Oksy, one more question
Treading already hinted at it in her thread a couple days ago, but now that I am transitioning back into work, I am feeling so off schedule.
Need to remind myself to drink my fluids.
What does everyone bring to work to eat earlyish out? Gonna be on stage 5 starting next week, but worried about getting all my protein in. Still need a lot more for wound healing.
I just feel so scattered there. Any advice would be great.
Thanks,
Jenn
Need to remind myself to drink my fluids.
What does everyone bring to work to eat earlyish out? Gonna be on stage 5 starting next week, but worried about getting all my protein in. Still need a lot more for wound healing.
I just feel so scattered there. Any advice would be great.
Thanks,
Jenn
Hi Jenn,
I don't work (other than being mom to 4.) I get a lot of my protein through drinks. At Nashua Nutrion, they have these protein fruit drinks that are fabulous and 15g of protein. So far I like all the flavors I tried.. You can look under "cold drinks" on their website. The hot chocolate is also very good and has a lot of protein too. Also, you can't even taste the protein. I have also tried Achieve One coffee drinks. There's 20g of protein in a 9oz bottle. There is caffeine in it, so I limit this. I also like the Isopure fruit drinks found at GNC. Grape and orange are my favorites. There is 40g of protein in a 20oz bottle. I try to drink at least 1/2 a bottle a day.
I know for sure I do not get enough protein in the foods that I eat. So, these drinks with protein really help. For foods, I like jalepeno cheese, deli meat, soups....
I don't work (other than being mom to 4.) I get a lot of my protein through drinks. At Nashua Nutrion, they have these protein fruit drinks that are fabulous and 15g of protein. So far I like all the flavors I tried.. You can look under "cold drinks" on their website. The hot chocolate is also very good and has a lot of protein too. Also, you can't even taste the protein. I have also tried Achieve One coffee drinks. There's 20g of protein in a 9oz bottle. There is caffeine in it, so I limit this. I also like the Isopure fruit drinks found at GNC. Grape and orange are my favorites. There is 40g of protein in a 20oz bottle. I try to drink at least 1/2 a bottle a day.
I know for sure I do not get enough protein in the foods that I eat. So, these drinks with protein really help. For foods, I like jalepeno cheese, deli meat, soups....
Hi Jenn,
Scattered? Oh my, that sounds like me. Just to be repetitive - I'd be lost without my daily tracking sheet and without the 2nd set of everything I've installed at work. I also have gone to liquid vits and that helps me to reduce the number of dosings. I'm eating things like: turkey mash (ground turkey, canned zuchini and tomatoes), LF Fiber cottage cheese, Laughing Cow LF cheese wedges, Baby foods, refried beans, LF ricotta, pureed salsa, ground up chicken thighs with salsa ranch dressing and some LF sour cream. This weekend I will crockpot steak tips and veggies (onions, carrots, turnip, potatoes, mushrooms) in beef stock and then I will put it thru the food processor and make up 5 servings for work next week. I tried LF string cheese yesterday and it was fine. I'm going to try scrambled hamburger tonight. Oh, I also tried whole wheat cream of wheat this morning. 1 TBSP in 1/3 c LF milk. I added Torani Cinnamon brown sugar SF syrup and it was pretty dang good. I'm seriously carb deficient right now so this will help.
I do 3 protein shakes a day and add upcal D, benefiber, and my ulcer meds to them. 28 g protein each using ISOPURE very Vanilla powder in 5 oz light soy milk or Calorie countdown milk (and some SF syrup). I track my fluids, too. I have a folder and plenty of blank sheets. I start a new sheet each day. Hand-writing is fine for me right now - I use Fitday to get info but I don't try to log everything there. Just no time for that. But I can tell at a glance if I've missed a dose of anything or if I'm falling behind on fluids or protein.
But for sure the best help to me is to have a supply of all my basics at work. I bring in a bag of groceries on Monday and then I only have to remember to bring in refills on my lunch foods as the week goes by (limited fridge space). Oh, I got this idea on OH and it is great - I use a candle warmer to put my warm foods and tea down on to keep them warm since it takes so long to eat 4 ozs of mushies. Nice help. And with all that said, I am utterly exhausted by 4 PM and I am in bed by 8 every night. I wake up by 4 or 4:30 (don't know why) and I never feel rested these days. I start my day feeling as though I haven't slept at all. Too bad because I'm using my cpap, too. Oh well. Hopefully I'll find my Get Up and Go soon. Treading
Scattered? Oh my, that sounds like me. Just to be repetitive - I'd be lost without my daily tracking sheet and without the 2nd set of everything I've installed at work. I also have gone to liquid vits and that helps me to reduce the number of dosings. I'm eating things like: turkey mash (ground turkey, canned zuchini and tomatoes), LF Fiber cottage cheese, Laughing Cow LF cheese wedges, Baby foods, refried beans, LF ricotta, pureed salsa, ground up chicken thighs with salsa ranch dressing and some LF sour cream. This weekend I will crockpot steak tips and veggies (onions, carrots, turnip, potatoes, mushrooms) in beef stock and then I will put it thru the food processor and make up 5 servings for work next week. I tried LF string cheese yesterday and it was fine. I'm going to try scrambled hamburger tonight. Oh, I also tried whole wheat cream of wheat this morning. 1 TBSP in 1/3 c LF milk. I added Torani Cinnamon brown sugar SF syrup and it was pretty dang good. I'm seriously carb deficient right now so this will help.
I do 3 protein shakes a day and add upcal D, benefiber, and my ulcer meds to them. 28 g protein each using ISOPURE very Vanilla powder in 5 oz light soy milk or Calorie countdown milk (and some SF syrup). I track my fluids, too. I have a folder and plenty of blank sheets. I start a new sheet each day. Hand-writing is fine for me right now - I use Fitday to get info but I don't try to log everything there. Just no time for that. But I can tell at a glance if I've missed a dose of anything or if I'm falling behind on fluids or protein.
But for sure the best help to me is to have a supply of all my basics at work. I bring in a bag of groceries on Monday and then I only have to remember to bring in refills on my lunch foods as the week goes by (limited fridge space). Oh, I got this idea on OH and it is great - I use a candle warmer to put my warm foods and tea down on to keep them warm since it takes so long to eat 4 ozs of mushies. Nice help. And with all that said, I am utterly exhausted by 4 PM and I am in bed by 8 every night. I wake up by 4 or 4:30 (don't know why) and I never feel rested these days. I start my day feeling as though I haven't slept at all. Too bad because I'm using my cpap, too. Oh well. Hopefully I'll find my Get Up and Go soon. Treading
Hi Jenn,
I like fat free cottage cheese. I find that Cabot tastes the best. Greek yogurt is good also. I mix in less than a teaspoon of sugar free jam to give it a little more taste, but I like it better than regular yogurt now. I have the O Yeah bars or other protein bars for a quick snack if I need one. Isopure is a great way of getting extra fluids and protein. I also have a 32 ounce container that I keep water or sugar free drink mix in, and a glassful of ice, and just keep refilling the glass and the container. This way, I get in more than 64 ounces of fluids. I have the luxury of having a full kitchen at work, so I can make scrambled eggs, soups and such. Not everyone has that. I am very lucky!!
I like fat free cottage cheese. I find that Cabot tastes the best. Greek yogurt is good also. I mix in less than a teaspoon of sugar free jam to give it a little more taste, but I like it better than regular yogurt now. I have the O Yeah bars or other protein bars for a quick snack if I need one. Isopure is a great way of getting extra fluids and protein. I also have a 32 ounce container that I keep water or sugar free drink mix in, and a glassful of ice, and just keep refilling the glass and the container. This way, I get in more than 64 ounces of fluids. I have the luxury of having a full kitchen at work, so I can make scrambled eggs, soups and such. Not everyone has that. I am very lucky!!
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