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stephanie932 · 05-21-2008, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by realcdn

I meant to post this yesterday, but forgot. This is the first of the three new lunches I worked on last weekend. The others should follow tomorrow and Friday. Served with a side of roasted veggies, this lunch is 356 cals (33g protein, 13g fat, 33g carbs, 10g fiber).

(I add an apple, which actually bring the macros to 28P, 28F, 42C)

This looks sooooooooooooo awesome!!! Thanks for posting the link to your recipe site. I'll be perusing it later this evening!!!

realcdn · 05-21-2008, 09:27 PM

Well, my friends are gone (that's the good thing about weeknight dinners), so I'll get this posted. We usually do this on a weekend (around the long holiday) and usually on the patio. Schedules just didn't allow for it this time, so rather than put it off we did it mid-week. This kept the time much shorter than it usually goes, but it was still nice. Now I need to go to sleep so I can get up early and get going with the plant buying!

Food for the day:

Total: 2681 (25% fat, 28% carbs, 33% protein, 10% alcohol)

Breakfast: cherry pecan bread (last piece), jam, orange (284)
AM Snack: protein shake, almonds (299)
Lunch: sausage and lentil soup, almonds, apple (406)
PM Snack: protein shake, soy nuts (269)
Dinner: pisco sours, bbq spare ribs, corn, butter, salad w/dressing (1289)
Late Snack: protein shake (135)

Okay, so not the most balanced of days, but still within the macro and calorie range. Of course that's because I really only count the protein for my goal. I made a cherry/yogurt sorbet for dessert, but decided to skip it and make my friends finish it off.

realcdn · 05-21-2008, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by stephanie932

This looks sooooooooooooo awesome!!! Thanks for posting the link to your recipe site. I'll be perusing it later this evening!!!

My original plan was to add something as soon as I'd made it, or decided I liked it. I've let the concept lapse a little, but I'm hoping to play catch up a little over the next few weeks.

foodfromafar · 05-21-2008, 10:03 PM

Yummy, Anne! Great meal all the way around!!

realcdn · 05-22-2008, 01:14 PM

I promise, only one more tomorrow and that's the three of them. It only passed the one carnivore seal of approval (ie. the fussy cat wouldn't eat it). I realize that they may not be happy with the new lunches. With the luncheon meat they always got the extra bit (ie. if I'd allowed for 3oz and it was 3.5oz they got the .5 oz). This doesn't work out so well for them.

With the side of veggies the meal is 344 cals (36g protein, 10g fat, 27g carbs, 9g fiber).

A Recipe for Weight Loss: Eye of Round Roast

realcdn · 05-22-2008, 05:56 PM

So the concept of getting my body fat tested by a bod pod somewhere around here is pretty much a bust. Although interested, at the moment there's not much I can do about it. There is possibly one university that will do it, but they don't seem to respond to emails and/or voice mails. Having said that it's enough of a drive that I didn't push it all that much. At this point I simply know it's horrible. Later on I may pursue it again. It's technically into summer for universities so it may be a staffing issue (or lack of interest).

I have been given a Tanita scale (BC-534) from someone whose spouse bought it and looks like never used it. It's a horribly long story (they are no longer together), but it is now in my possession.

I suppose over the next few days I'll find out if there is any point to using it to track trends. Although perhaps a running average might be more appropriate. Any thoughts on what might be best? I'm thinking 7 or 14 days. I actually think it's kind of funny reading when you should/shouldn't take measurements.

"It is best to take measurements at the same time of day. Try to wait about three hours after rising, eating, or hard exercise before taking measurements."

"Eating large meals, drinking alcohol, menstruation, illness, exercising, and bathing may also cause variations in your hydration levels."

I snipped a lot out, but they recommend taking it before your evening meal. I suspect in the end I'll try this for a while, however, things like afternoon workouts, swimming and late snacks will likely make it vary quite a bit. In the end I'm thinking perhaps before I go to bed might be more consistent (as I eat pretty much the same time every night), and I won't freak out if it's a higher weight. From what I see it's likely more important to be consistent.

Of course, my period started sometime this afternoon, so all bets are off.

So I got a weight of 309 (higher than this morning, but within half a pound of the other scale), body fat of 53.4%

and a hydration level of 34.8% (which I understand is normal when obese, that the number is lower). The other number it gives is bone mass (which I believe is simply an approximation) of 7.2 pounds. So, I'm working out the numbers here.

Total Weight:	309.0

Body Fat:	165.0	53.4%
Body Water:	107.5	34.8%
Bone Mass:	7.2

Remainder:	29.3

So what's the remainder? Just had to ask.

To be fair, it was very consistent no matter what option I chose (inactive, moderately active, athlete), and was quite repeatable. After saying I was consistent about evening meals I just realized that I've missed the time I usually eat at, so off I go.

(To be honest, I really thought the % fat would be higher.)

Added - okay I just realized (silly me) that fat has water as well, so the numbers are not independent. So I'm assuming here that a simple LBM calculation would be 309 - 165 = 144 (correct?)

dillytl · 05-22-2008, 06:18 PM

Food porn!!!! Excellent!!! The eye of round roast looks YUMMY!

realcdn · 05-22-2008, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dillytl

Food porn!!!! Excellent!!! The eye of round roast looks YUMMY!

It was very nice. The only issue I have with roasts done in the crock pot is that they are almost impossible to serve right away. They are often so soft that they shred rather than slice. Even refrigerated overnight and cut in half (to make slicing easier) the roast still had a tendency to fall apart. However, it was lovely and tender, and very moist.

realcdn · 05-22-2008, 10:19 PM

So today I bought way too many plants today. And I'm not kidding when I say that. I'm hoping though that I'm done, and won't have to go back for more. I chickened out tonight and left them in the garage. I think my priority over the next few days is to get them planted. I suspect this is going to upset my planned exercising, but hopefully by Monday I'll be back to a more normal routine. The stuff grown from seed this year is past ready to go out. This is my fault though since I used a planting mix that I realized partway into the transplanting was likely not meat for seedlings. At least not in our basement (which seems to run to the damp side, or maybe just this winter it did). If I'm going to be up early tomorrow I should get to bed, ummm, like now.

Food for the day:

Total: 2144 (26% fat, 35% carbs, 37% protein)

Breakfast: chocolate pecan bread, jam, orange (259)
AM Snack: protein shake, almonds (299)
Lunch: eye of round roast, roasted veggies, apple (426)
PM Snack: protein shake, soy nuts (314)
Dinner: bbq spare ribs (leftovers-finished), snow peas, butter, salad w/dressing (529)
Late Snack: fruit salad, biscotti, protein shake (318)

kfisherx · 05-23-2008, 02:28 AM

LOL!!! I always do that when I plant shop. Way too many and I hate them by the time I am done getting them into the ground.

If you keep your hydration level the same every day I bet that device is pretty consistent for your trends. TOM doesn't really seem to play a big factor with my Ormon.

realcdn · 05-23-2008, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by kfisherx

LOL!!! I always do that when I plant shop. Way too many and I hate them by the time I am done getting them into the ground.

If you keep your hydration level the same every day I bet that device is pretty consistent for your trends. TOM doesn't really seem to play a big factor with my Ormon.

Yes, that's me completely (about the plants). I've even tried to be more prepared this year. All the pots (except one) are all together on the patio. I'll move them into position once planted Although I suspect I will hate them later today.

I decided to stick with the morning weigh in. I'm just used to it at that time of day, and I suspect it's my most consistent hydration level. Other days it will vary too much. So although I'm 4 pounds lighter than yesterday's during the day weigh-in (not a surprise) I'm up to 54.9% body fat. Oh well, nowhere to go but down I suppose.

realcdn · 05-23-2008, 01:32 PM

This is the last of the three lunches. I suspect I might look for more of a recipe next time (not just BBQ sauce and a few added items). However it did work out very well. Between the three items I won't have to do anything other than roast veggies every three days or so until about mid-July. Probably longer as I'll likely still have lunch meat once a week (as my mother will still be buying it for herself).

realcdn · 05-23-2008, 01:37 PM

I took these this morning (and I'm going back to them now)....

Sadly, I can tell already.... not enough. To be fair, most of the veggie plants went into the bed that the cat is checking out.

dillytl · 05-23-2008, 01:38 PM

I have YET to buy a single plant this year!!! Very unusual for me, but we've been so busy with our "toys" (camper and motorcycles) that I just haven't had the time to dig in the dirt!!

LisaS · 05-23-2008, 01:44 PM

do you pre-roast & freeze the veggies too? How is the texture when you reheat?