A day in the life of calorie counting.
 

This is how my journal looks today.



1438 calories

Fat 69.94g 26.29%
Protein 94.52g 35.54%
Carbs 101.53g 38.17%

Breakfast 419kcal

1/8 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Fat: 0.95g | Carb: 0.26g | Prot: 3.30g | Cal: 24kcal

2 large egg
Fat: 9.94g | Carb: 0.77g | Prot: 12.58g | Cal: 147kcal

1 serving jenni-o turkey sausage
Fat: 11.00g | Carb: 0.00g | Prot: 9.00g | Cal: 140kcal

1/2 serving kashi waffles
Fat: 1.50g | Carb: 16.50g | Prot: 4.00g | Cal: 85kcal

1/2 fl oz non fat milk
Fat: 0.03g | Carb: 0.75g | Prot: 0.53g | Cal: 5kcal

1 fl oz whole milk
Fat: 0.99g | Carb: 1.38g | Prot: 0.98g | Cal: 18kcal



Lunch 591kcal

1 serving Barbecue Baked Lays
Fat: 3.00g | Carb: 22.00g | Prot: 2.00g | Cal: 120kcal

1/2 serving heinz ketchup
Fat: 0.00g | Carb: 2.00g | Prot: 0.00g | Cal: 8kcal

2 servings jenni-o
Fat: 16.00g | Carb: 0.00g | Prot: 40.00g | Cal: 340kcal

2 servings Kraft Singles
Fat: 9.00g | Carb: 2.00g | Prot: 6.00g | Cal: 120kcal

1 tsp or 1 packet mustard
Fat: 0.16g | Carb: 0.39g | Prot: 0.20g | Cal: 3kcal



Dinner 428kcal

1/2 serving alfredo sauce
Fat: 5.00g | Carb: 1.50g | Prot: 1.00g | Cal: 55kcal

1 serving Kens dressing
Fat: 6.00g | Carb: 3.00g | Prot: 1.00g | Cal: 70kcal

2 tbsps parmesan
Fat: 2.86g | Carb: 0.40g | Prot: 3.84g | Cal: 44kcal

170 g romaine lettuce
Fat: 0.51g | Carb: 5.58g | Prot: 2.09g | Cal: 29kcal

1 serving whole grain croutons
Fat: 1.50g | Carb: 4.00g | Prot: 1.00g | Cal: 30kcal

1 serving whole grain pasta
Fat: 1.50g | Carb: 41.00g | Prot: 7.00g | Cal: 200kcal

Wow I am amazed at how thourough your journal is!

Mine looks like this:

Breakfast:
1c Special K/Red Berries Cereal 120
1/2 c Fat Free Over The Moon Milk 170


Lunch:
1/2 can tuna 25
1tablespoon relish (w/o sugar) 0
Sandwich Thin 100
2 slices light WASA bread 40
1 wedge Laughing Cow Cheese 35
Orange 50


Snack:
Apple 50
String Cheese 50

Dinner:
4oz Boneless Chicken Breast
Steamed Veggies 100
1cup brown rice 100

The only thing I would see different for you willow.. is you need to snack between meals! Let your body know that there is more food coming and it wont go into starvation mode !

MdTerrapin you need to eat way more.. that is not enough calories at all!

MdTerrapin, you left out the calories for the 4 oz. chicken? Still, you might be able to eat more and still lose... :yes:

willow350, looks good! I would say, you could lower the fat % and protein % a little bit and increase the carbs--unless you'd rather not let carbs increase because of triggering?

Jay

I have found I would rather keep the carbs a little on the lower side(and what i do eat is all whole grains), I would like a 50% protein, 20% fat and 30% carb ratio but haven't got it. I also don't care for snacking, I like big meals. I have never been a snacker.

Originally Posted by MdTerrapin:
Wow I am amazed at how thourough your journal is!

I use My Diet, its a facebook App. and the the %'s i used a website with this thing called Create A Graph.

I have heard that high protein like that can be hard on your kidneys. You might want to check your kidney function with your doctor.

I aim for 30% and that seems like a lot. :)

Some people prefer to have big meals instead of snacks--it's whatever works best for you! Mostly it's 3 meals, 3 snacks for me. Today, though, it has been just 3 larger meals.

Be sure to drink that water!

Jay