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| Tommy the Dobie |
P.s. This is Tommy. He's up for adoption through Doberman rescue of Nevada but they want $500 for him so we look at his picture frequently and wish we could afford him. *sigh* He's such a pretty boy!
Food:
7 glasses of water
1 cup of coffee w/creamer
1 Fiber One bar
1 serving leftover stroganoff
1 serving pork loin (food bible)
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Daily Caloric Intake: 937
Activity:
Walking: 5 + miles (10,030 + steps)
The pedometer is definitely broken. I walked 5,000 it said 4,300 so I walked 700 and it said 4,700 so I walked 300 and it said 4,800. I got it to 5,000, took a water break, then walked another 5,030 just counting in my head, reading be damned. That's too bad. I loved that it was slightly under-sensitive when I first got it but now it's way too under-sensitive to even be considered accurate.
You are doing better than me with the water, and I'm a nursing mama! :( So sorry for the sleeplessness. It is alluding me, too.
ReplyDeleteHow much protein are you eating? I noticed when I didn't eat enough protein that I could just. not. sleep.
ReplyDeleteDo you track your cals on a site that would tell you how much protein you're getting? With the amount of exercise you generally get, you might want to up your protein. I have a protein shake with 25-30 grams most mornings and then plenty of protein at dinner. If you're having a 900 some cal day, you are most likely not getting very much of anything. Try adding a protein shake in the morning and a bit more lean meats or beans or nuts. lentils are very filling, lots of fiber and protein and not many cals. I had lentil and black bean chili last night. :)
Your protein requirement is determined by your weight x's 0.36 so you should be eating about 86 grams. I try and eat anywhere from 75-90 and on days I go lower my sleep suffers.
Pauline: I have been forcing myself to chug water at certain parts of the day to increase my intake. First thing in the morning I chug a glass, then I nurse my coffee. At 11:00 am if my coffee isn't gone I chug it and fill up a glass of water. At 1:00 pm if the water isn't gone I chug it. When I eat lunch I chug a glass with it. I try to nurse a fourth glass before I start supper but if it's not empty by the time supper is done I chug it and chug a fifth glass with supper. I try to remember to chug the sixth before I start working out but this is where I usually keep forgetting. I chug a seventh in the middle of my workout and an 8th after my work out (which is usually actually the seventh because I keep forgetting to chug one before the work-out).
ReplyDeleteBeyond: I'm not really sure how much because even though caloriecount.com counts all the nutrients, when I cook at home I generally just enter calories so, for example, it says I didn't eat any protein yesterday but I know that's not right because I ate beef stroganoff for lunch and pork loin with pineapple salsa for supper. One thing I probably should mention is that I am suffering from premature perimenopause symptoms and I think that's probably the #1 contributing factor to my sleep problems. It was also the #1 contributing factor to this move to lose weight and get in shape. Going through perimenopause at 28 years old sucks bad enough but if I don't get into shape and start taking care of myself now it's only going to get a whole lot easier as my biological clock progresses.