Mindflayer's looking for abs Log
I Turned 55 a month ago. On my birthday my 7d.a.wt. was 166.77 lbs. I have lots of financial, education, and fitness goals, and thought I should start posting to give myself an extra boost.
Since I am up there in age, I am not trying to build muscle to look good for the ladies. I have been studying health and longevity for a while and so i thought it would be better to set an alternative goal. If I end up looking better that is just a bonus.
The actual goal is to become more healthy. By that I mean.
Eat better, get a good night sleep, exercise regularly, lower my weight and keep/gain a bit of strength.
I will give more explanation of those goals as time goes on.
At the top of my list is to lose enough body fat/weight to see a six pack. I am sure I do enough ab exercises to actually have abs, but it is hidden under a layer of fat.
I have been tracking my weight and exercise daily since January 1 and will post my morning weight and 7 day average, (7d.a.wt shortened to 7d) which I use as my actual weight. When you see my diet, you will know why.
I am sure this log will change over time, but as it may be interesting, I will post about all the things that I am doing to get my health in good shape.
See you at the other end.
The chicken looks tasty!
Jan 7
173.0 lbs
2250 Calories
20,165 steps
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Jan 8
174.3
2140 Calories
20,317 steps
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Ate too many calories on Jan 11, need to plan better.
Jan 9
175.0 lbs =( Fasting day
Calories??
21,758 steps
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Jan 10
171.0 lbs
1960 Calories
20,781 steps
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Dec 11
174.3 lbs
2320 calories
20,084 steps
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Dec 12
175.0 lbs
1880 Calories
20,113 steps
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Today's lunch.
That is a scoop of strawberry yoghurt..
Jan 13
173.5 lbs Failed Fasting Day.
980 Calories ... I failed at 11pm and ate 980 calories in 1h. I was out in the evening and got back at 10pm.
I should have been sleeping by 10:30..
20,048 steps
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Jan 14
171.5 lbs
1410 Calories
20,386 steps
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Jan 15
171.2 lbs
1620 calories
20,691 steps
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Jan 16
171.0 lbs
2320 calories
20,028 steps
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Jan 17
174.1 lbs
1290 Calories
20,546 Steps
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Jan 18
173.4 lbs
2530 calories
20,054 steps
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Jan 19
173.7 lbs
1780 Calories
20,231 steps
Abs day.
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Jan 20 Fasting Day
173.5 lbs
0 Calories
20,230 steps
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Jan 21
170.1 lbs
2360 Calories (gotta be careful here...)
20,409 steps
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yesterday's lunch
sardines, egg whites, broccoli and protein drink (water, unsweetened almond milk and chocolate whey protein powder)
Jan 22
172.3 lbs
2000 calories
15,492 steps
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Actual was 11,117 steps
I did 35 minutes on a stairmaster at level 4.. 44 steps per minute
Which counted for 0 steps as I had my hands on the bars.
added 4375 steps for the 35 minutes . Was 2 minutes from puking at the end.
I needed to set a base level and then go from there.
Goal is to be able to do level 4 for 80 minutes straight. about 2800 feet of elevation gain.
Am planning an old hike I did many many times when I was younger.
Haven't done it in 15 years and have set a date last Wed in June to do that hike again.
Jan 23
172.8 lbs
2080 Calories
25,035 steps (make up from yesterday)
Legs feel good.
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today's lunch
Jan 24
174.3 lbs
2670 Calories: Thought I was at 2000 calories, NOPE! ** see below.
23,319 steps
I ate out last night..
ordered bacon shrimp carbonara
thought it would be around 1200 calories
but had no Idea so I looked it up on the
restaurant menu calorie guide and found it
was an astounding 1900 calories!! ugh.
(I ate the garlic bread too)
Jan 25,
174.2 lbs
2300 Calories
20,096 steps
Jan 26
wt?
2220 calories
21,117 steps
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Jan 27
174.8lbs
1960 Calories
20,005 steps
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Jan 28
171.9 lbs
1800 calories
20,627 steps
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Jan 29
173.6 lbs
2020 calories
20,069 steps
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Jan 30
174.3 lbs Off the rails a bit in the days +- the Lunar new year.
2300 calories? (i am sure this is low, but hard to count when you are
having different servings of many dishes)
20,189 steps. Will have to up my steps today as i will be in an all day conference tomorrow sitting for +8h.
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Today's lunch is all protien.
2x protein drink
4 egg whites and
some Cha(r) Siu (Roast Pork)
Jan 31
174.6 lbs
1600 Calories
24,142 steps
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Feb 1
171.0 lbs
1580 Calories
20,388 steps
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Feb 2
171.7 lbs
1830 Calories
20,165 steps
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Yesterday's lunch
2x Protein Drink
Quick Note:
I have officially been on 2+2 for TWENTY YEARS!
(without being banned)
I see a lot of you will be joining me soon.
Cheers!
Feb 3
172.6 lbs
2410 Calories
20,053 steps
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Feb 4
173.2 lbs
1750 Calories
20,750 steps
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Feb 5
172.1 lbs
2050 Calories
20,226 steps
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Feb 6
173.2 lbs
2500 Calories
21,891 steps
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Feb 7
172.6 lbs
2400 Calories
22,488 steps
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Feb 8
171.9 lbs
1300 Calories
20,041 steps
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Superbowl Sunday Lunch
Can of Tuna, scoop of low cal mayo, relish, 2 egg whites and Wraps.( Looked for protein wraps in my local store.. couldn't find them)
Better have a protein drink as well before I overload on nachos and other junk.
