Day in Retrospect..day #42...>Why I eat WHAT I eat....

(copied from my Spark People Blog)

WHY WHY WHY I eat WHAT I eat.
So I noticed a little action step on Spark People that I hadn't noticed before....So I figured that since I am on this roll with logging, chronicling, and taking pics of my food for myself and anyone else who might enjoy it....I thought this might be a good time to add in why it is that I eat what I eat.........

Meal #1- Nutri-grain waffles...banana...sugar free syrup...3/4 protein shake and 2 8oz. cups of coffee Iced w/sugar free creamer.


Why????
I eat this meal 2 mornings a week...this is my pre-workout meal on my higher calorie days. The waffles are chosen as lower GI carbs that will sustain me longer through my workouts than regular waffles would do.....They also add in a bit of fiber. The banana is chosen for a similar reason and also for it's potassium content....and I looove bananas.....The syrup, well, I need SOME syrup and this one is soo yummy.....The protein is so that I have something in my system to aide in muscle recovery and so that it will aide in keeping my blood sugar levels more even (along with the waffles).....The coffee is 'cause I can't move off of my couch with out it :)

Meal #2- watermelon & protein

Why?
This one is easy....I eat the hi-GI carbs in the watermelon to replace the concept of dextrose (in the sweet tarts LOL eww)...i am trying to cause and insulin spike to aid in muslce recovery and to push more glycogen into my open and ready cells.....I try to do as close to a 1:1 ratio of protein in the meal and keep the fat very low....I eat this walking home from the gym and slam the protein shake as soon as I walk in the door from the gym. (cause of it being liquid it can be used faster)

Meal #3- Spicy Citrus Almond Chicken Roll

Why?
'Cause I was looking for a sweet and spicy way to make chicken similar to the Chili's Shanghai wings and it came out yummy, though not so much like the appetizer YET.....I chose chicken as my protein because its one of the better types of God made protein...I chose the almonds and chose to make it in a small amount of olive oil to add a bit of good fat into my diet on my higher calorie day.....I chose to make it in a wrap so that I could get my good lower-GI carb in and not have too many calories (so I could have some other stuff later) and so that this meal wouldn't be too high in calories alone...also adds a bit of fiber. I love spicy cause the thermogenic herbs aide in fat burning.

Meal #4- Caramel Apple Chimichanga w/ Blue berry cottage cheese cake....1/3 serv. protein.

Why?
Well I wouldn't have combined the two fruits in one meal but I'd already made up the blue berry cottage cheese cake and I needed some protein (and cottage cheesecake is my very favorite God made (well mostly :)) protein..........I add the tortilla for the same reasons as above......I was also stoked to try the caramel and apple and see how it would be (still needs some tweaking, apples too crispy still)....I add the caramel and cream cause I have PMS and NEED some guilt free sweet stuff and I loove dessert.....atleast it has all of the necessities and not the bad junk :) I added the cinnamon 'cause it's good for me. I added the extra, small protein shake to round out the serving of protein.

Meal #5-Tuna cake snack w/ taco sauce

Why?

My bf wasn't home yet so wasn't sure when dinner would be but needed to eat something...I opted for a snack w/ more protein and I just looooove my taco salad dressing spread.


Meal #6- Taco Chipotle CheeseBurger-Bananas Foster on waffles

Why?

My bf is just now on the way home...so eating late and saved up too many calories for my last meal, but I gotta get 'em in and I worked out HARD today so I'm not soo worried, it's not like I eat late often.......I'm opting for another taco chipotle cheeseburger on an english muffin...Normally I wouldn't eat red meat more than once a week but near and during my TOM I allow a bit more of very lean red-meat.....my english muffin will have double fiber and low -gi carbs.........Then to get in some extra calories I will have to have some banana's foster on waffles (oh the thought is crushing me LOL)....not sure what everything will add up to.......I may need to have some extra protein.......I'll see how it all adds up in a few.


Iced Coffee-

why?

I drink my coffee iced for two reasons....one....I was going through atleast one small container a day of coffee mate before joining SP....now I only have the tbsp serv. size per cup.....It's much easier for me to drink coffee with very little creamer if it's iced.....Also, iced cold beverages make your body burn more calories to heat it to core temp....soooo every little bit helps right??? LOL....I drink coffee cause as I said earlier, I wouldn't be able to move off of the couch or get out of my own way without it....Who knows, I might even just die without it.......I'm NOT EVEN gonna do that experiment.


Okay...those are my WHYS for today....now I gotta go make some dinner.