Matt's Diary pt 2 Electric Boogaloo

[jonom]

Weight for 5/10/2023: 294.6

Breakfast: 4 Servings of Cereal (600 cal.), 2 Servings of 1% Milk (200 cal.), 4 cups of Coffee (100 cal.)

Lunch: Roast Chicken Breast (150 cal.), 1 side of Mashed Potatoes (170 cal.), 2 Servings of Lima Beans (200 cal.)

Snack: 5 Target Good and Gather Fruit Strips (250 cal.)

Dinner: Sizzling Shrimp (130 cal.), Black Pepper Angus Beef (180 cal.), 1 side of Chow Mein (510 cal.) all from Panda Express.

Snack: 3 Navel Oranges (150 cal.)

Drinks : 2 cups of Pepsi Zero, 20 oz. of Water.

Exercise: NA

Estimated total calories: 2600 (330 cal. over 2270)

 

[jonom]

Weight for 5/11/2023: 293.4

Breakfast: Bacon, Egg & Cheese on Brioche (450 cal.), Steel Cut Oatmeal with Strawberries & Pecans (400 cal.), 1 cup of Coffee (40 cal.) from Panera.

Lunch: 1 Wegmans EZ Meal (Braised Beef w/Sweet Potatoes and Corn 510 cal.)

Snack: 7 Girl Scout Cookies (490 cal.)

Dinner: 1 Salad w/Ahi Tuna and Shrimp (500 cal.)

Snack: 3 Good and Gather Fruit Strips (150 cal.)

Drinks : 50 oz. of Water , 1 can of Beer 100 cal.), 1 Cocktail (200c al.)

Exercise: NA

Estimated total calories: 2900 (630 cal. over 2270)

Sorry about the late posting (Its a wonder I can post at all since Toby keeps jumping on my desk and blocks my view of the computer!) Anyway, I decent day though I should have avoided the Girl Scout cookies. They gave it to us at work to say thanks and I ate some before giving them to a co-worker. I wish I hadn't ate any because I felt a little nauseous.

I also went to a meetup after work and had dinner there. I did pretty good considering thier menu was mainly burgers and fries.

 

[jonom]

Weight for 5/12/2023: 291.4

Breakfast: 3 Servings of Cereal (450 cal. ), 2 Servings of 1% Milk (200 cal.), 2 Pieces of Sourdough Toast w/Jelly (360 cal.), 4 cups of Coffee (100 cal.).

Lunch: 2 Servings of Meatballs (520 cal.) w/A bag of Steam in a Bag Burrito Bowl Veggies (240 cal.), Sour Cream (100 cal.), Guacamole (60 cal.) and Salsa 10 cal.)



Snack: 5 Good and Gather Fruit Strips (250 cal.)

Dinner: 2 Servings of Sushi (Real Crab (210 cal.) and Nigiri Deluxe (520 cal.))

Drinks : 50 oz. of Water: 2 Cocktails (350cal.), 1 20 oz. Cherry Coke).

Exercise: NA

Estimated total calories: 3630 (1360 cal. over 2270)

I keep forgetting to put pictures up but I finally added one. I had my appointment with the nutritionist that went pretty good. I got some information about controlling craving that I need to look at. I stopped by the store and almost got some sweets but I stopped myself and got sushi instead. Though unfortunately got a Cherry Coke.

 

[Cate]

Hopefully, you'll be able to make some changes, Matt. Seeing a nutritionist is a very good start. That burrito bowl looks delicious

 

[jonom]

Weight for 5/13/2023: 291.2

Breakfast: 5 Servings of Cereal (750cal.), 2 Servings of Milk (200 cal.), 4 cups of Coffee (60 cal.)

Lunch: 1 Green and Grain Bowl from Cava (800 cal.)



Dinner: 1 Serving of Ceviche (160 cal.)

Drinks: 1 Manhattan (150 cal.), Rum and Cokes (250 cal.)

Exercise: 45 Minutes of Walking

Estimated total calories: 2370 (100 over 2270 cal.)

I did pretty well for a Saturday. Also I just remembered Friday was the 2 year anniversary of the day I had to say goodbye to Misty. I still miss her.

 

[jonom]

Weight for 5/14/2023: 292.4

Breakfast: 6 Strips of Bacon (240 cal.) 3 Scrambled Eggs (300 cal.), 1 side of Hashed Brown Potatoes (70 cal.), 2 Pieces of Sourdough Toast w/Jelly (300 cal.)1 cup of Light Orange Juice (100 cal.), 4 cups of Coffee (60 cal.)

Lunch: 1 Bowl of Spaghetti w/Egg Plant and Tomato Sauce and Mozzarella (530 cal.)

Dinner: 2 Bacon Cheeseburger Sliders (870 cal.), 1 side of Steak Fries (170 cal.) 2 cans of Cherry Coke (400 cal.) from Dash-in.

Snack: 1 Piece of Chocolate Cake 720 cal.), 2 Raspberry filled Doughnuts (500 cal.)

Drinks: 1 Glass of Milk (100 cal.), 1 Bottled Water

Exercise: 1 Hour of Walking of Walking

Estimated total calories: 4470 ( 2000 over 2270 cal.)

I was doing well until about dinner time. I had planned on making a dish w/Eggplant and I settled on a Spaghetti dish. It was ok but I was still hungry and I had gotten sick earlier I won't get graphic so I'll describe it in a emoji: , so I went to Dash In. I thought if I just go the sliders and fries it wouldn't do too much harm, then I had a really bad craving for sweets. I tried to fight it with some of the exercises but failed oh well.

 

[jonom]

Weight for 5/15/2023: 293.8

Breakfast: 4 Servings of Cereal (640 cal.), 2 Servings of Milk (200 cal.), 1 piece of Toast (160 cal.), 1 cup of Orange Juice (100 cal.), 4 cups of Coffee (100 cal.)

Lunch: 1 Wegmans EZ Meal (Pulled Chicken w/Sweet Potatoes and Broccoli 480 cal.), 1 side of Mashed potatoes (170 cal.), 2 Pieces of Garlic Toast (300 cal.)

Dinner: Meatballs (550 cal.) w/Caribbean vegetables (400 cal.)

Drinks: 3 cups of Diet Iced tea.

Exercise: 45 Minutes of Walking

Estimated total calories: 3100

For some reason I was still hungry after lunch so I ate some mashed potatoes and toast. I forgot to do the exercises on the form I got. Also for some reason I had a back ache.

 

[Llama]

Readymeals are often low in volume, fiber, and sometimes protein for their amount of calories and when that's the case they aren't very filling.

 

[jonom]

Weight for 5/16/2023: 293.6

Breakfast: 5 Strips of Bacon (200 cal.), 3 Fried Eggs (210 cal.), 1 cup of Orange Juice (100 cal.), 4 cups of Coffee (100 cal.)

Lunch: 1 Piece of Pan Seared Chicken (150 cal.), 1 side of Mashed Potatoes (170 cal.), 2 sides of Lima beans (200 cal.).

Snack: 5 Fruit Strips (250 cal.)

Dinner: 1 Piece of Pan Seared Chicken (150 cal.), 1 side of Mashed Potatoes (170 cal.), 2 sides of Lima beans (200 cal.).

Drinks: 3 cups of Water.

Exercise: 1 Hour of Walking

Estimated total calories: 1900 (370 cal. under 2270)

I should probably eat more chicken since it keeps me full. Only problem is the chicken seem to take forever to cook, like 30 minutes. I kept the heat medium-low because anything hotter and the oil would start sp8itting out of the pan. Also the entries not wrong I basically ate the same thing for lunch and dinner.

 

[jonom]

Weight for 5/17/2023: 292.2

Breakfast: 4 Servings of Cereal (640 cal.), 2 Servings of Milk (200 cal.), 2 cups of Orange Juice (100 cal.), 4 cups of Coffee (100 cal.)

Snack: 5 Fruit Strips (250 cal.)

Lunch/Dinner: 12 Chicken Nuggets w/Polynesian Sauce (480 cal.), 1 Large order of Waffle Fries w/ Polynesian Sauce (700 cal.), 1 Large Diet Lemonade (50 cal.)

Snack: 4 Cake Doughnuts from Target (1500 cal.)

Drinks: 3 cups of Water.

Exercise: 1 Hour of Walking

Estimated total calories: 4020 (1750 cal. over 2270)

I think sometimes my emotional state can affect my eating habits. When I'm happy or depressed I tend to eat more. Today I was in a good mood and felt I accomplished something so I had Chic Fil A and I had some sweets. I left early for work because I had to take Tobi to a very overdue vet appointment. The vet said Tobi looked really good considering she was a feral and I found out Tobi is actually a girl cat! So I'm calling her Tobi instead of Toby. She's also older than I thought, she's about 8-10.

 

[Llama]

Great to hear Tobi is doing to well!
About the chicken taking forever to cook: you could butterfly or dice the meat before frying and easily halve your cooking time.

Spoiler: Pedantic addition

If the oil doesn't at least sizzle when you add the meat to the pan you aren't searing it. Searing means the heat is so high that the food browns super quickly, which isn't something you'd do with a whole chicken breast (because the outside would burn long before the inside was cooked) unless it's already been cooked but not browned (like sous-vide) or if you're just adding some color/flavor before a longer, slower cook in the oven or in a simmering sauce.

 

[jonom]

Weight for 5/18/2023: 293.6

Breakfast: 3 Servings of Cereal (480 cal.), 2 Servings of Milk (200 cal.), 2 Croissants w/ Jelly (550 cal.) 2 cups of Orange Juice (100 cal.), 4 cups of Coffee (100 cal.)

Lunch/Dinner: Birds Eye Steamfresh Frozen Southwestern Style Protein Blend w/Meatballs and Sour Cream (1050 cal.)

Snack: 4 Fruit Strips (200 cal.), 1 Orange.

Drinks: 3 cups of Water, 2 Old Fashioned's (300 cal.)

Exercise:

Estimated total calories: 3050 (780 cal. over 2270)

I ate a little too much so I skipped dinner. I went to another meetup and I was tempted to get some food, but I decided against it. I consider it a small victory I was able to not eat until I'm stuffed. I finally hung up my blinds I got some where you don't need to use any tools.

 

[Llama]

Blinds looking very neat! I tend to overeat when I skip meals but not eating until you're stuffed is always a victory.

 

[jonom]

Weight for 5/19/2023: 292.6

Breakfast: 1 Breakfast Burrito (640 cal.), 1 side of Tater Tots (250 cal.), 1 Bottle Orange Juice (110 cal.)

Lunch: 1 Roast Beef Shorti Sub from Wawa (800 cal.), 1 side of Grapes (100 cal.)

Snack: 1 Kit Kat Big Kat Bar (200 cal.)

Dinner: 1 Wegmans EZ meal Chicken and Kale (350 cal.)

Snack: 3 Fruit Strips (150 cal.)

Drinks: 3 cups of Water, 2 Old Fashioned's (300 cal.)

Exercise: NA

Estimated total calories: 2970 (700 cal. over 2270)

I switched days so I actually had to go into the office. I decided to get a breakfast sandwich and the only thing they had was the burrito. My breaks are back to an hour so I can actually go out to eat.

 

[Llama]

I only know tater tots from the infamous Duggar casserole: are they like little clumps of hash brown or more like croquettes?

 

[bluehat]

Weight for 5/9/2023: 294.6

Breakfast: 4 Servings of Cereal (600 cal.), 2 Servings of 1% Milk (200 cal.), 4 cups of Coffee (100 cal.)

Lunch: Salad w/ Shrimp and Fig Balsamic Dressing (150 cal.), 1 Wegmans EZ Meal (Braised Beef w/Sweet Potatoes and Corn 510 cal.)

Snack: 5 Target Good and Gather Fruit Strips ( 300 cal.)

Dinner: Roast Chicken Breast (150 cal.), 1 side of Mashed Potatoes (170 cal.), 2 Servings of Lima Beans (200 cal.) 2 slices of Sourdough Garlic Toast (300 cal.)

Snack: 5 Navel Oranges (300 cal.)

Drinks : 2 cups of Pepsi Zero, 1 cup of Diet Snapple, 20 oz. of Water.

Exercise: 1 Hour of Walking.

Estimated total calories: 2980 (710 cal. over 2270)

I need to watch the calories and maybe snack less. I walked less than yesterday but I walked a brisker pace than before. What's weird is that I had a craving for oranges after walking/

Your foods all sound so yummy.

 

[jonom]

Weight for 5/20/2023: 291.

Breakfast: 5 Strips of Bacon (200 cal.), 3 Fried Eggs (210 cal.), 2 Croissants w/Jelly (550 cal.), 1 side of Hashed Brown Potatoes (70 cal.), 4 Cups of Coffee (100 cal.), 2 cups of Diet Orange Juice (100 cal.).

Lunch/Dinner: 1 Romesco Chicken Sandwich (920 cal.), 1 side Salad w/Chipotle Ranch Dressing (500 cal.), 1 Large Dr. Pepper (250 cal.) from McAllisters Deli.

Drinks: 3 cups of Water, 2 Old Fashioned's (300 cal.), 3 Rum and Cokes (600 cal.)

Exercise: NA

Estimated total calories: 3550 (1280 cal. over 2270)

I spent a good chunk of the day helping my father fix his computer. He called me yesterday and I thought it was nothing at first (he's really bad with technology), but he has BSOD error and we had to recovery the drive meaning going back to when he bought the computer.

I need to start walking more on the weekends and I need to start posting more photos of what eat, to illustrate what Im having also in case I'm getting the portion size wrong. When I was writing this I was amazed at the amount of calories a Garden Salad has, even accounting for the fact I took out all the croutons.

Also If I had avoided the Dr. Pepper and didn't have several drinks, my calories count would have been lower. Once again I was tempted to eat when I went out but I thought against it.

 

[jonom]

Weight for 5/21/2023: 291.0

Breakfast: 1 Belgian Waffle w/Syrup, Butter and Camote (600 cal.), 1 side of Scrambled Eggs (220 cal.), 1 Side of Bacon (80 cal.), from First Watch, 4 Cups of Coffee (100 cal.), 2 cups of Diet Orange Juice (100 cal.).

Lunch/Dinner: 1 Large Pepperoni Pizza from Marco's Pizza (2900 cal.)

Drinks: 3 cups of Water, 2 20 oz. Chery Cokes (560 cal.)

Exercise: 1 Hour of Walking

Estimated total calories: 4570 (2300 cal. over 2270)

I succumbed to temptation first of having First Watch which I regret because while the Waffle was good, my eggs were absolutely anemic, and I never got the side of Potatoes I ordered. Also having pizza because I felt awful after I ate it. As I went to throw away the pizza box I caught Tobi stealing a bite or 2 of pizza. I didn't know cats like pizza!

 

[Llama]

Cats definitely shouldn't be having pizza but afaik they'll often try anything high in fat. Kudos to you for tracking everything and writing it down even if it doesn't look good. I'm going to guess that 95% of the calories in that salad were in the dressing and croutons.

 

[jonom]

Your foods all sound so yummy.

They were!