Thoughts: I had a nice, relaxed grilled steak and shrimp Valentine’s Day dinner with dbf last night at my place. We did dig into the ice cream a bit afterwards, but I’d left meals 5 and 6 open, so my totals came out around maintenance for the day. I keep trying to get him to eat more veggies, but the guy grew up with some sort of weird anti-vegetable attitude (I swear that men learn this from their fathers), so it’s a small victory to get him to even eat a single broccoli floret. Hrmph.

I realized when I was home this weekend with my parents that both my Mom and my Dad love vegetables. Seriously. My father will sautee some mysterious green veggie, then proudly bring it to the table, grab a huge bite of it and declare (in Chinese), “Wah! This is REALLY good stuff!” He does the same thing with fish, healthy broths, and all sorts of dishes that most other men I’ve met would avoid like a case of the mumps.

So this weekend at the dinner table, I thanked my father for being such a good influence on my eating habits throughout my life. Without him, I would have had a much tougher time switching over to a healthy lifestyle, like the many men and women who use the “I’m a picky eater/I hate veggies” excuse to quit.

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Nutrition (1426 calorie low zigzag menu)
1: 3×1 spinach omelette, 1 slice low carb WW toast with 1/2 T. SF preserves, 2 orange wedges
2: 3 c. lite kettle corn and 1 scoop banana creme Myopro whey (YUCK!!!!! NEVER AGAIN)
3: 3/4 c. cottage cheese and 3/4 c. strawberries
4: 2 oz lean flank steak, 1/2 c. mushroom penne pasta
5: Chocolate peanut butter banana shake
6: 3/4 c. cottage cheese and 3/4 c. strawberries

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

Calories eaten / deficit for yesterday = 1969 / +73 (target -538)
Water: 15 cups
Ratios: 40% carb / 36% protein / 24% fat

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Workout:
12:00 pm 3 mile steady state run (30 minutes / 6-7 mph / 0% incline)
10:30 pm steady state recumbent bike (30 minutes)
Optional - Yoga DVD after work

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The Awful Truth:
1. Celebrated Valentine’s day with some unauthorized peanut butter cup ice cream and two Ferrero Rocher chocolates.
2. Did not do my extra cardio yesterday.

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Brownie Points:
1. Got to the gym during lunch and got back/biceps finished. My left wrist feels much better now after a few weeks of no barbell curls.

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Short-term Goals:
1. Do the laundry.
2. Make some more bars.
3. Cook up the frozen chicken breast and make some salads.