Look at my dairy for 10/22/12....

Bobbie_89

I just started ALLL over today on my eating and I just wanted to make sure that I'm somewhat headed in the right direction. If you do decide to look backwards in my dairy it's bad lol. I had a lot of slip ups and I got everything out of the way and ready to go.

yarwell

that coffee creamer is an odd choice - it has more sugar than you're avoiding by using sweet 'n low !! Actual milk or cream would probably be better.

BernadetteChurch

I'm no expert but I'd try adding some more fruit and veg to bump up the calorie count a little. Also, if you have a lot of calories to work with, why not ditch the artifical creamers and sweeteners and just use regular milk and sugar?

Greg3705

That unlogged cup of sweet tea probably ate up half of your remaining calories. Otherwise the day looks great

TavistockToad

looks ok to me. make sure you net 1200 cals, and you should be good to go!

mulderpf

Be very careful with your measuring of the peanut butter!! I am not sure why there is something in the database which is only in tablespoon measures, but be VERY careful when measuring it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY

You'll see in the example, even when using a proper measuring spoon, the calories ends up being almost 100 calories over!!

The same goes for the other measurements too (especially the 0.7 tablespoon of olive oil). Just be careful.

melaniecheeks

Double check the things you are adding from the database - your banana isn't showing any sugar, for instance.

a_stone_girl_dances

Good job! Your portion control skills seem dead on. I also like that you are incorporating comfort food choices but not going overboard. I agree w/the person above about netting 1200, though. Remember to stay healthy during the process as it'll be much easier to maintain. Best of luck to you!

sannsk

As for the teaspoon / other spoon measurements, I suggest weighing instead of 'spooning'
Weight your spoon on a kitchen scale, then weigh the PB with spoon, and substract. I feel it's much more accurate. If you have a kitchen scale, of course.

Also, would like to see the 'saturated fats' level. Think you could make it show, this is also a rather important macro to track...

lisab0864

I didn't go far enough back to see anything "bad" but I have to commend you for logging it...
I think the posts that I saw before mine all had very good points.. I'm all for simpler/less processed foods but can understand your love of sweetened creamer and if it's important to you - make it fit in your day. One thing I found that works for me is keeping track of my fiber.... Fiber does a body good -- keeps "things" moving and I think it's the reason why my stomach is the flattest it's ever been. The majority of Americans don't get the recommended amount of 25 grams/day and looking at your log I think you probably fall in that category.
Take it day by day............If you make bad choices, have a bad day -- just make the next one even better!!

acpgee

Looks balanced. Personally I would have preferred to get some protein at lunch to feel full until dinnertime. To that end I would have replaced the peanut butter with two soft boiled eggs, one at lunch and one later with the snack.

Planter02

I started again yesterday low calories and no booze. Walk the dog for an hour. Hope I can keep it up!

wahmx3

good thoughts so far... I don't think you ate enough though. I eat around 1500 calories a day and I weight 145. You also should watch your sodium, it is getting high and may cause you weight loss/gain problems.

Bobbie_89

Thanks all for the advice...The coffee creamer is once a day but I know that adds up at the end of the week. My sodium level is something I'm working on, but the water weight really doesn't bother me cause I know no matter what you do you'll always have some water weight on you. There's days where I'm hungry and days where I'm not, I do try to reach the 1800 by adding in extra calories to a sandwhich or eggs, etc. I keep track of all the important things on my phone with APP since the site doens't allow to you put all that up there. I watch my fat and sat fat intake alot. I think I answered or replyed back to most of the comments. Thanks again everyone. I'll be looking into everything that everyone suggested!

Bobbie_89

I'm no expert but I'd try adding some more fruit and veg to bump up the calorie count a little. Also, if you have a lot of calories to work with, why not ditch the artifical creamers and sweeteners and just use regular milk and sugar?

I do eat alot of it, but on some days I take a break from it. I'm still learning how to use alot of the veggies into meals. I've never been a big fan of them.

Bobbie_89

Ok, I just put up the Sat. Fat and Fiber part up and shocking I wasn't over, I did great I think. Thanks again everyone!

lisab0864

Glad you put fiber on your list of things to track!!!! You want to be in the red (ie go over) for fiber though -- that means you consumed more than you wanted and that is a good thing.

mfp_1

sannsk wrote:
Weight your spoon on a kitchen scale, then weigh the PB with spoon, and substract.

Or use negative weighing:
1. Put the loaded food container (PB jar, butter dish, ice cream tub) on the scale.
2. Press the 'tare' button i.e. reset the numbers to zero.
3. Dispense food from the container and reweigh container. For example, if you've removed 17 grams from the container, it will say '-17 g'.

sannsk

One last piece of advice: Don't trust MFP's estimates for calorie burn. I really doubt 38 minutes of walking burns 385 calories! If possible, use a heart rate monitor for accurate calorie burn...