Day 15

Well, I am on my way to developing a new habit of health.  I did not hit snooze this morning, I got out of bed shortly after my alarm went off, and dove right into my new morning routine.  It felt great building a healthy foundation for my entire day.

I really think this transition marks a milestone in my life or at least a sign of the times.  Shortly after I graduated from high school up until recently, my life was like that of a sporadic vagabond. I have always relished the unstructured approach to life, something was very appealing about it.  I was afraid of having a 9-5 job and I enjoyed staying up as late as I could. If I had any structure in my schedule it did not last for more than the period of a year.  The funny thing is, I have always surrounded myself with schedules, but they would always fail due to this lifestyle.

Times have changed, the next chapter of my life is underway.  I am a father now, a home owner, and an individual that people rely on for their well-being.  The vagabond lifestyle no longer works.  In reality, the structure of the new life allows for a more organized routine.   The structure and routine compliment my attributes and I strive when things are organized and scheduled.

The 30 Day Challenge | Where are you now?

I have been looking forward to the challenge today since Dr A first mentioned it.  We get to take the Health Evaluation!

Health Evaluation

Click here to take Dr. A's Health Evaluation Questionnaire.

Questions:

1. When you get your score, compare it to your estimate from last time. How far off were you? 
2. Are you less healthy than you expected to be? 
3. Where do we go from here?

My Answers:

1. I scored a 89.76.  This came as a bit of a surprise.  My lifestyle has already changed considerably, and I guess when you look at the "cold turkey" approach to dropping my old lifestyle, it makes sense.  I guessed my score was going to be 80 last week.  Out of curiosity, I took the test as the old me (the guy from less than a month ago) and scored a -31.68.  I am glad I switched tracks when I did.
2. The scores that came up negative or 0 are things I am aware of and current working towards improving.  According to this questionnaire, I am healthier than I expected.
3. My score will increase significantly when I lose a lot of this weight and my work out routine matures.  So, I will continue to do things as I am now with slight adjustments along the way.

FOOD | More food please

Ok, I am convinced that I need to start hitting my calorie goal for the day, or else.  I really need to visit Brian's list of healthy protein rich snacks that will deliver some more calories.  My body got really cold today, most likely because I had only consumed a combined 265 calories from MEAL 1 & 2.  When I finally ate lunch, which was an hour or more over due, my body went into a mini-food coma.  I got really hot and started to sweat a little.  I know a lack of water is not the problem.  This will be an ongoing experiment until I find some optimal balance.

Here are my results for the day:

Food Log Entries:

Alarm went off at 5:15, laid in bed reading some news feeds and weather.  The morning routine went very well.

6:00 - Peaches and oatmeal for breakfast.  I drank 20oz of water with my meal, I will be drinking it with my stretch routine tomorrow morning.

8:50 - Carrots and dip, I realized this snack is only 60 calories, 13 grams of carbs, 0 fat, and 1 gram of protein.  Perhaps I need to a string cheese or some other healthy snack.

12:15 - Fish, cottage cheese, and broccoli for lunch.  A little later than expected, the wife's client canceled, and we stopped by the Sprint store to replace her phone.  Lunch was good, and just in time.  I was starting to feel a little low on energy.

1:00 - Feeling really warm and low on energy.  I think MEAL 2 needs to consist of more.  I was really cold between MEAL 2 and 3 and now I am really hot.

2:00 - Feeling back to my normal self, started drinking some water.  I think the small MEAL 2 may be the problem.  I really should shoot for 300 calories per meal.

3:05 - Greek yogurt and peaches, very good snack

6:00 - Citrus Chicken Recipe from the Insanity Guide.  Good stuff.

8:00 - Banana

The banana felt necessary, I had a decent workout that created an even larger calorie deficit.

EXERCISE | The Rippin' & Tearin'

The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout is getting a little annoying at this point.  I subscribed to 20 minute workouts 3 time a week at light intensity.  The workout scheduled for last night lasted for 9 minutes, 3 of which were cool down stretches.  I am not sure if this is a programming issue, or by design.  Regardless, it was no where near enough.  So, I did a handful of free range stuff to get my heart rate up.  Sit-ups, push-ups  tri-dips, jumping knee tucks, and some balance work on the ball.  I find myself smiling as I work out, because I am continuously reminding myself of what I am working towards.