Daily Food Diary – Day 222 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2025, Health and Fitness

Today is Day 222 of my Daily Food Diary.   222 seemed like an auspicious number so I decided to run it past Google.

The number 222 signifies Balance, Harmony, and Trust.  That sounds pretty good to me!

I started my morning by taking Molly for her morning walk.   It went well – better than usual, so that backed up Google’s prediction for the day. 😊

Daughter, Jennifer and I are taking her dog Sasha to Pet Value today to introduce her to their dog bath.  We’ll see how powerful Number 222 really is.

Molly with Sasha.  Sasha isn’t short of sass and attitude (even when she’s not the big dog).

Yesterday, I learned something new about my eating habits. 

Left to my own devices, I am an evening snacker.  I knew that from the night shifts that Dan used to work and the Dart Nights he goes to in the winter since he retired.   Alone, I could mindlessly munch my way through countless empty calories. 

Now that I am more mindful and accountable for what I consume in a day, that is not so much of an issue.  But, I have a new one! 

This summer, Dan has been golfing quite frequently.  I am fine with that.   He sees his friends, gets out in the fresh (somewhat) air, and is relatively active.  It is all around healthy, quality time for him.  I have my time to do my workouts, read, do my nails, whatever.

The only problem is, supper is generally much later than I am accustomed to.  Even, if I have a good breakfast and lunch – or a hearty brunch, I am ready for supper by 6:30.  By 7:30 I am starving!  I am in a losing battle with any random snack that crosses my path.  Even if I have a good  mid-afternoon snack, it is a struggle until supper is served.  🤦

Daily Food Diary – Day 222

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2)

(2) scrambled eggs (182)

(3) slices bacon (130)

Snacks:

(3/4) c ice cream with pecans, chocolate sauce, and caramel syrup (421)

(1) almond flour/chocolate chip cookie (50)

(48) oz water

Supper:

(4) oz pork cutlet (240)

(12) crinkle cut fries (82)

(1/2) c gravy (50)

(1) mini cucumber (green) 10

Total net calories: 1168

Net calories goal: 1222 – 1168 = 54 under

That’s it for today.  Take care and have a great day! ❤️😊

9 thoughts on “Daily Food Diary – Day 222 of 365”

  1. Because we’re on entirely different sleep/wake cycles, hubs and I have been on different eating schedules for years. We decided a long time ago that we’ll each have a meal or a snack when we’re hungry, even if that means at different times from the other. I usually prep supper in the morning to heat up in the mic later. I like to have that meal around 4:30 pm because I’m usually in bed by 7pm. Hubs has his supper meal around 9pm because he’ll be awake until long after midnight. Usually the only time we dine together is when we go out for a meal (which isn’t often). It doesn’t work for everyone to do meals this way, but it sure does for us!

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  3. As long as you have found what works for you! Dan and I went so many years missing a lot of meals together because of our work schedules that I try to make it work now. But I go to bed 10ish and he comes to bed some time before breakfast. 😂

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  6. Oh we did too, Anne. Hubs was a long haul driver and I was a nurse, so we seldom dined together during our marriage. I guess we’ve just sort of maintained our work life habits 😂

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