Food Journal
 

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This thread may contain words that set some people off on a binge.


I don't know if anyone else is interested in doing this, but I'm at my wits end here. I just can't get it together with my eating lately. I'm exercising again, but I've gained a couple of pounds because I think I can "eat whatever I want if I'm exercising". :rolleyes:

Anyhow, I'm going to TRY really hard to journal my food here, and if anyone wants to join in, you're most welcome. :wave:
If you do join, you won't be criticized for what you eat here. This is about honesty and self-assessment for me.

Wednesday, Sept 27
- 2 coffees w/skim milk
- 2 hard boiled eggs
- 2 whole wheat toast
- taboule
- 2 baked vegetable samosas

aaaaaaaargh!! No sense in lying...

- 1/2 packet of Bridge Mix
- small bowl of chips

- pita
- taboule
- tzatiki (or however the heck you spell it)
- chicken

Breakfast:
2 whole wheat tortillas - 100 calories
2 egg beater eggs - 60
14 grams bacon bits - 60 calories
1 slice american cheese - 60 calories
1 teaspoons taco sauce - 20 calories
Total = 300

I had this instead of:
2 french toast pop tarts (that would not have kept me full) - 440 cals
and/or
cereal and milk for 340 - 530 calories

YAY ME!! I made a better food choice today!! :cp: now off to workout!

thank you ellis this really helps me too!! hey i made taboule a few days ago don't you just love tha stuff??

b- kashi, milk, banana, 2 coffees
s- hard boiled egg
l- chicken salad, beets
d- chili, saltines
s- 2 rice cakes and a square of dark chocolate

hmmm a little low in the veggie drepartment i better work on that for tomorrow.

Yep, I have already blown my day!

Breakfast: McDonalds bacon, egg and cheese biscuit, hash brown, and water

And to think last night I was crying looking at pictures of myself-where is my freaking will power???

Ali, you haven't blown it. :hug: You've got the rest of the day in front of you. Forgive yourself and move on... get some healthy stuff into your body, and focus on the new you. Come on, hon... we can do this! :cheer:

I agree with ellis. Don't give up the whole day for a 10 minute mistake! It isn't too late. You had 580 calories for breakfast, now all you have to do is eat careful the rest of the day, even if you end up going over your calories for the day, stay in control for the rest of today. I think it was knot that said she was going hour by hour, you only ate badly 1 hour today, you can be in charge the other 23.
I sound like a :cheer:

Be in control C O N T R O L :cheer: :cheer: :coach: :coach: :cheer: :cheer: :dust:

Oh, my gosh. What a day. This morning, my healthy breakfast fell on the floor, so I thought, "screw it", and ate an unhealthy breakfast. (4 white toasts with butter)
I just got home from seeing my doctor, and I made myself lunch (healthy) and poured myself a big glass of diet pop.
I've just knocked the diet pop all over the floor/keyboard/shoes/etc.
The only good thing is that the floor around my computer is now really really clean.

I'm supposed to go to a wake this afternoon, but I'm a little bit nervous about my next bit of bad luck, so I think I'll go and lie down. :lol3:

Brave, you had a good day yesterday! :hat: I hope today is as good!!

Jodi, you MAKE your tabouli!? Wow, you are GOOD!
I buy mine from a Middle-eastern bakery.

Other than the bad floor day, I'm having a good food day. :) (well, apart from breakfast, and I forgive myself for that...)

yes ellis i did make some tabouli, i wish i had a middle eastern bakery in this hick town!! the bad thing is the recipe made A LOT!! no one else here liked it and it will soon be on the compost. sorry you had a bad start today (((ellis))) i hope it got better!

brave you are a great cheerleader!!

ali- like these great chicks said move on!all is not lost. i hope you had a great rest of the day!!

me?
b- kashi, milk, coffee, pineapple chunks
s- lf cottage cheese, beets
l- cup of soup, lf triscuits
s- nectarine
d- pork loin chop, spaghetti squash, spinach (canned not fresh), coffee
s- ???

have a good one chicks!!

ellis: There has to be something in the air...I am clumsy at the moment as well. And I mean REALLY CLUMSY. Like in falling down (ups, a step), twisting my ankle, bumping into furniture, spreading tea all over the kitchen, not closing the shaker properly this morning which leads to...- I guess you can imagine how the kitchen looked like. There should be more proteine in my life, but i would prefer it in a glass or on a plate, not on floor, walls, kitchen supplies....


I would join the thread but I am too lazy to translate all my food....


Kate

Protein... Kate, you are so funny. :lol3: :rofl:

Come on!! The practice would be good for you! :lol:

Jodi, you've reminded me of why I don't bother making tabouli. ;) My BIL made it once, and there was this HUGE bowl of it...
I buy a small tub containing about a cup. :D I'll bet yours is good, though! (will the bunnies eat it?)

Okay, so I saw my doctor yesterday because my blood pressure has been a bit highish. He doesn't want me to take any meds, but wants me to lose weight. Imagine! ME!? Lose weight!?!? :lol3: :rofl:
ahem. Yeah, so anyhow, I'm seeing him again in about three months, and I'm planning on killing myself to lose weight from here on in. No more frigging around playing diet games.

I'm going to the gym.

So far today:

- 2 whole wheat toast w/organic peanunt butter
- GREAT workout!
- strawberry yogurt
- 2 coffees w/skim milk
- water water water

good for you ellis!! i hope all goes well with the B/P. no the bunnies aren't into the tabouli live and learn i guess, next time i'll make a little bit lol.

so today started off ok, switched up my breakfast so i wouldn't get bored. huge mistake!! i have been hungry all afternoon (and trying to eat to get full ...junk of course)

b- cottage cheese, pineapple, coffee
s- lf triscuits
l- leftover pork loin, squash
s- sandwich on lf ww bread, slice of cheese, 4 yes 4 rainbow chip cookies
d-? going out salad, grilled chicken??

ok thats it i am going for a walk before i eat the last 2 cookies!!

have a good one chicks!

ok so what?? no one is eating this weekend??

b- kashi, 2 coffees
l- chili, squash
s- cottage cheese, pineapple
d- hamburger, pickle, brown rice
s- ww mini bagel with pb

have a good one chicks!

Very funny, Jodi! heh heh
Hey, you're doing well! What did you lose today... probably about 16 pounds, eh?

Yeah, I'm eating. You know when you think you're eating well but you're not writing stuff down? And if you DID write it down, it would add up to, like, 20 000 calories?
I'd better start writing... :write:

ROFLMAO yeah i figure 2 more days of this and i should just about be at my goal weight!! if only.....

well i need to add in an extra hamburger and 2 squares of good chocolate that i scarfed in just before bed tonight.

hang in there ellis!!

I haven't eaten yet, but this is what I plan (and if I stick to it, Ill let you know, lol):

breakfast:

(2) small baggies of oatmeal - 260 calories
1 smoothie (Danon lite n fite) - 70 calories

snack:

fruit (around 55-75 calories)

I'll tell you guys if I stuck to it

Good news: Last night!!!!!!! Didn't eat late or binge or anything late! Woohoo. I think it's my third night like this. I don't know how I do it. Just appetite is not up there. Just relax. Not sad or anxious. Eat very filling dinner around 6-7PM.

That's great news!! :cheer: Keep it up, and it'll soon become a habit. :hug:

I hope we all have a good day. :wave:

Oh, my food... I haven't planned anything yet. But I'm going to the gym. :p

Back later...

sunday's plan

b- mini ww bagel, 1 scrambled egg, coffee
s- banana
l- turkey on ww, tomato, lettuce
s- ww pretzels
d- grilled steak, salad, sweet potato
s- 2 rice cakes, juice, green tea? didn't happen
s- got totally carried away hamburger, 4 squares of chocolate, piece of steak, hanful ++ of chips, gosh i can't remember it all thats the majority of it though

(continued from my first post)

now, lunch - 2 slices of honey wheat bread
2 slices of Swiss cheese
peach

unexpected - 1 apple pie from McDonalds

How many calories in a apple pie? Is my day ruin....you can scroll up to see the beginning of my day? I don't think so but I didn't have a good day yesterday....trying to have a good day today!!/

HI... YES uCANCHANGEYOURLIFE..... LOL

JUST joined myself...

5 ft 4 inches 215 lbs..... 56 years old and so tired of wasting my life worrying about my health and feeling no self esteem because of the way I look and feel in my clothes

All you young gals... take it off now.... don't waste as much time as I have

shirley

Ya got THAT right, Shirley! :lol:
Welcome... :welcome3: ... it's great to have you here. :hug:

Today I ate:

- handful of almonds
- small bowl of corn chips :rolleyes:
- two coffees w/skim milk

- quesedillas (sp?)
- guacamole w/a few chips
- lots of water
- salad

- 6 chicken balls
- 12 french fries

Not a great day, but better... And I had a good workout, too. :)

monday 10/2

b- kashi, skim, banana coffee
s- handful of walnuts
l- turkey on ww with lettuce and lf mayo, 1/2 c lf cottage cheese
s- grapes
d- big salad with lettuce, tomatoes, cukes, steak, lf cheese and lf dressing, ww mini bagel
s- dark chocolate, green tea, pretzel sticks

misc- i finally really quit smoking on fri 9/29, so i ate an entire box of tic tacs today at work. LOL i'll work off the extra calories now that i can breathe a little easier!!

have a good one chicks!!

ooops almost forgot welcome shirley!!

ICANCHANGE i never count out a whole day just because of one bad choice. just try harder to make a good choice next time!!

ellis i'm seeing a theme to your day, hope you had a good one!!

Hi everyone,
I hope you don't mind that I join the food journal also!

B - Honeynut cheerios, milk and fruit solutions orange juice
S - Fat free sugar free yougurt, cucumber
L - Salad with low fat cheese, lite dressing, croutons and rice cakes
S - Apple and Thinsations
D - Lean cuisine, veggies and milk
And then well........some licorice....*ahem* :rolleyes:
I count calories so everything is measured out, plus I still have over 400 calories left for the day...woo woo.......well less than that after my licorice breakdown :^:

Stacey :)

October 3rd Tuesday

Breakfast-soup 130 calories
Lunch-veggie lasagna 320 calories
4 cups of water so far

JustJodie Congrats on quitting smoking! :carrot: :cb: :dance: :dancer: :woo: :high: :bubbles: :cheer: That is amazing. I am sending you all my will power. :dust: I quit about a year and a half ago and it was the best thing I could have done.
I havent posted my food in a while cause I have been sick sick sick. blech. I would post what I have eaten today but like ellis said it would be like 20,000 calories. and I ate it all willingly and on purpose sigh. Lets just say it included mini candy bars and :o (hanging my head in shame) chocolate frosting :o three spoons of it. But oh well I am starting to feel better. The good news is that I hadn't gained weight, but after todays binge I might, but I just can't seem to get upset about it, I will get back on track tomorrow.

Snack
turkey 100 calories
applesauce 50 calories

Now I am trying to make it to supper without snacking

Supper
porkchop, pasta, carrots, sauce, garlic bread

Snack- raisin bran crunch, milk, 2 cookies

tuesday 10/3
b- kashi, skim, banana, coffee
s- cottage cheese, nectarine
l- tomato soup, lf cheese on ww sandwich
s- grapes, green tea
d- chicken breast, rapini, beans
s- rice cake, chocolate, pb and j, handful of chips yup got totally carried away again tonight.... TOM please leave i am sick of you already!!!!

brave- thank you so much, i do feel better already, well except for the cough. it is really hard though. i've tried to quit so many times this time i am feeling like i just might make it. thanks for the encouragement!! hope you get feeling better soon!

welcome to all the new faces, looking forward to getting to know you all.

Tisha, you're so... together with your food journaling! Wow, I'm impressed. :)

Jodi, I know how difficult quitting is. (well, actually I don't, but I feel for ya) Have confidence in yourself. If you can carry three children around for nine months each, you can quit smoking. (sorry... that probably didn't make sense, but I have a fever...) :lol:
Anyhow, we're right behind you. :hug:

Stacey, welcome! :welcome3: Licorice is such a bugger. It's fat free and rubbery, so you figure it has no calories... :lol:

Spirit, how are you doing today? :wave:

Brave, come on, girl... you can do this! :hug:
Icing... I used to make a bowl of it to eat. :yikes:

I'm doing well so far. Because I'm sick, I think...

- 1 whole wheat toast w/peanut butter
- water water water

Well, honestly, I'm probably too "together" about it. It's just part of that obsessive, addictive behavior we all know and love. lol But, if obsessing about making my food journal look pretty helps, then I'm not gonna stop myself.

:dizzy:

Plus, this is how I keep track of it for myself...on my computer...so it's not like I'm formatting it perfectly just to post it here. I also send it to my two support people (two friends) for the encouragement. It helps me get through my days.

:)

October 4 Wednesday

Breakfast- 2 ww bread, egg,
Snack - chocolate bar (I know I shouldn't have had it. I was out for the morning and starving and just grabbed it at the drug store. I should have had a better breakfast)

Jodi that cough sucks so bad, but man is it great when it is gone.
Ellis - I am so glad to know I am not alone on the frosting thing.
breakfast - slept through it
lunch - asian orange beef meal 260 calories

b- mini ww bagel, pb, banana, skim, coffee
s- grapes
l- leftover chicken stuff, zucchini
s-cottage cheese
d- veggie burger, brown rice, green beans

misc- 1 box of cinnamon tic tac's, no smokes, although today (day 5) was the hardest one yet, and while i was sitting at work i thought about chewing off my arm for most of the morning... hopefully that means it will get easier from here. i just got back from a really good 40minute walk, and i got my strength training in today too.

oh ellis get well soon!! let's just say carrying the kids was a walk in the park. thanks for the kind words!!

hello there tisha, brave, and spitrit!!

Supper and so forth October 4th
Stuffed chicken breast, perogies, sour cream and junk

ugh. Yesterday I was involved with a meat pie, Turtles ice cream, and raisin bran cereal. I can't get it together. :(

Had a terrible day today. Got some bad news about my son and dealt with it by eating chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate. I am just disgusted with myself and lack of self control.