Need a pass day - what can I say, it was the holiday.

SEP 6 - Pass day
Exercise ❎

Pass Day. This is the last pass from a long weekend of travel. Tomorrow I am right back on track again.

Love the mantras. Thanks for posting!

SEPT 6

Exercised: Yes - long walk and a bike...hip much better...
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes

0/3 Pass Days Used

fourathomej wrote: »

SEPT 6

Exercised: Yes - long walk and a bike...hip much better...
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes

0/3 Pass Days Used

@fourathomej I am so glad your hip is feeling better. 💛

@seilidhe Thank you!

jamcnewman wrote: »

@donna25trinity Thanks for the encouragement on my increasing success reaching my protein target! It is really so much harder than any of the other macros!

Have now posted this up on the “What’s on you mind today” thread so we can gather those thoughts and advice there.

I don’t want to use “supplements” for protein as my real effort is to find a way to make this a healthy path that I can keep for the remainder of my life. It ties into “I am nourishing my body with real home cooked food when I am hungry.”

I hate the taste of most protein supplements and I am trying to have as “clean” an approach to what I out into or on my body as possible. They appear to be full of chemicals and that does not work for me, at this time.

ANY insights welcomed!

@jamcnewman I use to be starving all the time but increasing my protien thru the day over the last 6 month's has def helps with my hunger. I try to limit meat to a small amount only at dinner so protien is also a bit challenging for me and like urself I dnt like the idea of protein powder so I eat the following to bump up my protien: green peas, beans and chickpeas, chia seeds, flax seeds or flaxmeal, pb2 powder which is basically low calorie peanaut butter, cottage chesse and yopro yogurt which is high in protien low in calories. I also make my own protien balls from oats and just throw in high protein ingredients. I lo've all these foods so that's a bonus. Xo

donna25trinity wrote: »

jamcnewman wrote: »

@donna25trinity Thanks for the encouragement on my increasing success reaching my protein target! It is really so much harder than any of the other macros!

Have now posted this up on the “What’s on you mind today” thread so we can gather those thoughts and advice there.

I don’t want to use “supplements” for protein as my real effort is to find a way to make this a healthy path that I can keep for the remainder of my life. It ties into “I am nourishing my body with real home cooked food when I am hungry.”

I hate the taste of most protein supplements and I am trying to have as “clean” an approach to what I out into or on my body as possible. They appear to be full of chemicals and that does not work for me, at this time.

ANY insights welcomed!

@jamcnewman I use to be starving all the time but increasing my protien thru the day over the last 6 month's has def helps with my hunger. I try to limit meat to a small amount only at dinner so protien is also a bit challenging for me and like urself I dnt like the idea of protein powder so I eat the following to bump up my protien: green peas, beans and chickpeas, chia seeds, flax seeds or flaxmeal, pb2 powder which is basically low calorie peanaut butter, cottage chesse and yopro yogurt which is high in protien low in calories. I also make my own protien balls from oats and just throw in high protein ingredients. I lo've all these foods so that's a bonus. Xo

Thanks so much for this @donna25trinity - so helpful. I picked up cottage cheese and some low fat ricotta today. I have to find PB2 again and some chia. I do use hemp hearts and flax meal already (and beans, lentils, green peas, and chickpeas). We got some dry roasted almonds and mixed nuts and I measured the micro serving that constitutes 170 calories. I will not be going nuts with nuts (but I do love them on a salad).

All the recipes for protein balls I have found have protein powder. Do you have a favourite recipe you could share?

donna25trinity wrote: »

Awesome so glad it has helped. Tuna in water is also another one that is high in protein but low in calories that I eat once in a while.

With regards to protien balls and energy bars etc I started using this recipe : https://youtu.be/PxQfeZ4A7_c and now I just modify it by adding less honey, more pb2 powder, sultanas instead of choc chips and lots of chia seeds and flaxmeal. U could add some nuts too seeing u hve self control unlike me. Lol!

For breakfast everyday I'll do ones that i bake with no honey or oil and instead i add oats chia, flax, fruit like berries, kiwi fruit, bannana and bake them. I then put a bit of high protien yougurt on top and pb2 powder etc.

@donna25trinity
Thank you so much Donna! I am going to make them tonight and enter my modified recipe with variations into MFP. These look delicious!

I have hardboiled eggs in the fridge that I make each Sunday and cans of tuna in water too.

Julie

Mrs_Hoffer wrote: »

donna25trinity wrote: »

Awesome so glad it has helped. Tuna in water is also another one that is high in protein but low in calories that I eat once in a while.

With regards to protien balls and energy bars etc I started using this recipe : https://youtu.be/PxQfeZ4A7_c and now I just modify it by adding less honey, more pb2 powder, sultanas instead of choc chips and lots of chia seeds and flaxmeal. U could add some nuts too seeing u hve self control unlike me. Lol!

For breakfast everyday I'll do ones that i bake with no honey or oil and instead i add oats chia, flax, fruit like berries, kiwi fruit, bannana and bake them. I then put a bit of high protien yougurt on top and pb2 powder etc.

@donna25trinity I made these today using this recipe! Oh my - they are soooo good! But they're a little high in calories for me. Ugh. So I cut mine into 16 squares to lower the calories a little. But I'll definitely keep this recipe for when I'm in maintenance when I can eat a little more calorie-wise. Thanks so much for sharing!!!!

Im so glad u enjoyed them! Yeah I do the same thing with the portion size. I also cut the amount of honey right down and use pb2 peanaut butter powder instead of normal peanaut butter which cuts the calories down.