Mike's Diet

[MikeM]

Man, tough to get all the calories going lowish carb!!

Breakfast
3 eggs
2 oz ham
8 oz milk

lunch
can tuna
2 cups salad

post wo
shake
peanut butter sandwich ( I swear, I was just gonna eat the peanut butter from the jar, but the bread was right there and I was hungry as a horse, next thing I knew a sandwich was gone! I'm serious)

Dinner
6-8 oz pork
2 cup salad
1 cup broccoli
medium baked potatoe

late snack
1/2 cup 1% cottage cheese

2270 calories
protein 203 36%
carb 122 22 %
fat 129 42 %

Damn bread. Wanted a bit lower carbs than that. Still not pissing a river, so haven't hit the mother lode yet. I'll try another lower carb day tomorrow, but I'm already getting headaches and irritabilty, so who knows. It's an off day for training tomorrow too. So I need to be careful.

There you go.

[jdmalm123]

carbs are pretty low for an active guy...

good job staying in range overall!

[MikeM]

Thanks JD. I did OK today.

Breakfast
3 eggs
2 oz ham

snack
slice whole wheat bread
2 tblsp peanut butter

Lunch
6 oz pork
1/2 c broccoli

Snack
apple
3 oz peanut butter

DInner
6 oz chicken
1 c stir fry vegetables
1/4 c brown rice
8 oz milk

2217 calories
protein 163 30%
carb 101 18%
fat 131 52 %

Need to up the protein a tad and lower the fat a bit. So, I need to put down the peanut butter jar and slowly back away.

Still not bad and I feel a lot better mentally today. If I stay mentally good, I'll go another day with low carb.

[jdmalm123]

Originally Posted by MikeM

So, I need to put down the peanut butter jar and slowly back away.

Won't say "disagree" but would say "optional"

Originally Posted by MikeM

Still not bad and I feel a lot better mentally today. If I stay mentally good, I'll go another day with low carb.

Glad to hear that...adapting!

[MikeM]

I won't totally give up my peanut butter JD!!

A little low on protein today, but otherwise OK. Carbs a bit more than I wanted, but was a crazy busy day, so I'm just happy I didn't end up grabbing something really bad for me.

I'm also realizing diet tends to balance out over the course of a week or month, so if I'm a little low on protein today for example, it's a good bet I'll be high on protein tomorrow.

Breakfast
3 eggs
2 oz ham
Milk

snack
apple
2 oz peanut butter

lunch
3 oz turkey
1.5 c salad

snack
8 crackers
1 oz cheese
2 oz ham

Dinner
3 slices tuscan chicken and spinach flatbread pizza
Shake

Calories 2092
Protein 168 33%
carb 144 27%
fat 98 42%

[jdmalm123]

Originally Posted by MikeM

I won't totally give up my peanut butter JD!!

Good, beacuse 1/24 was National Peanut Butter Day! Look it up! I almost had to report you to the feds!

Originally Posted by MikeM

I'm just happy I didn't end up grabbing something really bad for me.

Victory.

Originally Posted by MikeM

I'm also realizing diet tends to balance out over the course of a week or month, so if I'm a little low on protein today for example, it's a good bet I'll be high on protein tomorrow.

Now you are trusting your natural intuition, Grasshopper!

Originally Posted by MikeM

Calories 2092
Protein 168 33%
carb 144 27%
fat 98 42%

Looks pretty much perfect to me!

[MikeM]

Thank you Sensei.

breakfast
3 eggs
3 oz ham
milk

snack
Shake

lunch
10 shrimp
1/4 cup brown rice
1/2 cup vegetables

post w/o snack
big spoonful peanut butter
milk

Dinner
10-12 oz roast chicken
1.5 cup vegetables
dinner roll
4 oz red wine

Calories 2060
Protein 192 39%
carb 111 22%
fat 85 37%

Rolling along. Pants feel a bit looser lately. We'll see.

[jdmalm123]

Nice and light today!

I'm impressed you're getting your veggies in!

[MikeM]

I'm an old man, gotta eat all those veg I didn't eat when I was younger.

Kind of carbed up a bit today. I was just so freaking hungry when I got going this morning and it didn't really let up. Not too bad, but more carbs than I probably should have had.

Breakfast (this was like 750 calories alone!)
2 waffles
fried egg
2 sausage
milk

lunch
6 oz chicken
3 oz shrimp
1/2 c vegetables
1/4 cup brown rice
milk

snack
shake

dinner
3 oz spaghetti
cup of homemade spahetti sauce with vegetables
8 oz ground beef in sauce too
milk

1/2 glass red wine

calories 2581
Pro 203 32%
carb 171 26%
fat 115 40%

So, percentages still good, but probably over ate today. Still, averages for the week are pretty good all in all. We'll see.

[jdmalm123]

I believe that if you are focused, your cravings are communication of what you need.

Humans are programmed to interact intuitively with food...

Think about it, children prefer sweet over bitter...bitter plants are usually toxic and sweeter ones are usually safe. I think it's an instinct or adaptation in our taste to point us in the right direction...

So many times, you can just look at food and know you want it or don't...I think that's built in us for a reason...

/end crazy theory