This week’s Day in the Life: Mel’s Meals post is everything I ate Tuesday of this week. I did really well and hit my macros almost exact. Then about 8:00pm I started getting hungry…. after analyzing if I was truly hungry or just bored/dehydrated I decided it was best to have a small snack before bed. I am actually glad I did. I could tell my body didn’t have enough food for the day, regardless of what my calories said….some days you just need more food! Anyway, here is everything I ate earlier this week.
4:30am: Pre-Workout
1 liter water, half plain and the other half used to mix 1 scoop of MusclePharm Assault. 1 BCAA capsule pre-workout and 1 BCAA capsule post-workout.
1 Graze Flap Jack Bar in the Cocoa Vanilla Protein flavor (1 bar is 1/3 of a container). Graze is a subscription snack box that gets delivered to your house each week, every other week, or once per month depending on what you prefer. I haven’t been getting them lately because I got so backed up on them. However, I was going through the pantry the other day and realized I have a bunch of the flap jack snacks! I like to grab one pre-workout occasionally if I don’t have any energy bites or protein bites made.
6:45am: Meal #1
1 serving of a homemade tomato-asparagus frittata. I made it very similar to the way I made the Kale & Red Pepper Frittata. I used 6 eggs and 6 egg whites, plus asparagus, grape tomatoes, red onion, and some shredded mozzarella. It was fantastic! I made it Sunday night for Donny, my parents, & myself. I had two leftover servings to eat for breakfast this week. It was perfect. I also had 5 eggs whites cooked with salt & pepper, 1/2 Ezekiel English muffin, 1.65 oz avocado (half a small), and 30 grams of banana sliced on top of the English muffin. I also had warm water with lemon in it (and yes, that is a Christmas mug that I use each morning for my warm lemon water).
9:30am: Meal #2
6 oz plain 0% Greek yogurt with 1/2 scoop MusclePharm Isolate Protein (vanilla) and 1 tsp chia seed mixed in. I topped it with 3/4 Tbsp raw almond butter, 1/4 cup fresh blueberries, and 1/4 cup Purely Elizabeth Apple Currant Ancient Grain Muesli.
12:20pm: Meal #3
Lunch was 5 oz halibut, 3 oz baby Dutch yellow potatoes, 35 grams cooked carrots, a couple slices grilled bell peppers, and 100 grams cooked zucchini. I also had 1 Tbsp yellow mustard for dipping.
3:00pm: Meal #4
5 oz pork loin, 35 grams cooked carrots, 100 grams broccoli, a few sliced grilled bell peppers and 3/4 oz raw almonds.
6:20pm: Meal #5
I didn’t take a picture, but I was measuring out some unsalted cashews for my lunch the next day and snuck a couple. I measured it at 0.1oz, based on how much I had in 1 full ounce.
I was very pleased with my dinner because usually when Donny is out of town I have breakfast for dinner. I actually made a real dinner-like meal!
This is 1.5 cups cooked spaghetti squash, 1/4 cup shelled edamame, 1/4 cup frozen green peas, 85 grams cauliflower, and 5 oz cooked chicken. I made a spicy thai peanut sauce from scratch using peanut butter, sesame oil, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, coconut sugar, and Sriracha. It is fantastic! I made it a while back for dinner one night and made half the recipe this time, since I am eating alone this week! I poured one serving (about 1 Tbsp) over the chicken/veggie mixture and then sprinkled 1 tsp brown sesame seeds on top.
Delicious! It was seriously so good. In fact, I had enough leftovers to made it again the next night!
9:00pm: Meal #6
This was not a planned meal, but I was reading in bed and about 8:00pm my stomach started growling. I seemed like I had been hungry all day long…. I get like that occasionally even though I eat the same amount of calories every day (I think it is hormonal). I tried to fight it off and drink water in case I was just dehydrated. However, it would not go away. I decided to go over my calories for the day so that I didn’t wake up in the middle of the night starving (which has happened) or get to the next day and feel the exact same way. I chose to have something light and easy. I had just short of 1/4 cup Purely Elizabeth Apple Currant Ancient Grains Muesli (the box the was gone just short of 1/4 cup). I had 1/3 or so of a banana left that I threw on top (which came out to 30 grams), and I mixed 1/2 scoop MusclePharm Isolate Protein (vanilla) with a little water to make my “milk”. It was delicious and I was not ravenous when I woke up this morning!!! It worked out well.
My total calories for Tuesday were 1,820, which was 74 calories over my goal according to MyFitness Pal. My macors came out to 17 grams over on protein (192 total), 9 grams over on carbs (140 total), and 3 grams over on fats (61 total). Not too shabby considering my late night munching!
I try to be careful with late night eating because I tend to crave cereal and foods because of boredom or emotions, not because I am truly hungry. I tried to really analyze my hunger that night and chose to eat something once I figured out my body did really need food!
That was everything so if you have questions about what or why I ate something then let me know!
