My left shoulder is jacked up. This is the first time since I last separated my left shoulder it feels this bad. I am going to try to do more frequent cardio and/or lower body workouts and some uni-lateral upper body workouts until this thing heals.
I am not going to be dumb and try to train through it and do REAL damage. I have to keep my calories lower since my intensity will be less, but it is always easier said/typed than actually done (as evidenced by this tread). 
Day 188 of diet 8/11/09 Tuesday.
Meal 1
2 scoops banana Metabolic Drive - 220 cals
210g frozen strawberries - 75
70g frozen blueberries - 35
153g banana - 136
200g tomato - 36
151g nectarine - 66
4 fit fish oil caps - 40
Meal 2
Veal eggplant parmesan w/ spaghetti and bread - ???
lettuce -
vinaigrette - 81
4.5 oz Sun chips - 630
Nature Valley PB bar - 170
Nature Valley granola bar - 180
Almond Joy - 80
Baby Ruth - 85
Meal 3
259g garlic ahi - 395 cals
Garlic ahi breading/something that makes it so good and garlicy - ???
vinaigrette - 81
Afternoon cardio:
Walked on the treadmill for 1 hour at 3.0 mph and 8.0 incline.
Meal 4
1 scoop whey protein - 135 cals
5g creatine
5g L-leucine
Biceps workout
Meal 5
1 scoop whey protein - 135 cals
223g microwaved potato - 223
5g creatine
5g L-leucine
Meal 6
2 scoops chocolate Metabolic Drive - 220 cals
4 Flame out - 52
FitDay macro (not including Meal #2 Veal eggplant parmesan)
Protein 243.5
Carbs 360.0
Fiber 35.3
Fats 92.6
Total calories 3075 + Meal #2 = about 4000 - 4500 calories?
When I thought back about Meal #2, all I had to do was NOT eat the spaghetti and bread. The marinara sauce, eggplant, cheese and veal would have been an OK meal in and of itself. It was stupid (but delicious) of me to eat the empty carbs as well (chips, bars and chocolates). Now I just have to implement what I know instead of letting my stomach always dictate what I want/do.
Oops I did it again, like Britney Spears:(
Pic of Veal eggplant parmesan on a bed of spaghetti noodles and garlic bread
Pic of garlic ahi, no rice (better choice)
have just read this thread, overall the progress youve made so far is good and youve done well for losing the weight you have.
hope the progress continues and you can defiantly see the difference in the photos now.
good luck!
Will try my best, thanks trueblue316.
On a side note, I am sure people will tell me “Try not. Do or do not, there is no try”
I will do, master, I will do 
Day 189 of diet 8/12/09 Wednesday.
Meal 1
2 scoops chocolate Metabolic Drive - 220 cals
4 fit fish oil caps - 40
Meal 2 (Estimated values):
202g meatloaf - 412
247g kalbi - 550
teriyaki sauce - 214
creamy vinaigrette - 320
spanish sauce - 160 (similar to creamy ketchup)
lettuce -
4 fit fish oil caps - 40
Afternoon cardio:
Walked on the treadmill for 1 hour at 3.0 mph and 8.0 incline.
Meal 3
1 scoop whey protein - 135 cals
5g creatine
5g L-leucine
Triceps workout (both shoulders way too jacked up for upper body workouts for now)
Meal 4
2 scoops whey protein - 270 cals
260g microwaved potato - 260
Before bed
4 Flameout - 52
Fitday Estimated macros:
Protein 238.2 (35%)
Carbs 172.7 (26%)
Fiber 14.0
Fats 116.6 (39%)
Total calories 2673 estimated.
Pic of mini meatloaf w/ spanish sauce, no rice
Pic of mini teriyaki Kalbi (short ribs), no rice. (Better job than yesterday’s solid meals)
Day 190 of diet 8/13/09 Thursday.
Meal 1
2 scoops banana Metabolic Drive - 220 cals
210g frozen strawberries - 75
70g frozen blueberries - 35
140g banana - 125
210g tomato - 38
167g peach - 65
4 fit fish oil caps - 40
Meal 2 (Estimated values)
259g grilled pork chops - 539
vegetable oil - 240
creamy balsamic vinaigrette - 320
gravy - 107
lettuce -
Afternoon cardio:
Treadmill for 1 hour at 3.0 mph and 8.0 incline.
Meal 3
1 scoop whey protein - 135 cals
3 macadamia roca candy - 200
5g creatine
5g L-leucine
Leg/Hip workout
Meal 4
2 scoops whey protein - 270 cals
360g microwaved potato - 360
5g creatine
5g L-leucine
Meal 5
2 scoops chocolate Metabolic Drive - 220 cals
4 Flameout - 52
FitDay macros estimated:
Protein 265.0 (35%)
Carbs 216.5 (27%)
Fiber 24.9
Fats 130.8 (38%)
Total calories 3040.
Pic of grilled porkchops, no rice
Downloaded recently to my Ipod Touch to help the cardio time go by quicker:
Janet Jackson’s video - - YouTube
and Shakira’s video - - YouTube
Janet is more relatable to me because she is also a yo-yo dieter and she looked fantastic in that video. Shakira’s song was only okay, but she was extra hot tamale in the video.
Day 191 of diet 8/14/09 Friday.
Meal 1
2 scoops banana Metabolic Drive - 220 cals
4 fit fish oil caps - 40
Meal 2 (Estimated values)
130g meatloaf - 265 cals
gravy - 107
443g beef stew - 572
creamy vinaigrette - 320
lettuce -
Meal 3
1 scoop whey protein - 135 cals
5g creatine
5g L-leucine
Biceps workout
Meal 4
2 scoops whey protein - 270 cals
346g microwaved potato - 346
140g sliced pickles - 175
Meal 5
2 scoops banana Metabolic Drive - 220 cals
4 Flame out - 52
FitDay macros:
Protein 239.3 (35%)
Carbs 208.3 (30%)
Fiber 13.5
Fats 107.8 (35%)
Total calories estimated ~ 2722.
Pic of mini beef stew, no rice. Boy it is hard to eat this without rice, lol.
Pic of mini meatloaf with gravy, no rice.
My new goal is to look like this and tell people to kiss my ass. Just kidding.
http://asp.elitefts.com/qa/training-logs.asp?qid=102034&tid=
"Mini-article from Jamie Hale - interesting take on nutrition.
To be really lean you need to eat clean foods?
By Jamie Hale
This is another myth perpetuated by the bodybuilding community. Iâ??m sure everyone knows someone who seems to eat horribly (Oreos, fries, Doritos) but stays relatively lean. Their food choices may not be the most nutritious, but their calorie consumption is below maintenance. Refer to Chazz Weaverâ??s â??Downsize Meâ?? at truthinfitness.org. Weaverâ??s experiment consisted of eating McDonaldâ??s every day every meal for thirty days. He lost weight and his blood lipid profile improved. The next time your favorite nutrition guru tells you that you have to eat clean at least 90 percent (90% rule equals 100% nonsense) of the time or you canâ??t lose weight, tell him heâ??s full of BS.
According to Endemann and colleagues (2002), the possible reasons that people are fat include sedentary lifestyles, constant availability of foods, and the promotion of highly palatable, high calorie foods by the food industry. I agree with Endemann. Looking at it from the other end, some nutritionists tell us that if we eat clean foods, we donâ??t have to worry about getting fat when gaining weight. Sumo wrestlers eat very clean compared to most other people. They are perfect models of leanness (obviously sarcasm). Eating too much, regardless of food content, makes you fat. Numerous factors influence the ratio of fat to skeletal muscle gain when increasing weight (refer to the P-ratio.
After reading this, it makes sense why I do not lose weight when I eat out/cheat. My total calories I eat for the day is WAY higher than my daily caloric maintenance requirements. As an example, the day I ate out at Subway, I ate about 6000 calories which is way above my daily caloric maintenance requirement (and for the record I was still hungry). Cheat foods are so calorically dense it is very easy to go over one’s daily limit. Of course this is common sense to most people or should be, but now I FINALLY realize I can eat anything I want as long as I maintain 2 things:
Does this mean I will start binging on junk food and fast food. No, because I will not be able to do both points 1 and 2. However, if I feel like eating 1oz of chips or 1 piece of chocolate, I am not going to cry about it anymore (woe is me crap), as long as I can keep points 1 and 2 in line. Now comes the problem of calculating my daily caloric maintenance requirements - which is made more difficult when losing weight is involved.
Day 192 of diet 8/15/09 Saturday.
Fasted morning cardio.
2 hours treadmill at 3.0 mph and 8.0 incline.
Meal 1
3 scoops banana Metabolic Drive - 330 cals
350g frozen strawberries - 125
70g frozen blueberries - 35
315g banana - 280
4 fit fish oil caps - 40
5g L-leucine
Triceps workout
Meal 2
2 scoops whey protein - 270 cals
555g microwaved potato - 555
10g ketchup - 10
2 pickles - 50
5g creatine
5g L-leucine
Meal 3
2 scoops Vanilla Metabolic Drive - 200 cals
168g peach - 66
4 salmon oil caps - 40
Meal 4
2 scoops Vanilla Metabolic Drive - 220 cals
Skippy’s chunky PB - 190
4 Flame out - 52
FitDay macros:
Protein 230.0 (37%)
Carbs 303.7 (47%)
Fiber 33.1
Fats 43.1 (16%)
Total calories 2443
I am going to weigh myself every week, but still only take pics every 2 weeks. I noticed that because I weighed myself every 2 weeks, after the day I weighed myself, I would always start cheating and ate a lot of calories. This is slowing my progress down and it is time for a change.
Day 193 of diet 8/16/09 Sunday.
Fasted afternoon cardio:
90 minutes treadmill at 3.0 mph and 8.5 incline.
Meal 1
2 scoops banana Metabolic Drive - 220 cals
280g frozen strawberries - 100
140g frozen blueberries - 70
5g L-Leucine
Meal 2
2 scoops vanilla Metabolic Drive - 200 cals
60g mixed nuts - 360
4 fit fish oil caps - 40
Leg workout
Meal 3
2 scoops whey protein - 270 cals
420g microwaved potato - 420
21g ketchup - 20
140g pickle slices - 175
141g peach - 55
Meal 4
2 scoops vanilla Metabolic Drive - 200 cals
Skippy’s chunky PB - 190
4 Flame out - 52
FitDay macros:
Protein 213.7 (34%)
Carbs 248.5 (40%)
Fiber 26.9
Fats 70.4 (26%)
Total calories 2372.