Counting my macros and what I ate in a day!
Good Morning!
If you know me you know that I get up at the A%*# crack of dawn. I am such a morning person. I cannot imagine sleeping til 9:00. I go to bed when it is still light out. Lol. I absolutely LOVE counting my macros. It keeps me in control and helps me stay accountable for what I eat. It is eye opening to see how many calories, fat, and carbs are in certain foods. I think (actually I know I was) blocking out the globs of almond butter that I was putting on my rice cake. I was denying it. I would say, I workout so much I can get away with it...NOT! My stomach could not digest it, I felt weighed down, my stomach always had little pains in it. It was "talking" to me. Nuts are sooo hard to digest! I read that sun butter is easier for your stomach to breakdown so now I eat sun butter instead of almond butter and I always measure it..1 tablespoon that is it. If you are interested in learning how to count your macros please email me and I can get you started!
I am super excited for my workout today. I am going to do a short run and then meet my friend Kevin Unger at CrossFit. Kevin is going to help me with Muscle Ups. Kevin is a 3x CrossFit Games Qualifier and he went to the Games in 2016. Kevin came in 5th for ages 50-54.
I will let you know about my workout and the MUS practice. Stay tuned...
These are the Macros I try to hit every day based on my activity level, Body fat, getting stronger, staying lean...
CALORIES: 1598
CARBOHYDRATES: 160 grams
FAT: 50 grams
PROTEIN: 127 grams
WHAT I ATE IN A DAY....
4 egg whites and 1 medium banana. 2 cups of decaf coffee, sugar free vanilla creamer(not shown)
MACROS: 212 cal /33 g Carbs/ 2 g fat/ 23 g protein
MID-MORNING SNACK: 2 HARD BOILED EGG WHITES( XTRA LG EGGS), 1 PEACH.
MACROS: 93 CALORIES/14 G CARBS/ 0 FAT/ 23 G PROTEIN
LUNCH: 3 OUNCES OF A GRILLED CHICKEN THIGH NO SKIN, SMALL SALAD, 2 CLEMENTINES, 1 TSP OLIVE OIL,2 TBSP BALSAMIC VINEGAR.
MACROS: 305 CAL/25 G CARBS/ 14 G FAT/ 23 G PROTEIN.
MID-AFTERNOON SNACK: CHOCOLATE PROTEIN SHAKE.
! CUP OF COFFEE, LOTS OF ICE, 1 STEVIA AND 1 SCOOP ASCENT CHOCOLATE WHEY PROTEIN POWDER.
MACROS: 120 CAL/ 3 G CARBS/ 1 G FAT/ 25 G PROTEIN.
I ATE THIS WITH THE PROTEIN SHAKE.
2 LUNDBERG BROWN RICE CAKES, 2 TBSP POLANER ALL FRUIT RASPBERRY JELLY, 1 TBSP SUNFLOWER SEED BUTTER.
MACROS: 290 CAL/ 50 G CARBS/ 9 G FAT/ 6 G PROTEIN.
DINNER: 1 SERVING LOADED BROILED SALMON WEDGE SALAD
MACROS: 423 CAL/ 19 G CARBS/ 28 G FAT/ 25 G PROTEIN. This has a lot of fat b/c of the nitrate free bacon and Salmon. I did go over my fat for the day by 4 g. If you are going to have Salmon or bacon definitely put it in My Fitness Pal earlier in the day so you don't eat other foods that have a lot of fat.
TOTAL MACROS FOR THE DAY:
1443 CAL/ 144 G CARBS/ 54 G FAT/ 117 G PROTEIN
MY GOAL FOR THE DAY IS:
1598 CAL/ 160 G CARBS/ 50 G FAT/ 125-127 G PROTEIN.
NOT PERFECT BUT CLOSE!