After avoiding my Doc's advice (READ: THREAT) that I keep a food journal, I jumped in with both hands last week. Surprised isn't quite the correct term, but more like EYE-OPENING. I religiously wrote down EVERYTHING I allowed past my lips and then reviewed it yesterday.
OUCH ! Here all this time I thought I was being good ( I was even writing down the sugarless gum I chewed for cripessake !), but was disappointed in some of my choices. My concern is prolly NOT alien to most of you, but would like some input regarding the "fight" or "battle won" over the choices you've had to re-think or eliminate.
Case in point -- I noticed that even though I always choose whole grain & lots of veggies/fruits, there may be a prolificy (sp ?) of carbohydrates in my diet. Example of one day in the diet world of mollikins : Breakfast is 1 cup FiberOne with 6 oz. 1% milk; 4 oz Tropicana Light; 1/2 banana & cuppa joe with 1 packet of Splenda. Lunch is 1/2 sammich (usually smoked turkey breast, Baby Alpine Swiss & brown mustard on whole wheat bread touting 5g of fiber), 4 oz. Dannon Light & Fit yogurt, either an apple or an portioned amount of berries or grapes and water. Dinner is a protein (meat, fish or legume); at least 3 veggies and either brown rice or 1/2 cup of lil red tater cubes & LOTS OF WATER (or decaff iced tea -- sans sweetener). I have one no sugar-added Fudgesicle or 1/2 cup of berries for my evening snack.
First off what I noticed is THERE'S A LOT OF FOOD BEING CONSUMED (well at least it seems to ME). Secondly, seems to be LADEN with carbs of EVERY way, shape & form ! I thought I was being good by choosing whole grain & fiberous stuffs , but am I wrong in my choices ? I don't count calories (don't want to get into that right now), but have been practicing portion control using divided dinnerware & 4, 6 & 8 oz. portioners to keep me in check.
Am I being paranoid ? ARE there too many carbs present ? HELLLLLLLLPPPPPP !! I'm afraid to eat TOO much, but don't want to sacrifice nutrition for portion !!
Thanks for letting me ramble -- I'm just really freaked out about in all being "in black & white," if you will.