You can't always get what you want (Athala's diary).
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Good to see you making some chicken soup Athala. Some more vegetables & a little fruit would be a good addition to your calories. 
AthalaRanger
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I'm happy to report that the calorie calculator is officially on beta 1.
It took me above an hour to figure out how to sum multiple squares without selecting them one by one, but it was worth it!
I tested with 5 foods, here are the results:
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Let me explain how the tests were done; All the information I used was from CalorieKing.
"Calories according to package" Are the calories the site lists when you choose X amount of food.
My calculator uses the value of the grams of Carbohydrates, Protein, Fat and Fiber to determine the calories of X amount of food. The results under "Total Kcal" are the ones I got from the calculator.
The numbers you see on the black square are the calories of those 5 foods, from an specific component (I.e: Carbohydrates), or the total, according to CalorieKing and my calculator.
As you may see, there is very little difference between calories. The total calorie difference between my calculator and the site is of only 13.6.
The foods (And their respective amount) used on the test were:
1. Long Grain White Rice, raw. 50 Grams.
2. Plain Pasta, cooked. 100 Grams.
3. Cheddar Cheese. 50 Grams.
4. McDonald's Big Mac Burger. 1 Burger.
5. McDonald's French Fries. 100 Grams.
Some things need to be added but I'm quite happy with the result.
Edit: Thinking about it, I actually enjoyed making this calculator. It's been a while since I had so much fun.
It took me above an hour to figure out how to sum multiple squares without selecting them one by one, but it was worth it!
I tested with 5 foods, here are the results:
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Let me explain how the tests were done; All the information I used was from CalorieKing.
"Calories according to package" Are the calories the site lists when you choose X amount of food.
My calculator uses the value of the grams of Carbohydrates, Protein, Fat and Fiber to determine the calories of X amount of food. The results under "Total Kcal" are the ones I got from the calculator.
The numbers you see on the black square are the calories of those 5 foods, from an specific component (I.e: Carbohydrates), or the total, according to CalorieKing and my calculator.
As you may see, there is very little difference between calories. The total calorie difference between my calculator and the site is of only 13.6.
The foods (And their respective amount) used on the test were:
1. Long Grain White Rice, raw. 50 Grams.
2. Plain Pasta, cooked. 100 Grams.
3. Cheddar Cheese. 50 Grams.
4. McDonald's Big Mac Burger. 1 Burger.
5. McDonald's French Fries. 100 Grams.
Some things need to be added but I'm quite happy with the result.
Edit: Thinking about it, I actually enjoyed making this calculator. It's been a while since I had so much fun.
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AthalaRanger
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Monday, August 12, 2013
I was overlooking the diet a bit, tried to improve it a little. Almost got it right.
Breakfast:
2 Fried eggs. (160)
1 Tbs of olive oil (For the eggs, 120)
40g of oatmeal. (160)
Celery.
(440)
Lunch:
135g of chicken (129), cooked on a pan with:
1 Tbs of olive oil (120)
1 Spring onion, some carrot and garlic.
I also had 315g of chopped apple. (164)
(413)
Calories so far: 853.
Dinner: I was on a bad mood, but I was going to eat the soup I made yesterday... I opened the fridge, I don't even remember why, and that DAMN cake was there... THAT DAMN CAKE... I sent to hell the soup idea and went with the cake...
Bah, at least there is not much cake left and it should be gone by tomorrow. Is not a total disaster since I don't believe I went over my calories, and if I did, it was very little. But still, I didn't want this to happen.
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AthalaRanger
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I've made some serious improvements on the calculator... I expended the whole afternoon perfecting it... (Well, a lot of that time was expended learning how to use excel)
Today's Intake According to calculator:
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I apologize for the screen-shot quality. Now, all I need to do is to make a reference table and then I can start doing some serious counting...
Today's Intake According to calculator:
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I apologize for the screen-shot quality. Now, all I need to do is to make a reference table and then I can start doing some serious counting...
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AthalaRanger
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I bring good news; the scale at home was uncalibrated. My uncle realized that and fixed it. I actually weight around 101 - 102 Kg, not 110.
That means my new daily calorie intake is 1550 calories.
That means my new daily calorie intake is 1550 calories.
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BeHappyWMe
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High five your uncle for finding that out. 
AthalaRanger
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013.
Calorie calculator is fully functional, but there are still so many things that can be added! At least now I have a better Idea of what I'm eating.
Breakfast:
172 grams of chicken. (177.7)
40 grams of oats. (165)
51 grams of banana. (70.7)
Lunch:
Soup. (190.2)
Today, I had my first go with home-made pasta. I was expecting something that could be described as "Heaven on a dish", but what I got was... Pretty disastrous...
I used around 150g of flour, and 1 egg. Still, you could really taste the egg. I could try again with no eggs this time, but It requires a fair amount of work, keeping track of the calories is a pain, and I still risk getting a sub-standard product. I'll stick with regular pasta for now.
Dinner:
120g of home-made pasta. (364.95)
100g of red meat. (209.4)
1 tsp of marigold oil. (41.4)
1 tsp of olive oil (41.4)
Summary of today:
Total calories: 1261.47
126g of Carbohydrates (40.08%), 91.99g of Protein (29.17%), 39.79g of Fat (28.35%) and 10.10g of Fiber (2.40%).
Thank you all for stopping by!
I love how precise everything is! And way to go trying out new things.. sorry the homemade pasta didn't turn out as good as expected but you'll get there.
If I were you I would increase protein and decrease carbs... but then I am a pro-protein fanatic lol
If I were you I would increase protein and decrease carbs... but then I am a pro-protein fanatic lol
AthalaRanger
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I'm trying to decrease a bit carb and fat intake, yesterday's was 172 of carbs and 70.3 of fat, so today was a bit better.
I want carbohydrates intake to be around 100g, and fat as low as possible. Still, I'm pretty happy because now I have a way to accurately track things.
Thanks for stopping by!
I want carbohydrates intake to be around 100g, and fat as low as possible. Still, I'm pretty happy because now I have a way to accurately track things.
Thanks for stopping by
!
AthalaRanger
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Nostalgic, I would say that my mood generally swings between four states:
a) Somewhat Hopeful/Joyful.
b) Neutral.
c) Melancholic.
d) Full-blown Depressive/Pessimistic attitude.
I usually stay in either b or c.
Thanks for stopping by.
a) Somewhat Hopeful/Joyful.
b) Neutral.
c) Melancholic.
d) Full-blown Depressive/Pessimistic attitude.
I usually stay in either b or c.
Thanks for stopping by.
AthalaRanger
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013.
Yesterday, I set a fitness goal, which is different to a weight loss goal. Goal is to complete certain workout, which I cannot post, due to forum rules.
Having said that, today I started exercising again. It was a total of 25 minutes, without counting warm-up or cool-down. Nothing too intense, goal for the first two weeks is to acquire the habit, build a good aerobic base, gain endurance, etc, etc. I'm not counting exercise for caloric requirements and I won't be burning much anytime soon, so, for now, I won't be exercising to burn calories.
Food Of Today:
Breakfast:
100g of celery. (23)
60g of a banana. (64.2)
60g of oats. (247.7)
2 eggs. (140)
1 tbs of olive oil. (121.5)
Lunch:
80g of regular pasta. (282.2)
2 tsp of marigold oil. (82.8)
Dinner:
Another 80g of pasta. (282.2)
100g of meat. (209.8)
1 tsp of olive oil. (41.4)
Summary of today:
Total calories: 1495.3
164.70g of Carbohydrates (44.06%), 61.30g of Protein (16.40%), 60g of Fat (36.11%) and 17.11g of Fiber (3.43%)
Too much carbohydrates and fat today. I want carbs below 120g or 40%. Only source of protein at the moment is meat. I dislike cheese, but I may get some yogurt, because currently the only choice I have is to either add more carbohydrates or more meat. Eating something high on fat (I.e: Avocado, walnuts) is out of question, since I already have plenty with oils and meat.
On another note, I got some brown rice, so probably I'll be eating that tomorrow. I also got a really nice, reliable digital scale. Weighed with full clothing and two heavy shoes, got around 105 Kg.
Short-term objectives:
a) Increasing water consumption, which has been pretty low.
b) Keeping consistent exercise, even if it's not too much.
c) getting some yogurt.
AthalaRanger
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Thursday, August 15, 2013.
I did another 25 minutes of exercise today, not counting warm up-or cool-down. First 10 minutes were a easy routine, the other 15 were kick-boxing. This particular kick-boxing routine was the one that got me started on kick-boxing. Since July 17, this is my 3rd of 4th time with this routine, and, compared to the first time, my performance was better and it felt a bit easier.
I weighed myself yesterday at night and in the morning;
Weight of yesterday's night: 102.6 Kg.
Weight of today's morning: 101.9 Kg.
I still don't know my exact weight. I'll weight myself two times a day, and by the end of the week I'm gonna make an average, that will be my "starting" weight.
Food of today:
Breakfast: Uncle brought a supermarket cake... so I had that for breakfast. I'm gonna have a talk with the family and remind them I'm trying to avoid this type of stuff.
Cake. (572)
Lunch:
300g of chicken. (290.01)
2 tsp of olive oil. (82.8)
100g of celery. (23)
Dinner:
2 chicken sandwiches; 200g of chicken (193.34), 4 slices of wheat bread (338.2)(I can't tell if it's wheat bread or what, it has another name on my country).
Summary of today:
Total calories: 1499.35.
146g of Carbohydrates (38.95%), 126.50g of Protein (33.75%), 42.75g of Fat (25.66%) and 8.20g of Fiber (1.64%).
Not really happy with today's intake. I'll try to stick with brown rice and oatmeal tomorrow.
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AthalaRanger
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Indeed. It's like the 3rd cake I see this month... Along with other things like fries... When I ask about it, I usually get the response of "Oh, but you have enough Will-Power to not eat that stuff"...
My uncle is more reasonable, though, If I ask, he will stop bringing that stuff...
I guess I could avoid them, but seeing them on a daily basis makes it really frustrating...
My uncle is more reasonable, though, If I ask, he will stop bringing that stuff...
I guess I could avoid them, but seeing them on a daily basis makes it really frustrating...
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MrVee
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My parents are having me over for my birthday tomorrow (my birthday is actually Saturday, but tomorrow is a better day for the get together). They tend to have a little bit more of the not so good stuff there and I think my mom is going to make a metric ton of Tacos and Enchiladas. And of course I'll have a slice of birthday cake.
The good news is that if you stick with this, you eventually handle these sorts of things in stride. You eat a reasonable serving size of the stuff, and move onto the next day. Last time I had to house sit for my parents, they left about two-thirds of a Boston Creme Pie in the fridge when they left (for a week). But I cut off 140 calorie slivers of Boston Creme Pie for dessert every night, and otherwise steered clear of it. Kept myself on plan and it also meant I got to have Boston Creme Pie for dessert all week.
But this takes a while to get in the groove with.
The good news is that if you stick with this, you eventually handle these sorts of things in stride. You eat a reasonable serving size of the stuff, and move onto the next day. Last time I had to house sit for my parents, they left about two-thirds of a Boston Creme Pie in the fridge when they left (for a week). But I cut off 140 calorie slivers of Boston Creme Pie for dessert every night, and otherwise steered clear of it. Kept myself on plan and it also meant I got to have Boston Creme Pie for dessert all week.
But this takes a while to get in the groove with.