in May, keep a food journal

I think I’ve done enough of this goal to mark it off as done. It’s been an eye opening experience to the amount of planning that I need to be able to get the proper amount of food in my system every day, especially fruits and veggies and to a lessar extent grain products too.

I’m going to think about what form I want this goal to morph into for me to be able to continue, because I did like doing the tally for the food guide at the end of the day.

Yesterday 4-12
Slept from 4am to 8:30 am and then again from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm
Today 4-12

10:00 am: Cheese bagel and pizza bagel 4 grain

4:00 pm: 1 pita with (about) half a cup of tzikiki 1 grain 0.33 milk

(somewhere in here) 2 tomatoes with S + P 2 veggie

5:30 pm: Brazil nuts and pecans 1 protein

7:30 pm: Timmies grilled chicken sandwitch with bacon, lettuce and tomato 1 grain 1 protein

10:15 pm: 1 fiji apple 1 veggie

11:15 pm: 1 whole grain bagel with cream cheese 2 grain

A little heavy on the grains today and light on the veggies, I think I’m going to have to have more veggies when I get home.

1:30 am: 1 1/2 cups brussel sprouts and two soft boiled eggs 3 veggie 1 protein

4:00 am (ish) 1 cup chickpea salad 2 protein 0.33 milk

Grains Products: 8 / 6-7
Fruits and Veggies: 6 / 7-8
Milk Products: 0.66 / 2
Meat and Alternatives: 5 / 2

I’ve decided to take the weekend off but especially today since I’m recovering from yesterday’s fun and I’m calling my hangover / nausea a good excuse to not keep track of eating what my body is telling me to eat (in this case, a WHOLE lot of lemon water)

Yesterday 4-12
Slept from 5:30 am to 2:00pm (stayed in bed until 3pm)
Today 4-12

3:45 pm: 1 cup OJ 2 veggie

4:15 pm: 1 banana 1 veggie

5:15 pm: 1/2 cup wheat berries with sesame oil and soya sauce 1 grain

8:00 pm: SUSHI :D 2 grain 1 protein

11:00 pm: 1 1/2 cups chickpea salad 2 protein

2:45 am: 1 large tomato 2 veggie

Grains Products: 3 / 6-7
Fruits and Veggies: 5 / 7-8
Milk Products: 0 / 2
Meat and Alternatives: 3 / 2

I had brought tomatoes to work, but since we don’t have any salt left and I don’t like plain tomatoes, I didn’t eat them.

Yesterday off
Slept from 12:30 am to 9:00 am then stayed in bed until 2:30pm
Today 4-12

4:30 pm: 3/4 cup chickpea salad 1 protein

5:45 pm: 1 pita with 1/4 cup tzikiki 1 grain 0.33 milk

7:15 pm: 2 tomatoes with salt and pepper 2 veggie

7:30 pm: Started a Timmies Ice Cap 2 milk
(yeah, the anti-diet drink)

10:15 pm: Salad with carrots, radish, cucumber, lettuce, chicken and a handful of pine nuts with 2 tablespoons dressing. 2 veggie 1 protein

10:45 pm: 2 kiwis 2 veggie

1:15 am: 12 Brussels sprouts and 2 soft boiled eggs 2 veggie 1 protein

3:00 am: Handful of brazil nuts 0.5 protein

3:45 am: 1/2 cup wheat berries with sesame oil, soya sauce and scallions 1 grain

5:00 am: 1 apple with honey (yum!) 1 veggie

Grains Products: 2 / 6-7
Fruits and Veggies: 9 / 7-8
Milk Products: 2.33 / 2
Meat and Alternatives: 3.5 / 2

Really tried to focus on the fruit and veggie today, the ex’s comment about “you’re trying to be a vegetarian, where are your veggies?” to the sight of my empty fridge seems to have been sticking with me.

Yesterday off
Slept from 9:30 pm to 8:00 am
Today off

8:30 am: Tabouleh 0.75 veggie

10:00 am: 1 slice of toast with 1 tablespoon almond butter and jam _1 grain 0.5 protein

10:15 am: 1 slice of toast with 1 tomato and 1 slice of cheese 1 grain 1 veggie 0.5 milk

Then I napped on and off until 1 when I had to leave for another economic study I was doing for cash.

4:00 pm: (starving at that point, obviously) Sushi 2 grain 1 protein

Went out for supper with friends of mine, I ordered the healthy veggie option actually and only used half the salad dressing on my salad, I was quite proud of myself.

7:00 pm (ish??): 1 tortilla with grilled portebello mushroom, zucchini, red / yellow peppers and goat cheese (I had forgotten how AWESOME goat cheese is, it totally made the dish) 1 grain 2 veggie 1 milk
Side dish of house salad with balsamic vingerette 0.5 veggie

8:30 pm: 1/2 of a small TCBY (frozen yogurt) with reeces pieces 1 milk
Half of a “queue de castor” call it a flaky pancake like pastry 1 grain
(Okay so going out to the movies, I was less good)

Grains Products: 6 / 6-7
Fruits and Veggies: 4.25 / 7-8
Milk Products: 2.5 / 2
Meat and Alternatives: 1.5 / 2

A decent day, looking at the numbers. Maybe the frozen yogurt and pastry shouldn’t really count towards the total, but this is the real world, we eat junk in the real world.

Yesterday 0-8
Slept / Stayed in bed from 9:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Today OFF :)

2:45 pm: 2 tomatoes with s + p 2 veggie

3:00 pm: 2 pieces of toast with 1 tablespoon almond butter (each) and Jam 2 grain 1 protein

6:45 pm: 3/4 cup tabouleh 1.25 veggie

7:00 pm: 2 tablespoons tzikiki

7:45 pm: Salad with cucumber, carrots, green onions, radish and chicken 2 veggie 1 protein
3/4 cup (the last of the ice cream) yogurt 1 milk

Grains Products: 2 / 6-7
Fruits and Veggies: 5.25 / 7-8
Milk Products: 1 / 2
Meat and Alternatives: 2 / 2

I tend to eat less when I’m at home instead of work. Went grocery shopping after my ex’s comment on Monday that I had no veggies in my fridge (hurtful because it was true)

Yesterday 0-9
Slept from 4pm to 11pm (couldn’t sleep because I was hungry, but didn’t want to eat)
Today 0-8

12:30 am: 1/2 cucumbers 1 veggie
1/4 cup cup carrots 0.5 veggie

1:00 am: 1/4 cup carrots 0.5 veggie

1:30 am: 3/4 cup yogurt (low fat) 1 milk

1:45 am: 2 portions salmon (without the skin) 1 cup mango, avocado, peppers, scallions 2 protein 2 veggie

3:00 am: 2 cupper of coffee with milk and sugar

4:30 am: 2 cupper of earl grey tea with milk and sugar

6:15 am: 1 cup broccoli and red pepper salad with 1 tablespoon dressing (olive oil, lemon juice, 2 tsp sugar, salt, 1 tsp cumin) 2 veggie

6:45 am: 1/2 cup wheat berries with 1 tablespoon sesame oil and soya sauce 1 grain

9:00 am: Subway egg and cheese sub with light honey mustard sauce and veggies 2 grain 1 protein 2 veggie 1 milk

1:00 pm: 3/4 cup “ice cream” yogurt and half a bag of chocolate chunks (oops, part of the whole I’m upset about gaining weight, let’s do something to sabotage my progress more) 1 milk

4:45 pm: 1/2 cup chickpea salad (with mint, roasted red peppers) dressing: 3 tablespoons olive oil, half a lemon, 3/4 tablespoons sugar, S + P 1 protein

Grains Products: 3 / 6-7
Fruits and Veggies: 8 / 7-8
Milk Products: 3 / 2
Meat and Alternatives: 4 / 2

Yesterday 0-9
Slept from 3:30pm to 11 pm (which is slightly too late for me to go to bed)
Today 0-9

11:45 pm: 1/8 cup hazlenuts 0.5 protein

12:45 am: 2 portions salmon with 1 cup (ish) of mango, avocado, peppers, scallions and lemon juice. 2 protein 2 veggie

5:00 am: 3/4 cup yogurt (1.9% fat I believe) 1 milk

6:00 am: 1 donut 1 grain
Cheese croissant with mayo, cheese and tomato 2 grain 1 milk 1 veggie
1 coffee with cream, milk and sugar
(Timmies)

8:30 am: 1 1/4 cup bean salad (chickpeas, peppers, cucumbers, red onion) with 1 tablespoon dressing 1.75 protein 1 veggie

11:00 am: Yogurt with mango and honey (portion = ) 1 milk ()

1:00 pm: 1/2 cup baby carrots 1 veggie

2:45 pm: 1/2 cup wheat berries with 1 tablespoon almond oil and couple of dash soya sauce 1 grain

3:45 pm: 1 cup broccoli and red pepper salad with 1 tablespoon dressing (olive oil, lemon juice, 2 tsp sugar, salt, 1 tsp cumin) 2 veggie

Grains Products: 3 / 6-7
Fruits and Veggies: 7 / 7-8
Milk Products: 3 / 2
Meat and Alternatives: 4.25 / 2

Yesterday 0-8 am
Slept from 3:30 pm (??) to 11 pm
Today 0-9 am

I had a whole bag of fruits and veggies that I was supposed to take with me on the countertop, but since I was in a rush this “morning” I forgot them :(

12:15 am: 1 1/2 cups bean salad (chickpeas, cucumber, peppers and red onion) 2 protein 1 veggie
2 tablespoons italian vinaigrette

4:00 am: 1/2 pita ) 1 grain

5:30 am: 300 mls OJ 1 veggie
1 cheese crossant with cheese, tomato, mayo 2 grain 1 milk

7:30 am: 3/4 cup cottage cheese with jam 1 milk
3 hardboiled eggs 1.5 protein

10:30 am: About 1/4 cup of my lunch for tomorrow (mango, peppers and avocado) 0.5 veggie

11:30 am: 3/4 cup “ice cream” yogurt 1 milk

3:00 pm: 3/4 cup OJ and a couple of hazlenuts 1.5 veggie

Grains Products: 3 / 6-7
Fruits and Veggies: 3 / 7-8
Milk Products: 3 / 2
Meat and Alternatives: 3.5 / 2

It seems that I consistently get over my milk and protein levels, but I have a hard time keeping up with the grains and veggies. I know I’m anti-carb, but I’m beginning to realize that I do need some balance. I always thought that I ate more veggies, but I really need to put effort into remembering to eat them, a variety and not all in juice.