Thanks, ya'll for the encouragement! (I'm living in The South, so I have to toss a "ya'll" in there occasionally...)
Did fairly good over the weekend, actually.
| Week | Deficit | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carb |
| Plan | 35% | 1484 | 40% | 25% | 35% |
| Monday | 38% | 1425 | 35% | 20% | 46% |
| Tuesday | 34% | 1506 | 24% | 18% | 59% |
| Wednesday | 32% | 1550 | 33% | 21% | 46% |
| Thursday | 37% | 1434 | 35% | 27% | 38% |
| Friday | 35% | 1484 | 39% | 23% | 38% |
| Saturday | 44% | 1278 | 33% | 32% | 36% |
| Sunday | 43% | 1296 | 40% | 29% | 31% |
| Average | 38% | 1425 | | 9)">34% 24% | 42% |
My biggest problem was actually finding stuff to eat. I ate brekkie at home Sat., and brought a lunch with me, but then we went to a movie & I didn't have any food to bring. So I sat through most of it starving, then finally ate a handful of popcorn (unbuttered, but
still). Finally got home at like 8pm, without having dinner. So I had to figure out something to eat that fit into my macros, and by then I really wasn't up for eating as many calories as I was supposed to. Pretty much same story Sunday - trying to figure out food at the end of the day that will fit the ratios and not go over on calories is a PITA.
The other issue is that a lot of the "high protein" vegetarian foods (lentils, beans, nuts) are also very high in carbs. Since I'm trying to eat
more protein than carbs, somethign with like 5X as much carbs as protein doesn't work well right now. BUT, I am getting better, so we'll see. I've found th fruits & veggies w/ the highest protein/carb ratios, so I can maximize the amounts of fruits & veggies I can get in (spinach & asparagus & broccoli, cantaloupe & strawberries & apricots). I've also discovered seitan, which is basicly wheat gluten kneaded and seasoned so that it pretty much tastes like chicken/deli meat - I'm
loving it! It's got 22g of protein per serving, and only 2g of carbs & fat. Tempeh I'm also playing with - not loving it yet, but I might find uses for it.
AND, now onto Workouts. Was supposed to do Sat. as recovery and Sun as rest, but both ended up being rest days. Not too upset about that - not like I missed cardio or weights (although, yes, I know recovery is important, and I'll strive to not miss it again..)
Today got 1 of my 3 cardios in for the week. Taking tomorrow off for a Girl's Day Out w/ DD before school starts, so I'll have time to do both cardio & A1 weights in the AM before heading out for some manis/pedis & shopping.
Today's nutrition:
| Week | Deficit | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carb |
| Plan | 35% | 1484 | 40% | 25% | 35% |
| Monday | 38% | 1417 | 41% | 24% | 35% |
Did good today, though I tried a new protein powder (GNC's whey protein, chocolate), and it was NASTY!! Of course, I did it with just water - I'm hoping it'll taste better mixed w/ greek yogurt or milk or something, as I'd hate to throw it away (actually, it'd probably just end up sitting in my pantry for 12 years...)
Alrighty, off to plan tomorrow's meals...