All right, let’s see how we did today. All I really did was make sure I kept track of everything I ate, but that was actually a big accomplishment. It made me think about what I was eating before I actually did it. Here’s how it turned out:
- My coffee, 250
- McD’s sausage McMuffin with egg, 450
- Homemade grilled hamburger, 700
- Granola bar, 90
- 6 oz. pork chop, 360
- 1 cup apple sauce, 140
- Grand Total: 1990 Calories
My food selection for the day wasn’t the greatest (lotsa fat calories in there, I’m sorry to say), but I made it through the day without going overboard on anything. That’s a lot more than I can say for the several months before now.
It’s a start.
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Logging your food is a GREAT step.
It makes you start thinking about the “usefulness” of the calories. What I mean is, I prefer calories that make me feel full! So, I drink no calories (useless!) and eat mostly high-protein snacks. There are other foods that you’ll find are ok in small portions (like pizza), but it’s so hard to eat a small portion that it’s better to just cut it out completely.
But food logging is the gateway to figuring out which lessons work for you. Good start!