Tuesday - BOTT Cafe and Cardio

Hi BOTTers,

I have a jam-packed day.  I'm stressed and the day has only begun.  One thing at a time.....

Here's my check-in:

CARDIO:  Day off

FOOD:

Cottage cheese
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Turkey sandwich with honey mustard, lettuce, tomato
Jalapeno Mustard Pretzels
Tilapia with green beans
Honey Almond Protein Cereal (dry)
String cheese
Power Crunch bar

Have a terrific Tuesday as we BOTT.  BOTT POWER!!

Cathy

Good morning BOTTers!
I have a busy day planned for today.  Cardio is this afternoon.  My food for today:
Breakfast - fage w/h.l. fit granola
Snack - click!
Lunch - low carb/fat chicken roll w/cheese
Snack - 1/2 apple w/pb2
Dinner - steak w/veggies
Snack - fage w/s.f. caramel
Hope that everyone has a great day!
Deb

 Lots of conference calls today ( I work from home!)

Cardio - 30 min walk with DH

Cafe ~

B - scrambled egg with cheese
S - boiled egg
L - tuna salad/egg
S - 1 slice swiss cheese/2 oz deli ham
D - home made grilled burgers/veggie salad
S - SF jello

Had my Starbucks Venti Skinny Vanilla Latte
64 oz water w/Crystal Light (half strength)
1 more cup of coffee at home with SF Vanilla, half & half and splenda.

Have a wonderful day everyone!!

Good morning!

Today's my Monday (ugh) so I've got a lot to do since I was off of work yesterday.  But we'll deal with what comes...(and duck the big things!)

My plan for the day...
B - 8oz soy milk protein shake
S - Yogurt and Kay's Natural Cereal
L - Deviled Parmesan Chicken, Cucumbers, and Cherry tomatoes,
S - Baby Bel Cheese and Grapes
D - Turkey, Ham, and Whole Wheat Crackers
S - Protein Shake

Have an awesome day! 

Kellie

 I have a question...I just cannot tolerate protein powder...how do you make protein shakes that hide the taste of that insidious stuff??

I tried a bunch of different ones before my surgery.  I found two that I really love - and doctor the heck out of them :) 

My 'go to' is Jay Robb Vanilla Whey Protein powder.  I use that almost every day.  1 scoop of that with 8oz of soy milk.  To give it some 'extra taste', I add in 1T or so of a Torani Syrup.  I went through a gingerbread kick, now it's black cherry.  When I'm in a chocolate mood, I use the chocolate powder and add in peanut butter syrup, or coconut, mint is also good.  (I have a small collection of the Toranis!) 

I also really like the GNC 100% Whey Protein  That one I prefer the chocolate caramel, mixed berry, and banana flavors.  I like that one because I can mix it with water, and it still tastes creamy and doesn't give you the funky whey aftertaste. 

I find that LOTS of ice helps - keep it ice cold, and maybe toss it in the blender and it gets milkshakey.

Hope you find one that works for you - I'll gladly send you a sample of any one of them if you'd like to try it :) (Vitamin Shoppe sells single serving packets of the Jayrobb, not sure about GNC though)

Kellie

 i may have to try the GNC one...there's one very close to my house.

I could deal with Banana...:)

thanks!

Sorry I am new to this site. I have a suggestion have you tried unflavored protein powders?  I just found them (GNC sells Isopure unflavored).  I put it in my ice tea or my poweraid zero drinks. No taste at all. It makes the drinks a little cloudy but thats it.

GRRRRRRR The scales frowned this morning (& so did I LOL)

My leg/knee is better but still not strong enough to walk any distance or exercise.  So....of course, the scales are going to frown.  Don't have to like it, DO have to accept it.  I'm working on accepting it with style and grace - have a way to go with that. 

So a good BOTT food day - and if the scales still frown tomorrow morning, I'm going back to liquids again. 

Hey Happy, stop frowning and start smiling.  You know what you told me slow and steady.  You're just having a little setback by chance not choice.  Once you heal you'll be blazin'and burning up the trails again.