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Daily Food Diary – Day 168 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2025, Health and Fitness

It is 168 Days since I began posting my Daily Food Diary.  That is a full 24 WEEKS.

Going into this challenge, I thought the most difficult part was going to be getting it done  consistently every day for a FULL YEAR.  There have been a few days when I have posted later in the day than usual, but it has proven to be doable.  In 168 Days, I have not had a single miss. 🥳

What has proven to be more difficult is keeping it real.  There have been days when I cringe while I am doing this.  The days when I miss my goals by a mile and it looks like I wasn’t even trying.  The days when I fall far short on hydration.  The days when I eat the same snack or dessert for days on end.  The days when my meals are just weird. 🤦

On those days, it is tempting to tweak things a bit… Make it look like I am trying harder than I am.  Make it look like I am more focused.  Make myself look ‘better’.  I could tweak things, but then this would all be a waste of my time and yours. 

Honestly, I am not looking for drastic weight loss or  unsustainable changes in my diet or lifestyle.    This is just me,  gradually developing better eating habits. It isn’t an exciting process, but hopefully when this year wraps up, all of the small changes I have made will be obvious and will remain beneficial going forward. That’s the plan.

This is the amazing salad we had at son Dan’s  on Sunday.   Sorry I forgot to post it on my blog yesterday.  We did enjoy it!   😀

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-recipes/a25324371/romaine-salad-with-lemon-pecorino-vinaigrette-recipe/

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2)

(1) plain paratha (240)

(1) tbsp peanut butter (105)

(1) tbsp raspberry jam (50)

Snacks:

(1) pear (103) (1 SVG)

(60) oz water

Supper:

(1) large salad – romaine lettuce, tomato, cucumber, orange pepper, radishes, green onions, olives, sunflower seeds, dried fried onions (270) (4 SVG)

(2) tbsp French salad dressing (120)

(2) BBQ chicken drumsticks (220)

Total net calories: 934

Net calorie goal: 1238 – 934 = 304 under

Fruits & vegetables: 5 servings

Fruits & vegetables goal: 7 servings

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

Daily Food Diary – Day 112 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2025, Health and Fitness

It is 112 Days since I started posting my Daily Food Diary.   That is a full 16 WEEKS!

It is three years  since I started working on the  health and wellness lifestyle that I am living today.

When I began, I had no idea where  my first feeble efforts would lead to.  I was sick and tired of being sick and tired.  I just wanted to build up some strength and stamina so I could live my life.

Over the past few years, my attitude has changed from “I want to live” to “I want to live WELL!”

I have gone from struggling to dance for a VERY few minutes a day, to doing actual aerobic workouts, walking as much and as often as possible, lifting light weights (when I am not waiting for hernia surgery) – plus living a relatively active life in between.

A couple of years ago, I realized that I could no longer eat yeast.  This led to a realization that processed sugar is NOT my friend.  Thus began the nutritional portion of my health and wellness lifestyle. I have gone from prepared foods and take out  to making meals from scratch & love.  

As I proceed on this journey, nutrition (and hydration)  becomes more important all of the time.  What used to be a frustrating effort  is becoming a labour of love.  When I can share that love with my husband Dan,  both in the making and the eating, it is all the better.  🥰

Yesterday, Dan and I made a pot of homemade chicken soup together.  It was all fresh and all good! 

A couple of things to note:

* Name brand store bought canned, ready to eat,  chicken soup contains 800 mgs of salt per cup

* Our dried ground hot peppers are a mix of Habanero, Ghost, Carolina Reaper, and Chilli peppers grown in our garden.  We use a pinch here and a pinch there to kick things up. 😳 🔥

I don’t even know what these were.  They came in a package of seeds labeled ‘Hot Peppers’.  Picked fresh, there was no heat and not much taste.  Sliced and frozen or dried and they are pure HEAT.  Odd! 🤔

Daily Food Diary – Day 112

Breakfast:

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

(3) crumpets (240) (205 mg) (3 g)

(2) tsp butter (69)  (63.3 mg)

(1 1/2) tsp jam (25) (5 grams)

Snacks:

(1) c Lemon Ginger Tea

(48) oz water

(1) Pear (103) (1.8 mg)

(4) Strawberries (15) (.5 mg)

Supper:

Home made chicken soup:

Homemade broth topped off with one litre low sodium broth,  carrots, onions, leek, celery, parsnip, turnip, rutabaga, white chicken, chicken soup base, pepper, sprinkle  of fresh ground sea salt, 2 pinches of dried, ground hot peppers, egg noodles. (4) cups (640) (1700 mg)

(3) Homemade Baking Powder Biscuits (120) (465 mg)

(3) tsp butter (103) (95 mg)

Total net calories: 1213

Net calorie goal: 1255 – 1233  = 42 under 👍

Total Processed sugar: 8 grams

Processed sugar goal: < 25 grams 👍

Total Sodium: 2535.3 mg

Sodium goal: 1500 to 2300 mg. 👎

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