I worked out just once in a three-day span, and that set me back some. With aching knees, there wasn't much choice, though I could be more diligent about carb consumption.

Then again, playing basketball eight nights in a row was not the best idea. I felt good almost the entire time, but in the end, tendinitis got my right knee. All those jump shots of my teen years (and beyond) have a price.

Monday, Jan. 18, 2010
Weigh-in: 184.5 (2 pm)
Intake: cinnamon oatmeal, walnuts, banana
Intake: pork chop, white rice, tossed salad, ranch dressing (Blue Water Shrimp Truck)
Intake: Reece's peanut butter cup
Output: 10 minutes stretching, 3 pickup fullcourt games, 120 'air' leg extensions, 400 mini-crunches, 60 reps shoulder lift (front), 60 reps bicep curls, 60 reps tricep lifts, 60 reps forearm lifts (all lifts 10-pound plate), 10 minutes stretching
Intake: Gatorade
Intake: chili, brown rice, jalapeno peppers, french toast, margarine, syrup (Zippy's)

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010
Weigh-in: 184.5 (noon)
Intake: cinnamon oatmeal, walnuts, banana
Intake: beef curry manapua, bulgogi/choy sum nori roll, funyuns (7-Eleven)
Intake: seafood ramen (Ezogiku)
Intake: smoothie (frozen mixed fruit, frozen strawberries, 2 bananas, 9 icecubes, orange juice)
Intake: lavosh, spaghetti sauce (mushrooms), garlic, jack cheese

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010
Weigh-in: 184.5 (1 pm)
Intake: cinnamon oatmeal, walnuts, banana
Intake: hot dog (relish, mustard, ketchup), teri burger (Roosevelt)
Intake: teri nori
Output: 10 minutes stretching, 6 pickup fullcourt games, 120 'air' leg extensions, 500 mini-crunches, 60 bicep curls, 60 tricep lifts, 60 forearm lifts, 60 reps shoulder lift (front), 30 reps military lift (all lifts 10-pound plate), 10 minutes stretching
Intake: fresco grilled steak soft tacos (2), pinto beans and cheese (Taco Bell), orange juice
Intake: peanut butter (organic), honey, whole wheat soda crackers, 2% fat milk

Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010
Weigh-in: 184.5 (1 pm)
Intake: miso soup
Intake: opakapaka, white rice, tossed salad (ranch dressing), toast (Blue Water Shrimp Truck)
Intake: dark chocolate covered mac nuts
Output: 10 minutes stretching, 6 fullcourt pickup games, 2 halfcourt games, 400 mini-crunches
Intake: anpan
Weigh-in: 184.5 (4 am)
Intake: Portuguese bean soup, soda crackers (Zippy's)

Friday, Jan. 22, 2010
Weigh-in: 184.5 (2 pm)
Intake: cinnamon oatmeal, walnuts, banana
Intake: beef stew, white rice
Intake: buttered popcorn, hurricane mix, orange soda
Output: 10 minutes stretching, 5 halfcourt pickup games, 30 minutes shooting baskets, 100 mini-crunches, 60 reps bicep curls, 60 reps tricep lifts, 60 reps military press, 60 reps forearm lifts (all 10-pound plate)
Intake:

Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010
Weigh-in: 182 (1 pm)
Intake: cinnamon oatmeal, walnuts, banana
Intake: lavosh
Intake: turkey sandwich (whole grain flatbread [2], tomato, romaine lettuce, spaghetti sauce w/ mushrooms, garlic)
Intake: lavosh, spaghetti sauce

Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010
Intake: miso soup, tofu
Intake: beef curry, brown/white rice
Intake: salmon sandwich, garlic fries, iced tea (Big City Diner)
Intake: bbq chicken wings (BCD), ranch dressing
Intake: dark chocolate macadamia nuts

Monday, Jan. 25, 2010
Intake: lavosh
Intake: chocolate energy bar
Intake: beef curry, brown rice
Intake: dark chocolate macadamia nuts
Output: 10 minutes stretching, 20 minutes stationary bike (-182 calories), 20 minutes stationary bike (-177 calories), 400 mini-crunches, 60 reps bicep curls, 60 reps tricep curls, 60 reps forearm lifts, 60 reps military lift (10-pound plate for all lifts), 10 minutes stretching
Intake: ham musubi, curry manapua (7-Eleven)
Intake: dark chocolate macadamia nuts

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