What are you eating/doing today? Thursday!

Today I am in a LOT of back pain. Have not had this level of pain in my back since before surgery. It’s probably my fault. I’ve taken up running again but didn’t have the money up to now to invest in decent shoes so I used what I had and just made sure to stretch and warm-up and cool-down but I am pretty sure the running is the culprit! Every time I ran I’d feel some pain in my pelvic region afterward and I sort of ignored it and kept going at it. Now it’s like a belt of pain around my pelvis, to my lower back and ending at my belly button. It hurts to go from standing to sitting and it hurts to walk (and that region just feels tight). A trip to…somebody…(Chiro? Ortho?) might be in order.

 

Anyhoo, pain is the one thing that, for me, seems to transcend hunger. When I am in pain, things sort of taste gross. Hence I haven’t eaten much so far. I am at work and I have stuff to  make up a protein shake which is what I’m going to do when I get done typing this (it’ll take me five minutes just to get to the damn kitchen which is just across the room!). Sigh…

 

So far:

 

1.      Piece of a slice of Jennie-O turkey as I was making the divas lunch sandwiches

2.      A brazil nut

 

Since then I’ve had lots of hot herbal tea and like I said, making a protein shake. Not sure about the rest of the day.

 

Running is great but so hard on the body.  I do it because I have to (doing a timed test for black belt testing in a few weeks) but after that is over, I am sticking with elliptical and fast walking.  I also find that when I run on a treadmill, while boring, isn't nearly as hard on my body as running outside.

Today I am eating:

Breakfast - grilled chicken breast on half wheat bun with tomato and lettuce and onion, diet coke
water

Lunch - spicy tuna sushi with seaweed salad

Dinner - 4 ounces steak (leftover) with generous serving of broccoli

Snacks:  pistachios, dark chocolate, peanut butter on half a wheat bread

Nik< I would star with the Chiropractor. Have you ever had kidney stones? Or anyone in your family? I know the cheaper shoes do not help, but you may have dislodged a stone or two.
I had a big eating day yesterday, 95% healthy stuff. Today I am back on track.
Protien decaf coffee
Greek yogurt w/ strawberries added
Tuna, celery sticks, gf whl grain crackers, avacado
cheese stick, apple
Quiche, home fries
sf popsicle

Sorry to hear about the pain.  Running is a lot of pounding, and bad shoes can excerbate it.  I love running so I can see why you would do it anyway... I would too and sometimes pay with hip pain...  (I need new shoes too, mine are a few YEARS old and have seen many many miles!).

One bottle of water in.

Breakfast in.  ALMOST the usual.  4 oz 0% Fage.  I mixed up the fruit a little by using 1.5 oz nsa fruit ****tail instead of my usual frozen cherries.  Topped with 0.5 oz Special K Protein Plus and 2 tbsp ground flax.

I have my coffee waiting for me - 16 oz decaf with splenda and whatever was left of my sf coffeemate peppermint mocha creamer.  Not to fear - I still have two more bottles in the freezer.  It's a sometimes in my coffee treat, not an everyday thing.  Too many unjustified calories.

Lunch will be 125g nsa canned pears with 1/2 cottage cheese.  And a hard boiled egg if I feel like it.

Extra planned emergency food includes a protein bar, protein powder, a Larabar, and some grapes.  I always bring emergency options, but rarely have more than one of them.

Tonight is power+ yoga.  I'm JUST getting over the soreness from Saturday's extreme class - which was not helped by Sunday and Monday's classes.  I LOVE that sore feeling.  I went and bought a foam roller, a roller bar and some tennis balls this week to help work some of the knots out.

 Today is a hectic day for me.  I was up at 4am to go to my internship, which begins at 5am. I was there until 8:15 and got to work around 8:30.  Now I am here until 5 then I go to my grad school class from 6-8:40.  I wont be home until after 9...then I have to get up at 4 and do it over again...minus class. Thank God. 

Pre Breakfast: String Cheese
Breakfast: Weight Control Oatmeal and vitamins
Snack- 100 calorie pack of roasted almonds
Lunch: Leftover tilapia and mashed potatoes-vitamins
Dinner: Maybe a Mini sub from subway...but most likely a protein snack pack from one of the popular gas stations/food places around here...(it's roasted chicken, cheese, and nuts).  :) 
Maybe a sugar free pudding in there.  We'll see. 

I get it in the buttocks after an hour on the elliptical. I feel your pain! 

B: 2 scoop protein shake w/ Silk Light
S: Honeydew melon & banana with Splenda (OMG! YUM!)
L: Chobani with Kashi Go Lean or Chef Boyardee Mini Ravioli
S: The above...whatever I do for lunch, the other will be for snack.
D: Um....dunno. Depends on how I am after the gym.
S: Trader Joe's soy mini chocolate ice cream sandwiches.

I've really been into cheese sticks, almonds and granola bars lately. They've become munchie food. Need to change that.

Trying to up my calores to 1200 so today i've had

B: Protein coffee (140 calories, 25g Protein, 4g carb)
S1: Turkey Pepperoni, Pepperjack cheese, Special K crackers (230 calories, 17g protein, 14g carbs)
L: Turkey and Chicken Chilli w/ greek yogurt, cheese, and jalapeno peppers: (349 calories, 26g protein, 25g carbs)
S2: Chobani vanilla yogurt (120 calories, 16g protein, 13g carbs)
D: no idea
S3: no idea....protein shake maybe?

Just discovered trader joes's almond butter with flaxseeds....omg I am thinking either banana or celery with it....just finished some edamame ( which was a new discovery) and am full at moment....maybe in an hour I can get some almond butter down!

Here's today's food plan:

B - protein hot chocolate
S - greek yogurt w/ strawberries
L - egg salad on a sandwich thin & 1 Oh Yeah protein wafer
S - cottage cheese and sugar snap peas
D - chicken & broccoli with jarred alfredo sauce
S - Skinny Cow fudge bar

Breakfast was 1/2 of a banana and a couple nut/brown rice chips.
Snack is a protein shake with 1/2 c coconut milk, 1/3 c blueberries, 1 scoop protein powder
Lunch will be 4 oz ground venison with veggies and a slice of cheese
Dinner...making a taco concoction with cheese shells for the hubs. I'll have some meat and a sprinkle of cheese.
Depending on how my protein/carbs/calories look I may have yogurt and protein powder or another shake.