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...

    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.
  • Quote: 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