Thinking Positive (trying)

Work outs have not been going that great. Well when they happen they are good but the laziness of me has been taking over lately. The positive here is I got my butt to the gym and ran 4 miles on the dreadmill.

Eating was going good last week until the weekend came. And until today that had not gotten back on track. So the positive here is that I did very well today.

The major positive I want to write about is that I recently had blood work done. The last time I had blood work was 11/30.2005 so it has been almost 2 years ago. Well my Total Cholesterol went up. WHAT I have lost 100 or so pounds and it went up? So how is raising your total cholesterol a positive? Well here are the details.

11/30/2005 Total Cholesterol 178 HDL was 39 (good Cholesterol) and my LDL was 125 (bad cholesterol. VLDL (i have no idea what that is) was 14.

9/20/2007 Total Cholesterol 191 HDL is 63 and LDL is 117. It is not on this report but I assume my VLDL is 11 (to make the math work).

So there it is Good Cholesterol went up 24 and Bad Cholesterol went down 8 and VLDL went down 3.

Edited to add: My Triglycerides went from 72 down to 53.

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Sunday

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Well Sunday morning came and I had every intention to get back on track with the eating. Well first thing I will say is holly crap do my legs and shoulders hurt. Not surprised about the legs but I didn't realize how much you use your shoulders when you sprint. Makes sense though when you think about how you move your arms when you sprint (or maybe I am just doing it wrong).

So all these left overs around the kitchen so I didn't do such a great job of getting back on track. We hung out all day (oh, by the way no soccer this whole weekend). After procrastinating for most of the day I did get out for a run. The plan was to do a long run so I finally got out of the house for the run around 4:30 pm. I headed out for a 10 miler. Since the 1/2 Mary on Sept 16 this was only my 4th run. I had my Cytomax, Gu, and Clif Bar with me. The plan was to go real slow which I did. I ran about 9 1/4 of the 10 miler and with the walking my pace was about 11:30 per mile. Burned many calories and I do think if I would have logged my calories for the day I would have been under 1500 NET but it would have been close. It was nice to get out and run long again.

Well I am typing this on Monday morning and am happy to say I am back to logging my food today and hope to get out for about 6 miles run today.

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Saturday

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OK well here is where the problem with eating always comes into play. Day started great, I had my oatmeal in the morning and the whole family headed out to a Team Triumph Track Meet. This was really for the kids but the adults got to do some sprints as well.

My kids had a ball at this event. I think they immediately perked up when they saw these huge trophies that were lined up on the table. The kids did a bunch of different races and really got a work out. I do think they all liked the long jump the best, one big sandbox. There were Philly Soft Pretzels, water, juice boxes, banana's and Munchkins. I had a pretzel, banana and water, not too bad yet. I ran a few 100 yard sprint relay's a 200 yard sprint relay and a adult/kid relay. Doing the sprinting really made me realize that I need to get to a track and do speedwork once a week. Again this was a great event that the team put on and every kid walked away with a certificate and a trophy.

So here is where it fell apart for me and my eating. And you will notice the lack of chart below to show you how many calories I ate. I couldn't log them quick enough. See we were having a small get together at our house with us and six friends. The in-laws were taking the kids for the night so I drove them to the in-laws and Kim and I got ready for the gathering. So Kim loves to entertain and is great at it so I knew there would great food and plenty of it, and there was. People were coming at 7:00 pm and I was picking at food from 3 pm until everyone left at around 11:30. I don't drink much any more so only had the equivalent of about a half a drink but I probably ate about 4000 - 5000 calories. One of our guest brought desserts from a great bakery from Central Jersey called Mendokers that were out of this world. And of course Kim had some of her own home made desserts as well.

So that was my Saturday eating.

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Friday

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Yes I am a little behind here, but will attempt to play catch up baseball (Yankees reference). So Friday was another successful day with the food (you can see below). I did not get to workout at all but still stayed under 1500 NET calories.

The Yankee game Friday night killed me, they wasted a great pitching performance by Andy Petitte (sp.).

Diary Food and Exercise Report

This report was generated by the CalorieKing.com Online Diet Diary for Daniel Seifring.

Friday, 5th October 2007

Daily Summary

Food Energy In: 1392 cals Exercise Energy Out: 0 min, 0 cals Net Energy: 1392 cals Net Energy Budget: 1500 cals End Result: 108 Calories Under

Total Fat 29.4g / 50g Under Total Protein 56.2g / 90g Under Total Carbohydrate 242.4g / 200g Over Total Sugar 101.1g Total Fiber 34.6g / 40g Under Total Sodium 2984mg / 3000mg Under

Breakfast

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
3/4 oz of Quaker:Weight Control, Instant Oatmeal, Maple & Brown Sugar	76	1.4	3.3	13.7	0.5	2.8	146
1 small box (1.5 oz) Raisins	129	0.2	1.3	34	25.5	1.6	5
Total	204	1.6g	4.6g	47.7g	25.9g	4.4g	151mg

Lunch

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
1 salad (13.6 oz) of Subway: Salads: 6 Grams of Fat or Less, Oven Roasted Chicken Breast, no Dressing or Croutons	140	2.5	19	11	5	4	390
1 serving (2 oz) of Subway: Salad Dressings: Fat-Free Italian	35	0	1	7	4	0	720
Total	175	2.5g	20g	18g	9g	4g	1110mg

Dinner

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
1 salad (11.1 oz) of Subway: Salads: 6 Grams of Fat or Less, Veggie Delite, no Dressing or Croutons	60	1	3	11	5	4	80
1 serving (2 oz) of Subway: Salad Dressings: Fat-Free Italian	35	0	1	7	4	0	720
1 2 TBSP of Naturally More Peanut Butter	169	11	10	8	2	4	130
1 muffin (1.8 oz) of Thomas': Muffins: English, 100 Calories, Original	100	1	4	24	0.5	5	220
Total	364	13g	18g	50g	11.5g	13g	1150mg

Afternoon Snack

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
1 medium, 7" Banana	105	0.4	1.3	27	14.4	3.1	1
Total	105	0.4g	1.3g	27g	14.4g	3.1g	1mg

Evening Snack

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
1 bag (1.4 oz) of Act II: Popcorn: Microwave, 94% Fat-Free Butter	130	2.5	4	28	0	5	310
Total	130	2.5g	4g	28g	0g	5g	310mg

Afternoon Snack

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
1 medium, Banana	105	0.4	1.3	27	14.4	3.1	1
Total	105	0.4g	1.3g	27g	14.4g	3.1g	1mg

Morning Snack

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
1 sandwich Uncrustables, Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly	210	9	7	25	10	2	260
2 fl.oz of Coffee-Mate: Creamers, Non-Dairy: Liquid, Fat-Free, French Vanilla	99	0	0	19.7	15.8	0	0
Total	309	9g	7g	44.7g	25.8g	2g	260mg

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My Daily update

Yesterday was a successful day with regards to eating. I didn't get to the gym as planned so no exercise yesterday. And as I type this at 9:30 pm today has been successful with the eating as well.

Tonight I did get to the pool and was able to do 52 laps (25 yards each) for 1300 yards. I no longer take a break when I get to the end (I was taking a 2-4 second break). That took me 35 minutes to complete. I felt great stamina wise, but it is frustrating having bad form. What is more frustrating is that I have left 2 voice mails and 1 e-mail about trying to schedule swim lessons (which they offer). And I have yet to get a response from them.

This morning the bed won again and I am now 0 for 4 with running in the morning. However I am 3 for 3 with eating right and not going crazy at night.

Diary Food and Exercise Report

This report was generated by the CalorieKing.com Online Diet Diary for Daniel Seifring.

Thursday, 4th October 2007

Daily Summary

Food Energy In: 1876 cals Exercise Energy Out: 35 mins, -505 cals Net Energy: 1371 cals Net Energy Budget: 1500 cals End Result: 129 Calories Under

Total Fat 66.3g / 50g Over Total Protein 123.7g / 90g Over Total Carbohydrate 208.2g / 200g Over Total Sugar 74.7g Total Fiber 32.4g / 40g Under Total Sodium 2905mg / 3000mg Under 0 0

Breakfast

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
3/4 oz of Quaker: Instant Oatmeal, Maple & Brown Sugar	76	1.4	3.3	13.7	0.5	2.8	146
1 sandwich (2 oz) Uncrustables, Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly	210	9	7	25	10	2	260
Total	286	10.4g	10.3g	38.7g	10.5g	4.8g	406mg

Lunch

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
2 Whole Wheat Wraps	160	7	16	22	2	12	840
1 1/4 oz of Cheese: American	131	10.9	7.8	0.6	0.2	0	521
2 serving (2 oz) of Boar's Head: Roast Beef	180	6	28	0	0	0	80
Total	471	23.9g	51.8g	22.6g	2.2g	12g	1441mg

Dinner

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
1 8 oz of Green Giant SS Broccoli & Carrots	90	4.5	2	12	4.5	4.5	390
1 serving, (2 oz) of Barilla: Pasta, Spaghetti	200	1	7	42	1	2	0
1 2 TBSP of Naturally More Peanut Butter	169	11	10	8	2	4	130
Total	459	16.5g	19g	62g	7.5g	10.5g	520mg

Morning Snack

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
1 sandwich Smucker's Uncrustables, Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly	210	9	7	25	10	2	260
Total	210	9g	7g	25g	10g	2g	260mg

Evening Snack

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
10 oz of Milk: Cow, Reduced-Fat (2% fat)	142	5.6	9.4	13.3	14.3	0	116
1 scoop of High Protein Powders, Perfect Zero Carb Isopure, Creamy Vanilla, dry	105	0.5	25	0	0	0	160
1 medium, Banana	105	0.4	1.3	27	14.4	3.1	1
Total	352	6.5g	35.6g	40.2g	28.8g	3.1g	277mg

Early Morning Snack

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
2 fl.oz of Coffee-Mate:Liquid, Fat-Free, French Vanilla	99	0	0	19.7	15.8	0	0
Total	99	0g	0g	19.7g	15.8g	0g	0mg

Exercise

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
35 mins of Swimming, all strokes, slow	-505	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-505	-	-	-	-	-	-

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So that is what running feels like

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Since I did the 1/2 marathon 2 1/2 weeks ago I have only run 3 times with the 3rd time being last night. I look back at my run log and it seems like I do that after a long race. So I am about 25 miles off target for my goal to run 1000 miles this year. But like I said I did manage to get out last night for a easy 3 mile run during Liam's soccer practice. Tuesday night is supposed to be a swimming night but Kim had P.T.O. meeting last night. Being involved parents (Kim more so then me) we do try to do as much as we can so Kim went to the meeting. Truth be told she was home early enough for me to make swimming but I would have been rushed at the pool and didn't want that. As far as for me getting up early for runs, so far the Bed is winning 3-0. Hope the Yankees have as much success against the Indians.

Tonight I will come back to work for a few hours and then hopefully hit the gym for the treadmill. Thursday will be swimming and maybe a run. Not sure what the rest of the week and weekend will bring workout wise.

Yesterdays eating was a success and so far today has been good as well. I have had the same thing as yesterday and will post all that later after dinner. The goal will be as mentioned in the past 1200-1500 NET calories.

Taking the lead from Big Mike and others I will come up with a plan for 2008 as far as running and multisports goes. I do know that my "A" race will be NJ State Tri Olympic Distance.

Diary Food and Exercise Report

This report was generated by the CalorieKing.com Online Diet Diary for Daniel Seifring.

Wednesday, 3rd October 2007

Daily Summary

Food Energy In: 1634 cals Exercise Energy Out: 0 min, 0 cals Net Energy: 1634 cals Net Energy Budget: 1500 cals End Result: 134 Calories Over

Total Fat 59.3g / 50g Over Total Protein 77.1g / 90g Under Total Carbohydrate 211g / 200g Over Total Sugar 61g Total Fiber 27.3g / 40g Under Total Sodium 4129mg / 3000mg Over 0 0

Breakfast

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
1/2 50 raisins (0.9 oz) of Fruit, Dried: Raisins, seedless	39	0.1	0.4	10.3	7.7	0.5	1
3/4 oz of Quaker: Weight Control, Instant Oatmeal, Maple & Brown Sugar	76	1.4	3.3	13.7	0.5	2.8	146
Total	114	1.5g	3.7g	24g	8.2g	3.3g	148mg

Lunch

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
1 1/2 serving (2 oz) of Boar's Head: Roast Beef	135	4.5	21	0	0	0	60
1 1/2 slice (1 oz) of Cheese: American	158	13.1	9.3	0.7	0.2	0	625
2 wraps of Whole Wheat Wraps	160	7	16	22	2	12	840
Total	453	24.6g	46.3g	22.7g	2.2g	12g	1525mg

Dinner

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
1 2/3 3 Pierogies of Mrs. T's Pierogies	351	8.4	10	56.8	3.3	1.7	852
1 roll (1.2 oz) of Pillsbury: Bread Rolls: Oven Baked	90	1.5	4	17	0	0.5	200
10 g of Butters: Regular, salted	72	8.1	0.1	0	0	0	58
1 package (10 oz) of Green Giant: Vegetables, Frozen / Refrigerated: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrots & Low-Fat Cheese Sauce	142	5.9	4.7	18.9	7.1	4.7	1085
Total	654	23.9g	18.8g	92.7g	10.4g	6.9g	2194mg

Morning Snack

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
1 sandwich (2 oz) of Smucker's: Frozen Meals: Uncrustables, Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly Sandwich	210	9	7	25	10	2	260
Total	210	9g	7g	25g	10g	2g	260mg

Early Morning Snack

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
1 medium, 7" to 7-7/8" long (4.2 oz) of Fruit, Fresh: Banana, edible portion	105	0.4	1.3	27	14.4	3.1	1
2 fl.oz of Coffee-Mate: Creamers, Non-Dairy: Liquid, Fat-Free, French Vanilla	99	0	0	19.7	15.8	0	0
Total	204	0.4g	1.3g	46.7g	30.2g	3.1g	1mg

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Getting my intake under control

In my latest attempt to get my eating under control I have decided to log my food again. Logging my food was crucial in my success of losing 100 pounds. I lost the first 90 pounds in the first year and then have lost 20 and gained 10 back over the past 11 months. But now that I am approaching my two year anniversary (10/25) I think it is time to take it serious again. My problem is usually at night especially if I do not get to work out that night. The plan is to log ALL food on http://www.calorieking.com/ and copy it to my blog here.

Why?

Well I think there will be a certain amount of accountability by posting it here, and also if it goes well and the weight goes in the right direction maybe it could help others. You will see that my breakfast and lunch will be basically the same Monday thru Friday, yes that is boring but it is easy. I have added this week the Morning Snack of an uncrustable to hopefully to keep the metabolism working during the day and hopefully the added calories during the day will stop me from eating double that at night.

Well it will be a work in progress and it may change as I see fit. But I need to do something.

Diary Food and Exercise Report

This report was generated by the CalorieKing.com Online Diet Diary for Daniel Seifring.

Tuesday, 2nd October 2007

Daily Summary

Food Energy In: 1765 cals Exercise Energy Out: 30 mins, -540 cals Net Energy: 1225 cals Net Energy Budget: 1500 cals End Result: 275 Calories Under

Total Fat 55.1g / 50g Over Total Protein 112.4g / 90g Over Total Carbohydrate 231.2g / 200g Over Total Sugar 51g Total Fiber 38g / 40g Under Total Sodium 5149mg / 3000mg Over 0 0

Breakfast

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
1 packet (1.6 oz) of Quaker: Breakfast Cereals, Cooked: Weight Control, Instant Oatmeal, Maple & Brown Sugar, dry	160	3	7	29	1	6	310
1 50 raisins (0.9 oz) of Fruit, Dried: Raisins, seedless	78	0.1	0.8	20.6	15.4	1	3
Total	238	3.1g	7.8g	49.6g	16.4g	7g	313mg

Lunch

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
1 1/2 slice (1 oz) of Cheese: American, regular	158	13.1	9.3	0.7	0.2	0	625
1 1/2 serving (2 oz) of Boar's Head: Deli & Luncheon Meat: Beef, Oven Roasted Choice Top Round, no Salt Added	135	4.5	21	0	0	0	60
2 1 wrap of Whole Wheat Wraps	160	7	16	22	2	12	840
Total	453	24.6g	46.3g	22.7g	2.2g	12g	1525mg

Dinner

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
1 piece (4.6 oz) of Tyson: Chicken: Roasted, Breasts, Boneless, Skinless, cooked	160	3	31	1	1	0	700
2 serving (1 oz) of Stove Top: Bread Products: Stuffing Mixes, Chicken	220	2	8	40	6	2	860
1 serving, 1/2 cup of Campbell's: Soups: Condensed, Cream of Chicken	120	8	3	10	1	2	870
Total	500	13g	42g	51g	8g	4g	2430mg

Morning Snack

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
1 sandwich (2 oz) of Smucker's: Frozen Meals: Uncrustables, Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly Sandwich	210	9	7	25	10	2	260
Total	210	9g	7g	25g	10g	2g	260mg

Afternoon Snack

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
1 medium, 7" to 7-7/8" long (4.2 oz) of Fruit, Fresh: Banana, edible portion	105	0.4	1.3	27	14.4	3.1	1
Total	105	0.4g	1.3g	27g	14.4g	3.1g	1mg

Evening Snack

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
2 bag (1.4 oz) of Act II: Popcorn: Microwave, 94% Fat-Free Butter, unpopped	260	5	8	56	0	10	620
Total	260	5g	8g	56g	0g	10g	620mg

Exercise

Item	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Fiber	Sodium
30 mins of Jogging 6 mph	-540	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-540	-	-	-	-	-	-