Breakin' it Down!

So after all of that carb talk yesterday, I decided that it’s time for me (PAST time!) to get a better handle on the amount of calories/fat/carbs/protein etc that I’m eating daily.  So... that’s what I did!  I went through this morning and checked labels on everything and calculated everything up to dinner… honestly, it was a lot less than I thought!  Branden’s a bit concerned that I’m going to get ‘BRITTLE BONES’ but I think I’ll be okay J  I’ll break it down in just a minute…

I didn’t make it to the gym this morning… apparently I woke up and turned off my alarm(s) and went back to sleep and I don’t remember!  I woke up to Nora fussing and I kind of just kept waiting for my alarm to go off… and then I thought hm... It feels kind of late?  So I checked my phone and it was 6am!  Way too late for me to get to the gym and back and keep my morning schedule. L  On the (sort of?) plus side, when I got home from work yesterday, the A/C in my house wasn’t working, so after baking a meatloaf and cooking veggies on the stove; my house was a sweltering high-80s!  SO needless to say, I was sweating my ass off!  It felt good, though. J  After dinner, I cleaned my whole house and sweated a whole bunch more so I’m sure I burned at least a few calories!  Also good news, my knee doesn’t hurt today!  I was concerned that after the Elliptical yesterday that I would wake up to a sore mess, but thankfully that was not the case!  I’ll definitely be going to the gym tomorrow morning and possibly challenging myself a bit more. 

Dinner last night was absolutely delicious!  I am so in love with meatloaf, it’s almost strange.  It’s so versatile and easy and comforting and (can be) healthy!  Here’s how I made it last night: (I swear it’s different every time!)

Turkey Meatloaf #7ish

1lb Lean Ground Turkey, thawed

5 Whole Wheat Crackers, crushed

1or2 Egg Whites

1 ½ c Spinach, (I used fresh spinach that I had frozen then just crumbled)

1tbs Garlic, minced

2tbs Parmesan Cheese

1tbs Worcestershire Sauce

1tsp Dried Oregano

1tsp Granulated Garlic (or garlic powder)

½ Large Zucchini, peeled and grated

3 Green Onions, diced

S&P

Glaze:

3tbs Ketchup

1tsp Hot Sauce

1tsp Garlic Juice (from jar) plus a little minced garlic

1tbs Worcestershire Sauce

Pre-heat oven to 375

-Combine everything in large bowl

-Line cookie sheet with foil (dull side up) and spray with non-stick spray

-Use 1cup dry measuring cups to portion individual meatloaves

-Bake for 30 minutes, remove and add glaze

-Bake for addt’l 7-10 minutes

Veggies:

I used a frozen bag of Kroger brand “Pepper and Onion Medley”.  I think they were like $1 or so?  I’ll def be buying these again!  I just sautéed them in a skillet w/ 1tsp EVOO, 2tbs Kraft Light Balsamic Vinaigrette and 1tsp minced Garlic.  They were yum! 

I ate my meal with a petite spinach salad (spinach, parmesan and light Cesar dressing) and I made a little treat for Branden and Nora; sweet potatoes cooked in butter, brown sugar and cinnamon.  Obviously, they loved them J  I don’t usually cook such things but it sounded good to me and I knew I wasn’t eating it lol and Branden LOVES brown sugar ha!  Anyway, it was so yummy! 

Food Today (with nutritional breakdown)

Breakfast:

-Chocolate Protein Shake w/ Skim Milk

Calories: 210

Fat: 2.5

Sodium: 170

Carbs: 15

Sugar: 12

Protein: 31

Snack:

-Kroger brand Low-Carb Yogurt (they’re so good and cheap!  10 for $4! Although for some reason, I always buy in QTY of 6?  OCD.)

Calories: 60

Fat: 1.5

Sodium: 100

Carbs: 4

Sugar: 3

Protein: 8

Lunch:

-Tuna Salad

Calories: 80

Fat: 2

Sodium: 575

Carbs: 2

Sugar: 0

Protein: 13

-Protein Mousse (this is an estimation – I didn’t have the individual containers to get info)

Calories: 150

Fat: 2

Carbs: 3

Sugar: 2

Protein: 23

Snack:

-Petite Salad of spinach, parmesan and light Cesar (8oz portion cup)

Calories: 33

Fat: 1.5

Sodium: 201

Carbs: 4

Sugar: 1

Protein: 0 L

-Weight Watchers Mozzarella String Cheese (LOVE this stuff – only $3.19 for like 16 or so!)

Calories: 50

Fat: 2.5

Sodium: 150

Carbs: 0

Sugar: 0

Protein: 6

This brings my pre-dinner totals to the following:

Calories: 583

Fat: 12

Sodium: 1,196

Carbs: 28

Sugar: 18

Protein: 81

I’ll be honest, I was surprised.  I thought I was eating a lot more calories than that.  On paper and when I’m packing my lunch, I feel like it’s a lot of food?  I guess this kind of goes back to what I said a while ago about how my fear tends to force me into a sort of ‘extreme diet’… not that I would say this is extreme.  Remember, 583 is my PRE-dinner count and my dinners are usually the highest calorie meals.  Tonight, I’m making a big ol Chicken Taco Salad!  I’m excited, I love summer salads! J  Last night, we ate outside since it was so hot in the house… and actually, that was the first time we’ve eaten outside since we bought our patio set that I HAD to have ha!  Perhaps we’ll dine alfresco again tonight?

Anyway, I guess that’s all I have for today.  The more I’ve been researching and reading into this whole carb/calorie/nutrition/protein/supplement thing… the more I’m interested.  I love learning about these things and I love being able to share the information!  This only proves my mind correct that what I REALLY want to do with my life is run a weight-loss center and help women get healthy J

Well, until tomorrow!  (Which, by the way, is Friday!)