Daily Food Diary – Day 204 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2025, Health and Fitness

It is 204 Days since I started my Daily Food Diary.

While I am counting the calories that I consume each day, losing weight is not my sole or main  goal. 

I am doing this in an attempt to eat better, not necessarily less.  I have cut some foods out of my diet, added others, and tweaked a few.    This week, I had a craving for chocolate chip cookies.   Switching out the normally  processed white flour for almond flour, using dark chocolate chips and adding chopped walnuts all helped to make them a bit more nutritious – and didn’t hurt the taste any.

Other than baking (way too many) nutritionally improved  cookies,  my week hasn’t been going too bad – but it is definitely not one of my best.

Our weather has been cool, our  HUMIDITY  high, and we have poor air quality due to smoke from northern wildfires.   The humidity does nothing for my respiratory system and the smoke (which I am allergic to) destroys it. 

I have been managing… Taking my meds, clearing my lungs and sinuses,  doing my aerobics and weight & cardio exercises, watching my diet, keeping active, managing my stress … and avoiding outside air (as much as possible). 

But my lungs are struggling and I am booked for my annual pulmonary function test tomorrow.   I cannot see this going  well.

Am I the only one who is mortified at the thought of  failing a health test?   🤦

Daily Food Diary – Day 204

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2)

(1/2) grapefruit (39)

(1/2) tsp. Sugar (8)

(2) crumpets (160)

(2) tsp butter (34)

(1) tbsp raspberry jam (50)

Lunch:

(1/2) c potato salad (236)

(1/4) c radishes (5)

(1/4) c green onions (10)

(1 1/2) oz Piller’s Ham (43)

(5) Hint of Lime tortilla chips (125)

(2) Almond flour chocolate chip cookies (100)

(48) oz water

Supper:

(1 1/2) servings nachos – tortilla chips, ground turkey, red pepper, green onion, hot pepper, black olives, shredded marble cheese, salsa (657)

Total net calories: 1188

Net calories goal: 1229 – 1188 = 40 under 👍

* Highlighted items contain significant collagen or significant contribute to the production of collagen

That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day! ☺️ ❣️

15 thoughts on “Daily Food Diary – Day 204 of 365”

  1. I’ve never look at health tests as pass or fail exams, Anne. The numbers guide us and our physicians as to whether or not we need further interventions to keep our health stable or improve it. Of course, being from a health care background is a big part of why I see testing in this light. Wishing you all the best at your appointment. The smoke is supposed to clear here by later this afternoon. I hope it clears there too 🤞

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  2. Your cookies look and sound delicious, Anne. I hope the smoke, humidity and all else clears up soon. So you will feel better and be able to get outside more and can breathe easier. Hugs

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  7. Would an N95 Mask used during the pandemic help your lungs, Anne? I learned two days ago that there may be plaque building up in my coratid arteries, not good so I am scheduled for an MRI for a better look to be sure. This could mean a stent in the artery. I do fear these things!

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  8. I’m not sure, John but my glasses won’t stay on if I wear one. I’m sorry about your potential medical issue and I don’t blame you. But if there is an issue, it is better dealt with sooner than later.

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  9. I see, that’s the first thing that I thought of was to filtre the smoke as much as you can. Thanks, I totally agree, Anne! My cardiologist is very good, he really cares about his patients. I am grateful to have access to this life saving technology. If it takes a stent then go with it…

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  10. Failing anything does not feel good to me. When I go for a bone density scan, they check my balance by having me take off my shoes and stand on one leg for LONG seconds. I now practice that every day!

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