Mike's Diet Journal

mikelikes2bike

mikelikes2bike

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Alright so I just joined up last night and to be honest I wasn't sure what I was really getting myself into. Bep recommended I start a daily journal of what I eat.

I've never been the kind of person to count calories, I come from your stereotypical blue coller family where we like our steak thick, and our potato's drenched in butter. The journal idea lead me to do a bit of searching and I found a few things interesting.

Min. calories recommended for men is around 1800. To be honest, when I'm cycling though, I know ful well I can't eat that little. I own a road bike and bike about 44 kms within 1 hour 20 minutes and 1 hour 30...

Is there a way to figure out how much I should be eating?

I'm going to try my best to regulate my calorie intake, but I'd like to find some safe amount for me.

update

I figured out using this site that if I don't exercise I should eat 2097 calories, and when I do cycle it's recommended that I consume 2836. Today being a nice day I plan on cycling...


so far today...

Breakfast:

2 egg omelet w/ slice of cheese = 280
large coffee (1 cream, 1 sugar) = approx 235

Lunch:

1 corned beef on rye (corned beef, slice of swiss, no mayo and lettuce) = ???*
(fitday states cornedbeef on white is 268)
vanilla yogurt (100g) = 110
broccoli varied sizes, raw= approx 101
baby carrots, raw = approx 60
ranch dressing = 296

Snack:

2 cups Pistachio nuts = 1452 (holy crap!)

*note to self, find alternative snack!
 
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There are hundreds of calorie counting sites out there that give you a 'base' amount of calories to start with, based on current weight, and activity level, check out sites like www.fitday.com or www.sparkpeople.com... they will give you some idea of how many calories that you should get - and you might have to play around iwth it a l ittle.. they also are a good place for you to record all your calories so you can see whatyou are intaking... and where you can adjust.

Welcome to your diary... nice to see you in here.
 
Welcome to your diary. Looks like your off to a great start. Keeping a food journal is an excellent way to chart your progress. Congrats for takeing the first step in realizing you need to make a change in your diet and lifestyle.
 
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Supper:

Pizza wrap -
mozza cheese = 316
ham = 55
whole wheat wrap = 109
Spaghetti sauce = 70
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550

Snack during exercise:

Energy bar = 220

Total Calories consumed today = 3259

Exercise:

Cycling, 45 km in 1 hour 21 minutes.
Calories burned* 1292

* according to fitday
 
Question:

I burned 4268 calories today according to fitday. I ate 3258 calories...

is this a safe ratio? Should I eat more? Less?
 
Hey Mike,

I use fit day and I just go by the exercise amout..not that other part...I forget what it's called right now...but I don't believe I burn 2000 cals for living...

Anyways, welcome to your diary...are there any goals that you might want to share with us???
 
Goals?

To put in simply I'd like to start eating better than I have in the past. Smaller portions, staying away from the garbage stuff...etc...

In addition I'd like to lose the spare tire that I've had for far too long, I'm going to try to drop 30 lbs by new years.
 
Today's intake...

Today I feel fantastic. Looking at my numbers from yesterday was a shock to be honest. I tried eating healthier yesterday and still managed to hit 3000 calories. I gotta admit though, I'm already finding major advantages with this diary thing... I found myself looking at labels for the first time yesterday while shopping... I just hope I could keep it up.


Breakfast

Eggs (poached), 3 strips of bacon, potatos, rye toast = 577
2 cups of coffee w/sugar = 40

snack

Energy bar = 230
Bananna = 93

Lunch

Red, Yellow, and Green peppers, raw = 11
celery, raw = 4 (I knew they were healthy but virtually calorie free? Awesome!)
ranch dressing = 148 (note to self, next time 86 the dressing!)

looking into the future... for this afternoon.
Snack

Bananna = 93
yogurt = 110
 
You CAN keep it up!!! It takes some thought for the first several weeks, but after that it becomes habit.
 
mikelikes2bike said:
ranch dressing = 148 (note to self, next time 86 the dressing!)
Click to expand...

I wouldn't say 86 the dressing TOTALLY if it will help you, but I would definitely advise only 1-2 T. of a fat free version. There are some wonderful fat free veggie dips out there too! Just have to pay close attention to the serving sizes.
 
thanks for the tip bep... I'll keep an eye out for the veggie dips.


Supper

Cheeseburger w/ketchup and relish = 300
baked tortilla chips, cheese, jalapenos = 692

Snack during exercise

Energy Bar = 230
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Total = 2515

Exercise

Cycling 45 kms in 1 hour 33 minutes
 
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Yesterday's intake of 2500 calories felt great although I will admit I felt a little hungry going to bed after my evening workout. I had no trouble going to sleep, but I'm wondering if I'm doing more harm than good when I workout so hard? According to fitday just on the bike I burned 1400 calories...

I've been doing the 45 km ride off and on over the last few weeks. Before I started this journal I'm guessing I consumed upwards to the high 3000's in calories, if not in the 4000 range.

I don't find it difficult cutting the calories like I have over the last few days, but like I said earlier, I just don't want to do more harm than good.
 
breakfast (early in the morning

rice krispies w/ 1% milk = 149

2nd breakfast (got taken out for breakfast)

coffee, homefries, poached eggs & bacon = 419

Lunch

left over cheeseburger = 313
yogurt = 110
 
Supper

pizza wrap = 612
Lemonade = 902 (DAMN!)
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total 2516


Exercise
None, unless you call pushing the buttons on my remote control exercise :) Decided to give the legs a rest.
 
Miss_Kallie , you mean the BMR? sure you use that many calories. the bigger you are the more you use :)
If in doubt checkout wikipedia.com!
 
Breakfast

3 egg omelet = 298

Exercise

cycling 45 km in an hour fourty... (tough headwind on the way back)

Snack during exercise

2 Energy bars = 460

Lunch

2 Servings of Ramen noodles = 381
 
Sounds like you're doing a great job!! You might want to add some additional veggies to your meals. They don't add up to much and help with being hungry. Watch out for those Ramen noodles, they're fried so you'll have to watch the fat content on it.

I have to give my legs a break every once in a while too from riding my bike, but then I'm just starting out.
 
last night's supper (invited to bbq)

2 burgers, wedges = 635
7 light beer = 706
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total for the day 2479

breakfast today

mug o coffee, black = 5 calories
2 scrambled eggs n toast = 332
 
btw, my scale apparently has been very mean to me... I weighed myself a few days ago and I was 212 but when I went out last night I weighed 204 on my buddy's scale... I mentioned the difference to my buddy so he dug out his old one and I got the same result, I'm 204.

I'm thinking I may need to buy a new scale
 
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