What I Ate: August 9, 2010

• Chocolate cheesecake protein frosty: 1/2 scoop Nectar chocolate truffle protein powder (50 kcals, 11.5g protein, 1g carbs, 0g fat), 1/2 cup fat-free cottage cheese (80 kcals, 15g protein, 5g carbs, 0g fat), 1 tsp. Hershey's unsweetened dark cocoa (5 kcals, 1g net carbs), 1 tbsp. cheesecake SF/FF pudding mix (15 kcals, 3g carbs), Splenda, SF chocolate syrup. Total - (150 kcals, 26.5g protein, 10g carbs, 0g fat).
• 2 T half and half in Sbux venti decaf (39 kcals, 0.9g protein, 1.3g net carbs, 3.5g fat).
• 1 Extreme Smoothie chocolate in several decaf coffees (170 kcals, 35g protein, 5g net carbs, 0.5g fat)
• About 1.5 oz. raw cashews from The Fresh Market (234 kcals, 7.8g protein, 11.3g net carbs, 18.6g fat).
• Delicious dinner! 4 colossal sea scallops (128 grams raw), seasoned with garlic, fenugreek, smoked paprika, and Chinese five spice (about 123 kcals, 21.6g protein, 4g net carbs, 1g fat) and 2 small caramelized Belgian endives, seasoned with paprika, celery seeds, preserved lemon, and thyme (about 30 kcals, 4g net carbs). Total - (153 kcals, 21.6g protein, 8g net carbs, 1g fat). OMG scrumptious! I'm working toward rebuilding the magic of my earlier post-op days, when I took the time to plan great dinners just for myself to enjoy.
• Cookies & cream dream protein frosty: 1/2 cup cottage cheese (80 kcals, 15g protein, 5g carbs, 0g fat) and 1 tsp. SF/FF cheesecake Jello pudding mix (15 kcals, 3g carbs), 1/2 scoop Matrix Cookies & Cream protein powder (65 kcals, 11.5g protein, 2g carbs, 1g fat), 1 tsp. Hershey's Special Dark cocoa (5 kcals, 1g carbs), ice, water, SF vanilla syrup. Total - (165 kcals, 26.5g protein, 11g carbs, 1g fat).

Total:
911 calories
118.3g protein
51.9% kcals from protein
46.6g net carbs
20.5% kcals from net carbs
24.6g fat
24.3% kcals from fat.

Exercise was 33 minutes on the elliptical in the AM. I have apparently lost the fire in my belly for cardio, but I'm going to keep doing at least a little until I love it again :-)