LDW +0.6
Back on track today! This day will involve only one caution food (yogurt), lots of salads, chicken, and eggs. It is Monday which I fondly like to call Momday. Hubby takes the kids all day and short of kisses and hugs (the best part of being a Mommy!!) I don't have to do anything parent related. I'm so happy that we do this for each other! I can spend my time catching up on chores, going for lunch with my brother, chit chat with friends (without the whining that normally happens in the background), and just generally be ME. This is so important to me. I think everyone should have a space (be it of time and/or place) where they can just step out of the rush of life. We often lose ourselves to the obligations of all the wonderful people that we love. Let's remember to INCLUDE ourselves in the list of obligations. I find that when I don't get the time out (really what it is) I don't eat as well either. I have discovered that this is one of my problem areas that I need to pay attention to so that I can continue to be so successful with my health. My other one is telemarketers......(ring ring)

LDW -0.2
Breakfast - 2 scoop whey 220, 1 C almond milk 80
Snack - didn't happen...I slept in and breakfast was closer to snack time
Lunch - 2 eggs 140, 2 tsp evoo 80, 3.5 oz. blueberries 57 (YUM!)
Snack - 1 C yogurt 200
Supper - 400 g chicken thighs 520, 2 C broccoli 34, 1 Tbsp evoo 120
Snack - 100 g chicken thigh (I couldn't resist it sitting there all alone...lol) 130, apple 95
Total - 1676
Still having a hard time getting my calories up. I was happy to see a pound drop away though! Nice to have more wiggle room. It's hubby's birthday tomorrow and we're invited to a Halloween in July party. Pretty certain I will drink for this one. Hopefully it doesn't swing me too hard. I'll try to remember my camera and post some pics soon. I think it is about time I post some pics anyway, lol. My wedding photo from 7 years ago really doesn't cut it, eh?
So, I think it is safe to say that dairy doesn't do anything bad to me. Phew! Today is the last day of week 1. In the morning, I'm making a cheese omelette and I plan on having some roasted peanuts in the afternoon. Not sure I will drink too much at the party but I better make sure I have some room in my calorie count for a couple. A beer has ~ 130 calories in a can. I almost don't even want it...almost. I don't need to drink to get crazy and have fun. I didn't for my birthday and I had a blast that night. Drinking is over rated, lol. Meh, whatever happens.
Cheers!!!
CAT

LDW +0.8
Breakfast - 1/4 C almond milk 20, 2 scoop whey 220
Snack - coffee with regular coffee cream 70 (I forgot to soak almonds last night)
Lunch - 1/2 C egg whites 60, 2 eggs 140, 1 Tbsp evoo 120
Snack - 1 C yogurt 200
Supper - 300 g chicken thighs 390, 2 C broccoli 34, 1 Tbsp evoo 120
Snack - 2 scoop whey 220, 1 Tbsp evco 120
Total - 1714

I still feel like I might have a flu bug or something. I'm tired and nauseated. Hard to get all my calories in with this going on. Thank goodness for whey shakes! I seem to be hovering around 1lb above last drop weight. I'm okay with that :)

LDW +1.2
Breakfast - 160 g zucchini 23, 2 eggs 140, 4 tsp evoo 160
Snack - orange 62, 2 scoop whey 220, 1 Tbsp evco 120
Lunch - 4.5 oz. chicken 140, 1 Tbsp evoo 120, 111 g cuccumber 12
Snack - 1 C yogurt 200, 130 g strawberries 46
Supper - 100 g shrimp 50, 170 g asparagus 36, 28g onions 11, 2 tsp evoo 80
Snack - whey shake 220, 1 Tbsp evco 120
Total - 1760
A bit low but so long as I'm above my BMR, I'm not going to worry about it too much. I really didn't feel very well today. Hopefully tomorrow is better.

LDW +0.8
I'll post the rest later...So far this day:
Breakfast - 160g zuchinni 23, 2 eggs 140, 2 tsp evoo 80
Snack - 2 scoop whey 220, 1 Tbsp evco 120
Lunch - 8 oz chicken 248, 2 tsp evoo 80, 2 Tbsp guacomoli 60, 2 Tbsp Salsa 15
That's 986 so far...727 to go :)
Later this day....
Snack - 1/2 C almond milk 40, orange 62
Supper - 5 oz. chicken 155, 2 C lettuce, 1/2 C broth 5
Snack - 1 C yogurt 200, apple 95, 2 scoop whey 220, 1 Tbsp evco 120
Total - 1900
I know...I have added in dairy already. Not safe for everyone but I'm dealing with a yeast infection and had to add it to my diet. :-P Bad body! What do you do...carry on. 

LDW even
Breakfast - 1 Tbsp Coconut oil (evco) 120, 2 scoops whey 220, 1/2 C almond milk 40
Snack - orange 62
Lunch - 4 Tbsp guacamole 120, 2 Tbsp Salsa 15, 2 eggs 140, 2 C lettuce 17, 1 tsp evoo 40
snack - Oops...missed snack :)
Supper - orange 62, 2 C lettuce 17, 5 oz. steak 280, 1 Tbsp evoo 120
Snack - 2 scoop whey 220, 1 Tbsp evco 120
Total - 1593

Probably relying on the whey protein shakes too much here. Hard in the first week to get all the protein and calories in without the shakes. Still low in calories but I'm trying to keep it gradual. I think I feel better this time then I did the first time I did Maintenance. Still have some stomach ache with the reintroduction of fats but all in all I feel good. My BMR + activity is 1925 calories per day. I did go up 132 calories from yesterday. I would like to hit my total by the end of the week. That's about 65 calories increase per day, minimum. Hope I can do it and stay stable :)

LDW -0.6

Breakfast- 2 eggs 140, 1 tsp evoo 40, 1/2 cup almond milk 40
Snack- 1 C almond milk 80, 2 scoops whey 220, 4 oz strawberries 40
Lunch- 4 oz chicken 110, 2 C lettuce 17, 1/2 C mushrooms 28,  1/4 C olives 30, 1 oz. onion 11, 1/2 C cuccumber 12, 3 Tbsp evoo 180 (spices)
Supper- 6 oz. ground bison 246, 2 C lettuce 17, 3 Tbsp guacomole 90, 1 C tomato sauce 80
Snack- 1 C Almond milk
Total Calories- 1461

So I was a bit short for the day but it was a busy day. The sun finally made an appearance so me and the kids bolted for the door. We hit the beach at a local lake less than 30 minutes from town.  I will have to strategically place suntan lotion to correct the burn I got :( Go figure. I should have known better with the lack of summer!

R1M1D6 (+0.2LDW)

So I lost 0.8 from yesterday mostly due to the Smooth tea. Thank goodness for that
tea! I feel so much better today. So here's my recommendation: Just go by your
BMR calculation and NOT by those calculator that add in your activities for you.
I'll add in my activities on my own. For example, My BMR is 1671.14. If I decide
to do the bike then I will add the calories it says on the bike to my overall
daily count. There is no way that I was burning 2000 calories a day and my body
was telling me in many ways that this was all wrong. I couldn't digest it, I was
gaining, and I wasn't hungry. Perhaps some people can go by those calculators
but I can't and my friend agrees. He is experiencing the same as me and is doing
better now that he lowered his calories to BMR too. Hope this helps! I bought
the costco whey powder today as it is way cheaper than the organic stuff I was
using. The brand is Kaizen and it has slightly higher calories and more protein
than the Northcoast brand. It is sweetened with stevia but also has a bit of
sucralose (I know, not allowed, but I can't afford to keep up the organic and
others are reporting good results with this stuff) We'll see how it goes. I had
one for breakfast and tasted good at least!
I'll post meals later....I'm out to enjoy the beautiful day! Have a great one!
Later...
Breakfast- whey shake 150
Snack- 1 egg + 1/2 cup whites 140, 220g zucchini 31, 2 Tbsp olive oil 240, 1/2 apple 36
Lunch- 185g chicken 214, 140g cucumber 15, 1/2 tsp olive oil 20, orange 66
Snack- whey shake 150
Supper- 200g lean ground beef 266, 2 cups lettuce 17, 3 Tbsp guacamole 84, 2 tsp olive oil 40, 2 Tbsp salsa
10
Snack- baked apple with cinnamon and stevia 90, 2 tsp coconut oil 80
Total=1649

R1M1D5 (+1 LDW)

So, back on track. Glad the steak day worked and was rather surprised since I still
haven't had a movement. Will try this Smooth tea Aimee is bringing me later. Yay
Aimee! So I will try again to get the min. calories in but for today I'm letting
it be at the low end (~1700 calories goal) until my track starts to move again.
Here's the day so far:

Breakfast- 1 egg + 4 whites 140, 150g asparagus 35, 1 tsp olive oil 40, 1 tsp coconut oil 40, 3 Tbsp almond milk 13, and an orange 66. Oh and I had a coffee. So, 334 calories for breakfast.
Snack- 2 scoops whey shake 220, 1 cup strawberries 45, 1 Tbsp coconut oil 120
More to come later!
Later...
Lunch- 160g cucumber 17, 185g chicken 214, 1 tsp olive oil 40, 2 tsp deli mustard 10, apple 73
Snack- 1 scoop shake 110
This is where things got sloppy as I went out with my ladies
to the park. I brought a veggie platter and everyone else brought CARBS
....pizza, garlic bread, dipping breads and creamy dips, fudge, brownies,
nanaimo bars....oh and water melon, homemade salsa and grapes. I couldn't
remember if these fruits were allowed so I stuck to my veggies and had a sliver
of watermelon. Here's my best guess at what I had:
Supper- cauliflower 28,
broccoli 40, snap peas 36, salsa 10
Snack- it was almost 9pm when I got home so I did up a protein shake (2 scoops) 220, had 1/2 cup of almond milk left so another 35
Total=1552

R1M1D3 (+0.6 LDW) correct me please if this is the wrong way to express this, I am on my 3rd day of eating
2000 calories.

I think I had too much salt and not enough water
yesterday. It is really hard and seems like all I do is eat. I'm also feeling
tired the last couple days. So I'm not sure if I'm getting enough in!!! Good
grief. How am I supposed to know if a gain is due to too much or too little??? I
also missed an orange and the carrots and didn't finish my supper veggies. I
just couldn't get it in. So here I try again to get 2000 callories in one day.
If I gain again like I have the last 2 days then I'm going to have to call Cara.
I'm so dissapointed since I have put so much work into this and have read so
many that say they move no more then 0.4lb in a day. I'm also having a hard time
sleeping with vivid dreams when I do sleep. My mood is generally down but this
may be due to the grey weather we have had lately and the gains over the last 2
days. Frustrating.
Nowhere to go but forward, so here's the day so far:

Breakfast- 1 egg + 3 egg whites 125, 1/2 med zucchini 40, 8 oz
almond milk 70 (have not got a consistent calorie count on this so putting high
end count), 2 tsp olive oil 80, 1 orange 66
Snack- Whey protein shake (2
scoops) 220, 1 cup strawberries 45, 1 Tbsp coconut oil 120

I'll post rest later so I'm not always correcting myself :)

Later this day...
Lunch- 185g chicken 214, 3 Tbsp
Guacomole (mashed avacodo with some spices only) 84, 2 Tbsp Salsa (no added
sugar) 10, I cooked the chicken in 1 1/2 Tablespoons olive oil but I did up 7
pieces of chicken so.....let's say 1/2 tsp olive oil 20, 2 cups lettuce 17

That's 1111 calories so far :(  889 to go....Is this for real??? I
feel like I'm doing load days!
I did 15 minutes on my bike too but kept it
at the lowest setting, calorie burner said I burned 65 calories.

Even Later this day....
Afternoon Snack- 8 oz Almond milk 70, apple 73
And I copied Lunch for Supper, lol. That was 345 That leaves
~400 calories for snack time?!? Yah right....Think it's safe to say that I'll
have a fruit for snack (orange 66) and I guess I could do another whey shake
220.

That'll put me at 1892 calories for the day. We'll see what the scale has to say about that in the morning. No one can say I'm not trying my  hardest to do this right!