OPoCCtGP's Week 29, July 13 - July 19 blog

Sunday, JULY 13
Workout -
None really. Walked to the fireworks in Glendale Heights.

Food -
Raspberry almond muffins. Fruit pizza. Too much of it. Chocolate covered strawberries. Grilled peaches with cream. Muffin. Chocolate covered almonds. Caramel. Half panini. Fruit. Buttermilk.

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Monday, JULY 14
Workout -
None. Just some stretches.

Food -
Muffin. Leftover panini. Leftover fruit. Tofu curry with coconut rice. Orange stick. English muffin. Buttermilk. Other stuff. Forgot. :(

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Tuesday, JULY 15
Workout -
Ran 2.8 miles at 10:00 min mile. .2 miles at 8:35 min mile. Nearly died. :)
Squats w/ 45 lbs - 12 x 3.
Stair calf raises w/ 5 lb disc - 12 x 3 each leg.
Walking lunges w/ 20 lb each hand - 10 x 3 total.

Food -
8:30 am - Raspberry almond muffin
11:00 am - Buttermilk
12:20 pm - Half Chipotle Burrito Bowl w/ less rice, no sour cream, some cheese, lots of guac.
2:00 pm - Rest of Chipotle Burrito Bowl, chocolate orange stick
3:00 pm - 1/2 of coconut icecream bar
5:00 pm - Lots of cherries
9:00 pm - English muffin with butter, large bowl of roasted red pepper and tomato soup. 3 chocolate almonds. :)

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Wed, JULY 16
Workout -
Ran 5 miles at Busse.

Food -
9:15 am: 250 ml of buttermilk
9:50 am: 3/4 cup coconut rice with मटर पनीर. Lots of पनीर.
11:00 am: 1 cup fresh pineapple
1:30 pm: Mrs. Mays almond clusters (1/2 bag)
2:00 pm: 2 चपाती, मटर पनीर with too much पनीर.
2:25 pm: 1 chocolate orange stick
4:30 pm: Cappuccino
5:10 pm: 2 snickerdoodle cookies
10:00 pm: English muffin with butter, bowl of roasted red pepper soup.

ATC (the langadi ghodi) July 13th to July 20th

My ankle is still troublesome, am waiting on my insurance card to go see a doc. But been researching,
I think its my tendon, have had probs with it before and went for physiotherapy. Think its back...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles_tendon
and been good about taking care after every workout. Yesterday, after the 4 miles fast walking I soaked in ICE water for nearly 10 mins. Its a different issue that I didn't feel my toes till I took a shower. Been wearing a wrap all the time for support. Ugh...one time when you need part of your body functional...hence, a langadi ghodi :(

Monday-
7:15am Breakfast- Authentic Green Tea
Snack- None
12:15pm Lunch- Rajma Chawal & small slice of chocolate fudge
Snack-None
5:15pm Dinner- Rajma 1 Paratha
10:15pm After dinner- 1/4 cookie
Workout- stretched, Fast walking 4 miles( Its unfortunate that my ankle is annoying but the race is near and I can't afford to fall back
by not working out at all. So slowly reintroducing the walks/runs. Not pushing too much to aggravate the ankle.)
Tuesday-
7:15am Breakfast- Authentic Green Tea
Snack-
11:15pm Lunch- Pasta Salad
Snack- pringle chips snack size
10:15pm Dinner- 2 paneer Paratha
10:15pm After dinner
Workout- stretch and bike 11.87 miles in 65 mins
Wednesday-
7:15am Breakfast- Chocolate Mocha
Snack-
11:15pm Lunch- 2 roti with aloo sabjee
Snack-
9:15pm Dinner- 1 slice of pizza
10:15pm After dinner
Workout- none...:(
Thursday-
7:15am Breakfast- Chocolate Mocha
Snack- Green Tea
11:15pm Lunch- McDonalds #8 Southern Style Sandwich, fries and coke
Snack- Green Tea and 1/2 bowl of pasta
9:15pm Dinner- Nothing...too tired dozzed off
10:15pm After dinner- nothing
Workout- none...:(...body was dead...
Friday-
7:15am Breakfast- Fantasy Vanilla and toast with slice of cheese
Snack-
11:15pm Lunch-
Snack-
9:15pm Dinner-
10:15pm After dinner-
Workout-

Chocolover - July 13th to July 20th

Have been MIA for sometime!! Need to get back and good about logging everything!

I am not losing weight yet, so I need to start measuring myself to keep a tab if i am losing inches. As an FYI to all girls here- I talked to June, a pacer from naperville group, and he said that sometimes marathon runners gain weight in their first year as they are building muscle (they lose inches, which is great), but their is a possibility that they might not keep a tab on the food due to increased appetite *after* their training is over.

I put on weight last year ; I ate well during the training, but when the training stopped in September, due to my increased appetite, I didn't keep a tab on what i was eating versus burning.

As of now, as you all are training- definitely eat well. June mentioned that if I don't eat well while training, I will get weak and catch a cold. And ofcourse, OPOC, agree- we need to keep a watch on what to eat *during* the training too! And *after* training for sure.

Here's a really good website to know more about diet for novice runners and also good carbs versus bad carbs..

http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-242-304--7771-1-1X3-3,00.html

Hope this helps..

Sunday-
Breakfast- Oatmeal with raisins, 1 sugar, almonds. A cup of coffee- skim milk with bru coffee and 1 sugar.
Snack- Fruits- 1/2 pear, 2 to 3 strawberries, 1/2 peach
Lunch- got tempted with Indian food- 2 - 4by 3 inch nans, 1/2 cup dal makhani. 1/2 cup gobi aalo sabji, 1/2 cup chicken curry. 1/2 cup kesar kulfi ( could have avoided this)
Snack-2 to 3 dates with 3 walnuts
Snack- Afternoon coffee with 1 cup skim milk, nescafe powder, 1 sugar
Snack- low fat string cheese (60 cals)
Dinner- salad- spinach, lettuce, little brocolli, few grapes, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, 1 tablespoon tuscan balsamic dressing.
After dinner- small piece of dark chocolate

Workout- Ran 10.5 miles, stretched.

Monday
Breakfast- 1 cup of coffee- skim milk with nescafe and 1 sugar. 1.5 cup cooked oatmeal with raisins and one tablespoon walnuts
Snack- fat free pain yogurt (80cals), 1 coffee with splenda and half and half
Lunch- low fat string cheese (60 cals), salad- spinach, lettuce, little brocolli, few grapes, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, 1 tablespoon tuscan balsamic dressing.
After lunch- 1/2 sugar cookie (3 inch in diameter! could have avoided this!)
Snack- apple, small chocolates (around 50 to 75 cals)
Snack- plum
Snack- evening coffee- 1 cup skim milk with nescafe and 1 sugar
Dinner- falafel and chicken wrap- 3 inch diameter, 6 inch circumference pita with 2 falafels, 2 pieces of chicken, cucumber tahini, lettuce.
After dinner- piece of dark chocolate (75 cals)

Workout- none

Tuesday

Breakfast- 1 cup skim with bru coffee and sugar, 1.5 cup cooked Oatmeal with 2 tablespoon raisins, 1 tblspoon walnuts
Lunch- Turkey sandwich- 2 wheat bread with 2 slices turkey, 1 cheese slice, lettuce, tomato
Snack- 1.5 soya milk with chocolate sprinkle and splenda
Snack- Hersey’s kisses (around 125 cals)—could have avoided.
Snack- fat free plain yogurt
Dinner- 2 cups chole, with 1 cup rice and ½ nan
After dinner- coconut icecream (not sure about the calories- 300 to 400 maybe?)
Piece of dark chocolate

Wednesday
Breakfast- 1 cup skim with bru coffee and sugar, 1.5 cup cooked Oatmeal with 2 tablespoon raisins, 1 tblspoon walnuts
Snack- blueberries, rasberries
Lunch- Amy’s low fat burritos- 280 cals
Snack- carrots, radishes with hummus
Snack- 1.5 cups of soya milk (150 cals) with chocolate sprinkle and splenda
Snack- dent on the diet- peanut butter crackers (200 cals), fat free fruit snacks (170 cals)à need to burn extra 370 cals..

Workout-

BP's July 14th to July 20th Week

Planning a workout schedule in the beginning of the week seems to help. Should try again next week.

Monday:
Breakfast: 1/2 reduced fat blueberry muffin + 1 medium cup Coffee
Lunch: 2 mom made chapathis, 1 big cup beet root + tomato curry
Afternoon Snack: 1 tall Cafe Mocha (Starbucks) (lite on w cream)
Evening Snack: 1 big apple
Dinner: 4 medium moong dal dosas with non fat oil spray, 1 cup brinjal tomato curry, peanut chutney
Workout: Ran on treadmill for 2.0 miles (Had technical problems with TV. Need to replace lamp. Hence no cardio kick butt as planned)

Tuesday:
Breakfast: 1 chapathi + 1 cup 2% milk + 2 spoons sugar, 1 small coffee
Lunch: 5 pieces of spicy tuna sushi + 1 cup miso soup + 1 small bowl of salad w ginger dressing + 1 complimentary fried shrimp tempura appetizer (sounds like an awful lot of food but wasn't very filling though)
Afternoon Snack: 4 pieces of sushi (leftovers from lunch)
Evening Snack:1 big apple
Dinner: 3 Moong Dal dosas, 1 egg omelette, 1 cup spinach dal
After Dinner: 4 medium pieces watermelon, 1 glass buttermilk
Workout: Ran 1.0 mi on treadmill (felt very tired in the evening)

Wednesday:
Breakfast: 1cup coffee
Lunch: 2 chapathis, 1cup chinese okra + egg curry
Afternoon Snack: 1 big apple
Evening Snack: 1cup tomato and broccoli soup (homemade)
Dinner: 1/2 chicken gyro , 1 small peice grilled chicken , 1/2 cup Chinese fried rice, 1 chocolate covered strawberry, 1 palm size funnel cake, 1 glass buttermilk
Workout: Cardio-kick-butt for 30 mins

Thursday:
Breakfast: 1 cup coffee
Lunch: 2 chapathis, 1 big cup cabbage + green peas curry
Afternoon Snack: 1 big apple
Dinner: 1 bowl Tom Yum soup, 1 Thai Iced Tea, small serving of green curry with 1/2 cup rice, 4 spoons of basil curry, 2 spoons of tofu+ veggies in garlic sauce
Workout: None (Break Day)

Friday:
Breakfast:1 chapathi + a bowl of 2% milk + 2 spoons sugar, 1 cup coffee
Lunch: 1 medium cup Thai green curry with veggies and tofu, 1/2 cup rice (leftovers from y'day)
Afternoon Snack: a big bowl of cut watermelon
Evening Snack:
Dinner: 1 cup rice and beans curry, 1/6th funnel cake (medium plate sized) at the village festival
Workout: Cardio-kick-butt for 30 mins( in the morning)


Saturday:
Breakfast: 1 cup cereal, 1 cup coffee
Lunch:4 dosas and peanut chutney
Afternoon Snack:
Evening Snack:
Dinner: 1 small cocktail glass cosmo, 1 hot dog with griller onions, 1/2 grilled chicken drumstick, 1 small slice litchi cake
Workout: None (Break Day)

Sunday:
Breakfast:1 cup coffee
Lunch: 1 cup rice, lamb curry, 3 jalebi, fistful murukkus
Afternoon Snack:
Evening Snack: 1 cup rasam
Dinner: 1/2 chicken on stick (= 2 pieces of chicken), 1/2 cup Chinese fried rice, 2 chocolate covered strawberries, 1 big bowl cut watermelon, 1 glass buttermilk
Workout: Swam for 1 hr with short breaks