working out for Disney

[HouCuseChickie]

I don't track my macros, but I do try to center my meals around a lot of protein. I think this was because I was away and didn't workout with weights. I am going to try to eat more protein. I'm not a big meat eater, so it's a challenge for me. It's weird, because I only get soreness in my inner leg muscles and my hamstrings. I never get it anywhere else. I think it's like some inherent weakness of my body. lol I also feel like I retain water when I am sore, too. Fun times.

I have been trying to get more creative with my protein since I can't eat meat all the time and there are some good ways to sneak it into meals without any meat.

Low fat cottage cheese and Greek yogurt have become my biggest methods to boost protein without a ton of fat and calories. It's also relatively inexpensive and can be blended into all sorts of stuff. Beans are another good one. Of course, there are the protein powders, drinks and bars. The powders are actually good for some creative ideas...like faux cookie dough. The better bars have pretty decent protein content and are good for quieting candy bar cravings. If you're into eggs, adding egg whites has been hugely helpful in stretching my eggy meals. Even the new 60 calorie tortillas I've started using have boosted protein and fiber. I just bring it up because it seems that no matter how much weight I add or how much I change things up, soreness has become a rarity for me. So, I'm thinking the protein is to thank.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I have been trying to get more creative with my protein since I can't eat meat all the time and there are some good ways to sneak it into meals without any meat.

Low fat cottage cheese and Greek yogurt have become my biggest methods to boost protein without a ton of fat and calories. It's also relatively inexpensive and can be blended into all sorts of stuff. Beans are another good one. Of course, there are the protein powders, drinks and bars. The powders are actually good for some creative ideas...like faux cookie dough. The better bars have pretty decent protein content and are good for quieting candy bar cravings. If you're into eggs, adding egg whites has been hugely helpful in stretching my eggy meals. Even the new 60 calorie tortillas I've started using have boosted protein and fiber. I just bring it up because it seems that no matter how much weight I add or how much I change things up, soreness has become a rarity for me. So, I'm thinking the protein is to thank.

I lived off of Greek yogurt before my gallbladder came out. Protein was a struggle, and that was a good source. Rice and beans don't have fat on their own, so that was also my source of protein.

The other surprising source is popcorn. I have an air popper, so I pop it myself to control what's going on there. But it is also my safe snack at WDW because the fat is mostly from the butter, so if I feel like "eh, better lay off the fat" I'll get that as a snack. Even movie theater popcorn is wayyy better than a lot of the other snacks. I typically get mine without butter, and then they have a machine where you can add it so that it's not drenched.