At our office happy hour, I didn't mind that I was drinking chocolate milk while everyone else was enjoying cold beers. We were outside enjoying the beautiful weather – it felt good enough just to be there. No beer needed.
On the way home I stopped into Whole Foods to pick up some things for a race-ready dinner. Most people think that it's best to load up on pasta the night before the big day, but the most important meal is actually two nights before the race. And a heavy pasta dinner is not always the best choice.
I picked out some yams for carbohydrates and tilapia for protein (soft white fish is a recommended food item in this phase of the diet). I cut up the yams and roasted them with olive oil, salt, and pepper. I cooked the tilapia the same way. Since I need to store up calories for the race, I ate a large dinner portion – more than a bariatric stomach could probably handle. Yes, I cheated. But in all fairness, I don't think a post-op patient would be jumping up to run a half marathon at this stage.
One more day.
Friday's foods:
- Breakfast: 1 Poached egg, 1 slice of quinoa toast
- Snack: 4 oz. Low-fat vanilla yogurt with protein powder, 1/2 banana
- Lunch: 8 oz. Lentil soup
- Snack: 8 oz. Chocolate milk, 1 skim milk string cheese
- Dinner: 6 oz. Tilapia fillet, 4 oz. white rice, 6 oz. roasted yams
Rachel
