Wednesday, April 18th, Cardio & Cafe

Happy Hump Day Botts:

I had a terrible food day yesterday.  I ate good choices but I ate too many.  I could not seem to get satisified with anything that I ate yesterday.  I am thinking that the popcorn may be setting off a chain of events that I am going to nip in the bud today.  My eats and cardio for today are:

Prebreakfast:  Coffee & Miralax
Breakfast:  Unjury Protein Shake
Snack:  Quest Brownie Bar
Lunch:  Pure Protein Bar
Snack:  Cheese & Turkey Roll up
Dinner:  Chili
Snack:  NSA ice cream sandwich

Exercise:  Walk in the neighborhood

Have a great day and don't forget your vits and fluids.

Good Morning!

I did well yesterday. I stayed at 1207 calories, but I only got in 81 grams of protein. I need at least 10 more.

Ive been having some problems with my feet lately with all this running. Im at the point now, where I cant decide if I should keep pushing or just take a couple days off. Wish I had a big tub so I could soak in some epsom salts. Maybe I'll try,  I may be able to submerge at least from the waist down. I could really go for a massage. Im having so many NSVs in the gym, that Im just torn. This 5k isnt going to wait for me.

Ended up having a home made bison burger for dinner last night. YUM. Loving the ground bison meat.

Eats for today:

needed an extra large coffee today
Quest bar PBJ
Garden salad w/ rotisserie turkey breast and Kens lite Italian dressing (LOVE this stuff!)
Pear and WW String cheese
Not sure whats for dinner yet

Halfway thru the workweek Yeeeyah!

Day 3 of just trying to keep it simple, not journaling actual intake but really holding onto the basic tenents of the surgery - Protein forward, limit carbs, stay away from real sugar & no drinking +/- 30 minutes from meals...Today I woke up craving something, could not figure out what by looking around, made a big step in my mind by not then putting various foods in my mouth until I figured out what - instead applied my original newbie rule to do something else to take my mind of food - I know I was not really hungry, its my head messing with me...

Prebreakfast : 1/2 slice provolone (while packing lunch) & a asparagus spear
Breakfast :  protein coffee
Snack :  ?? maybe a quest bar
Snack :  coffee with sf creamer & a little milk
Lunch :  2 deli turkey & provolone roll-ups with a smear of tomato jam & 6 steamed asparagus
               spears
Dinner :  italien style country ribs, steamfresh veggies & maybe a bite of steamed rice
Snack :  couple prunes
Cardio :  ZUMBA

Great Day! to all

The lovely weather seems to be holding on into another sunny morning here in Northern California.  We've wrapped up month end and quarter end close (yay) so I can 'relax' a little at work and finish up a few smaller projects.

Today's data for me:

Breakfast 1:
Hard boiled egg

Breakfast 2:
5 slices lite dry italian salame
10oz  Crystal Lite Chia Protein shake

Snack:
Fage Total 0% Greek yogurt with 1/4 cup crushed pineapple

Lunch:
7 large pieces shrimp
1oz angel hair pasta
1/8 cup alfredo sauce

Snack:
5 slices lite dry Italian salame

Dinner:
2oz baked tilapia
cauliflower "dirty rice"

Snack:
10oz  Crystal Lite Chia Protein shake

Exercise:
Walking the dogs - 45 minutes


Totals for Today:
Calories: 806
Fat: 27g
Total Carb: 55g
Net Carb: 46g
Protein: 82g

10oz  Crystal Lite Chia Protein shake

WHAT IS THAT?

*Chuckles*
Its just the name I use for the concoction I mix up and drink to stave off snacking.

For this particular blend, I use:
10 ounces of water
1/2 to a whole scoop of  protein powder (unflavored)
Packet of Crystal Light (or other brand) lemonade
1 tablespoon of chia seed (I prefer mine ground up)

Put it in a bottle and shake vigourously.  Let it sit a few minutes, then shake some more.
Let it sit for approx 10 minutes before drinking to let the chia seed absorb moisture.

Swirl and Drink!

The chia seed helps me feel full longer (and has a lot of other good nutrients).  It has no real flavor, but feels like strawberry or blackberry seeds in the shake.  I actually prefer it over flax seed since I dont care for the flavor/smell of flax.

I add them to my Unjury Strawberry Sorbet protein shakes as well.

i should try this. ive been a damn hungery hippo for the last week. im swollen like a pig no idea why.  =(
im on a new medication (lexapro) plus my spleen is enlarged

Chia seeds are fiber -  IMO -  I would suggest you start with 1/2 Tbs - and see how your body reacts to that fiber - initial increase in fiber may cause more gas and - or constipation. Start lower, do for a few days, then if you feel OK - increase.  I get lots of gas if I increase fiber very rapidly. i.e low fiber a few days - then one day get much more that usual - I may get constipated, but very gassy..

Yea - long time ago I tried popcorn - but had RH reaction to it.  I don't care it is is not suppose to happen - popcorn affects my BS - so I can't do it. 

Still can eat a lot.  But I added raw veggies so things are getting better. I am keeping higher volume - lower calories.
Rainy day here... so dark... I want to eat and sleep... both... Coffee machine at work broke and I made extra coffee using my espresso - but a coworker thought it was old coffee and dumped it... ( I was keeping it warm in coffee pot) darn him..
I may need to get another coffee.

Eats today are simple.
flat-out wrap with PB
coffee + almond milk
more coffee, sunflower seeds
1/3 flat-out wrap + egg salad (weird egg salad -  added veggies - realized not enough proteins so added ham... no mayo)
chicken stew with vegetables (again - weird combination - making leftover works..)  

May need a protein shake: not enough proteins today.

Evening Botts:

Pre-Breakfast:  Coffee  w/Med’s

Breakfast:  Protein Shake w/SF Pudding

Snack:  Protein Bar/Quest – Coconut Cashew

Lunch:  Side salad with 4oz of Baked Pesto Chicken  

Snack: Protein Bar/Balance – Choc. Almond Biscotti

Dinner:  High Protein Meat Stick (Dr’s Appointment)

Snack:  Apple, which I am eating now!

No working out for me today. Have a great evening!