Journal entry for 7/23/15

My food choices have been unhealthy lately.  I cannot expect to lose weight on a weekly basis, even a 1 lbs. loss if I keep this up.  I now worry about what will happen if I don't at least learn how to consume healthier fare.  I am lucky that my cholesterol is normal and so is my blood pressure.  It has been this way over the years.  I now wonder what it will be like for me to no longer take any blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol medication.  As of right now, I am still taking all three meds, but I still wonder.  Anyways, I do eat the wrong kinds of foods, even in moderation.  I do consume not only gravy and the fried chicken, but I also drink the sweet drinks and eat an abundance of dessert.  Sure they taste good, but I think it is better if I lay off of them or cut them out completely.  I have realized this for a long time, but I need to take action when it comes to my food intake.  If I don't then I will end up feeling guilty, I will not even lose weight slowly, and I may end up at least some complications from the diabetes.  Those are not the things that I want to end up dealing with for at least in the long term.  It is time for me to act for the long term.

THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015
BREAKFAST
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein	Potassium, K	Calcium, Ca	Sodium, Na	Magnesium, Mg	Folate, total	Cholesterol	Vitamin B-12
Honey, 2 tbsp	128	0	35	0	22	0	2	0	0	0	0
Equate Women's Ona Daily MultiVitamin, 1 serving	0	0	0	0	0	45	0	13	100	0	100
vitamin c w/rosehips & citrus bioflavinoid complex, 1 serving	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quaker Instant Oatmeal, prepared with water, 28 grams	100	2	16	4	94	10	72	9	19	0	0
Cinnamon, ground, 1 tbsp	18	0	5	0	34	8	2	1	0	0	0
	245	2	56	4	150	63	75	23	120	0	100
LUNCH
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein	Potassium, K	Calcium, Ca	Sodium, Na	Magnesium, Mg	Folate, total	Cholesterol	Vitamin B-12
Chicken Thigh, fried, 1 thigh, bone and skin removed	113	5	1	15	135	1	49	3	1	53	3
Canned Tomatoes, 1 cup	41	0	9	2	451	7	307	7	5	0	0
White Rice, long grain, cooked, 1 cup	205	0	45	4	55	2	2	5	23	0	0
Sonic Sweet Ice Tea, Large (32 oz), 1 serving	290	0	75	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0
Grands! Pillsbury Golden Corn bread biscuits, 1 biscuit, 61 grams, 1 serving	190	7	28	4	0	4	620	0	0	0	0
	839	13	157	25	641	14	999	15	29	53	3
DINNER
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein	Potassium, K	Calcium, Ca	Sodium, Na	Magnesium, Mg	Folate, total	Cholesterol	Vitamin B-12
Sonic Sweet Ice Tea, Large (32 oz), 0.5 serving	145	0	38	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0
Chicken Thigh, fried, 1 thigh, bone and skin removed	113	5	1	15	135	1	49	3	1	53	3
	258	5	38	15	135	1	59	3	1	53	3
SNACK
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein	Potassium, K	Calcium, Ca	Sodium, Na	Magnesium, Mg	Folate, total	Cholesterol	Vitamin B-12
Sonic Sweet Ice Tea, Large (32 oz), 1 serving	290	0	75	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0
Grands! Pillsbury Golden Corn bread biscuits, 1 biscuit, 61 grams, 2 serving	380	14	56	8	0	8	1,240	0	0	0	0
	670	14	131	8	0	8	1,260	0	0	0	0
SNACK 3
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein	Potassium, K	Calcium, Ca	Sodium, Na	Magnesium, Mg	Folate, total	Cholesterol	Vitamin B-12
None
SNACK 4
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein	Potassium, K	Calcium, Ca	Sodium, Na	Magnesium, Mg	Folate, total	Cholesterol	Vitamin B-12
None
SNACK 2
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein	Potassium, K	Calcium, Ca	Sodium, Na	Magnesium, Mg	Folate, total	Cholesterol	Vitamin B-12
None
	2,013	34	383	52	925	86	2,393	41	150	106	106
	1723 - 2323	57 - 77	215 - 290	86 - 116	4500 - 6000	120 - 200	0 - 2300	105 - 175	100 - 250	0 - 300	100 - 200