It is 85 days since I began keeping and posting my Daily Food Diary. My intention was to track everything I consume in a day, become more mindful of what I consume, and gradually make some improvements as to what I consume.
So far I believe I am getting as much out of the exercise as I thought I would. I am also getting more support and encouragement from my regular followers than I expected. For this, I am so grateful! 🤗
Reading what I consume every day can’t be that exciting for anyone. For me, the real magic happens when I decide what not to eat or bake or buy, knowing that I am going to have to write it in my diary and post it for any and all to see.
This week I decided to work harder to meet my daily calorie goal of 1269 calories a day. On Monday, I posted that would be my focus for this week and so far so good. Monday and Tuesday, I was substantially under my goal.
Last night was Dan’s dart night. We eat early on dart night, so we decided to make supper easy by indulging in some take out. That used up most of my calories for the day. 🤦
After Dan left, I had 88 calories left to fill my “600 Pound Life” and “911” marathon evening – my biggest snack event of the week, which I often fill by sharing a bag of popcorn with Molly. Last night, determined to stay on track, I indulged in RAW BROCCOLI drizzled with salad dressing.
Raw broccoli will never replace hot buttery popcorn, but last night it was broccoli for the win and I stayed under my calorie goal for the day – just barely. How exciting is that? 👍
Daily Food Diary:
BREAKFAST:
(1) c coffee (2) (.3)
(3) crumpets (240) (6)
(2) tsp butter (68) (.1)
(2) tsp raspberry jam (33) (.1)
Snacks:
(1) c Cinnamon tea
(25) Classic Potato chips (160) (2)
(36) oz water
(1/2) c raw broccoli (15) (1.3)
(1/2) tbsp Kraft Sweet Onion Dressing (12)
Supper:
(1) Big Mac – no bun (463) (25)
(1) sm fries (230) (3)
(7) McNuggets (233) (18.7)
Total Calories: 1456
Less 126 calories 30 min. aerobics
Less 90 calories 40 min. walking
Net Calories: 1240
Net Calories goal: 1269 – 1240 = 29 calories under
Total Protein: 56.5 grams
Daily Protein Goal: 46 to 58.5 grams
That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day! 💞💐
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