Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Suddenly, I am counting every calorie
And I think that I will go crazy
Oh, calories come suddenly
Yesterday, I discovered how much of a pain it is to try to find meals that fit into my 46-carb/28-protein/8-fat/368 calorie breakdown. It seems if I get close on one of the values, I'm way off on all the others. I'm sure I'll have to practice matching things up and eventually it will be like second nature. I'm hoping.
But that makes me wonder a few things:
- If there's a deficit in any of the values for one meal, should I try to make them up in the next meal?
- Conversely, if I go over on the values for on meal, should I take the overage out of the next one?
What to do, what to do? Weather permitting, my first meeting with Justin is tomorrow. I'll ask him and let you know what he says.
Another frustration from yesterday: I was counting on having my second meal of the day at Kent State's cafeteria. I knew what I wanted, too–a 4" whole wheat pita with 1/4 cup of roasted red pepper hummus. However, Kent decided to play a trick on me and chose not to serve that yesterday. Since I was at school for nearly 4 hours yesterday, I missed a meal. However, I tried to eat right for my other 4 meals and got fairly close.
Here's how it went:
Meal #1: 9:30 AM
GOAL: C = 46, P = 28, F = 8, cal = 368
- 1 cup Cheerios (C = 20, P = 3, F = 2, cal = 100)
- 1 cup 2% milk (C = 12, P = 8, F = 5, cal = 130)
- ½ scoop protein mix, sprinkled over cereal (C = 2, P = 13, F = 1, cal =70)
TOTAL: C = 34, P = 24, F = 8, cal = 300
I left Kent around 3:30 and went on the prowl for some pita and hummus. I. WANTED. HUMMUS. By the time I found some and got home, it was 5:00 and well past time for meal #2.
Meal #2: 5:00 PM
GOAL: C = 46, P = 28, F = 8, cal = 368
- 1 piece pita (C = 24, P = 8, F = 2, cal =140)
- 2 tbsp hummus (C = 4, P = 2, F = 4, cal = 50)
- 1 cup Mrs. Grass Chicken Noodle Soup (C = 19, P = 5, F = 2, cal = 110)
- ½ scoop protein mix, mixed with 8 oz. Diet Lipton Green Tea (C = 2, P = 13, F = 1, cal = 70)
TOTAL: C = 49, P = 28, F = 9, cal = 370
Meal #3: 8:00 PM
GOAL: C = 46, P = 28, F = 8, cal = 368
- ½ cup multigrain pasta (C = 38, P = 10, F = 2, cal = 210)
- 2 slices turkey lunchmeat (C = 2, P = 12, F = 2, cal = 60)
- 1 slice American cheese (C = 0, P = 4, F = 6, cal = 70)
- 1 capsule fish oil (C = 0, P = 0, F = 1, cal = 10)
TOTAL: C = 40, P = 26, F = 11, cal = 350
Meal #4: 10:30 PM
GOAL: C = 46, P = 28, F = 8, cal = 368
- 1 McIntosh apple (C = 22, P = 0, F = 0, cal = 80)
- 2 cups 2% milk (C = 24, P = 16, F = 10, cal = 260)
TOTAL: C = 46, P = 16, F = 10, cal = 340
DAILY TOTALS
GOALS:
- C = 230
- P = 140
- F = 40
- cal = 1840
CONSUMED:
- C = 169 (-61)
- P = 94 (-46)
- F = 38 (-2)
- cal = 1360 (-480)
Looks like I need to focus on eating less fat.
Physical Activity for the Day:
Didn't get much in, I'm afraid. I walked all over campus on my way to and from various buildings, and I did a lot of walking in the grocery stores when I was prowling for hummus. Other than that, I was pretty sedentary. I had good intentions to go to the gym after I was done tutoring for the day, but that didn't happen because I was really really hungry and tired of dealing with people, so I just stayed home.
Did you drink all 3 Stumpies?
Yes, I did!
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