Food journal and reflection for 4/12/16

Meal: Breakfast
Time: 8;00 AM
What I ate or drink? Potato chips
Number of calories: 90
Carbs: 17
How much or number of ounces: 12 oz. soda
Where eaten or drank:  BTC Building
Reflection: At least I have eaten something for breakfast.  However, what I consumed was not healthy.

Meal: Lunch
Time: 2:30 PM
What I ate or drink? Cheerios
Number of calories: 700
Carbs: 150
How much or number of ounces: 12 oz. water + 32 oz. coffee
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Reflection: I ate way too much in one setting

Meal: Snack 1
Time: 2:40 PM
What I ate or drink? Peanut butter and preserves sandwich
Number of calories: 460
Carbs: 40
How much or number of ounces: 12 oz. water
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Reflection: Should I have eaten the peanut butter and preserves sandwich alone?

Meal: Snack 1
Time: 4:30 PM
What I ate or drink? Fiber One Bar
Number of calories: 90
Carbs: 17
How much or number of ounces: 12 oz. water
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Reflection: Should I have eaten that before I eaten the fries?

Meal: Dinner

Time: 6:15 PM

What I ate or drink? Sweet Potato pudding and 

Number of calories: 450

Carbs: 15

How much or number of ounces: 12 oz. water + 28 oz. coffee

Where eaten or drank:  Home

Reflection: None.

Meal: Snack 2
Time: 10:50 PM
What I ate or drink? Pretzel sticks
Number of calories: 100
Carbs: 15
How much or number of ounces: 12 oz. water
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Reflection: I think I am hungry late at night, but am I?

Meal: Snack 3
Time : 10:55 PM
What I ate or drink: Peanut butter crackers
Number of calories: 900
Carbs: 25
How  much or how many ounces: 0
Where eaten or drank: Home
Reflection: I have learned that consuming more than say, 500-600 calories in one setting is way too much.  Eating late at night will do me no good since peanut butter can be fattening if eaten in large quantities.

Daily Totals:

Number of calories: 2790

Number of carbs: 269

How much or number of ounces: 60 oz. water+  60 oz. coffee 

Where eaten or drank:  Home

Overall summary: I need to eat more healthy food and exercise more.  I also need to consume more grains, dairy, and beans.  My goal is to consume more healthy foods since I admit to not eating healthy.  That has been a struggle of mine.

Food journal and reflection for 4/11/16

Weighing time: 8:20 AM

Meal: Breakfast
Time: 10;00 AM
What I ate or drink? Fiber One brownie
Number of calories: 90
Carbs: 17
How much or number of ounces: 8oz. water
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Reflection: At least I have eaten something for breakfast.

Meal: Lunch
Time: 1:20 PM
What I ate or drink? Cheerios
Number of calories: 700
Carbs: 150
How much or number of ounces: 12 oz. water + 32 oz. coffee
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Reflection: I ate way too much in one setting

Meal: Snack 1
Time: 4:30 PM
What I ate or drink? Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Number of calories: 460
Carbs: 40
How much or number of ounces: 12 oz. water
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Reflection: Should I have eaten that before I eaten the fries?

Meal: Dinner
Time: 5:00 PM
Food consumed: French fries
Carbs: 10
Drink and amount consumed: 12 oz.water
Calories: 360
Reflection: I did eat a healthier portion of fries than before, so I did not eat too much in one sitting

Meal: Snack 2
Time: 8:40 PM
What I ate or drink? Fiber One brownie
Number of calories: 90
Carbs: 17
How much or number of ounces: 32 oz. coffee + 4 oz. juice
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Reflection: I should have consumed some water, even if it only 8 oz. of water,

Meal: Lunch
Time: 1:20 PM
What I ate or drink? Cheerios
Number of calories: 700
Carbs: 150
How much or number of ounces: 32 oz. coffee
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Reflection: I ate way too much in one setting

Daily Totals:
Number of calories: 1700
Number of carbs: 234
How much or number of ounces: 44 oz. water+  64 oz. coffee +4 oz. cranberry juice
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Overall summary: Not bad...not bad at all, except I did not always consume food in healthy portions.

Journal entry for 4/10/16

Meal: Breakfast
Time: 10:54 AM
What I ate or drink? Fiber one brownie
Number of calories: 170
How much or number of ounces: 8oz. water
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Carbs: 10
Feelings and thoughts: I have learned that breakfast, food or drink, is the most important meal of the day.
Right: Fiber consumption
Wrong: None

Meal: Lunch
Time: 3:20 PM
What I ate or drink? Chicken (2 drumsticks), grain bread (2 slices), mustard greens (1 cup)
Number of calories: 330
How much or number of ounces: 8 oz.water  + 12 oz. juice
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Carbs: 30
Feelings and thoughts: I have learned that breakfast, food or drink, is the most important meal of the day.
Right: Consumed healthier foods
Wrong: None, except for consuming more than one drumstick in one sitting

Meal: Snack 1
Time: 5:00 PM
What I ate or drink? Ice Cream (1.5 cup)
Number of calories: 210
How much or number of ounces: 8 oz. water
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Carbs: 10
Feelings and thoughts: I have learned that consuming too much ice cream causes some weight gain.
Right: Consumed water along with the ice cream
Wrong: Being careful of the portions because of being a trigger food and weight gain.

Meal: Lunch
Time: 5:20 PM
What I ate or drink? lightly salted almonds (1/3 cup) and pretzel sticks (1 cup)
Number of calories: 330
How much or number of ounces: 8 oz. water +12 oz. coffee
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Carbs: 8
Feelings and thoughts: I consumed too many snacks in one sitting.
Right: Healthy snacks plus water consumed per meal or snack
Wrong: Possibly too much sodium

Meal: Dinner
Time: 7:00 PM
What I ate or drink? 3.5 cup cheerios cereal + white sugar
Number of calories: 700
How much or number of ounces: 22 oz. water
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Carbs:25
Feelings and thoughts: Consuming too much sugar in one sitting is unhealthy.
Right: Heart healthy cereal
Wrong: Amount of food is too large for one sitting plus added extra sugar

Daily Totals:
Number of calories: 1740
How much or number of ounces:  54 oz. water + 12 oz. juice + 12 oz. coffee
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Carbs: 83

Daily reflection:
It is a good thing that I have decided to formulate a food and diet journal to track my eating, exercise, and drinking habits.  They should be and are a great learning tool.



Exercise Plan
Time: 8:00-8:30 AM
Exercise (s): 10-15 minutes of walking
Mindset: How it can be changed; different or similar to reflection
Health conditions: PCOS, obesity, bipolar
Equipment and clothing: yes
Reflections: Gotten too complacent with not eating healthy and exercising
Motivation: I want to be healthy and stay healthy
Calories burned: N/A
Pulse: N/A
Time of exercise: N/A
Exercise once today (including number of sets).

Daily Summary for 4/10/16

Diet plan
Meal: Breakfast
Time: 9 AM
What I ate or drink? Boost Glucose Control Creamy Strawberry Shake
Number of calories: 250
How much or number of ounces: 8 oz. + 8oz. water
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Carbs: 50
Feelings and thoughts: I have learned that breakfast, food or drink, is the most important meal of the day.
Right: Diabetic shake
Wrong: None

Meal: Snack 1
Time: 11:20 AM
What I ate or drink? Boost Glucose Control Creamy Strawberry Shake
Number of calories: 250
How much or number of ounces: 8 oz. shake + 12 oz. water
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Carbs: 50
Feelings and thoughts: I have learned that breakfast, food or drink, is the most important meal of the day.
Right: Diabetic shake
Wrong: None

Optional
Drink and amount consumed: 12 oz. cranberry juice
Calories: 110

Meal: Snack 2
Time: 1:30 PM
What I ate or drink? Apple and Orange
Number of calories: 210
How much or number of ounces: 8 oz. water
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Carbs: 40
Feelings and thoughts: Reflection
Right: Reflection

Wrong: None

Meal: Lunch
Time: 3:00 PM
What I ate or drink? 3 ounces chicken or beef, 1 cup vegetable, 1 cup starch
Number of calories: 230
How much or number of ounces: 8 oz. water
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Carbs: 120
Feelings and thoughts: Reflection
Right: Reflection

Wrong: None

Meal: Snack 3
Time: 5:00 PM
What I ate or drink? 2.5 cup pineapple + 1 cup strawberries
Number of calories: 270
How much or number of ounces: 12 oz. water
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Carbs: 30
Feelings and thoughts: Reflection
Right: Reflection

Wrong: None

Meal: Dinner
Time: 8:00 PM
What I ate or drink? 3 ounces chicken or beef, 1 cup vegetable
Number of calories: 160
How much or number of ounces: 12 oz. water
Where eaten or drank:  Home

Carbs: 80
Feelings and thoughts: Reflection
Right: Reflection

Wrong: None

Daily Totals:
Number of calories: 1480
How much or number of ounces: 60 oz. water + 12 oz. juice + 16 oz. glucose shake
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Carbs: 480

Daily reflection:
Discuss and reflect on daily totals and how to correct what is in need of change.


Exercise Plan
Time: 8:00-8:30 AM
Exercise (s): 10-15 minutes of walking
Mindset: How it can be changed; different or similar to reflection
Health conditions: PCOS, obesity, bipolar
Equipment and clothing: yes
Reflections: I am just afraid to stay the way that I am
Motivation: I want to be healthy and stay healthy
Calories burned: 160
Pulse: 89
Time of exercise: 13 minutes
Exercise once today (including number of sets).

Daily Totals: X1
Number of calories: 1480
How much or number of ounces: 60 oz. water + 12 oz. juice + 16 oz. glucose shake
Where eaten or drank:  Home
Carbs: 480

Summary: A

Reminder: B

Reflection: C

Taking a break

I am taking a break tonight.  I am glad to be back and I have been for a while.  

Starting Over

Starting Over
© Tatum

Published on March 2008

I'm trying to find something to base my life upon,
Something in this strange world that goes on and on.
As the years go by and time fades away,
What used to be "good days" are now filled with dismay.
Tomorrow comes, and then again it goes,
And my ambition to become something more grows and grows.
Around the corner, yet miles away,
The life I want now gets closer each day.
All I've ever wanted was something to live for,
I don't want to be this little person anymore.
I've been basing my life upon what others think.
I wish I could go back and redo everything, every time an eye would blink.
I've fought to become who I am and what I want to be.
I have to remind myself that one day I will be free,
Free from the rules I followed as a child,
When everything was a game and life was so mild.
Now times have changed and I realize nothing is fair,
And sometimes it seems like nobody even cares.
It's like no one pays attention to what I feel is best for me,
And what I think about the way some things should be.
I understand now that I'm pretty much on my own,
And I know a lot of what I can do will never be known.
All the time I think about everything I can't say, what I have to keep in,
And by doing this, my thoughts only get more complicated and deepen.
Soon I hope to find out who I am and what I am meant to become.
I want to know where I'm going.
I don't need to be reminded of where I came from.

Starting over

Much needed change

I realize that one day, change may be too late.