And now that Christmas is over....

Back after a week of being off work and practically off of life. Got a bit more sleep this last week, but for the most part kept busy with Christmas shopping and odds/ends around the house.

As for the L4L diet - the only days I really struggled were Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. With the treacherous traveling to Des Moines, it was difficult. The menus we've had have lasted, as I've repeated some of my favorite meals and staying well within my calorie intake. However, on the aforementioned days, I was eating like there was no tomorrow. Not only that, but the beers were consumed in the dozens. Just a bunch of crap that I didn't need, but enjoyed nonetheless.

New breakthrough on lifting: 6 reps of 200 lbs on the Shoulder Press machine. I really don't know what this means, considering it feels so much different than dumbells or straight bar of equal weight, but it is still a record for me. At the same time I did front raises with 35lb dumbells, which is also a record. 6-8 good reps here as well.

Definition is coming in more and more in my upper body. Weight has risen to about 174.1 lbs. Still, with a lack of cardio, I just don't see the fat coming off around my midsection at the rate I would like. Time to jack up the running just a bit!

Today was harder....

Breakfast was great - followed the L4L plan to a T. Mid morning snack was supposed to be an apple and yougurt. Unfortunately I had meetings all morning through lunch time. No snack. The worst part was that our dept hosted a Christmas lunch with everything we could imagine. My plate consisted of Ham, Turkey and cheesy potatoes. Not all bad considering some of the other options I had available - and I didn't go overboard on portions.

Anyway, it's now 440pm and because of a late lunch (2pm) I have not been hungry for my afternoon snack of cottage cheese. Damnit. Not only that, but one of my bosses gave me a bag of candy. One sugar cookie in the belly along with a small piece of Dove dark chocolate. I'm done. Takin this bag home to the wife!

Tonight is gym at 7, dinner at 830 and snack at 9-930.

Introduction

This blog is mostly a reference for Jamee and I to journal about our Lean4Life eating habits. With the menus given to us, it should be fairly easy to just "eat what is on the menu" right? Well, as we all know, eating what you are told because it is good for you isn't always that simple. We'll post daily, sometimes every other day about cravings, discipline, progress, and pictures of results. If you read this, enjoy!