20 August 2008
Food & Weight - Aug 20, 2008
Posted by Brad Hefta-Gaub under: triathlon.
Lessons learned so far — yeah, it’s only 3 days in to this new routine can I really say I’ve learned lessons?
- Drinking water is easier to do if I have a “process”… the idea of using it as a gate before I can get a new cup of coffee seems like an easy thing to remember. But I am also going to try adding, drink a glass of water before and after all meals. I’ve tried the trick of “keep a bottle of water with you at all times”… but that doesn’t really force me to drink. If I just get a glass of water and just drink it right away, then I’m done…
- I like to have a breakfast routine. I am not very clear in the morning, so I want to just go through the motions and make something… so, this Greek Yogurt + Fresh Fruit seems to be my new routine. My old routine was an “egg white sandwich”… which ain’t bad, except it has two side effects: first, it requires some sort of bread, and that means lots of extra calories and carbs… the “cheapest” (calorie wise) alternative I found was an English muffin around 120cals per muffin; second, I really want to have cheese and/or mayonnaise on it… and that means even more calories mostly fat.
Food for today….
Breakfast - 125 cals
- Water
- 1/4 cup Peaches - 16 cals - 3g Carbs
- 1/4 cup Strawberries - 12 cals - 2g Carbs
- 120g Greek Yogurt - 61 cals - 12g Protein, 4g Carbs
- 10g Go Lean Crunch - 36 cals - 2g Protein, 1g Fat, 6g Carbs
- Coffee
Lunch - 395 cals
- 2 Slices 9 Grain Bread - 202cals
- Turkey Slices - 140 cals
- Mustard - 3 cals
- Feta Cheese - 13 cals
- Grapes - 37 cals
Snack - 93 cals
- Turkey Slices
- Carrot
Dinner - 588 cals
- Chicken Pesto Pasta
- Green Beans
- Glass Red Wine - 4oz
Snack - 232 cals
- Yogut, Banana, Peanut butter Smoothie
Summary:
33% Protein, 21% Fat, 46% Carbs
Health:
- Date: 08/20/2008
- Weight: 145.6
- Mood: Normal
- Sleep Hours: 5.5
- Sleep Pattern: Normal
- Calories: 1432
4 Comments so far...
Lacey Says:
Regarding bread… I have been eating a bread that each slice is 45 calories. It’s made by Sara Lee, “45 Calories and Delightful.” I’ll also often just use one slice of bread, toasted, instead of two for some sandwiches. It works well with scrambled eggs or PB and honey.
rhcp Says:
Hey Brad,
Try with your greek yogurt: a little Grapenuts cereal mixed in for some crunch and some fresh blueberries and a dash of honey. One of my favorites! It has quickly become one of my 4 year olds favorite too! I have major water issues too. I don’t drink enough and drink several cups of tea/day. I think I am dehydrated most of the time. Maybe I will try that also, no tea until a glass of water is gone.
shebaduhkitty Says:
what is greek yogurt? and is the Go Lean Crunch like granola? Good job. My food has bee going good this week too. but this waking up at 4:30 thing will get old fast.
Brad Hefta-Gaub Says:
Greek Yogurt is a kind of yogurt made in the traditional Greek technique (who would have guessed from the name!)…
It’s 0 fat, and has a thick consistency… almost like sour cream. In fact it would be a good substitute for Sour cream with mexican food.
It seems to have a bit more bite to it than normal yogurt… but I like that.
Of course, I’m having the plain version, so I can control what I add to it… which of course means it’s much lower in calories than a standard flavored yogurt.
