MACRO MONEY DIARIES | Christina Franklin
CHRISTINA FRANKLIN | Key Largo, Florida
STATUS | loosely logging to stay in check while visiting in laws. have been tracking macros on/off as needed for 5+ years
MACROS | 121P 57F 181C
OCCUPATION | Founder of the Habyt
ACTIVITY OF CHOICE | 3x weekly BBG PWR while traveling!
DIETARY | no eggs, no red meat, little to no dairy (goat/sheep milk only) loosely low fod map bc of SIBO recovery, other random intolerances like pineapple, string beans, whey protein
Wednesday, Jan 23rd
8:47am
I woke up at 7:30am and did emails in bed for the last hour. After 4 days of traveling, and getting home super late last night, I am so backed up on work its a little scary. After about an hour I realize I need coffee, BAD.
Coffee
Califa Farms Almond Milk Creamer
Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides
10P 1F 5C
10:45am
Was deep into the pile of emails and need some brain fuel. No time to cook so I’m trying out a Trade Joe’s goat milk yogurt that I found last night. Lets hope it sits well in the belly. (I can’t do cow’s milk dairy, weird I know, but a little goat is OK usually)
Trader Joes Plain Goat Milk Yogurt
Strawberries
Honey
7P 5F 23C
12:45pm
Lost track of time- so hungry! Had a cara cara orange while I prepped lunch (citrus in florida is life.) Threw together a salad of salmon and some pre washed butter lettuce from my Jjs shopping spree late last night. Yes I stopped at the grocery store straight from the airport, you don’t want to see my hangry. The dressing was Hope Foods Thai Coconut Curry Hope Hummus mixed w rice vinegar.
Cara Cara Orange
Trader Joes ~6oz Salmon
Trader Joes butter lettuce & radicchio mix
Hope Foods Thai Coconut Curry Hummus & rice vinegar
39P 11F 27C
2:20pm
Feeing snacky! Microwaved some edamame w salt & lime.
Trader Joe’s organic frozen edamame
9P 4F 7C
4pm
My MIL brought a bunch of star fruit from her yard. Had to have one! When in Rome.
Starfruit
1P 0F 10C
4:30pm
Hit a BBG stronger workout (Kayla - total body fast) I love this app when I’m not at my home gym
5:45pm
Had a 6pm call so I quickly heated up chicken soup leftovers with chips and salsa on the side. Guessed my macros since it was takeout from last night. Its been a crazy day and I’m just happy there is food in the house!
Cuban Chicken Soup (takeout)
Mission Thin and Crispy Tortilla Chips
Trader Joes Corn and Chili Salsa
20P 8F 42C
8:20pm
Was so pumped about my yogurt win today (haven’t had yogurt in 4 months) that Im giving it round 2 for dessert.
Trader Joes Plain Goat Milk Yogurt
Strawberries
Honey
Crunchy Unsalted Organic PB
10P 14F 29C
10:00pm
Digestive issues like woah. Could be the dairy, could be the travel, could be that I ate every meal in a rush. Giving my belly a break for the rest of the night bc of it. Bedtime!
Ginger digestive tea
0P 0F 0C
DAILY TOTAL
96P 43F 143C
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Thursday, Jan 24rd
7:30am
Ran out of almond creamer so I opened a fresh toasted coconut almond milk that I bought upon arrival last night (thats right, I went to the grocery store as soon as I landed.) I’m not sleepy but it was so delicious, I had 2 cups
Coffee
Califa farms toasted coconut almond milk
Vital proteins collagen peptides
29P 4F 1C
9:45am
Hungrier than usual this am but no time to cook. Last night after dinner I prepped a bunch of food for today. I find that mulling around the kitchen after dinner, prepping for the next day actually calms me down. I pickled some red onions (its easier than you think) marinated some chicken thighs, and cut up 8 grapefruit for the week/weekend. My dinner plans are up in the air bc I’m in my in laws house, so trying to stay somewhat balanced during the day to I can manage changing plans.
Thomas’ everything bagel thins
Smoked salmon
Kite Hill Chive cream cheese spread
Pickled red onions
1 grapefruit
21P 10F 48C
1pm
Hit a workout BBG PWR (chest and tris) at noon. It was literally so hard I fell down the stairs leaving the gym. Good lord! Got home and I was starving. Cooked up the skinless chicken thighs I marinated last night and had a repeat salad from yesterday! Added in 2 tortillas bc oh lord did I need the carbs!
~5oz Skinless Chicken Thighs
Trader Joes butter lettuce & radicchio mix
Hope Foods Thai Coconut Curry Hummus & rice vinegar
2 Trader Joes Low Carb WW Tortillas
Trader Joes Corn and Chili Salsa
Pickled Red Onions
55P 20F 39C
4:15pm
Feeling snacky and headed into a few calls from 4:30-6. Grabbed a massive bowl of strawberries, grapefruit and papaya (I pre cut a bunch of fruit last night so AMEN - its my attempt to stay away from the chips..)
Mixed fruit
2P 0F 23C
6pm
YIKES. Finished my calls, dinner is still up in the air. Grabbed for chips. Kept it to a serving.
Trader Joes Joes Tortilla Chips
2P 3F 30C
8pm
Sushi was decided on, which is good bc i have 27P 20F 29C left for dinner. Sashimi anyone?! Went over but all and all proud I steered clear from alcohol! Guessed on my macros for dinner.
Sashimi
Side of sushi rice
37P 30F 41C
DAILY TOTAL
131P 70F 187C
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Friday, Jan 25rd
7:30am
Woah today started off w a bang. HELLO FRIDAY AM. Sherman (our yellow lab) got sick in the middle of the night.. we found it this am. I’m at my mother in laws house so I feel pretty bad about the mess- luckily my smarty pants dug only hit the tile. THANK YOU SHERMAN.
Coffee
Califa farms toasted coconut almond milk
Vital proteins collagen peptides
10P 1F 1C
11am
Repeat breakfast bc its fast, easy and delicious.
Thomas’ everything bagel thins
Smoked salmon
Kite Hill Chive cream cheese spread
Pickled red onions
1 grapefruit
21P 10F 48C
12pm
BBG PWR legs and abs. OUCH. When I’m on the road and eating out of normal (like chips everyday and at least 1 meal out daily) working out is a non negotiable. Even if it’s just going for a brisk walk after dinner. I gotta move or I’ll just drink and eat and completely ignore how my body is feeling until I get home.
2pm
Repeat lunch! It’s easy, and it’s in the fridge.
~5oz Skinless Chicken Thighs
Trader Joes butter lettuce & radicchio mix
Hope Foods Thai Coconut Curry Hummus & rice vinegar
2 Trader Joes Low Carb WW Tortillas
Trader Joes Corn and Chili Salsa
Pickled Red Onions
55P 20F 39C
4pm
Left the house to get some work done offsite. Had a mixed nut & goldfish cup since I had a lot of fats left for dinner. Didn’t realize until I logged macadamia nuts just how fatty they were. Whoops. Now I know.
Goldfish
Macadamia nuts
5P 18F 18C
6:30pm
Convinced my fam to stay in tonight so I could cook! Grilled some chicken jalapeño sausage, roasted some acorn squash, pan fried a bunch of veggies (kale, shrooms, onions, zucchini) pretty damn good! Hit my protein goal, but was over my fats a bit for the day so I decided to stayed within my calories by leaving my carbs lower.
Trader Joes Spicy Jalapeño sausage
Acorn Squash
Veggies
30P 19F 38C
DAILY TOTAL
120P 66F 150C
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Saturday, Jan 26th
9:45am
Slept in, organized my luggage, same coffee, different day! Traveling with these collagen peptides is life. Never knowing what we’re going to eat but getting in 10g of protein before I even have to think about it. Pure gold. I wish they would sponsor me.
Coffee
Califa farms toasted coconut almond milk
Vital proteins collagen peptides
10P 1F 1C
10:30am
My very sweet husband decides to make us kodiak cakes. He made them with blueberries (my fav) and almond milk bc I cant do eggs or milk. DEEELISH. It was a huge family meal with bacon, sausage, pancakes, etc. Wasn’t afraid to have a big ole meal. Its Saturday, everyone is here, and I’m sure we will have a big early dinner so YOLO. Could have eaten 45 pancakes, but I had 2 with maple syrup, sausage links and grapefruit on the side.
Kodiak Cakes w/ Califa Farms Almond Milk cooked in coconut oil
Blueberries (in the pancakes)
Maple Syrup
Trader Joes Maple Chicken Breakfast Sausage Links
Grapefruit
26P 10F 76C
12:30pm
My appetite is all over the place today. When I’m traveling and off my routine I get hungry at the weirdest times. Feeling hungry and wanting to hit a workout so I grabbed some TJs turkey jerky to hold me over.
Trader Joes Natural Turkey Jerky
15P 0F 8C
2pm
Ending up working for the last 2 hours (never made it out the door to workout 2 hrs ago) so grabbed a goat yogurt w berries in a cup on the way to actually workout. We decided on going to hit some tennis balls around instead of a boring active recovery workout.
Trader Joes Plain Goat Milk Yogurt
Strawberries
Honey
7P 5F 23C
5:30pm
Played outside for like 2.5 hours which was so fun. It’s winter, and we’re in Florida- YESSS. I feel like as an adult I don’t go play for the sake of playing anymore. I appreciated it, plus I got to hang out with John (the hubs.) Crushed some chips when I got home. You’ll notice a pattern here. Its so hard not to eat chips in this house bc they are out ALL DAY EVERYDAY. So I had some, kept it to a serving. All is OK. I also grabbed a leftover chicken sausage while everyone was snacking bc I knew I was low on protein. Ate a link cold, no shame.
Old Florida Tortilla Chips
Trader Joe’s Spicy Jalapeño Chicken Sausage
14P 13F 22C
7:30pm
My mother in law made a classic cuban dish called Picadillo for dinner. It’s like ground turkey stewed in tomatoes with onions, raisins, olives, lots of good stuff. Served w fried potatoes, rice and avocado. I went into dinner with 50P 28F 41C left. I was able to make a plate that I think got pretty close to this? Skipped the wine, WIN!
Cuban Picadillo
45P 25F 51C
DAILY TOTAL
PRETTY DAMN CLOSE. WIN.
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Sunday, January 27th
9am
Coffee. Coffee. Coffee and emails in bed. My favorite way to start the day. I have no idea what the day has in store but Im sure it will be lovely :) I’m on vacation with my people- how could it not be?!
Coffee
Califa farms toasted coconut almond milk
Vital proteins collagen peptides
10P 1F 1C
10:30am
Repeat weekend breakfast by my husband for the crew. Felt like I was catching up on protein yesterday so I had an extra sausage link today. Big ass breakfast, here for it!
Kodiak Cakes w/ Califa Farms Almond Milk cooked in coconut oil
Blueberries (in the pancakes)
Maple Syrup
Trader Joes Maple Chicken Breakfast Sausage Links
Grapefruit
31P 12F 83C
12:30pm
Same snacks! I find myself grabbing for the same snacks here bc I never know what meals are gonna look like. First we thought steaks, then sushi again. So I’m just trying to keep today somewhat balanced once we decide!
Trader Joes Plain Goat Milk Yogurt
Strawberries
Honey
Trader Joes Natural Turkey Jerky
18P 4.5F 29C
4:30pm
Chips o’clock. Everyone is eating chips. Its a thing. Happy hour and chips. I realize I have 62P 40F 63C left for the day. I heat up a leftover bowl of last nights dinner (picadillo) I don’t know the exact stats but its a bowl of protein! Chips on the side. No booze. I feel damn good.
Old Florida Tortilla Chips
Leftover Picadillo
34P 20F 27C
7pm
Dinner is decided on. Sushi. I go for edamame, a big plate of mixed sashimi, bowl of sushi rice on the side, no wine. They brought us really delicious warm sesame bread out to start, I ate it and it was delicious. I know I’m a bit over my numbers but thats ok. Much better than the alternative of what I would have done had I not had a macro outline for the night! (AKA 2 big specialty rolls and a glass of wine) I have a few bites of a shared key lime pie. I’m full but I don’t feel gross. Today I ate pancakes, chips, bread, and pie and I feel effin’ great 5 days into vacation. God I love macros.
Sashimi
Sushi rice
Sesame bread
Key lime pie
31P 19F 49C
DAILY TOTAL
124P 56F 189C
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Monday Jan 28th
7:30am
Same Coffee, different day!
Coffee
Califa farms toasted coconut almond milk
Vital proteins collagen peptides
10P 1F 1C
10:00am
Quick breakfast of goat yogurt, mango (I cut up a bunch yesterday) with cinnamon and honey. Realized I was low on protein so had 3 slices of Tjs turkey bacon
Trader Joes Plain Goat Milk Yogurt
Mango
Honey
Trader Joes Peppered Uncured Turkey Bacon
22P 10F 43C
1pm
Lunch was the last of the leftover picadillo on leftover veggies (from the stuffed acorn squash the other night. It’s random, but it tastes real good.
Picadillo
Random ass veggies
35P 18F 31C
2:30pm
Mango and grapefruit. I’m kind of a carb queen.. I could eat only fruit for every meal. My midday snack just consisted of an entire HUGE mango and a massive grapefruit. When in Florida!
Mango
Grapefruit
2.5P 1F 43C
4pm
Trader Joes Turkey Jerky munchin’ while I’m on my calls.
Trader Joes Turkey Jerky
11P 0F 6C
6:45pm
The hubs and I are on our own for dinner tonight! Crafted a meal to perfectly fit my macros and man does it feel satisfying. Took a rest day today bc I’m super busy w work and feeling sore.
Grilled Pork Chop
Tuscan Kale massaged w avocado
1/2 sweet potato
38P 20F 51C
DAILY TOTAL
119P 51F 176C
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Tuesday, Jan 29th!
7:30am
I swear I think macros are magic sometimes. Had a perfect day yesterday (which was a rest day btw) and I feel like a million bucks this am. I feel lean and strong and energized. One good day and I can feel it in my bones. #blessed
Coffee
Califa farms toasted coconut almond milk
Vital proteins collagen peptides
10P 1F 1C
9am
Breakfast is random but I’m working on super fun stuff for our blog today so I’m dying to get into work. The papaya and grapefruit are both ready to go so I cut up enough for the next few days and dive in. Had turkey bacon on the side for protein purposes only.
Mango
Papaya
4 slices of uncured peppered Trade Joes Turkey Bacon
22.5P 6.5F 41C
12pm
Did a quick BBG workout (Kayla- total body) in the backyard with Sherman. No equipment, nothing too tough, just moved through it in about 30 minutes. Felt good! Gotta move.
1pm
Lunch is dinner from last night repeated. Loveeeee leftovers and meals that are already logged.
Grilled Pork Chop
Tuscan Kale massed w avocado
1/2 sweet potato
38P 20F 51C
3pm
Can you guess? PAPAYA AND GRAPEFRUIT. Fruit queen here.. And it’s already cut!
Papaya
Grapefruit
5P 0F 36C
6pm
An early dinner just how I like it! No obligations so we’re having a fresh take on our current leftovers. 3 tacos, 3 jalapeño sausage links with arugula, goat cheese and pickled onions. This meal too about 5 minutes (just toasted the tortillas and microwaved the sausage from when we grilled it a few nights ago)
Trader Joes Spicy Jalapeno Chicken Sausage
Trader Joes Reduced Carb WW Tortillas
Goat Cheese
Arugula
Pickled Onions
50P 28F 38C
DAILY TOTAL
124P 57F 171C
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