Day two of keeping track of what I am eating. Downloaded a decent app to help me out with this Live Strong Calorie Tracker:$2.99
I give a 4 out of 5 star rating. It is missing the ability to input your own foods if it cannot be found. Besides my one pet peeve, it’s a great app.

Product Description:
The LIVESTRONG.COM Calorie Tracker application is the companion tool to The Daily Plate service, available for $2.99 at the iPhone App Store. The Daily Plate at LIVESTRONG.COM helps you determine a daily calorie target based on your weight and weight goal. Then you can search the extensive database of more than 525,000 foods for nutritional information including fat, sugar, carbohydrates, cholesterol and more. You can also search 2,000 fitness items and calculate how many calories you can burn with those activities. With a simple tap, you can track how many calories you can consume, burn and net on a daily basis.

Today’s Food that I have eaten.

Breakfast:
Quaker Oatmeal
Calories 150/ Fat 3g / Cholesterol 0mg /Sodium 0mg / Carbs 27gs / Sugar 1g/ Fiber 4g / Protein 5g

Coffee 16oz.
Calories -22  / Fat 1g / Cholesterol 0mg / Sodium 0mg / Carbs 2g / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 0g / Protein 0g

3 Sea Salt Bagel Chips
Calories 63/ Fat 3g / Cholesterol 0mg /Sodium 180mg / Carbs 9gs / Sugar 1.5g/ Fiber 0g / Protein 1.5g

3 tsp Cream Cheese
Calories 153/ Fat 15g / Cholesterol 48mg /Sodium 129mg / Carbs 0gs / Sugar 2.5g/ Fiber 0g / Protein 3g

0.5 Apple
Calories 45/ Fat .15 g / Cholesterol 0mg /Sodium 0mg / Carbs 11.5gs / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 0g/ Protein 0g

0.5 Strawberries
Calories 36/ Fat .1 g / Cholesterol 0mg /Sodium 2mg / Carbs 10.5gs / Sugar 5g/ Fiber 2.3g / Protein .45g

Think Thin Peanut Butter Carmel
Calories 230/ Fat 8g / Cholesterol 5mg /Sodium 280mg / Carbs 26gs / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 1g / Protein 20g

Lunch:
Beef Stroganoff with Egg Noodles:
Calories 572/ Fat 9.79g / Cholesterol 74.33mg /Sodium 78.29mg / Carbs 90.37gs / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 1g / Protein 28.89g

Afternoon – Snack:
Muscle Milk Light
Calories 170/ Fat 6g / Cholesterol 5mg /Sodium 105mg / Carbs 18gs / Sugar 9g/ Fiber 4g / Protein 15g

Raw Almonds
Calories 170/ Fat 6g / Cholesterol 5mg /Sodium 105mg / Carbs 18gs / Sugar 9g/ Fiber 4g / Protein 15g

Dinner:

Wholly Guacamole Wholly Guacamole Classic
Calories 300/ Fat 24g / Cholesterol 0mg /Sodium 450mg / Carbs 12gs / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 12g / Protein 6g

Kraft Mexican Style Taco Cheese
Calories100/ Fat 8g / Cholesterol 25mg /Sodium 220mg / Carbs 2gs / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 0g / Protein 2g

Daisy Brand Pure & Natural Sour Cream
Calories 180/ Fat 15g / Cholesterol 60mg /Sodium 45mg / Carbs 3gs / Sugar 3g/ Fiber 0g / Protein 3g

Jennie-O Ground Turkey
Calories 550/ Fat 43g / Cholesterol 275mg /Sodium 213mg / Carbs 0gs / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 0g / Protein 50g

Ortega Refried Beans
Calories 150/ Fat 3g / Cholesterol 0mg /Sodium 570mg / Carbs 25gs / Sugar 2g/ Fiber 9g / Protein 8g

Totals:

( New addition)
Calories Burned: 1,379

Calories Consumed 3,038 / Fat 166g / Cholesterol 487mg /Sodium 2,272mg / Carbs 247gs / Sugar 22g / Fiber 39g / Protein 158g

Calories for the Day: 1,659

Gotta watch the Sodium.

More Fat Buring Foods:
Click here to check out this great link by Hungry Girl on Fat burning foods.

FitnessBuilder week7.

Notes: Day two working out the core. Today’s workout left me gasping for air, which is a good sign. This means that I am pushing myself and changing the routines enough so that my body doesn’t get used to it. Once your muscles gets used to a exercise it stops developing. A great example of this was about seven months ago before purchasing FB I had lost about 25lbs. I dropped a pant size but I didn’t see any results. I wasn’t stronger, didn’t see any definition and I was bored out of my mind. I was doing the traditional poster workouts, you know the one’s everyone knows even if they don’t workout.  Once I purchased FitnessBuilder and started working out with the routines I started to see and feel change. You can see it also at the Weigh In part of my site. When your working out it is a necessary to change your routine every two weeks to see a difference.

Workout Time: 38 min 14 sec

Crunchless Core, Workout 2
Squat to Press /  Spiderman Push Up / Uni Rotational Row / Push Press /Uni Stiff Leg Deadlift  / Front Bridge & Arm Raise | Bodyweight

Exercise of the Day: Uni Stiff Leg Deadlift; leg exercise. This exercise utilizes balance and muscle isolation. It gave me a great leg work out, marking it a FB favorite.

FitnessBuilder Uni Stiff Leg Deadlift

Summary of FitnessBuilder Crunchless Core Workout – I felt the burn in all of my core muscles. Solid routine a must try.

My first day of food log:

Breakfast:
Kashi – GoLean Crunch!
Calories 190  / Fat 3g / Cholesterol 0mg / Sodium 100mg /
Carbs 0g/ Sugar 13g/ Fiber 8g / Protein 10g

Coffee 16 oz no sugar
Calories -22  / Fat 1g / Cholesterol 0mg / Sodium 0mg /
Carbs 2g / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 0g / Protein 0g

Lunch:
Trader Joe’s Three Layered Hummus
Calories 600  / Fat 18g / Cholesterol 0mg / Sodium 960mg /
Carbs 70g / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 12g / Protein 12g

Trader Joe’s Pita Chips
Calories -300  / Fat 9g / Cholesterol 0mg / Sodium 720mg /
Carbs 45g / Sugar 3g/ Fiber 1g / Protein 9g

Afternoon – Snack:
Coffee 8 0z
Calories 32  / Fat 0g / Cholesterol 0mg / Sodium 3mg /
Carbs 3g / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 0g / Protein .28g

Think Thin bar
Calories 240  / Fat 8g / Cholesterol 5mg / Sodium 200mg /
Carbs 26g / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 1g / Protein 20g

Dinner:
Mesquite Chicken
Calories 160  / Fat 3.5g / Cholesterol 0mg / Sodium 0mg /
Carbs 2g / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 0g / Protein 29g

Salad
Calories 100  / Fat 0g / Cholesterol 0mg / Sodium 0mg /
Carbs 2g / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 3g / Protein 0g

Total:
Calories 1,644  / Fat 42g / Cholesterol 5mg /Sodium 1,983mg / Carbs 150gs / Sugar 0g/ Fiber 25g / Protein 80g

I can’t believe the amount of the Sodium I ate today! According to the Mayo Clinic
“Most recommend not exceeding the range of 1,500 and 2,400 milligrams (mg) a day for healthy adults. Keep in mind that the lower your sodium, the more beneficial effect on blood pressure.”

Talk to you tomorrow. N-

FitnessBuilder week 7.

It’s amazing how fast the weeks have gone by. I have been working out for a solid month and a half and getting results. Since I started working out with FitnessBuilder I have lost a total of 8 lbs, my cardio, stamina and strength have improved. Now my next challenge is my diet. Working out is crucial to losing weight but diet plays a huge role in the get fit equation. This week I will be blogging about what I am eating.  Click here to read about how much sugar should be in your daily diet.

This week I am doing core workouts and some body building FB style.

Check out today’s exercise and routine.

Workout Time: 35 min 53 sec

Crunchless Core, Workout 1
Back Squat / Bent Over Row / Push Up / Dips / Corkscrew / One Leg Front Bridge

Exercise of the Day: Push Up (Medicine Ball).
If you don’t have a medicine ball get one it can help liven up your routine and put a twist on traditional exercises.

FitnessBuilder Push Up ( Medicine Ball )

FitnessBuilder week 6.

Notes: Last day of the FB 5×5 workout. I totally feel stronger. Amazed that I can bench 210lbs, that is double the amount of weight I was using with the Powerblocks. I will keep building on the amount of weight I can bench. My goal is to bench 300lbs within 6 months, stay tuned for that.

Workout Time: 57 min 24 sec

5×5: Workout 5
Split Squat / Decline Bench Press / Bent Over Row / Shrug / French Press

Exercise of the Day: French Press (with easy bar) tricep work out. Be careful when doing this exercise too much weight and you will crush your head. One of the reasons I am sure why this exercise has the nick name of skull crusher.

FitnessBuilder French Press

Summary of FitnessBuilder 5×5: Great way to get your body used to lifting heavier with enough rest in between reps to get the maximum lift with each exercise. I am seeing results and feeling them too.