Thursday, 31 May 2012

Day 179. Baking with protein powder success

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Consumed 2000 calories. Cycled, pole fitness.

I had pretty much given up on trying to bake with either brown rice protein powder or Myofusion because of negative reasons for each. The brown rice protein powder produces a grainy, dry, and crumbly product that tastes very strongly of brown rice (surprise surprise). The Myofusion messes with the baking process I think because of its high xanthan gum content. It prevents the baked good from baking properly- no matter how long you keep it in the oven, it stays wet in the middle! It also has a sickly sweet taste that masks everything else.

Today I had a burst of brilliance. I mixed the two powders together and made English muffins. The muffins came out fantastic! They were not quite as moist as English muffins should be, but I think adding some more milk and/or Myofusion should fix that.

Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Day 178.

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Consumed 2450 calories. Cycled, lifted weights.

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Day 177.

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Consumed 2800 calories. "Core cardio and balance" workout, pole fitness.

Monday, 28 May 2012

Day 176.

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Consumed 1850 calories. Cycled, lifted weights.

Sunday, 27 May 2012

Day 175. Week 25 stats

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Consumed 2000 calories. Walked for >3 hours.

I have concluded that a social life is not amenable to keeping up a strict nutrition/exercise plan. My whole week and weekend were far less than ideal. I usually avoid social gatherings but I was obliged to be social all week because a friend came from afar to visit me.

It's interesting that to be human one must include some chaos and spontaneity in one's life.

Week 25 stats (in bold):
Stomach: 30.0 in -> 30.0
Chest: 30.25 in -> 30.25
Biceps: 10.0 in -> 9.75
Hips: 36.0 in -> 36.0
Thigh: 19.0 in -> 19.0
Calf: 13.25 in -> 13.5
Waist: 27.0 in -> 27.0

Skinfold: 12 mm -> 11
Weight: 130.2 lbs -> 130.0

Saturday, 26 May 2012

Day 174. Potluck

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Consumed 3300 calories. Rest day.

So much food...

Day 173.

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Consumed 2050 calories. Cycled, lifted weights, pole fitness.