Posts Tagged ‘nutrition’

Happy Thankslifting…Happy Liftsgiving…Happy Thanksgiving!

Well…It is Thanksgiving today.  I am thankful for a lot of things in my life and I am not going to take the time to name all of them (it would take forever).  What I will say is that I am thankful for always having a good meal on Thanksgiving, and today was no different.  My family and I went out (in a semi-blizzard) to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino for a Thanksgiving buffet.  Here is the damage:

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Summary:  As you can see.  I ate a little too much. (LOL!!!) I only had 3 plates, which is a lot less than I used to eat when I was fatter.  But the eating spiraled out of control and I couldn’t stop from eating for the rest of the day.  I am going to count today’s meals as my CHEAT CHEAT CHEAT CHEAT day and move on.  Mike Israetel said in a post on Facebook that it is fine to over indulge once in a while as long as you get back on track the next day.  That is the plan.  I intend to start fresh tomorrow and plan on losing any weight I gained from my food consumption today.

P.S. I am very, very Thankful for all of my blog followers.  Happy Thanksgiving if you celebrate it.  If you do not, Happy Thursday!

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Summary: Didn’t all fit.  1750 cal, 132 protein, 142 carbs, 68 fat, 84 oz water.  Good on calories.  Not enough protein or carbs.  A little high on fat.  Perfect amount of water.  With Thanksgiving coming up I am going to try to control my food intake, but I can’t promise anything.  I love Thanksgiving.

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Summary: Again, it didn’t all fit into a screen shot.  I was good on calories.  Low on carbs and protein.  Perfect on my fat intake for the day.

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I ate so much that I couldn’t get the entire thing in a screen shot.  The daily totals are: Protein 120 out of 204g, Carbs 204 out of 233g, Fats 98 out of 65g, Calories 2233 out of 2330.

Summary: Still not enough protein.  Good on Carbs.  Way too much Fat. Still under my total Calories for the day.  The church breakfast was just way too good to pass up.

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Summary: Too many calories, carbs, fat, and not enough protein.  Seems to be my go-to combination when I don’t prepare ahead of time.

Screen Shot 2015-11-19 at 6.15.29 AMSummary: Low on calories again, but still feel good.  Carbs, fat, and protein all low when you don’t eat enough.  I need to make more time to eat.  Weighed in at 233 lbs though today.  Goal is to hit 225 lbs by Christmas.

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Summary – Low on calories, but felt fine all day.  Good amount of carbs (for me). Below my allowed amount of fat.  Still low on protein, but getting better every day.  I ate 4 out of my 5 meals, so that is getting better as well. Now I just need to do a better job with TIMING my macronutrients as per the Renaissance Diet template I set up. If I stay between this amount of calories and 1700 calories, I would weight 220ish in a month.

This is a screen shot of the program I use to track my diet. This is the MyFitnessPal app and website.  I know that not all the numbers are totally accurate, but this gives me a rough estimate.

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Summary – Good on calories.  I like staying between 1700-2000.  My carbs were a little high for lunch and dinner, but I still stayed below my daily allotment.  My biggest problem is protein.  I never seem to get enough.  Here I am almost 100g short on my protein intake.  Should I supplement with more Whey?  I know I missed 2 meals and that would help with about 50-60g of protein, but still short.  If you have any suggestions other than “EAT MORE MEAT” I would be interested to hear them.

9am – 585 cal, 32 pro, 58 carb, 26 fat, 20 oz water

12pm – 1126 cal, 41 pro, 119 carb, 56 fat, 10 0z water

3pm –

6pm – 793 cal, 26 pro, 136 carb, 16 fat, 0 oz water

9pm –

Total – 2504 cal, 98 pro, 313 carb, 98 fat, 30 0z water

Summary – Way t0o many calories!!! I went over by 300 or so.  Not enough protein!!! About 100 short.  Too may carbs!!! Over by 70ish.  Too much fat!!! Over by nearly 100%.  Not enough water!!! About 50 oz short of what I normally drink.  This was just a very off day for my nutrition.  I will be back on track tomorrow.

10/12/15 – 1348 cal, 128g protein, 128g carbs, 41g fat, 32oz water

10/13/15 – 1766 cal, 182g protein, 150g carbs, 52g fat, 80oz water

10/14/15 – 2200 cal, 148g protein, 95g carbs, 118g fat, 68oz water

10/15/15 – 2338 cal, 213g protein, 152g carbs, 99g fat, 58oz water

10/16/15 – 2274 cal, 109g protein, 142g carbs, 127g fat, 36oz water

10/17/15 – ???

10/18/15 – 2305 cal, 149g protein, 179g carbs, 108g fat, 60oz water

Averages – 2062 cal, 151g protein, 141g carbs, 92g fat, 56oz water

Supplements: Nutrilite Whey Protein, Rhodiola 110, CLA 500

Bodyweight: down to 235 lbs from 236 lbs last week.