Thoughts: It’s free day again!

I’ve already kicked things off with a semi-authorized breakfast dessert concoction that consists of two thin, low-carb whey and egg pancakes wrapped around 1/4 c. of mint chocolate chip ice cream (Breyer’s low fat) each. 291 calories, 27 carb, 26.4 protein, and 8.1 fat. Hey, it could be worse, and it’s a GREAT substitute for an ice cream sandwich. If I used egg whites only instead of whole eggs in making the pancakes, I’m sure the fat content would be within acceptable BFL range.

I took some week 6 mid-challenge photos and posted them in my photo gallery under Challenge 2. The changes aren’t very dramatic between weeks 4 and 6, but I really didn’t expect them to be. The sunlight was coming in at a bad angle as well, which washed out the lovely definition I actually have in my arms and abs now. My legs look suitably muscular and scary, though. I’ve dropped down to 131 lbs (-1.5 lb) in those two weeks, though, and my chest, waist, abdomen, forearm, calf, and hip measurements have all decreased as well. Doing the Life’s Odyssey 3 week challenge at eDiets basically put me into cutting mode 2 weeks earlier than scheduled, due to all of the extra activities I’m now doing in order to score more points. The LO challenge is geared towards producing weight loss, so scoring high points generally means tacking on several hundred calories worth of extra exercise to your usual totals. I think my deficits have been in the -700 to -800 range all week because of LO. I only signed up to lose 3 lbs during those three weeks, but I’m already down nearly 2 lbs in just this week alone between the increased exercise and the departure of my PMS water retention.

(Whew…I have total bed-head in these pics! )

Week 6 measurements:
Chest: 33″
Waist: 24.5″
Abdomen: 26″
Hip: 36.5″
Thigh: 22″
Calf: 14.5″
Arm: 11″

The official verdicts on my body fat are as follows:
MyBodyComp.com: 20.7%
Tanita Scale: 19.6%
Accu-measure Caliper: 18.45%

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Nutrition (1800-2000 calorie high/free day)
1: Whey crepe LF ice cream wrap
2: Free meal with my family
3: (Free meal recovery and digestion period :mrgreen:)
4: Chocolate banana shake
5: 3×1 omelette with baby carrots and oatmeal
6: Chocolate banana shake

Supplements:
Multivitamin with iron
Calcium 500 + D
1 T. flax seed oil

Calories eaten and deficit for yesterday = 1449 / -657 (target -337)
Water: 10 cups
Ratios: 41% carb / 42% protein /17% fat

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Workout:
Rest day

Optional: NYC ballet workout plus plyometric jump exercises from Runner’s World

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The Awful Truth:
1. Tested out my almost BFL ice cream crepe wrap last night after cooking 2 batches of pancakes.

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Brownie Points:
1. Took week 6 photos and measurements. Lost scale weight and inches.
2. Still 100% (and then some) on workouts this challenge.
3. Did some SLOW push-ups yesterday that are beginning to make my back and shoulders ache this morning, heh.

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Short-term Goals:
1. Do the laundry!
2. Go grocery shopping (and pick up some laundry detergent, too.)
3. TRY to get the optional workouts done tonight.
4. Make final entries into the LO journal entry program for scoring.
5. Work on Joe’s site.