Well that sleep idea was a total bust lol...

I went to a mexican restaurant with Rob. Got the cheap meal, and was adequately satiated :) I'm having trouble finding the correct amount for the foods I ate.

I talked over the likely calorie consumption with Anna, and discovered a trap right away: the corn tortilla shells they serve before the meal at most Mexican restaurants. I probably ate two servings, so that's an easy 320 right there. The salsa typically has nuthin' so I'm not gonna count that.

So my meals today:

• 200 Taco
• 600 Burrito
• 500 Enchilada (rounded up)
• 300 Tuna sandwich (includes tomato slices, mustard, and a little cheese--I rounded up)
• 140 Cream of Wheat pack
• 320 Tortillas

So, total calories is not too bad: 2,060. Not too bad at all really.
I'm not sure how far Rob and I walked at the dam today. I tried to make sure it was uphill and brisk for most of it. I'd guess we walked at least a mile. I know we walked for a solid half-hour.
I think it's fair to call it 2.5 mph for a half-hour. It was sloppy but I'd agree with it.

I'm going to walk briskly to my mom's in about a half hour here. 3.5 miles. I'm going to try to get there in 40 minutes. So the amount of walking I will have done, with my incredible math skills and eyeballing my calorie-burned counter site, will be 500 calories.

So here's the run down:

• 2585 for Maintenance
• 2060 consumed today
• 500 burned through activity.
• -1025 Calorie deficit. Wow, is that right? (Ms. Taylor?)

That makes it deceptively easy to lose a pound a week at my weight! Sheesh...

Better mark this on the calendar now--On August 22nd I reassess my BMR to see if my weight will change.

I also need to get more nutrients. The meat n' cheese n' bread diet is not a good one.
I also need to drink much more water.

Fun fact: nbcolympics.com--live streaming of all events whether they get TV support or not! I've been watching women's foil. Don't tell anyone.

Lastly, on August 16th I'm going to assess how much of a deficit I've created to see if I should have lost a pound or not.

This is kind of fun when I'm the one keeping track. I should come up with an Outlook Express journal or something like that.

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For Monday, I'm not going to get a lot of sleep, but think I'm going to go run with Eric and Anna (grumble grumble) I'm going to insist that they not wait for me. I think that will be a good time to start calisthenics too. I'm also going to bring my mp3 player with a different set of headphones and see how it grabs me. I'm going to keep track of the song-length and just keep a playlist going.


--matt