Kristi's journey to a healthy lifestyle

[artmonster]

But also, selfishly, because I want to be a cute pregnant woman. .)

actually almost all pregnant women are cute.

why do you think they call it "Glowing"

 

[minus86]

actually almost all pregnant women are cute.

why do you think they call it "Glowing"

Yea, but I fear that people will not know i am pregnant, and just think that I am gaining even more weight.

 

[Kristi]

So, here's to getting healthy and then getting pregnant!!!

Agreed!!! I'll toast to that!! (..It's diet, right? )
...It took me two years of trying(with charting everything) to finally get preggie with my little boy. In the long run, I am glad that it took that long because when I finally did, I realized how much easier it was going to be than when I had orginally wanted to. When it happend we had just built a house a few months prior and we were in a good place financially and much more secure than the two years before. The best part is that if I HAD gotten pregnant any other time then I wouldn't have the child that I have. I couldn't ask for a better one! It'll happen for you when the time is right. It's a good idea to focus on ourselves right now so that we can be healthy for us and future babies

actually almost all pregnant women are cute.

why do you think they call it "Glowing"

That's so nice to hear!! More men need to think this way!!! And yes, I'd much rather think that I was "glowing" than to think that it's really pregnancy-hormone-induced oily skin.......

wahahaha!

 

[Kristi]

Day 56 8-24-08

No scale...still at in-laws' house...(hers is reads less than mine)

Fitday:

Calories 1,472

Grams Calories %-Cals

Fat 62.6 552 38 %
Saturated 17.6 156 11 %
Polyunsaturated 18.5 163 11 %
Monounsaturated 21.5 189 13 %
Carbohydrate 168.5 667 45 %
Dietary Fiber 15.3
Protein 62.9 247 17 %
Alcohol 0.0 0 0 %


Most Sundays I'm at my in-laws' and though I watch my portions, it's not exactly health food. If anyone is looking for healthy food ideas....then I wouldn't really recommend reading the following:

Breakfast: none

Lunch: Salad (lettuce,carrots, cucumbers, radishes) with homemade low-fat buttermilk ranch, serving of cheese cubes, cherry tomatoes, 2 oz. Pork roast-, bread roll, german potato salad(served warm with boiled potatoes,boiled eggs,crumbled crunchy bacon,mustard, mayo, tony's), snap beans with ham. Two bites of homemade pecan pie. Diet Rootbeer

Dinner: Same salad as lunch--without the cheese. 1 oz. pork roast on a bread roll, ketchup. 2 bites of potato salad and half a cup of snap beans--without the ham.



Bleh.




Exercise: 31 minutes. 10 miles on my MIL's bike going 19-28 mph. The bike said I burned 365 and Fitday said I burned 611. Yet another reason to love Fitday!

 

[Kristi]

17.5 inches gone!

I lost 10.5 inches from my body in a little over 2 weeks! The scale may have stayed the same last week, but my body is definitely changing. Overall since July 19th I have lost.........17.5 inches!!






Body Part ..................7-19-08 ..........................8-8-08 (219lbs)..................8-24-08(216lbs)

left calf:.............................16 ''..............................16 ''.........(-.5'')...................15.2

right calf:...........................16 ''...............................16 ''.........(-.5'')..................15.2

left bicep:............................13''...............................13''.................................13

right bicep............................14''................................14''.........(-.5'')..............13.5

left thigh:...........................24 ''......... .....................24''...........(-1'').....................23

right thigh:..........................23.5 ''............................23.5''..............................23.5

directly above bellybutton:.....51'' ............(-2 '')...........49 ''.......(-1'')..................48

directly below bellybutton:......52 ''...............................52 ''.........(-2'')...............50

chest:.................................48''............(-1'')..............47''........(-1'').....................46

waist:.................................42''............(-1'')..............41''........(-1'').....................40

hips:...................................52''.............(-2'').............50''.........(-3)....................47

left wrist:haha......................6.5''................................6.5''

right wrist:...........................7 ''.............(-.5'').............6.5''

below butt around both legs:..42.5''...........(-.5'').............42''................................42

around the butt:...................???..................................49''................................49

 

[minus86]

Kristi, your inches are just MELTING right off of you. Those are some GREAT results. I guess I understand why it is you want those videos to make you cry now... LOL. I'm glad that we both share Sunday dinners at the in law's cuz we can help eachother during the rest of the day to eat healthy breakfast & lunch. I have decided that I am definitely going to enjoy whatever they make, I'll just be more conscious of what I eat the rest of the day, and then watch my portions.

I think about what I USED to eat on Sunday's and this is crazy. I usually work 9am-5pm on Sunday, so before work I would stop at Starbucks and get a grande carmel macchiato (full fat milk- 272 cal, 10.4g fat) and a muffin or danish (cheese danish- 370 cal, 18g fat). For lunch I would often get a hot dog (377 cal, 16g fat) w/mustard & mayo (45 cal, 5g fat) and I would eat this with my beloved hot fries (there's supposedly 4 servings but I would eat the whole bag- 600 cal, 32g fat). THEN, I would go eat dinner plus have a huge dessert.

That's 1664 cal, 81.4g fat all before lunch!!!

Oh my... I think I'm gonna throw up now.

Ok, well, my point was not to freak myself out (which I did) but to encourage us to help eachother eat healthier throughout the day on Sunday.

Another eye opener. What could be more encouraging than realizing that we cannot allow ourselves to be unaware of what we were once eating?

Ahhhhhh.........

 

[englangrover]

It's awesome to be able to see yourself shrinking. You are doing a wonderful job.

 

[Kristi]

Day 57 8-25-08

217 lbs.



Grams Calories %-Cals

Calories 1,756

Fat 53.1 476 26 %
Saturated 17.8 159 9 %
Polyunsaturated 9.8 88 5 %
Monounsaturated 14.1 126 7 %
Carbohydrate 259.9 1,019 56 %
Dietary Fiber 41.0
Protein 79.6 318 18 %
Alcohol 0.0 0 0 %


Breakfast: 2 slices of "WhiteWheat". 1 tbl. natural pb, 2 tsp. low sugar strawberry jelly, 1/2 cup of orange juice

Snack: 3 "Morning Star" Broccoli Cheddar Veggie Bites. Dip=1 tsp. honey mixed with a tsp. of ketchup. Water with a lemon

Lunch: Whole Wheat Pita. Wedge of light swiss. 1/2 serving of Deli Sliced Chicken Breast. 5 little Turkey Pepperoni pieces, slice of 2% cheddar. 3 tsp. Dijon mustard. Diet green tea with a lemon, peppermint, and apple mint leaves.

Snack: 1/3 cup Dannon Light N Fit vanilla yogurt, 1/3 cup blueberries, 1/2 banana, 1/3 cup kashi autumn wheat, 1/3 cup of All-Bran Bran Buds, 1/3 cup Kashi Almond-Flax-Go Lean-Crunch. I ate a couple bites of this and was full, so I saved it for after dinner.

Dinner: Half of a Kashi pizza: Mediteranean. baby carrots. tsp. italian dressing. Ice water.

Snack: The rest of my yogurt snack from before dinner....it was in the fridge for about 8 hours and was soooooo good. Ice water





Exercise:
9 minutes on the treadmill at 3.0-3.5 mph.
22 minutes on MIL's exercise bike, 6 miles (going between 16 and 28 mph)
heavy house cleaning for an 1.5 hours-(worked up a good sweat)

 

[Kristi]

Kristi, your inches are just MELTING right off of you. Those are some GREAT results. I guess I understand why it is you want those videos to make you cry now... LOL. I'm glad that we both share Sunday dinners at the in law's cuz we can help eachother during the rest of the day to eat healthy breakfast & lunch. I have decided that I am definitely going to enjoy whatever they make, I'll just be more conscious of what I eat the rest of the day, and then watch my portions.

I think about what I USED to eat on Sunday's and this is crazy. I usually work 9am-5pm on Sunday, so before work I would stop at Starbucks and get a grande carmel macchiato (full fat milk- 272 cal, 10.4g fat) and a muffin or danish (cheese danish- 370 cal, 18g fat). For lunch I would often get a hot dog (377 cal, 16g fat) w/mustard & mayo (45 cal, 5g fat) and I would eat this with my beloved hot fries (there's supposedly 4 servings but I would eat the whole bag- 600 cal, 32g fat). THEN, I would go eat dinner plus have a huge dessert.

That's 1664 cal, 81.4g fat all before lunch!!!

Oh my... I think I'm gonna throw up now.

Ok, well, my point was not to freak myself out (which I did) but to encourage us to help eachother eat healthier throughout the day on Sunday.

Another eye opener. What could be more encouraging than realizing that we cannot allow ourselves to be unaware of what we were once eating?

Ahhhhhh.........

Thanks! I feel like I got out of that little slump I was in. I figured out what it was...I know now that I need to do some kind of exercise...every day. Even if it's just for 10 minutes....if I skip days like I was doing, then I get out of the habit and don't want to get back in. So, for me, and for now, that's what I'm going to do.

You are so right about how crazy it was before this journey began! I can't imagine going back to mindless eating. It's nice that we have an idea now of how many calories something is. Before I had NO clue!!! Now it's coming naturally and I don't have to check everytime. Yeah, what I ate on Sunday for the whole day was what I would have eaten at one lunch over there before I started this!!! AND I would have gone for more! It's scarey to know that one plate could hold over 2,000 calories. It helps to be informed!

 

[Kristi]

It's awesome to be able to see yourself shrinking. You are doing a wonderful job.

Thank you!!! Have you taken any measurements since you've started? If you haven't then you should start so that you can see where you're losing it. It's so much more motivating than the scale!

 

[minus86]

You had a yummy food day. You and artmonster have me thinking about getting some of those Kashi pizza's (especially for days when Paul's not here and I don't feel like cooking for just me...)

I know I already commented on this, but I am just so excited about your measurement results. That is definitely something to celbrate. I'll have to read back over your journal, but do you have any mini goals set? I remember you saying you want to get below that 200 mark. What rewards do you have planned if you do have those mini goal stops along the way?

Have a great night! Hang in there without Chris. You gotta keep busy & healthy, especially this first week. K...

 

[Ferocity]

You're kicking so much butt. That's awesome. The measurements are a great idea. It's so cool to see all this working so well for you.

You RAWK.

 

[englangrover]

Thank you!!! Have you taken any measurements since you've started? If you haven't then you should start so that you can see where you're losing it. It's so much more motivating than the scale!

Oh yeah! I started taking measurements the day I started 07/10/08 and I've gone from a 46 inch waist to 41. I've lost an inch on my neck, biceps, thighs and 3 in on my hips. You are right it is more motivating. When the scale disappoints me, I just measure myself and usually that makes me feel alot better. I even have pics of myself on my computer. I have been taking them month by month so right now I only have two sets of pics but I can really see the difference.

 

[Kristi]

Thanks everybody....I needed that boost today!!!!

You had a yummy food day. You and artmonster have me thinking about getting some of those Kashi pizza's (especially for days when Paul's not here and I don't feel like cooking for just me...)

I know I already commented on this, but I am just so excited about your measurement results. That is definitely something to celbrate. I'll have to read back over your journal, but do you have any mini goals set? I remember you saying you want to get below that 200 mark. What rewards do you have planned if you do have those mini goal stops along the way?

Have a great night! Hang in there without Chris. You gotta keep busy & healthy, especially this first week. K...

Kashi pizza is a very good treat once in awhile. It doesn't have that frozen food taste(none of the Kashi frozen stuff does.) I like it better than pizza hut pizza! As for my goals, my celebration is my 5th anniversary trip(the trip is in early November.) I am hoping to get to my mini goal of 199 by then. If I'm not to my goal we are still going to go, but I would like to be there so that I can celebrate that as well. Thanks for reminding me, because I really need to step it up if I want to get to that. This week I'm hoping to knock off at least 2 pounds and get to 215...that'll put me at 20 pounds lost so far! This Friday I am going clothes shopping with Chris! We are also going to eat out at our favorite restaurant so I know I need to work hard this week.

Thanks so much for the encouragment and for what you said about keeping busy and healthy. Could you drill that into my head for me?! ......Today wasn't all that good of a day. I felt like a blob again. I just finished a workout, so I do feel a little better. I'm so ready for the weight to be gone. I'm really emotional with not seeing Chris and I'm trying to be strong but it's so hard. I fell into some old habits of eating when I wasn't really hungry and just kind of sat around all day. I actually had the thought cross my mind that I wanted to give up. It's been 57 days and this is the first time I've felt this way. I think the thought of how easy it would be to gain it all back scared the out of me. It's so hard to get it off and so easy to put it on. I'm scared of myself, if that makes any sense. Anyway, sorry to be such a downer today. .... You really helped me with what you said.

You're kicking so much butt. That's awesome. The measurements are a great idea. It's so cool to see all this working so well for you.

You RAWK.

Thanks so much!!! That means a lot to me!

Oh yeah! I started taking measurements the day I started 07/10/08 and I've gone from a 46 inch waist to 41. I've lost an inch on my neck, biceps, thighs and 3 in on my hips. You are right it is more motivating. When the scale disappoints me, I just measure myself and usually that makes me feel alot better. I even have pics of myself on my computer. I have been taking them month by month so right now I only have two sets of pics but I can really see the difference.

Go you!!! That's amazing!! I'm glad you took them in the beginning. It's so much fun

 

[Kristi]

Day 57 8-26-08

217 lbs.


I was emotional today and I can tell that I chose a lot of "comfort foods." Way too many carbs and cheese....

(375)Breakfast: 1/2 wheat pita (45), wedge light swiss(35), grapes(20), blueberries(20),1 cup 1% milk(100), 5 almonds(35), serving of vanilla wafers-woops!(120)

(530)Lunch: 6 "Morning Star Broccoli Bites"(they're vegetarian nuggets)(380),1/2 cup of Organic Mac & Cheese-NO butter added...(150)(diet green tea- 0)

(175)Snack: 1/2 wheat pita(75), 1/4 cup tomato sauce(40),1/2 serving of turkey pepperoni(35), 1/2 stick of 2% motzarella(25)(diet green tea-0)

(455)Dinner:1/2 cup whole grain noodles(105),1/2 cup sp. sauce made with extra lean ground meat and lots of veggies(175), ...same thing as what I had for snack(175)

(73)Snack: 1 piece of toasted Whitewheat bread(50), 2 tsp. lowfat creamcheese(23)


(As for my dinner: Last time I made spaghetti I measured out individual servings and put them in ziplocks and put them in the freezer. Soo, if you see that I have this often, this is why...)

Total Calories: 1608

.....I thought I was going to be over 2,000 calories with all the CHEESE I ate today. iggy:


Exercise: Biggest Loser DVD= Power Sculpt Warmup(Jillian), Power Sculpt Phase 2(with Kim), Power Sculpt Stretch cooldown(Jillian).
I really liked this one. It mainly consisted of different variations of squatting/lunging with the weights. There were a few times where I had to stop for about 5 seconds to rest because of the burn. They use 5 pound hand weights, but the only ones I have are 8 pounds each. I really need to get some 5 lbs weights to use, cuz these were killing me!!

 

[minus86]

I actually had the thought cross my mind that I wanted to give up. It's been 57 days and this is the first time I've felt this way. I think the thought of how easy it would be to gain it all back scared the out of me. It's so hard to get it off and so easy to put it on. I'm scared of myself, if that makes any sense.
[/B]

You WILL NOT give up. That is not a request, a question, or a statement to be negotiated.

Believe me, I know how you feel, we all do... I think that's why we come here for such great motivation from everyone. I'm not really a big "blogger", don't have a myspace, facebook, etc. The only other forum site I've ever used is about Disneyland/Wold (and that's cuz I'm a FREAK about the Mickey Ears... LOL) but I am on this site every day. Sometime, frequently throughout the day. Everyone that I have met feel like true friends, so as your friend... I will NOT let you give up.

Now, I know you were just having a blah day, and it is really good that you were honest with yourself about the way you are feeling. Emotions play such a huge factor in the way we eat. So, if you can realize that, then you can overcome it. 57 days is phenomenal progress, but it is still the beginning of your journey. So, while it is great that you haven't felt like giving up before now, the truth is... you might feel like giving up again before you've reached your goals.

And that's ok, as long as you recognize it, be truthful about it, and then get it right out of your system. This is your new LIFESTYLE now, not fattening food and lazy butts! (Well, not all the time anyway... hee hee.)

You still made great progress today, even if you don't see it. (So, you indulged in a little "extra" cheese.) You were still well within your calorie intake range. And, you managed to have a great workout. What you should really do now, is take time to reflect on the way you felt today (just one sad, kinda blah, day) and compare it to how you felt before you started your healthy journey. If you are like me (and we have ALOT of similarities) then there were probably more sad, blah days before you started focusing on your body & nutrition.

You're doing great! Tomorrow is a new day, and a new chance to continue being happy & healthy!!!

 

[Kristi]

Day 58 8-27-08

Today was much better. I'm up a pound, but it's to be expected with what I ate yesterday. 218 lbs. this morning (I might also note that I weighed in 2 hours later than I normally do)



Exercise: Walked for 50 minutes at a brisk pace and sprinted a few times. I turned the FIT channel on and there was some belly dancing going on, so I did a little. It was kind of funny because my little boy was looking at me like, "WHAT is mommy doing??" haha. I t-voed it so I could do it later by myself.


(255)Breakfast: Cottage cheese, 2 strawberries and a 1/3 cup of All-bran bran buds.......Yogurt with blueberries and 1/4 cup kashi autumn wheat and 1/4 cup of kashi go-lean. ..Water to drink

(485)Lunch: Kashi Lemongrass Coconut Chicken, Wheat Pita, wedge of light swiss

(100)Snack: 10 almonds, half of a packet of South Beach drink mix-Strawberry banana (30 calories, 3 g. protein, 5 g. fiber) mixed with water, a lemon and mint leaves

(650)Dinner: 2 cups of Shepherd's Pie. (layered xtra lean beef, ton of veggies, and cheese) (I rounded up with the calories just in case something was off.

1490....This is crazy. I thought I had WAY more calories than this. I'll have a snack later if I get hungry so I can bring it up.


Shepherd's Pie: I know that this may sound totally disgusting to some! My mom came over today and I cooked this for her and we loved it!! It's very different from how I normally make it. I used to make it with ground chuck beef, onions, large carrots, peas, and real mashed potatoes with butter,milk and tons of cheese. This time there's no butter and about a 1/4 cup of cheese for each serving. I ate about 2 cups total.


Peeled 4 medium sweet potatoes and cut them in half. Wrapped them in tin foil and baked them for 50 minutes on 400 degrees.

In a cast iron skillet: 2 tbl. of olive oil on medium-low. Cut up 2 onions, peeled and diced 2 yellow squash and 2 zuchinni and cooked together until semi-soft. Added a bag of frozen peas. Spices: a sprinkle of each: Tonys(cajun seasoning-cayanne pepper, salt,etc.),ground nutmeg, ground all spice, ground cloves, red curry, and A LOT of dried parsley. Cooked until everything was soft.

Large pan: Heated olive oil and one chopped onion. In a seperate bowl mixed together 2 pounds of Extra Lean Ground Beef, 1 egg, 5 or 6 tbls. minced garlic, couple tbls. of ketchup, sprinkle of all-spice, several shakes of worcestershire and Tony's, pack of shredded carrots. Added the meat mixture to the pan with the onions. Cooked until the meat was cooked and the carrots were semi-soft.


In a LARGE casserole dish: Added meat. Then layered the mixed veggies. Then layered the sweet potatoes with cinnamon on top. Then added a bag of shredded monterey jack and cheddar. Baked it for 10 min. on 350.



yum. sorry if i grossed anyone out. Chris didn't like it as much as the way I used to make it. He ate it anyway, though



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You WILL NOT give up. That is not a request, a question, or a statement to be negotiated.

Stacy, thanks so much for everything you said. I have really taken it to heart and appreciate you soooooo much. I really should print that out and hang it on my fridge and read it everyday.




~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

 

[Kristi]

Fear of Thin

This is an article that Maleficent orginally posted and I copied bits and pieces of it. (The whole article is in the "Weight Loss in the Media" section. Some of it is kind of out there, but I copied the parts that seem useful to me.



"By Dr. Matthew Anderson
Exclusive for eDiets


Here are some examples of why it may want to keep you fat.

You may fear your sexual energy.
You may have been raped and fat protects you from men.
Your self-esteem may be very low and you might actually feel undeserving of weight loss.
Your fat may be a way of resisting the growing-up process (baby fat) because adulthood seems frightening.
You may believe that losing weight might require you to make other scary or painful choices and changes (divorce, change jobs, lose friends).
Weight loss may require you to accept more challenges or responsibilities and staying fat then becomes a form of safety.
You may fear being seen and therefore judged.
The point is that each of us who has significant weight we have not been able to lose is invested in staying fat and until we discover these hidden wants, needs and fears we will be stuck in fat.


OK, let’s assume you agree with me so far. Now what? How do you learn to deal with an out of control unconscious mind? I thought you would never ask. Here are some suggestions. They really work so make sure you do at least some of them.

Finish this sentence as honestly and openly as you can (25 times) even though your responses may seem strange at first.

The reason I want to be fat is…

If you stop before you reach 25 you will probably not find useful answers. The key here is to discover two or three meaningful root causes behind your weight gain. Trust me. They are there. Every significantly weight-challenged person has them. (Write down your 25 sentences and responses in full as you do them.)

When you have done the unfinished sentence exercise, pick the two or three most powerful answers and write them down on a separate page. This information could be the real key to your long-term healthy weight loss. Take it seriously.

Make a decision to do some serious inner work on these three most significant issues. What does that mean? You can start by writing a two-page description of each issue. Take your time and be as descriptive as you can. If you have trouble writing it then find a good friend and talk about each one with that person. The task here is to begin to "flesh out" the issue and explore how it affects you."

 

[englangrover]

This is an article that Maleficent orginally posted and I copied bits and pieces of it. (The whole article is in the "Weight Loss in the Media" section. Some of it is kind of out there, but I copied the parts that seem useful to me.



"By Dr. Matthew Anderson
Exclusive for eDiets


Here are some examples of why it may want to keep you fat.

You may fear your sexual energy.
You may have been raped and fat protects you from men.
Your self-esteem may be very low and you might actually feel undeserving of weight loss.
Your fat may be a way of resisting the growing-up process (baby fat) because adulthood seems frightening.
You may believe that losing weight might require you to make other scary or painful choices and changes (divorce, change jobs, lose friends).
Weight loss may require you to accept more challenges or responsibilities and staying fat then becomes a form of safety.
You may fear being seen and therefore judged.
The point is that each of us who has significant weight we have not been able to lose is invested in staying fat and until we discover these hidden wants, needs and fears we will be stuck in fat.


OK, let’s assume you agree with me so far. Now what? How do you learn to deal with an out of control unconscious mind? I thought you would never ask. Here are some suggestions. They really work so make sure you do at least some of them.

Finish this sentence as honestly and openly as you can (25 times) even though your responses may seem strange at first.

The reason I want to be fat is…

If you stop before you reach 25 you will probably not find useful answers. The key here is to discover two or three meaningful root causes behind your weight gain. Trust me. They are there. Every significantly weight-challenged person has them. (Write down your 25 sentences and responses in full as you do them.)

When you have done the unfinished sentence exercise, pick the two or three most powerful answers and write them down on a separate page. This information could be the real key to your long-term healthy weight loss. Take it seriously.

Make a decision to do some serious inner work on these three most significant issues. What does that mean? You can start by writing a two-page description of each issue. Take your time and be as descriptive as you can. If you have trouble writing it then find a good friend and talk about each one with that person. The task here is to begin to "flesh out" the issue and explore how it affects you."

That's pretty interesting. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Kristi]

Day 59 8-28-08

That's pretty interesting. Thanks for sharing.

It does look interesting. I'm too emotionally drained today to get into anything like that. Chris and I got in a big fight today. I know it was because of stress and his lack of sleep since he's working full time and going to school full time. He's got so much on his plate right now but it's hard not to take his grumpiness personal. We're over it now, though. I'm glad that neither one of us hold grudges very long.

Anyway....216 lbs. this morning. I'm really hoping to see a new low tomorrow. If not then that's fine, but it would put me at 20 lbs lost! I really can't wait until I can say that!


I didn't count calories today. I've been way too low that last couple of days- between 1400s and 1700s. I took a break but didn't go overboard or anything. No exercise, but I stayed very busy organizing, cleaning, and cooking.

Breakfast: Triscuit Thin Crisps, half a banana, grapes, TALL glass of 1%milk...mmm

Lunch: Leftovers from last night: extra lean seasoned ground beef, cooked veggies-1/4 of a sweet potato, shredded carrots,zuchinni, squash, onions, peas, cheddar cheese. Multi-grain Saltine crackers. milk

Snack: milk and a scoop of chocolate powdered protein mix

Dinner: Seasoned Red beans(cajun seasoning, onion, garlic, bell pepper), sausage, and tasso. cherry tomatoes. 1 glass of wine.

Snack: Multi-grain saltine crackers. grapes. cheddar cheese cubes. 1 glass of champagne.