My journey to good health

I am way low on calories today. It was a dramatic day, lots of stuff going on...and i just didn't eat that much....but tomorrow is another day and one low calorie day won't hurt me.


Breakfast
Dempster's Body Wise - Bagels 100% Whole Grain, 0.5 bagel (60 g) 70
Kraft - 25% Less Fat Crunchy Peanut Butter, 1 tblsp 80
Starbucks - Vanilla Latte - Tall - Nonfat milk, 150

Lunch
Good Earth - Jasmine Green Tea, 1 Bag 0
Earthbound Farm Organic - Spring Mix Salad Greens, 2 cups 15
Chicken - Chicken Breast, Skinless, Boneless, 3.5 oz., 4 oz 164
Butter - Salted, 0.33 tbsp 34
Generic - Cantelope, 0.25 cup 13
Grapes - Raw, 0.33 cup 20
Trader Joe's - Champagne Pear Vinaigrette, Salad Dressing, 2 Tbsp 45
Brennans Bread - Wholegrain Brown Bread, 2 slice 158

Dinner
Pacific Salmon Filets - Salmon , 3 to 4 oz 170
Rice - White, medium-grain, cooked, 0.5 cup 121
Kraft - Light House Italian Dressing, 1 TBSP 25
Lettuce - Iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw, 1.5 cup shredded 15
Tomatoes - Roma Tomato, 0.33 Tomato 6
Peppers - Sweet, green, raw, 0.25 cup, chopped 7

Snacks
Ryvita - Muesli Crunch Crispbread, 1 slices (31g) 65
Dairy - 1% Milk, 0.5 cup 55
Bananas - Raw, 1 small (6" to 6-7/8" long) 90
Blueberries - Raw, 0.5 cup 41
Yoplait Source Yogurt - Plain Fat Free , 100 g 40

Total Calories - 1384
 
shygemini said:
I am way low on calories today. It was a dramatic day, lots of stuff going on...and i just didn't eat that much....but tomorrow is another day and one low calorie day won't hurt me.

Total Calories - 1384
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Even though it was a low calorie day, it looks like you were eating really good food... salmon, chicken, lots of fruit and vegetables... so no, I don't think it could hurt that much for just one day. It's easy to have a low calorie day when you're eating great food like that. I understand about those low calorie days though, when you're down to the end and wondering what on earth you could do to boost your calories a couple hundred. :p It's an interesting twist considering it was so hard at one point to not eat far too many calories every day. I hope it was a good, exciting kind of dramatic day for you. :)
 
JanaNanner said:
Even though it was a low calorie day, it looks like you were eating really good food... salmon, chicken, lots of fruit and vegetables... so no, I don't think it could hurt that much for just one day. It's easy to have a low calorie day when you're eating great food like that. I understand about those low calorie days though, when you're down to the end and wondering what on earth you could do to boost your calories a couple hundred. :p It's an interesting twist considering it was so hard at one point to not eat far too many calories every day. I hope it was a good, exciting kind of dramatic day for you. :)
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Thanks Jana :) Yeah that is very true, I didn't really have anything high calorie that day but i feel i still got quite a few nutrients. By the time 11pm came around i felt hungry but until then i really was not. Didn't eat anything extra though.
 
So i think my body was telling me i didn't eat enough yesterday. I was ravenous today! I am still hungry, even, but going to let supper settle a slight bit more to see if i really need a snack or not. I have an early start tomorrow morning so i need to get to bed early as well, which will help. The calories for breakfast are not 100% exact (woke up to breakfast made by hubby) but close enough :)

Breakfast
Dempsters - 100% Whole Grain 12 Grain Bread, 1 slice 120
Kraft - 25% Less Fat Crunchy Peanut Butter, 1 tblsp 80
Kraft - Cracker Barrel "Light" Old Cheddar Cheese, 1 1/4 " cube (30g) 90
Dairy - 1% Milk, 0.13 cup 14
Sugars - Granulated (sucrose), 0.5 tsp 8
Coffee - Brewed from grounds, 1 cup (8 fl oz) 2
Generic - Egg White- Scrambled , 6 Large Eggs 103

Lunch
Kraft Canada - Philadelphia - Herb & Garlic Light Cream Cheese, 2 tbsp 40
Bananas - Raw, 1 small (6" to 6-7/8" long) 90
Dempster's Body Wise - Bagels 100% Whole Grain, 1 bagel (60 g) 140
Dannon - Yogurt - Activia Vanilla, 103 g 100
Strawberries - Raw, 114.0 g 36

Dinner
Rice - White, medium-grain, cooked, 1 cup 242
Dairy - 1% Milk, 2 cup 220
Easy Chicken Chili, 0.75 serving(s) 319

Snacks
Lucerne - Light Cream Cheese Spread - Smoked Salmon, 1 tbsp (30g) 30
Dairy - 1% Milk, 1.5 cup 165
Ryvita - Muesli Crunch Crispbread, 3 slices (31g) 195

Total Calories: 1994
 
shygemini said:
So i think my body was telling me i didn't eat enough yesterday. I was ravenous today! I am still hungry, even, but going to let supper settle a slight bit more to see if i really need a snack or not. I have an early start tomorrow morning so i need to get to bed early as well, which will help. The calories for breakfast are not 100% exact (woke up to breakfast made by hubby) but close enough :)
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That is so incredibly sweet that your husband made you breakfast this morning. <3 Awww. It is times like that I am sad to be single. Hehe. He sounds like a good one.
 
JanaNanner said:
That is so incredibly sweet that your husband made you breakfast this morning. <3 Awww. It is times like that I am sad to be single. Hehe. He sounds like a good one.
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He is awesome (but of course i'm biased!) :)

I wouldn't worry about being single :) I wasn't looking for anyone at all and then he came into my life...sometimes that is the best way. :)
 
hehe I hope you appreciate breakfast from your guy. I do something for my wife, and she either doesn't notice, or starts reminding me of all the ways I DON'T help out around the house or something :p Not much incentive to do more or help out more if its never going to be enough :p I guess thats what us guys are for though :)
 
I definitely appreciate breakfast!! It is always a surprise and i get woken up by the call of "Breakfast's ready!" :) It is very sweet :)

I had the most exhuasting day ever today, and i am not exaggerating. I was helping out at a kids summer camp all day, and barely got to stand still the whole day, nevermind sit down (HA!). It was fun, but so tiring. They cooked some food and i tried some very small bits of it, but i will say whatever i ate more than got compensated by all the running around i did, and so i am not including it in calorie counts.
 
Breakfast
Dairy - 1% Milk, 1 cup 110
Alpen Museli Cereal No Sugar Added - Museli Cereal, 57.15 g 201
Kraft Singles - 2% Milk American Cheese Slice, 1 Slice 50

Lunch
Dannon - Yogurt - Activia Vanilla, 103 g 100
Kraft Canada - Philadelphia - Herb & Garlic Light Cream Cheese, 2 tbsp 40
Dempster's Body Wise - Bagels 100% Whole Grain, 1 bagel (60 g) 140
Strawberries - Raw, 110.0 g 35

Dinner
Red Grapes - Red Seedless Grapes, 0.5 cup 71
Granny Smith - Apple, 0.25 med 20
Trader Joes - Vegetable Root Chips, 1 ounce 160
Lay's Creamy Ranch Dip - Dip, 1 tlbs 30
Vodka Paralyzer - Alcoholic Beverage, 12 oz 293
Tomatoes (Cherry) - Cherry Tomatoes, 12 tomatoes 48
Goya - Chick Peas (Garbanzos), 0.165 cup 33
Homemade - Croutons, 10 pieces 150
Kraft Salad Dressing - Tomato Vinegrette, 2 TBSP 60
Cheese - Gouda, 0.5 oz 50
Earthbound Farm Organic - Spring Mix Salad Greens, 1 cups 8

Snacks
Dairy - 1% Milk, 1.5 cup 165
Bananas - Raw, 1 small (6" to 6-7/8" long) 90
Ryvita - Muesli Crunch Crispbread, 1 slices (31g) 65
Quick Added Calories, 200 calories 200
Starbucks - Orange Blossom Brewed Tea, 12 oz 0

Total Calories : 2119
 
Hey Shygemini, just popping in to say CONGRATS on the 3.2lb weight loss this week - really well done and to echo JannNanner - looks like good healthy food most of the time too.

Keep it up, I'm sure you'll be clocking through the 260s in no time!
 
jjjay said:
Hey Shygemini, just popping in to say CONGRATS on the 3.2lb weight loss this week - really well done and to echo JannNanner - looks like good healthy food most of the time too.

Keep it up, I'm sure you'll be clocking through the 260s in no time!
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Thank you so mu ch, i appreciate it! :) I think the food is truely the key...you can exercise but if your food is not in check and monitored you will not lose...whereas when maintaining you don't need to monitor food as closely (by calorie counting)...and eyeballing and exercise works at that point.
 
Missed posting last night! Yesterday was not a stellar day, ate out for all meals...but i think i did mostly ok except for the paralyzer i had at night. I avoided popcorn, candy, and icecream at the movies, even though i stood in the ice cream line to get water...so that is pretty good in my opinion!

Breakfast
Generic - Egg Whites (2 Scrambled), 3 Egg Whites 51
Dempster's - Multigrain Bread, 2 piece 240
Generic - Coffee With 2% Milk, 1 mug (12 oz) 30
Pineapple - Raw, all varieties, 0.33 slice (3-1/2" dia x 3/4" thick) 13
Bananas - Raw, 0.13 small (6" to 6-7/8" long) 11
Strawberries - Raw, 2 small (1" dia) 4
Kiwi - Kiwi, 0.25 fruit without skin, medium (76 g) 12
Homemade - Hashbrowns, 3/4 cup 245
Sugars - Granulated (sucrose), 1 tsp 16
Smucker's - Blueberry Jam, 2 tbs 40
Red Grapes - Red Seedless Grapes, 0.33 cup 47

Lunch
Cheese - Feta, 0.33 cup, crumbled 131
Earthbound Farm Organic - Spring Mix Salad Greens, 1 cups 8
Tomatoes - Roma Tomato, 3 Tomato 51
Cucumber - Peeled, raw, 1 cup, pared, chopped 16
Generic - Red Onion, 3/8 cup 26
Kraft - Greek Vinaigrette Salad Dressing, 4 tbsp. 100
Tostitos - Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips, 2 chips/1 oz 40
Milk - Nonfat (fat free or skim), 1.5 cup 129
Starbucks - Chai Syrup, 2 pump 40
Torani - Raspberry Syrup, 2 tbsp 70

Dinner
Vodka Paralyzer - Alcoholic Beverage, 12 oz 293
Quick Added Calories, 600 calories 600
(quick added calories was a Citrus Chicken Salad at Moxie's, who i have discovered refuses to provide customers with nutritional info..it had red pepper, edamane beans, tomatoes, lettuce, chicken, dates, sunflowers seeds)

Total: 2213
 
Forgot to mention that yesterday we walked to the movie from our house...took about 15 minutes to get there, much shorter then we thought! We took a cab home though because it was later afterwards.

Today went on a 25 minute walk outside.


Breakfast
Dairy - 1% Milk, 1.5 cup 165
Bananas - Raw, 0.5 small (6" to 6-7/8" long) 45
Kraft - 25% Less Fat Crunchy Peanut Butter, 2 tblsp 160
Dempster's Body Wise - Bagels 100% Whole Grain, 1 bagel (60 g) 140

Lunch
Homemade - Perogies - Cottage Cheese, 6 perogy 300
Generic - Onion, Sauteed, 1/4 cup 115
Generic - Fresh Fruit Mix With Canteloupe, Mango, Strawberries, Red Grapes, Blueberries, Kiwi, Pineapple, 1 cup 74
Harvest - Garlic Sausage Coil, 1.5 cm slice (approx 56 grams) 85
Dairyland - Sour Cream, Light, 2 tbsp 30

Dinner
Dairy - 1% Milk, 1.5 cup 165
Generic - Baby Red Potatoes, 1.6 potato, steamed 160
Corn on the Cob - Corn on the Cob, 2 ear (8 3/4 oz) 174
Dairyland - Sour Cream, Light, 1 tbsp 15
Becel Margarine - Light - 50% Less Calories, 2 tsp (10 g) 35
Pacific Salmon Filets - Salmon , 3 to 4 oz 170

Snacks
Generic - Medium White Bread Roll, 1 roll 140
Dairy - 1% Milk, 1 cup 110

Total: 2083
 
Today i did an insane amount of exercise. It wasn't exactly on purpose...i was supposed to go for a walk yesterday with a friend, but she postponed until today (which is fine). But I also went to a gym class, and walked to the gym. So it added up!

A fun thing is that I used my heart rate monitor today, which i hadn't used for a couple years. It is a really good one. So i actually know how many calories i burned walking to the gym, and at my gym class. I didn't have it on for my walk with my friend though.

Walk to gym - 23 minutes, 229 calories
Zumba class- 42 minutes, 556 calories

Walk with friend - 45 minutes, ~350 calories (estimate).

So i burned a ton of calories exercising today. I am not sure how much exercising i'll get done the next little while as family is coming into town for a few days. I hope to still get it done.

So far i've only eaten 1660 calories, which isn't much especially considering the amount of exercise i did today. I will likely eat some more later tonight.

Food:

Breakfast
Dempster's Body Wise - Bagels 100% Whole Grain, 1 bagel (60 g) 140
Fruit - Peach, 1 approx 81g 100
Kraft Canada - Philadelphia - Herb & Garlic Light Cream Cheese, 1 tbsp 20
Strawberries - Raw, 3 large (1-3/8" dia) 17

Lunch
Tomatoes - Red, ripe, raw, year round average, 3 Italian tomato 33
Earthbound Farm Organic - Spring Mix Salad Greens, 1 cups 8
Kraft Salad Dressing - Fat Free Creamy Caesar, 1 Tbsp 20
Kraft Miracle Whip Lite - Miracle Whip Lite, 1 tbsp 20
Gold Seal - Pacific Red Sockeye Salmon- Canned, 110.0 g 209
Yoplait - Yoptimal Vanilla Yogourt, 100 g 90
Cherries - Sweet, raw, 60 g 38
Costco - Soy Energy Blend , 1/4 cup 150

Dinner
Macaroni - Whole-wheat, cooked, 2 cup elbow shaped 347
Classico - Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce, 1/2 cup 50
Generic - Extra Lean Ground Turkey, 0.5 cup cooked 120
Parmigiano Reggiano - Parmasan Cheese, 30 g 118

Snacks
Ryvita - Sunflower and Oats (Canada), 1 slices 50
Ryvita - Muesli Crunch Crispbread, 2 slices (31g) 130

Total: 1660
 
Well done on the exercise and food Shygemini!

Its great reading thorough/concise food logs like yours! Very motivating!

Have a great nite!
 
Flumes said:
Well done on the exercise and food Shygemini!

Its great reading thorough/concise food logs like yours! Very motivating!

Have a great nite!
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Thank you so much ! :) I like keeping track of my food...it helps me see where i'm doing good and where i can improve.

I spent about 1.5-2 hours tonight cleaning the house...so burned yet more calories. I think my body is going to go on strike! But it had to be done (company coming tomorrow!).

So i decided I deserved to have a treat, and got my favorite: Tim Horton's Iced Coffee (with cream and sugar) yummmm.

It is 260 calories for a large, so my total calories for the day was 1920. This is still very good considering the amount i burned today! And I feel better about that number.

It is interesting to think that every night I used to have a sweet coffee like that...and often it would be something else that was even more calories, and might have had whipped cream on it..so now that it is a treat, i appreciate it alot more! I remember thinking 260 calories isn't much...but on top of everything else i used to do, it was alot. So now it will be a special treat :D
 
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