My Vomit-inducing Meal Plan...

Yesterday I had a problem that I never thought I would have. Ever. I struggled eating ENOUGH calories! What, say what? Yes I know. How could someone who LOVES to eat... not have enough to eat?

Well here's the deal. I am also now a nursing mom of a 11 week old. I need to amp this business up or I am going to stop producing milk for her.

So anyway, yesterday I sat down on my "My Fitness Pal" and recorded my last few pieces of food into my food journal and my jaw dropped. I had only eaten 1100 calories in the entire day. Thinking back I knew that I had spilled half of a protein shake in my van (wah wah... bad move!) and had substituted out my hard boiled egg for plain oatmeal with fresh strawberries. Can I add that substituting out my proteins for some carbs was also a HORRIBLE move! I could literally feel the oatmeal eating a hole from the inside of my stomach, creating a path straight to my butt. No joke. Due to this new highway to my butt, I really need to get these cravings under control. The only way to do that is to cut out the carbs as much as I can this first week. That said, because I nurse I need to make sure I am eating at LEAST 1800 calories every day.

So here are what my meals are supposed to consist of (and due to the nightmares I had of big macs and whoppers coming to invade my body, I will make SURE to eat all of my nasty-liscious shakes!)::

Every morning I wake up and have a frozen berry, peanut butter and whey protein shake.

As the day moves on I am supposed to have three more of these without peanut butter.

I say "supposed to" because HOLY STARS these get disgusting REALLY fast! 

These are some of my favorite snacks right now.

My house also smells like it is in a constant state of bad gas.

By that, I do mean farts.

Have you ever noticed how HORRIBLE hard boiled eggs smell?

Well let me assure you, it IS the eggs and NOT me!

(Add about a quarter of the package of ranch seasoning to a pound or more

of non-fat cottage cheese, and you get a pretty incredible high in protein dip/

salad dressing.)

This was my lunch today. Believe it or not, it was 300 calories.

Very high in protein, very low in carbs...

 and just the right amount of fat to help with nursing!

(Don't worry... I am only eating this way this week. I realize it looks weak

and if I start feeling as if my stomach is crawling outside of my body through my

throat in search of more food... I will adhere to its call!)

Also, lets not forget how stuffed I am from those DISGUSTING shakes.

I might have just said that with a British accent. You will never know. 

And for todays special!

EUW!!!!!

Haha! Actually the truth is... I look forward to my lean cuisines after the gym.

Some of you may hate them, but they aint too shabby on a hungry stomach!

 

Well. There you have it. Pretty much what I have been surving on all week. I guess that explains why I only ended the day with 1300 calories last night. (I had some carrots and cottage cheese, and another egg to increase my caloric intake.) Nothing on here looks THAT good that I am just JUMPING to overeat some more. Is that the point of this first week? Yup. I think so.

Good. Then it's working.