keep track of my daily calories

oink, oink

I’m having so many ups and downs. I need to find some consistency.

1300

Keeping track of my calories has been a very good thing for me, and I’ve gotten back into the habit of using fitday everyday. It let’s me see all of my nutrients and track everything. I think I’ll just start posting my daily totals here.

I’m signed up to give blood today, so this will probably be a higher calorie day. Eric’s doing the grocery shopping today so I can’t plan my entire day since I don’t know what we’ll be having for dinner.

Breakfast: Eggs (140)

Snack: Breakfast Sandwich (300)

Lunch: Bread (160)
PB (95)

B: Eggs (140)

S: Orange (45)

L: Bread (160)
PB (95)
Wheat Thins (70)
Fruit cup (70)

S: Sncikers (273)

D: Pizza (420)

S: Cookie (339)

Total: 1612

Breakfast: Eggs (140)

Snack: Orange (45)

Lunch: Cottage Cheese (90)
Fruit cup (70)
Tuna (150)
Wheat Thins (140)

Snack: Apple (63)
Snickers (273)

Dinner: Chicken Breast (183)
Mashed Potatoes (110)
Corn (100)

Snack: Pudding Cup (110)

Total: 1475

Breakfast: 2 eggs (140)

Snack: small orange (45)

Lunch: Bread (160)
PB (90)
String cheese (110)
Peanuts (160)

Snack: Small apple (63)

Dinner: Corn chowder (400)
Cranberry Orange Muffin (140)
Brownie (180)

Snack: Brownie (180)
Milk (80)

Total: 1752

I planned this out on Fitday last night. I’m going to try to start using that site again everyday since I know it worked well for me the last time I lost weight.

Breakfast: 1c. Raisin Bran (190)
1c. skim milk (80)
1 medium banana (109)

Lunch: Bread (160)
PB (95)
Wheat Thins (140)

Dinner: Roasted Chicken Breast sandwich from Subway (330)
Provolone (40)

Snack: Pudding Cup (110)

Total: 1254

I’m having a root canal at 1:00, so we’ll see if I’m able to eat anything after that.

New plan. I’m going to map out my food the night before so I have a gameplan in place.

Breakfast: 2 eggs (140)

Lunch: tuna (150)
wheat thins (140)
small apple (63)
2tbs peanut butter (190)

Snack: Iced Caramel Macchiato (240)

Dinner: 3 oz. pork chop (177)
2/3c. peas (70)
Lettuce (13)
Dressing (80)
1/4 shredded cheese (80)

Snack: 1c. grapes (114)

Total: 1457

This plan worked really well for me. It gave me the structure to know what I was going to eat before my cravings could decide for me and the flexibility to take a couple of items off my menu to make room for the coffee drink I wanted.

Breakfast: 3/4 bagel w/ PB (300)

Lunch: Quarter Pounder w/ Cheese (510)
Value Fry (250)

I think I need to do some soul searching on why it’s so hard for me to watch what I eat. Why do I think about food so much? Why do I eat when I know I’m not hungry? Why do I keep eating when I’m full? Sigh.