According to FitDay (Thandie!! Help!!)

[abxavier]

I am only getting roughly 1300 calories a day. Or at least, that's all i've gotten today. Oh no! What should I add??

meal one; 3 egg whites, scrambled
1/3 cup instant oatmeal

meal two- protein shake
90calorie granola bar

meal three- 4oz grilled chicken breast
1cup green beans

meal four- protein shake
1oz almonds

meal five- canned light tuna in water
1cup mixed vegetables

That's what i've had today.
Thandie! Help!

 

[needtogetaas]

At what time of day is it where you are at? If its 1 am like it is where I am at I would add aaah cottage cheese and then go to bed.

 

[abxavier]

it is almost midnight where I am. 11:49 to be exact. Yuck. I can't stand cottage cheese. :/

 

[Melaina]

I would call it a night.... which you probably did and fixed the mealplan tomorrow (today)... adding mixed vegetables to your egg whites and adding a small carb to meal 3

 

[Thandie]

I am only getting roughly 1300 calories a day. Or at least, that's all i've gotten today. Oh no! What should I add??

meal one; 3 egg whites, scrambled
1/3 cup instant oatmeal

meal two- protein shake
90calorie granola bar

meal three- 4oz grilled chicken breast
1cup green beans (add carbs here, like yams)

meal four- protein shake (same as above or bellow)
1oz almonds

meal five- canned light tuna in water (add carbs, like brown rice)
1cup mixed vegetables (add fish)

That's what i've had today.
Thandie! Help!

Hmm, that doesn't sound like 1300c.

Let me know how that works out.

 

[Melaina]

Switch to whole albacore, it's near absent in mercury (compared to it's counter part "canned tuna") and it tastes better

 

[abxavier]

Alrighhttt. I figured I wasn't getting much carbs in my meals, but it takes forever for brown rice to cook so I haven't done it in a while. Lazy, I know. And yeah, I called it a night last night and am just trying to fix things up today. I think it may be a little more than 1300 calories because I ate 3 egg whites and I realize that eggs are about 70-80 calories each. It only kept in about 88 calories for all three. Thankfully I don't eat tuna that often because of that exact reason. The mercury.
But today I shall change things around, add things in like thandie has suggested and I shall go from there! I will post what I ate at the end of the night.

AND, today is my THIRD day on ECA. I'm doing great. I have been taking it 3 hours after my first meals just because the last time I took caffeine and whatnot on a complete empty stomach(first thing in the morning) I about threw up. I am not getting jittery at all. Just increased energy. Takes about 30 minutes to start feeling it and has been lasting a little over 4 to 5 hours. So I take it about about noon and am passed out by around 10. Or ready to be passed out. lol
My yohimbine got backordered(out of stock. I waited a week and still didn't come in) so I switched it to a different brand that has yohimbine. And it was cheaper, so thats always a plus. LOL. So it is on its way. =D

 

[Melaina]

Most of the calories from the eggs are in their yolk. I have no knowledge of 3 egg whites since I buy egg whites and just measure what I want... ie: 1/3 c... etc. Most grocery stores carry them, about $4 for a 1L container... saves some time. Uncle Bens also sells whole grain/brown rice in microwavable packets. About $1.50-$2.00 each and takes 90 seconds to cook. There is more then 1 serving in there... you can eat 1/2 at lunch and 1/2 at dinner when you're in a bind and need some good carbs. I would buy small yams, cook them whole surrounded by foil in the oven for 1-1 1/2 hours and reheat them for a few days.... or mash them up and then eat them that way. They're so sweet and yummy they really only need a bit of salt and pepper.

 

[Thandie]

Alrighhttt. I figured I wasn't getting much carbs in my meals, but it takes forever for brown rice to cook so I haven't done it in a while. Lazy, I know. And yeah, I called it a night last night and am just trying to fix things up today. I think it may be a little more than 1300 calories because I ate 3 egg whites and I realize that eggs are about 70-80 calories each. It only kept in about 88 calories for all three. Thankfully I don't eat tuna that often because of that exact reason. The mercury.
But today I shall change things around, add things in like thandie has suggested and I shall go from there! I will post what I ate at the end of the night.

AND, today is my THIRD day on ECA. I'm doing great. I have been taking it 3 hours after my first meals just because the last time I took caffeine and whatnot on a complete empty stomach(first thing in the morning) I about threw up. I am not getting jittery at all. Just increased energy. Takes about 30 minutes to start feeling it and has been lasting a little over 4 to 5 hours. So I take it about about noon and am passed out by around 10. Or ready to be passed out. lol
My yohimbine got backordered(out of stock. I waited a week and still didn't come in) so I switched it to a different brand that has yohimbine. And it was cheaper, so thats always a plus. LOL. So it is on its way. =D

Abxavier, Don't count calories, count macros. How much protein in grams, carbs and fat, that way you know exactly what you're eating. You can have 3 or 4 egg whites and oatmeal and you'll have a ton of energy to start your day.

 

[abxavier]

Abxavier, Don't count calories, count macros. How much protein in grams, carbs and fat, that way you know exactly what you're eating. You can have 3 or 4 egg whites and oatmeal and you'll have a ton of energy to start your day.

I kept my breakfast the same this morning just because, like you said thandie, I have plenty of energy after having just that alone. For my second meal (protein shake) I added a cup of veggie soup. That felt good. And I definitely do count macros. Thats why I never noticed that I wasn't getting enough calories altogether. I just always think, "okay, thats enough protein for my meal. Okay, thats enough fat.." and so on.

 

[abxavier]

Most of the calories from the eggs are in their yolk. I have no knowledge of 3 egg whites since I buy egg whites and just measure what I want... ie: 1/3 c... etc. Most grocery stores carry them, about $4 for a 1L container... saves some time. Uncle Bens also sells whole grain/brown rice in microwavable packets. About $1.50-$2.00 each and takes 90 seconds to cook. There is more then 1 serving in there... you can eat 1/2 at lunch and 1/2 at dinner when you're in a bind and need some good carbs. I would buy small yams, cook them whole surrounded by foil in the oven for 1-1 1/2 hours and reheat them for a few days.... or mash them up and then eat them that way. They're so sweet and yummy they really only need a bit of salt and pepper.

Yeah, me and my boyfriend were talking about just buying the liters of egg whites instead of tons of eggs. LOL. Uncle Bens... Never heard of that. I'll look that up and see if there's one around town. That would be really really helpful for me with my meals since most of my meals are quick. I just throw the meat on the george foreman and steam veggies. Got a whole bag of brown rice. Cooked some once but it took FOREVER and still was a little crunchy. Honestly, i've never even had yams before. And if I have, its been so long ago that I don't remember. LOL. I'm gonna start getting sweet potatoes too since Thandie swears by them. But my boyfriend keeps saying "you'll hate them. They're so gross."

 

[Thandie]

Yeah, me and my boyfriend were talking about just buying the liters of egg whites instead of tons of eggs. LOL. Uncle Bens... Never heard of that. I'll look that up and see if there's one around town. That would be really really helpful for me with my meals since most of my meals are quick. I just throw the meat on the george foreman and steam veggies. Got a whole bag of brown rice. Cooked some once but it took FOREVER and still was a little crunchy. Honestly, i've never even had yams before. And if I have, its been so long ago that I don't remember. LOL. I'm gonna start getting sweet potatoes too since Thandie swears by them. But my boyfriend keeps saying "you'll hate them. They're so gross."

Lol.. I do swear by sweet potatoes or yams; especially if you have a sweet tooth, it will help you curve the cravings.
If you get organic yams and bake them a little too much, they're so good, it tastes like dessert.

 

[abxavier]

Lol.. I do swear by sweet potatoes or yams; especially if you have a sweet tooth, it will help you curve the cravings.
If you get organic yams and bake them a little too much, they're so good, it tastes like dessert.

yay! I always seem to need something to curve my sweet tooth. I'm always looking at candy at the store like "should I...... should I..... But I really want it.... just this once..." lol. Sometimes I give in. But a lot of the times, I don't and just walk out. I will def be giving yams and sweet potatoes a go!

 

[Thandie]

get sugar free popsicles are gummy bears if you need something to satisfy your sweet tooth(the gummy bears will give you horrible gas if you eat to many so fear of that will keep you from overeating), you can also make a really good protein chocolate peanut butter reeses pudding for your last meal to satisfy your sweet tooth(i'll tell you how if you like)

Sorry, but substitute sugar will make you crave sugar even more. That's the reason I suggested a sweet vegetable. It's a lot healthier.

 

[abxavier]

Thtas what I was thinking... Usually, the more sugar I eat, the more i'll want. No matter what kind of side effects it'll give me. Lol. Staying healthy wont even keep me away from it for long enough! LOL

 

[Melaina]

LOL you've never heard of Uncle Ben's? It's a brand of rice... all grocery stores sell it. Well all non-specialty grocery stores.

I really don't know the difference between sweet potatoes and yams. They taste the same to me

 

[Melaina]

I think my grocery store is lying to me. They're always sweet potatoes until Thanksgiving and then they get the yams in.... I think they're selling sweet potatoes as yams I never see both in the store together.....

 

[abxavier]

LOL you've never heard of Uncle Ben's? It's a brand of rice... all grocery stores sell it. Well all non-specialty grocery stores.

I really don't know the difference between sweet potatoes and yams. They taste the same to me

Sad, I did not know that Uncle Ben's was even a brand of anything. LOL. I thought it may just be a store. HAHA. "Uncle Ben's Store" I guess I didn't think about "Uncle Ben's Rice." I shall be looking for that at the grocery store next time! Thanks for the clarification. LOL

 

[Melaina]

well at thanksgiving the poor things are smothered in brown sugar, marshmellows and butter.... shoot it could be a potato for all I know,

 

[mommalu]

Alrighhttt. I figured I wasn't getting much carbs in my meals, but it takes forever for brown rice to cook so I haven't done it in a while. Lazy, I know.

Have you ever tried cooking it in the oven? It takes 1 hour(roughly) and you don't have to stand there and watch it.
4C brown rice to 6 C liquid. Cover and let cook. Remove from oven and let sit for 15 min. Fluff w/fork. Turns out perfect everytime.