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Daily Food Diary –  Day 100 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2025, Health and Fitness

It is 100 DAYS since I began my 365 Day Daily Food Diary.  💖

100 days and by yesterday’s numbers,  I am not terribly impressed.  Not only did I consume   MORE than double my processed sugar goal, but today my lungs are noticeably paying for it.   A few years ago, this would have been one of those days to consider throwing in the towel and giving up this obviously futile effort.

But, this isn’t three years ago.  This is NOW. This is not an “All or Nothing” exercise.   Even on my worst days, this is an “ALL OR SOMETHING” exercise.

Despite a couple of bad decisions yesterday, I am celebrating the good decisions that I make everyday.  The few of these, and handful of those,  that I pass on throughout the day.  The carbonated drinks that I pass on every day.  The healthy salads that I make,  when I would prefer something less nutritious.  All of the SOMETHINGS that I do every day to prove that I am being more mindful of what I consume, than I was before I started this exercise.

The bottom line is, I am not throwing in the towel.  This exercise is working – even on the bad days when a few maraschino cherries and a little wee Sesame Snap don’t seem like a bad idea. 🙄 

Daily Food Diary – Day 100

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2) (4.7 mg)

(1/2) grapefruit (41)

(1) tsp sugar (16) (4.2 g)

Lunch:

(1) hotdog (160) (55 mg)

(20) Salt & Vinegar chips (185) (267 mg) (.7 g)

Snacks:

(48) oz water

(1) c Lemon Ginger tea

(1) Sesame Snap (150) (3 mg ) (9 g)

Supper:

Chef Salad:

Lettuce, tomato, radishes, cucumber, black olives, green onions, (2) oz ham, (2) boiled eggs, (1/4) c shredded cheese, (1) tbsp sunflower seeds, (1) tbsp salad dressing, (2) tbsp fried fried onions.  (665) (1024.5 mg) (3.3 g)

(2) scoops French Vanilla ice cream (160) (30 mg (3 gr)

(1) tbsp Choc syrup (33) (22 mg) (5.9 g)

(6) maraschino cherries (60) (12 g)

Total Net Calories: 1441

Calorie goal: 1269 – 1441 = 172 over 🙄

Total Sodium: 1976 mg

Sodium goal: 1500 – 2300 mg

Total Processed Sugar: 58.1 grams

Processed sugar goal: < 25 grams ☠️☠️☠️

That’s it for today.  Take care and have a great day! 💞🌞

Daily Food Diary – Day 88

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2025, Health and Fitness

On January 1st,  I started tracking everything I consume each day and posting it in my Daily Food Diary.   I have never been great at keeping New Years resolutions, but I approached this more as a commitment and 88 days later, I am still on track! 😊

Yesterday, our main meal of the day was a family affair.  Dan and I spent most of the day tidying up the house and getting supper together. 

Maddy & Prim – the birthday girls
Their sister, Genie
Their Mom  Jen with her fiance Tanner
Maddy’s boyfriend Ronan with Dan

I struggle taking family photos.  To be honest, I think it is the family that  I have to work with.   The photo of Genie on her own  went well enough.  (Her fiance Alec was at work) The other three were a challenge.  How hard is it for TWO people to face the same direction at the same time?  By the time I got to Dan and Ronan, they were all over the place.  I am pretty sure they were trying to be difficult.  I got one shot of Dan looking at the ceiling while Ronan was looking at the floor.  🙄

All in all, everything went as well as can be expected when you get a lot of family into a small house.  Supper went particularly well.  They all said  our first attempt at pulled pork was a win.  The girls chose the menu,  with a bit of tweaking.  Jen requested the brussel sprouts and Dan and I added buns and yeast free paratha bread for anyone wanting to build a pulled pork sandwich.  It all worked.

Food Diary

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2) (.3)

(1) c Raisin Bran Crunch (190) (3)

(1/4) c milk  (31) (2)

Snack:

(1) c Licorice tea

(30) oz water

Supper:

(3) oz pulled pork (150) (2.2)

(1/2) c cole claw (74) (1.2)

(1) baked potato (139) (3.7)

(3) tsp butter (10) (.1)

(1/4) c green onion (10) (1)

(1/2) c brussel sprouts (28) (2)

(10) asparagus spears (33) (3.6)

(1) pc ice cream cake (613) (10.4)

Total Calories: 1373

Less 106 (26 min. Aerobics)

Net Calories:  1267

Calorie goal: 1269 – 1267 = 2 under 👍

* I can’t believe half of my calories yesterday came from DQ Blizzard Ice Cream Cake.  The cake was a 10″ round cake (calories per DQ nutrition menu – 7360) cut into 12 equal pieces. One piece 613 calories.  😳

Total Protein: 47.5 grams

Daily Protein Goal: 46 to 58.5 grams

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