Saturday, January 15, 2022

Calculating... Calculating...

Yesterday, I made a massive taco salad for lunch, which maxed out my allowable calories for the day, so I skipped dinner. I wasn't really hungry, given how substantial that dish ended up being; it was more mental than anything, I'd say.

Lunch today was also pretty high calorie, though not nearly as bad as yesterday. We had errands to run, and picked up takeout for dinner - I  ordered another Green Goddess salad from Panera. As I'd had one earlier this week, I had a feeling that eating it would be a mistake, so I came home and did the math.

My instinct was right - it would have been more than double what I needed. I could have ordered a half portion, but that would have still would have put me over by a bit more than I'm comfortable with.

I have enough quick and on-plan options on hand, so putting something together that fit into my macros was pretty easy and not too much stress.

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Solid workout last night (weights + cardio) and a great long yoga session this morning, followed by cardio. More weights + cardio tonight; late again, but not as late as I've been a few other nights this week.

Progress is slow, but I'm ok with that, so long as it keeps coming. I can feel quite a difference between now and two weeks ago. I've gotten a lot of flexibility and cardiovascular health back, some muscle endurance, and some strength. I've been sleeping better, and I have a lot more energy throughout the day.

Time is the key to almost everything. As long as I keep that in mind, I'll be more than fine.

Here's what I've eaten the past couple of days:

Friday:

Breakfast: 418 calories | 32g fat | 24g protein | 8g carbs

3 egg cheese and bacon omelet: 390 calories | 24g protein | 36.5g fat | .5 carbs

 - Eggs (x3): 210 calories | 15g fat | 18g protein

 - Cheese (1/2 oz): 55 calories | 4.5g fat | 3g protein | .5g carbs

 - Bacon Bits (1 tbs): 25 calories | 3g protein | 1.5g fat

 - Butter (1 tbs): 100 calories | 11g fat

1/2 Granny Smith Apple: 28 calories | 7.5g carbs

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Lunch: 1,234 calories | 97g fat | 44g protein | 49g carbs

Taco Salad: 1,234 calories | 97g fat | 44g protein | 49g carbs

 - Ground Beef (7.5 oz): 508 calories | 44g fat | 28g protein

 - Avocado (whole): 322 calories | 29g fat | 4g protein | 17g carbs

 - Corn (2 oz): 49 calories | 2g protein | 11g carbs

 - Cheese (1oz): 110 calories | 9g fat | 6g protein | 1g carbs

 - Salsa (1/2 cup): 25 calories | 1g protein | 5g carbs

 - Sour Cream (2 tbs): 60 calories | 5g fat | 1g protein | 1g carbs

 - Chickpea Chips (1oz): 160 calories | 10g fat | 3g protein | 14g carbs

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Daily Totals: 1,652 calories | 129g fat | 68g protein | 57g carbs

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Saturday:

Breakfast: 391 calories | 27g fat | 28.5g protein | 7.5g carbs

Country Ham (3 slices): 165 calories | 9g fat| 21g protein 

1 egg cheese scramble: 198 calories | 18g fat | 7.5g protein

 - Eggs (x1): 70 calories | 5g fat | 6g protein

 - Cheese (1/4 oz): 28 calories | 2g fat | 1.5g protein

 - Butter (1 tbs): 100 calories | 11g fat

1/2 Granny Smith Apple: 28 calories | 7.5g carbs

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Lunch: 948 calories | 81g fat | 32.5g protein | 26g carbs

Beef Patty: 250 calories | 17g fat | 21g protein

Avocado (whole): 322 calories | 29g fat | 4g protein | 17g carbs

Ranch Dressing (1/3 cup): 258 calories | 27g fat | 1g protein | 3.5g carbs

Bacon Bits (1 tbs): 25 calories | 1.5g fat| 3g protein 

Tomato (1.5 oz): 7.5 calories | 2g carbs

Mozzarella Cheese (1/2 oz): 40 calories | 3g fat | 3.5g protein

French Fried Onions (2 tbs): 45 calories | 3.5g fat | 3g carbs

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Dinner: 350 calories | 24.5g fat | 26g protein | 5.5g carbs

Deli Turkey: 90 calories | 2.5g fat | 12g protein | 1.5g carbs

Cheese Slice: 90 calories | 6g fat | 5g protein

Peanuts (1/4 cup): 170 calories | 16g fat | 9g protein | 4g carbs

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Daily Totals: 1,689 calories | 132.5g fat | 87g protein | 39g carbs 


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