O.k, typical day of eating starts off really well..for example today I had:
7:30 Oatmeal w/raisins and blueberries (15 mins after) and coffee
9:30 green tea, cherries, rice chips (10 sm pcs)
11:30 taco salad minus the chips and any carbs + salad, cherries for dessert
2:30 small banana
4:30 small bowl of pasta (1/2 cup w/ beef marina sauce) and small salad
THIS IS WHERE IT GETS BAD
after about an hour or so of hiking+ 45 min walk w/dog I come home and have:
9:30 pm
salad, 2 sm pc of toast, 2 pc chocolate, couple tbs of peanut butter, egg white, 2 tbs marina sauce, yogurt, 2 turkey slices
not only is that a lot of food in one sitting, but I tend to eat a lot of everything because I can't just pick one thing and have tremendous cravings..am I not getting enough of something during the day that I'm hvaing these ridiculous cravings at night? any input or suggestions is welcomed!!
haha actually now that Im looking at it, maybe I can use more protein?? (during the day)
Night time crashes
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- meal 2 add protein (chicken, tuna, fish, meat, turkey, eggs) and probably ditch rice chips
- meal 4 add protein and veggies and/or salad
- clearly the last meal needs attention...prtoein, veggies and salad are what you SHOULD have but only you can make yourself do it...don't have any crap in the house and you can't have it wothout having to go and get it and after hiking you probably won't be bothered anyway...probably not enough rptoein during the day which will fill yuo up for longer
- meal 4 add protein and veggies and/or salad
- clearly the last meal needs attention...prtoein, veggies and salad are what you SHOULD have but only you can make yourself do it...don't have any crap in the house and you can't have it wothout having to go and get it and after hiking you probably won't be bothered anyway...probably not enough rptoein during the day which will fill yuo up for longer
Re: Night time crashes
The following nutrition you mentioned explains itself, but with more Protein, you should be better sated, and not want to troff on bits of crud.mariah84 wrote: 7:30 Oatmeal w/raisins and blueberries (15 mins after) and coffee. Have the Blueberries 15 minutes before the Raisins and Oatmeal. If you're trying to improve Blueberry digestion, 15 minutes after Oatmeal is no good, you need it around 15 mins before not after.
9:30 green tea, cherries, rice chips (10 sm pcs) Rice Chips seem a bit pointless. Cherries are about 1.1g Carbs per Cherry. This means Carbs are low unless you eat abotu 25-30 of them, and Protein is low. You need something here like Low Fat Cheese, Chicken, Turkey, Soybeans, Tofu.
11:30 taco salad minus the chips and any carbs + salad, cherries for dessert Cherry digestion will be affected by Salad. Either wait 10-15 minutes pre Salad to eat them, or chuck them. Again, Protein sources outlined above, should be the main priority
2:30 small banana Re: previous comments on Protein
4:30 small bowl of pasta (1/2 cup w/ beef marina sauce) and small salad Pasta is not too bad, but try buying Protein enriched to get more Protein, and keep portions low, to reduce Glycemic load.
O.k, thanks it makes sense what you said. The fruit part is really good to know7:30 Oatmeal w/raisins and blueberries (15 mins after) and coffee. Have the Blueberries 15 minutes before the Raisins and Oatmeal. If you're trying to improve Blueberry digestion, 15 minutes after Oatmeal is no good, you need it around 15 mins before not after.
9:30 green tea, cherries, rice chips (10 sm pcs) Rice Chips seem a bit pointless. Cherries are about 1.1g Carbs per Cherry. This means Carbs are low unless you eat abotu 25-30 of them, and Protein is low. You need something here like Low Fat Cheese, Chicken, Turkey, Soybeans, Tofu.
11:30 taco salad minus the chips and any carbs + salad, cherries for dessert Cherry digestion will be affected by Salad. Either wait 10-15 minutes pre Salad to eat them, or chuck them. Again, Protein sources outlined above, should be the main priority
2:30 small banana Re: previous comments on Protein
4:30 small bowl of pasta (1/2 cup w/ beef marina sauce) and small salad Pasta is not too bad, but try buying Protein enriched to get more Protein, and keep portions low, to reduce Glycemic load.
The following nutrition you mentioned explains itself, but with more Protein, you should be better sated, and not want to troff on bits of crud.
Do you think it would be wise to cut the rice chips out completely or maybe switch it with whole wheat chips (sm. handful?) chips, crackers give me the sated feeling. I appreciate your knowledge and will glady pick your brain again!
July 18:
7:30: oatmeal + raisins, acidophilus (to recover from the binge the night before), green tea and blueberries (before the oatmeal)
10:00: coffee w/skim, almonds, banana, rice crackers
12:15 sardines, salad, 1/2 turkey wrap and water
3:00 blueberries, watermelon
4:30 PB, lowfat yogurt
7:30: chicken thigh, rice, greek salad
Today I felt good besides the morning..felt full till about 10:00 pm which detered me from overeating at night.
p.s. how come "fit tracker" isn't combined with shapefit? it would be so much easier and user friendly if you can log in once..just curious
I think Fit Tracker, is a seperate entity.
Rice Chips, don't see the need. Think you could maybe replace them with Rice Cakes instead, as an example.
Especially if you want to keep a Rice soruce in there. Otherwise, maybe add a little Carb by some other means.
Using a Brown Rice source, more often than White.
Rice Chips, don't see the need. Think you could maybe replace them with Rice Cakes instead, as an example.
Especially if you want to keep a Rice soruce in there. Otherwise, maybe add a little Carb by some other means.
Using a Brown Rice source, more often than White.
7:30 -blueberries, oatmeal+raisins+unsweetened soy milk, coffee
8:30-green tea
9:45-rice crackers, almonds, nectarine
about 10 mins after still hungry so I mixed protein powder w/coffee(omg, it was good!)
12:00-brown rice, salad, sweet potatoes
12:15-watermelon for dessert
workout 3:00-5:00
5:30 brown rice and curry (lamb pieces, carrots, potatoes(sparingly), onions) +salad
walk the dog
6:30 green tea
8:30 grrr...2 glass red wine, 2 "west coast pockets", some yam fries at Cactus Club
I think I had an overall good day..good workout, fairly clean eating until I met with old friends and had the wine and other fanfare
8:30-green tea
9:45-rice crackers, almonds, nectarine
about 10 mins after still hungry so I mixed protein powder w/coffee(omg, it was good!)
12:00-brown rice, salad, sweet potatoes
12:15-watermelon for dessert
workout 3:00-5:00
5:30 brown rice and curry (lamb pieces, carrots, potatoes(sparingly), onions) +salad
walk the dog
6:30 green tea
8:30 grrr...2 glass red wine, 2 "west coast pockets", some yam fries at Cactus Club
I think I had an overall good day..good workout, fairly clean eating until I met with old friends and had the wine and other fanfare
Tuna has Mercury, and frankly, would you want it for Breakfast?
You could have things like Low Fat Cheese, Egg Whites, 1/2 scoop Protein Powder, Kedgeree, which is a sort of Fish, Rice, Peas dish. Typically associated with Breakfast, or perhaps something like Baked Beans.
You could make a small healthy equivalent to the Fried Breakfast. Slice of Toasted Wheatbread, A few Scrambled Egg whites and a yolk, some Baked Beans, and some Grilled Mushroom.
You could have things like Low Fat Cheese, Egg Whites, 1/2 scoop Protein Powder, Kedgeree, which is a sort of Fish, Rice, Peas dish. Typically associated with Breakfast, or perhaps something like Baked Beans.
You could make a small healthy equivalent to the Fried Breakfast. Slice of Toasted Wheatbread, A few Scrambled Egg whites and a yolk, some Baked Beans, and some Grilled Mushroom.
I know it may seem hard to go to sleep when your hungry but force yourself to do that. you will be saving calories. if i ever get hungry past 9 I go straight to bed unless i feel like im gonna die i don't eat. you know that there is food if you need any and when you go to sleep you usually wake up less hungry.
actually don't listen to this post. I do this myself not sure if its helpful.
actually don't listen to this post. I do this myself not sure if its helpful.