Day 8 - THE DIETICIAN

Emily and I hurried to the mall Saturday morning to meet with Miranda at 11:15. I was very excited and nervous to find out what they had in store for me. Miranda and her sponser met with me for close to an hour going over my food diary and then laying out a plan for me. They were terrific! I learned I was not eating enough, I was getting too many carbs and not enough protein or fiber and I also need to eat more often. They told me I was going to crash pretty soon and it would happen because of the way I was eating - even though I was really trying hard to eat well.

Here's my plan for now.

Calories - 1600
Protein - 160g
Carbs - 120g
Fat - 35
Fiber - 25
Extra calories - 165 (this is for those "empty foods" or condiments)
Eat every 3-4 hours
Have protein within the hour after I've worked out.


So on Saturday I failed miserably. 160 protein is a LOT! Did I mention how hard this was? OH MY GOODNESS!

I planned a bit better on Sunday since this was my first full day. I even remembered to bring a snack to church and ate it behind the black boxes in the pre-school area so the kids could not see me and want some too. I still did not meat my goal. Too many carbs and not enough protein or calories. The fat and fiber were not as difficult. Miranda was right about me crashing too. I got home from church and I was exhausted. All I wanted to do was sit and stare. I did not even have the energy to lay down. I got up and went to Gold's anyway. After dinner Barry and I went grocery shopping. It took us over an hour because we were reading every label looking for things for me to eat.

Yesterday was much better. I was no where near as tired. I finally was able to reach 155g of Protein. I was shy 5, but I was happy! It was close.