So far today as of 2 p.m. I am pretty proud of myself. I got up and did a Miranda video for a whole half hour before work plus before work I shoveled snow for 40 minutes. So I feel I got a pretty good workout.
For Breakfast I ate a banana, 2 slices of bacon which the calorie count said was 35 calories total and a piece of toast with 1 t of jelly on it and 5 ozs of skim milk. For lunch I had 1 oz of ham in a salad with feta cheese a few slivers of almonds and 1/2 t. of dressing (you know how I dip my fork) and 4 saltine crackers. I found a free calorie counter online and it said as of this time...I have eaten around 650 calories. So not bad.
I was able not to eat anything but chew sugarless dentyne spicy cinnamon gum this morning and drank water....no pop...yesterday or today. Yeah.
This evening I plan to eat my chicken/spinach braut and 1/2 or less of twice baked potato and either a vegetable or a small salad. Not sure of the calorie count of that.
It seems when you exercise you hesitate to eat crap.
I find myself wanting to eat though in the afternoons at work since I have all those hours of bordom looming..since I usually get all my work done in the morning. Any tips as to what I could eat if I so desired that wouldn't break the bank?
Sounds healthy, though it looks like you might not be eating enough! Remember Stacey's warning of NOT TO GO UNDER 1200 CALORIES! There is nothing wrong with eating 1400 calories either! Snacking is good and necessary (not evil) if you have good portion control. Eating frequently in small portions is better than starving between meals - less likely to go all out at a meal that way. You can't go wrong with a piece of fruit and a bit of cheese to go along with it. If you have a bit of protein with your snacks, you will feel fuller for longer. Fresh veggies are always good for a snack too as you can eat a lot of them with few calories. Or a serving size of almonds, celery with peanut butter, a yogurt, or even some sort of whole grain something or other. Look at your menu for the day and see what area of the food group you are lacking in and then snack in that area. When you plan your snacks out ahead of time maybe you can get past the idea that eating food is bad. Food is good! Enjoy food! Look forward to your meals and savor them. Quality portions are key for your meals and snacks.
ReplyDeleteGood work for today! Now go and eat a snack. :)
I am going to cry. I just wrote a long book and it disappeared.
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I agree you are not eating enough. Yesterday maybe a 1000 calories? Today unless you are going to have 600+ for supper and evening snack you going to eat too little also. 1400 is a great goal. You need fuel to run, 1200 calories of fuel to run your body. Probably why you felt sick yesterday while working out...your body was running on fumes. As the brilliant Cecil stated, food is not evil...it is good, you need it. Cecil also made excellent snack suggestions (her intelligence is blowing me off my chair right now). Gum is good if you are just bored and not hungry. Otherwise have a snack...snacks are good. Another snack consideration...hummus with veggies.
I don't know which website you are using, but www.sparkpeople.com has a free cal counter, exercise tracker, lots of articles, can help you set goals and make up workout routines. Pretty nice for zero dollars.
Also check out www.iowagirleats.com Lots of interesting breakfast meals, etc that you might find useful.
One more thing...don't apologize for your workout...you moved didn't you? be proud of your accomplishments!!!!!!!!!!!!!