I thought that today was the hardest day yet. Mostly because I locked my keys in my car, pushing my time to cook way back and I had to rush my cooking to get it all finished in time before my clients showed up. For breakfast, I had 2 eggs, salmon, a yellow bell pepper, and an orange. Despite my setback this morning, I have not cheated yet and that makes me excited!
I also found that my snack of raw walnuts today was NOT satisfying and I wanted to barf all over the CTA bus while I was eating them. I also wanted to get off the bus and get tasty food. Carb craving for sure. You would all be proud though, because I didn't cave, I went home and had some chicken and vegetables. Dinner is the same tonight. Afternoon snack consisted of an avocado.
Lessons learned:
1. Prep your food the night before.
2. Don't eat raw walnuts on the CTA, or at least pair them with something, they are nasty alone
3. I need to eat more protein - are you keeping track of yours? I need 150 grams, I have been around 100 the past few days.
How are you guys feeling today? I think if you can get through 3 days of anything, you can get through 40...
Rock on.
-Cori Dangerous
How do you know how much protein to consume? Does this involve weighing? I hate weighing as much as Jacob loves lists.
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Yes, protein intake depends on the person and is based off of your weight. I am attempting to eat 150 grams per day (close to 1 gram per pound of weight). Ideally, I would shoot for 1-1.5 grams per pound, but I know that is a lofty goal for myself. I log all of my food in a program with my bodybugg and it tells me exactly how much of each macronutrient (protein, fat, carbs) is in everything that I eat and also percentages. It helps keep me on track. Otherwise, I would eat too much of everything....which is my ultimate problem in life!
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