***Monday Bites, Vites & Exercites***

The Plan:
Today is my first day back to work on site, so things will be trial and error for a bit.

Hi guys,

BITES: (DS Maintenance Mode)
Pre-B - protein coffee with 1/2 & 1/2 (30g)
S - 2+ regular coffees w/1/2&1/2
L - protein shake (30g)
S - 
S - 
D - pork chop and green beans w/corn
S - CarbSmart ice cream

VITES:
morning batch: done
calcium batches: 
iron: stopped
evening batch: 
heme iron: 

EXERCITES:
walking

My Plan - Happy Monday, yesterday was awesome I feel really good.

Bites:
1 coffee with creamer

1 banana

1 protein shake with frozen fruit

1/2 cup  yogurt with mixed berries

specialty ice capp coffee

1/2 meat sandwich and 1/2 bowl of soup with 7 saltines

other 1/2 meat sandwich and 1/2 bowl soup and 14 saltines

7 saltine crackers with a bit of butter on them

orange

Vites: finished

Exercites: aquafit class 45 min

Susan C

  Yay!!!  

Today is my first day back to work on site, so things will be trial and error for a bit.

Hi guys,
I survived my first day back!  : )

BITES: (DS Maintenance Mode)
Pre-B - protein coffee with 1/2 & 1/2 (30g)
S - 2 regular coffees w/1/2&1/2
L - protein shake (30g)
S - 2 Babybel cheese rounds
S - 
D - 2 small pork chops
S - CarbSmart ice cream

VITES:
morning batch: done
calcium batches: done
iron: stopped
evening batch: pending
heme iron: pending

EXERCITES:
walking and stairs

Glad to see you had a good day back. 

I had a snacky day. Part of the problem is I had too many carbs yesterday, so I craved them all day. Stupid carbs. So I started tracking in myfitnesspal again today just to keep an eye on things. Still haven't ate dinner, or my after dinner popcorn, but i'm looking okay. Not ideal, but okay. Tomorrow i'm in the office so snacking will be less carbs (unless someone brings in chocolate - Man I have a chocolate problem). 

Anyway,

BITES: 

Premier Protein

1/8 blueberry muffin 

Coffee with half&half - 2 chocolate covered coffee beans

Coffee with whole milk

4 egg muffins with no sugar added peanut butter and homemade no sugar added applebutter

1/4 cup in shell pumpkin seeds lightly salted

4 chicken wings - 2 BBQ, 2 HOT, 5 fries with blue cheese

Carbmaster yogurt

Graze kettle corn kern pops

Salt & Pepper Pistachios 1/2 cup measured with shell on

Microwaveable pork rinds, one plate sweet cinnamon 

Total of 12 hershey kisses

String Cheese

PLANNED:

Homemade spaghetti saue (no sugar added) with ground beef over shiritaki 'noodles', 2 stuffed mushrooms (cream cheese, parmesan, basil), 1/2 c roasted zucchini with parmesan

About 5 cups popcorn with butter

VITES: All In

EXERCITES: Walked about 1 mile

Totally get it.  Just thinking....you know how we crave stuff when we're low on some nutrients? Could you be craving dark chocolate for iron or other nutrients?

• 11 grams of fiber.
• 67% of the RDA for Iron.
• 58% of the RDA for Magnesium.
• 89% of the RDA for Copper.
• 98% of the RDA for Manganese.
• It also has plenty of potassium, phosphorus, zinc and selenium.

My therapist told me that chocolate cravings were usually related to magnesium. But, I take extra magnesium. Who knows...My other labs seemed okay. I did switch iron brands so hopefully it isn't a sign of that getting low.

Bites:

B:Greek yogurt smoothie

   Blueberries/Banana and chocolate almond milk

    macademia nuts

S: Coffee W/Half and Half

L: Mashed cauliflower with butter and zucchini lasagna no noodles

D: Greek Yogurt w/blueberries

S: Apple

Vites:

Morning done

Noon done

Evening planned

Exercites:

None

Looks like we both had a light day. 

It was pretty light, however I was quite restless and wanted to eat more!!!!