Day 4 - February 3, 2011

DAY 4 - February 3, 2011

For some reason, I'm already getting tired of typing the word "February."

This morning I discovered a delicious (and very filling, I might add) way to enjoy my protein mix.  Here's my recipe:

Protein Smoothie

• 16 oz. Diet Lipton Green Tea
• 1 cup mixed berries (I use strawberries, black and red raspberries, and blueberries)
• 1 scoop Body Fortress protein mix (vanilla-flavored; 1-month supply available at Wal-Mart for $14.88)

Just toss it all in a blender and blend it for 30 seconds or so.  You'll get several servings of a delicious, berry-flavored, high-protein smoothie! (I had all of mine in one sitting, just because I had already planned the entire smoothie for my breakfast and didn't realize how much smoothie I was getting myself into.  It is quite filling.)

The rest of my day went remarkably well.  I got very close on all of my values and didn't feel racked with hunger like I did yesterday.  Thanks to some help from my friend Hannah, I have discovered some low-fat, high-protein foods, which significantly boosted my protein levels, and my friend Sharon suggested a great way of keeping track of calories which makes more sense than what I had been doing.  For uniformity's sake, though, I'll keep posting the way I have been.  I'm too lazy to think of a new way to format this.  Heh.

Meal #1: 8:00 AM

GOAL: C = 46, P = 28, F = 8, cal = 368

• 1 chocolate peanut butter Special K protein bar (C = 25, P = 10, F = 6, cal = 180)
• 1 scoop protein mix (C = 3, P = 26, F = 2, cal = 140)
• 1 cup mixed berries (C = 17, P = 1, F = 0, cal = 70)

TOTAL: C = 45, P = 37, F = 8, cal = 390

Meal #2: 11:00 AM

GOAL: C = 46, P = 28, F = 8, cal = 368

• 1 slice ham (C = 1, P = 5, F = 1, cal = 30)
• 1 slice turkey (C = 1, P = 6, F = 1, cal = 30)
• 1 Sandwich Thin (C = 22, P = 6, F = 2, cal = 100)
• 1 slice American cheese (C = 0, P = 4, F = 6, cal = 70)
• 1 cup mixed berries (C = 17, P = 11, F = 0, cal = 70)

TOTAL: C = 41, P = 22, F = 10, cal = 300

Meal #3: 3:30 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 slice whole wheat bread (C = 13, P = 2, F = 1, cal = 70)
• 1 tsp strawberry jam (C = 4, P = 0, F = 0, cal = 15)

TOTAL: C = 45, P = 12, F = 7, cal = 275

Meal #4: 7:30 PM

GOAL: C = 46, P = 28, F = 8, cal = 368

• 1 cup strawberries (C = 12, P = 1, F = 0, cal = 50)
• 1 chocolate Special K protein shake (C=29, P = 10, F = 5, cal = 190)
• 1 garlic butter pollock fillet (C = 0, P = 16, F = 3, cal = 90)

TOTAL: C = 41, P = 27, F = 8, cal = 330

I know the word "butter" there is going to send you into a tizzy, but look at how low the fat content is!  And fish is an excellent source of protein.  I ordinarily don't like fish, but those Gorton's fillets aren't too bad.

Meal #5: 10:30 PM

GOAL: C = 46, P = 28, F = 8, cal = 368

• 1 cup Mrs. Grass Chicken Noodle Soup (C = 19, P = 5, F = 2, cal = 110)
• 1 slice whole wheat bread (C = 13, P = 2, F = 1, cal = 70)
• 2 tsp strawberry jam (C = 8, P = 0, F = 0, cal = 30)
• 2 broiled chicken tenderloins (C = 2, P = 23, F = 1, cal = 110)
• 1 capsule fish oil (C = 0, P = 0, F = 1, cal = 10)

TOTAL: C = 41, P = 31, F = 5, cal = 330

DAILY TOTALS

GOALS:

• C = 230
• P = 140
• F = 40
• cal = 1840

CONSUMED:

• C = 213 (-17)
• P = 129 (-11)
• F = 38 (-2)
• cal = 1625 (-215)

I'm still a little bit off on my calories, but I got pretty darn close with everything else!  And I feel great.  Not hungry or anything.

Physical Activity for the Day:

Jackknifes (abdominal exercise) - 2 sets of 15 reps

Russian twists (abdominal and oblique exercise) - 3 sets of 15

Leg set

• Not sure if this has a technical name, but Justin has tortured my mom and me with this before.  Basically, you do 5 hop squats, go immediately into 5 deep squats, and on the fifth one, hold it for 5 seconds, then immediately repeat the whole thing.  Three times.  It's . . . fun.

Questions for Justin:

• None today.
• Tomorrow is my first session with the personal trainer.  Eep!  Hopefully I'll come back with some more exercise tips and ideas, and hopefully I'll be alive enough to blog about them later!

Did you drink all three Stumpies?

Yes, I did!  (Boy, I tell ya, all that water makes it hard to sit still for too long!  :-P)