Gotta love progesterone

Here's where it gets hard. The later half of my menstrual cycle. I knew, but didn't really think about, how it would be pretty easy to eat lightly during the first part. Now it's showtime. I may not lose any more weight this month because of water retention - or it may turn out that the weight-loss-arresting effects of progesterone have been simply due to eating more.

I gave up on the macronutrient ratio thing. It just takes too long to tabulate it all, and since my percentages were fine yesterday I don't think there's anything I need to change. I'll LOOK at labels, sure, but forget recording it.

Scrambled eggs and cheese in tortilla (110+100+180=390)
Yogurt (140)
Cheese and tofurky sandwich (2*100+100+80=380)
String cheese and plum with tea (60+50+0=110)
Baked macaroni & cheese & peas & carrots, steamed kale, and ice cream (450+50+140=640)
Extra handfuls of pasta (100)

390+140+380+110+640+100=1760

I went to the track, but it just wasn't happening. I'd start trying to jog and then my calves were burning after 100 m. Tried stretching, walking some more, nothing helped. So I practiced cartwheels instead. Tomorrow then, it's a tossup whether I run or do weights. I'm proud of myself for sticking to my diet plan, though - eating just one piece of the casserole, and a half-cup serving of ice cream. I know if I'd been running on "intuition" today I'd be up to 2200ish, so this is where the counting really helps.

Tomorrow I'm working a long day at work, so I'll have to bring all my food for the day with me and have thus already planned it:

Chocolate protein powder in lowfat yogurt and a nectarine (150+100+100=350)
Baked macaroni and cheese (450)
Yogurt *creamy delectable fullfat btw, 4oz* (140)
2 slices bread (200)
Carrot and celery sticks (50)
Remaining cream cheese (100)
Boiled egg (70)
Apple (100)
1 pint milk (300)
Various tea and lots of espresso (0)

350+140+100+200+450+100+50+300+70=1760

Then if I get home and want something, it won't kill me to have another 140 calories of ice cream, or better something like a string cheese. Y'know, since I don't want to take real long breaks, instead of running or weight training I might check out a jump rope. I know that burns hella calories in short times.