Nutrition – 1292 Calories
Today was good in terms of calories and not so good in terms of protein. The reason why it was good on the calories is that I ate no snacks and decent meals. The reason why it was bad in terms of protein is because I ate no snacks and decent meals. Since 40 grams of my daily protein come from the whey shake I drink in the afternoons if I don’t have that shake I just cut out 40 grams of pure protein for the day. I also cut out 187 calories though. Since we had friends over for dinner we had cooked dinner for them. And I just can’t serve up grilled chicken with two cups of steamed vegetables. That would not impress.
When I do my cardio at work during lunch I watch TV. And I watch the Food Network. I vicariously live through the cooking shows as I can hardly eat anything they make there as they all start with half a cup of olive oil and 3 tablespoons of butter usually. But sometimes I just see a meal that I think might just work. And I might even ignore the calorie contents and just want to make it for a nice meal. The show I usually watch is hosted by Giada de Laurentiis, an Italian cooking show. She made cranberry turkey raviolis and a cornbread salad for Thanksgiving. I have made the meal for Thanksgiving myself and since it was a really nice dish I made it again this time. It was a hit. Our guests loved it and ate pretty much all of it. Granted I made a serving of 4 for 5 adults and 3 kids so it was no surprise that none if it was left. All in all it was a great dinner. But since it was a pasta dish with cream sauce and a bread salad with olive oil it was high in fats and carbs and low in protein. So this is what did me in in terms of protein intake for the day. But it was worth it. I will make this meal again time permitting.
Hey Greg! Greg job with your day. You are in a great cut mode but remember that you should begin to up the calories to your recommended amount by the time you are within 10% of your desired goal. I did a transformation and lost around 50 lbs but I kept with the lower calories and started to really tell by losing muscle mass. You are doing great and I look forward to seeing more!
Chris,
Thanks for the comment! I’d love to start upping my calories if it has meant I was that close to my goal. However, I’m not even halfway there. I eat plenty of protein to ensure I’m not losing muscle mass. I also do weight training and if my lifts will drop I will most certainly up my calories. I rather slow down my weight loss than to lose muscle mass. So far I haven’t lost any so I’ll keep doing what I’ve been doing.
I’ll certainly post about any struggles I might face down the road.