Day 1

The first workout is officially in the books.

Yesterday we made the dreaded trips to Sam's and Wal-Mart for groceries.  $300 later, we were stocked up.  It looked like we were buying for a family of 10, and of course there are only 2 of us...  Needless to say, we shouldn't have to buy anything for a few weeks.

Got up at 5:30 this morning and had breakfast:

24oz water
6oz grapefruit juice
small bowl of shredded wheat cereal w/ skim milk
1 banana

Had a protein shake on the way to the gym.

I tried not to overdo it on the first day, so my workout looked like this:

Dumbbell Bench Press
40x12
45x10
50x8
55x6
35x12
Superset with Dumbbell Inline Press
35x12

Wide Grip Lat Pulldown
60x12
70x10
80x8
90x6
60x12
Superset with assisted Pull-Ups
40x12

Seated Dumbbell Press
25x12
30x10
35x8
40x6
25x12
Superset with Dumbbell Lateral Raises
15x12

Alternate Dumbbell Curls
15x12
17.5x10
20x8
22.5x6
15x12
Superset with Hammer Curls
15x12

Triceps Rope Pressdowns
20x12
30x10
40x8
45x6
30x12
Superset with Tricep Kickbacks
12.5x6 (couldn't get the full 12 reps)

Now the good part.  First day back at the gym, and I go take a shower in the locker room.  I finish my shower and am walking back to my locker, practically naked, and there standing there is this poor girl, in the wrong locker room.  She turned around just as she realized what she had done, and there I was.  Not sure who it was more awkward for, but I got a snapshot of her reaction...

The rest of the day's menu looks like this:

8:30 a.m.
½ cup low fat vanilla yogurt and ½ cup cottage cheese mixed with a handful of fresh blueberries

11:00 a.m.
1 can of tuna fish (in water) drained and drizzled with lemon juice, 1 orange

1:30 p.m.
Mozzarella cheese stick and apple slices sprinkled with cinnamon

3:30 p.m.
Steamed brown rice drizzled with olive oil, rice wine vinegar and teriyaki sauce, small salad consisting of spinach leaves and sliced red peppers

6:00 p.m.
Rib eye steak, sweet potatoes and grilled zucchini and yellow squash (marinated in olive oil, basil, salt, pepper, balsamic vinegar and garlic for 20 minutes), skim milk

9:00 p.m.
1 ½ fruit smoothies consisting of vanilla yogurt, orange juice, sliced pineapple, handful of ice, vanilla extract and 1 scoop of casein protein