daily journaling – Seclusion 101 with AnneMarie

This is Day 190 of my Daily Food Diary! 💓🎉

This is also Alec’s birthday! 🤗🎂 Alec is granddaughter Genie’s fiance. She is fortunate to have him in her life and we are happy to have him in our family. Happy Birthday Alec!

**Prim, Alec & Genie’s friend**, **Alec, and Genie…this photo is a decade old. It was the day we met Alec and back when their story was just beginning.** (I scared him 😂)

This month, my Daily Food Focus is on collagen production and maintenance…

Last week, I started taking collagen supplements. It is too soon to see any benefits but so far I haven’t suffered any side effects, so that’s a win.

I have been sourcing out foods that contain collagen or aid in the natural production and maintenance of collagen. I highlight such foods in my Daily Food Diary.

I continue to exercise daily (also very important to producing and maintaining collagen). I do aerobics Monday thru Saturday, light weights and cardio Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and walk with Molly and Dan daily – weather and/or wildfire smoke permitting.

**It never fails to amaze me how few people** **(with or without dogs) we encounter on our walks through our neighborhood parks.** 👀

Daily Food Diary – Day 190

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2)

(2) eggs (160)

(2) potato patties (240)

(3) slices back bacon (52)

Snacks:

(48) oz water

(1) pear (103)

(15) raspberries (15)

(3) PC’s dark chocolate (106)

Supper:

(6) oz roast beef (328)

(25) French fries (250)

(1/3) c gravy (40)

(1) tbsp horseradish (10)

(1 1/2) c broccoli (90)

Total net calories: 1075

Net calorie goal: 1229 – 1075 = 154 under

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

I am 97 days into my Daily Food Diary. That leaves 268 days to go.

When I adopted a Healthy and Active Lifestyle three years ago, my driving mantra was “My future self will thank me!” That thought kept me pushing through the difficult, frustrating, day to day pain and struggle.

Three years later, my life is so much better because I am so much healthier, stronger, and happier. AND… I am THANKFUL for everything that my past self did to get me there.

97 days into my Daily Food Diary, I am beginning to realize health benefits from being more mindful of what I am consuming and the changes that I have made to my eating habits. I am thankful for what I started and I am excited to see how much better my future self will be faring in 268 days. 🤗🤗🤗

I have to wonder if this future self work is typical for most people. To be honest, doing anything for myself was pretty much a foreign concept to me until three years ago. 😢

Are you doing anything to make life easier/better for your future self? If so, what do you do?

Daily Food Diary – Day 97

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2) (4.7)

(1) Bran Muffin ((148) (264) (14)

(2) tsp butter (69) (63.3)

Snacks:

(1) c Lemon Ginger tea

(1) Pear (103)

(10) Raspberries (10)

(15) Salt & Vinegar chips (139) (200) (.6)

(44) oz water

Supper:

Homemade Potato Soup:

(3/4) c Half & Half Cream (237) (59.1)

(3/4) low salt chicken broth (7) (447) (.7)

(1) c boiled potato (160) (237)

(1/4) c cooking onion (3)

(3) sl. Bacon (130) (554)

(1/8) tsp salt ( ) (291)

(1) PC celery (1) (3.2)

(2) oz shredded marble cheese (227) (378)

* Black pepper, chilli powder & paprika

(6) mini Easter eggs (85) (10) (14)

Total Net Calories: 1240

Calorie Goal: 1269 – 1240 = 29 under 👍

Total Sodium: 2553.4 mg

Sodium goal: 1500 to 2300 mg 😳

Total Processed Sugar: 29.3 grams

Processed sugar goal: < 25 grams 😳

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

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Daily Food Diary – Day 190 of 365

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