November 16 Wednesday

This is the 37th daily post of this blog effort. I'm averaging about 1,200 calories per day through this period. I have pretty much stopped eating beef and if you read my logs you see turkey and chicken are the dominant entree choices for dinner and lunch. Salads and soups are now entrenched in the menu as are protein drinks.

The weight is not exactly dropping off but I see signs here and there. It will come in time. It is only logical if you eat 1,200 calories a day and exercise 30 minutes at the gym 6 days a week excess weight will fall away. This is the hope.

The most pleasing aspect of this effort is the progress my wife Cecelia is making. She is on the same program as me, minus the exercise due to her work schedule. We have a long way to go (her not so much) but we are on the right track. This blog provides the daily push and logging food intake keeps me honest.

5:30 Protein Drink 150 calories, Egg scramble, 3 oz home made turkey sausage, 3 egg whites, spinach and one corn tortilla, 200 calories.
11:30 Chipotle Snack Wrap 250 calories 16g protein, 27g carbs,  670mg sodium.
1:00 Protein drink (EAS) 110 calories. 17g protein, 4g carbs
3:30 Edamame cracker, 20 x 4 calories each = 80 calories.
5:30 Chicken Tomatillo Chili (soup) Chicken, chilies,cilantro, mushrooms, onion and two portabello (sp) mushroom raviolis. estimated 360 calories for a medium bowl.
8:30 2Tablespoons crunchy peanut butter 150 calories.

1,300 calories consumed minus 200 in workout = 1,100 calories today!