Pardon Me Mr. Steinbeck

The best-laid plans of Mike and men often go awry.  That is the case with today’s blog.  The planned fourth installment of “How Did I Get Here?” will take a bit more writing time than I have today.  I guess you could say the plan was very well laid after all.

Instead, I’ll take some time to address something about the blog that, although no one has questioned, I thought might be of some paradox to the regular reader.  In my “Welcome” post, I spoke of the things that would be the tenets of my eating regimen.  One of those core principles was that I wasn’t going to count calories.  And that is absolutely the case.  I hear you ask, “Then why, Mike, do you list calories for many of the items you eat?”  Well, Grasshopper, it is fairly simple.  I do it for two reasons.  One reason is that I do want to be aware of what it is I take in and have a rough idea of what’s too much, but sometimes items can look like calorie-laden traps when, in fact, made correctly, they are healthy.  Last night’s gnocchi dinner was a good example.  That is why I list the caloric intake.  So I can explain to the readership that my choices are in keeping with the course I have plotted.

The second reason that I list calories at times is that many of you out in cyberspace are, in fact, on Weight Watchers or other programs and do keep track of your daily caloric intake.  If those folks would like to try some of what I am dining on, they can know what it is they are in for.

I am a believer that if I make the right choices between fruits/vegetables, proteins, fats, carbs, etc. that the calories will fall into place.  My best guess is that I have been taking in about 1200-1500 a day.  That’s just a guess, but I feel great and the weight is shedding.  Who could ask for more?

Cya tomorrow,

M

What I ate and how I exercised today:

Breakfast ~ Nature’s Path Pumpkin Flax Raisin Bran w/Rice Milk

Lunch ~ Mixed greens salad with cannellini beans, tuna and balsamic vinaigrette

Dinner ~ 3.5 oz. of broiled chicken breast with the piquillo pepper sauce, toasted sliced almonds and steamed broccoli with a touch of lemon and olive oil

Exercise ~ 1.3 miles around the lake with the wife