evado

eva's food log

Posted on 07/10/08, 12:39 pm

Monday 7-7

B--breakfast sandwich, iced late, watermelon
total c=458
L--soup and burrito
TC=488
D--frozen pad thai dinner
TC=540
S--small apple
TC=55

DAILY TOTAL = 1541


Tuesday 7-8
B--breakfast sandwich, plum
TC=389
S--hard boiled egg and snap peas
TC=159
L--frozen burrito
TC=300
S--veges
tc=45
D--(Flippers)1/2 cheeseburger, salad, basket of fries
tc=1,181

DAILY TOTAL=2075


Wednesday 7-9
B--1/2 breakfast sandwich, OJ
tc=257
S---beef jerkey
tc=118
L---3/4 costco hot dog, cucumbers
tc=459
S---chicken noodle soup
TC=249
D--(Spicy Monkey)Chip, hummus, potatoes, pork sandwich, frozen yogurt
TC=1,119

DAILY TOTAL = 2200

• Reply #1 07/11/08  12:20pm
  
  evado
  Thursday 7-10
  B--breakfast sandwich, fruit
  tc=450
  L--pizza bagel, cucumber
  tc=465
  D--soup, salad and sandwich
  tc=595
  S--fruit and popcorn
  tc=230
  
  DAILY TOTAL=1742
  
  
  today was both easier and hard. Not eating out makes it so much easier for me to stick to portion control.
  however I did notice that after dinner although I was not hungry i had a strong to desire to eat. I checked in with myself and realized it was anxiety and I wanted it to go away by distracting myself. I decided to take a breath instead. it really helped. I am really beginning to understand the differences between hunger, desire and cravings......
  
• Reply #2 07/14/08  1:42pm
  
  parame
  hey Eva, what is TC?
• Reply #3 07/14/08  1:54pm
  
  evado
  Friday
  
  B=395
  S--plum =90
  L--2 yummy carne asada tacos =620
  D--pasta=559
  S---fruit=180
  
  TOTAL=1845
  
  
  It's not really about the calorie consumption or what I eat b/c I allow myself to eat whatever I want but I have to stop when I'm physically satisfied. (not stuffed)
  
  Somehow counting the calories helps me stay focused and positive. I know it sounds strange but I see my progress and it allows me to stay goal orientated. If I have no sense of what my daily progress is I almost feel careless and purposeless. Wow, I know that sounds intense but the feelings are very subtle. It's only when I stop to question why I'm eating until i'm physically uncomfortable do I find that this is symbolic of how I've used food to address any uncomfortable feelings.
  
  I truly relish that feeling of disregard I give into when I continue eating after I'm satisfied. I eat till I'm stuffed for some foods and then I feel disappointed once it is all over. No doubt this is my unhealthy habit, my coping mechanism of life.
  It seems like I should work on finding on a new one.
  
  
  Saturday
  B--300
  S--egg, turkey and fruit--128
  L--489
  S-90
  
  Dinner==???1500-2000
  
  TOTAL= 3000
  
  Yah, saturday was interesting.
  I was doing well until I was caught off guard with dinner at a friends house. It was chinese take-out.
  
  It is still pretty hard to determine but I can only guess.
  
  It started off okay. I served myself some vegetables with beef and stuck to that. It was just that there was so much food. I then had sweet and sour chicken and pork. chow mein--lots of chow mein and some fried something or other.
  
  And it is not the type of food that bothers me. It really is not. I just can't resist stuffing myself in certain situations. I'm not sure if it was the company, anxiety or what.
  
  What I am dissapointed in is that I can not resist eating until I'm stuffed. It's like I'm watching myself do this and it feels like I'm not really there. It's strange.
  
  I really do wonder what this is all about.
  
  SUNDAY
  
  B--245
  L--441
  D--405
  S--180
  
  TOTAL= 1273
  
  I think not hating myself after I over-eat has positive repurcussions. All that guilt and self-hatred doesn't seep into other days and meals.
  
  I did something crazy. I ate when I was hungry and noticed I was not that hungry today.
  
  umnghhhhhhh
• Reply #4 07/14/08  1:55pm
  
  evado
  TC is total calories for that meal
• Reply #5 07/21/08  12:45pm
  
  evado
  I've neglected my food log and it was my idea.
  I am still writing it down but it is on my palm and I get lazy transfering it.

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