My four day food journal, The Good, and Bad

Please Note: The following is my food journal, good and bad. It's to show myself how much i am eating and what. Now I need to curtail the amounts, especially from dinner on.

April 7, 2009 ,Tues
 B:  (1) cup Optimum Slim organic cereal, with (1) pack of Sweet and Low
      (1) cup Lactose free, 1% low fat milk.
      (1) med Banana
      (1) cup herbal tea with (1) Sweet and Low

S:  (1) No Sugar/fat creamicle
      (1) Rice cake

L:   (1) Soy burger with (1) Soy cheese slice, with tomato slice
      (1) med. Banana

S:  (2) Rice cakes with Benecol Spread

D:  (6)oz. Tuna Fish
     (1) Tab. low fat salad dressing with onion
     (2) Rice cakes
     (2) cups of salad, with tomatoes, cucumber, dill pickle, lettuce and vinaigrette
     (1) med. Banana
     (6)oz. Light Cherry yogurt

S:  (1) No sugar or fat Creamicle

April 8, 2009 Wed.

B: (1) cup of Lactose free 1% low fat milk
    (1) cup of cereal with artificial sweetener
    (1) Med. Banana
    (1) slice of toast with Benecol Spread
    (32)oz. water

S: None

L:   (1) Soy burger with tomato slice, (3) dill pickle spears, salad dressing and (2) slice of
       whole wheat bread
       (1) cup salad with tomato and dressing
       (1) med. Banana

S:  (1) orange
     (2) Sugar Free fat free Creamicle

D:  (1) Cucumber and soy cheese sandwich, with mustard
      (2) cups homemade veggie soup
      (6) oz. Lemon yogurt
      (2) Sugar Free, fat free, creamicle

S: (3) Rice cakes,  (32)oz. water

April 9, 2009, Thurs.

B:  (1) cup cereal
     (1) cup lactose free 1%milk
     (1) package artificial sweetener
    (1) Banana (med.)
    (1) slice toast with (1) tab Benecol Spread
    (32)oz water

S: NONE

L:   (1) Soy Burger with cucumber slices, mustard and (1) soy cheese slice
      (2) Slices of whole wheat bread
      (1) Med. Banana
      (2) Dill pickle spears

S:  (1) Sugar free Popsicle
      (3) Rice cakes, with (1) tab Bencol spread
      (32)oz. water

D:  (2) cups of homemade veggie soup
      (14) Triscut crackers (low fat)
      (1) med. apple
     (1) med. orange

S:  (1) Sugar free Popsicle

April 10, 2009, Friday

B:  (1) cup cereal with artificial sweetener
     (1) cup lactose free,1% milk
     (1) slice of toast with (1) tab. Benecol Spread
     (1) large Banana

S:  (1) Sugar Free Popsicle
     
L:   (6)oz Tuna fish with (2) tab.s Bran, (1.5) tabs. low fat  salad dressing
      (2) Slices of whole wheat bread
      (2) cups of salad: Lettuce, tomato, cucumbers
      (3) tabs. of vinaigrette dressing
      (1) med apple
      (7) Triscut crackers (low fat) with Benecol Spread

S:   (7) Triscut crackers (low fat)
       (1) Sugar free Popsicle ( note: only 20 calories per stick)
       (6)oz peach yogurt
 
D:  (2) Slices of whole wheat bread
      (2) oz cheese (soy) with mustard
      (2) Sugar free Popsicles
      (1) orange and (1) apple
      (2) cups salad: lettuce, tomato
      (2) tabs. of diet ranch dressing

S: Large Bowl of cereal with 1% milk

I know I need some revamping of my menu and curtail some more, that is my next step.
Regarding my walking for the week of 4-4-09 thru 4-10-09 : I walked 14,237 steps making it
7.12 miles this week. I will be increasing my steps this coming week some more.
(one step at a time.)

Twilight

I know it's shocking for some - but I'm not journaling my food - I just make certain that I'm eating healthy whole food choices. This way I'm not "on a deprivation diet" but rather just eating properly. It's working for me but I know not for everyone.  I wanted to get out of the "diet" mode and switch into just a new healthier life. I do recognize though it is useful to use to tweak what your eating and to be honestly accountable about what you eat.

Skylar

Hey Twilight, what kind of a plan are you on?  If it's low cal, how many calories do you eat a day?

Just being nosy!

Mary

     Mary:  

   Right now I am on no particular plan. It is a combination of Weigh****cher, American Diabetes eating plan and introducing myself on Pritikins program.
My diabetes program  is the deciding factor on conflicting programs. 
I am suppose to have about 1200 - 1500 calories a day, and if I really have to I can go to 1800(sometimes)Because of my cholesterol I have to limit my fat intake, If the doctors have their way I would only have rabbit food: Veggies, grains(no processed anything) fruits and that's about it.  I myself am tired of counting calories, I try to do the following: 

Dairy: (2) servings a day
Vegetables: (3) or more a day
Fruit: (3-4) servings a day
Breads/grains: (4-6) servings a day
Meat: (4-6) servings a day
Fats: (3) servings a day
 
    Now if you have read my food journal's, you know I am eating more then that. I started writing my food journal to see where I was at, and how and what I can do to make it better. I have found, when I do not keep a journal  I eat far more then I realize. That's what I was doing before. I was eating more, even the good rabbit food can put weight on if you do no****ch it. (or help you not lose.)
  What I have learned from Pritikins is to, not eat food that is calorie dense,so much and load up on less calorie dense foods, (it's like what would you rather have a pound cake or a pound of plain popcorn to fill you up. You could only eat so much of the popcorn, before you would get full, thus saving yourself a lot of calories, but maintaining your full filling and losing weight.
I also started journaling because I wasn't making myself responsible, now I have to, the Internet is watching.  P.S. It's OK to be nosy, I am too!

Twilight