Daily Food Diary – Day 137 of 365

It is 137 Days since I began posting my Daily Food Diary. 😁 And it is 1 Day since I finished my latest round of antibiotics and Prednisone! πŸ˜ƒ

Yesterday, I failed to meet my goal for net total calories and for saturated fats.  There is no excuse for over cheesing the nachos – but I can justify eating the extra nachos.  They were VERY good! And.. I burned a lot of calories yesterday, some of which I did not deduct from my calorie intake. 

The bulk of those non- deducted calories burnt came from yardwork.  I trimmed our front yard and mowed the big half – much bigger, but easier.  The grass was marginally shorter than the other side, but I still emptied the grass bag four times into our big green bin.  That is the hardest part of mowing because our mower bag is huge and heavy, our green bin is almost as tall as me, and my face is right in the fresh grass (not ideal with grass allergies. πŸ™„) But I got the one side done before Dan decided I was done.  He did the more difficult side.  Today, our grandson Rory is coming over to give the yard a good raking.  I am excited to see him and excited to have another major project off the books!

Work mode!

After mowing, I took on one more project for the day – which I did deduct calories for.  I let Molly take me for a full walk around our neighbourhood ALONE.   That was the first time I have ventured out that far with her in TWO YEARS.  The first time since the dogpark collision/broken arm incident of 2023.  πŸ™„  I just didn’t totally trust either her or myself to go alone since. 

Yesterday, Molly crushed it!  She did have to make one quick poop stop, but otherwise she was focused on getting me around the neighborhood and back home.  She just cruised right by other dogs, vehicles, lots of people, trees, sign posts, and the like.  

And we had one bonus moment… Granddaughter Genie drove past us with her sisters Maddie and Prim.Β  They waved and yelled at us.Β  I waved and yelled back to them.Β  You can’t buy moments like those and nothing can prepare you for them. ☺️

I am so blessed to have my health and my family and my Molly dog.  πŸ’žπŸŒž

Daily Food Diary – Day 137

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2)

(1) Paratha (240) (1 gram)

(1) tbsp all-natural peanut butter (90) (1 gram)

(1) tbsp jam (50)

Lunch:

(3) oz BBQ chicken breast (53)

(12) Lightly salted ripple chips (130) (.5 grams)

Snacks

(48) oz water

(1) Lemon oatmeal cookie (68) (.6 grams)

Supper:

(2) Lg servings of nachos – tortilla chips, lean ground turkey, orange, pepper, jalapeno , green onions, green olives, shredded cheese, salsa  (996) (22.9 grams)

Total net calories: 1369

Net calorie goal: 1243 – 1369 = 126 over πŸ‘Ž

Total saturated fats: 26 grams

Saturated fats goal: 13.75 grams πŸ‘Ž

That’s it for today.  Take care & have a great day! πŸ’–πŸ˜Œ

Molly – 2022

Daily Daily Food Diary – Day 136 of 365

It is 136 Days since I began posting my Daily Food Diary! πŸŽ‰

When I began this challenge, I did not have any specific goals in mind.  I wanted to be more mindful of what I was eating and make adjustments along the way.  That is what I am experiencing, but that and so much more.

My husband Dan, who has supported my health and fitness journey from Day 1 (three years ago) reads my blog every day.  It has opened up a new line of communication between us from shopping, to choosing daily meal  options, to how we prepare our meals.  It has brought us even closer, which is really quite amazing!

Dan and I are both retired now, so we have time to communicate.  It wasn’t always this way.  For the decades that I worked Monday to Friday and he worked 24/7 shifts, we could go days on end barely seeing each other.   Four day weekends were nice but they were filled with grandbabies, golf, to do lists, and the like – not a lot of time for small (or big) talks. 

I was actually concerned about how we would manage once we had this opportunity to spend more time together. So far, so good!  And between My Daily Diary, gardening season, Molly dog,  and a bit of travelling this summer – it’s only getting better. πŸ˜ŠπŸ’žβ˜ΊοΈ

2023 – Dan retired and our new (and improved)  life began!

Daily Food Diary – Day 136

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee(2)

(1) tsp olive oil (40) (.7 grams)

(2) eggs (160) (3 grams)

(2) slices back bacon (100) (1 gram)

Lunch:

(48) oz water

(1) pear (103)

(12) raspberries (12)

Snacks:

(1/2) c bbq corn nuts (230) (1 gram)

Supper:

(5 3/5) oz beef striploin (408) (9.8 grams)

(1) c Ramen cabbage salad (169) (1.4 grams)

(1) corn on the cob (78) (.2 grams)

(2) tsp butter (69) (4.7 grams)

(2) tbsp Steakhouse BBQ sauce (50)

(1/8) tsp seasoning salt

(2) Lemon oatmeal cookies (137) (1.2 grams)

Total net calories: 1396

Net calorie goal: 1243 – 1396 = 153 over πŸ‘Ž

Total saturated fats: 23 grams

Saturated fats goal: 13.75 grams πŸ‘Ž

That’s it for today.  Take care and have a great day! πŸ’—πŸŒž

Grandpa’s Bleeding Heart is thriving this year and it got a bit of sprucing up, too.  It is loaded with hearts to come, and the next time I go to a greenhouse I am going to get some purple and white alyssum to fill in the planter around it. 😊