Today I am working through Day 2! But I thought I would give a Day 1 recap plus do a little “what I eat in a day.” This will be my food from yesterday (day 1).
Day 1 Recap: I felt really good. I did a fun cardio workout, 15 minutes on the treadmill, and then later in the day did 30 minutes on the treadmill. Drank my gallon with no problem, counted all of my calories which you will see below, and did my blog post. All in all a good day. I do my treadmill on an incline, so my legs and butt are feeling it.
I am a little hesitant on posting what I eat in a day because I think people are super judgey. But, I know that I don’t really care what people think, if I am being honest.
My calorie window is anywhere between 2000-2400 calories. It really just depends on how hungry I am feeling. The only macro I count is protein. I do not care about grams of fat or grams of carbs. I aim to get 150 grams of protein a day. I am not a weight loss expert or doctor or anything, but if you are struggling with feeling satisfied during the day, I really suggest upping your protein/counting your grams of protein. I feel INCREDIBLY better since I have increased my protein.
I also do weigh and measure everything that I eat and I track all of my food in MyFitnessPal.
Breakfast:
Breakfast was pretty simple with two eggs, blueberries, and a piece of toast. I also had two cups of coffee with sugar free hazelnut creamer. I workout after breakfast, so I don’t eat a crazy amount. I like to eat before I workout, but there’s a limit of what will make my stomach not hurt. If that makes any sense.
Lunch:
Lunch is my highest calorie meal. I have worked out once or twice by lunch time. And I get very hungry in the afternoons, so it makes the most sense for me to eat a lot at lunch to keep me full throughout the afternoon. I suggest you learn when you are the most hungry. Do you like a big bedtime snack? Awesome- keep yourself enough calories to have what will make you happy and satisfied. Or do you like a big breakfast? Then have your biggest meal then. Mine happens to be lunch.
Anyways, I had a protein shake (not pictured), a protein bar, cucumbers, two Babybel Light cheeses (FULL of protein for only 50 calories each!), 1/2 of a peanut butter sandwich, and my low sugar/low fat high protein yogurt with Wheetabix cereal on top. It is all very filling and I like all of the protein.
Snack #1:
My afternoon snack is two more Babybel Lights, blackberries, and pretzels. Nothing big, but I really like the saltiness from the pretzel and a little sweet from the berries.
Dinner:
Dinner is where I get the bulk of my veggies. I always eat a ton at this meal (I really need to do better at getting more throughout the day). But this dinner is grilled chicken, spinach tortellini, salad, olives, and Ken’s greek dressing. This is a bulk of food with all of the veggies and fills me up without making me feel gross.
Snack #2:
I know this looks gross, but hear me out that this is a REALLY yummy snack. This is low fat/low sugar, high protein vanilla pudding that I add a few Reese’s peanut butter chips to. I like the sweetness before bed, it is packed full of protein, and it’s the perfect amount.
This day of food came to 2257 calories and 170 grams of protein. I am thrilled with both of those numbers, but more importantly I never felt starved or deprived or anything. I felt great all day and do not feel like I am on this “diet.”
Obviously, take what I eat with a grain of salt. This is what works for me. I am not a nutritionist or anything, so you need to find what works for you!
I am very proud of myself for Day 1 and I will check in again tomorrow with Day 2!