Dumb blogger ate my post.
I was posting to say that starting the day with some concentrated protein, as April suggested, served me well. I was able to pass up chocolate mousse cake at the office (someone's birthday) with hardly a pang.
I am also going to post my comment to my last post so everyone can see it:
"Thanks everyone!
I did end up eating some candy, 1 slice of pizza and some grapes, almonds, and red wine. I stayed within my calorie target but of course my nutrition was shot to hell. But I love how each day is a new start. :)
It is so encouraging to get all of these great comments from everyone. What a wonderful, supportive community. I feel like I am leaping over the learning curve a lot, with so much great help."
I also appear to have lost 10lbs in the last week, which seems kind of impossible. I am not THAT restricted. But I think I am starting my period again after switching from depo shots to an IUD. Maybe I'm shedding a bunch of water and bloat that way.
Onto business!
My breakfast was
3 tbsp egg whites scrampled and plopped over
250 grams of steamed brussels sprouts
followed shortly by 200 g of apple.
But I messed up a bit with lunch and am now in a dinner quandary. I made a lunch salad of
200 g raw kale
1.9 oz tuna
1/4 cup leftover cous cous
1/8 cup flaxmeal
145 g advocado
2 tbsp olive oil
which of course shot me way over my fat target. It all seemed healthy as I was tossing it together but now I realize that I didn't need the olive oil AND the advocado AND the flax.
I am only at 1160 calories as close as I can figure it and now I don't know what to do for dinner. I had packed another 250 g of br. sprouts, some almonds, a hardboiled egg, a small amount of grapes (like, 10. That was the end of my grapes) and some low-fat blueberry yogurt for dinner. Now I see that I should't eat any of that other than the br. sprouts and grapes. Maybe I should go to the grocery salad bar and get a whole bunch of spinach and eat that with balsamic vinegar?
Suggestions?
PS: For you CR Lost fans out there I have a banner quote from an ironic source:
"Let's look Death in the face and say 'Whatever, dude.'"
~Hurley
PPS: okay, I CoMed everything, including the yogurt, almonds, boiled egg, grapes and extra sprouts. Here's what I got. Oh man.
Nutrition Summary for March 19, 2007
General (85%)
Energy
1536.4 kcal 118%
Protein 68.2 g 70%
Carbs 144.4 g 93%
Fiber 40.4 g 162%
Fat 88.1 g 205%
Water 1197.6 g 44%
Vitamins (91%)
Vitamin A 35874.9 IU 1538%
Folate 660.6 µg 165%
B1 (Thiamine) 1.2 mg 113%
B2 (Riboflavin) 1.8 mg 165%
B3 (Niacin) 14.4 mg 103%
B5 (Pantothenic Acid) 6.8 mg 137%
B6 (Pyridoxine) 2.6 mg 202%
B12 (Cyanocobalamin) 2.2 µg 92%
Vitamin C 554.6 mg 739%
Vitamin D 0.0 IU 0%
Vitamin E 17.6 mg 117%
Vitamin K 2534.3 µg 2816%
Minerals (87%)
Calcium
761.4 mg 76%
Copper 1.6 mg 182%
Iron 12.8 mg 71%
Magnesium 353.3 mg 114%
Manganese 3.9 mg 215%
Phosphorus 1096.7 mg 157%
Potassium 4311.7 mg 92%
Selenium 106.9 µg 194%
Sodium 724.6 mg 48%
Zinc 6.8 mg 85%
Lipids (87%)
Saturated 13.5 g 67%
Omega-3 4.2 g 385%
Omega-6 10.6 g 96%
Cholesterol 252.2 mg 84%
Yeesh. Anyone know how to make this info go into blogger neatly?
I guess for a lot of protein without a lot a fat I need to eat a lot more eggwhites? Anyone see any easy fixes in there? What should I have done differently? When I added in my herbal tea with honey and my coffee with milk and sugar I hit 1659 calories.
4 comments:
Hi Caroline,
Just from personal experience, I dropped about 10 pounds fairly soon after I stopped my depo shot as well (it had put me way up over my normal weight) so the weight loss could definitely be a hormonal thing...
Rachel
Thanks! That is good to know. It's been about 6 months since I discontinued it (I quit because of all the weight) but now that Aunt Flow's back, maybe that is the thing.
That doesn't look bad at all; obviously higher than you'd like on fat, but you know why.
Back in January, I couldn't see any way I could get close to 70g of protein a day, but now I do - more or less. I get mine (veggie protein) from non-fat yoghurt (Fage/Total 05), eggwhites, quorn and tofu. Also from veggies like broccoli. If you drink skim milk, that helps. And, of course, there is Lewis Labs Brewer's Yeast (which I have just found goes quite well in cottage cheese). Miss M does protein shakes, and so does Amy. That might work for you.
I supplement D; that's not going to happen as a veggie - but then you do eat fish. So I think that is sardines! Read back through Hazel and Carolyn's blogs for that. I am also about to supplement B12 once a week.
I love Lost.
Thanks a lot, Sara.
I did pick up some simple 100% D supplements last night. I've been thinking about protein shakes but I tend to be a bit of a wuss about taste and texture. I did buy a couple of gaky protein bars for emergencies.
You know, I think LL yeast is the brand we use when we actually make beer! I'll have to ask the boy.
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