My Food Journal

[Applewhite]

I have started using fitday again. I also want to post here to be accountable for how I eat and live.

 

I had lost weight in summer 2008 - went down from 187 to around 170. I gained that and much more back slowly and today I am 202! I had never been higher than 187 prior to this. I stopped tracking what I eat and stopped weighing in because I felt guilty.

 

I will start eating better all over again and post my progress bad or good here.

[Applewhite]

Yogurt, berries, granola,

Almonds

Coffee (1 cup made with only milk) Tea (1 cup)

Cauliflower and half a matza

Green salad, spinach, ground meat (only a small portion), plain yogurt (less than half a cup)

Banana peanut butter (1tbs)

Dinner will repeat lunch but smaller

 

Around 1700 calories total

[Applewhite]

Yesterday I didn't eat enough/the right things. And didn't get enough to drink. But luckily my head was fine.

 

Banana and 1 tbs peanut butter, 1 cup of milk.

Hazelnuts and almonds.

Baked beans and a slice of spinach Gorgonzola bread.

1 slice of raspberry cake (around 300 cal)

2 cups of coffee

[Applewhite]

Today:

 

Dried apricots (4)

Almonds (only a few)

Cheese, 3 small pieces.

Corn spinach Gorgonzola bread 1 slice.

Cherry tomatoes

Bannana

 

spinach with chopped meat

yogurt, matza

[Applewhite]

Some of the days I don't post I eat good, and some are bad I am trying though...

 

Waiting for annie's books to arrive so I can start WW!

 

Today: whole wheat bagel with scallion cream cheese. Strawberries with some cream, coffee.

[Applewhite]

Ok so I am contemplating starting WW. I have some of the material (thanks annie!)

 

DAY 1 on WW

 

Breakfast:

Banana 2 points

Peanut butter 2tbs 4 points

Milk (ran out of fat free) 4 points

 

Snack: Apple sauce 1 point

 

Lunch:

 

2 cups of salad

2 cups of broccoli

5 mini meatballs 6 points

dressing 1 point

 

Snack: Half a matza 1 point

 

Dinner:

Grilled Portabella on a bun 3 points

Salad with dressing 2 points

 

 

Subtotal: 24 Range: 24-29

 

NOTES:

 

11:40 Wanted to eat not because I am hungry but because I am stressed. Instead will complete written document due tomorrow, until it is lunch time.

 

Points saved: 5

[Applewhite]

So today I am starting to track what I eat through WW. I also want to set myself some goals and create motivation that I have been lacking.

 

Winning outcomes: I will start with a small goal. I will weigh in tomorrow morning and I want to lose 2 lbs this week Friday to Friday. This is my first goal. And I will post next Friday the result.

 

Empowering belief: I have been successful with weight loss in the past, and I believe I can lose weight again as well as maintain it this time. Especially now that I know more about nutrition and eating habits.

 

Anchoring: (Will keep this private).

 

Storyboarding: (Need to work on this a little, will post next week).

 

Mental Rehearsing: First goal is to lose 2 lbs, easy!

 

Motivating Strategy: I will be able to wear a size 10, even a size 8 again in only a matter of few months. (There is also one HUGE motivation that I won't share).

 

Reframing: This is SO true. I force (yes force, because I do it when I am not hungry) myself to eat to satisfy unrelated needs. When I am stressed about career related issues, I should WORK, not eat. When I am overall stressed, I should do yoga to relieve myself.

 

Positive self talking: I am awesome for giving this a shot and not giving up!

[Alezia]

LOL I wish I understood your last post, but it's completely confusing. I'm assuming this is a WW thing?

[Applewhite]

LOL I wish I understood your last post, but it's completely confusing. I'm assuming this is a WW thing?

 

Hahaha it is. Is it that confusing? These are the 8 strategies they say help you with your weight loss goal.

[Alezia]

Yup =) Do you believe it helps you out? If so, I'll check out what they mean.

[Applewhite]

Yup =) Do you believe it helps you out? If so, I'll check out what they mean.

 

Well I just started today. It has helped me stop munching randomly today (but its my first day). I know it helped annie.

 

I will try to be consistent with posting my progress, and would love it if you would follow Then we can conclude whether or not it has worked.

[Alezia]

Haha sure, why not? Sometimes I feel like a stalker reading these journals. I don't even think my boyfriend knows what I eat in a whole day!

[Applewhite]

Haha sure, why not? Sometimes I feel like a stalker reading these journals. I don't even think my boyfriend knows what I eat in a whole day!

 

Oh I always confess to my boyfriend at the end of the day LOL. Especially if I had a particularly bad eating day.

 

Anyway I post for 2 reasons, 1 to keep track and motivate myself, 2. to get input like you ate too much of this, too less of this, why don't you try this etc...

[Alezia]

Yeah pretty much the same here I know that most people that do comment on these boards have good intentions in the first place (the viewers that don't leave trails, well I don't know but who cares).

 

The random munching is probably biggest weak point as I am at home, though I found that having 6 (yes 6... excessive I know) small meals helps more. I workout at night, so I need some fuel to restore the sugar and protein loss from the workout.

I think once I get back to work in August, it will be easier to control what I eat (I can only eat what I packed in my lunch right??).

[Applewhite]

Day 2 on WW : Starting weight 205 lbs (omg breathe - - no panic) Goal for next week: 203 lbs.

 

 

Today I will have no time for lunch, so I have planned a big breakfast and some snacks until it is dinner time.

 

Also today I decided that I will try to aim for the lower of my points range and spend the bonus points ONLY IF I really want them. Not just because I feel like spending them. Of course, they can't be saved so they expire. So far I feel really good, so maybe I won't feel the need for them.

 

Breakfast:

Yogurt 3points

Strawberries 1 point

Granola 4 points

 

Snack: latte with fat free milk, no sugar 2 points

 

Snack: Fiber 1 bar 2 points

 

Snack: Cashews (half portion) 2 points

 

Snack: Banana 2 points

 

Snack: Half a cup of broccoli Very thin slice of cheese (to small to count points)

 

 

Dinner:

Grilled Portabella sandwich 3 points

Salad with dressing 2 points

 

Snack: Sugar free pudding with fat free milk 3 points

Total: 24 points Points range: 24-29. Banked points: 5

 

NOTES: One thing I remember from my past habits is abusing a certain food to the limit. Having too much of it, consistently over a period of time. I promise myself to never do that again because it harms my body. Everything in moderation (so true).

 

Oh my. That breakfast was a little too much for me. I didn't finish it. Rest is in the fridge. More careful next time. It did seem like I had the right portions, just combined it was to much for me. Next time half as much of everything there will do fine.

[Alezia]

Count yourself lucky that you still feel hungry after a meal. I have to put that fake protein stuff now just to try to shrink my stomach down to normal size.

I find that if I don't put the protein powder, I am hungry all day - if you go see my day 1 you shall see lol.

[Applewhite]

Count yourself lucky that you still feel hungry after a meal. I have to put that fake protein stuff now just to try to shrink my stomach down to normal size.

I find that if I don't put the protein powder, I am hungry all day - if you go see my day 1 you shall see lol.

 

I think it wasn't so much as the amount, but the KIND of food I was eating. I can only eat so much yogurt and strawberries, my stomach is not used to that kind of food. I could have easily eaten 2 muffins instead

 

But I will try to find your Day 1

 

Also maybe my portions are off something. Although I don't think so. Yogurt I tried to not put too much, it was 1/4th of the container so it should have been approximately right. Strawberries I had like 6 big/medium ones. And granola I measured. I even put less than 1/2 cup.

[savagegirl]

I'm just weird becuase I like reading what other people eat! haha I should start my own journal, except I don't really need to because I keep track of it all on myfitnesspal.

Anyways good for you hike, I have heard so many good things about weight watchers and know lots of people who have lost alot of weight doing it! A bunch of women in my fiance's family are doing it and have lost so much, feel better, look great, so good luck and keep it up!

[Applewhite]

I'm just weird becuase I like reading what other people eat! haha I should start my own journal, except I don't really need to because I keep track of it all on myfitnesspal.

Anyways good for you hike, I have heard so many good things about weight watchers and know lots of people who have lost alot of weight doing it! A bunch of women in my fiance's family are doing it and have lost so much, feel better, look great, so good luck and keep it up!

 

I like reading other peoples food journals too! I love reading annie's and even other people. At the very least I get good ideas reading them (but this is not the only reason, I take pleasure in reading them!)

 

Thanks for the encouragement. It will be great to look back at my Day 1 and see my accomplishments on day.. say 30 ... 60.. 100.. etc.

[Alezia]

Yeah, that's why I hated the calorie trackers. They have no personality. I like the journals a lot more as people can comment and give tips.

 

Though those websites are more accurate calorie-wise/nutrition-wise, I don't like them as much.

[savagegirl]

Yeah, that's why I hated the calorie trackers. They have no personality. I like the journals a lot more as people can comment and give tips.

 

Though those websites are more accurate calorie-wise/nutrition-wise, I don't like them as much.

Yeah they are impersonal, but the calorie tracker has helped me out so much because I don't want to see myself go over my calories so it keeps me from not eating it! The point system with ww is kinda the same really, it just gives you that limit and makes you want to stay within it. I like myfitnesspal because it gives you not only the calories of each food but also how many carbs, protein, and fat are in each food. It's cool.

I like reading these journals though too because it's fun and it gives me ideas for healthy foods to eat.

[Alezia]

Yeah, that's pretty good.

 

I find I obsess over calories too much if I track them. Let's say I'll be hungry, and I'll feel bad for eating an apple and going over the limit. Which is a bit stupid really.

[savagegirl]

Yeah, that's pretty good.

 

I find I obsess over calories too much if I track them. Let's say I'll be hungry, and I'll feel bad for eating an apple and going over the limit. Which is a bit stupid really.

 

LOL Yeah I do a little bit too sometimes!

[Applewhite]

Yeah, that's pretty good.

 

I find I obsess over calories too much if I track them. Let's say I'll be hungry, and I'll feel bad for eating an apple and going over the limit. Which is a bit stupid really.

 

Hahaha this is funny See I like reading things like this. It makes me imagine you saying it Which is fun - I crack up. (I create little cartoons in my head. My bf loves when I say that)

[Applewhite]

Day 3 on WW :

 

Breakfast:

Bagel cream cheese 10 points

 

Snack: Chips 2 points

 

Lunch:

Doner 12 points

Ayran 2 points

 

Dinner:

Mac and cheese 9 points

Broccoli

Salad 1 point

 

Total: 36=24+12 banked points Points range: 24-29. Bonus points left: 35-12=23 This is getting a little confusing

 

NOTES: Today was not planned very well. Spur of the moment a little. Some of it had to do with the power going out.