Counting macros

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  • dvmmcw3094
    dvmmcw3094 Posts: 107 Member
    July 2/19- July 7/19

    Goals : Carbs<20g; Protein 160g; Fat 125g

    Tuesday- 155g carbs 😮 90g protein ☹️ 105g fat 😐 Not proud of my diet today. Eating with abandon. Not respecting my body 🥺

    Wednesday- I know that I wasn’t even close today ☹️ Spending the day with my husband ALWAYS ends up in me eating sugar which turns into a free for all. I am disappointed in myself.

    Thursday- 74g carbs 😐; 109g protein 😑; 118g fat 🙂 Much better today 💃🏻
  • dvmmcw3094
    dvmmcw3094 Posts: 107 Member
    edited July 2019
    July 2/19- July 7/19

    Goals : Carbs 65g; Protein 90g; Fat 130g

    Tuesday- 155g carbs 😮 90g protein ☹️ 105g fat 😐 Not proud of my diet today. Eating with abandon. Not respecting my body 🥺

    Wednesday- I know that I wasn’t even close today ☹️ Spending the day with my husband ALWAYS ends up in me eating sugar which turns into a free for all. I am disappointed in myself.

    Thursday- 74g carbs 😐; 109g protein 😑; 118g fat 🙂 Much better today 💃🏻

    Friday- Playing around with numbers again- slight change
    40g carbs; 92g protein; 106g fat.
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member

    June 1-27
    Fiber 617/27 22.8 ✅ (new guideline)
    Sodium 48,422/27 1,793 OK
    Protein 2227/27 82.4 ✅
    Carb 5,846/27 216 ✅
    Fat 2,087/27 77.3 ⬆️
    Sat Fat 588/27 21.8 slightly high
    CO>CI 6,212/27 230 good

    New goals:
    Protein 85-100g (15%min)
    Fat <35%
    Sat Fat < =18
    Fiber 23-30
    Sodium < 1,750 ✅mg,
    ideally under 1,500❤️

    .........June 28, 29, 30, July 1.2.3,4
    P ✅✅♥️❤️❤️✅⬇️
    Fat ⬆️✅✅⬆️⬆️😮(horrible)⬆️
    Sat Fat ✅✅♥️⬆️⬆️😮(horrible)⬆️
    Fiber ✅✅❤️❤️❤️❤️♥️
    Sodium ✅♥️❤️✅❤️😮(horrible)⬆️

    June 28 - July 4
    Fiber 31.6♥️
    Sodium 2,010 ✅⬆️
    Protein 603/7 86♥️
    Carb 1,762/7 251✅
    Fat 672/7 96😮
    Sat Fat 183/7 26😮
    CO>CI 2,028 surplus/7😮
    Gotta focus on saturated fat!
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member
    dvmmcw3094 wrote: »
    July 2/19- July 7/19

    Goals : Carbs 65g; Protein 90g; Fat 130g

    Tuesday- 155g carbs 😮 90g protein ☹️ 105g fat 😐 Not proud of my diet today. Eating with abandon. Not respecting my body 🥺

    Wednesday- I know that I wasn’t even close today ☹️ Spending the day with my husband ALWAYS ends up in me eating sugar which turns into a free for all. I am disappointed in myself.

    Thursday- 74g carbs 😐; 109g protein 😑; 118g fat 🙂 Much better today 💃🏻

    Friday- Playing around with numbers again- slight change
    40g carbs; 92g protein; 106g fat.

    Looks like a good change!
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member

    June 1-27
    Fiber 617/27 22.8 ✅ (new guideline)
    Sodium 48,422/27 1,793 OK
    Protein 2227/27 82.4 ✅
    Carb 5,846/27 216 ✅
    Fat 2,087/27 77.3 ⬆️
    Sat Fat 588/27 21.8 slightly high
    CO>CI 6,212/27 230 good

    New goals:
    Protein 85-100g (15%min)
    Fat <35%
    Sat Fat < =18
    Fiber 23-30
    Sodium < 1,750 ✅mg,
    ideally under 1,500❤️

    .........June 28, 29, 30, July 1.2.3,4
    P ✅✅♥️❤️❤️✅⬇️
    Fat ⬆️✅✅⬆️⬆️😮(horrible)⬆️
    Sat Fat ✅✅♥️⬆️⬆️😮(horrible)⬆️
    Fiber ✅✅❤️❤️❤️❤️♥️
    Sodium ✅♥️❤️✅❤️😮(horrible)⬆️

    June 28 - July 4
    Fiber 31.6♥️
    Sodium 2,010 ✅⬆️
    Protein 603/7 86♥️
    Carb 1,762/7 251✅
    Fat 672/7 96😮
    Sat Fat 183/7 26😮
    CO>CI 2,028 surplus/7😮
    Gotta focus on saturated fat!

    July 5,6
    P ⬇️♥️
    Fat♥️⬆️
    Sat F OK(20), 😮(32),
    Fiber♥️♥️
    Sodium♥️♥️

    Must get Saturated Fat under control ❗️
    But otherwise very pleased. On vacation & we are cooking!
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member


    June 1-27
    Fiber 617/27 22.8 ✅ (new guideline)
    Sodium 48,422/27 1,793 OK
    Protein 2227/27 82.4 ✅
    Carb 5,846/27 216 ✅
    Fat 2,087/27 77.3 ⬆️
    Sat Fat 588/27 21.8 slightly high
    CO>CI 6,212/27 230 good

    New goals:
    Protein 85-100g (15%min)
    Fat <35%
    Sat Fat < =18
    Fiber 23-30
    Sodium < 1,750 ✅mg,
    ideally under 1,500❤️

    .........June 28, 29, 30, July 1.2.3,4
    P ✅✅♥️❤️❤️✅⬇️
    Fat ⬆️✅✅⬆️⬆️😮(horrible)⬆️
    Sat Fat ✅✅♥️⬆️⬆️😮(horrible)⬆️
    Fiber ✅✅❤️❤️❤️❤️♥️
    Sodium ✅♥️❤️✅❤️😮(horrible)⬆️

    June 28 - July 4
    Fiber 31.6♥️
    Sodium 2,010 ✅⬆️
    Protein 603/7 86♥️
    Carb 1,762/7 251✅
    Fat 672/7 96😮
    Sat Fat 183/7 26😮
    CO>CI 2,028 surplus/7😮
    Gotta focus on saturated fat![/quote]

    July 5,6,7
    P ⬇️♥️♥️
    Fat♥️⬆️♥️
    Sat F OK(20), 😮(32), 😮(27)
    Fiber♥️♥️♥️
    Sodium♥️♥️✅

    Must get Saturated Fat under control ❗️
    But otherwise very pleased. On vacation & we are cooking! Sodium would have been ♥️, but I added some salt!
  • dvmmcw3094
    dvmmcw3094 Posts: 107 Member
    I am away on business this week. Find it too hard to track eating out.
    Be back Monday ☺️
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member
    dvmmcw3094 wrote: »
    I am away on business this week. Find it too hard to track eating out.
    Be back Monday ☺️

    @dvmmcw3094 Ok, thanks for letting me know. Have a good trip!
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member
    June 1-27
    Fiber 617/27 22.8 ✅ (new guideline)
    Sodium 48,422/27 1,793 OK
    Protein 2227/27 82.4 ✅
    Carb 5,846/27 216 ✅
    Fat 2,087/27 77.3 ⬆️
    Sat Fat 588/27 21.8 slightly high
    CO>CI 6,212/27 230 good

    New goals:
    Protein 85-100g (15%min)
    Fat <35%
    Sat Fat < =18
    Fiber 23-30
    Sodium < 1,750 ✅mg,
    ideally under 1,500❤️

    .........June 28, 29, 30, July 1.2.3,4
    P ✅✅♥️❤️❤️✅⬇️
    Fat ⬆️✅✅⬆️⬆️😮(horrible)⬆️
    Sat Fat ✅✅♥️⬆️⬆️😮(horrible)⬆️
    Fiber ✅✅❤️❤️❤️❤️♥️
    Sodium ✅♥️❤️✅❤️😮(horrible)⬆️

    June 28 - July 4
    Fiber 31.6♥️
    Sodium 2,010 ✅⬆️
    Protein 603/7 86♥️
    Carb 1,762/7 251✅
    Fat 672/7 96😮
    Sat Fat 183/7 26😮
    CO>CI 2,028 surplus/7😮
    Gotta focus on saturated fat![/quote]

    July 5,6,7,8,9,10
    P ⬇️♥️♥️♥️♥️⬆️
    Fat♥️⬆️♥️♥️⬆️♥️
    Sat F OK(20), 😮(32), ⬆️(27)😮(35), 😮(37), ⬆️(26)
    Fiber♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️⬇️
    Sodium♥️♥️✅♥️😳✅

    Must get Saturated Fat under control ❗️
    But otherwise very pleased. On vacation & we are cooking! Sodium would have been ♥️, but I added some salt![/quote]

  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member
    June 1-27
    Fiber 617/27 22.8 ✅ (new guideline)
    Sodium 48,422/27 1,793 OK
    Protein 2227/27 82.4 ✅
    Carb 5,846/27 216 ✅
    Fat 2,087/27 77.3 ⬆️
    Sat Fat 588/27 21.8 slightly high
    CO>CI 6,212/27 230 good

    New goals:
    Protein 85-100g (15%min)
    Fat <35%
    Sat Fat < =18
    Fiber 23-30
    Sodium < 1,750 ✅mg,
    ideally under 1,500❤️

    .........June 28, 29, 30, July 1.2.3,4
    P ✅✅♥️❤️❤️✅⬇️
    Fat ⬆️✅✅⬆️⬆️😮(horrible)⬆️
    Sat Fat ✅✅♥️⬆️⬆️😮(horrible)⬆️
    Fiber ✅✅❤️❤️❤️❤️♥️
    Sodium ✅♥️❤️✅❤️😮(horrible)⬆️

    June 28 - July 4
    Fiber 31.6♥️
    Sodium 2,010 ✅⬆️
    Protein 603/7 86♥️
    Carb 1,762/7 251✅
    Fat 672/7 96😮
    Sat Fat 183/7 26😮
    CO>CI 2,028 surplus/7😮
    Gotta focus on saturated fat!

    July 5,6,7,8,9,10,11
    P ⬇️♥️♥️♥️♥️⬆️⬇️
    Fat♥️⬆️♥️♥️⬆️♥️😮
    Sat F OK(20), 😮(32), ⬆️(27)😮(35), 😮(37), ⬆️(26)⬆️(27)
    Fiber♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️⬇️⬇️
    Sodium♥️♥️✅♥️😳✅♥️

    July 5-11
    Fiber 181/7 26♥️
    Sodium 1,704✅
    Protein 84 ♥️
    Carb 248♥️
    Fat 82 ⬆️
    Sat Fat 30 😮
    CO>CI 6 deficit/7
    Gotta focus on saturated fat!
    Improved sodium & total fat.
  • dvmmcw3094
    dvmmcw3094 Posts: 107 Member
    Goals : Carbs 65g; Protein 90g; Fat 130g
    Friday July 12- Carbs 57g; Protein 79g; Fat 40g
    Meh- 🙃
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member
    June 1-27
    Fiber 617/27 22.8 ✅ (new guideline)
    Sodium 48,422/27 1,793 OK
    Protein 2227/27 82.4 ✅
    Carb 5,846/27 216 ✅
    Fat 2,087/27 77.3 ⬆️
    Sat Fat 588/27 21.8 slightly high
    CO>CI 6,212/27 230 good

    New goals:
    Protein 85-100g (15%min)
    Fat <35%
    Sat Fat < =18
    Fiber 23-30
    Sodium < 1,750 ✅mg,
    ideally under 1,500❤️

    .........June 28, 29, 30, July 1.2.3,4
    P ✅✅♥️❤️❤️✅⬇️
    Fat ⬆️✅✅⬆️⬆️😮(horrible)⬆️
    Sat Fat ✅✅♥️⬆️⬆️😮(horrible)⬆️
    Fiber ✅✅❤️❤️❤️❤️♥️
    Sodium ✅♥️❤️✅❤️😮(horrible)⬆️

    June 28 - July 4
    Fiber 31.6♥️
    Sodium 2,010 ✅⬆️
    Protein 603/7 86♥️
    Carb 1,762/7 251✅
    Fat 672/7 96😮
    Sat Fat 183/7 26😮
    CO>CI 2,028 surplus/7😮
    Gotta focus on saturated fat!

    July 5,6,7,8,9,10,11
    P ⬇️♥️♥️♥️♥️⬆️⬇️
    Fat♥️⬆️♥️♥️⬆️♥️😮
    Sat F OK(20), 😮(32), ⬆️(27)😮(35), 😮(37), ⬆️(26)⬆️(27)
    Fiber♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️⬇️⬇️
    Sodium♥️♥️✅♥️😳✅♥️

    July 5-11
    Fiber 181/7 26♥️
    Sodium 1,704✅
    Protein 84 ♥️
    Carb 248♥️
    Fat 82 ⬆️
    Sat Fat 30 😮
    CO>CI 6 deficit/7
    Gotta focus on saturated fat!
    Improved sodium & total fat.

    July 12, 13
    Carb 269g ♥️, 274g ♥️
    Fat❣️(39g), 😮(105),
    Sat Fat ❣️(9g), 😮 (34g),
    No eating out? Yes♥️, Yes ✅but ate a processed food that was unhealthy.
  • dvmmcw3094
    dvmmcw3094 Posts: 107 Member
    Goals : Carbs 65g; Protein 90g; Fat 130g
    Friday July 12- Carbs 57g; Protein 79g; Fat 40g
    Saturday July 13- Did not track
    Sunday July 14- Carbs 59g; Protein 118g; Fat 161g
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member
    dvmmcw3094 wrote: »
    Goals : Carbs 65g; Protein 90g; Fat 130g
    Friday July 12- Carbs 57g; Protein 79g; Fat 40g
    Saturday July 13- Did not track
    Sunday July 14- Carbs 59g; Protein 118g; Fat 161g

    Youve got your carbs down!
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member
    June 1-27
    Fiber 617/27 22.8 ✅ (new guideline)
    Sodium 48,422/27 1,793 OK
    Protein 2227/27 82.4 ✅
    Carb 5,846/27 216 ✅
    Fat 2,087/27 77.3 ⬆️
    Sat Fat 588/27 21.8 slightly high
    CO>CI 6,212/27 230 good

    New goals:
    Protein 85-100g (15%min)
    Fat <35%
    Sat Fat < =18
    Fiber 23-30
    Sodium < 1,750 ✅mg,
    ideally under 1,500❤️

    .........June 28, 29, 30, July 1.2.3,4
    P ✅✅♥️❤️❤️✅⬇️
    Fat ⬆️✅✅⬆️⬆️😮(horrible)⬆️
    Sat Fat ✅✅♥️⬆️⬆️😮(horrible)⬆️
    Fiber ✅✅❤️❤️❤️❤️♥️
    Sodium ✅♥️❤️✅❤️😮(horrible)⬆️

    June 28 - July 4
    Fiber 31.6♥️
    Sodium 2,010 ✅⬆️
    Protein 603/7 86♥️
    Carb 1,762/7 251✅
    Fat 672/7 96😮
    Sat Fat 183/7 26😮
    CO>CI 2,028 surplus/7😮
    Gotta focus on saturated fat!

    July 5,6,7,8,9,10,11
    P ⬇️♥️♥️♥️♥️⬆️⬇️
    Fat♥️⬆️♥️♥️⬆️♥️😮
    Sat F OK(20), 😮(32), ⬆️(27)😮(35), 😮(37), ⬆️(26)⬆️(27)
    Fiber♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️⬇️⬇️
    Sodium♥️♥️✅♥️😳✅♥️

    July 5-11
    Fiber 181/7 26♥️
    Sodium 1,704✅
    Protein 84 ♥️
    Carb 248♥️
    Fat 82 ⬆️
    Sat Fat 30 😮
    CO>CI 6 deficit/7
    Gotta focus on saturated fat!
    Improved sodium & total fat.

    July 12, 13, 14
    Carb 269g ♥️, 274g ♥️, 311g 😮😮😮
    Fat❣️(39g), 😮(105), ✅(73)
    Sat Fat ❣️(9g), 😮 (34g), 😮(30g)
    No eating out? Yes♥️, Yes ✅but ate a processed food that was unhealthy. 😳Yes, too much bread
    Sodium 3,400 😳😳😳
    Fiber a little low

    July 15. RESTARTING. I can do this. I did it for months.

  • dvmmcw3094
    dvmmcw3094 Posts: 107 Member
    @MadisonMolly2017 You will do it. I have not followed a straight path since starting this challenge but you helped me stay accountable to reviewing how I have done most days! We all need a reboot every once in a while.
  • dvmmcw3094
    dvmmcw3094 Posts: 107 Member
    Goals : Carbs 65g; Protein 90g; Fat 130g
    Friday July 12- Carbs 57g; Protein 79g; Fat 40g
    Saturday July 13- Did not track
    Sunday July 14- Carbs 59g; Protein 118g; Fat 161g
    Monday July 15- Carbs 90g; Protein 104g; Fat 115g Fiber high today- at least chose decent carbs.
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member
    New goals:
    1. No eating out: salt, lack of hygiene, can’t track exactly.
    2. Sat Fat <= 20g
    3. Carb <= 225g
    4. Fiber > 28g
    5 Sodium < 1,500mg ♥️
    6. Calories: under 1,800

    RESTARTING. I can do this. I did it for months/years.

    July 15 1.♥️2.♥️3.♥️4.♥️5.♥️6.♥️
    July 16 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
    July 17 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
    July 18 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
    July 19 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
    July 20 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
    July 21 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.


    dvmmcw3094 wrote: »
    @MadisonMolly2017 You will do it. I have not followed a straight path since starting this challenge but you helped me stay accountable to reviewing how I have done most days! We all need a reboot every once in a while.

    @dvmmcw3094 Thank you!
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member
    New goals:
    1. No eating out: salt, lack of hygiene, can’t track exactly.
    2. Sat Fat <= 20g
    3. Carb <= 225g
    4. Fiber between 23 & 30
    5 Sodium < 1,500mg ♥️
    6. Calories: under 1,800 (revised to 1,900 when I exercise)

    RESTARTING. I can do this. I did it for months/years.

    July 15 1.♥️2.♥️3.♥️4.♥️5.♥️6.♥️
    July 16 1.♥️2.♥️3.♥️4.♥️5.♥️6.♥️
    July 17 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
    July 18 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
    July 19 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
    July 20 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
    July 21 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member
    New goals:
    1. No eating out: salt, lack of hygiene, can’t track exactly.
    2. Sat Fat <= 20g
    3. Carb <= 225g
    4. Fiber between 23 & 30
    5 Sodium < 1,500mg ♥️
    6. Calories: under 1,800 (revised to 1,900 when I exercise)

    RESTARTING. I can do this. I did it for months/years.

    July 15 1.♥️2.♥️3.♥️4.♥️5.♥️6.♥️
    July 16 1.♥️2.♥️3.♥️4.♥️5.♥️6.♥️
    July 17 1.♥️ 2.❣️3.♥️ 4.❣️ 5.❣️ 6.♥️
    July 18 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
    July 19 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
    July 20 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
    July 21 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.