Hi All,

I was wondering if some of you could look at my average daily food intake
below and give me some constructive criticism. I wonder if I am eating too
much protein or too little, too much or too little fat, etc. My dilemma is
that I am still not getting as lean as I would like to be in my lower body.
I will say that I have had several health problems, one of which is not
enough stomach acid. I started supplementing with HCl about a month ago and
it's making a WORLD of difference. I am also reading 'Why Stomach Acid is
Good for You' as recommended on this list.

So, if you have any comments, suggestions on how to improve, etc. I would
really, really appreciate it. I am perfectly happy with my size, but I used
to be much leaner. I would like to burn some more fat and add a little more
muscle.

I fixed my food ahead of time the other day and then decided to roughly
weigh and measure it to get an idea how much of what I am eating. So here it
is:

Breakfast:

1/2 large avocado
6 oz chicken breast
1/2 Tbsp coconut oil

Lunch

6 oz chicken tenders
1 Tbsp coconut oil
2 cups lightly cooked yellow squash

Snack

Same as lunch

Dinner

8 oz chicken tenders
1 Tbsp coconut oil
1/2 avocado
1 onion sautéed.

All this came to about 1500 calories, roughly 35% protein, 55% fat, and the
rest carbs. I don't typically eat avocado again for dinner, but I seem to be
craving it here lately. I could eat protein, fat and avocado for every meal
but try to vary my meals. Also, I got hungry later and had 1/2 buffalo
burger and 1/2 peach.

I am 5' 8" and weight 131 lbs. I would like to up my weight but maintain my
size - I used to be roughly this size but weighed around 135 lbs and that
felt better.

How late do all of you eat? I typically go to bed around 10 PM and try not
to eat after dinner, but most nights I have a snack around 8:30 PM -
otherwise I am too hungry.

Exercise:

Mon, Wed, Fri   30 minutes weights (heavy) followed by 30-40 minute cardio
Tue, Thu  Pilates for lower body and stomach followed by 45-50 minute cardio
Sat 50 min cardio

My cardios consist of jog/walking at the track, treadmill, and stationary
bike. Often times I will add in jumping rope.

Thank you in advance for any feed back.

Kristina