IMPORTANT UPDATE!!!!

During yesterday’s lunch I incorrectly said that I had a Tangello.  It was actually a Minneola. 

Please update your diaries, journals, and news paper headlines accordingly.

That is all.

Monday (3/31)

Breakfast - 4 blocks
Shake

Snack #1 - 2 blocks
2 string cheese
1 apple
1 tsp Peanut Butter

Lunch - 5 blocks
1 can Tuna
5 tsp Lite Mayo
1.5 slices Bread
1 Tangello
15 Almonds

Snack #2 - 2 blocks
2 string cheese
1 apple
1 tsp Peanut Butter

Dinner - 6 blocks
1 10” Tortilla - 3c
4 oz Chicken - 4p
2 oz Cheese - 2p
.5 cup Salsa - 1c
1 cup Grapes - 2c
18 Almonds - 6f

Great dinner!  I heated the tortilla with the chicken and the cheese in the oven and then put the 1/2 cup of pico de gallo on it.  Awesome.

Day 4

Breakfast - 4 blocks
Shake.  I was listing what I put in the shakes but its pretty straight forward - 1 scoop of Protein Powder, 4 blocks worth of fruit and 12 almonds.

Snack #1 - 2 blocks
2 string cheese
1 apple
1 tsp P-butter

Lunch - ?? blocks
The first time I have strayed from strict, weighed out meals.  I met a friend at Cali Chicken Cafe.  I had a small Chinese Chicken Salad with light dressing.  When I got it I remembered that they put that pasta in with the salad so next time I think I might ask for it without pasta because I am pretty sure that it pushed the carbs up over the ~5 block limit.  Otherwise it seems to be a pretty good salad.  Someday soon I want to go to all my regular lunch spots like Cali Chick, Subway and Baja Fresh.  Get the things that I like and then take them home, take them apart and measure everything so I know how many blocks are in it and how I can adjust it to make it Zone.

Snack #2 - 2 blocks
2 slices of turkey (cold cut style) - Not sure how many protein blocks that is but I assumed it was more than 1
1 apple
1 tsp P-butter

Dinner - 6 blocks
3 eggs
2 oz cheese
1 string cheese
2 slices of bread
1 apple
1 tbs P-butter

I cant remember exactly what I had for dinner on Tuesday but it was a good Zone meal.

DAY 3 - (3/26)

Breakfast - 4 blocks
28g Protein Powder - 4p
1/2 Cantaloupe - 2c
1 Orange - 2c
12 Almonds - 4f

Snack #1 - 2 blocks
2 String Cheeses - 2p
1 Apple - 2c
1 tsp Peanut Butter - 2f

Lunch - 5 blocks
5 oz Tuna - 5p
5 tsp - Lite Mayo
1 slice of bread - 2c
4 cups Spinach - 1c
1 apple - 2c
15 Almonds - 5f

Snack #2 - 1 block
1 String Cheeses - 1p
1 Plum - 1c
3 Almonds - 1f

Dinner - 4 blocks
3 oz Chicken - 3p
1 oz Cheese - 1p
1 slice of bread - 2c
1 orange - 2c
12 Almonds - 4f

So today I only had 16 blocks.  Is that ok?  Monday and Tuesday I had 19 blocks per day.

DAY 2

Breakfast - 4 blocks
28g Protein Powder - 4p
1/2 Cantaloupe - 2c
1 Orange - 2c
12 Almonds - 4f

Snack #1 - 2 blocks
2 String Cheeses - 2p
1 Apple - 2c
1 tsp Peanut Butter - 2f

Lunch - 5 blocks
4oz Chicken - 4p
1oz Lite Cheese - 1p (not sure if the whole “lite” thing matters in this case)
1 pita - 4c
1 plum - 1c
15 Almonds - 5f

Snack #2 - 2 blocks
2 String Cheeses - 2p
1 Apple - 2c
1 tsp Peanut Butter - 2f

Will post dinner tomorrow as I am not sure yet what I am gonna have.

Finishing off yesterday:

4:30 - Snack - 2 blocks

2 String Cheese - 2p
1 apple - 2c
1 tsp Peanut Butter - 2f

8:30 - Dinner - 6 blocks

3 eggs - 3p
2oz cheese - 2p
1oz chicken - 1p
1 slice toast - 2c
Smoothie with:
1 orange - 2c
1 plum - 1c
1/2 cup blueberries - 1c
1 tbs (3 tsp) peanut butter - 6f

That’s the end of Day 1.  Total blocks - 19

I almost slipped up at the TJ’s sample counter but remembered at the last min that I was trying to do a strict Zone diet for the first 2 weeks.  Then after that I don’t think I will mind having a sample at TJ’s. 

Overall I was very satisfied.  It actually ended up being A LOT of food (especially dinner).  I may be able to go down to 17 or 18 blocks pretty easily and may do so but for now I think I am gonna stick with a 19 block goal.

Obviously I will not be logging each time I eat as an individual entry in the future but since I am just starting out I want to keep track.

1:30 - Lunch - 5 blocks

5oz Albacore Tuna (1 can) - 5p
5 tsp Reduced Fat Mayo - 5f - I am assuming that “lite” mayo is the same thing as “reduced fat” mayo
1.5 slices whole wheat bread - 3c
1 apple - 2c

The reason I went with 1.5 slices of bread is because I did not want to be left with 1/2 an apple.  It made for a pretty funny looking sandwich though.  half open-face and half regular.

Next up, another 2-block snack at around 4:30ish.

11:30 - Snack - 2 blocks

2 packages of string cheese (1oz each) - 2p
1 apple - 2c
1 tsp Peanut Butter - 2f

This was a surprisingly satisfying snack.  1 tsp of peanut butter is a really small amount but I dipped my apple in it as i ate so that was good.

Next up… lunch.  I plan to have a tuna fish sandwich.  I am going for 5 blocks.

Here we go!

I am officially starting the nutrition portion of Crossfit and Petranek.  Not that my diet is so horrible as it is now.  But I think there are a lot of places that can be improved such as timing in between meals, portions and protein/carb/fat balance.  Also as it says in the Success Journal and as I have seen evidence of in class - the best CrossFitters are the ones that follow at least a somewhat Zone-esque diet plan. 

I went out and did some grocery shopping last night and plan to do a little more tonight (TJ’s was closed early due to Easter).  And i started this morning at the most logical place, breakfast.  Historically, breakfast has been at most an after thought once I get to work if I am starving or else I eat no breakfast at all.

I refuse to get up early enough on weekdays to make myself a full breakfast so i decided that shakes are going to be the best way to go for this meal. 

Here is what I had this morning:

8:00am - 4 blocks

1 scoop (28g) - Whole Foods Vanilla Soy Protien Powder - 4p
1/2 Cantaloupe - 2c
1 Orange - 2c
~ 12 Almonds - 4f
Ice
Water

That was pretty good.  I tasted the vanilla flavor of the protein powder.  I think that once I use up all of this container (about 15 more shakes) I am gonna try and find one that does not have any flavor.

I plan to have a 2 block snack at 11am:

2 String Cheeses (1oz each) - 2p
1 Apple - 2c
1 tsp - Peanut Butter - 2f

I will let you know how that goes.