~*~ Diary ~*~

samanthanic0le
samanthanic0le Posts: 81 Member
edited December 17 in Food and Nutrition
I'd like it if someone could take a look at my food diary and give some opinions. Mean or nice, anything that jumps out at you. Thanks!

(I didn't log everything yet for today, I believe I have room for a snack later.)

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  • graelwyn
    graelwyn Posts: 1,340 Member
    Seems mostly healthy to me, but, you seem to be consistently under on protein by quite a bit, so I would suggest making one of your snacks a can of tuna, some cottage cheese, a decent sized pot of greek yoghurt, or some nuts and seeds/peanut butter. I find I feel much fuller when I work on my protein, sometimes struggle myself in this area.
  • samanthanic0le
    samanthanic0le Posts: 81 Member
    Thanks. :) I'll have to buy some peanut butter or something lol
  • graelwyn
    graelwyn Posts: 1,340 Member
    Yup, or some tubs of greek yoghurt with seeds and chopped nuts mixed in works well as a dessert :)
    Whatever you find tastiest I guess, I had to cut the peanut butter for a time as I was eating a lil too much of it, such is it's tastyness. Or you could do what a lot here seem to do, and get protein shakes. I just prefer to take the solid food route myself. Eggs are great too for protein, a couple of those with breakfast or as a snack would do it too with no more than a couple hundred calories.
  • DominiqueSmall
    DominiqueSmall Posts: 495 Member
    I noticed there wasn't any water consumption. I would try to get in at least 8 cups. I thought your diet looked pretty good. Maybe just try to curb the areas you were slightly over. Good job.
  • samanthanic0le
    samanthanic0le Posts: 81 Member
    I noticed there wasn't any water consumption. I would try to get in at least 8 cups. I thought your diet looked pretty good. Maybe just try to curb the areas you were slightly over. Good job.

    Oh, oops. Water is the only thing I drink. I just don't log it. :)
  • stephanie_salvi
    stephanie_salvi Posts: 46
    More protein! Try adding a can of tuna fish or some chickpeas in your spinach. Or eat some Greek yogurt with your cuties in the morning.

    Protein will help you feel more full (and thus less like you're dieting). Your body also uses more calories to digest protein than carbohydrates or fat. And I haven't even touched on the benefits of protein in building lean muscle mass to make you slim!
  • donyellemoniquex3
    donyellemoniquex3 Posts: 2,384 Member
    work out !!! If you have the money, get a Wii or Xbox 360 with kinect (try getting pre owned if you can) and buy some games like biggest loser, ZUMBA and Get Up and Dance
  • BrienJD
    BrienJD Posts: 541 Member
    Not an expert by any means, but judging from Wednesday and Friday (Thursday I hope is just incomplete?) your meals are pretty good. Doesn't seem like you're not starving yourself or living off celery sticks and carrots only. Don't know what your goals are but I'd say you are off to a great start with this.
  • _GlaDOS_
    _GlaDOS_ Posts: 1,520 Member
    I don't really like mayo very much.
  • Sugoiharris
    Sugoiharris Posts: 59 Member
    Like everyone else said more protien! Also you seemed to be eating pretty much the same thing which isn't bad it's planned it just doesn't allow for variety, in both nutrients and taste and can be boring and be hard to stick to. Try have several different types of veggies and fruits throughout the weeks, have apples one day banana's the next and spinich on another and different types through out the day as well so that you are getting more of the nutrients your body needs.
  • peggymenard
    peggymenard Posts: 246 Member
    What do you drink during the day? I see you didn't enter any water. I have recently learned that water helps boost your metabolism.
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