What I Ate: July 4, 2010

• Mocha shake, again a little messed up: 1/2 cup Friendship lowfat cottage cheese (90 kcals, 16g protein, 3g carbs, 1g fat), 1/2 scoop Nectar cappuccino protein powder (45 kcals, 11.5g protein, 0g carbs, 0g fat), 1 tsp. instant decaf coffee crystals, 1 tsp. Hershey's Special Dark cocoa (5 kcals, 0.5g net carbs), Torani SF chocolate syrup, Splenda. Total - (140 kcals, 27.5g protein, 3.5g net carbs, 1g fat).
• WLS-friendly cheesy scrambled eggs and hashbrowns: 1/2 cup Egg Beaters (60 kcals, 12g protein, 2g carbs, 0g fat), 129 grams grated kohlrabi with virtually calorie-free seasonings (36 kcals, 2.3g protein, 3.5g net carbs, 0.1g fat), 0.5 oz. smoked gouda, grated (50 kcals, 3.5g protein, 0g carbs, 4g fat). Total - (146 kcals, 17.8g protein, 5.5g net carbs, 4.1g fat). I got the idea for the low-carb hashbrowns from Maria Health blog. She makes hers from turnips, but I prefer the more muted flavor of kohlrabi. Also, you know I didn't use real oil (not that there's anything wrong with that) ;-) I like this recipe and am going to keep playing with them, but unfortunately, I majorly oversalted this batch. So, thumbs up on Maria's idea; I just need to tweak my execution.
• Ryan's + Monica mega salad: 3 oz. roasted chicken breast (141 kcals, 26.3g protein, 0g carbs, 3g fat), maybe 3 tbsp. chopped egg whites with a little bit of yolk (about 20 kcals, 3g protein, 0g carbs, 1g fat), maybe 2 tbsp. of their crazy-delicious raw broccoli/bacon/cheese/mayo salad (roughly 33 kcals, 1g protein, 3g carbs, 2g fat), about 3.5 green olives, sliced (15 kcals, 1g protein, 0.3g net carbs, 1g fat), and 1 serving of my June 30th batch of roasted veggies (50 kcals, 2.8g protein, 7.5g net carbs, 0.3g fat), less than a cup of baby spinach (about 5 kcals). Roughly estimated total - (264 kcals, 34.1g protein, 10.8g net carbs, 7.3g fat).
• Cappuccino protein frappucino: 1/2 cup Friendship lowfat cottage cheese (90 kcals, 16g protein, 3g carbs, 1g fat), 1/2 scoop Nectar cappuccino protein powder (45 kcals, 11.5g protein, 0g carbs, 0g fat), 1 tsp. instant decaf coffee crystals, DaVinci SF original hazelnut syrup, pinch of cinnamon, vanilla extract, Splenda. Total - (135 kcals, 27.5g protein, 3g net carbs, 1g fat).
• 1.5 oz. fatty cheese, including drunken goat, cabot black wax cheddar, and robusto (about 177 kcals, 10.5g protein, 1.2g carbs, 15g fat) and 82 grams jicama, sliced thinly and sauteed in garlic and onion powder, pepper, paprika, and salt like home fries - yummy! (32 kcals, 0.6g protein, 3.2g net carbs, 0g fat). Total - (209 kcals, 11.1g protein, 4.4g net carbs, 15g fat).
• Chocolate protein frosty with mom: 1/2 cup Friendship lowfat cottage cheese (90 kcals, 16g protein, 3g carbs, 1g fat), 1/2 scoop Nectar chocolate truffle protein (50 kcals, 11.5g protein, 1g carbs, 0g fat), 1 tbsp. SF/FF chocolate pudding mix (20 kcals, 4g net carbs). Total - (160 kcals, 27.5g protein, 8g net carbs, 1g fat).
• Post-midnight binge: About 1/4 cup chopped pecans (190 kcals, 3g protein, 1g net carbs, 20g fat) and about 6 tbsp. Peter Pan reduced-fat peanut butter (540 kcals, 24g protein, 36g net carbs, 33g fat). Total - (730 kcals, 27g protein, 37g net carbs, 53g fat). ARGHHHHHH!!!!! I had done pretty well all day, then this! Honestly, I think in the back of my mind, I believed the fattiness of this might do me well on the scale the next morning, since the last couple of times I overdid it on fat calories, I hit new lows on the scale. Alas, that didn't work this time - was up four pounds Monday morning. FAIL!

Total:
1,783 calories
172.5g protein
38.7% kcals from protein
72.2g net carbs
16.2% kcals from net carbs
82.4g fat
41.6% kcals from fat.

I went for a 45-minute walk at the AnMed track Sunday afternoon. I was walking really slowly because it was blazing hot, but at least I did something.