Calories

It's funny how when you've been eating pretty well for a while and you stop really planning out your days and WRITING it all down because it's second nature and all that guff, how quickly it can all turn to crap! Well, not crap food per se, but... just an extra little handful of nuts here and an extra teaspoon or three of peanut butter, and what effect that can have on your suddenly increasing waistline...and then..bingo ... before you know it.. you're up a few kilos instead of down!
Well, with my food yesterday all was exactly as planned, except for my dinner, with the fish (which I cooked in a little lime infused olive oil with a sprinkle of dry chilli - it was barramundi), and I had to have one of those yummy protein bars for after - I was a little peckish still. I had bok choy & red capsicum with it instead of the green beans and sweet potato that I had originally planned.
I started to work out what calories I am going to be ingesting now - and it's around 1500-1600 per day, which may be a little low, but I'll see how I go. The max I think would be around 1700-1800, and that will be on cheat meal day. I think on that day I may have to invest in some low sodium sparkling mineral water and do the spritzer thing with wine so I'm not sabotaging myself too much. I can easily polish off a bottle of wine when you are having fun with friends - you still have to live a little and enjoy yourself, but... it's time to reel in the excesses of the last few months, which if I'm honest, have continued through from November. I find that it starts with Melbourne Cup day, then there's my birthday, then there's all the Christmas parties that start and continue, then Christmas and New Years, then ...well, you know, it's summer, in the backyard having barbies with friends. Then it's April and you go... holy crap!. Time to get serious again.

Anyhow, back to calories. I worked out as much as I can, that by mid morning I've ingested around 750 calories already!!! But given I do my workouts in the morning, i figure that's the best way for me at the moment.
So, breakfast & mid morning are the same today as for yesterday.
Today's lunch is turkey breast with salad
Afternoon snack is yoghurt with berries
Then I shall ride my horse, then around 8pm will be dinner which is actually going to be a chicken & vege soup.