Base Camp: Day 9

Day 9 of 12

Base Camp Training Time: None today

Notes: N/A

Sleep:
Time Retired: 11:30 P.M.
Time Awaken: 6:40 A.M.
Total Sleep: 7 hours 10 minutes

Notes: Not quite as good as last night. I was still experience some heavy jet-lag from shattering my sleep-cycle for the past several days. I'm finally getting it into gear.

Nutrition

Water intake (in addition to water specified below): Approximately 2 gallons
* Asterisk indicates mood/feeling after eating specified food

Meal 1: 7:10 A.M.

• 15 oz. water; 4 ice cubes w/ 1 packet Vanilla Full Strength
• At this time, I started eating a large container of carrots/green beans/zucchini that I ate slowly until around 1 P.M.
  

* I requested a sample of Full-Strength after paying the $5.95 shipping charge. Seems a bit high, but I did get 2 samples. If nothing else, I paid for 2 full-strengths and didn't have to waste my money on an entire box just trying it out. I'll be honest, this shake was a step above Myoplex taste wise, but I'm having a hard-time justifying it's price tag. The only major difference I can see is a cooler package, 830% Vitamin C, and a pro-biotic complex.


Meal 2: 11:00 A.M.

• 16 oz. water
• 1 packet Vanilla Myoplex
  

Combined in Shaker.

* I tried to drink this slowly but had a difficult time as I was craving food. This hit me pretty well and provided a good amount of satiety.

Meal 3: 2:00 P.M.

• 16 oz. water
• 1 packet Chocolate Myoplex
  

Combined in Shaker.

*Refreshing, good "pick-me-up" I'm finding that when I'm tired during the day I don't necessarily have to turn to coffee. Every once in a while it may not be bad, but eating nutrient-rich foods does me well.

* Felt good after this meal. Good energy following this.

Meal 4: 4:30 P.M.

• 10 oz. water
• 1 packet Labrada Lean Body - Carb Watchers Chocolate Peanut Butter

* Had this stuff from a while back. I wish I would have had some more carbs because around this time I turned to a diet Dr.pepper because I wasn't quite satisfied. It tasted wonderful but didn't hit me until about 15 minutes following.

Combined in Shaker.

Meal 5: 800 P.M.

• 1 large (over-size portioned) salmon fillet
  
• 1 portion-sized sweet potato w/ 1 tsp flax meal and 1 tsp smart balance spread

*As weird as the flax sounds, It actually tastes good. The smart balance blends with the flax making a unique-tasting treat. The meal was great, but didn't hold me over for long, I started having cravings for sugar following this.

Snacking 9:00 P.M - 10 P.M.

• I found myself snacking on berries around 9 P.M., while this isn't something I would normally do on a strict eating plan. Base-camp does not have a strict guideline. I'm once again practicing to get into the habit. I also had a tablespoon of fish oil and a teaspoon of Metamucil while I had some food in my stomach to help aid with digestion.
  

Notes: Another day full of meal replacements. Tomorrow is likely to be similar, but I'm hoping by the time Wednesday rolls around I'll be squared up and eating some real food as well.