so, six more days to go on the whole30 challenge. it has been an interesting month. i will say that i am feeling good. no heartburn, my energy level has gotten better, and today i did 20 sit ups!!! by myself! for not being able to do any at the beginning of the month, that is a huge accomplishment. i am proud of myself! i still don't like getting up at 5 am to exercise, i miss chocolate, and i am looking forward to the end of the challenge so our food repertoire can increase a bit. i do not plan on going back to drinking hot cocoa every day -- i will save it for saturdays, and maybe one other time during the week. i will not be eating wheat very often -- there are lots of recipes out there for baking that use alternatives like coconut flour and almond meal. i had started using quinoa flour in my baking as well, but it looks like i need to do further research on that. some paleo sources say quinoa is not as good for you as the industry would have you believe. i don't know. i will do some more reading and will let you know what i find. and BACON!! it will be our weekend treat once again!!
my eating today was good. i came in at just under 1600 calories -- 1589 to be exact. my hunger was kept at bay, and i am thankful for that. for breakfast i had one egg scrambled with an egg white, a large chicken sausage, some leftover veggies and an orange. it was a lot, so i spread it out over approximately 30 minutes. for lunch i had a large chicken breast seasoned with cumin, cilantro, chili powder, garlic and basil. i sliced it into strips and dipped the strips into some homemade guacamole. yummy!!! i also had a whole cucumber, some grape tomatoes and about a cup of cantaloupe chunks. dinner was a baked chicken thigh, some kale sauteed with onions, and an apple. my total protein intake was 31% of my calories (119 grams), fat came in at 43% (76.2 grams) and carbs totaled 26% (113.7 grams) of my calories for the day. i also ate 26.3 grams of fiber. i seem to feel best when my protein intake is more than my carb intake. that should not be a surprise, but for someone who has lived on mostly carbs for her entire life, the concept is life altering. i was also happy that my fat intake was less than 50% and that i got my quota of fiber for the day.
for exercise today, i worked on my arms. i did several reps of bicep curls and side arm lifts, both while holding 5 lb weights. next month i am going to try 10 lb weights (i think . . .). i then used a 15 lb weight, held it in both hands, laid down on my back and did a sort of modified bench press (at least that is what i was trying to do!). i sat up and still using the 15 lb weight, i did a kind of pull down behind my head (again, i can only work with what i have!! lol!) i also did 10 one armed push ups on each arm (while laying on my side. i haven't tried regular push ups yet.), some arm circles and leg lifts, and for the grand finale, i did 2 sets of 10 sit ups, for a total of 20. my husband and i took our walk in the evening after work, but before dinner.
i ordered some of the books i had originally checked out from the library. when i get them i will start posting recipes. i plan on continuing this blog, and will post on some topics relating to memories and scrapbooking as well as on our journey on the paleo path.
as 5 am comes very early, i will sign off now. i thank you for reading.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
whole30 challenge, day 24 -- 20 Sit Ups!!!!!
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