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Today is break day and I need it!  I cannot walk normally because my leg muscles are so tired.  This would be great news if I hadn’t taken it so easy last night.  Nevertheless what’s done is done and I’ll do it again tomorrow.  Today’s food is quite said.

• 2 Cups Coffee (0 *)
• Boston Chicken Sandwich, unbreaded (581 cal, 79g pro, 24g carb, 13g fat)
• 2 Cups Jasmine Tea (0 *)
• Chicken Fillets w/mushroom, tomato (343 cal, 66g pro, 9.5g carb, 5.5g fat)
• 1 White Pitta (150 cal, 6.25g pro, 59g carb, 0.75g fat)
• 1/2 tub hummus (316 cal, 11g pro, 13.5g carb, 41.5g fat)
• 1 cup whole milk (146 cal, 8g pro, 11g carb, 8g fat)
• 3 cloves raw garlic (just for fun)

Total for the day:

• 1,536 calories
• 170.25g protein (48% - 681cals?)
• 117g carbohydrates (33% - 468cals?)
• 68.75g fat (19% - 618cals?)

Strangely I get 1,767 calories when I use 4 calories per gram for protein and carbohydrates, 9 calories per gram for fat.  I’m not sure what’s happening here but I’ll use my original numbers until I figure it out.  I’ll have to increase protein and fat from what I took in today I guess.  Suggestions?

I’ve never really done strength training. My swimming provided fitness training and, of course it made me stronger but it wasn’t actually strength training. I tried with Erik when I lived in Dallas but our enthusiasm ran out after just a couple of months. The strange thing is that I’m faced with an odd situation of actually needing to eat more. I just added up my food for today.

• 2 Cups of Coffee (0 *)
• 1 Large Bowl Chicken Laksa Soup (630 cal, 43g P, 49g CH, 31g Fat)
• 4 Pieces of Bacon (300 cal, 32g P, 0 CH, 19g Fat)
• 1 Yellow Pepper (50 cal, 2g P, 12g CH, 1g Fat)
• 2 Medium Tomatos (22 cal, 1g P, 5g CH, 0.2g Fat)
• 1 Large Hummus Tub (632 cal, 22g P, 27g CH, 83g Fat)
• 2 White Pitta (300 cal, 12.5g P, 59g CH, 1.5g Fat)
• 3 Cups of Milk (438 cal, 24g P, 33g CH, 24g Fat)

This makes my total for the day:

• 2,372 Calories
• 136.5 grams Protein (28%)
• 185 grams Carbohydrates (38%)
• 160 grams Fat (34%)

The dietary guide that I’ve been reading suggests about 3,000 calories, 180g Protein, 180g Carbohydrates and 120g Fat. It looks like I need to try to get my protein and carbohydrates up and my fat intake down a bit. Unfortunately, it appears that hummus might have to be reconsidered as a major part of my diet and I might have to start drinking semi-skim milk again.

Tonight was the first night of my circuit. I’m absolutely stunned at how little strength I have in my upper legs. Everything else made about the showing I expected but I could barely manage fifteen pound weights in each hand while doing static lunges and even then I barely made my 15 reps per set. I’m looking forward to seeing how long I can keep this up though!
Weigh in: 78 Kg

Olay Regenerist™ lotions are simply amazing. I’ve been reluctantly using lotion for the last few years since I can’t stand the sandpaper dryness that my face has become but it always felt as if the moisture was actually the lotion and once it evaporated then the dryness was back. Amino-peptiudes are different though. I applied the night cream version then went to bed. When I woke up in the morning and gave my face that half rub, half slap morning treatment I suddenly stopped on the first slap. I just couldn’t believe how soft my skin was. I took a shower and when I got out and dried off, it was still soft and moist!

Immensely impressed, I set about applying it daily from then on. I’ve missed some night applications due to my friend Mr. London Pride and I even skipped one day because I didn’t think I needed it but other than that I’ve become a devout follower of amino-peptides. I’m starting to sound like my mom when she was in her thirties which is a little worrying. I remember aerobics tapes and our healthier eating attempts and they mimic my current life to perfection.

It’s quite sad but I guess this is just another item that firmly confrms me as a metrosexual. More worrying is that I’m writing about lotion on the same day that Michael writes about Krav Maga!