Thanks for sharing your food logs! I know that when I record my food and calories, you can really learn from it too, even if you did go over for the day.
I have used Fitness Pal quite a bit, but you're right about logging in physically; it can sometimes be a better help. It's especially true if you keep a log with you wherever you go.
Thanks again for the post. Giving real examples can be helpful to a lot of peeps.
not a problem! i quite enjoy keeping the log.
i stopped keeping a physical log, actually, but that's because i'm really good at remembering what i ate so i don't NEED to write it... so this is where i keep my log now. and i'm getting good at estimating how many calories i've had so far, so eating out isn't even a problem!
yes it can! they can look and see "oh wow, she eats a lot, but it's mostly low-cal, i bet i could do it too!" and of course they can easily see exactly what the low-calorie foods are :3
I am in NJ too and we are the same height, but you are much younger, ha.
I always enjoy seeing food logs, so thanks for posting them! I've been tracking on sparkpeople quite a bit.
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Originally Posted by Alyssa Autopsy
actually the reason i force myself to eat 1500 a day is because bouncing around (1200, 1600, 1300, 1800, 1200, etc) can actually make you gain weight because it confuses your body. and i never feel hungry, unless i smoke weed and get the munchies. i have an appetite issue (probably from years of ED behavior) where i simply don't feel hungry. ever. i enjoy the taste of food so i still eat and quite like it, even though my ED brain is like "yo ho you ate 800 calories already now STAHP" i know that that is not healthy.
and thank you for your encouragement, i totally appreciate it.
and calorie-counting is very easy once you get used to it. i've even been memorizing the calories of things i eat often without trying. if you look at my logs you'll see i eat a lot of the same stuff... coffee w/ 1/2 tsp agave nectar and 1 tsp creamer per mug at 2 mugs a morning = 76, tuna on cucumber = approx 205-225 (depending on if it's chunk light or solid white), 5 dark hershey kisses = 128, yoghurt and berries = 100, etc etc etc. i no longer have to look those up, they are in my brain. and for anything i don't know and/or that doesn't have it labelled on the package (for instance, veal or chicken), i use caloriecount for. i suggest going for it, try doing some counting, you'll be surprised at how easy it is!!
I am in NJ too and we are the same height, but you are much younger, ha.
I always enjoy seeing food logs, so thanks for posting them! I've been tracking on sparkpeople quite a bit.
i am 22 :3 so yeah pretty young haha, which is good because that makes it easier to change my diet. i've even been turning down food i like because i know the calories or sodium is way too high. and i've found plenty of low-cal stuff i like, such as my yoghurt or apples with 0-calorie caramel sauce.
and i'm glad people like that i post my logs, i do it just to keep track of myself but knowing that i'm somehow helping others just by posting them publicly makes me feel good :3
4/9/13
coffee: 76
mushroom cheese omelette: 255
1 glass carnation drink: 130
1 serving pistachios: 160
1/2 cup alfredo pasta: 150
4 steamed pork dumplings: 160
1 shrimp egg roll: 140
1 fiber one brownie: 90
1 bowl cereal with milk: 190
5 dark hershey kisses: 128
total: 1479
exercise: 5 miles on bike
notes: i have accidentally been NOT including the calories in the milk when having this cereal... the cereal on its own is 120, not the cereal AND milk 120
Last edited by Alyssa Autopsy; 04-10-2013 at 09:07 AM.
4/10/13
coffee: 76
1 chocolate chip pancake: 90
1/4 serving lite syrup: 25
1 scrambled egg: 100
1/2 tbsp ketchup: 10
1/2 cup pistachios: 160
4 steamed pork dumplings: 160
2 servings reduced sodium chicken noodle soup: 180
1 turkey burger: 290
1 fiber one brownie: 90
1 glass v8: 110
2 slices bacon: 90
2 devilled eggs: 220
total: 1601 +
exercise: 7 miles in bike rides
notes: all that time on the bike gave me sunburn! i think i'd better invest in some sunblock! also i did some night snacking, but i don't care because i did really well with the bike riding, so i decided to have a cheat day.
Last edited by Alyssa Autopsy; 04-11-2013 at 05:05 AM.
4/11/13 WEIGHED IN 184.6 MEASUREMENTS bust: 43; waist: 38; hips: 41; thighs: 25; upper arms: 13
coffee: 76
oatmeal: 120
1 scrambled egg with cheese and mushrooms: 115
1 pancake: 75
1/4 serving syrup: 25
10 saltines: 260
1/2 blt: 250
1 serving tri-color pasta salad: 130
1/2 cup pistachios: 160
1/2 cup yoghurt with 1 tbsp berries: 100
5 dark hershey kisses: 128
1 fiber one brownie: 90
1 gala apple: 74
2 granola bars with nutella: 225
BINGED ON SALTINES: ?
total: 1828+
exercise: taking a day off.
notes: woke up early early... 5 am. probably going to take a nap later. // took 1 hour nap, am still tired and craving chocolate so i had granola bars with nutella... high calorie for sure but it was very satisfying.
Last edited by Alyssa Autopsy; 04-12-2013 at 07:33 PM.
4/12/13
coffee: 76
oatmeal: 120
1 scrambled egg with 1/2 tbsp ketchup: 110
1 small chocolate chip pancake: 85
1/2 blt: 250
1 domino's boneless wing: 50?
1 slice domino's pan pizza: 250
2 reese's cups: 210
1 apple: 74
1 glass v8 vfusion: 110
1 bag steamed veggies and potatoes in light sauce: 180
total: 1515
exercise: raining out, but i might hook up DDR later or play with my shakeweight a bit. // fell asleep, but wrestled for a little bit.
notes:
Last edited by Alyssa Autopsy; 04-13-2013 at 12:59 AM.
4/13/13
coffee: 76
cereal: 165
tuna with olive oil mayo on cucumbers: 205
>1 glass v8 vfusion: 90
1 slice pizza: 250
1 fiber one brownie: 90
2.5 scrambled eggs with 1 slice cheese and 1 tbsp ketchup: 320
1 carnation drink with almondmilk: 130
5 dark hershey kisses: 128
total: 1385
exercise: 1 mile bike ride. was going to take another 2 miles but fell asleep instead. idk why i always get tired in the afternoons.
notes: a little under today, because i slept for quite a while during times i would usually be eating.
Last edited by Alyssa Autopsy; 04-13-2013 at 11:17 PM.
4/14/13
coffee: 76
1 scrambled egg with 1 tbsp ketchup: 120
1/2 bowl oatmeal: 60
1 serving pistachios: 160
1 turkey burger with mayo and ketchup: 300ish
1 cup v8 vfusion: 110
2 cups root beer: 222
1 small steak: 158
1/2 cup bakes fries: 55
1/2 cup mushrooms: 22
1 fiber one brownie: 90
1 scrambled egg with 1/2 tbsp ketchup: 110
1 small cinnamon pancake: 75
total: 1558
exercise: shopping, was going to take a walk afterwards but my legs were sore.
notes: oatmeal got too hot and spilled all over. i was able to have half, though.
Last edited by Alyssa Autopsy; 04-14-2013 at 11:08 PM.
4/15/13 WEIGHED IN AT 180.6
coffee: 76
2 small pancakes with small amount of syrup: 150?
1/2 salami and cheese sandwich: 205
1 package shrimp in cocktail sauce: 136
2 servings oriental ramen: 380
1 fiber one brownie: 90
1/4 cup corn with butter buds: 35
1/4 cottle root beer: 73
1 carnation drink: 130
1 can tuna with olive oil mayo on cucumber: 205
total: 1480
exercise: 3 miles on bike
notes: omg one eight zero so happy
Last edited by Alyssa Autopsy; 04-15-2013 at 11:21 PM.
4/16/13
coffee: 76
1 slice toast with 1/2 tbsp butter: 130
1 egg over easy: 100
1 cup green tea sweetened with honey: 5
steak and ranch salad: 210
2 granola bars: 180
2 small strips of breaded veal: 184
1 fiber one brownie: 90
1/4 bottle root beer: 73
1/2 cup pistachios: 160
1/2 peanut butter and jelly sandwich: 244
1 cup almond milk: 70
5 dark hershey kisses: 128
total: 1650
exercise: 5 miles on bike
notes:
Last edited by Alyssa Autopsy; 04-16-2013 at 11:00 PM.
4/17/13
coffee: 76
oatmeal: 120
veal and mushrooms: 225?
1 serving shrimp with cocktail sauce: 68
1 Muscle Maker Burger: 589
1/2 cup yoghurt with berries: 100
1 small can fruit in light syrup: 100
5 dark hershey kisses: 128
1 fiber one brownie: 90
2 granola bars: 180
total: 1675
exercise: 3 miles on bike
notes:
Last edited by Alyssa Autopsy; 04-17-2013 at 09:39 PM.
actually the reason i force myself to eat 1500 a day is because bouncing around (1200, 1600, 1300, 1800, 1200, etc) can actually make you gain weight because it confuses your body.
That's not true. Not even a little bit. I think it's important to know that! Especially since this is a public forum, I'd hate for someone else to read that and take it as truth, since it isn't. Fat gain come from calorie excess, not from confusing your body by eating at different calorie levels daily. If you are in a deficit, you are in a deficit, period. If you are in an excess, that is what makes you gain fat.
Keep up the good work, though! I think it's great your record here!
