Struggling with protein,calories and stall

Dec 12, 2009

Hi everybody, just wanted to post an update on my progress.  Here is what is going on in my 4th & 5th week.....
I still can't seem to get more then 400 calories and 40g or protein a day in.  Some days my stomach just can't seem to handle but one small meal.  Yesterday I had a protein shake  and a small wendy's chili. Took about 4 hours to eat it all.  So that means I ate a grand total of 310 calories all day (protein shake is only 90 cals).   I can't really stomach anything early in the morning.  Lunch time is give and take and if Lunch went down ok, then that means Dinner prob wont.  


During the work week this is my schedule.

Take a protein shake to work  for breakfast. My goal is to finish it by lunch time...(almost never happens).  I am having a hard time keeping warm in my office and normally I will make myself 6oz of coffee which goes down easy and warms me up.
Lunch I usually eat some sort of soup..vegetable or chicken noodle.  Most of the time I can get the broth in
and a few of the solid pieces. 
Snack I usually eat a bit of cheese (always goes down easy Thank Goodness)
The rest of the day at work I am trying to get the rest of the protien shake in. 
Dinner is hit and miss protein is hard to get in but I can normally handle a bit of sides.  If i try protein at night it has a 50/50 shot of staying down or coming back up.  On the day it stays down its worth about 150 cals and around 15g of protein. So i really try to eat it slow and deliberate
I really am trying to do better.  This week I have actually gained 3lbs back and I know its a mixture of stall and not getting nearly enough calories-protein in.  Other then the eating situation i am great.  I do get tired in the evenings after work but I am good most of the day while at work. 

Things will work out sooner or later and I am not going to panic like some people when they see they are stalled and/or have gained.   I realize its all a process and will prob come off soon enough.

Until next time....be blessed in the spirit

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