Diet, Days 12 & 13

One of the inconvenient aspects of working the graveyard shift is that if you want to blend in with society, spend time with friends, etc. on the weekends, your sleep habits get tossed to the wind. You sleep when you can & try your best to be awake when you want or need to. I had a heck of a weekend, and it messed with my diet a little, but it's not like I was out having pizza & ice cream. Just a schedule glitch.

Despite normally being asleep no later than Noon, I was awake until about 5-6pm on Friday. Now, my diet schedule has me awake around 8, and starting the supplements & meals around 9. Wasn't going to happen. I slept until about 3 a.m. When I awoke, I spent a few hours watching Friday night TV shows on my TiVo, and I began to crave a hamburger. (I blame commercials) Instead, I went & got some diet-approved food from the fridge and took my supplements around 6 a.m. This meant that I'd be finishing my supplements by the afternoon.

It also meant that if I slept during the day today to prepare for my work shift tonight, as I planned to, my supplements might get off schedule. Specifically, the prescription appetite suppressant. The doctor was very clear that I was never to have more than 3 doses in a 24 hour period. So I didn't get all of my supplements or food today, but that's OK, since it was a short day. (Assuming I get to sleep quickly after posting this)

Dinner yesterday was a barbecue with the local MINI club, at which I played grillmaster. I got the meats & veggies prepped for shish kebabs to feed 16 people. Everyone assembled their own kebabs, and I grilled them. In order to maintain my diet, I measured out my meat & veggies into separate containers before the gathering.

Because I did not post yesterday (I was awake for about 22 hours by the time the barbecue was over), I will post 2 days' info today.

Yesterday, 3/07/09:

All supplements taken as directed

Water: 1 gallon

Cardio: 0

Meal 1- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp), 2 cups raw celery (2 veg)
Meal 2- 4 0z each: shrimp, chicken, sirloin (total 8 vlp, 4 lp), 1 cup peppers & mushrooms, measured raw (1 veg)
Meal 3- 3 cups raw peppers (3 veg)

Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 6 servings veg. GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL!

Today, 3/08/09:

Supplements: Did not take dose 2 or 3 of appetite suppressant, did not take dose 2 of calcium pyruvate fat burner. All others taken.

Water: 3/4 gallon

Cardio: 0

Meal 1- 80z chicken (8 vlp), 1 cup peppers & mushrooms (measured raw) (1 veg)
Meal 2- 1.5 cups fat free cottage cheese (6 vlp), 1 Granny Smith apple (1 fruit)
Freebie- 1 container sugar free Jell-O (pre-packaged)

Totals: 14 servings very lean protein, 1 serving veg, 1 serving fruit. Room for improvement.

And now I go to sleep, in the hopes that I can stay awake at work tonight!