Yesterday was my brother-in-laws 40ish-something birthday. And 19 people showed up to celebrate — all immediate family; sisters, brothers, kids, parents. And that wasn’t even all of us. I see a reality show in the works here!

So with birthdays, comes eating. And with all birthday celebrations, we usually choose one of the family favorites … last night’s selection was Roma’s Pizzeria. So what to do — it would be rude not to eat at least 5 slices, right? It is equivalent to not slurping your ramen soup in Japan. It’s insulting to the host. So, I didn’t want to be rude.

The good news is that yesterday’s weight was 170.5 and this morning’s weight, drumroll please … 5 slices of wonderfully delicious veggie and cheese pizza and nearly 1500 calories just for dinner later, I gained a whopping 0.5 pounds. Why?

Morning weight 171

Life lesson #67 – Plan your day for the day. If you know you’re going to enjoy a family feast, that is just one meal. You have plenty of opportunities before that to make choices that do not throw you off track and off goal.

Today’s Meals:

• 8:15am – Before my shake, drank 8 ounces of Herbalife Herbal Concentrate Tea with a Stevia in the Raw packet.  Herbalife Formula 1 French Vanilla Protein Shake. 5 oz of Healthy Balance Apple Juice, 6 fresh strawberries with stems, 1/2 cup of Costco Organic Frozen Blueberries, and 1/2 frozen banana. 1 scoop of Formula 1 and 2 scoops of Herbalife Personalized Protein Powder. 1 cup of spinach. 1 cup of cabbage. 1 cup of kale. Nature Made B12. Herbalife supplements:
  • Formula 2 Multivitamin
  • Formula 3 Cell Activator
  • Herbalifeline
  • Xtra-Cal Advanced
  • Garden 7
  • Coq10
  • Tri-Shield
  • Total Control
  • Ultimate Prostate Formula
  • Florafiber
  • Xtra-Cal
  • Male Factor
  • Joint Support
  • Mega Garlic Plus
• 9:05am – In preparation for my workout in an hour –  Herbalife24 Prepare (2 scoops)
• 10:20am – During workout — 1 Kind Plus Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate bar
• 12:30pm – 2 slices of leftover vegetarian pizza and a Morning Star Grillers Prime
• 4:30pm – 1 slice of leftover vegetarian pizza and 1 Hawaiian Host chocolate covered macadamia nut
• 7:40pm – Chinese food
  • 1 serving salt and pepper deep fried mushrooms
  • 1 serving of egg fried rice
  • 3/4 of a veggie egg roll
  • 1 serving of sesame tofu (extra crispy, less sauce)
  • 1 1/4 patties of vegetable egg foo yung (extra crispy, less sauce)
  • 1 bowl of veggie hot and sour soup

Meal 1.1

Meal 2

Meal 2.1

Meal 3

Food and Exercise

TODAY’S ACTIVITIES:

• P90X variations to compensate for left shoulder pain. In this order. 1 minute rest between sets. This is a run rest day, but rest doesn’t mean do nothing towards my goal.
  • 1st Movement
    • Chest. Standard push-up, 31 reps
    • Shoulders. “V” shoulder press with 20 lbs, 16 reps
    • Biceps. In-and-out curls with 20 lbs, 16 reps
  • 2nd Movement
    • Chest. Wide fly push-ups, 31 reps
    • Shoulders. Alternating shoulder press with 20 lbs, 16 reps (8 per side)
    • Biceps. Static arm curls, 20 lbs, 16 reps (8 per side)
  • 3rd Movement
    • Chest. Military press, 25 reps
    • Shoulders. Arnold Schwarzenegger press, 20 lbs, 16 reps
    • Biceps. Full supination concentration curls, 30 lbs, 16 reps (8 per side)
  • 4th Movement
    • Chest. Diamond push-ups, 31 reps
    • Shoulders. Deep swimmers press, 20 lbs, 16 reps
    • Biceps. One Arm Crouching Cohen Curls, 22.5 lbs, 16 reps
  • 5th Movement
    • Chest. 10 second rest between sets. Ended with a burn dumbbell set
      • 1st set, 7 wide pushups
      • 2nd set, 7 standard grip
      • 3rd set, 7 military
      • 4th set, 7 wide pushups
      • 5th set, 7 standard grip
      • 6th set, 7 military
      • 7th set, 16 reps, floor dumbbell presses, 40 lbs
    • Shoulders. Alternating shoulder press, 20 lbs, 16 reps (8 per side)
    • Biceps. Twenty-ones, 17.5 lbs. 7 reps (low to midline), 7 reps (midline to full), 7 reps (full motion)

Thursday, 08-15-2013