Watershed
Well, some of the weekend weight gain is now off... I'm hovering slightly below 223 pounds. But that's a number that is not making me very happy after seeing the 2-teens ever so briefly! So I'm trying to rein in the eating and eat cleaner and fewer calories while my feet are recovering.
They are being slow about it. I've decided not to push this week and just keep off them as much as I can. I'll return to exercise on Monday. My body could use a break and it's telling me "OFF THE FEET NOW!" The flare-up has pain in my heels... usually the pain is located in my arches. I'm taking my fish oils, my Aleve and drinking a lot of water and icing.
I did fine with eating on Monday... so-so on Tuesday/Wednesday. OK yesterday, except I found one last PowerBar unpacking and ate that for breakfast and I got on a bit of a peanut butter eating thing last night. Calories were still firmly in line, but didn't need those extra fats.
I am clicking along today.
Meal 1 = (362 calories) smoothie (green tea, plain yogurt, protein powder, flax meal, almonds, spinach, Greens Plus wildberry burst and blueberries)
Meal 2 = (320 calories) grass fed lean ground beef with onion, carrot, mushroom, baby bok choy, spinach and green pepper and 2 TBSP red curry sauce. Also a tangelo.
Meal 3 = (420 calories) smoothie (green tea, cottage cheese, protein powder, flax meal, almonds, walnuts, spinach, cinnamon)
Meal 4 = (465 calories) Pure Catch Marinated Tilapia - Toasted Black Pepper (from Safeway), 2 cups broccoli, reduced-fat feta cheese, sesame seed, a little sesame oil, lemon juice, craisins
Meal 5 = (203 calories) a little pudding/softserve dessert with cottage cheese, coconut milk, a little grated ginger root, 1/2 serving of banana flavored protein powder and frozen strawberries whipped up in the new Vita-Mix.
Total: 1770 calories.
How much meat/fish do you eat per meal?
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I'm aiming to keep as much of my muscle mass as I can and when working out, I workout HARD. Which means I need a good amount of protein for recovery.
So I'm generally looking to have in the neighborhood of 25-35g of protein per meal. It's not always meat or fish, sometimes it's chicken, or shellfish or protein powder or dairy. Or it can be a combo... say tofu with something else to bump up the protein. Legumes, nuts, cheeses also contribute.
I'm generally trying for between 35-40% protein. I get to 35% most days... don't always manage more. That's been a BIG change for me, formerly, I ate little protein and lots of carbs and fats. It's taken the better part of a year to really get used to it and fairly consistent about it.
I tend to lean towards fish/shellfish/seafood/chicken a lot because I LIKE that more than pork and beef. Grew up near the Gulf coast, so I guess I had the opportunity to eat a fair amount of seafood as a child.