Karma's log

[Karmic Pendulum]

I didn't think I'd really do this because I've been scrutinizing the logs of other girls here, and well, I figure if I'm going to go at it for the 3rd time, I might as well do it 100% accurately. What better way than to start a log?
It finally hit me, I'm only sorry that it took so long.

Unsure of exact stats.
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 145lbs
BF%: Who knows? I'll guess around..er..23 - 25?

Meal 1 - 1 r-ala

1/2 cup cereal (Weight watchers oats n fiber) - this is grand. It's sweetened with splenda, contains 17g of carbs which are all complex and 9g of them are fiber. I buy this cereal only in moderation. - 90 cals per serving (1/2 c)

1/2 c milk
1/4 c apple, peach
1/2 c mango
1/4 med. banana
1/3 c FF cottage cheese
between 1/8 and 1/4 c cereal (for mix)

Workout Biceps/Triceps
One arm preacher dumbell curls 12x15, 9x15, 8x15
Dumbell curls 2x20, 1x20
Bicep curl 10x30, 3x40
Skull crushers 12x24, 10x27, 8x27, 10x24
Supported dips 10x70, 9x60, 4x50, 5x60 (less weight to support, more diff. blahblahyaddayadda)
Seated dips - 9x75, 7x90, 4x105

Meal 2 - Shake

1 r-ala
1 1/2 scoop zero carb isopure
1 tsp creatine
glutamine

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

Meal 3

Chicken thigh (baked)
2 tbsp parm cheese grated
2 slices apple
2 slice mango
1/2 small kiwi
1/3 c cott. cheese (ff)
3 baby carrots
1/8 c cereal
small piece of bread
2 thin slices turkey

Meal 4

3 oz. grilled chix
cup 1/2 mixed salad
tbsp splenda ketchup
1/2 tbsp lowfat mayo

There were things I haven't added into the meals like I properly should have. These include coffee and tea with splashes of milk and sugarfree gum.

Calorie total for 12/18: 1237 Calories

I promise to have much more accurate measurements of carbs/fat/protein later on.

 

[mermaid]

Good luck with your logging. What are your goals?

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

Thank you tons. To put on muscle is the goal I tried to calculate a deadline enough to cut. For now the deadline is in February, so another 8 weeks. Then the cutting cycle starts. Jeez, doesn't that sound awful, cutting cycle?

Question - should I up my cals every week by 100 or 200? I mean, really? I'm a meso/endo type.

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

12/19:

Weight: 144.6lbs

Meal 1- r-ala
1/2 c oats n fiber
1/2 c ff milk
1/2 c apple
1/2 c mango
1/2 small kiwi
1/4 med. banana
1/2 c ff cottage cheese
1/8 c cereal

Coffee w/splash of milk
1 sf orbit gum

Total: 344cals

Meal 2:

Sandwich made with 3 oz turkey
2 piece bran bread @ 50 cals each
1 tbsp tomato paste

Snack: a few baby carrots

Meal 3:

Sandwich w/ 3 oz tuna tsp light mayo (about 10 cals)
tbsp 1/2 tomato paste
1/2 c apple
1/2 c mango
1/3 c cottage cheese
2" of a piece of banana (lol )
c cereal
2 slices turkey w/a tiny piece of bread (just ripped a little piece of the original)
1/3 c milk

Was awfully hungry Off to gym in a few

 

[Miss24k]

If you're bulking, you're going to have to eat more than 1244 calories, that isn't even enough cals for cutting.

You should try adding in some complex carbs (oatmeal, brown rice, sweet potato), I see you eat lots of fruit for your carbs.

 

[scorpiogirl]

Question - should I up my cals every week by 100 or 200? I mean, really? I'm a meso/endo type.

That depends on you....how much to you want to gain? what's your bf%? do you mind gaining more bf?

I promise to have much more accurate measurements of carbs/fat/protein later on

We'll hold you to that.....the sooner you can do this - the better! I have a feeling your carbs are pretty high and your protein is pretty low.

Good luck!

 

[Daisy_Girl]

If you're bulking, you're going to have to eat more than 1244 calories, that isn't even enough cals for cutting.

You should try adding in some complex carbs (oatmeal, brown rice, sweet potato), I see you eat lots of fruit for your carbs.

I second this. After workouts, you are sub-1000 calories ... WAY too low for gaining muscle. Not only that, but eating 4 times a day? Try for adding 2 more meals.

Also, fruit is not a good carb source. It is healthy, so you can keep some in, but the BULK of your carbs need to come from the ones 24K mentioned.

Good fruits are the ones high in fiber and vits/mins .... berries, apples, oranges.

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

Meal 4: 1 r-ala

Protein shake peach mango isopure 1scoop 1/2
creatine
glutamine

(So very upset. I'm getting sick)

I start work tomorrow. It'll be my first day. Problem is, I have a HUGE appt at the doc's on wednesday and it coincides w/my work time so I'll have to take the day off. Second day on the job and I'm taking it off. I can't reschedule because I've been waiting for this for a month since my 24hr urine and 2hr blood glucose. Basically, the doc ALREADY told me I'm being put on metformin (sp?), next up whatever else the test shows. I HAVE to go...

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

That depends on you....how much to you want to gain? what's your bf%? do you mind gaining more bf?



We'll hold you to that.....the sooner you can do this - the better! I have a feeling your carbs are pretty high and your protein is pretty low.
Good luck!

That's the thing. I gain fat ULTRA easily, and muscle as well. Bf% I don't know...can't really find a place to check it yet. Gym's thingy broke and they don't do calipers.

We'll hold you to that.....the sooner you can do this - the better! I have a feeling your carbs are pretty high and your protein is pretty low.

You see, I have PCOS. PCOS patients do extremely badly with carbs. In fact, due to the hypoglycemia we work much more efficiently on low GI fruit

As for eating carbs in general, well, I'm hypoglycemic. I can't not eat carbs and I'm limiting them as much as possible. Take a look at my ratios 1/4 cup med. sized chopped apple? 1/2 cup chopped mango?

I keep most carby things early in the day due to schoolwork. Mental activity does after all require energy, and that energy is usually derived from carbs. As you can tell, though, I consistently mix carbs with protein. For every tiny piece of apple I would eat the 1/3 - 1/2 c cottage cheese.

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

If you're bulking, you're going to have to eat more than 1244 calories, that isn't even enough cals for cutting.

You should try adding in some complex carbs (oatmeal, brown rice, sweet potato), I see you eat lots of fruit for your carbs.

Thank you for your suggestion. You're absolutely right and I've read/learned this prior...

I have to adjust, though, as mentioned earlier, to different conditions...
I can't eat as many starches as you girls do. In fact, I can't even eat as many cals when I bulk, nor should I. I gain quickly in both departments without stuffing my face.

I eat oatmeal all the time I adore it Brown rice I love too, I eat it occasionally. I eat beans occasionally too. Sweet potatoes are out for good, I can't put another piece into my mouth. Most of the fruit I eat are low GI and high fiber. (In reference to Daisy).

 

[scorpiogirl]

I'm hypoglycemic too. I know that if you keep eating constantly thru the day, you won't get the shakes or headaches. You get them if you don't eat soon enough. Eating every 3-4 hours for me works - make it 5 and I'm a complete bitch. I know how that works. I also gain easily with carbs. If you look at my log, I rarely go over 80-100 in a day.

Sweet potatoes are out for good, I can't put another piece into my mouth. Most of the fruit I eat are low GI and high fiber.

Why can you not eat sweet potatoes, but you can eat the fruit?

1/2 c apple
1/2 c mango
1/2 small kiwi
1/4 med. banana

This is an awful lot for one sitting. Why not just have one piece of one of them instead of 1/2 of this and 1/2 of that?

I admit, I don't know much about PCOS, but if the patients do bad with carbs, you should probably cut this back????

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

I'm hypoglycemic too. I know that if you keep eating constantly thru the day, you won't get the shakes or headaches. You get them if you don't eat soon enough. Eating every 3-4 hours for me works - make it 5 and I'm a complete bitch. I know how that works. I also gain easily with carbs. If you look at my log, I rarely go over 80-100 in a day.


Why can you not eat sweet potatoes, but you can eat the fruit?



This is an awful lot for one sitting. Why not just have one piece of one of them instead of 1/2 of this and 1/2 of that?

I admit, I don't know much about PCOS, but if the patients do bad with carbs, you should probably cut this back????

I've eaten sweet potatoes on a weekly basis before and now I'm sick of them.

And no no no! You have it all wrong! the 1/2 c of this and 1/2 c of that is actually about 1/4 of the actual thing especially if it's 1/4 c of apple, for example, that's like a thin, thin slice. To the "why not just eat one fruit," well, I enjoy all different kinds. I wouldn't sit down and eat a full sugary mango A nice thick slice is just fine...

PCOS patients are encouraged to eat low GI fruits.. especially due to the fiber. Starch breakdown is impaired and the liver would process fruit.

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

Meal 5

1 chicken thigh
2 tbsp parm cheese grated
Thin slice of this fruit, that fruit. As usual
1/3 c cottage cheese
1/2 c cereal

Took r-ala after meal since I totally freakin' forgot...freak...frick frick freak.

Must get up early early for a liver ultrasound. Fasting.

 

[scorpiogirl]

I've eaten sweet potatoes on a weekly basis before and now I'm sick of them.

Ahhhh, I see! Yes, that happens to me with CHICKEN! Sometimes I kak just looking at it!! lol

"why not just eat one fruit," well, I enjoy all different kinds.

Yah, me too, but I usually have to get stuff I don't have to cut due to lack of time. I LOVE Mango!!

Good luck with the liver ultrasound.

 

[Miss24k]

I'm hypoglycemic too. I know that if you keep eating constantly thru the day, you won't get the shakes or headaches. You get them if you don't eat soon enough. Eating every 3-4 hours for me works - make it 5 and I'm a complete bitch.

lol you're good, I can not go longer than 3 hours, by 3.5 hours I turn into an evil b*tch, it's so not nice how I get, yet I can't help it, now if it even happens that I'm over 3 hours I just go very quiet, cause I don't want to bite people's heads off. But the boyfriend usually carries extra food just in case. lol

Freek even his mom knows when I'm hungry.

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

Okay girls, here are the totals. But be aware that fitday didn't process the fiber correctly in the cereal. It refused to accept it and I'm not sure how to fix it. Can anyone help? I had to add it as a custom food. Each time I put in the caloric value and typed "17g carbs" with "9g fiber" it kept telling me there was an error, and when the clicked save it said there's an error b/c the entire value comes out to 57 calories

Total: 1511 calories
Fat: 20 182 12%
Sat: 7 61 4%
Poly: 3 24 2%
Mono: 5 41 3%
Carbs: 191 698 47%
Fiber: 16 0 0%
Protein: 151 605 41%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%

Change that darn fiber value and double it, at LEAST. All in all it was between 140 - 160 total carbs. I suppose I should lower that, yes... or should I?

Jeez. I hope you all know I'm 17 years old

 

[scorpiogirl]

It's awful! You can't help but be a bitch!!!!! Most people who know me just say....."you need to eat?" lol

My fiance is the same way - but he's bitchier!!! lol

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Most of the fruit I eat are low GI and high fiber. (In reference to Daisy).

But some are better choices than others.

Banana's are not typically the best choice for a Low GI carb - they are in on the nigher end, and are mostly sugar, little fiber. Mango's and Kiwi are the same. These 3 fruits are in the high 40s - low 50s in GI scale - which is on the higher end of low.

Better choices - apples, cherries, and even pears and peaches are lower GI than the ones you eat.

None of the fruits you eat (besides apples) are among the top 10 in fiber - the top 10 fruits with the most fiber are: raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, prunes, papaya, orange, apple, pear, fig, avacado (yes, it is a fruit).



What is with the cereal all day? Talk about processed - even IF it is high fiber, it is still processed as hell.

Where is your dietary fat? You have basically NO fat in your diet.

Put the times you eat.

Also, in the future, the more information you put in a log, the better. Not everyone remembers you have PCOS or your struggles. Many of us help many different people a day and cannot keep the specific details of ALL posters straight. The more details you have, the more relevant help/ideas you will get.

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

lol you're good, I can not go longer than 3 hours, by 3.5 hours I turn into an evil b*tch, it's so not nice how I get, yet I can't help it, now if it even happens that I'm over 3 hours I just go very quiet, cause I don't want to bite people's heads off. But the boyfriend usually carries extra food just in case. lol

Freek even his mom knows when I'm hungry.

Boyfriend I remember when they had those in stock.

I start to black out after 4 hours. If I ever do turn into a b*tch it's most likely 3 hours too By the 4th I am faint material. No joke. I landed on my SATs and nearly fell asleep on Dec 3rd... test was too long...crawled home...

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

But some are better choices than others.

Banana's are not typically the best choice for a Low GI carb - they are in on the nigher end, and are mostly sugar, little fiber. Mango's and Kiwi are the same. These 3 fruits are in the high 40s - low 50s in GI scale - which is on the higher end of low.

Better choices - apples, cherries, and even pears and peaches are lower GI than the ones you eat.

None of the fruits you eat (besides apples) are among the top 10 in fiber - the top 10 fruits with the most fiber are: raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, prunes, papaya, orange, apple, pear, fig, avacado (yes, it is a fruit).



What is with the cereal all day? Talk about processed - even IF it is high fiber, it is still processed as hell.

Where is your dietary fat? You have basically NO fat in your diet.

Put the times you eat.

Also, in the future, the more information you put in a log, the better. Not everyone remembers you have PCOS or your struggles. Many of us help many different people a day and cannot keep the specific details of ALL posters straight. The more details you have, the more relevant help/ideas you will get.

Definitely. I'll do my best. It's kind of difficult as *times* though. Mainly because my classes require high amounts of concentration (calculus) and such. I mean, my only unannoying classes are gym and history. I don't eat in either of those...sigh...

Actually, my family buys fruit. To be honest, I eat whatever they buy. Berries are both bad and the good ones are EXTREMELY expensive in the winter season. As for dietary fat, I have salmon on a regular basis..maybe 2 times a week. I have flax oil, but have no idea what to do w/it. I refuse to put it on salads. It's absolutely repulsive. I also eat nut butters.

As for the cereal - gimmie a break, please? This is the first time in months that I've bought it. Although I completely agree with you and your point, I eat it in minimal amounts. I'll try to cut it down to one serving tomorrow. <~ me in kitchen

Flakes & Fiber with Oats (Just for reference)

INGREDIENTS: Corn Bran, Rice Flour, Soy Grits, Whole Rolled Oats, Wheat Gluten, Soy Protein Isolate, Inulin, Corn Starch, Polydextrose, Canola Oil, Salt, Caramel Color, Natural Cinnamon Flavor, Sucralose (Splenda Brand Non Nutritive Sweetener) and Vitamin E (Mixed Tocopherols) As Natural Antioxidants.

cals: 90
fat: 2g
carbs:17g
fiber: 9g
soluble: 3g
insol.: 6g
sugars: 1g
protein: 8g

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

12/20

2 hr delay due to transit strike

Meal 1: 8:30AM

Chicken thigh
2 tbsp parm cheese grated
3 tbsp splenda ketchup

2 cups tea both w/splashes of FF milk

 

[scorpiogirl]

Carbs: 191 698 47%

If you gain easily with carbs - get these down. WAAAAYYYYY too high! This should be your protein percentage! Try to keep your carbs in the 20-30% range. Keep your fat higher than your carbs. Get some fish oil, flax, borage....something to supp some fat in your diet. If you have flax oil - just down a teaspoon of it. It is awful. I started taking the caplets, although, the liquid is a better choice. Keep eatin' that salmon!

 

[Daisy_Girl]

If you gain easily with carbs - get these down. WAAAAYYYYY too high! This should be your protein percentage! Try to keep your carbs in the 20-30% range.

Careful with this. She IS only 17 and still growing. Not to mention, she has a medical condition. Giving strict advice on percentages might not be the best idea here. I am all for giving guidance and help ..... but with her age and medical condition, general is better. Unless, of course, you are experienced in treating teenagers with PCOS.

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

Careful with this. She IS only 17 and still growing. Not to mention, she has a medical condition. Giving strict advice on percentages might not be the best idea here. I am all for giving guidance and help ..... but with her age and medical condition, general is better. Unless, of course, you are experienced in treating teenagers with PCOS.

I think you're both right. In fact, too much of anything isn't good for anyone even though the ratios came out nearly equal. If I reduce my carbs, I'll reduce overall cravings.


Meal 2: 10:45am

1/3 c old fash. oatmeal (girls, I know steelcut are better but I'm not in the mood to run to the bathroom. I usually eat oats either pre or post workout for energy and storage. I also eat it, occasionally, prior to highly energy consuming events.)
1/4 c cottage cheese
cinnamon

Meal 3: Shake -1pm

1 1/2 zero carb isopure
creatine
glutamine

The creatine is seeming to work very kindly

Meal 4 - 3:45pm

Tuna salad sandwich
--------
can tuna, tsp 1/2 low fat mayo
2 slices bran bread
2 tbsp tomato paste

2 cups tea w/splash milk each

 

[scorpiogirl]

Medical condition or not.....200 grams of carbs on a daily basis is too high. I'm not saying go Keto.....just drop 'em down a bit.

You can drink 2 protein shakes a day if that helps you cut them back a little. I noticed you use the Zero Carb.

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

The funniest thing happened at the gym today. I've never used a certain row machine in the gym and I recently realized that. So, I go to use the machine and there's an old man on the one next to me. Someone forced the first weight to be stuck so I fixed it and it dropped down. The minute it drops, the old man runs over to me and "shows" me the way to use the machine. First he puts it on a moderate amount and tells me to try that out. I warned him by saying, "I don't think that's nearly enough. I'm very strong." Anyhow, he goes, "Wow! You *are* strong. You must really be eating your eggs and potatoes"

LOL I responded in, "No. Just the eggs. "

 

[scorpiogirl]

As you get into this more and more, you'll find that guys want to help you with everything because your a girl and can't handle that much weight. From the guy wanting to carry your case of soda (diet, of course) out to the car, to the 20# bag of dog food at the pet store.

I guess chivelry (sp) isn't dead?!?!?! Who woulda' thunk it?!?!?!

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

Meal 5: 6:10pm

Blueberry Cheese snack My mother bought this for me and it expires tomorrow.

Ingreds: Fatfree creamcheese, egg whites, water, splenda, flour, natural and artifical flavors.

Cals/serving: 80
carbs: 10
fiber: 1
protein: 5

Meal 6: 8:30pm

3 - 4oz. Grilled salmon
5 pieces fresh peppers of various colors

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

I suppose this can be my cheat for the week..lol, I felt guilty anyway. It's really not as bad as it could've been.

Anyhow, totals...eh...too lazy. My apologies..very tired..

Night girls. Kisses to all the beauties on the board.

 

[amore]

The funniest thing happened at the gym today. I've never used a certain row machine in the gym and I recently realized that. So, I go to use the machine and there's an old man on the one next to me. Someone forced the first weight to be stuck so I fixed it and it dropped down. The minute it drops, the old man runs over to me and "shows" me the way to use the machine. First he puts it on a moderate amount and tells me to try that out. I warned him by saying, "I don't think that's nearly enough. I'm very strong." Anyhow, he goes, "Wow! You *are* strong. You must really be eating your eggs and potatoes"

LOL I responded in, "No. Just the eggs. "

LOL! Those old men, huh?!! "just the eggs" That's good!! I like that ;-)

 

[amore]

Medical condition or not.....200 grams of carbs on a daily basis is too high. I'm not saying go Keto.....just drop 'em down a bit.

You can drink 2 protein shakes a day if that helps you cut them back a little. I noticed you use the Zero Carb.

I'd agree w/ scorpiogirl on that. I noticed a big difference in how i feel look and the bloating went down once i brought down carbs from about 200 which i estimate i was eating before counting cals etc to under 80g or so a day. I find that at 80g per day i can still get a bit of tasty food in like cottage cheese w/ pineapple, some grapes and blueberries and also some veggy carbs (which are low anyhow). Karma, I'd say try lower carbs and see what happens. If you do well on low carbs, keep them low, but don't go crazy w/ carbs though as in don't eat too little. Keep it to 80g or 100g for a while and see how you like it. ;-)

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

I'd agree w/ scorpiogirl on that. I noticed a big difference in how i feel look and the bloating went down once i brought down carbs from about 200 which i estimate i was eating before counting cals etc to under 80g or so a day. I find that at 80g per day i can still get a bit of tasty food in like cottage cheese w/ pineapple, some grapes and blueberries and also some veggy carbs (which are low anyhow). Karma, I'd say try lower carbs and see what happens. If you do well on low carbs, keep them low, but don't go crazy w/ carbs though as in don't eat too little. Keep it to 80g or 100g for a while and see how you like it. ;-)

12/21: OMG DOC'S APPT! Been waiting a month now. Have to pay extra huge fare for carservice to office DAMNED MTA WORKERS! DAMNED MAYOR! So, today I get put on metformin. I hope this helps w/my illness.

Meal 1: 6:20am

3-4 oz. grilled salmon
6 slices various colored peppers

 

[scorpiogirl]

So, today I get put on metformin. I hope this helps w/my illness.

Tell us a little about this so we know what's going on with you physically. It helps us to help you and giving you the wrong advise due to an illness is BAD BAD BAD. So elaborate for us, please!

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

Tell us a little about this so we know what's going on with you physically. It helps us to help you and giving you the wrong advise due to an illness is BAD BAD BAD. So elaborate for us, please!

I totally got lost w/the times due to a horrible day. I ate on time, promise.

Meal 2 Sandwich

1 piece bran bread
2 - 3 oz. turkey
tomato paste

Meal 3

grilled chix salad w/ tbsp or a little less low fat mayo
lettuce
fresh pepper(red)
1/2 piece bran bread w/ tsp 1/2 hummus or whateva..geez..today was awful, yet interesting.

Ex bfs... god...

I got put on 500mg metformin. It shouldn't kick in for a little while. I'm going in for a blood test on Saturday (fasting) to determine whether my elevated cortisol is from pure stress of Cushing's Syndrome. Too many tests, too little time and money. Not to mention patience.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Here are some websites on PCOS if someone wants to read up on it.

http://www.pcosupport.org/
http://www.webmd.com/hw/womens_conditions/tw9104.asp?src=Inktomi&condition=healthwise
http://www.4woman.gov/faq/pcos.htm

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

Meal 4

3 -4 oz. roast beef (lean, low sod. deli kind)
1 slice bran bread
tomato paste
4 grilled baby carrots, 3 piece eggplant, a few pieces pepper marinated in olive oil

Meal 5

1/3 - 1/2 c cottage cheese *unsure, didn't measure exact*
1/4 c apple
1/8 c cereal

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

12/22:

Meal 1: 7:45am

1 flax roll up (110 cals, 6g net carbs)
4 oz tuna mixed w/tblsp lowfat mayo
1/4 c part skim mozz. cheese

Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyy!!!

cup tea w/ tiny splash milk

1 Metformin HCL
1 Spiralactone

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

Yesterday wasn't a very good day at all. Meal 2: 1/2 c oatmeal, 1/2c cottage cheese, 1 cup mixed fruit, cinnamon

Meal 3: usual shake, 1 1/2 scooop w/creatine and glutamine

Meal 4: roast beef sandwich with 4 oz. roast beef and 2 slices bran bread

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

12/23: Last day of school and 2 days from new telemarketing job.

Meal 1: 7:20am

Flax roll up with a can tuna and 1 tbsp lowfat mayo
1/4 c part skim mozzarella
Tea w/splash FF milk
This stuff is sooooooooo yummy

1 Metformin HCL
1 Spiralactone

Meal 2: 10:45am

1 piece bran bread
3 - 4 oz turkey slices
Tomato paste
Sugarfree gum

Meal 3: 1:50pm

1 r-ala
1/3 c oatmeal
1/2 c cottage cheese
3/4 c fruit
SF gym

Tea w/milk as usual
Off to gym in a fewww

 

[Karmic Pendulum]

Had meal instead of shake. Was very weak and unsure of how much work I did in terms of intensity, so I saved my $5.45.

Meal 4 - 7pm (Yes, I know...these horrible gaps...I mean, I was on the phone and by the time I was done (3:30 or so) I was on my way to the gym, then I lifted and talked to people for a while and only got home at 7..lol)

3 pieces bran bread
3oz lox or maybe a bit less, I don't know how they measure lox by portion size
thick slice turkey
tomato paste
3 baby carrots w/ 2 tbsp hummus (maybe less. I just dipped)
1/3 c cottage cheese w/ 1/4 c cereal
1/3 c fruit
cinnamon

I know this really wasn't the best meal in world. in fact, I know it didn't make ANY sense post-workout, but it's what I wanted and I didn't feel all up to anything today anyway. Anyhow, I decided to reward myself by eating whatever healthy stuff I wanted..

Funny story tonight too Friend of mine came over. he's been lifting for years so he's built and knows how it works. Anyhow, I was telling him how I was very weak tonight and that it devastates me because I'd hit 50lbs (25lb dumbells in each hand) a few nights prior. He heard '15lbs' and began making statements about the upstairs dumbells, that they are lighter and may be somewhat more helpful. I just looked at him and said, "FIIFFFTTYYY not FIFTEEN." He says, "OH! FIFTY! WOW, WHY?!" lol

"Because I can."

 

[scorpiogirl]

Some symptoms of Cushings:

Most people have severe fatigue, weak muscles, high blood pressure and high blood sugar. Irritability, anxiety and depression are common.


Based on you having hypoglycemia and NOT having a few of these other things, hopefully this is NOT what's going on with you.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Pick a username and stick with it please. Alters are annoying.