything really just yet. Over C-19, exercise has been good.
Wife is maintaining her weight and no C-19 from exposure around me.
E2M program R7W7D2
Overdue update as I was travelling for work and pleasure from 2/3 - 2/12.
Diet
Did well with healthy choices for the time in San Antonio. Stuck to a decent eating window. Did cheat a bit in the evening with choices at the frequent Tex-Mex eating locations, making much healthier choices than the others I was dining with. Limited the adult beverages to beer or bourbon over margaritas. Once in Colorado, opened the eating window earlier with plans to hit the slopes early and all day, having breakfast where we stayed, eating 1 meal at the mountain, then dinner out. At the Microtel lodging, made the best of the options available. At the AirBnB, I made a breakfast egg frittata for all of us that lasted our 2 day stay. On the mountain, stayed away from the pizza, burgers and FF for a salad with chicken, but always included a large cookie. Out to dinner, let things go a little, but again healthier choices than the others I was dining with. Avoided nervous eating and drinking at the pub stop to watch the Super Bowl. Great game, not happy with the outcome.
Exercise
Got 3 good days of circuits, cardio and extra credit workouts in the hotel gym in San Antonio. Actually the first time I've been in a gym since I don't know when. At least before C19 shut everything down, cancelled my gym membership last year. Was on my feet all day during the convention and walked everywhere. Felt good for all 4 full days on the slopes in CO. No issues with altitude or fatigue to note. Slept a few hours on the red-eye flight Monday morning, called out of work to unpack/unwind, managed to get back into the routine with a run, circuit and extra credit. Will be taking advantage of the weather this week to walk at lunch.
Weight
1/2/22 Starting weight = 235.4
2/14/23 current weight =181
Diff: weekly up .6 total lost = 54.4
Happy with myself to not go off the rails like I did during the holiday trip to FL. Proves that staying active and mostly healthy food choices, cheating in moderation, will prevent any significant weight gain. Weekly, tale of the tape measurements proved that as well.
While I was away, wife was home and enjoyed some desserts, scaring herself straight with a 4lb increase. Got back to focusing on what to eat, with exercise and has already dropped back to where she was.
