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Tony Horton’s "Bring It!" Day 21

Workout

Today is an unscheduled day, which Tony intends us to use for a fun activity of our choice, or just plain rest. This week, I decided to take a brisk walk on the treadmill while watching The Biggest Loser. Part of my motivation was that I was feeling a little restless on a quiet afternoon, and the other motivation was the cake I ate during our break between church services this morning. Well, whatever gets you through the workout, I guess.

My rest day is generally Sunday, unless other workouts during the week get postponed for some reason. On rare occasions I have done the X Stretch DVD, sometimes I do the treadmill walk or run, but most often I take a break, or more accurately I am busy with other activities.

Nutrition

With the notable exception of some cake mid-morning (and coffee along with it), today was pretty good. My wife made some oven-grilled vegetables and pasta for lunch, which was nice, and we had sushi rolls for dinner. For those who are unfamiliar with sushi (as I was until recently), sushi rolls contain a small amount of fish, some vegetables or other ingredients, inside a long rice “roll” which is cut into slices. That’s not as much protein as the larger piece of fish on a ball of rice, but still low in calories. With some snacks thrown in, I ended the day about 100 calories over my limit. Good thing I took that walk.

Health and well-being

I am still tired! I am also seeing remnants of that head cold, without being too graphic about it. I’m glad I had a day to take it easy. Level 2 workouts start tomorrow. It should be interesting to see what’s different.

February 21st, 2011 | Category: book review, Bring It, Bring It book, Tony Horton | Comments are closed

Tony Horton’s "Bring It!" Day 20

Workout

I completed both circuits of the Level 1 Resistance workout today (times two), but I started out feeling tired and by the end I was exhausted. I like coming into a workout well rested, and of course I am tired when I finish, but I want to be energized, too. I definitely need more rest. After the workout and a shower, I lay on my bed for about half an hour.

Nutrition

For breakfast, my wife made a recipe from a Biggest Loser/Prevention Magazine booklet she found at the supermarket. It was little muffin-shaped balls of egg whites, sliced ham or turkey, and a little cheese. Very tasty, and compatible with Tony’s eating plan. After my workout I had a Pure Protein bar (200 calories). For lunch I had some pulled chicken left over from my birthday dinner, veggies and brown rice. Dinner was turkey broth soup with some tofu and broccoli.

For snacks, I had some chocolate-covered espresso beans (see my description of how tired I was after the workout), and a rice cake with almond butter.

I ended the day at the breakeven point for my calorie count. Not too bad, but not much of a deficit either.

Health and well-being

I took it easy for the rest of the day after my workout. It’s a three-day weekend, so hopefully I will be able to catch up on my sleep.

February 20th, 2011 | Category: Biggest Loser, book review, Bring It, Bring It book, Tony Horton | Comments are closed

Tony Horton’s "Bring It!" Day 19

Workout

Today was supposed to be yoga day, so of course I got on the treadmill instead for 30 minutes. That’s my idea of a joke. Actually, the reasons I only briefly considered yoga were 1) Lack of time, and 2) Pizza for lunch at work today. I wanted to get in a short but effective aerobic workout, which I did quite well with the treadmill incline program.

Nutrition

Breakfast was plain yogurt with chocolate whey powder, a little cocoa powder, flaxseed, and a banana. Then the trouble began! I had two large slices of pizza for lunch. One was pepperoni, the other had chicken parmesan on it. If you’ve never heard of that, it’s a New York thing. Every time I look at the calories for a large slice of pizza (no matter what the toppings are), I wonder why I ate more than one slice. Also, I had no salad or anything to control the carbs and make me feel full. I went back to my desk, and figured “Hey, why not have a little dessert?” so I ate one of those little packets of M&Ms (plain). Not so bad at 120 calories, except for the lunch I just had! Then I needed a second cup of coffee (the first was mid-morning) to help with the food coma.

By dinnertime, I was all out of whack. I had my yam tempeh stew, even though I was already over my calories for the day, then I had two Valentine’s Day chocolates (another 150 calories), then a while later I needed to try to stop the madness, because I didn’t feel satisfied, so I had a Zone Perfect bar (12 grams protein along with vitamins, and of course sugar). So that was it for the day, at last. I had a 1000 calorie surplus for the day. That is not a typo. Wow. BTW, if I had one slice of pizza rather than two, and maybe added a 100 calorie salad, my numbers would have been way better. Live and learn.

Health and well-being

Today, I was tired, I was moody, I had food cravings (obviously). It wasn’t all due to the pizza. I need more rest, and I think if I was more rested I would want to get back to longer workouts. I think for the coming week I want to focus more on clean eating and this whole sleep issue.

February 18th, 2011 | Category: book review, Bring It, Bring It book, illness, overeating, Tony Horton, workout, yoga | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Tony Horton’s "Bring It!" Day 18

Workout

I was short on time today, so I did exactly half of the Resistance Level 1 workout. Including the warmup from P90X Shoulders and Arms, that much took me 35 minutes. I was really moving, too. There is definitely something going on with the timing of this workout. Also, I did not feel cheated by doing just half, because I did it with minimal breaks.

Nutrition

Today we had birthday cake at work. I kept it within my calorie allowance, but it is definitely not part of the “cleanse.” I also had coffee. I ended the day with a 100 calorie deficit.

Health and well-being

I felt energized by today’s workout, maybe because it was tough but not long enough to wear me down completely.

February 18th, 2011 | Category: book review, Bring It, Bring It book, Tony Horton | Comments are closed

Tony Horton’s "Bring It!" Day 17

Workout

Today I was back to the aerobic level 1 workout. I checked the book for when I am supposed to switch to level 2, which is next week. It took me 36 minutes total, including the warmup/cooldown from P90X Plyometrics. I was happy to be able to get in a good workout after a few days off.

Nutrition

I had an egg on multigrain english muffin with a little turkey for breakfast, yam tempeh stew and an apple for lunch. I wanted some frozen yogurt at Costco, but I know there will be goodies later tonight, so I resisted. At home we had burritos with shredded beef and refried beans for dinner. I had a 300 calorie surplus for the day.

Health and well-being

My head cold is definitely going away. My energy is back. I could still use more good nights of sleep in a row. I am hoping for some good workouts the rest of the week.

February 17th, 2011 | Category: book review, Bring It, Bring It book, illness | Comments are closed
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