I'm learning - Bad Diet

Thanks for the information about the Slimfast.  I didn't realize they had two and wouldn't you know it I just looked at my empty can "Original".   Oh well, I guess this will call for another trip to the store. Thanks for reminding me about the fluids. Mike

Mike, my advice to you is to flip your meals.  Eat the sensible breakfast and then your lightest meal at dinner.  Right now you are eating our heaviest meal right before the least amount of activity (sleep).  Flip that around.  You want to target about 1,500 calories total.  If you do that and exercise a bit, you will start losing.  Right now you are at the mercy of your sodium intake the last meal of the day and you are holding water.

Exercise I can handle, 1500-2000 calories I can handle flipping meals now that is hard... I know it is for the best.  That is the hard one.  I still love to watch tv in the evening while snacking/eating.   This is one of my biggest challenges.    I'll give it a try.   Damn, this hurts... Mike

Try posting your intended meals on fitday.com before you consume them. I find as an avid daily user of fitday that I post my intended meals for the next day ahead of time. What I find is that this gives me the full daily impact of my intake for that day plus it helps me to pre-plan what I am intending to eat for the day as opposed to just "winging it".  I will still modify that day's intake as necessary based on my consumption but I really find that the accountability helps me to keep from being "surprised" at my total intake of calories, fat & carbs. I also use fitday to track my exercise which adds another layer of accountability to myself. D.

Great idea!   I'll start immediatley.   Do you use the "free" fitday or did you purchase the program? I'm wondering what the main difference is.   I've also discovered that fitday seems to be limited on some foods as far as the nutrional value.  Have you found another source for some items? Thanks for the idea. Mike

I use the free site. As you get used to the site you find that it is more user friendly than you think. I also enter alot of different foods under the "Custom Foods" section. Once you enter a food under this category it retains it forever. I also find the "add recent" section works really well once you figure it out.  I also invested in two $29.99 digital scales that makes keeping track of the quantities of foods that you eat easier to figure out and post on Fitday. I keep one at home and one at my office so I can always tell how much I am eating.  Another trick I have found for keeping track when you eat out is to cut everything in half on your plate. Eat half and take the other half home and weigh it and you will know almost exactly what you consumed when you ate out.  D.