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Daily Food Diary – Day 156 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2025, Health and Fitness

It is 156 Days since I began my Daily Food Diary.  That is more than posting here on my blog, consistently for the past 156 days.   That is 156 Days of being mindful of everything I consume and making deliberate decisions to consume or to walk away.   My life is all about balance, so perfection has never been my goal, but after 156 days, my diet has improved. 🙌

Our yard is also improving.  Dan finished installing the new planters he built for the front yard.

This one replaced the wood landscaping log one that had seen its best days.  Dan cleaned out a LOT of lilies, trimmed a LOT of raggedy growth off of the Weeping Willow, and added a LOT of fresh dirt. 
This planter is just to clean up an area under our bedroom window.  I love the lattice!  The flowers are coming along nicely but they disappeared in the morning sun. 🙄
Molly approves….

Daily Food Diary – Day 156

Breakfast:

(1) coffee (2)

(1/2) grapefruit (39) (1 SVG)

(1/2) tsp sugar (8)

(1) peanut butter/cream cheese cookie (167)

Lunch:

(1/2) c cauliflower (14) (1 SVG)

(1/2) c red pepper (23) (1 SVG)

(1) mini cucumber (30) (1 SVG)

(12) Doritos (153)

Snacks:

(36) oz water

(6) oz Clamato Juice (45) (1/2 SVG)

(12) sm. Pickled asparagus spears (45)(1/2 SVG)

Supper:

Pan Pizza:

(1) sun dried tomato tortilla wrap (200)

(15) slices pepperoni (150)

(5) slices Piller’s shaved ham (68)

(1/3) c shredded marble cheese (119)

(1/2) cup sliced mushrooms (10)

* Mushrooms do not count as vegetable 😢

(1/2) c orange pepper (23) (1 SVG)

(1/4) c red onion (1/2 SVG)

(1/4) c black olives (6) (1/2 SVG)

(1) lg. Serving of  Apple Crisp (227) (1 SVG)

Net total calories: 1170

Net calorie goal: 1238 – 1170 = 68 under👍

Total fruits & vegetables: 8 servings

Total fruits & vegetables goal: 7 servings 👍

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

Daily Food Diary – Day 61 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2025, Health and Fitness

It has been 61 days since I started my Daily Food Diary.  I am still eating and still tracking! 👍

This weekend was a double win for my health.

Yesterday, I went for a CT Scan that needed to be done before my hernia repair.  I had an appointment but they called me three hours early to ask me if I could pop down to the hospital right away to get it done.  That alone was a double win – I got it done and I didn’t sit around worrying about it for three hours. 😂

Also yesterday, I received the results of blood tests that I had done last week.  My results were a perfect win.  All the usual tests – cholesterol, blood sugar etc came in at mid normal.  AND There was no indication of any infection or inflammation.   That was all accomplished with exercise and diet. 👏 No medications used or required.  That is huge for anyone and especially anyone like me who cannot tolerate any drugs.

Food Diary – Day 61

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2)  (.3)

(2) breakfast sausages (270) (20)

(2) pancakes (173) (4.9)

(1) tbsp Pure Maple Syrup (55) (-)

When I spoke to a nutritionist last fall, she told me that Maple Syrup is the best natural sugar to use. (Still in moderation)  I don’t remember if she said why, but I think it is because it is the least processed.

Compare ingredients! No contest. 💓

Snacks:

(24) 0z water

(50g) Frito Lays Hoops (270) (3)

(1) c licorice tea

Supper:

(12) oz water

(1) Ruben Wrap

  1. 1 Tortilla wrap (170) (5)
  2. 4 oz Montreal smoked meat (136) (15.1)
  3. 1 slice Swiss Cheese (106) (7.1)
  4. 1/2 c sauerkraut (23) (.5)
  5. 1 1/2 tsp hot mustard (10) (-)
  6. 1.2 pc chocolate fudge cake (360) (2.4)

Total Calories: 1643

Total Protein:  58.4 grams

  • In the past week I consumed 257 calories over my goal of a net 1276 calories  a day
  • My protein goal is 46 to 58.5 grams per day

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

Photo compliments of our granddaughter Maddy who was in Alberta this weekend, staying in Calgary and visiting Banff.