During my "crazy" period we decided it might be better to add in animal products to my diet. (even though there can be some disadvantages to health, having animal products are a lot easier to keep a rounded out diet than going to all the trouble of going around them and finding specific foods to fill those nutritional holes and then finding creative ways to try and get a 2 year old and a "meat and potato" husband to eat them.) In the long run, it just seemed better for our family as a whole to add lean meats back in...we already would eat some eggs and cheese)
So after figuring that I needed to add some major protein in for workout's sake, to meet my goals, and for ease of the family in general, this past week we started stocking up on protein, specifically, chicken and turkey.
Last weekend I also spent a lot of time researching adrenal fatigue again, along with hypoglycemia. (After the stress of the mercury on my system, my adrenal problems started coming back, along with blood sugar problems.) I started to wonder why, when I ate so healthy, did I have problems with both of them still. When I really looked at what I was eating, and what was recommended for adrenal fatigue and hypoglycemia I realized two big no-no's that I was doing. 1. I was eating a LOT of fruit...so much sugar! and 2. I was also eating a lot of dried fruits..lots of condensed amounts of sugar! and 3. specifically I was eating fruit with high amounts of potassium...this isn't good for adrenal prob's.
Long story short, I've cut out all fruit except for one serving after my workout, or an occasional apple as a snack.
I can't believe what a difference this has made...Oh by the way, after adding back in regular carb products I'm now going to try to cut them out except about one serving a day. (Usually some sprouted ezekiel bread, plain steel cut oats or even rarer, whole grain organic pasta. (Andrew loves the "pah-ta") This does make it harder for me to figure out what to eat during the day though.
Oh- I have also tried to get to sleep and eat at specifically recommended times in the day, and added sea salt in to my diet. Even though I have avoided in the past, it seems that it helps with adrenal probs so I'm giving it a go.
I'm going to be honest I'm having a hard time eating enough! I'm so used to eating such small amounts that it is taking some getting used to eating as much as the p90x nutrition plan recommends for the workouts.
Specifics:
I'm supposed to be getting about 1800 cal/day for the workouts. I weigh 118 right now, so my strict calorie needs are 1180, and as of the past month or so I haven't been too far off that, as I really haven't been doing ANYTHING. Currently, as of about a week ago, I average about 1500 or so, usually less. But since the Pioneer day race I ran on the 18th, (which by the way was rough stuff...I was sooo out of shape. The hardest race I've ever run, in fact, even if it was only 2 measley miles) I have been working on upping the calories.
I like to eat slowly through the whole day and it really helps with the blood sugar.
Here is what day one looked like:
9:00- scrambled eggs (2 whole eggs, one egg white, salted)
165 cal
10:00- plain steel cut oats, stevia and water added (1/4 cup-half a serving, other half saved for later)
151 cal
10:20-Pure Trim Mediterranean Wellness Choc Shake (shared with Andrew) with spinach added
120 cal
10:45-plain steel cut oats-other half
151 cal
1:45- celery stick w/ 1 Tbsp organic peanut butter
3:00- Protein Energizer™ Chocolate
(website says 112 cal, my canister says 110)
3:45- apple
72
4:45-1/2 slice of organic ezekiel bread
45
5:05-2 oz. colby jack cheese
220
8:30-1/2 potato
100
8 0z. chicken 225
Salad 73
Homemade raw cashew dressing 65
Total Calories day 1: 1694*
*I had to go back and edit, the cheese was about 100 more calories.
Homemade raw cashew dressing 65
Total Calories day 1: 1694*
*I had to go back and edit, the cheese was about 100 more calories.
2 comments:
i had a hard time getting enough calories when i first started, 1800is a lot when you're not used to it! also, getting 5 servings of protein was really tough that first 30 days, apparently i ate a lot of carbs! now that im into the second phase it was hard lowering my protein intake.
anyways, i love seeing you're doing this, too. i look forward to more recaps!
oh, if you're interested, whole foods has a good natural chocolate whey protein powder that makes good shakes! i'm going to check out what you use...
:)
yeah, we'd probably be doing a whey protein shake if my husband didn't have a hard time with whey protein.
I do like rice protein for the fact that it lends itself better for hydration. I also like the herbs included in the one we are using.
And we got ours at wholefoods, too. Actually, its on sale right now!
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