Back to basics-night-time report Tuesday

So???  How did everyone do today?  I just finished logging my food (Tawnya did you log today too?) and I did OK, I pretty much stuck to my plan.  Currently at 1094 calories, carbs were high but protein is great 109 gms.  I guess my snack tonight will have to be a SF popsicle so I don't drive my calories up anymore.  I also managed to drink 60 oz of WATER before I had any Diet Coke.  Baby steps....both days I've had NO Diet Coke before 2 PM.

Breakfast:protein drink
Snack: banana
Lunch: 4 oz sirloin steak (lean) and salad with 2 T light ranch dressing
Snack: 1 cup LF trash mix
Dinner: 4 oz medium rare roast beef (lean), 10 small new roasted potato bites.

Headed back to work tomorrow so I need to make a plan tonight and get it ready to go.  I refuse to be stuck without the right kind of food with me cuz that's when I get in trouble, lol.

I did pretty good for the first day...didn't eat a cupcake or donut that were at work...I did eat the sausage from a kolache with a tiny bit of the bread.

Had:
protein coffee, chicken broth, Click drink (in water), Venti Skinny CDL from SbUX, decaf coffee w/ a little creamer, Chef salad, sbux lite mocha drink, 1/2 piece of beef tenderloin (2 oz or so), cabbage...if I need a snack it will be cottage cheese.

I've had 112 oz. fluids, but didn't exercise today...I'll ride my bike tomorrow morning for sure.

Totals: 1151 calories, 93 g protein, 78 g carbs

Karla

I did okay so far.

I had 2 scrambled eggs with tomato, cheese and bits of bacon

lunch was my usual sandwich thin with turkey, ham and cheese

dinner, if I quit drooling myself to sleep, is some crock pot roast.

My tummy is 'odd'... almost like sore pain but i'm thinking the iron meds are doing a number on me.  So I just dosed up on MOM.

I did very well on my water.  80 oz at work and will have at least 30 oz tea tonight

Becky, sometimes my iron and calcium both give me a sore stomach.  I don't know if it's too empty or what causes it.

dana, that is very much how it feels. Like I did 500 crunches!!  But I also need to 'go' more.. I really did not want to go back on those iron meds, but I haven't had a problem with it until the past day.  I hear it rumbling and groaning and making noises! lol.  Sounds like Madeline ( the puppy dog) when she is dreaming!

Becky my surgeon switched me to a liquid iron.  It's Ferretts IPS.  It is non constipating.  It has helped me alot.  Plus I added a probiotic and that has helped with my constipation as well.  I can only find the iron online though.  It's suppose to be over the counter but no one around here carries it.  You can get it from CVS online though.

Teena!

Thank you so much. I will look for it for sure.  I know i need the iron, but I also need to have a working system. 

how much do you take?

My understand was that with it being a liquid that we absorb it better so I was told I only need to take it every other day.  I was suppose to have bloodwork done last month but just didn't have the extra cash to have it done at this time.  I'm having some female problems that have to be taken care of first. 

Teena,

I was doing some 'shopping' for the Ferretts IPS and could only find it online.  But what I discovered was the GERITOL, that my grandma took, has 28 mg of iron in it and it's cheap.  It also has some vitamins in it.  I wonder if that might do the same. 

It says non constipating and there are rave reviews about it.  Just hope no one sees the bottle and thinks i'm old! lol

thanks again.

Popsicle?  Are you nuts are made of fire?  Crap.  I;m not even eating yogurt tonight caues I'm so freaking cold!! 

I dod log.  In fact I just pasted in the other thread. 

Steph, do you make your trash mix?  I'd be interested in a good recipe if you have one.