Menus and Miles Wed. 17th

maintaining now.. I am happy here and my Nut & Surgeon thinks it's a good place for me to maintain too since I am tall and don't want to look to lanky.  The main thing besides watching my protein & cals now will be to build muscle.  I feel squishy!

Hi Roz,
Here's today's plan.
B:  Protein Decaf Coffee
S:  Decaf Coffee
S:  Fuzzy Navel Protein Drink
L:  Wendy's grilled chicken go wrap - just insides
S:  Lemon Tea Protein Drink
D:  Egg Salad w/ Bruschetta rounds
S:  Greek Yogurt, 4 tbls lite cool whip, 1 tsp White Chocolate SF/FF Pudding mix
Totals:
Calories: 848, Carbs 42, Fat 26, Protein 113
Water:  100 ozs
Vitamins:   Done
Miles:  None - I did go shopping at lunch does that count???
Linda

I think every time I move it should count for some exercise...LOL

Hope your day ended as good as it started!!!

School and home have been keeping me way too busy. I've got to finish some things on my huge nutrition project, then I'm officially on Thanksgiving break! Hopefully some much needed rest and time to sit in sweats and veg out on my computer!

B: 2 protein coffees
S: protein coffee
     coffee w/ff vanilla creamer
S: 1C snap peas, decaf skinny vanilla latte
L: grilled chicken w/zucchini and mushrooms
S: mini bagel w/lf cream cheese, carbmaster yogurt
S: lf string cheese
D: 1C 98% ff clam chowder, 1/2 grilled ham w/ff cheese and tomato
S: crackers and cheese, skinny cow ice cream sandwich

Cal: 1471, Fat: 28, Carb: 168, Prot: 140
Vitamins: Done, Water: 80oz so far, Exercise: Day off

Shannon, you are withering away!!!!

I know! I'm trying to stop, but I can only eat so many calories without eating junk food (which I am trying to avoid). So I have added protein coffees and lots of healthy carbs. Some days I eat 1600 calories. It seems like so much, but I am still losing weight. If it doesn't stop I am going to call my dietician again. I've also started taking 3 days off a week from working out. I can't make myself take more off, it has become such an important part of my life!

I think that it might be helpful to speak to your dietician and exercise person. If you are exercising at such a high intensity, you will need more calories, which is difficult to achieve at this point in time. I met a woman who trains for bicycle races, swims, and is into weight lifting. Her caloric intake on her heavy workout days is about 2,000 cal/day. She said that if she didn't exercise, her caloric intake would be about 1500 cal/day. She eats every couple of hours and has to be careful that she doesn't go too low. She is about 5ft and weighs an average of 113-117. If she goes any lower, she said that she looks too scrawny. Her VSG was a little over 2 years ago.

I think I will put in a call to them right now. I definitely don't want to lose any more. I like myself right at 100 though. I don't want to go back up to 115. It's not like I have a size difference between 98 and 100, but when weight drops too low it starts to mess with body function, TOM, etc. I might just have to add more drinking calories. I can't eat much more than I do.

I get 2 days off for Thanksgiving break and I'm super happy about that.  I bet you are really looking forward to a break.  Then do you get a long Christmas break?

I know you increased your carbs so you don't lose any more but be cautious because they can be addicting.

Yeah, I get a month off for Christmas! I don't eat any starchy foods like chips and stuff. Most of my carbs come from vegetables, a little from fruit, and some whole grain. I'm definitely keeping an eye on it.