When was the last time you did something out of your normal routine for 5 days? How about 15 days? 30, 40 days? How about 50 days? It’s been awhile for me, but it’s been extremely helpful in keeping focused and on track. Life lesson #50 – Consistency is life-changing.

Morning weight 169.5

Today’s Meals:

•  8am –  Herbalife Formula 1 French Vanilla Protein Shake. 5 oz of Healthy Balance Apple Juice, 1/2 cup of Costco Organic Frozen Blueberries, 4 large Costco strawberries, and 1/2 frozen banana. 2 scoops of Formula 1 and 2 scoops of Herbalife Personalized Protein Powder. Herbalife supplements:
  • Formula 2 Multivitamin
  • Formula 3 Cell Activator
  • Herbalifeline
  • Xtra-Cal Advanced
  • Mega Garlic Plus
• 11:50pm – Jade Restaurant
  • 1 serving of General Sesame Tofu (crispy and less sauce)
  • 1/2 cup of fresh, steamed broccoli
  • 1 serving of Chinese pea sprouts in garlic sauce
  • 1 cup of steamed rice
• 1:45pm – Asian Hotel Toast with 2 tbsp of Skippy Peanut Butter
• 4:40pm – 1/2 banana with 1/2 of a Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter
• 8:15pm – Sinagong vegetarian with sides of crispy tofu. Had 2 servings and for my salty side, Hawaiian Style Mango Habanero chips.
• 9pm – Dessert! Back-to-back desserts! Ikeda Homemade Peach Pie with Crystal Ice Cream.

Meal 2

Meal 2.1, 2.2

Meal 3

Meal 3.1

Food and exercise

Today’s Activities:

•  First run of the week. Just need to get my feet and legs back under me. Two overpasses and directly into a 10 mph headwind. Actually passed a biker heading into the second overpass. Felt a little awkward, but I wasn’t trying to beat her. I just maintained my pace.

Dropped off my wife at the store and ran home.

Jarod came to fame based on his well-documented fascination with Subway 6″ sandwiches. If my memory is correct, my man Jarod lost over 100 pounds pounding down 6″ after 6″ sandwich. That’s a great story, but you’ve got to really love sandwiches.

Don’t get me wrong — check my food journals. I eat Subway too. Who doesn’t like a quick and tasty sandwich — the Five-Dollar Footlong, but I couldn’t do it everyday. If you can, more power to you. Life lesson #49 – Variety is not boring. 

Morning weight 170.5

Soapbox Moment! Take a look at this snapshot and tell me what’s wrong with this picture! I know, I know. You pay for the service of eating out, but have some personal accountability folks. Just because you’re eating out doesn’t mean you check your sense of responsibility at the door. Ask yourself this … if you were invited to a friend’s house for dinner and your child made this mess on the floor, would you get up, wipe off the BBQ sauce from your face, throw your overly used napkin on the table and tell your friends, thanks for the wonderful meal and just leave? If you answered yes … I think you just found your answer to why people don’t invite you over anymore!

Would You Leave This Mess?

Today’s Meals:

• 8:15am –  Herbalife Formula 1 French Vanilla Protein Shake. 5 oz of Healthy Balance Apple Juice, 1/2 cup of Costco Organic Frozen Blueberries, 4 large Costco strawberries, and 1/2 frozen banana. 2 scoops of Formula 1 and 2 scoops of Herbalife Personalized Protein Powder. Herbalife supplements:
  • Formula 2 Multivitamin
  • Formula 3 Cell Activator
  • Herbalifeline
  • Xtra-Cal Advanced
  • Mega Garlic Plus
• 1pm – Noodles & Company. Definitely not my first visit to this place, but the first time I knew that I could add a side salad or soup for $1. I hear a commercial campaign … One – One – One Dollar Side Soup! Ok, not as catchy as the Subway classic, but one dollar! Order it and enjoy! And bravo to Noodles & Company for having the domain name Noodles.com … very impressive!
  • Whole Grain Tuscan Linguine
  • Side Tomato Basil Bisque
• 3pm – Filipino dessert/breakfast treat
  • Suman
  • 1 serving of Nestle Rich Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix
  • 1 cup of water
• 3pm – Ritter Sport Milk Chocolate with Hazelnut – 2 squares 
• 6pm – Leatherbys
  • Special Meal Combo
    • Egg salad sandwich
    • French fries
    • Didn’t order a drink — water is and will always be favorite
    • Small banana nut and hot fudge sundae with all the fixins!
• 9pm – Herbalife Herbal Aloe Concentrate Mango

Summary — not to beat a horse, but even just typing this makes me reiterate I Am The New Jarod! You choose!  What plan you would not only start, but stick to. Variety or Same Old, Same Old. No matter what plan it is, Jarod and I have a commonality, we were consistent and purposeful. Sure he turned his sandwich eating machine into a multi-millionaire spokesperson for all-things-weight-loss, but we still put our size 32-33 waist pants on one leg at a time.

Meal 2

Meal 2.1

Meal 3

Food, no exercise, but lots of service!

Today’s Activities:

•  Church service and hosting duties! Doing all the weights and cardio you could muster will do no good if you do not put more effort into spiritual weights and cardio.

What a wonderful way to cap off a week of family and food, but with even more family and food. Today we expect 50 people and I actually might even know them all. We’ll have catered Mexican and other miscellaneous grub to keep our guests happy, full, and entertained. Life lesson #48 – The secret to happiness is to do something for someone else. Host a party! If it’s 50 people or 5 people, be a host.

Happy 7th birthday to my niece and we dedicated her little 2-month-old brother to God and to the family.

Morning weight before all the festivities – 170

Today’s Meals:

• 8:30pm –  Herbalife Formula 1 French Vanilla Protein Shake. 5 oz of Healthy Balance Apple Juice, 1/2 cup of Costco Organic Frozen Blueberries, 4 large Costco strawberries, and 1/2 frozen banana. 2 scoops of Formula 1 and 2 scoops of Herbalife Personalized Protein Powder. Herbalife supplements:
  • Formula 2 Multivitamin
  • Formula 3 Cell Activator
  • Herbalifeline
  • Xtra-Cal Advanced
  • Mega Garlic Plus
• 11:15pm – Asian Baked Goods. Thanks Jade Garden for sharing!
  • Coconut filled sweet bun
  • 1 bite of Bakungo (not the kids roll-playing game). It’s a white, fluffy, sticky semi sweet dim sum style dessert that is usually cut into triangles. I’m not sure about the spelling, but it’s an odd dessert. It’s a 1-bite-only dessert even though I actually like it.
• 1:30pm – Herbalife24 Hydrate and Herbal Aloe Concentrate Mango
• 2:20pm – Catered Mexican food and fresh fruits.
  • 1 1/2 cheese and jalapeno tamales
  • 1 cheese enchilada
  • 3/4 cup of Spanish rice
  • 2 watermelon slices
• 3:45pm – Filipino bitko. My mother-in-laws specialty! Definitely restaurant-worthy!
• 5pm – Filipino dessert/breakfast food
  • 1 package of sticky sweet rice wrapped in a banana leaf
  • 1 serving (2 tbsp) of Nestle Rich Milk Chocolate Cocoa Mix in 1 cup of water
• 9:30pm – Homemade egg fried rice and kimchee

Meal 2

Meals 2.1 and 2.2

Meal 3

Food and family

Today’s ActivitieS:

•  Weights
  • Dumbbell floor presses. My wife was home today so this was a good time to check my assumptions I could do more weight without further injury. She helped me lift the 60 lb dumbbell off the floor to position and able to hoist without pain. With help lifting into first position, I feel I could do 75 lbs to help build bulk.
    • 1st set, 15 reps, 40 lbs
    • 2nd and 3rd sets, 12 reps, 50 lbs
    • 4th and 5th sets, 12 reps, 60 lbs
  • Biceps. Needed mini breaks at the 4th and 5th sets.
    • 1st set, 16 reps, In-and-Out curls, 20 lbs
    • 2nd set, 16 reps, Static Arm curls, 22.5 lbs
    • 3rd set, 16 reps, Concentration curls, 25 lbs
    • 4th set, 16 reps, Static Arm Curls, 25 lbs
    • 5th set, 16 reps, In-and-Out curls, 25 lbs

Sounds like one of those bad, cheesy jokes that usually starts off like “So I went in for an oil change and the next thing you know …” Well, the joke was definitely on me. It wasn’t the $140 oil change fee … that was expected. It was the fact that my vehicle with only 50,000 miles on it has an oil pan leak and it has to be replaced for $2,000+. Life lesson #47 – look at the bright side. You’re not paying $2,000, you’re paying $1,860 and the oil change is included! 

Morning weight 171. I win the battle of the Boardwalk! Jarod’s got nothing on me! I’m eating fried foods and lots of meals. The takeaway … eat what you like, eat lots of small meals, and be active!

Took the loaner car to Java Time donuts after hearing so much about this place from my brother-in-law. A picture says a thousand words and a thousand calories! This baby will set you back $28.50, but think about the bragging rights!

I Ordered the Large Donut!

Today’s Meals:

• 8:00am – Herbalife Formula 1 French Vanilla Protein Shake. 5 oz of Healthy Balance Apple Juice, 1/2 cup of Costco Organic Frozen Blueberries, 4 large Costco strawberries, and 1/2 frozen banana. 2 scoops of Formula 1 and 2 scoops of Herbalife Personalized Protein Powder. Not sure how detailed you read these, but if you’re an Adrian Monk, you probably notice there is no cabbage. My wife witnessed the shake making this morning and what I thought was just dirt on the cabbage apparently was mold. Herbalife supplements:
  • Formula 2 Multivitamin
  • Formula 3 Cell Activator
  • Herbalifeline
  • Xtra-Cal Advanced
  • Mega Garlic Plus
• 12:15pm – Royal Thai
  • Yellow tofu curry. Spicy, of course! If you sweat while you eat, you can eat more! That’s what I tell myself, but I’m sure there is some science behind it.
  • 3/4 veggie spring roll
  • 1 cup of salad with egg dressing
  • 1/4 cup of rice
  • 1 Thai ice tea
  • Herbalife Supplements
    • Formula 2 Multivitamin
    • Formula 3 Cell Activator
    • Herbalifeline
    • Xtra-Cal Advanced
    • Mega Garlic Plus
  • Nature Made B6
• 2:50pm – Java Time local donut shop.
  • Blueberry bar
  • 1 bite of a glazed claw with Captain Crunch and Fruit Loop topping
  • 1 bite of a cream puff
• 6:45pm – Jade Restaurant
  • 1 1/2 serving of General Sesame Tofu (crispy and less sauce)
  • 1/2 cup of fresh, steamed broccoli
  • 1 1/2 serving of Chinese pea sprouts in garlic sauce
  • 1 cup of steamed rice
  • 1/2 can of Hawaiian Sun Lilikoi Iced Tea
• 10:30pm – 1 Asian Hotel Bread (toasted) with North Shore Goodies Coconut Butter.

Meal 2

Meal 2.1

Meal 3

Food and light exercise

Today’s Activities:

• Clean and prepare house, backyard, and pool for a dual Saturday party. If there was an exercise equivalent, I would say this is a 1.5 mile run. 

The power of the written word is unmistaken. The pen is mightier than the sword … without Googling, I can guarantee was written by an Englishmen. Or if you are an SNL fan, “I’ll take Penis Mightier for $200 Alex” ~ Fake Sean O’Connor.

Well, this is not one of those moments … The Big Dipper Life lesson #46 – life has its ups and downs … enjoy them both!

Are people still saying “Staycation?” Well, that’s what my wife and I did today. A day trip to our favorite spot, Santa Cruz, California and the world-famous beach boardwalk. How could one not love this place? Beach – check! Roller coasters – check! Beach 20 yards from the roller coaster – check! Let’s go eat and ride, but definitely not in that order. I don’t have the teenager stomach any longer!

Morning weight 171.5. Let’s see what a day at the boardwalk will do at tomorrow’s weigh-in!

Today’s Meals:

• 8:15am – Herbalife Formula 1 French Vanilla Protein Shake. 5 oz of Healthy Balance Apple Juice, 1 cup of raw cabbage, 1/2 cup of Costco Organic Frozen Blueberries, 4 large Costco strawberries, and 1/2 frozen banana. 2 scoops of Formula 1 and 2 scoops of Herbalife Personalized Protein Powder. Herbalife supplements:
  • Formula 2 Multivitamin
  • Formula 3 Cell Activator
  • Herbalifeline
  • Xtra-Cal Advanced
  • Mega Garlic Plus
• 12:20pm – Our nomination for Triple D (Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives) and our favorite spot. All vegetarian all the time! Saturn Cafe.
  • 1 BBQ Ranch Chicken Burger with house dressing and jack cheese
  • 1/2 order of onion strings. I order these to make it my equivalent to one of my childhood favorites, the Carl’s Jr Western Bacon Cheeseburger.
  • 1/4 of my wife’s chicken and bacon club sandwich. She wins the ordering — don’t say anything, but I secretly wanted the remaining 3/4!
  • 1/4 of a pancake with house butter and syrup
  • 1 cup of fresh fruit
• 3:45pm – Self-proclaimed “Best Corndogs in the Country” at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Right in front of the bumper cars. I asked the “Jake” at the counter if they were the frozen kind. He said, they are the only one on the boardwalk that uses fresh and they dip using their own batter. He never tried one, but people like’em!
  • Veggie corndog. Ate 3/4th and my wife sacrificed and only ate the 1/4th. Both agree — they earned the title of Best Corndog in the County!
  • Small fries. 1/2 order
• 6:45pm – Pacific Thai Restaurant. Drove Pacific Avenue and car-window browsed to look for a spot to eat. This was the winner! They actually had “mock chicken” for an extra buck and we’ve never tried mock chicken in Thai food, so that streak ended today. Free parking on the street after 7pm, but even if you have to pay, forgo the parking garage and stay streetside. 1 quarter = 1 hour! Can’t beat that!
  • Yellow tofu curry
  • Hot and sour rice noodle soup with mock chicken. Stick with tofu. It was good, but not the best. It’s the mock chicken out of the can. Old Vegheads know what I’m talking about … newer vegetarians just trust me.
  • 1/4 cup of rice
• The Penny Ice Creamery. Times are good for this small business as they have now opened a second location. You may know the name from President Obama’s 2010 State of the Union Address.
  • 1 Tahitian Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Sandwich. Homemade, but not what I was expecting. The ice cream was very tasty. Rich, creamy … all that stuff. But I was expecting a a soft, chewy sandwich and it was quite the opposite. Wife had the Whiskey Bourbon and she seemed to enjoy it quite a lot.

Meal 2

Meal 2.1

Meal 3

Meal 3.1

Food and fun

Today’s Activities:

• Roller coasting, bumper-carring, merry-go-rounding, retro-arcading, and hand holding through the boardwalk! Thoughts of David Hasselhoff came to mind, but didn’t do the Bay Watch beach run.
• The Boardwalk comes equipped with an arcade full of newer and 80s games that I grew up on. Of course, I was drawn directly to Tron, Gorf, and Millepede. If you’re there, don’t play Tron … there was a reason the Hi-Score was only about 6,000. It was impossible to even finish Stage 1 Light Cycles because the joystick was broken in that direction. That wasn’t the case with Gorf though! Space General … not too bad for at least a 25 year weekend furlough.

Gorf Hi-Score / Honorable Mention Millepede

After a day at the California State Fair and all it’s fried and dipped glory,  can say the answer is YES! Buttered corn and cinnamon rolls are friendlies. Well, a friend you see maybe 2-4 times a year, but you text regularly. “Let’s hang out soon” “I’ll call you later” “Let’s do lunch next week” Definitely friendly, but not invite-to-your-wedding material.

Morning weight 172. Post buttered and parmesan cheese corn and fried jack cheese sticks – 171.

Life lesson #44 – Bad decisions have consequences, but use insight to determine if some decisions just aren’t that bad. Some people beat themselves up over every misstep, perceived or actual. Others have no barometer to say “Stop!” In the immortal words of Mr. Miyagi, “Balance Danielsan, Balance!”

Today’s Meals:

• 7:30am – Herbalife Formula 1 French Vanilla Protein Shake. 5 oz of Healthy Balance Apple Juice, 1 cup of raw cabbage, 1/2 cup of Costco Organic Frozen Blueberries, 4 large Costco strawberries, and 1/2 frozen banana. 2 scoops of Formula 1 and 2 scoops of Herbalife Personalized Protein Powder. 
• 10:50am – Power Crunch Cookies & Cream Bar
• 1:05pm – Chinese food
  • 1 serving of sesame tofu
  • 1 serving of egg fried rice
  • 1 serving of salt and pepper mushroom
  • 1 1/4 patties of vegetarian egg foo yung
  • 2 Bahlsen Choco Leibniz Milk Biscuits
• 3:45pm – Herbalife Recovery Drink. 1 scoop of Herbalife24 Rebuild Endurance and 1 scoop of Herbalife24 Rebuild Strength. Mixed in 14 ounces of water.
• 5:30pm – Dos Coyotes Veggie Ranchero Burrito. Wife and I split. We don’t eat that much because we eat throughout the day and there would be no way either of us could finish one on our own and as an added bonus, it saves us a ton of money on eating out.
  • Cooking Tip – if you order it, ask for the chips and the guacamole on the side. The chips won’t get soggy from the ranchero sauce and the guac won’t make the inside of the burrito cold. Also, ask for the burrito “extra crispy”. It will make the cheese taste like the best tasting slice of pizza you’ve ever had.

Meal 2 and 2.1

Food, physical therapy, and exercise

Today’s Activities:

•  Physical therapy. Total 4 sessions, 3rd with Doug.
  • Left shoulder. Measurable results in range of motion. My increased movement and pushing beyond pain thresholds is starting to break down the scar tissue. Continue as planned.
  • Right arm/fingers. Advised this pain is not improving and in many day-to-day activities, actually much worse. Doug tugged and pulled and there is relief. Doesn’t want the pain to continue because it can cause a scarring of the nerve which leads to a lifelong issue. Best relief, pressure on L-5 vertebrae. It’s like Doug transforms into a WWF wrestler and puts a sleeper hold on me. That L-5 pressure press is instant relief and delight!
  • Next session scheduled. In the meantime, use the medication previously prescribed to see if there is any relief. It’s anti-inflammation qualities can be extremely helpful.
• Weights:
  • Dumbbell floor presses
    • 1st set, 15 reps, 40 lbs
    • 2-5th set, 12 reps, 50 lbs. Movement was slow and controlled down and explode up
  • Standing “Bar”Curl. Used the Same weight I was pressing to curl with both hands. Arm position is similar to a hammer curl.
    • 1st set, 15 reps, 40 lbs
    • 2-5th set, 10 reps, 50 lbs
  • Lawnmowers or Dumbbell Rows. Right arm movement — not bad. Left arm movement. Cannot explode back without pain. Did the left arm with caution to prevent any setbacks.
    • 1st set, 6 reps, 40 lbs
    • 2-5th set, 4 reps, 50 lbs
• The Wolverine screening. Rating B+

Monday. New week. New checklist, but first, a trip to the California State Fair. The land of fried butter. Where fried Twinkies are considered health food. Where the answer to every question “Do you want _______ with that?” is an automatic “Yes!” It doesn’t matter at the fair … every answer is yes and more. Yes, please dip my roasted corn on the cob in that vat of melted butter. Yes, please batter and deep fry my zucchini. And, “John” (they are all named John), can I have just a little more. The state fair is a tradition in our household. We go. We eat. We don’t feel a darn bit guilty!

So, the evaluation. Excluding today’s meals of course. Last week’s performance. Celebrate the good and readjust the not-so-good to be in alignment.

The Good                                           The Not-So-Good

• Weight remained steady            Didn’t eat many fresh fruits/veggies
•  Strength without pain                Unable to get left arm behind back
• Ate plenty of junkfood                Ate plenty of junkfood
• Able to do pushups                      Unable to do pullups
• Finished half-marathon             Since, only ran once.

Morning weight 171.

Writing down goals is a well-known task all successful people perform. Life lesson #43 – Don’t beat yourself up, but lift yourself up.

Today’s Meals:

• 9:45am – Herbalife Formula 1 French Vanilla Protein Shake. 5 oz of Healthy Balance Apple Juice, 1 cup of raw cabbage, 1/2 cup of Costco Organic Frozen Blueberries, 4 large Costco strawberries, and 1/2 frozen banana. 2 scoops of Formula 1 and 2 scoops of Herbalife Personalized Protein Powder. Herbalife supplements
  • Multivitamin
  • Cell Activator
  • Herbalifeline
  • Joint Support
  • Xtra Cal)
• 12:30pm – Taco Bell
  • 1 Black bean burrito
  • 1/2 Chalupa (no meat, sub beans)
  • 7 Hot sauce
• 1:45pm – Fair Food (in this order)
  • Cinnabon – World Famous and lives up to it!
  • Hot Dog on a Stick Jack Cheese
  • BBQ corn with butter, parmesan cheese, and paprika
• 7:45pm – Chinese food
  • 1 serving of sesame tofu
  • 1 serving of egg fried rice
  • 1 serving of salt and pepper mushroom
  • 1 bowl of vegetarian hot and sour soup
  • 1 1/2 patties of vegetarian egg foo yung
• 9pm – Herbalife supplements (not listed on MyFitnessPal … I took them after posting)
  • Multivitamin
  • Cell Activator
  • Herbalifeline

Meal 2

Fair Food! Meal 2.1

Meal 3

Fair food and holding hands!

Today’s Activities:

• Today was a non run type of day. Wife back in town and our annual trip to the fair. Walked the California State Fair and I got the hi-score for Tron! I’m an 80s child! Isn’t my best, but 30 years later, I’m still making it beyond the 4th round. This time, of all things, the light cycles got me. Darn you memory! I couldn’t remember to break right with a quick up or break right with a quick down.

Tron Hi-Score

Looks like whatever I eat these days, I can always get back into my new average. After a week of little to no fruits and vegetables, an entire pizza, and a couple of drumsticks (not the musical kinds) and throw out that post race weight of 168.5, I’m right back at where I started for.

Weight 171

Why is that? How can someone eat whatever foods they like to eat and eat 3-5, sometimes 6x’s per day and still remain the same weight. There’s article after article if you Google it, but in the spirit of keeping things simple, a food journal has to be the most useful accountability tool. I use MyFitnessPal.

I’m sure there’s others that do just the same, but this one has all the things I need. A food UPC scanner for ease of entry. You can remember your prior meals and create your own meals for future entries. And oh, it’s free. Life lesson #42 – there are no excuses when it’s free!

TODAY’S MEALS:

• 8am – Shake and vitamins
  • Herbalife Formula 1 Instant Healthy Meal Chocolate
    • 4 oz of Blue Diamond Almond Milk
    • 4 oz of water
    • 2 scoops of Herbalife Instant Meal Chocolate
    • 1/2 cup of raw cabbage
    • 1/2 raw (frozen) banana
    • 1 tspn of Skippy Chunky peanut butter
  • Supplements
    • Herbalife Formula 2 Multivitamin
    • Herbalife Formula 3  Cell Activator
    • Herbalife Herbalifeline
    • Nature’s Made B6
• 2:20pm – Jack’s Urban Eats — “we have no eggs today” To which I said, “huh?” and “to go, please” Going to eat this sucka at home because I have a drumstick with my name on it.
  • 1/2 Salad with balsamic vinaigrette
    • beets
    • since no eggs, two portions of garbanzo
    • tomato
    • broccoli
    • apples
  • Macaroni and cheese
  • Nestle Drumstick
• 5:45pm – Justin’s Chocolate Hazelnut Butter packet
• 7pm – VitaCoco Pure Coconut Water (1/4)
• 7:30pm – Top Ramen with egg
• 10:55pm – 1 1/2 cups of Kimchee Fried Rice at our late night spot. Wife was hungry after returning from Oahu and how can I turn down a late night snack with my wife. Those are precious moments.

Meal 1

Meal 2

Meal 2.2

Meal 3

Meal 4

Food and promising exercise

Today’s Activities:

• Within 45 minutes of waking up, attempted some pushups. Old school pushups. Drop down and give me … whatever! Keep in mind that I was only able to do 3 just about a week ago before the left shoulder pain kicked in. Today, drumroll please, 21 perfect pushups. Almost time to dust off that P90 disc!
• Church service. We had a new volunteer today. Welcome Nick!

First time in at least 3-months I was able to do back-to-back weight training. It’s not a recommended plan to do the same body part in consecutive days, but it’s just been so long since I’ve been able to throw up any weights without severe, sharp pain in my left shoulder, I just couldn’t help myself. This morning, I still felt that familiar chest pump. Only one word … Yes! Life lesson #41 – Severe, sharp pains allow us time to slow down, reevaluate, and get a new plan.

Weight 171.5

Today’s Meals:

• 8am – Made a 16 ounce, but still full from the previous day’s pizza slices. Only drank 8 ounces and saved the remaining for my 10am snack. As far as snacks go, this will be a perfect one. Herbalife Formula 1 French Vanilla Protein Shake. 5 oz of Healthy Balance Apple Juice, 1 cup of raw cabbage, 1/2 cup of Costco Organic Frozen Blueberries, 4 large Costco strawberries, and 1/2 frozen banana. 2 scoops of Formula 1 and 2 scoops of Herbalife Personalized Protein Powder. Rather than a straw, used a spoon because I added 1 tbs of Diamond chopped walnuts. Herbalife supplements (Multivitamin, Cell Activator, Celluloss, Herbalifeline, Joint Support, Xtra Cal). Also took a Nature’s Made B6
• 10am – Remaining 8 oz from this morning. Herbalife Formula 1 French Vanilla Protein Shake. 5 oz of Healthy Balance Apple Juice, 1 cup of raw cabbage, 1/2 cup of Costco Organic Frozen Blueberries, 4 large Costco strawberries, and 1/2 frozen banana. 2 scoops of Formula 1 and 2 scoops of Herbalife Personalized Protein Powder.
• 12:15pm – Visited parents and had a childhood favorite! Mom’s homemade fried rice and egg. She also cooked up some crispy tofu wedges.
• 3:45pm – 1 slice of Pizza Guys White Garlic Sauce with pineapple and mushroom. McCormick’s red chili flakes. 1 Kind Plus Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate bar. Herbalife supplements (Multivitamin, Cell Activator, Celluloss, Herbalifeline, Joint Support, Xtra Cal, Garden 7)
• 7:45pm – 3 slices of Pizza Guys White Garlic Sauce with pineapple and mushroom. Poured McCormick’s red chili flakes.

Meal 1 and Meal 2.1

Meal 2

Food and no exercise

Today’s Activities:

• Visited parents! 

Ok, not quite Moses and the flood, but we both move by faith. By faith, Moses risked losing everything for the promises of God. By faith, I say I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Life lesson #40 – for those who say there is no such thing as faith, the next time you sit in a chair or drive on the freeway, you should believe otherwise.

Today’s Meals:

• 7:30am – Herbalife Formula 1 French Vanilla Protein Shake. 5 oz of Healthy Balance Apple Juice, 1 cup of raw cabbage, 1/2 cup of Costco Organic Frozen Blueberries, 4 large Costco strawberries, and 1/2 frozen banana. 2 scoops of Formula 1 and 2 scoops of Herbalife Personalized Protein Powder. Rather than a straw, used a spoon because I added 1 tbs of Diamond chopped walnuts. Herbalife supplements (Multivitamin, Cell Activator, Celluloss, Herbalifeline, Joint Support, Xtra Cal). Also took a Nature’s Made B6 — it’s a vegetarian thang!
• 11:30am –  Chinese food leftovers. 1 1/2 servings of general sesame tofu with steamed broccoli. 1/2 serving of steamed broccoli. 1/2 serving of vegetable chow mein. 8 ounces of water with 1/2 oz of Herbalife Herbal Aloe Concentrate Mango.
• 3:45pm – Pizza Guys White Garlic Sauce with pineapple and mushroom (5 slices). Added red chili flakes to each slice. Took 2 Herbalife Thermobond tablets with 8 ounces of water and Herbal Concentrate Tea. 1/2 Power Crunch Cookies and Cream 
• 9:15pm – Pizza Guys White Garlic Sauce with pineapple and mushroom (2 slices). 1/2 Power Crunch Cookies and Cream. Herbalife supplements (Multivitamin, Cell Activator, Celluloss, Herbalifeline, Joint Support, Xtra Cal, Garden 7).

Meal 2 and 4

Meal 3

Food and exercise

Today’s Activities:

• 5 continuous sets, no rest between, triceps and chest
• Chest. Floor dumbbell presses. Slow down for the negative burn and explode up. It’s time to build up bulk again!
  • 1 set, 15 reps (35 lbs)
  • 5 sets, 14 reps (50 lbs)
• Triceps. (5 sets, 16 reps each set). Floor triceps, P90X style. Lie on side and cross arm over the body and use your body weight to push up. Repeat on the other side. For the right tricep, I can actually throw my body weight up. For the left tricep, just getting my left arm across my body to get into position for the movement is major progress. I wasn’t able to do this just 2 weeks ago.
  
• Shoulders. Attempted standing “V” presses with 20 pound weights. After the 3rd rep, I  had to put the weights down. The pain in my left shoulder didn’t allow me to continue.
• Walk to Target and back.

Walk to the Store