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January Food Log (Read 342 times)
MandyS
posted: 1/1/2008 at 9:44 AM
I've always found food logs to be very helpful in keeping me on the straight and narrow. Somehow knowing I'll have to write it down later is good motivation for not eating that extra piece of cheese, drinking that extra glass of wine etc.

Those food logs have always been private up to now. But I love the accountability of the daily calorie thread so for a while now I've been plotting this public version.

For the next few months I'll be recording my food/drink intake on here while aiming to get down to 55kgs (121lbs). Anyone who wants to join me please feel free - I love understanding what other people eat and getting new ideas on healthy food etc.

So anyway - here goes for today:

1/1/08
Breakfast: 2 slices wholegrain toast with spread
Post run snack: 2 tbsp low fat organic yogurt, 1 tbsp muesli, 1 tsp honey
Lunch: Ham sandwich (wholegrain bread, mayo, no butter/spread)
Mid afternoon snack: Boysenberry yoghurt
Dinner: Fillet steak (200g), kumara mash, green beans, pak choi and a tiny bit of red wine sauce. 2 glasses of red wine.
2008 targets: 5k - 21mins (22.29 21.55), 10k - 45mins (49.38 48.12 47.19), HM - 1hr45 (1.50.08 1.44.10 1.40.41), M - 4 hours (3.46.41)
"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves" - Sir Edmund Hillary
JustMarion
Me n' LAB-SA 26.2
 posted: 1/1/2008 at 1:34 PM
modified: 1/2/2008 at 7:45 PM
Planned for today
Breakfast:
Coffee
2 slices toast

Snack:
celery sticks/carrot sticks/boiled egg

Lunch:
Chicken salad with veggies

Snack:
wheat crackers and cream cheese/jam

Dinner:
Had to skip dinner as my tummy was acting up. Ended up having Capt' Crunch in bed around 9pm LOL

total cals for the day..who knows LOLSmile
Marion
Shut it and Run
MandyS
posted: 1/1/2008 at 6:43 PM
Hi Marion

Thats very organised of you! I'm not very good at planning what I'm going to eat in advance. Probably something that would help a lot - I'm very much a look in the cupboard and see whats there kind of girl! Definitely something for me to think about.

Make sure you come along at the end of the day and update with how you got on.
2008 targets: 5k - 21mins (22.29 21.55), 10k - 45mins (49.38 48.12 47.19), HM - 1hr45 (1.50.08 1.44.10 1.40.41), M - 4 hours (3.46.41)
"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves" - Sir Edmund Hillary
Thunderthighs
Beatin' on the Rock
 posted: 1/1/2008 at 7:46 PM
The only thing that's ever worked for me is to write out EXACTLY what I plan to eat, and then stick with it. (Learned it from BFL). So, Mandy and Marion, here is my plan for today:

Scrambeled eggs w/veggies and a little grated swiss, 2 slices WW w/ fruit spread, small glass OJ, 2 C. coffee w/ that wonderful Christmas creamer(It's almost gone...)
Big Bowl of Yoder's Catfish Gumbo w/ 1/2 C. jasmati rice
Larry's Smoked Mullet w/ ww crackers, 2 glasses red wine

Yes, I know. I won't be in the deficit today, especially since I'm not running.

I'll check in later or tomorrow to let you know how I did.
Be yourself.
Those that matter, don't mind.
Those that mind, don't matter.
MandyS
posted: 1/1/2008 at 8:12 PM
Hi Thunderthighs - wow your food is very different to what we get down here (or in the UK for that matter!) I've never heard of some of it!

Can you help me out with what is BFL? Also what are 2 slices WW?

Yoder's Catfish Gumbo sounds very exotic Smile
2008 targets: 5k - 21mins (22.29 21.55), 10k - 45mins (49.38 48.12 47.19), HM - 1hr45 (1.50.08 1.44.10 1.40.41), M - 4 hours (3.46.41)
"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves" - Sir Edmund Hillary
Cherrieruns
My diving man!!!
 posted: 1/2/2008 at 12:24 AM
What a way to start this challenge:

breakfast: bowl of shredded wheat w/ splenda and FF milk and coffee (no sugar)

snack: Activa light yogurt

lunch (very late): chinese buffet with my family. I at least tried to stick to the chicken and broccoli although I did have a bit of lo mein and a small dish of ice cream.

Dinner: will actually be more of a snack since I ate lunch so late - maybe some carrots and hummus.

Cherrie
SBBC

start weight 9/1/08 179.8
10/19 goal weight 160.0
MandyS
posted: 1/2/2008 at 9:17 AM
OK today felt as though it was likely to be quite difficult as I had to eat out for both lunch and dinner - its my mums last day with us before she heads back to the UK. Dad is with us for another few days - can't wait for him to go back too so we can get some routine back! However, I tried to make good choices as best I could and with a 10k run I'm pretty sure I'm still well in deficit today.

2/1/08
Breakfast: 2 slices wholegrain toast with spread, cup of coffee
Lunch: Chicken caesar salad
Dinner: Pork dumplings with ginger dipping sauce. Pan fried red cod, potato cakes, ratatouille and steamed pak choi. 2 glasses of red wine.
2008 targets: 5k - 21mins (22.29 21.55), 10k - 45mins (49.38 48.12 47.19), HM - 1hr45 (1.50.08 1.44.10 1.40.41), M - 4 hours (3.46.41)
"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves" - Sir Edmund Hillary
Runnergabe
Systematic Chaos
 posted: 1/2/2008 at 3:37 PM
modified: 1/2/2008 at 3:39 PM
2/1 Planned for today

Breakfast:
Coffee
1 english muffin w/ laughing cow spread and margarine/jam
1 orange

Snack:
apple

Lunch:
sandwich with turkey and swiss, vegetables, light mayo and mustard

Snack:
grapefruit

Dinner:
chicken breast, broiled yams, salad w/ honey mustard dressing
Run whenever you can, walk if you must, crawl if you have to - but never give up! ........
va
posted: 1/2/2008 at 6:30 PM
This is what I had yesterday:

raisin bran w/skim milk 230
yogurt 60
soup, grilled chicken 200
popcorn, microwave mini-bag 100
Clif Bar 250
apple 125
yogurt 60
baked ziti w/bread 800

My day-to-do food log is pretty boring. Except for dinner, most days look the same for me. For snacks I'll mix it up with some string cheese (50 cal), baked potato chips (1 oz=100 cal), and different types of fruit, depending on what's looks good at the store. Note, for 230 calories, you can't go wrong with a bowl of raisin bran, and for 200 calores, a bowl of Campbell's grilled chicken with vegetables and pasta soup is a good deal.
Hikerchick8
posted: 1/2/2008 at 7:18 PM
I have a great plan for food today but the more I think about my plan the hungrier I get. I was doing SO WELL before the holidays, then I ate like a pig and now I'm finding it really difficult to get back to my healthy ways!!! Tight lipped

Plan for today, & so far so good:

Breakfast: nonfat mocha (cannot give those up, horribly addicted), banana
AM Snack: nonfat yogurt

Lunch: sesame chicken (lean cuisine frozen meal)
PM Snack: wheat thins

Dinner: still up for debate. Probably salad, grilled chicken and rice. That's the standard, since our son will eat it!!

Based on this plan, I can't have lunch for another hour but darn it, I'm hungry!! Sad
Michelle
JustMarion
Me n' LAB-SA 26.2
 posted: 1/2/2008 at 7:42 PM
modified: 1/3/2008 at 9:26 AM
Jan 2

Breakfast:
2 slices toast with no cal butter subs.
2 cups coffee with sugar free Vanilla Caramel creamer

Snack:
hershey's kisses (3) and another cup of coffee

Lunch:
Meatballs in marinara sauce, side salad
cup of tea with 1/2 tbs honey

snack:
Pringles light chips

Dinner:
(planned)
chicken salad with wheat thins and corn

snack:
2 of the lovely fresh baked peanut butter chip and oatmeal cookies I baked a few mins agoSmile

Est. cals for the day:
Breakfast=100
Snack=120
Lunch= 210
Snack= 70
Dinner= 500
Snack= 350 (yikes!!!!)

Total= 1350

which is good as I'm not running today..tooo cold!!

MTA:
Went ahead and ran anyway so I ate some Beef and Potato Soup with some mac n' cheese afterwards. 260+300=560 for a daily total of 1910
Marion
Shut it and Run
MandyS
posted: 1/3/2008 at 11:56 AM
Today is my husbands 30th birthday. We went out for dinner. It might just show a bit in my food log (and my typing ability!)
3/1/08
Breakfast: 2 slices wholegrain toast with spread, 3 cups of coffee
Lunch: Tuna with mixed beans, sweetcorn and feta
Snack: 1 coffee muesli bar
Dinner: 1 glass white wine, 1 martini rosso and lemonade, shrimp cocktail, 300g sirloin steak with roasted onions and red wine jus, half a portion of skinny chips, 1/2 bottle of red wine, glass of port, 2 glasses of red wine.
2008 targets: 5k - 21mins (22.29 21.55), 10k - 45mins (49.38 48.12 47.19), HM - 1hr45 (1.50.08 1.44.10 1.40.41), M - 4 hours (3.46.41)
"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves" - Sir Edmund Hillary
Hikerchick8
posted: 1/3/2008 at 2:59 PM
I did better than I thought for dinner. After my horrible run (I was so psyched to go, too, and then it was just awful... but we all have bad days, right? Roll eyes ), I had dinner at my sister-in-laws. She makes spanish rice with ground turkey, and puts it all in a tortilla. I add dill pickles into mine. It sounds gross but it's REALLY good. I usually have 2, but last night I had 1, then a spoonful of the rice/turkey mix as I walked back by the pan. Wink Dessert... don't usually do it but at 7:30 I had one of those yummy Trader Joe truffles. They're bite-size and only 3.75 grams of fat and 50 calories. I figured I deserved it after my crappy run!

Today's plan:

Breakfast: non-fat mocha, banana
AM snack: yogurt

Lunch: enchilada lean cuisine
PM Snack: 100 calorie bag of microwave popcorn

Dinner: homemade hamburgers on the BBQ, with a salad

And tonight, NO DESSERT!!! Tight lipped I don't think I'll run tonight, I have to give my knees a rest, but I'll do pilates instead. Next run, Friday night.
Michelle
Runnergabe
Systematic Chaos
 posted: 1/3/2008 at 5:12 PM
modified: 1/3/2008 at 11:32 PM
1/3 Planned for today

Breakfast:
Coffee
2 slices french bread w/ laughing cow spread and margarine/jam
1 orange

Snack:
apple

Lunch:
tomato soup, baked yams

Snack:
muffin

Dinner:
rice with stirfry
1 glass red wine
Run whenever you can, walk if you must, crawl if you have to - but never give up! ........
Thunderthighs
Beatin' on the Rock
 posted: 1/3/2008 at 6:47 PM
Today I will do better than I did yesterday. And the day before:

My plan:

1/2 cinnamon raisin mini-bagel and a hb egg, 2 C coffee and some water before my long run.

Mixed Greens, 6 oz canned water-packed Tuna, Light Ranch w/ 2 slices WW bread.

Apple,water, mabye a cup of cinnamon tea

Broiled Snook, roasted vegetables and a ww roll, 2 lite beers Evil grin for supper

The last of the krumkaker for dessert - unless somebody beats me to it! Shocked Evil grin Roll eyes
Be yourself.
Those that matter, don't mind.
Those that mind, don't matter.
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