It seems a bit odd to be posting in the middle of “day” four, but my first day off is always a bit skewed. I sleep the day away, but I don’t want to sleep all day on my other days off so I am generally in bed around three or four a.m. I slept a whopping 10 hours today with only one trip to the bathroom. I guess I must have been beyond tired. I woke up super disoriented and was not able to get myself moving until after 7 p.m. I took my usual shower to wake up, took my vitamins, drank my shake, and then had a quick cup of Bulletproof coffee before heading to Walmart to grocery shop for the next few days. I’m eating my lunch as I write this because I am about to fry bacon, boil eggs and pre-slice veggies. I don’t want to do all of that while hungry!
Last night went well. I passed up temptation and stuck with my planned meals. I didn’t even have an extra cup of coffee last night. I was too busy. I had that familiar pang of hunger while giving report to the oncoming nurse, so I was super grateful for my premade bowl of yogurt and berries. I was only up for an hour after getting home.
It’s possible I may not eat all of my prepped meals and that means my macros for the day will be off. I think that may be ok once a week as long as I am under macros once this week and not far over. I have a lot to do before I go to bed. Laundry, prepping food, cleaning my room, and a session or two with Just Dance.
This week my biggest hurdle wasn’t good temptation. It wasn’t eating my prepared meals or drinking enough water. Basically, it was meal planning. I gave up trying to plan for Tuesday. I grabbed a bit of extra produce and figured I can plan when I find what I have left tomorrow. I’m thinking some kind of sausage, pepper, and egg dish for breakfast, and pork loin for supper. I have not figured out lunch. The hubby asked for corn dogs. Blech. At least I don’t have to make him one from scratch. If I have not said it before, the man hates most vegetables and won’t go low carb. At least I have tomorrow fully planned. And he may actually eat lunch.
Breakfast: Hard-boiled egg, two slices bacon, string cheese, a cup of Bulletproof coffee.
Lunch: Fried cabbage with Polska Kielbasa, onion, and tomatoes. A little sweet potato on the side for sweetness and to push my carb macros for the day.
Snack: Bulletproof coffee and yogurt with strawberries.
Dinner: Wineless Shrimp Scampi beefed up with tomatoes and asparagus, served over a bed of zucchini noodles.
Total carbs: 40.2g; Protein: 68g; Fat:112g; Calories: 1475
A respectable looking day, still below my personally allotted calories for the day. I am still trying to stay on the lower end of protein requirements to show some respect to my kidneys, so I’m super happy with these numbers! Too, I’ve rarely eaten anything for breakfast since I started meal prepping except maybe a bowl of yogurt and fruit. Bacon and egg is going to take getting used to.
One noted takeaway from today: I started that TOM. Why would I mention this, you wonder? Well, usually I get horribly bloated. There is no exception today to that. My face is as round as ever. BUT! My pants are just a wee bit looser. How can that be after less than four total days eating this way? The answer is water weight. Even though I’ve been drinking a ton of water and this TOM makes me retain water, I’ve lost water weight, the first thing you lose when you start any diet plan. I’m not weighing myself until next Monday morning, two weeks after my hypertension diagnosis, but I have no doubt I’ve lost a pound or two. It gives me hope.
I’ve been told it’s not the number on the scale, but the way clothes fit that tell the tale. In anticipation of losing my first 10%, I bought a beautiful lacy shirt that is just a tiny bit tight. I’m pretty sure it’s going to fit like it was made for me by Christmas Eve.
Well, it’s almost 10 p.m. and time for me to get some things done. Day five summary tomorrow!
No comments:
Post a Comment