Thanks Tracey & Karen!
Karen I think you are right about the weight thing. I read on the manufacturer's website that weight gain is a typical side effect for Depo Provera because it increases your appetite. I like the product for the convenience and because I don't get TOM, but the appetite thing sucks because it makes me feel like I can't trust my hunger. Am I hungry because my body needs energy, or because of the medication?
Yesterday's plan changed a little. I just did not feel like getting home, changing my clothes and rushing back out of the house again. So I did 10 rounds of the HELL drills followed by 2 45 second planks.
I was absolutely starving and kept picking at stuff and then I only got half my portion of dinner to still hit my cals and macros.
The worst part was I was trying to wait dinner for Shawn, who had to work 12 hours, and when he came home at 8:30 and I was ready to gnaw my own arm off, he said he ate dinner at work and was stuffed. I don't blame him for eating if he was hungry. I just should have eaten when I was ready and re-heated for him if necessary.
Today is a rest day, which is good because my body hurts!
Food Plan
Breakfast: 1 scoop cookies & cream protein, 1.5 cups milk - once I dug out the right scoop instead of using the old one, I realized that I had bought a slightly different product with a different serving size. Using the right amount, the cookies & cream flavor was delicious!
Morning snack: 1 can tuna w/hot sauce and 1 hard-boiled egg
Lunch: frozen salisbury steak healthy choice meal
Afternoon snack: 1 can tuna w/ 1/2 cup cottage cheese
Dinner: large roasted chicken breast and leftover collard greens
Totals: 1450 cals
36g fat 23%
85g carb 22%
189g prot 55%
This should take care of the hunger issue, but I will probably feel a little off from under 100 g carb. We'll see.