Not an ideal breakfast…
I was rushed this morning... which basically, I have only myself to blame for. Stayed up late to watch "My Fair Lady" a favorite musical on TCM... did not have my gym bag ready to go, did not have dishwasher unloaded and there were a ton of dirty dishes on the counter and in the sink I needed to clear this morning. I was also trying to find a box for a shipment I need to make, which I have been procrastinating on.
Lack of preparation led to a 10% breakfast. I ate one of my chocolate bars.
OK... will move on, hopefully not to the remaining raspberry dark chocolate bar!
I did manage my regular protein smoothie before water aerobics, just made it a small one. Water aerobics went VERY WELL... must've been the chocolate bar, I was pumped. In zone for 45 minutes, average heart rate 125... but I was working at levels between 133 and 142 for much of class. The instructor really worked us on legs and arms after the aerobics portion too... which is why I call it cardio on steroids, because even during the resistance portion my heart rate tends to stay at 125 or above.
I actually made an attempt to swim laps after, but it bombed. I didn't have any arms left to do it with. Took me 16 minutes to cover an eighth of a mile. So I packed that in and then water walked for another 15 minutes and a quarter of a mile.
Gonna be sore from this one. 90 minutes in the pool. Hopefully the chocolate won't stick to thighs after this!
I probably should have some starchy carbs with my next meal, but I'm going to make it beans, not oatmeal for a change of pace. I have some kidney bean curry defrosted and ready to go in the fridge now. I'll either pair it with a chicken salad, or maybe, since I need to run more errands, the quickie sardine and spinach emergency style salad.
Hubby is still coughing... he liked the roiboos tea with honey and lemon last night, but isn't sure it really did anything to ease his throat. He doesn't have to work many hours today, that's probably a good thing.
Oh, the scale has been swinging up and down, heaven knows what's up with that. It was down to 226.4 day before yesterday, yesterday at 227.4 and today at 228.2 with no eating problems. Unusual. I've been drinking about the same, can't think of anything particularly salty. I'm just hoping the brief downward swings are what I will be seeing more of soon.
What type of protein drink do you use? Are there many calories? I'm trying to get away from so much diet coke. I can only drink so much water.
It seems water retention plays havoc on the scales. Keep up the good work. I know it's temporary.
Currently I am using Next Protein's Designer Whey. Protein powders can sometimes cause gas or bloating, and may need to be rotated, but I've never had a problem with the Designer Whey. It's also pretty easily available.
The French Vanilla flavor is sweetened with stevia... the chocolate is sweetened with Splenda. So the latter could be a concern if one is avoiding artificial sweeteners. I'm OK with the artificial sweeteners in moderation.
The Designer Whey is 90 calories per scoop serving. It can be mixed with water or milk or juice, whatever. I use it with water after a workout, but also use it in smoothies with cottage cheese and fruit. It's a good way to add protein content to yogurt as well.
There are lots of other protein powder choices out there, Biotest's Metabolic Drive is the next one I think I might try. I've also heard you can have protein powders custom blended through TrueProtein.com.
As for water, that's the best thing to stay hydrated with, keep the diet drinks to a minimum if you can. If just plain water gets old, try floating lemon or lime or orange slices in it. Alternatively, green tea does not contain a lot of caffeine and it provides a lot of antioxidants. Likewise for red tea (roiboos). Herbal teas are fine too, have them hot or iced as desired.