Life Improvement

Back on track and first ride

I'm starting this tracking thing up again. I'm back to 235 after the birth of our daughter. I'm using the Primal Blueprint to lose at least 20 lbs. It's a fitness and nutrition plan that emphasizes low intesnity, distance exercise, while also reducing sugar and grains from the diet. If it stresses me out too much or I don't get any accelerated results I'll go back to the old tried and true plan.

Here's my first dataset:

14.4 Mile ride
Easy pace
1,335 Calories Burned

Next exercise: 1 hour walk, tomorrow. 

Exercise Log

100 Hindu Squats

3x20 Crunches

3x20 Bicycle Maneuvers

Leg Lifts till Failure

2  Bridge to Plank

2x15 Concentration Curls

3x15 Upright Rows

3x15 Bench Press

3x15 Step Ups

3x10 Seated Shoulder Press

Total Calories Burned = 466

Note: This was my first strength training session in 2 weeks and it HURT! I need to stay focused on making these part of my routine. I'm going to go again on Thursday with some minor variations.

Exercise Log

Cycling 40 Miles

2'20"

17.1 MPH Avg.

2,691 Calories Burned

This was a hot & humid Summer ride on the Mississippi Rive Levee from Carrollton to Destrehan and back. I'm proud of my time and average speed because I ended up going out alone today. I wouldn't say this was my best ride ever but I felt pretty good for most of it. Definitely struggled at the end.

Cheat Meals

6/12 Lola's

Wine, Chicken, Tortilla Espanol, Bread & Butter

Approx. 1,200 Calories

6/13 Pho Tau Bay

Vietnamese Spring Rolls and Bun Ga

Approx. 1,100 Calories

Candy

Approx. 1,000 Calories

Exercise Log

Cycling 12.25 Miles

786 Calories Burned

Exercise Log

Cycling 5.5 Miles

393 Calories Burned

Cycling 2.5 Miles

157 Calories Burned

Vitals Update

220.2 lbs 

This is so frustrating. The plateau has now stretched into week 7. I need to quit the cheat meals and stop skipping workouts.

Cheat Meal

Doritos, Jellybeans, and Starburst

940 Calories

Ugh. WTF?

Exercise Log

Cycling 5.5 miles
Calories burned = 373

Cycling 5.5 Miles
Calories burned = 373

Exercise Log

Cycling 40 Miles

2'10" 

17.3 MPH AVG

Calories Burned = 2,787

This was an excellent, if hot, 40 mile ride from S. Carrollton Ave to Destrehan, along the Mississippi River. The river is totally swollen and created a beautiful Southern backdrop for our grueling adventure. Lately that's th sort of the thing that makes me happy to live in New Orleans.