July 27

FUEL:
745: Lox, tomato, ff cheddar on Toasted WW Bread; Bing Cherries
900: Lipton Tea
1015: 1/2 PB Sandwich
115: 3 Egg Whites; Lettuce; PB Sandwich
330: Cookies & Cream Light Ice Cream Bar (Blue Bunny)
545: Tuna Wrap & Tuna Sandwich w/ Mayo; Seaweed; Carrots; Sunflower Seeds
930: Watermelon; Strawberry Yogurt w/ Grape Nuts; Cheddar Soy Crisps
1130: Bit of PB, few cherries
1230: Tuna, Egg White

Supplements:
At meals where I got no calcium, I take 1/2 a Calcium Pill (about 250 mg). Calcium carbonate's not nearly as good as the other kind of added calcium or even better, dairy. Vitamin D plays a big role, probably, and maybe protein or sugars found in dairy promote absorbtion. In any case, it's taken with food. So though some days it looks like I'm not getting my calcium in, I'm supplementing.

I take an average of 1.5 (75% recommended amount - I figure I'm about 75% of a person anyways) Move Free pills for my joints. I just to just average 1, but I stepped it up, and I think I'm doing better with the increased dose. As with the Calcium, I try to space it out, and it should be taken with food.

Lastly, I do 1/2 a multivitamin - the calcium added kind when I have limited or no dairy, and a non-kind when I already got dairy (cost issue). I take 1/2 because I figure I get tons of vitamins from many of the other foods I eat. And whatever vitamins I do get, since I take them with fat (big absorbtion helper) and have them spaced out (to the point where I avoid eating them at meals already rich in vitamins and instead take them with low-vitamin/fruit/veggie meals).
With antioxidants from tea, they're great anti-inflammatories (hopefully good for the joints), but it's recommended that you wait 2-hrs-ish after vitamin intake, if you want to get the full effect of the vitamin. Green tea kicks black tea's butt in Aox content.

Also, I try to avoid caffine. I might have one caffinated beverage on a paper night. Even with cramming for exam nights, I've begun to avoid it, since it would likely make me more anxious or keep me from getting the couple hours of sleep I could before test time. But being dependent on anything like caffine or drugs or alcohol (moreso even than I am on food sometimes) makes one weak, in my opinion. It's costly, since once you're hooked, that item's got a direct channel into your wallet for the rest of your life. I think it's sad. People might get hooked just because they do it at first to fit in or feel grown-up. In my opinion, you don't need that stuff. Want energy? Fuel up the right way, on nutrition-packed superfoods. Exercise - get that adrenaline (one thing I don't mind being addicted to) and endorphins going. Want release? Again, running or other sports - amazing. The normal high is great, and then it's taken to another level when you've got the team aspect going for you too - the comraderie and extra drive to push yourself and not let your teammates down is awesome. Singing is great too. Just my opinion... Oh yeah, my original point was that Green Tea has much less caffine than Black tea. Another reason to go green.

FIT:
Run> 2.79 mi, 22:34, 8:05/mi; 236 Cal
Abs> 45 min