i1Linda

Barb -

I went in and tracked what you were eating (I guessed at some quantites). It looks to me like you might be a little bit high on carbs (65-70) but only from two items (grits and possibly the yogurt - not sure what brand of yogurt and carb count on that). Once you start soft foods and then solids, you can easily just sub those out for more protein dense foods (chicken salad, tuna, etc). This will keep you full longer and boost your protein with basically no carbs. For me, I am pretty protein heavy the first part of the day: I drink a protein hot chocolate with my coffee every morning for breakfast, for lunch I usually have deli meat rollups (w/ lt cream cheese, or spinach artichoke spread) or baked/grilled chicken breast (2-3oz). For snack, I usually have more chicken or protein shake. Dinner - I just have what I'm cooking for the family. Whatever it is. I eat protein first and salad, and then a bite or two of the sides (veggies, fruit, pasta, rolls).

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