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Spinning while watching TV

Posted August 19, 2008 * Comments(0)

Well, the experiment of watching TV while spinning was pretty much a bust.

  • Problem 1: Too Noisy -  My wife couldn’t take the noise, so we had to watch a show that was less dialog centric… which really meant we didn’t enjoy it that much.
  • Problem 2: Not a good workout - I had a really hard time getting to Zone 1… as you can see, the average was 130… which means I was below 130 as much as I was above it… since 130 is the BOTTOM of my Zone 1… it pretty much means this was a sub aerobic workout.
  • Problem 3: Too Hot… I mean.. basically I was sweating like crazy… dripping with sweat… but sweat does not mean a good workout… it just means you are hot. In this case, the HR tells the truth.

Why do I care so much about these Zone 1/Zone 2 workouts… well… really, it’s kind of funny… based on watching my training lately, I am now convinced that my sub-optimal “fat burning” conditioning is a direct result of UNDER training, not OVER training. So, if I am going to get conditioned to sustain a solid 140-150 HR long distance effort… I need to train more in 140-150… and I am having a really hard time finding solutions for training at that zone on the bike.

In door workouts (at least with my current trainer) aren’t going to cut it. I need more resistance!!!!

Logbook Activity

  • Type: Cycle
  • Date: 08/19/2008
  • Time: 20:30:00
  • Total Time: 00:50:00.00
  • Average Heart rate: 130
  • Max Heart rate: 141
  • Distance: 16 miles
  • Average Speed: 19.2 mph

Food & Weight - Aug 19, 2008

Posted August 19, 2008 * Comments(1)

Adding to my plan for shedding some pounds… Drink a glass of water before I can have a cup of coffee. See, I drink a lot of coffee… mostly iced… I start out the day with a cup of hot coffee, and then move to iced coffee after about 10am… I drink coffee right up until I go to sleep.

Now, I know that people say this isn’t good for you… but I think I probably fall outside the lines on this one. There are plenty of other things about me that fall outside the lines… so, I’m adding this to the list. However, drinking lots of water is clearly a good thing… and so I’ve developed this new strategy of rewarding my water drinking with coffee… I figure that this can only be a good thing.

As for food intake, yesterday worked out well… so, I’m going to shoot for 1,500 cals/day for a while and see where that takes me.

Breakfast - 134 cals

  • Coffee - ahhh - 0 calories
  • Greek Yogurt - 3/4 cup - 100 cals - 0g Fat, 20g Protein, 6g Carbs
  • Peach - 1/2 cup - 34 cals - 0g Fat, 1g Protein, 7g Carbs
  • Water!

Lunch - 330 Cals

  • Water
  • Iced Coffee
  • 2 Slices 9 Grain Bread - 202 cals - 6g Protein, 2g Fat, 40g Carbs
  • 4 Slices Turkey Breast - 125 cals - 23g Protein, 1g Fat, 6g Carbs
  • Mustard - 2 cals

Snack - 31 cals

  • Water
  • Iced Coffee
  • Celery Sticks - I love bitter celery… Crisp, Cold, that bite…. yum

Dinner - 437 Cals

  • Water
  • Vitamins
  • Trader Joes Gnocchi - 1.5 cups - 250 cals - 9g Protein, 4g Fat, 45g Carbs
  • Chicken Breast - 80 grams - 125 cals - 25g Protein, 3g Fat
  • Zucchini Steamed - 1 cup - 19 cals - 2g Protein, 3g Carbs
  • Broccoli Steamed - 1 cup - 27 cals - 2g Protein, 4g Carbs
  • Parmesan Cheese (Hard) Grated - 4 grams - 16 cals - 1g Protein, 1g Fat
  • Turkey Slices- 2 slices - 70 cals - 13g Protein, 1g Fat, 3g Carbs

So 1000 calories for the bulk of the day day… that’s pretty low… But I plan to do a little workout (possibly spinning while watching TV, if my wife doesn’t mind the noise)… and I’ll have a snack afterwards.
Post Workout Snack - 491 Cals!!!!

See — Now, that just ain’t right. I didn’t really need to eat this much… But I guess I can’t really beat myself up, I didn’t really eat that many calories throughout the day. But the truth is 500 calories after 9pm… is just not good healthy eating habits… no matter how healthy it was, and really… it wasn’t that healthy.

  • Frozen Banana Smoothie -
    • 1 banana, 1 cup milk, 1 tbsp Peanut Butter
    • 305 cals, 38g Carbs, 10g Fat, 13g Protein
  • Small slice of thin pizza - 185 Calories - 13g Protein, 5g Fat, 21g Carbs

Summary:

1492 Calories - 35% Protein, 17% Fat, 48% Carbs - I like that my Fat intake was around 17%, but I’d rather see about an even split on carbs and protein. I did a good job of drinking lots of water today.

Logbook Day Info

  • Date: 08/19/2008
  • Weight: 146
  • Mood: Normal
  • Sleep Hours: 5.5
  • Sleep Pattern: Normal
  • Calories: 1492

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