MACRO MONEY DIARIES | Heather Drebenstedt
Heather Drebenstedt | Roanoke, IN
STATUS | tracking macros since the 1st of the year, without a coach until I started with these fab ladies, I am in the middle of week 2
MACROS | 170C 58F 125P
OCCUPATION | financial planner, wife, fur mama, ACE personal trainer
ACTIVITY OF CHOICE | all things Peloton, love lifting weights and going once a week to Orangetheory
DIETARY | avoid gluten, limited dairy, try to keep 90% clean, no artificial anything
Monday, Feb 25
4:45am
I get up, let my dogs out and feed them; take my pre-workout and hit my home gym by 5am; today was a 45 min Peloton ride
7am
Arrive at my office and warm up my breakfast I made over the weekend:
Whey protein (this was immediately post workout)
2 eggs
Kale
a bit of cheese (scramble)
Coffee with splash of nonfat milk
4C 13F 42P
9:15 am
Starting to feel a bit hungry and I have clients coming at 10am (they will be early, all older people are early, lol); lunch won’t be until 11:45am, so I have my snack
2 clementines
8C 0F 1P
11:30am
Clients are on their way so I am grabbing lunch before the next ones come, working on cleaning out the fridge/pantry, feels a bit random today
2 pieces of gluten free bread
3 ounces of all natural turkey deli meat
cup of baby carrots
Protein bar
23C 5F 37P
3pm
Clients are gone, time for a snack! I’ve been using the same product for several years and have something new coming in mail today, looking to have less protein in drinks and more in food going forward :)
Superfoods shake
Digestive supplement
24C 5F18P
6:30pm
Finally eating dinner, we have been using Sun Basket for three meals a week and I love it, takes about 20-30 mins to prepare and all the ingredients are included- mostly organic and all non-GMO! Tonight was sole with stuffed mushroom and red pepper sauce, delish!
31C 20F 25P
DAILY TOTAL | 123C 60F 124P
not a bad day, missing some carbs but stayed on point and got my water in which is a win!
Tuesday, Feb 26
4:45am
Up at 4:45am per my usual routine; today’s workout was a 60 minute Peloton Bootcamp- 30 mins of tread work and 30 mins of chest/back weights
7:15am
At the office and ready to eat
Whey protein (this was immediately post workout)
½ cup Fage 0% greek yogurt
½ cup organic blueberries
¼ cup grain free granola
21C 11F 40P
9:45 am
Getting hungry and meeting a friend for lunch at 12:15pm which is late for me; we are signed up for a “test meal” at a new restaurant so not sure what it will be but will roll with it :)
Honeycrisp apple
Tablespoon of nut butter
33C 9F 4P
12:15pm
Lunch at the “test meal”- the menu was limited and we could not order the same thing; it was good but sloooowwww (not done until 1:45 pm)
3 honey glazed/roasted brussel sprouts
2 fish tacos- ate all of one of them and then the fish/goodies out of the other one
½ cup creamed corn side
4 oz of cold pressed watermelon juice
68C 25F 26P (best I can estimate)
5:30pm
Fundraiser night at Jimmy John’s for the YMCA where the hubs is a board member
Turkey Tom UNWICH, no mayo, add mustard
Oatmega Bar (these are delish)
Superfoods power, no protein in this one
39C 8F 29P
8:30pm
Time for bed, going to try a sample of an overnight recovery shake, I am low on protein
6C 0F 20P
DAILY TOTAL | 168C 53F 118P
a decent day for sure, other than not knowing 100% on lunch; got my water in again today and am feeling satisfied
Wednesday, Feb 27
4:45am
Up at 4:45am per my usual routine; today’s workout was a 40 minute leg lift and hitt
7:00 am
At the office and ready to eat
Whey protein (this was immediately post workout)
Steel cut oats
Honeycrisp apple
PB Fit peanut butter powder
Dash of cinnamon
59C 4F 36P
11:00am
Long lunch meeting for continuing education, I hate these meetings, lol! I do the best I can, this week is VERY unusual, I rarely eat out and set menus make it hard!
Small cup of crab and corn chowder
3 oz salmon (bro and dad stole the rest!)
1 oz chicken (I stole from bro!)
Mixed veggies (approx cup)
⅓ piece of carrot cake (thank god my bro and dad ate the rest, this place has the best cake ever)
45C 27F 37P
8:00pm
Finally home, still need to finish up my eating so I go to my easy shake
Superfood shake w/protein
15C 2F 16P
DAILY TOTAL| 147C 66F 111P
a little off and this is where I struggle, when I have a meal where I don’t know what the menu will be (in this case, lunch)- tried to adjust and ended up ok; tomorrow will be better!
Thursday, Feb 28
4:45am
Usual routine; today’s workout was a 60 minute Peloton Bootcamp- 30 on the tread and 30 of core work
7:00 am
At the office and ready to eat; now, admittedly, there is nothing good about this “meal”- but once a week I allow myself this treat, I LOVE scones and this keeps me sane :)
Whey protein (this was immediately post workout)
Scone
Skinny Latte
52C 10F 41P
11:00 am
Ready for lunch, had an appointment and never had a snack, my days revolve around my clients :)
½ cup Fage 0% greek yogurt
½ cup organic blackberries
¼ cup grain free granola
Aloha protein bar (so good! Tastes like a thin mint cookie!)
41C 20F 29P
6:00pm
Home and made a Sunbasket for dinner
Superfood powder, no protein
Sun Basket- Chicken Diablo with Broccoli and Caramelized Onions and Quinoa (very little)
34C 18F 46P
DAILY TOTAL | 172C 57F 121P
Finally, a day where I almost nailed it 100%, nice to not have any meals out!
Friday, March 1
4:45am
Today’s workout was some weights for arms and a 30 min Peloton ride
7:00 am
At the office and ready to eat
Whey protein (this was immediately post workout)
2 eggs
Kale
a bit of cheese (scramble)
Coffee with splash of nonfat milk
4C 13F 42P
9:15 am
Feeling a bit hungry, having a small snack
½ cup blackberries
Tablespoon of roasted peanuts
13C 5F 4P
11:30am
Celebratory lunch at our office, my little bro and his wife had their first baby and she is visiting for the first time (we are a family practice); she picked a local fav and lucky for me, their salads are amazing!
Chop’s Chicken Citrus Salad- mixed greens, herbed grilled chicken, mandarin oranges, grape tomatoes, walnuts and fat free raspberry vinaigrette on the side
33C 14F 28P
2:00 pm
Feeling that sweet craving, time for a snack, LOVE these bars!
Oatmega Bar- Brownie Crisp
21C 7F 14P
5:30 pm
Home and made a Sun Basket for dinner after taking the pups for a walk, it is 40 degrees! Planned around a craft beer tonight, thought it would taste good with dinner and while cleaning (I know, crazy Friday night, I am 40, my hubs plays soccer tonight and I jam with the fur kids)
Sun Basket - Creole Chicken Jambalaya
Three Floyds Gumballhead (local to Indiana!)
Superfood powder without protein while I make dinner
A few kettle chips (hungry while I made dinner, need to make a better choice here)
93C 11F 36P
DAILY TOTAL | 165C 50F 124P
Feels good to finish the week strong!
BREAKTHROUGH THIS WEEK: I am learning to be more flexible and have grabbed some products to help- ie, I have nut butter WITH fat but I also have PB powder with LITTLE fat, so I can plug what I need day by day; same with my superfoods- I now have a version WITH protein and a version WITHOUT :) For mornings I have oatmeal (hello carbs) but also greek yogurt (hello protein), building out a wider range of go to options is helping a lot!
Saturday, March 2
8:00 am
My weekly workout at Orangetheory, burned over 500 calories, whoop!
9:30 am
Home and ready for some food, my belly is growling! I am one of those gotta be empty stomach workout peeps, or I feel sick!
Whey protein shake
Kodiak protein waffles
2 tablespoons of PB powder mixed with water
31C 13F 45P
1:00pm
Leftovers, have a big dinner coming tonight and I don’t know the menu so I’ll load up on protein and keep the fat and carbs light here by eating the leftover Sun Basket meal (the hubs had a work dinner that night); this piece of chicken was smaller and I ate extra veggies the other night so adjusted the macros a bit
Superfood powder, no protein
Sun Basket- Chicken Diablo with Broccoli and Caramelized Onions and Quinoa (very little)
36C 14F 36P
3:30 pm
Hungry so I decide to have a snack before church, I don’t want to head into dinner starving!
Piece of turkey jerky
Larabar truffles
18C 8F 12P
6:00 pm
Ate actual dinner at 7:30pm, super late for me! - dinner at my mom’s; every year my mom makes a huge Valentine’s meal for us and the menu is top secret; we are just now having it due to said new baby mentioned before, lol, who was born on 2/15; they love doing it and I do not ask any questions out of respect to her; these are my best guesses- in this case, I enjoy with no regrets and get back on track tomorrow.
70C 34F 62P
DAILY TOTAL | 156C 69F 155P
It is amazing how I can taste salt now. Dinner was so salty! I don’t salt anything at home; I had guessed that dinner would be protein light and carb heavy and was a little off on that- I’m not sweating it; I worked out, went in hydrated and with calories to spare knowing it was a big meal; scale will be up tomorrow but it doesn’t bother me anymore day to day because it only reflects what I’ve done in the short term, the longer term pattern is more important! Back on track (and in control, lol) tomorrow!
Sunday, March 3
6:30am
Pups slept in! Catching up on a few things and heading down to the Peloton to sweat out some of last night’s dinner, lol! 60 minute ride today :)
8:45am
Ride done and ready to eat
Whey protein powder
Kodiak protein pancakes
⅔ cups blueberries (in the pancakes)
47C 2F 34P
11:00 am
Out the door to get my nails done and it will be awhile until lunch, grab a snack
Oatmega Brownie Crisp bar
21C 7F 14P
1:15 pm
Back from errands, going to have a bit of lunch but I’m not that hungry today (wonder why, ha!)
Turkey w/Marinara Sauce (3 oz, ½ cup sauce)
½ cup Quinoa Pasta
Sprinkle of parm cheese
57C 10F 26P
4:45 pm
Early dinner before I am off to watch my new niece for a few hours; made some TexMex grilled chicken to put on a salad
Superfoods powder without protein
3oz grilled chicken
2 cups organic spring mix
1 mini Wholly Guacamole
2 tablespoons Kirkland organic salsa
⅛ Fage greek yogurt (instead of sour cream)
Low fat string cheese
24C 16F 38P
DAILY TOTAL | 112P 149C 35F
Not a bad end to the weekend, again, not super hungry today, most likely because of yesterday’s overdose of protein! Prepped for the week and loving the Habyt Life!
