It is almost the first official week of eating 2000 calories. To say it has been easy would be an understatement. It almost feels like I am constantly eating and now, trying to eat more protein than I ever thought possible! According to my coach, I am supposed to be consuming 40% protein, 40% carbohydrates and 20% fat. Forty percent equates to 200 grams of protein!! (I have the carbohydrates on lock down, the proteins are harder to get.)
PJ and I are constantly trying to find ways for me to get more protein. To his detriment, he made a big pot of chili with ground turkey, turkey pepperoni and all the beans we had in our house. I say “to his detriment” because the beans had a toxic effect on me. LOL! I never want to eat beans in that amount ever again!! [The chili was great, though loaded with “the magical fruit.”]
Wednesday was a huge fail for me. I got my workout in for the day, but the nutrition part was SEVERELY lacking. PJ and I had a lot to do that day and I had a cake order to start. He made the chili that day and because I had JUST got done working out when the chili was done, I didn’t want to eat any. He told me that we couldn’t leave the house (to purchase supplies for the cake and acquire the deposit) until I had eaten my chili. So, I packed up 2 cups of chili (probably 75% beans) and toted it with us, only eating a few spoonfuls because we were too busy.
Once we got home, I raced to the kitchen, got started on the cake and neglected my nutrition until a few hours later. I ended up having to reheat the chili a few times because I’d always get side tracked and forget it was waiting for me. That might have been the only thing that I ate that day (aside from a lil bit of cake, which tasted phenomenal!)
Determined to not have another day like Wednesday, I questioned my new Facebook fitness buddies that night about how to eat when there seems to be no time. A great suggestion, that I had for some reason never thought about, was “set an alarm.” Perfect! So, Thursday, I set my alarm for eating times.
I was actually in the midst of making all my cute little fondant decorations when the first, second and third alarm sounded, all about 2-2.5 hours apart. I only hit the snooze button about 10 times between the three alarms and managed to get all 2000 calories in for the day. Yay!
I’m really hoping that weigh day goes well. I really really really don’t want to see the “Suckfest 17’s” anymore!!
Signing Out,
It’s Possible!!
P.S Wednesday was also the day that we bought me a 5lb tub of cottage cheese. One-half cup has 13g of protein!! So, since Thursday, I’ve been eating about 2-3 cups a day and unfortunately, my cottage cheese tub is almost empty. I might have one more days worth.
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