Food Log
9:15am: Omelet with American cheese, tomato, green pepper. Half order of hashbrowns. (850 cal)
10:00am: Bottled mocha frappuccino. (180 cal)
12:00pm: Vitamin Water Zero. (0 cal)
4:30pm: 8" sub with roast beef, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, avocado spread. Bag of barbecue chips. Can of caffeine free diet Coke. (820 cal)
8:30pm: Pasta with tomato sauce and canned tuna mixed in. (800 cal)
Water through day: About 2 liters.
Total: 2,650 calories
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Quest Progress
-Onward with the calorie logging quests. Logged calories under 3,000 for week three of "Nutrition: Growing into Nerd Fitness's Nutrition Level Two" and "Nutrition: Finish Your Food Log."
-No caffeine today. Caffeine-free soda, Vitamin Water, and regular ol' water instead. Started week three of "The Caffeine Challenge: Level One."
-I was going to walk for 7 minutes today. It was after breakfast, and a stunningly beautiful day in the Twin Cities. But then I saw the new "Happy Hearthstone" podcast came out and it was 1 hour 45 minutes. So I walked for an hour! Meandered mostly around streets, but took a 10 minute dip into the steep Mississippi River Valley before climbing out.
It felt great. I'm excited for the autumn.
I just hope the excitement lasts. Perhaps I should wish for something more likely. How about this:
I hope that when the excitement stops, I'm able to find a way to push through and not collapse. That would be plenty.
Oh, and this quest pushed me to Level 5. DING!
This walk completed two quests: "Fitness: Walk for 7 Minutes This Week" and the one-off quest, "Walk for 60 Minutes."
-Did two sets of my recruit workout today. It was exhausting coupled with the hour walk earlier in the day, and I kind of overheated, but I had a big breakthrough. I tried doing actual push-ups, and got five in! HUZZAH!
Even three weeks ago I was physically unable to do any, so I'm pretty proud.
Starting up my next quest: "Fitness: Walk for 8 Minutes This Week."
-Another breakthrough: today was the first time I can remember when I looked forward to cooking. It was just pasta, but it felt easier this time to get excited about food I prepared. Pretty good feeling. This started week four of "Become a Cooker: Level One."
-Drank 1+ liters of water, completing week one of "Become a Water Drinker: Level Two."
