i’m flailing here - aaaahhh!

Posted January 23, 2008
File under: Weight Loss

 i think i need to journal my food for today and for awhile. there are more interesting things for me to write, but this seems most useful and i really am struggling here to get back to the habits i prefer around my eating. i just keep making choices that aren’t fitting me and soon my pants won’t be fitting me again…i know my food is generally “healthy” but look for the popcorn, muffins, and random snacks. Those plus portion control are what do me in…

so today’s food:

decaf tea with soymilk x 2

rice milk smoothie with pear, flax seed, rice protein powder

water

2 veggie/tofu spring rolls (not fried, lettuce, mint, rifce noodles, carrots, tofu) no sauce

1/2 big ole chocloate chip muffin (vegan)

about 35 cheese crackers (2 servings)

4 almonds

8-10 snack peas, chips, and carrots plus 2 halves of strawberry bread and ginger bread

big bowl and a half of  homemade butternut squash soup with lentils and gnocci, random:  bunch maybe a cup of pasta (israeli couscous)

1/3 cucumber

water

2 spoons of sunflower seed butter

2 GIANT bowls (prob 4-6 cups) of air-popped popcorn dressed with lots of salt and canola spray plus chili powder and nutr. yeast.

water

okay, i should sleep so at least one thing won’t be too off.

2 Comments so far

  1. JustJane47 @ January 24th, 2008

    Good job journaling. I need to try that also. I tried inthe beginning, but it seems like so much work. I hope it works good for you Debbie. Big Hugs!!

  2. buttercup @ January 24th, 2008

    I can’t say enough good stuff about journaling, especially in the beginning of this journey. It’s so important. Tracking it before you put it in your mouth will also help keep you in control of your portions and where you are at any given time of the day on calories, protein, fat, and carbs. If you look that stuff up, like the popcorn for instance, before you eat it, and know that you have to log it down, more than likely you will cut the portion down to the right size and still come out satisfied.

    Doing this helped me TREMENDOUSLY in the beginning to learn portion control.

    Keep up the determination and focus. You’re doing good!

    Huggggggggs,
    Shan

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