Halloween Day Oct 31

Daily note; No sweet treats for me today. I really don't eat candy anyway. Expecting only a few kids to knock tonight. Goals today, stay under 1,400 calories, put in a full workout in the gym, buy veggies and salad fixings, watch sodium levels.

5:00 am Muscle Milk Light protein shake, 8.25 fl oz 150 cals (250 mg sodium)
8:30 am 5 oz ground turkey 240 calories. 1/4 medium avocado 80 calories. One piece of Lavash (flat bread) 200 cals (300 mg sodium) and some humus, maybe a tablespoon. 30 calories.

Jeez, that turkey and avocado roll was 550 calories. This looked like a very healthy snack but the result was not as satisfying as you'd expect for such a calorie hit. Not smart.

1:00 pm 1 tbsp Chunky Peanut Butter 100 calories.
4:00 pm McDonald's Chipotle Chicken Snack Wrap Grilled 250 calories (650 mg sodium)
6:00 pm Small green salad with Romaine lettuce, cucumber and avocado 50 calories w/ 2 tbsp vinaigrette, 200 calories. One medium bowl turkey chorizo soup. 4 oz ground turkey, vegetable broth w/onion and mushrooms 300 calories.
8:00 Tablespoon chunky peanut butter. 100 calories.

1,650 total calories, today was a fail. My analysis of this fail centers on the fast food "snack", the chicken wrap from McDonald's. While it comes in at the best low calorie bang for the buck from their menu at 250 calories, it was an unnecessary addition to my diet today. I only ate it because I wanted to treat my super skinny son Mathew to a cheap meal out. So I ordered the "snack" because I was hungry and it kind of blew up the days plan.
 I'll say this, staying below 1,500 calories a day is difficult for me. The only positive to all of this is I think I am dropping weight. For those reading this far I refuse to get on a scale. My beginning weight is in the first post on the blog. I will not restate that number again. It is a shameful and embarrassing figure.

Today's workout was a mixed bag, I investigated a new gym and worked there on a couple of machines before leaving. Went back to my current gym and worked on a couple of muscle groups but overall it was a mediocre effort. Maybe 150 calories burned today. I was a bit burned out I think.