Sunday Funday...need i say more?? Although this is a big improvement upon previous weekends...
Meal 1-7
spoon of almond butter
~1/4 c of smoothie
Meal 2-11:30
2 chicken tacos with guac
Meal 3- 3:30
red wine
oysters
1 small piece super thin crust pizza with veggies and marinara, no cheese
chicken with arugula
1 piece of bread
Meal 4- 9
1 c coconut milk ice cream
blended berries on top
definitely more then a 10 block zone day but I really worked on keeping portion sizes under control which is where I struggle the most for sure. Back to weighing and measuring today!
Meal 1- 7
2 oz chicken
1 c each strawberries, raspberries
6 almonds
2 Blocks
Snack- 1
big spoon of almond butter
Meal 2- 6
1/4 chicken burger
few pieces of steak
veggies
wine
Snack: 9
homemade popcorn
So... had a good week but today was not the best in the sense that I didn't eat enough balanced meals, and had one cheat of popcorn! Could be worse... popcorn isn't bad for you when you make it yourself although it definitely isn't paleo...oh well!
Meal 1-6:30
smoothie: 1 c almond milk, 1/4c lite coconut milk, 1 small scoop protein pwdr, 1 c frozen strawberries
2 Blocks
Meal 2- 9
perfect foods bar
Blocks: 2.5 P and C, 5 F
Meal 3-2
2 oz chicken
6 almonds
1 apple
2 Blocks
Meal 4- 7 (out for dinner)
few glasses of red wine
grilled calamari with cantelope
salad
few bites of steak with veggies
few bites of salmon and veggies
few olives
Blocks: no idea! obviously couldn't weigh and measure, but I think I stayed within 3 blocks
Feeling good eating clean well portioned food. Not feeling super hungry since I eat small meals every 3 hours. It was SUPER hard to eat the last cup or so of brussel sprouts at dinner. You don't realize how much volume 3 cups of veggies is until you actually have to eat it...
Meal 1- 7
2 oz turkey
2 tbls avocado
1 c strawberries
1/2 c blueberries
2 BLOCKS
Meal 2- 11:30
2 oz chicken
1 c arugula
1/4 c each tomato, onion
1/2 c pepper
1/2 c blueberries
3 almonds
1 tbs avocado
2 BLOCKS
Meal 3- 2:30
2 oz chicken
1 c asparagus, mushrooms, shallots
olive oil
BLOCKS: 2P, 2F, 1C
Meal 4: 5:15
1.3 oz turkey jerky
6 almonds
1 apple
2 BLOCKS
Meal 5- 9:00
3 oz ground turkey
2 c broccoli
1/4 c salsa
olive oil
BLOCKS: 2P, 2F, 1C
TOTAL BLOCKS: 10p, 10F, 8C
H20: 68 oz
Sleep: 7 hours
Much better on the water consumption today, easier to force yourself to drink lots of water when it is super hot! Overall day 2 went pretty well, although woke up last night around 4am and was starving....
Decided Sunday to actually make the serious commitment to get focus on my nutrition, water intake, and sleep for the next 30 days... no more excuses! Read a good part of the Zone book which helped motivate me not to mention going back and reading my old nutrition logs which reminded me how much better I felt/slept etc when eating right...
8/23
Meal 1: 9:30
protein bar
Blocks: 2
16.9 oz H20
Meal 2: 2:00
2 oz chicken
3 cups arugula
1/4 c each: mushrooms, tomatoes, onion
2/3 tsp olive oil and balsamic vinegar
1/2 apple
Blocks: 2
10 oz H20
Snack: 4:15
1.3 oz turkey jerky
6 almonds
1/2 apple
1 c strawberries
Blocks: 2
15 oz H20
Meal 3: 7:15
3 oz pork
1.5 c asparagus, mushrooms, shallots
1 cup arugula
1 tsp olive oil
Blocks: 3P, 3F, 2C
18 oz H20
Snack: 9:00
1 oz pork
2 almonds
1 cup strawberries
Blocks: 1
5 oz H20
TOTAL: Blocks- 10P, 10F, 9C H20:48 oz Sleep 8 hours
One of the points that is made in the Zone book is the importance of the timing of eating, especially the snack before bed, even if you are not hungry, which I have definitely skipped before. Will be laser focused on planning, measuring, weighing etc for a little while to make sure I am getting things right. Not enough water today, my goal is at least 64 oz a day.
Although I haven't been posting, I have been back on track with the eating all week! I have been eating 10 block paleo meals in zone proportions, except keeping the carbs around 6 block, and increasing the fat slightly to make up for the caloric difference. Definitely feeling a bit tired during and after metcon work, but the same thing happened to me last time during the first week while my body adjust to lower carb intake.
A typical day looks like this:
Meal 1:
2.5 oz turkey
1/2 cup blueberries, 2/3 cup raspberries
9 cashews
2.5B Pro, 2B carbs, 3 B Fat
Meal 2
2.5 oz chicken
1/2 cup roasted tomatoes (roasted in a tiny bit of olive oil)
1/4 cup caramelized onions
1/2 cup cauliflower
1/2 cup broccoli
5 cups arugula
drizzle of balsalmic
Feeling good and surprisingly not hungry. Amazing how that happens as your bodies insulin response begins to adjust! Haven't had ANYTHING processed in over 3 days, only whole natural foods
My goal is to lean out a bit again, so I am hoping this log keeps me honest. Trying to follow a super low carb diet, only proteins and fats during the day, adding some veggies at night, no fruit. Keeping the drinking to a minimum as well... Goal is under 50 grams of carbs a day
Been off the log and a bit off track on the diet for the past month... Dialing it in again as of today!
5/4
Meal 1
protein bar
Snack
1 oz turkey
1/2 apple
9 almonds
Meal 2
2 oz turkey
3 cups arugula
3/4 cup salsa
Meal 3
3 oz chicken
1/2 apple
small handful almonds
Meal 4
3 oz pork
1.5 cups broccoli
Goal is to hit between 10 and 12 blocks a day, all paleo foods. Super strict for 21 days, no cheats during that time. Nothing like coming off a very indulgent weekend of eating great food in New York to provide some motivation
