Primal Challenge Journal: Triangle230 page

[Triangle230]

Mark, Thanks for having this challenge to kick my ass into gear.


My current situation I'm 38, 228 lbs pretty active outside of the office but an office job where it is too easy to eat poorly. The short term goals are to stay strict for 30 days and lose 10 lbs.

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Day # 1

Weight - 228.2


B - 2 Eggs

4 Slices of Bacon

S - Handful of Almonds

L - Chicken Breast

1/4 Cup of Peas

Small Garden salad w/ Poppyseed Dressing

S - Hamburger Patty

D - 2.5 Links of Hot Italian Sausage

Grilled Onions and Green Peppers

1/2 Grilled Zucchini


From the Daily Plate:

Calories - 1638

Fat - 143g

Carbs - 48g


E - 35 Minutes of Hard Cardio


Overall a very good day, kept my carb count under 50 which is a goal for this 30 day challenge.

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Day # 2

Weight - 226.8


B - 2 Eggs

3 Bacon

S - Handful of Almonds

L - Small Garden Salad with Flank Steak

- Ranch Dressing

- Hamburger Patty

S - Egg

D - 5 oz Chicken Breast

- Onion

- 2 servings of Asparagus

S - Handful of Almonds

- 1 oz of Mac Nuts


Calories - 1616

Pro - 117

Fat - 109

Car - 40


E - 55 Minutes of Hard Cardio


After reviewing Mark's chart on carb intake, I'm allowing up to 100 g of carbs.

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Day # 3

Weight 222.0


B - 2 Eggs

3 Bacon

S - 1/2 Cup Strawberries

1/2 Cup Blueberries

L - 4 oz Chicken Breast

- Hamburger Patty

- 1 C Broccoli, Cauliflower & Carrot Mix

- 10 Macadamia Nuts

S - Handful of Almonds

D - 4 oz Chicken Breast

- Hamburger Patty

- 1 C Broccoli, Cauliflower & Carrot Mix

- Arugula Salad

- Poppyseed Salad Dressing

S - Large Paleo Kit


Cal - 2048

Pro - 165

Fat - 124

Carb - 68


E - 20 Minutes of Cardio


So far so good, slowly losing the urge for sweets.

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Day # 4

Weight 222.0


B - 3 Eggs

3 Bacon

L - Salad

Chicken Breast

Avacado

Poppyseed Dressing

S - White Peach

D - Roast Beef

Horseradish

Green Beans

S - Small Paleo Kit


Calories - 1505

Pro - 123

Fat - 85

Carb - 56


E - 30 Minutes of Rowing and Lifting

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Day # 5

Weight - 220.4


B - 3 Eggs

3 Bacon

L - Chicken Breast

Hamburger Patty

1/2 Cantalope

S - Handful of Almonds

D - 6oz Strip Steak

1/2 grilled white onion

1/2 grilled zucchini

S - 1/2 c Mac Nut, Dried Ginger, Almond, Cranberry

- Small frozen yogurt with almond sauce


Calories - 1789

Pro - 135

Fat - 107

Carb - 80


Went to a comedy club last night, good willpower had water instead of beer. Went to a frozen yogurt store as a treat for being so good this week.

Doubt frozen yogurt is paleo, got the small instead of a med / large.

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Day # 6

Weight - 221.6


L - Arugula Salad

- Avacado

- Chicken Breast

- Poppyseed Dressing

- NY Strip Steak

S - 1/2 c Mac Nut, Dried Ginger, Almond, Cranberry

D - NY Strip Steak

- Brocolli

S - 2 Dewar's


Calories - 1228

Pro - 110

Fat - 78

Carb - 35


E - 15 Minutes of Lifting


Went to watch the UFC fights with friends, had two scotch drinks. Said no to the fried food basket and beer. Small steps.

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Day # 7

Weight - 221.6


B - 3 Eggs

- 3 Taylor Pork Roll

L - Saladworks BLT Salad w/ egg instead of cheese

- Dijon Honey Mustard dressing

D - 12 Steamers

- 2 Crabcakes

S - 1/2 cup Ghirardelli chips


Calories - 1229

Pro - 107

Fat - 92

Carb - 55


E - 20 Minutes of Kettlebell Lifting


Down 6.6 lbs in the first week, very satisfied with my diet and the little bit of cheating that I have done.

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Day #8

Weight - 221.4


B - 3 Eggs

- 3 Taylor Pork Roll

S - Liverwurst

L - Chicken Salad w/ Grapes & Walnuts over Iceberg Lettuce

S - Ghirardelli Chocolate Chips

- Frozen Grapes

D - Kielbasa

- Grilled Eggplant & Tomatoes

S - Coconut Milk Ice Cream


Calories - 1825

Pro - 98

Fat - 126

Carb - 86


E - 60 Minutes of Jiu Jitsu


Fell of the wagon a bit, ate chocolate and ice cream but in pretty small amounts.

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Day #9

Weight - 221.0


B - 3 Eggs

- 3 Bacon

S - Liverwurst

L - Kielbasa

- Eggplant

- Tomatoe

S - Watermelon

D - Iceberg Salad w/ Mushrooms and Grilled Chicken

- Poppyseed Dressing

- Grilled Chicken Breast

- Grilled Brocolli

S - 1/2 c Mac Nut, Dried Ginger, Almond, Cranberry

S - 1/2 c Coconut Ice Cream


Calories - 2044

Pro - 160

Fat - 130

Carb - 85


E - 15 Minutes of hard cardio, followed by 15 minutes of rowing. Very tough.


Overall doing well but noticing that I'm bringing back the bad habit of eating late at night. Typically trail mix or coconut ice cream but its a bad habit that I need to break.