Peek at my food diary

brandy2076
brandy2076 Posts: 37 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have been trying to be super consistent with my journal and have done it spot on for the most part -- and estimate on the high side if I don't. I have eaten pretty healthy I think -- going from eating fast food about every day and high fat, deep fried snacks. Gave up soda completely - however, I will have sparkling flavored water (0 Cal) occasionally to help me not venture back to soda. Also,when dining out I drink selzer water. I have been eating out a tad bit more this week than usual but have kept it together for the most part.

Feel free to take a look. I'm trying to be as low carb as possible. I don't want to go too far over 130/day and when I have them I try to make sure to have whole grain breads and what not. The rice is what I have on hand, so as soon as the white, whole grain rice is gone then I'll be sticking to brown.

Feel free to look away - its not private. Feedback welcomed.

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  • tjames719
    tjames719 Posts: 136 Member
    Looks pretty good, but watch your sodium intake :)
  • rockmama72
    rockmama72 Posts: 815 Member
    I see a couple of days where your calories are very low with a few skipped meals. No need to do that!

    Also, a really good goal for you would be to add some fruits and vegetables. Try to add two a day to start--you've got the room in your calorie budget, and the fiber and vitamins will be good for you.
  • LexiMelo
    LexiMelo Posts: 203 Member
    Hi Brandy, I agree I would try to eat closer to your overall calorie goal - you've got days where you are 500 calories under. It's important to continue to fuel your body! Agree what PP said, about adding in fruits & vegetables. They are an easy and convenient snack! I try to get one into every meal. You can also make good veggie dips yourself using plain greek yogurt as a base, which is low in calories and has added protein. For instance tonight I'm making broccoli and I'm mixing greek yogurt with lemon juice and garlic to dip the broccoli in! feel free to check out my diary for some ideas too.

    Keep up the great work - you are on your way! (I also love the fizz of seltzer water yum!)
  • dreawest
    dreawest Posts: 208 Member
    I see a couple of days where your calories are very low with a few skipped meals. No need to do that!

    Also, a really good goal for you would be to add some fruits and vegetables. Try to add two a day to start--you've got the room in your calorie budget, and the fiber and vitamins will be good for you.

    I'm in total agreement, especially as what I looked at was right around the 1200 cal mark a day and at higher weights you can eat much more and lose weight. It is working for me right now and did the last time before I stopped as well.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I am looking at it now...things I see

    1. you don't weight your food....how do you know for sure it was 4oz of chicken?
    2. Generic entries are not good to use chances are they are wrong
    3. Lots of days with low calories
    4. Low protien
    5. Weekends don't look complete
    6. Entries that start wiht homemade

    Make sure the entries you choose are correct mainly by ensuring they have lots of confirmations and don't start with an asterik, the words homemade/Generic.

    Buy a food scale and weigh solids...

    Last thing...you are either not logging everything or you are on a vlcd which will result in a crash and burn...eat your calories you will lose weight.
  • FoxyLifter
    FoxyLifter Posts: 965 Member
    I just took a quick look at how you have it set up (I see other dug deeper).

    Manually change your macros to 50/25/25 carb/protein/fat. Fat and protein should be considered minimums.

    Unless you have a medical reason to do so, I wouldn't watch sodium or sugar on your main diary page (you could always check it elsewhere if you're curious). I would instead suggest you watch fiber (helps keep you full) and another micro-nutrient that you have trouble meeting (I have a very good handle on vitamins A & C so I don't bother with those. I am, however, borderline anemic so I watch iron).

    Also, your calorie goal already includes your deficit so there's no sense in trying to hit lower than it. Treat your MFP goal like the Price is Right. Try to get as close as you can without going over. I aim to have less than 100 calories remaining.

    One more thing... once you start exercising, only eat back 50-75% of your calories. MFP tends to over estimate calories burned.

    Good Luck! :drinker:
  • brandy2076
    brandy2076 Posts: 37 Member
    Thanks for all the feedback.

    I usually do weigh my food and measure everything out. I measure it all uncooked and cut off what I don't think will add in. I'm not always on point with that but I'd wager I am about 8 times out of 10. The other times I am probably right around there. I've gotten to the point where I can almost tell by sight - still want to verify.

    I will try to add more fruit and vegetables. The dip with greek yogurt sounds like a good way to have them.

    I can def be a little lax on the weekends with my logging - i.e. yesterday and Friday night. But I keep a mental note of where I am eating mostly.
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    Unless you don't remember what you had to eat or drink, you can always log the meals you had after the fact. Some even prefer to log before hand so you create a meal plan so to speak. If you choose to log before hand and change your mind about what to eat, you can always delete the items and add what you really ate a little later :)

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