I’ve noticed a certain dissatisfaction in the past week with my diet. I think that last tube of Albertson’s oatmeal has spoiled me for any other store brand. The tube of Publix oatmeal is NOT THE SAME. I am going to reserve the Publix tube for pancakes, cakes, muffins, and other mixed foods while hieing over to the Dr. Phillips Albertson’s at the next opportunity to pick up some of the good stuff. I may even pick up 3 or 4 tubes of the good stuff.

My sister also mentioned some sort of peanut butter with the Albertson’s brand that she swears is absolute PB ambrosia with better stats than regular natty PB. That is also on my list.

The other day at the grocery store (pathetic pick up attempt notwithstanding), I had a eureka moment. I admitted to myself that I truly LOVED to go grocery shopping because it was a precursor to cooking, which I also loved, and thence to eating, which is, of course the best part of all.

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OMG, I think if I had cable TV, I’d probably be a Food Network junkie.

And, despite growing up in a restaurant family and knowing how hard it is to make it in that business, sometimes I dream about opening a chain of restaurants that caters to the health and fitness crowd–Yes, a menu loaded with nothing but BFL/Zone/BFFM-compliant appetizers, salads, soups, entrees, smoothies and desserts, oh yes. All nutrition stats would be printed right on the menu so there would be no guessing. Prices would be comparable to the stuff at Panera Bread or Chili’s.

I’m just so tired of being limited to chicken salad at EVERY normal restaurant I visit. Aren’t you?

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Nutrition: 1300-1500 calorie low zig zag day

1: Beef noodles in broth
2: 1 c. orange juice, 2/3 c. mixed veggies, 3 oz. chicken breast
3: 1 c. orange juice, 1 scoop whey
4: Peach, 2/3 c. mixed veggies, 3 oz. chicken breast
5: Dextrose/whey PWO shake
6:Papaya, 1 scoop whey

Daily Supplements: multivitamin with iron, calcium 500 + D, 1 T. flaxseed oil or natural peanut butter
Water: 16 cups minimum

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Workout:
7:30 PM P90X Chest/Back
8:30 PM LISS Stationary bike while playing WoW (min. 90 minutes)

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The Awful Truth:
1. Had a HUGE free dinner with Mom and Daddums last night.

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Brownie Points:
1. Was pretty good this weekend on food despite being out of the house for most of it.
2. Picked up a cheesy little portable exercise cycle from Sharper Image to put under my desk or in front of my couch when I am playing video games, reading, or studying for the NASM exam. What the heck…if I’m going to sit on my ass for 2-3 hours a night doing my favorite things (besides working out, cooking, and eating), I might as well get some LISS cardio done, too, right?

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Short-term Goals:
1. Clean bathroom.
2. Pick up eggs and fruit.
3. Print out new recipes from eDiets.
4. Finish Harry Potter.
5. Make up new weekly schedule of chores and activities.
6. Write up new fitness plan and email to sister.