Gluttonous Greetings
Posted by Jennifer
‘Ello.
I’m new to ‘the confessional,’ but not new to the weight loss game. Like everyone here, I’m going to try to use this tool, along with my regular blog, to help me keep me on track. My goal is to try stay under 1500 calories a day and change the way I eat such that I reduce processed foods, lower my salt and fat intake while also including fruits and veggies in every meal.
Gosh. That all sounds fairly daunting when I type it all out.
Anyway… forgive me Paola, for I have sinned. :)
| Meal | Food | Drink | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| lunch | 2 cups raw spinach | 20 |
| .25 c tuna w/ 1 tsp mayo | 120 | |
| apple | 65 | |
| 2 tbls peanut butter | 180 | |
| 1 can soda | 140 | |
| Sub-total | 525 | |
| dinner | 1 slice fritatta | 275 |
| 2 corn muffins | 350 | |
| 1 cup spinach | 10 | |
| 1 tsp dressing | 90 | |
| 7 walnut halves | 95 | |
| 1/2 apple | 35 | |
| 1 tbls guacamole | 55 | |
| salsa | 50 | |
| Sub-total | 960 | |
| other | 1 small slice coconut cake | 190 |
| Sub-total | 190 | |
| Water | 2+ liters | |
| Total | 1,675 | |
This seems like an onerous start.
Anna said,
13 May 2008 at 7:12 am
Hi Jennifer — nice to meet you! Good luck with your progress on this journey – looking forward to sharing stories and tips with you. :-)
Paola said,
13 May 2008 at 9:47 am
I see, young lady. Perhaps your penance should be to follow MY diet for a day!
Was you dinner at home or out at a restaurant?
Okay, when you’re at work, have you considered sticking to diet sodas? And when you’re at home, how about Simon’s idea of diluted (pure) fruit juices?
justoofat said,
13 May 2008 at 11:57 am
Anna: Thank you!
Paola: Dinner: at home. As for the drinks, I *never* drink soda. Ever. Yesterday was an anomaly… so I’m not worried about drinking too many calories. In fact, most of the time, I drink nothing but water. For awhile there, I was going for months without drinking a single calorie…. that said, I’ve recently fallen prey to Starbucks more often than I would like, but seriously, I’m pretty resolved at the moment to cut that out completely.
I think one of my main issues is that I feel compelled to eat more at dinner. Dinner is a far more social situation for me than lunch or other meals… it’s not about eating what my husband does, it’s just about eating and talking and eating and, you know. I’ve got to break that habit, I know… I just haven’t gotten there.
As for your diet. I don’t think I could eat nearly as much beetroot as you do, dear.
*wink*
j
Paola said,
13 May 2008 at 1:28 pm
Beetroot, yum. I once made dinner including my beetroot salad for my Italian aunty – she didn’t eat it because beetroot is “what they gave the pigs to eat on the farm.” Ahem.
I totally understand about dinner being a shared occasion. But a big plate of food doesn’t necessarily have to mean a big plate o’ calories. It helps if, like me, you love veg and salads!
justoofat said,
13 May 2008 at 2:57 pm
Paola: Ha! I have very bad memories of beats from when I was a kid and haven’t eaten them in years as a result. Perhaps I should give them another go… it’s just tough to let go of those old “issues,” ya know?
j
Becky said,
13 May 2008 at 6:59 pm
Hi Jennifer – welcome to the blog and good luck!