On Track Team

Well its friday and a new month.. Happy June all. Lets start the month off right by staying on track. here we go. Vitamins- taking them now. Water- still having a tough time getting them in.. gonna work on that today Food B- protein shake S- Banana L-salad with chicken D- Some kind of chicken with veggies S- pretzels 1100 cals and 102 protein for the day Exercise- going to the gym to see my trainer and gonna take a class and do elllipitcal. should be a good work out day for me Snacks- doing good in this area. been cutting out snacks and planning my snacks better. Goal- get all my water in and stick to the plan.

okay, I am being better behaved this week yesterday: [x] vits [x] fluids [_]exersize B: 6 oz Cottage Cheese & 1/3 cup Tropical Fruit 20 oz coffee/1% milk/1tsp vanilla/1.5 Tb splenda L: 1 grilled cheese sandwich (2 slices of bread, 1.5 slices of cheese, 1 Tb margarine) 2 oz tomato soup 12 oz coffee/1% milk/1tsp vanilla/1.5 Tb splenda 2 calcium chews D: 8 oz praline pecans S: 3/4 bag of popcorn, 12 toasted mini marshmallows weight: 144.5 lbs (up .5 from last week, but down 1.5 from three days ago) Calories: 1484 Fat: 109 Carbs: 90 Protein: 50 okay the breakdown fat: 66% Carbs: 20% protein 14% [[ range of 20 to 35 percent for total dietary fat. The acceptable range of carbohydrates is 45-65, while protein should comprise between 10 and 35 percent of daily calories (40 grams/day for females).]] (GOOD GRACIOUS: how in the world did I sqeak in that many calories? okay, 50% of that was the pecans.. and that is a healthy choice, but WOW! and 1/4 was the sandwich, also still a healthy choice, compared to the greasy alternatives in the drive through of the golden arches) http://www.exrx.net/Nutrition/Protein.html okay checked on the poly / mono / sat fat thingy: sat bad - 13% poly good -17% mono great - 33% okay back on track... I KNOW what I am eating, I KNOW what I need to do each day and NO MORE DONUTS. heehee

Hurray for Friday! And it's payday ... woo hoo! Food: B--1 scrambled egg, 1/2 slice whole wheat toast, Danon Light & Fit yogurt S after gym--banana with peanut butter L--1/2 slice pepperoni pizza, 1/2 cup fat free frozen yogurt S--3/4 cup Special K Protein Plus cereal with skim milk D--MexiMelt from Taco Bell S--banana with peanut butter, sugar free pudding Calories: 1394 Exercise: I promised a gal that I'd go with her to the kickboxing class this morning ... I was going to take the day off from exercise but now I feel guilty like I have to go with her. Oh well, more calories burnt! Goal: My 5K Trail Run is tomorrow morning ... YIKES! I was supposed to be "carbo-loading" the last couple days so hopefully those bananas today will help me out. I'm not getting enough carbs according to my Nut. in preparation for these runs. Oh well, I'm sure I'll be fine! I'm gonna do it ... I know I can do it! Even thought I'm scared silly and about to pee my pants over it! I'm gonna do it! Deanna

Deanna do you spread the peanut butter onto the banana or what? How do you eat them together? Also, do you know approx how many calories this snack is. I'm thinking of trying it but think I may get in a bit of a mess hee hee

Hi Ruth! I use a knife and spread 1 TBSP peanut butter onto the banana. I just run it along one side and then carefully hold it to eat it. It is a bit messy but it tastes soooooo good! For a small banana and 1 TBSP of peanut butter, it's 188 calories. It's by far my favorite snack! My nutritionist told me to try and eat a banana on the days that I exercise because they help with muscle cramps and fatigue. It seems to really help and I always look forward to eating it! Yum! Deanna

I was telling my hubbie about the banana snack and he suggested slicing the banana longways and putting the PB inside like a sandwich filling.