crocomike’s BodyBlog

Well today I started my high rep low rest with cardio routine. Naturally a lower calorie diet is part of the cutting phase. I learned today… in just one day… that many MANY foods are not pre portioned ie: frozen chicken breasts, they come in about a dozen a bag… however… a portion is not one breast rather 4oz which I believe is the norm. But to my supprise, you can get about two portions from one breast! Which by the way is a half cup when you cut it up real small. Last night while dialing in my protein drinks I was guessing that they were sitting around 400 cal a pop with 30-60g of protein… WRONG my typical protein shake was roughly 550 cal at around 70g of pro… not to mention around 18g of fat and maybe 40-50g of carbs… worse over my post workout shake was around 750-800 cal 90g of pro and 21g of fat… oh and 60g of carbs… Now after reading up on bananas, adjusting my peanut butter and reducing the milk per shake… 1 cup of skim, 1/2 a medium banana, 1 tbsp of PB (rather than 2tbsp) and a simple scoop of protein… put me at 360 cal, 36g pro, 34g carb and 9g of fat! A much healthier shake considering I drink 3 of them a day on weight days which brings my supplemented calories just under half of my total daily cal!!! Now I have made the correct adjustments and will continue to learn stupid interesting stuff like this that I should already know and the pounds will melt away!!! In conclusion check and double check your portions because you like me may be getting more than you bargained for!!!!!!!

Well today I started my high rep low rest with cardio routine. Naturally a lower calorie diet is part of the cutting phase. I learned today… in just one day… that many MANY foods are not pre portioned ie: frozen chicken breasts, they come in about a dozen a bag… however… a portion is not one breast rather 4oz which I believe is the norm. But to my supprise, you can get about two portions from one breast! Which by the way is a half cup when you cut it up real small. Last night while dialing in my protein drinks I was guessing that they were sitting around 400 cal a pop with 30-60g of protein… WRONG my typical protein shake was roughly 550 cal at around 70g of pro… not to mention around 18g of fat and maybe 40-50g of carbs… worse over my post workout shake was around 750-800 cal 90g of pro and 21g of fat… oh and 60g of carbs… Now after reading up on bananas, adjusting my peanut butter and reducing the milk per shake… 1 cup of skim, 1/2 a medium banana, 1 tbsp of PB (rather than 2tbsp) and a simple scoop of protein… put me at 360 cal, 36g pro, 34g carb and 9g of fat! A much healthier shake considering I drink 3 of them a day on weight days which brings my supplemented calories just under half of my total daily cal!!! Now I have made the correct adjustments and will continue to learn stupid interesting stuff like this that I should already know and the pounds will melt away!!! In conclusion check and double check your portions because you like me may be getting more than you bargained for!!!!!!!

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