Tuesday, November 25, 2008

День 4

Today is a work-at-the-office-day. Earlier to start ... possibly earlier to retire.

I didn't sleep nearly enough last night. That's something else I really need to work on. Sleep is vital for good health and weight-loss/diet management.

The thing this experiment is reminding me of is this: The toughest part of sticking to a diet/lifestyle is simply living consciously. In other words, I have to really think about, plan and analyze my daily nutrition. I find this to be quite arduous. Day in and day out. But, I know it's necessary and probably character-building.


Tuesday - November 25, 2008

7:30 am

+ one cup of "choco-coffee" (a few tablespoons of pure cocoa powder, a teaspoon of instant coffee, an once or two of half-and-half and stevia to taste)

9:00 am

+ a vanilla whey protein shake (two scoops of natural vanilla whey protein powder, 4 oz of half-and-half)

1:00 pm

+ homemade tuna salad (one tin of tuna packed in olive oil, sour cream, mustard, red pepper flakes and Also Salt)

+ homemade pancetta chips (about 5)

3:45 pm

+ one large glass of iced Americano coffee (black)

7:30 pm

+ 5 ham and broccoli "tacos" (thin slices of ham, sour cream in the center and sauteed broccoli and onions - as the filling)

11:30 pm

+ 3 thin slices of prosciutto

+ 2 oz of blue cheese

+ a glass of red wine


More to come tomorrow ... I hope!

11 comments:

Vadim said...

Day 4 looks excellent, and right on! I need to get some sleep as well. Working on getting to get the cacao so i can start enjoying the hot cofee cacao in the morning. is that me or was it day 4 in russian?

Harry/JP said...

Thanks, Vadim.

It's not just you. That is indeed "Day 4" in Russian. At least, according to Babelfish. :)

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/

I hope your day of blogging has gone well. I'll be over to check it out soon.

Me said...

Hi Harry,

I think you're spot on about the conscious thing.

So, what is a work-at-the-office day? I thought all we did in the office was work?? ;)

Figured it was Russian too - only because of the characters though. Is there a good translator the other direction? I've got a couple of cool Russian hip hop CDs I picked up while o/s and I can't type those characters into a search engine to find anything more. Help?

Harry/JP said...

Aloha, Erika.

Work at work? That's an interesting concept. ;-)

Not sure about the Russian character to English translator.

The "external links", at the bottom of this Wiki-page, may be pieces to that puzzle?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_alphabet

The wine's kicking in. I hope this makes sense when I read it in the morning. :-)

Vadim said...

Harry, I like the idea odf rolled turkey with sour cream and sauteddbrocoli. It sounds something I need to keep in mind for those days on the run. It is very easy to do and can be easily stackable too! Whats the wine you are drinking? I mean whats your favorite one?

Harry/JP said...

Good day, Vadim.

I love practical food. It's got to taste fairly decent too but ... it needs to be easy to make, take and eat. I always try to keep foods like that on hand.

Keep in mind that you can put any low-carb veggie in these "tacos". I sometimes use Roma tomatoes or avocado slices. The only limit is your imagination and the carb count. ;-)

Also, you can choose whatever "taco shell" you like best. Roast beef, ham, turkey, pastrami, etc.

I tend to look for natural sliced meats. Products that are low-to-no-carbs and that do not contain nitrates or other potentially harmful preservatives.

Off to start on today's blog ...

Catch up with you later!

Harry/JP said...

One other note. You don't have to use sour cream either. Mayonnaise, cream cheese, tahini, hummus, spreadable herbed cheeses, mustard, etc.

Whatever tastes good to you.

Harry/JP said...

Doh! I keep leaving things out of my replies! Sorry, Vadim!

To be honest, I drink a variety of inexpensive organic red wines. I enjoy all kinds - Merlot, Sirah, Cabernet Sauvignon.

The main thing for me is to derive the benefits from the wine. Most of the time, the flavor is still quite pleasant. But, I mostly just enjoy the mellowing effect of the wine and I hope that it's providing the many health benefits that I read about in the medical literature.

Generally speaking, I don't spend over $10 per bottle of wine. And, I make sure to look for "organic wines" only, as opposed to wines that contain "organically grown grapes".

"Organic Wines" is a specific description that ensures that sulfites aren't added to the wine. I prefer to avoid such preservatives.

Probably more information than you wanted to know. Sorry!

Vadim said...

Thanks a lot! You are always so detailed and to the point in your responses. I really appreciate it. Thanks for the wine suggestion, I will definitely check in trader joe, that and cocoa.

Me said...

Good point, Vadim. I've always found turkey a waste of time but with sour cream and sauted brocolli it might just be worth the effort! :)

Solshine said...

I'm just catching up, Harry. I love sliced meat rolled around cream cheese, haven't thought of adding other veggies to it, what a great idea!