Crystal’s Rants

Last week I started back to the gym, this week I am taking on the diet once and for all doing something that closely resembles a contest-prep diet or so I have been told.

The problem:  I don’t think I can eat any more and it is only half way through the day!!

I have managed my diet within normal bounds for months, eating well but adding cheat meals in every so often, the thing is I wasn’t getting enough protein no matter how hard I tried with other foods in the mix.  So the diet I am working toward will match my weight with 1 gram of protein per body pound for optimum weight management and progress.

I began with my morning protein shake (oats and whey - 24 grams of protein) then a couple hours later it was time to eat real food, to which I chose egg whites and chicken.  I typically can’t stand egg whites but with 1/2 a cup of the southwest style egg whites and a little fajita seasoning for the chicken it was entirely different story.

This brings me to 2 p.m. almost time to eat again, I have planned tuna and spinach salad with cranberries and a raspberry vinaigrette, I am full already!!  I am sure I can muscle through the small portion though, I am not so optimistic about following that up with a protein shake before my workout around 5:30.

After my workout I am always a bit hungry because I work so hard so the plan is to have dinner chicken and steamed veggies and then just before bed finish off the day with cottage cheese.  Things might change on that dinner menu a little but that is the plan as of this moment, if they do change I am sure it will be more toward chicken and eggs again as I really decided I liked that earlier!!

Workout today is Cardio and chest so wish me luck and I will report back tonight as to if I made it through the day!

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