WDYET Cali Crew? Thursday...

Well today I am DREADING the 55 flight climb I am having after work, but I'll do it with a smile (albeit crooked) on my face.  Here's the PLAN...ok the pound cake wasn't planned but it was here staring at me...

B:  Coffee; small piece of damn pound cake; carb master yogurt
S:  N/A
L:  Chili with my OH buddy Cindy =)
S:  Apple w/1oz cheese before my climb
S:  Protein Slushy for after my climb
D:  Enchiladas

Calories 1,169  ~  Protein 92  ~  Carbs 94  ~  Fiber 20  ~ Fat 42

Water:  6 cups; 10-12 planned
Vitamins:  Multi; 1500mg Cal Cit w/D-3 & Mag; 1000mcg B-12
Exercise:  Yup you read it...55 flights of stairs being climbed (about 40 minutes)

NEXT...

I'm here and I'm cheering you on your way up 55 flights of stairs.  Fortunately I'm old and will never walk up 55 flights of stairs.  That's why they have elevators.  But you go girl.  Onward and upward.  Ok, on to my food for the day. 

Yesterday's dinner wound up being not what I had planned because we were out shopping and decided to stop for something.  We went to Chick Fil A and let me tell you they have some wonderful lower calorie salad choices and the most delicious FF honey mustard dressing I've had.  I got their Grilled Chicken with fruit salad.  Basically a bed of lettuce with grilled chicken on it and a couple of strawberry pieces, some apple chunks and a couple of grapes, oh and also some cheese.  I looked up the calories on their online menu and if you ate the entire thing it's 220 calories.  I didn't eat all of it and only had about 1/2 the package of dressing and left off the sunflower seeds and granola it comes with.  It was an excellent dinner and I will do it again.  OK, so now for today.....

B:   Low Fat 100 calorie Yogurt with a handful of Kashi Go Lean and coffee

S:  Protein Bar

L:  Lean Cuisine Chicken and a small salad with 1 tblsp yogurt dressing

S:  Maybe a peach

D:  Grilled chicken and green beans that I was going to have last night

S:  Something protein...maybe a shake, or coco or cappaccino and maybe a piece of fruit

Water:  Going strong on my Kool Aid...Will have 2 quarts in here at work by end of day, then some more at home

Vitamins:  Multi this morning

Exercise:  Yea Yea, I know, this is now what I must start to concentrate on and stop making excuses because my hip hurts.  Yea, it hurts, get over it.

This is the plan


B:  Coffee (bad Janeene)

S:  nada
L:  Light Activia (are you irregular?) 

S:  Kinda late for a snack...just had lunch

D:  Vegetarian Sloppy Joes (open face)
      Butternut oven fries

S:  Banana/Yoplait/Nilla thing I'm making

Midnight:  One small square of very dark chocolate......it helps me sleep.  (yeah I keep telling myself that)

Vitamins:  Not yet, but I will next
Water:  Only 16 oz, again I'm working on it too
Exercise:  30 minute run/15 minute walk

Ok MsShell, I have a question.  What's the differentce between pound cake and DAMN pound cake?  

Well girl...pound cake is something that I plan for cause I WILL eat me some cake.  Damn pound cake is the one that sneeks up on you and calls your name then jumps in your mouth when you turn around to see whose calling... 

Ahh!  I've met the damn pound cake before

I think the damn pound is yummier than just plain ol pound cake!..LOL

I usually meet the damn pound cake after I've tried to stay awake too long after taking Ambien.  Ugh!  Ambien and I have a love/hate thing going on.  I sleep so well on it but there's been many a morning where I woke and said "I ate what?!"

I'll play

S: sour dough toast and banana
B: l/f cottage cheese and pineapple chuncks
S: carb master yogurt
L: chili w/2% cheddar and lite sour cream
S: grapes, handful of trail mix
D: Burger and salad
S: ??? something before bed

water:L need more today
Vitamins: oops
Exercise: running after a 17 month old

Monica

well I am only 4 wks. out (RNY) and just can't seem to get enough to eat because I am not hungry and the fluid oz. forget about it.  I currently average anywhere from 350 - 450 calories, maybe 24 - 32 oz of liquid, but I do manage to get 40 - 45 oz of protein.

I guess because I just am not hungry.  Maybe next weekend when I can start to incorporate other food it may be different.  Being back to work 2 weeks and my employeers gone with me covering their desks as well and cleaning the mess that was created while I was off I forget to eat.  I did however download a interval timer to my desktop to remind me to sip, sip, sip. but sometimes I feel like Nemo just floating in water.  Since I don't eat much dinner, and I go for a walk about 7:30 every night, I do try to get in 16 oz of fluid.  My fluid at work consists about 16 oz for the day as well.

I just can't figure out yet how to get all this fluid in when you have to stop and wait for 30 mintues before/after meals.

When I do eat something I make sure it has protein but I am still only eating 3-4 oz. and still mostly slippery stuff like yougart, cream of wheat, pudding, I do try for chicken at night or what ever meat product we are having at home. 

I am a work in progress at the moment but i'm sure i'll get there eventually.  I would like to get in more food just afraid to try I guess.

Any suggestions

I don't know if this will help, but I still use timers for everything.  I purchased three of those little GymBoss timers.  One is set for 5 minutes, one for 10 and one for 30.  I use the 5 minute timer when I know I'm not getting enough water in.  Every time it goes off, I have to take a sip or two.  It's a pain, but I I always get my water in when I do this.  The 10 minute one is for between bites and the 30 minute one is for before and after meals.  Even now, a year and a half out, I still use them.