Hey guys!
So I have been trying to play around with foods recently to make them more grad student friendly, and I just wanted to see what you guys would think of it. I wanted to keep it low carb so here it goes! Everything is weighted out with measuring spoons/digital kitchen scale.
Breakfast (I like to keep it light for breakfast) (295)
Oatbran mixed with 2 eggs
slice of pepper jack cheese
Lunch (400)
4 oz meat (chicken breast)
6oz broccoli slaw
1tsbp mayo (I use the regular stuff, zero carb and high fat since it's my only source of fat)
1 tsbp mae ploy sweet chili sauce
Dinner (350)
4 oz tuna
1 tbsp mayo
1tsbp mae ploy sweet chili sauce
6oz of steamed brocc/cauliflower mix
Snacks
-2 carbmaster yogurts throughout the day (120 cals)
-almond+ dark choc chips mix (300 cals) ----> I think I need to drop this
So my total calories for the day is around 1500. Is that too high? I exercise 6x a week for an hour so I figure if I at least burn 300 (stairmaster which gives me a **** of a workout!) I would net 1200? I also doing circuit training at the gym 3x a week now! Our school offers free training services so I'm taking advantage of that.
I like these food because I don't feel like I'm on a diet when I'm eating them. Granted I've been eating like this for two weeks and haven't seen a drop in the scale, but it's still only two weeks. What do you guys think? Drop the mayo and mae ploy sauce? Should I add in anything?
My BMR is supposed to be around 1473 cals, so I feel like I'm pushing it sometimes with my intake, but school/studying makes me hungry and I don't want my grades to suffer.
The number crunching is driving me a little crazy too. I used to drop weight so quickly and now it takes forever to see the scale move. Not complaining since it's not going up, but still! Ah I'm so impatient!