Day 7

Woo! If I make it through today, I make it through a week! The novelty is still fresh, so I'm not too concerned. However, once I approach the 1 month mark, I believe that progress will be more difficult.

I did find two facts that should aide in benchmarking my progress. I can obtain a digital camera from the library, and I can get my body fat percentage tested at the rec center. I plan on taking weekly photos and getting my body fat tested monthly. First photo will be either tomorrow or Saturday. Maybe I'll take one tomorrow as a "before" picture, then every Saturday from that point forward.

Also, it looks like I've reached a "plateau". ;) In truth, this means I've finally shed the water weight I've been holding onto for the holidays. Now that my 4 main food groups are no longer salt, fat, sugar, and alcohol, my body's had a chance to repair itself and has shed some excess water retention.

The good news is that with the water weight shed, I can begin to burn a higher ratio of fat in my weight loss. So with some allowance for day to day variance, most of the weight shed from this point forward will be body fat. :D

Current Weight: 219.0 lbs.
Net Loss: 9.6 lbs.
Workout: 5 minute warmup, stretching, 20 minutes HIIT (1 minute hard, 2 minutes moderate).

Meal 1:
1 Slice Nature's Own 100% Whole Wheat Bread - 70 calories, 13.5 from fat, 44.5 from carbs, 12 from protein.
1 Tbsp Skippy's Natural PB - 95 calories, 65 from fat, 15 from carbs, 15 from protein.
1 Medium Naval Orange - 64 calories, 1 from fat, 59 from carbs, 4 from protein.

Meal 2:
2 Scoops Body Fortress Protein - 270 Calories, 35 from fat, 24 from carbs, 211 from protein.

Meal 3:
3 oz Whole Wheat Pasta - 320 Calories, 22.5 from fat, 255.5 from carbs, 42 from protein.
1/2 cup Prego Heart Smart Roasted Red Pepper and Garlic Sauce - 70 calories, 13 from fat, 52 from carbs, 5 from protein.
2/3 oz of Sun Dried Tomatoes - 70 calories, 45 from fat, 20 from carbs, 5 from protein.

Meal 4:
1 Medium Sweet Potato - 130 Calories, 0 from fat, 120 from carbs, 10 from protein.
1 Box Green Giant Healthy Weight Vegetables - 180 calories, 50 from fat, 90 from carbs, 40 from protein.

Meal 5:
6 oz Tuna - 180 calories, 27 from fat, 0 from carbs, 153 from protein.
1 Slice Nature's Own 100% Whole Wheat Bread - 70 calories, 13.5 from fat, 44.5 from carbs, 12 from protein.
10 Spears Asparagus - 50 calories, 0 from fat, 34 from carbs, 16 from protein.

Meal 6:
8 oz Boneless Chicken - 220 calories, 20 from fat, 0 from carbs, 200 from protein.

Additional: At least 1 gallon of water.