Accountability - Tuesday

I woke up this morning at 1:30 to what sounded like a helicopter somewhere in the neighborhood and the dogs barking..Nothing came of it but I was totally awake. My sense of smell is driving me crazy. I went to get a snack and smelled the salmon from last nights dinner and had to clean the kitchen. Then I went to the family room and smelled the cigarette smoke lingering on everything so I opened the house up and grabbed all the furniture covers to wash them...then the pollen from outside hit my nose. I was a miserable mess! I don't know how I was able to function at all today on so little sleep..yikes. Coffee - tons of coffee and caffeine..  
1:45 am  about 4 oz of a drink mix bottle, 1 oz mozzarella cheese stick
2:15 am 10 oz coffee w/Splenda and creamer
3:00 am 10 oz coffee w/Splenda and creamer
4:00 - 5:30 am nap time
6:00 am 1 serving protein pancake with reduced fat peanut butter
7:00 am 24 oz Drink Mix (with the four ounces taken out) Crystal Light Fruit Punch
8:15 am 10 oz coffee w/Splenda and sugar free creamer
8:45 am 1 oz mozzarella cheese stick, 1 pc turkey breast deli meat
9:30 am 1/2 large apple, raw
10:00 am 24 oz Drink Mix, Morning Spark Grapefruit Caffeinated
10:45 am 1/4 serving protein pancakes and 1/2 serving peanut butter
11:30 am 24 oz Drink Mix, SoBe Strawberry Banana
12:00 pm part of a 12 oz coffee with splenda and creamer
1:00 pm 4 oz pork chop, 1 cup lettuce, 1 small roma tomato, sesame dressing
2:00 pm 12 oz Drink Mix, Hawaiian Punch Lemon Berry
3:00 pm 1 medium orange
3:30 pm 12 oz Drink Mix, Hawaiian Punch Lemon Berry
4:00 pm 1 oz animal crackers
4:30 pm 24 oz Drink Mix, Lipton Peach Tea
6:00 pm 4 oz steak, grilled, 1/2 medium baked potato, 1 sugar free cookie  
Totals for the day:  
Calories: 1547
Fat: 75.0
Carbs: 111.8
Protein: 118.8
  Not bad..Not bad at all. Now all I need is SLEEP! 

Hope you sleep well tonight. I had a busy day at work and then after work was busy as well! I am ready for bed myself and I did not get up at 0130!
0800-protein drink
1000-eggbeater veggie omellette
1230-hummus and snap peas
1500-.75 oz cheddar
1630-4 RF wheat thins, 2 small slices salami and a small banana
2000-lean cuisine
2100-28 pistachios
All my water and such. Missed my gym time because of work. I should get up early and run; we will see.
Mary

�Food Name	Amount	Unit	Cals	Fat (g)	Carbs (g)	Prot (g)	�
�	�	Total	1,645	89.2	122.8	103.5	�
fiber one honey clusters	1	serving	160	1.5	42.0	5.0	�
2% milk	1	serving	120	5.0	11.0	8.0	�
chef cupboard homestyle beef and vegs soup	1	serving	170	4.0	23.0	10.0	�
Cheese, Cheddar or American type	3	slice	258	20.4	3.7	15.1	�
2% milk	1	serving	120	5.0	11.0	8.0	�
precision engineered whey protein deluxe chocolate	1	serving	100	2.0	2.0	18.0	�
clover valley raisin and nut trail mix	2	serving	280	20.0	22.0	10.0	�
Italian sausage	4	oz	390	31.0	4.8	21.7	�
Egg, white only, cooked	2	large egg white	34	0.1	0.5	7.2	�
Tomatoes, raw	2.5	oz	13	0.1	2.8	0.6	�
�	�	Total	1,645	89.2	122.8	103.5

Seems a little high with the cereal and trail mix numbers added in there but that's not avoidable, really. I had no idea that fiber one had THAT many carbs in it! Until I can find a cereal that has more protein than carbs, I just have to pass. I tried having TVP (textured vegetable protein) with just milk but found it not very appealing...with yogurt it's okay but not with milk..

You're doing really well! Keep up the good work. See ya

maybe i better pass on the fiber one cereal. i see it has sugar in it i have had TVP in yogurt and its good. i just dont have any now.

how many calories, carbs, fat and protein should i eat a day?
my scale says 166 pounds. i like to be back to 150 pounds.
i cant find a nut facts for 4 fresh strawberries. grrr. still looking up sites..

That really is hard to calculate because some will gain on a total of 1000 calories and some will lose if they are under 1300 calories (me). It really depends. Also, don't get too wound up with a number on the scale. I have a friend who weighs 40 pounds more than me who is the same size as me. She's solid muscle. I have to be careful about that number thing too cuz when I exercise, I put on weight..that damn number goes up but my clothes fit better. You know what I mean? 

Since you are pretty steady at 1600 calories, you could drop it to 1500 or 1400 calories and see if that seems to work for you. Higher protein and lower carbs means you'll have to increase your water too, because in a high protein/low carb diet, your body will go into ketosis and it's hard on your kidneys...but that's only if you get wild with the protein and lay off of any carbs at all...stick with carbs that are hard to digest (like fibrous fruits and veggies) and that should keep that issue to a minimum.

I thought you were using fitday? They have "strawberry, raw" I would think most of them do...

You probably don't need to lose those 16 pounds...just maybe tone it some. But it's really an individual thing..so go for it..