Sunday, Week 23 (With Progress Update)

This week has been a good transition into maintenance. I've boosted my calories quite a bit and have allowed myself a number of splurges throughout the week. However, my weight remains stable (I actually weight less than last week). My goal is to remain between 112 - 115 lbs, with a waist of 25 - 27 inches, and below waist of 27 - 29 inches. I think these are all very healthy stats for me to try to maintain.

Progress:
Weight: 113.4lbs
Waist: 25.5 inches
Below Waist: 27.5 inches

Here are some of the fitness highlights from the past week:
Monday: 7 mile run in 67 minutes and upper body weights (all after my stomach had settled down)
Tuesday: Stair Climbing Challenge at work, Yoga class, and Last ice skating class
Wednesday: Stair Climbing Challenge at work, 4.57 mile run in 45 minutes
Thursday: Trapeze Class (did my entire routine twice)
Friday: Rest Day
Saturday: 4.05 mile run in 38 minutes

Here are some of the nutrition recaps from the past week:
-Yogurt and Apple every morning
-IsoPure Protein Supplementation every day
-Kashi Lean Cereal most mornings
-Raw Veggies (broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, celery) cooked slightly in microwave
-Cabbage
-Subway Chicken Sandwich on whole wheat bread with provolone cheese, lettuce, spinach, and green pepper (awesome!) w/ Baked Lays Potato Chips
-BK Butterfinger Pie (awesome, 360/4, but loaded with fat - definitely a splurge)
-Wine in moderation
-Pork, 1/2 Sweet Potato, Veggies last night for dinner (I haven't had sweet potato in years - it was actually pretty good. I think my problems with them in the past were all the junk people cook it with. It was good plain - just microwaved.)
-Pear/Clementine/other fruit most days (in addition to the apple every day)
-Sole, Salmon, Tilapia
-Muscle Punch Smoothie from Smoothie King yesterday (these have gotten expensive, but I had a coupon for a free small if you buy a medium)

Mainly, I'm trying to allow for a bit more flexibility in my nutrition. I have a goal range of 1400 - 1800 calories per day, with 100+ grams of protein. I'm not looking to necessarily build more muscle, but I do want to preserve the muscle that I have. Likewise, I don't feel the need to lose additional fat. I think I'm at a good level now. But, I don't really want to gain more.

My ear problems have continued, and I'm glad that I have my doctor's appointment on Tuesday. It will be good to find out what's going on. If the cholesteatoma is growing back, I need to get it taken care of. Surgery is easier the sooner it's caught. Last time he had to reconstruct a lot of my middle ear. Hopefully, this time it will be less of a problem. If I do have to have surgery, I will be banned from all exercise for several weeks (any excess pressure could blow the ear packing). But, I'll try to keep on track with nutrition. It will be more difficult, though. There might be nausea, and I won't be able to cook as much especially during the initial recovery. At least things like my Kashi Cereal are easy. I won't even be able to shake up my protein drinks, though. I'll have to rely on hubby for that. It will really be no fun if that's the way it goes.

Today for exercise I'm going to do upper body weights. I'm going to change up my format to only 3 sets of each exercise to shorten the session. Later today I might do the elliptical machine or a Tae Bo DVD. And, as always stretching.