kshibiya Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Day 1 M1- coffee with coconut cream, 2 hard boiled eggs with spicy turkey patties, sliced banana topped with shredded coconut and cinnamon M2- shredded salsa chicken on lettuce wraps, side of sweet peppers with avocado dressing, handful of almonds Snack- apple M3- zucchini noodles with turkey meatballs and pasta sauce, sparkling water Snack- small side of frozen fruit, few sips of coffee black Today's take aways- I really dislike having a lingering savory taste after eating a meal. Used mouthwash to help relieve the veggie taste. Was craving a mint today. I think my hardest times to avoid snacking will be right when I get home from work and after dinner. I'm usually starving when I get home and always ready for a sweet treat after dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshibiya Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 Day 2 M1- coffee with coconut cream, banana, 2 hard boiled eggs and 2 spicy turkey patties M2- butternut squash soup with 1/2 pint of cherry tomatoes S1- apple with almond butter pre w/o- 1/2 hard boiled egg with a few bites of shredded chicken after w/o- sweet potato chips M3- zucchini noodles with turkey meatballs and pasta sauce, sparkling water Ran 3 miles I don't think I ate enough protein yesterday as I was feeling pretty hungry in the evening hours. I didn't have that today, probably because I ate more. Was also expecting to wake up tired and sluggish today, but didn't, so that's a nice surprise! Felt pretty good today and didn't have the urge to snack on post-dinner treats, which I consider a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshibiya Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 Day 3 M1- coffee with coconut cream, 2 hard boiled eggs with 2 spicy turkey patties and a small sweet potato M2- butternut squash soup with salsa chicken on lettuce wraps, banana M3- zucchini noodles with turkey meatballs and pasta sauce, apple with almond butter Evening walk around block Feeling pretty good today and accomplished 2 big wins...stuck to my plan despite having to go to an early morning networking breakfast and a work happy hour! Even though the food at the happy hour looked delicious, I ordered club soda and had just a few bites of veggies. Overall it wasn't too bad. Enjoyed the socializing then went home for dinner. I also expected today to be sluggish, but so far so good. I just hope I don't enter the irritable cranky phase tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshibiya Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 Day 4 M1- coffee with coconut cream, 2 hard boiled eggs with 2 spicy turkey patties and a medium sweet potato M2- shredded salsa chicken with cherry tomatoes (was supposed to have avocado as well, but it was brown when I sliced it open, boo), apple with almond butter and shredded coconut M3- turkey burger with jalepeno mustard, big bowl of butternut squash soup, cherry tomatoes, sparkling water So far, so good. Had a few cranky moments throughout the day, but nothing that really set me off. Could be more hormonal than a "day 4" thing. Also feel slightly tired and crampy, but again, this is more likely hormonal (day 1 of cycle). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshibiya Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 Day 5 M1- left over shredded salsa chicken with cherry tomatoes, 2 hard boiled eggs, few bites of fruit (grapes, melon, strawberry), coffee with coconut cream M2- salad with shrimp, tomatoes, avocado and cilantro dressing (ate at j. alexander's for work outing) S- coconut cream lara bar, couple walnuts M3- 2 scrambled eggs over a turkey burger with sautéed peppers and broccoli, sparkling water Today was an off sight work retreat with teats and snacks out all day. It was hard to resist and stressed me out thinking about eating something "off-plan" by accident when we went out for lunch. I made it through the day only to struggle with watching the family eat pepperoni pizza for dinner and I could not, sad. Otherwise, feel pretty good. Less bloating and acid reflux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshibiya Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 *Day 5 edit: S- small bowl of frozen blueberries after dinner Day 6 M1-wasn't feeling very hungry this morning. coffee with coconut milk, 1 hard boiled egg, roasted sweet potato, M2- avocado salsa on romain lettuce wraps, 2 applegate hot dogs, 2/3 turkey burger with jalepeno mustard S- strawberries and grapes, 1/2 lara bar and shredded coconut, sparkling water (M2 and S1 consumed over a few hours at a cookout) M3- 2 scrambled eggs with shredded salsa chicken and large helping of baked sweet potato chips (homemade), sparkling water Went to a holiday cookout today, lots of opportunities to cave. Brought a dish that was compliant but appealed to a large group (avocado salsa). Still feeling pretty good, but didn't have much of an appetite this morning. Took me a while to feel hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshibiya Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 Day 7 Pre w/o- hard boiled egg, banana, coffee with coconut milk During w/o- 1/2 lara bar After w/o- 2 scrambled eggs with shredded salsa chicken and butternut squash, lots of water S1- grapes, iced coffee with coconut milk M2- 2 applegate hot dogs with jalepeno mustard, baked sweet potato chips (homemade) M3- turkey burger on lettuce wraps topped with avocado salsa, sparkling water S2- frozen strawberries and blueberries topped with shredded coconut Ran 10 miles Today was a long run, so tried out using a lara bar for fuel. Will take a whole bar with me next time since I didn't have any stomach issues with it. The last couple miles was really tough, could have been a dehydration thing, as it was pretty hot by then. Definitely noticed an uptick in appetite today too, but that's usually the case when I run more than 8 miles or so. Am starting to get really tired of cooking everything from scratch. Sometimes I just want to sit down with a bowl of cereal and call it a meal...onward to week #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshibiya Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 Day 8 M1- coffee with coconut cream, banana, 2 scrambled eggs and sweet potato with shredded coconut M2- turkey burger with steamed broccoli and peppers S- small handful of raw almonds and shredded coconut M3- sweet potato chili with kale chips (omg, this was so so good), sparkling water Feeling really good today. Legs also feel pretty good considering yesterday's run. Had a super weird food dream last night--dreamt that I ate 1/2 of a hotdog bun and felt so bad about it that I began eating cereal out of box. I'm guessing the carbs on weighing on my mind. I'm definitely seeing a change in my snacking habits and the sugar cravings aren't bad at all...like I don't really miss it. Just so glad I can still have my coffee in the mornings. Excited to see what changes are ahead this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshibiya Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 Day 9 M1- coffee with coconut cream, sweet potato hash brown casserole (this wasn't that good at all, think I'll look for another recipe), banana M2- spinach salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, and hard boiled egg, homemade ranch dressing S- small serving of blackberries with almond butter pre w/o- 1 hard boiled egg, few bites of sweet potato casserole M3- large bowl of sweet potato chili, sparkling water, frozen strawberries and blueberries with shredded coconut Run/walk 3.5 miles Today was really rushed. Breakfast didn't taste that good at all and I had hardly anytime to eat the whole lunch that I packed. The salad just didn't cut it. Was really dragging by the time I got home and my run felt more like a snail's pace. I am going to have to step up the protein and carbs tomorrow so that I don't feel so sluggish. On the flip side, tomorrow is double digits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshibiya Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 *Day 8/9 edit: S- baked kale chips before dinner Day 10 M1- coffee with coconut cream, 2 hard boiled eggs, sweet potato M2- bowl of sweet potato chili, spinach salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, chia seeds and homemade ranch dressing, small side of blackberries with shredded coconut S- baked kale chips, small cup of coffee with coconut cream M3- pork steaks with green beans with homemade ranch dressing, 2 peaches, sparkling water Ugh today was tough. Supposedly this is the day people are most likely to quit and I thought I was doing fine all day until I got home...then bam. Cranky, irritable, sluggish, and just over it all. Dinner didn't turn out like I expected and I was feeling a lot of "must kill all the things." Kinda just wanted to throw in the towel and eat a giant bowl of cereal. Also have been pretty hungry in the evening, so may need to bump up my portions, fats, protein? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannlib Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Hi :-) I suspect you'd feel a whole lot better (and have much more chance of slaying that sugar Dragon) if you ditch the fruit, desserts, snacks, larabars and nut butters. Coffee with coconut cream sends my sugar Dragon raging too. Focus on three good sized template meals a day. No snacks. No dessert. No more than 1-2 servings of fruit a day incorporated into a meal - so not as dessert, not as a snack, not topped with coconut milk/flakes/ nut butter. Your meals are way light on protein, vegetables and fat, and too heavy on fruit. If eggs are your sole protein you need as many as you can hold in your hand, likely at least 3-4. I bet you'll feel loads better if you make these changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshibiya Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Day 11 M1- coffee with coconut cream, banana, 2 hard boiled eggs combined with 1/2 avocado and diced tomato (egg salad) M2- pork steak with green beans, spinach, and 1/2 avocado S- apple with a larabar M3- baked kale chips, turkey burger topped with fried egg, big bowl of butternut squash soup, sparkling water Well I made it another day. Hannlib, thanks for the tip. You're right, I need to up my protein to keep from feeling so tired. And I'll work on keeping any fruits to within the 3 meals, not as a snack. May have to give up the coconut cream in my coffee too. I sailed through the first week ok, but its the last few days that have been challenging. Hopefully the next fews days will be a break through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannlib Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 I think that the first few days when you give up all the rubbish you feel kinda good whatever. But as time goes on you need to eat the right things in the right way ie follow the meal template to fuel yourself adequately. Also, caffeine is an appetite suppressant, so you should drink it after meals (or switch to decaffeinated ;-) ) So yesterday. Egg salad made with 3 boiled eggs OR 2 boiled eggs plus some chopped cooked chicken. If you ditch the banana you'll have room for more protein and veg. Coffee after your breakfast. Your meals 2 and 3 look better, I bet it's undereating at breakfast that sets you up for needing that afternoon snack. Up your protein portions to hold you 4-5 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshibiya Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 Day 12 M1- whole avocado with 2 hard boiled eggs, diced tomato and a little homemade mayo, coffee black (no coconut cream this time!) M2- turkey burger and mini sweet peppers with homemade ranch dressing, bowl of butternut squash soup M3- ate out at jason's deli with family-- marinated salmon on bed of greens topped with guacamole and tomato, side of fresh fruit, small cup of coffee with coconut cream post dinner (caffeine doesn't bother me at night) Yay, felt better today. No mid-afternoon crash! Had a few yawns where I felt like I could have headed into snooze-fest, but those passed, thankfully. Also didn't have any raging irritation and crankiness, whew. Have noticed some stomach rumbling and fluttering going on. Not painful, just can feel things moving around, which is weird. Almost to the 1/2 mark and ready to hit the tiger blood stage. Also noticing a big decrease in bloating and gut discomfort, score! Will need to look up some new recipes to take me through these last two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshibiya Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 Day 13 M1- 3 egg frittata with peaches and blueberries M2- 2 hamburgers with tomato slices and mustard, large apple (family day at coney island, lunch was included and had to do my best to make it work) M3- baked chicken on baked potato with diced tomato, guacamole and homemade ranch dressing, small side of grapes, sparkling water I think some of the sluggish fatigue is starting to go away. Had a little bit of it around 4, but had been out at an amusement park most of the day and lunch wasn't exactly what I would have planned for. Overall, feeling better and my skinny jeans fit better! Now, on to the tiger blood... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshibiya Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 Day 14 pre w/o- coffee with coconut cream, 1/2 baked potato with 1 egg, (dried raisins during run) M1- sliced banana and peach with coconut flakes and cinnamon in coconut milk, big bowl of butternut squash soup M2- spinach salad with tomatoes, 2 chicken breasts and guacamole M3- turkey burger with sweet potato fries (homemade) with mustard and guacamole, side of steamed green beans, sparkling water S- small side of frozen blueberries Ran 8 miles I've made it to the 1/2 way point! Today's run was pretty slow. Probably should have taken way more fuel with me and eaten more before I ran. Still trying to figure the portion sizes out and what works best for me. Felt ok most of today. Had a serious wave a fatigue around 8:30, but powered through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshibiya Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 Day 15 M1- baked chicken with 2 scrambled eggs, banana with coconut cream and cinnamon, coffee with coconut cream M2- baked chicken with sweet potato, cherry tomatoes with guacamole, grapes M3- zoodles with homemade pasta sauce and 2 spicy turkey patties, small cup of coffee with coconut cream Stable energy throughout the day. Tried to eat a larger breakfast with more protein to start day off right. I think that helped, but I should have upped my portion size at dinner as I'm pretty hungry while writing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshibiya Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Day 16 M1- 2 scrambled eggs with spicy turkey patty, banana with cinnamon, coffee M2- baked chicken breast with sweet potato, cherry tomatoes with guacamole, grapes S- large apple, hard boiled egg S- few bites of grilled chicken breast, few bites of salad (had to attend an awards banquet and did my best to eat around the non-compliant meal options) M3- turkey burger with 1/2 baked potato and guacamole, few bites of blueberries (this was my actual dinner after I got home) Hanging in there. Felt a little tired by 3-ish but powered through. Wondering when I'm going to stop feeling so tired. While its getting better, I still have spurts of it throughout the day. Also, had to attend an awards banquet tonight which was complicated. I couldn't get a special meal and while I ate a large snack before getting there, the dinner was non-compliant, so I did my best to make it work. Ending up eating dinner super late when I got home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshibiya Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Day 17 M1- coffee (just wasn't hungry yet), 2 hard boiled eggs with a sweet potato and banana S- larabar (coconut cream pie) M2- baked chicken breast with grapes M3- zoodles with homemade pasta sauce and spicy turkey patty, sparkling water, iced coffee Ok, today I'm feeling over this whole thing. I'm not feeling tiger blood and just basically annoyed by all the things I'm craving. And I'm bloated tonight, so that's awesome. Starting to wonder why I even agreed to this when I'm not seeing much of a difference except fatigue and irritability. Meal planning is starting to get old, cooking every freaking thing is starting to get old, and washing pot after pot is starting to get old. Will have to go back to the grocery store to get more veggies/meat since I've basically run out of everything and my meals yesterday and today have been cobbled together. Ugh, 13 more days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieP757 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Hang in there - you can do this! Looking at your food log, I think you would benefit from eating lots more veggies (1 to 3 cups per meal) and ditching the fruit. I don't see a lot of fat being added either -make sure you add some to each meal. Ghee or coconut butter is awesome on baked sweet potato. I think if you make a couple of tweaks to your menu, it would really help with your cravings and fatigue. Keep on going - the magic sometimes doesn't happen until the last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodgirlgonered Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I'm right there with you. I'm still going, and plan on finishing, but I feel that same "where's the tiger's blood?" mindset happening. Here's hoping we get a kick of it soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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