Morgan's P1 journal

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Morgan's P1 journal
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Sun, 01-27-2008 - 9:58pm

OK, here is what I have eaten so far today (and plan to eat this evening)  feel free to critique!!! 


Breakfast:  2 "egg" quiche muffin things (egg, spinach, bacon bits) small coffee w/1 tsp. half & half and 1 tsp. splenda 


Snack: slice of deli turkey (thicker slices, from the deli, probably about 1-2 oz.) & 8 oz. spicy v8, 16 oz. crystal light


glass of water in between


Lunch: half a package of turkey jerky & diet coke (we were on the road and I didn't bring food with me so we stopped at the gas station) then when we got home I had another glass of v8...


snack: handful of pepperoni, large hanful of roasted chickpeas (are these ok for phase 1?)...


glass of water in between


Dinner:  big bowl of spinach greens with chicken & a sprinkling of feta.. oil&vinegar dressing (1 tsp. olive oil, 2 tbs. balsamic vinegar)


glass of water in between


Plan to have for evening snack:  peanut butter smoothie with plain lowfat yogurt & some splenda and cocoa powder... I only have rice milk, I wonder if thats OK....  its fat free but it lacks protein and Im not sure if it has more sugar or the wrong "kind" of sugar.  I also plan on having at least one more glass of water and 1 glass of crystal light.


My observations about today:


Looking back at this menu I think Its too much sodium between the pepperoni, turkey jerky, deli meat, and v8.  So my goal for tomorrow is to cut that back.  I feel pretty good today, no headache or fatigue or nausea but that usually comes a day or so later.  I do feel a little hungry though, my stomach is growling right now about an hour after dinner...and I've had to fight myself all day not to nibble on my ds's little snacks like cheerios & crackers.  I also feel like I need more real veggies and I need to find a way to find veggies for SNACKS instead of having to cook some everytime I need to eat.  I think I need to make up a few meal/snacks tonight that I can just grab out of the fridge.  I'm thinking some cucumber tomato salad, and maybe cut up some celery to use with non fat cream cheese for snacks...any other ideas?


 

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Sun, 01-27-2008 - 11:23pm

Good observation about the processed food.

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Mon, 01-28-2008 - 1:55am

ohhh thanks, totally spaced that about the lowfat pepperoni....


OK tomorrow will be better, less fat, less processed foods, less sugar, more nuts!

 

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Mon, 01-28-2008 - 8:09am

All processed meats should wait until you are in phase 2.

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Mon, 01-28-2008 - 8:27pm

P1 day 2:

Breakfast: 2 eggs scrambled with 1 cup fresh spinach. small cup of coffee with splenda & no sugar non-fat creamer. 16 oz. crystal light

SNACK: 1 cup cucumber tomato salad (with a bit of onions), 1 pc. string cheese (mozz.)

Lunch: Egg salad wrapped in a lettuce... (no sugar mustard, smart balance mayo, just a bit, celery, onion)

SNACK: 5 almonds, 1/4 cup NF cottage cheese, 5 strips of red peppers

DINNER: baked chicken breast w/lemon & rosemary (~ 3 oz.) asparagus, 6 oz. spicy v8

PLan to have this evening: peanut butter smoothie.

ETA: I also had 2 big glasses of ice water, and 2 big glasses of crystal light (probably 16 oz. each big glass) I'm going to try and have one more big glass of water before nights end.

Today I have a slight headache and have been feeling hungry. I do try to eat a bit more when I'm hungry but its like a never ending type hunger/headache. These are the next few days that I really have to power through. I took a 20 min. walk but it was like 20 degrees outside so I didn't want to be out there long lol.

Critique away...

Edited 1/28/2008 8:29 pm ET by morganeldi




Edited 1/28/2008 8:41 pm ET by morganeldi

 

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Mon, 01-28-2008 - 9:25pm

I think it looks great.

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Mon, 01-28-2008 - 9:38pm

thank you, you're right, I just checked the label and it does have hydrogenated oils, and a lot of other bad stuff. So I'll switch to fat free half and half.

As for the dairy...I have to find a way to get more in. I'm not a milk drinker or yogurt eater usually so the only way I enjoy those are in smoothies. I guess if I had *2* smoothies per day that would help (but w/o fruit to add its tough to not OD on peanut butter). Or if I can find a way to actually just drink a glass of milk straight (yuck...) or plain yogurt straight...I know once I can have fruit that will be easier because I can mix it with fruit to make it more appetizing...

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Mon, 01-28-2008 - 9:43pm

A lot of us here really like Soy Slender.

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Mon, 01-28-2008 - 9:50pm

thanks... I used to love chocolate silk soymilk, but it has a lot of sugar in it. Can I find this at the grocery store in the same section?

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Mon, 01-28-2008 - 9:52pm

You'll find it on the shelf with the other soy milks that don't need refrigeration until after opening.

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Tue, 01-29-2008 - 9:05pm

breakfast: 2 eggs cooked with 1 cup spinach and a sprinkling of low fat cheddar...

 

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