Day 41 Summary

Thursday September 29, 2016
Total Steps For Day:  6875  (walking only)
Total Calories:  1230 calories 
Weight Loss:  -.5 (-10.9 lbs loss total to date)

I'm surprised with my lack of exercise I'm doing as well as I am.  Food-wise I'm sticking with the program so clearly it works!  I am checking out what's going on with my back so hopefully I can get beyond that and get back to my work outs. Right now anything more than 30 minutes walking is not doable. 

Diet Day 41 Breakfast

I just had a quick scrambled egg with a Nutrisystem Cinnamon Streusel Muffin.  I warmed the muffin about 15 seconds in the microwave and cooked the eggs in my trustee cast iron frying pan.  Given my abundance of tomatoes I added a few of those for good measure.  I chugged down my usual couple of cups of black coffee.

Diet Day 41 Morning Snack

I skipped my usual snack today for no good reason other than I didn't get around to it.

Diet Day 41 Lunch

I ended up having an appointment so I had to make a quick lunch.  I had the Nutrisystem Hamburger with Dijon mustard and lettuce.  I sliced up some fresh bell pepper and added that to some little tomatoes and dipped both in about 1 tablespoon of my yogurt blue cheese dressing. 

None of these images would set the culinary world on fire but you can get the idea of proper portion sizes.

Diet Day 41 Afternoon Snack

Given I skipped my morning snack I thought some basic protein (powerfuel) was in order so I had 1 ounce of raw almonds.  I'm a major fan of almonds in fact, prior to this eating plan I probably ate them too often.  They're mightily healthy but they pack in a lot of calories in a small amount.  In fact that ounce is 163 calories, 3 grams of fiber and 6 grams of protein.  That's pretty impressive!

Diet Day 41 Dinner

I was in the mood for a "flex meal" tonight and I have not had fresh chicken in quite some time time.  I grilled some chicken breasts with my usual salt, pepper and granulated garlic.  I can have 4 ounces but I wanted extra to slice or shred, bag and freeze for future use.  I also decided on a sweet potato and I wanted to use up my fresh arugula.

I did add 1 tablespoon of REAL butter on my potato.  It's worth the splurge.  I don't eat artificial butter so it's the real deal or nothing.

Diet Day 41 Dessert/Snack

I was reluctant to eat a dessert given my lack of exercise this whole week but it sounded good.  I had my current favorite, the Nutrisystem Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt Nut Bar.  These little guys are almost addictive.  I ate slowly and enjoyed it to the last crumb.

Diet Day 41 Wrap Up

Another sedentary day to report.  I just got a couple of short walks in.  Anything more would probably be counter productive in the long haul.  Hopefully tomorrow I'll have a better idea what the back issue is.  It was really wonderful having a fresh cooked meal.  I have to say having the rest of the grilled chicken sitting there was very tempting.  However the meal was so filling I really did not want more to eat.  I'll check in again tomorrow!  You all have a healthy, happy day!