Day 51/63 – June 12 Food Log

June 13, 2008 by Salar · Leave a Comment
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Yesterday’s food log – been a crazy week with work. Another day where calories are too low and not enough meals – but still pretty clean at least.

I finally have a bit of breathing room, so tonight I’m off to the gym for a back workout, then konditioning class tomorrow and the gym again on Sunday. I haven’t worked out since Tuesday and I’m going to go crazy :|

  Cals Fat Carb Prot
1 – Meal # 1 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Bio Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar ( 1 serving ) 320 8 40

23

2 – Meal # 2 ( 1 serving ) 0

0

0 0
PC Flax Tortilla ( 1 serving ) 200 5 32 6
Caesar dressing, low-calorie ( 1 tablespoon ) 17 1 3 0
Chicken, breast, with or without bone, roasted, skin not eaten ( 7 oz, boneless, cooked, skinless ) 321 7

0

60
3 – Meal # 3 ( 1 serving )

0

0 0 0
Chicken Snack Wrap ( 2 serving ) 540 20 52 36
4 – Meal # 4 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0

0

Almonds, unroasted ( 20 almond ) 139

12

5 5

Day 50/63 – June 11 Food Log

June 13, 2008 by Salar · Leave a Comment
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Food log for Wednesday – crazy day – managed to keep pretty clean, but calories are too low.

  Cals Fat Carb Prot
1 – Meal # 1 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Cereals, oats, regular and quick and instant, without fortified, cooked with water, with salt, (oats) ( 1 cup ) 145 2 25

6

Egg, whole, raw ( 2 large ) 149

10

1 12
ON 100% Whey – Rocky Road ( 1 serving ) 120 1 3 24
2 – Meal # 2 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
PC Flax Tortilla ( 1 serving ) 200 5

32

6
Cheese, Mozzarella, part skim ( 1 slice (1 oz) )

79

5 1 8
Mayonnaise-type salad dressing, fat-free ( 1 tablespoon ) 12 0 2 0
Chicken, breast, with or without bone, roasted, skin not eaten ( 7 oz, boneless, cooked, skinless ) 321 7 0

60

3 – Meal # 3 ( 1 serving ) 0

0

0 0
Apple, raw ( 1 cup, NFS ) 74 0 19 0
4 – Meal # 4 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Chicken Snack Wrap ( 2 serving ) 540 20

52

36

Day 49/63 – June 10 Food Log

June 13, 2008 by Salar · Leave a Comment
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Here’s my food log for Tuesday – not bad, but too much protein and not enough carbs.

  Cals Fat Carb Prot
1 – Meal # 1 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Egg, whole, raw ( 2 large ) 149 10 1

12

Cereals, oats, regular and quick and instant, without fortified, cooked with water, with salt, (oats) ( 1 cup ) 145

2

25 6
ON 100% Whey – Rocky Road ( 1 serving ) 120 1 3 24
2 – Meal # 2 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
PC Flax Tortilla ( 0.5 serving ) 100 3

16

3
Chicken, breast, with or without bone, roasted, skin not eaten ( 4 oz, boneless, cooked, skinless )

183

4 0 34
Cheese, Mozzarella, part skim ( 1 slice (1 oz) ) 79 5 1 8
Apple, raw ( 1 small (2-1/2″ dia) (approx 4 per lb) ) 63 0 16

0

3 – Meal # 3 ( 1 serving ) 0

0

0 0
PC Flax Tortilla ( 1 serving ) 200 5 32 6
Tuna, canned, water pack ( 4 oz ) 132 1 0 29
Mayonnaise-type salad dressing, fat-free ( 1 tablespoon ) 12 0

2

0
Orange, raw ( 1 medium (2-5/8″ dia) )

62

0 15 1
4 – Meal # 4 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Bio Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar ( 1 serving ) 320 8 40

23

PW – Post Workout ( 1 serving ) 0

0

0 0
ON 100% Whey – Rocky Road ( 2 serving ) 240 2 6 48
5 – Meal # 5 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Spinach, raw ( 3 cup ) 20 0

3

3
Chicken, leg (drumstick and thigh), with or without bone, broiled, skin not eaten ( 1 large leg (yield after cooking, bone and skin removed) )

242

11 0 34
Chicken, wing, with or without bone, roasted, skin not eaten ( 1 large wing (yield after cooking, bone and skin removed) ) 54 2 0 8
Caesar dressing, low-calorie ( 2 tablespoon ) 33 1 6

0

Day 48/63 – June 9th Food Log

June 10, 2008 by Salar · Leave a Comment
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Here’s my food log from yesterday. Too few calories and too much fat relative to carbs… but not terrible.

  Cals Fat Carb Prot
1 – Meal # 1 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Bio Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar ( 1 serving ) 320 8 40

23

2 – Meal # 2 ( 1 serving ) 0

0

0 0
Cheese, Mozzarella, part skim ( 3 slice (1 oz) ) 238 15 3 23
Apple, raw ( 1 cup, NFS ) 74 0 19 0
3 – Meal # 3 ( 1 serving ) 0 0

0

0
PC Flax Tortilla ( 1 serving )

200

5 32 6
Chicken, breast, with or without bone, roasted, skin not eaten ( 1 cup, cooked, diced ) 221 5 0 42
4 – Meal # 4 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0

0

Almonds, unroasted ( 20 almond ) 139

12

5 5
PW – Post Workout ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
ON 100% Whey – Rocky Road ( 2 serving ) 240 2 6 48
5 – Meal # 5 ( 1 serving ) 0 0

0

0
Chicken, leg (drumstick and thigh), with or without bone, broiled, skin not eaten ( 1 large leg (yield after cooking, bone and skin removed) )

242

11 0 34
Spinach, raw ( 1 cup ) 7 0 1 1
Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw ( 2 cup shredded ) 16 0 3

2

Caesar dressing, low-calorie ( 1 tablespoon ) 17

1

3 0
6 – Meal # 6 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Orange, raw ( 1 small (2-3/8″ dia) ) 45 0 11 1
ON 100% Whey – Rocky Road ( 1 serving ) 120 1

3

24

Day 42/63 – June 4 Food Log

June 4, 2008 by Salar · Leave a Comment
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Here’s my food log from today. Came up about 100 cals short… but who cares. I just need to be in a decent range consistently – not perfect every time. I’m not going to keep tracking my diet every day for the rest of my life. I just want to get a good sense of what I’m taking in and what I need so I can work it out in my head in the future.

As I lose weight I might come back to this for a week at a time as a way of making sure my adjustments are correct, but otherwise I’d like to avoid tracking all of this.

  Cals Fat Carb Prot
1 – Meal # 1 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Egg, whole, raw ( 2 large ) 149 10 1

12

Cereals, oats, regular and quick and instant, without fortified, cooked with water, with salt, (oats) ( 1 cup ) 145

2

25 6
ON 100% Whey – Rocky Road ( 1 serving ) 120 1 3 24
2 – Meal # 2 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
LOUIS RICH, Turkey Breast and White Turkey (smoked sliced) ( 4 serving ) 112 3

3

20
Apple, raw ( 1 medium (2-3/4″ dia) (approx 3 per lb) )

81

0 21 0
3 – Meal # 3 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Alexia Oven Fries ( 1 serving ) 150 4 25

3

Salmon, steamed or poached ( 5 oz, boneless, cooked ) 206

6

0 35
Asparagus, raw ( 10 medium spear (5-1/4″ to 7″ long) ) 37 0 7 4
4 – Meal # 4 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
PC Flax Tortilla ( 1 serving ) 200 5

32

6
Chicken, breast, with or without bone, roasted, skin not eaten ( 4 oz, boneless, cooked, skinless )

183

4 0 34
Orange, raw ( 1 medium (2-5/8″ dia) ) 62 0 15 1
PW – Post Workout ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0

0

ON 100% Whey – Rocky Road ( 1 serving ) 120

1

3 24
5 – Meal # 5 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Salmon, steamed or poached ( 5.5 oz, boneless, cooked ) 226 7 0 39
Alexia Oven Fries ( 1 serving ) 150 4

25

3
Asparagus, raw ( 10 medium spear (5-1/4″ to 7″ long) )

37

0 7 4
6 – Meal # 6 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Berries, raw, NFS ( 1 cup ) 45 1 11

1

Cheese, cottage, lowfat (1-2% fat) ( 0.5 cup ) 82

1

3 14

Day 41/63 – June 3 Food Log

June 4, 2008 by Salar · Leave a Comment
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Was busy with work last night so I never got around to posting this. Here’s my food log for yesterday.

I was in the area of whole foods and decided to stop in and get a few things. I love cooking and I’m a bit of a foodie so I always enjoy wandering the aisles there and picking up some new flavours. Got some spices and some really good Dijon and German style mustards – perfect for adding a lot of flavour to a sandwich / wrap without adding extra calories.

I also got a piece of cheese pizza and a piece of carrot cake. I knew my calories were low for the day up to that point and I knew I could fit it in so I did. Little things like this remind me that I’m not on a diet – I need to eat in a way that I can maintain for the rest of my life and that includes the occasional indulgence.

Even with that, I ended up coming in right where I wanted for calories – short on protein and high on fat, but no worries.

  Cals Fat Carb Prot
1 – Meal # 1 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Egg, whole, raw ( 2 large ) 149 10 1

12

Cereals, oats, regular and quick and instant, without fortified, cooked with water, with salt, (oats) ( 1 cup ) 145

2

25 6
ON 100% Whey – Rocky Road ( 1 serving ) 120 1 3 24
Strawberry Jam – PC Twice The Fruit ( 1 tablespoon ) 25 0 6 0
2 – Meal # 2 ( 1 serving ) 0 0

0

0
Apple, raw ( 1 medium (2-3/4″ dia) (approx 3 per lb) )

81

0 21 0
Our Compliments Skim Cheese String ( 1 serving ) 60 4 0 6
3 – Meal # 3 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0

0

Mayonnaise-type salad dressing, fat-free ( 1 tablespoon ) 12

0

2 0
PC Flax Tortilla ( 1 serving ) 200 5 32 6
Chicken, canned, meat only, light meat ( 1 can (5 oz) yields ) 198 5 0 36
Orange, raw ( 1 cup, sections ) 85 0

21

2
4 – Meal # 4 ( 1 serving )

0

0 0 0
Almonds, unroasted ( 15 almond ) 104 9 4 4
Apple, raw ( 1 cup, NFS ) 74 0 19

0

5 – Meal # 5 ( 1 serving ) 0

0

0 0
LOUIS RICH, Turkey Breast and White Turkey (smoked sliced) ( 4 serving ) 112 3 3 20
Pizza, cheese, thin crust ( 0.25 large pizza (15″ dia) ) 505 19 59 23
Cake, carrot, with icing ( 1 piece (1/10 of 1-layer, 8″ or 9″ dia) ) 328 17

42

3

Day 39/63 – June 1 Food Log

June 2, 2008 by Salar · Leave a Comment
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Here’s my food log from yesterday – came in a tiny bit over what I was shooting for but no worries. Usually when I go for dinner at my parent’s place I eat a lot. Still did sort of here, but managed to keep it within range.

  Cals Fat Carb Prot
1 – Meal # 1 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Chicken, breast, with or without bone, roasted, skin not eaten ( 4 oz, boneless, cooked, skinless ) 183 4 0

34

Egg, whole, raw ( 4 large ) 298

20

2 25
Pepper, sweet, red, raw ( 1 large (2.25 per pound, approx 3-3/4″ long, 3″ dia) ) 44 0 11 1
Spinach, raw ( 1 cup ) 7 0 1 1
Cereals, oats, regular and quick and instant, without fortified, cooked with water, with salt, (oats) ( 1 cup ) 145 2

25

6
Strawberry Jam – PC Twice The Fruit ( 1 tablespoon )

25

0 6 0
PW – Post Workout ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
ON 100% Whey – Rocky Road ( 2 serving ) 240 2 6

48

Orange, raw ( 1 medium (2-5/8″ dia) ) 62

0

15 1
2 – Meal # 2 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
PC Flax Tortilla ( 1 serving ) 200 5 32 6
Spinach, raw ( 1 cup ) 7 0

1

1
Sauce, KRAFT Barbecue Sauce Hickory Smoke ( 1 tablespoons )

20

0 4 0
Chicken, breast, with or without bone, roasted, skin not eaten ( 4 oz, boneless, cooked, skinless ) 183 4 0 34
Apple, raw ( 1 medium (2-3/4″ dia) (approx 3 per lb) ) 81 0 21

0

3 – Meal # 3 ( 1 serving ) 0

0

0 0
Chicken, thigh, with or without bone, broiled, skin not eaten ( 4 medium thigh (yield after cooking, bone and skin removed) ) 431 22 0 54
Rice, white, long-grain, regular, cooked ( 1 cup ) 205 0 45 4
Almonds, unroasted ( 10 almond ) 69 6

2

3
Broccoli, raw ( 1 cup, NFS )

25

0 5 3
Cheese, Mozzarella, part skim ( 1 cubic inch ) 49 3 1 5
Tomatoes, raw ( 1 small whole (2-2/5″ dia) ) 19 0 4

1

Onions, mature, raw ( 1 large slice (1/4″ thick) ) 14

0

3 0
Cucumber pickles, dill ( 3 medium (3-3/4″ long) ) 35 0 8 1

Day 38/63 – May 31 Food Log

June 1, 2008 by Salar · Leave a Comment
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Strange day yesterday – was acting as an entertainer at a movie premiere / gala after-party. I knew I wasn’t going to be able to get much decent food later on in the day, so I loaded up a bit more in the morning / noon before I left. I did manage to keep my calories right around where I wanted them – even with a few beers and a croissant thrown in. I still dropped weight too!

  Cals Fat Carb Prot
1 – Meal # 1 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
ON 100% Whey – Rocky Road ( 2 serving ) 240 2 6

48

Peanut butter ( 1 tablespoon ) 95

8

3 4
2 – Meal # 2 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
ON 100% Whey – Rocky Road ( 2 serving ) 240 2 6 48
3 – Meal # 3 ( 1 serving ) 0 0

0

0
Chicken, breast, with or without bone, roasted, skin not eaten ( 4 oz, boneless, cooked, skinless )

183

4 0 34
Olive oil ( 0.25 tablespoon ) 30 3 0 0
Onions, mature, raw ( 0.5 large ) 29 0 6

1

Spaghetti, whole-wheat, dry ( 1.5 oz ) 149

1

32 6
Tomatoes, raw ( 0.5 large whole (3″ dia) ) 19 0 4 1
Our Compliments Skim Cheese String ( 1 serving ) 60 4 0 6
PC Flax Tortilla ( 1 serving ) 200 5

32

6
4 – Meal # 4 ( 1 serving )

0

0 0 0
Taco Bell Chicken Soft Taco ( 1 serving ) 270 16 20 12
Stella Artois ( 0.6 liter ) 240 0 17

2

5 – Meal # 5 ( 1 serving ) 0

0

0 0
Popcorn, popped in oil, unbuttered ( 3 cup, popped ) 165 9 19 3
Stella Artois ( 0.7 liter ) 280 0 20 2
6 – Meal # 6 ( 1 serving ) 0 0

0

0
Croissant, cheese ( 1 croissant )

174

9 20 4

Day 35/63 – May 28th Food Log

May 28, 2008 by Salar · Leave a Comment
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Here’s my food log from today. I didn’t have time to make a starchy side for dinner. Tomorrow I’m going to cook up a pot of brown rice for the next couple of days. I think that should add just enough carbs/calories to get me up to 2300.

  Cals Fat Carb Prot
1 – Meal # 1 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Egg, whole, raw ( 2 large ) 149 10 1

12

Egg, white only, cooked ( 2 white ) 33

0

1 7
ON 100% Whey – Rocky Road ( 1 serving ) 120 1 3 24
Cereals, oats, regular and quick and instant, without fortified, cooked with water, with salt, (oats) ( 1 cup ) 145 2 25 6
Strawberry Jam – PC Twice The Fruit ( 2 teaspoon ) 17 0

4

0
2 – Meal # 2 ( 1 serving )

0

0 0 0
Apple, raw ( 1 medium (2-3/4″ dia) (approx 3 per lb) ) 81 0 21 0
WW Tortilla – Casa Mendosa ( 1 serving ) 105 3 17

3

Chicken, thigh, with or without bone, roasted, skin not eaten ( 2.5 oz, boneless, cooked, skinless ) 145

8

0 18
3 – Meal # 3 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
PC Flax Tortilla ( 1 serving ) 200 5 32 6
Mayonnaise, low-calorie or diet ( 1 tablespoon ) 36 3

2

0
Tuna, canned, water pack ( 4 oz )

132

1 0 29
Pickle relish, hot dog ( 1 tablespoon ) 14 0 4 0
Apple, raw ( 1 medium (2-3/4″ dia) (approx 3 per lb) ) 81 0 21

0

4 – Meal # 4 ( 1 serving ) 0

0

0 0
Orange, raw ( 1 large (3-1/16″ dia) ) 86 0 22 2
Almonds, unroasted ( 15 almond ) 104 9 4 4
PW – Post Workout ( 1 serving ) 0 0

0

0
ON 100% Whey – Rocky Road ( 2 serving )

240

2 6 48
5 – Meal # 5 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Chicken, breast, with or without bone, roasted, skin not eaten ( 5 oz, boneless, cooked, skinless ) 229 5 0

43

Broccoli, raw ( 2 cup, flowerets ) 40

0

7 4
Spinach, raw ( 1 cup ) 7 0 1 1
Balsamic Spritzer – Hellman’s ( 1 serving ) 15 1 1 0
Sauce, KRAFT Barbecue Sauce Original ( 0.5 tablespoons ) 10 0

2

0
Caesar dressing, low-calorie ( 1 tablespoon )

17

1 3 0
6 – Meal # 6 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Strawberries, raw ( 5 large (1-3/8″ dia) ) 27 0 6

1

True Protein Casein Mix ( 1 serving ) 110

0

0 26
Yogurt, plain, nonfat milk ( 0.5 cup (8 fl oz) ) 68 0 9 7

All these numbers… I think my geek is showing. It’s annoying to track, but it will help me fine tune my diet and educate me. After a month of this, I’ll be confident in my ability to keep my diet at the proper calorie level to keep losing weight without having to track everything.

Day 34/63 – May 27th Food Log

May 27, 2008 by Salar · Leave a Comment
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Here’s my food log for the day. I copied the table from FitDay, which is a great site for tracking your diet. Once you’ve used it for a while you start to get a good feeling for being able to eyeball your portions and know how many calories you’re taking in.

  Cals Fat Carb Prot
1 – Meal # 1 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Egg, whole, raw ( 3 large ) 224 15 2

19

ON 100% Whey – Rocky Road ( 1 serving ) 120

1

3 24
Cereals, oats, regular and quick and instant, without fortified, cooked with water, with salt, (oats) ( 1 cup ) 145 2 25 6
2 – Meal # 2 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Almonds, unroasted ( 13 almond ) 90 8

3

3
Apple, raw ( 5 oz, with skin, yields )

77

0 20 0
3 – Meal # 3 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
PC Flax Tortilla ( 1 serving ) 200 5 32

6

Mayonnaise, low-calorie or diet ( 1 tablespoon ) 36

3

2 0
Beef, round, bottom round, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised ( 4 oz ) 230 9

0

36
4 – Meal # 4 ( 1 serving )

0

0 0 0
Orange, raw ( 1 large (3-1/16″ dia) ) 86 0 22 2
Tomato/basil Tuna ( 1 serving ) 80 3 2

13

PW – Post Workout ( 1 serving ) 0

0

0 0
ON 100% Whey – Rocky Road ( 2 serving ) 240 2 6 48
5 – Meal # 5 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0 0
Spinach, raw ( 2 cup ) 13 0

2

2
Chicken, breast, with or without bone, roasted, skin not eaten ( 5.3 oz, boneless, cooked, skinless )

243

5 0 46
Balsamic Spritzer – Hellman’s ( 1 serving ) 15 1 1 0
6 – Meal # 6 ( 1 serving ) 0 0 0

0

True Protein Casein Mix ( 1 serving ) 110

0

0 26
Strawberries, raw ( 5 large (1-3/8″ dia) ) 27 0 6 1
Yogurt, plain, nonfat milk ( 0.5 cup (8 fl oz) ) 68 0 9 7

I would say that this is pretty accurate picture of what I eat in a day on average. Sometimes I have an additional serving of fruit at lunch and sometimes I’ll have another handful of almonds somewhere in the middle there, but I’m guessing that I usually come in between 1800-2200 calories per day on average. I want to raise that up a bit and take in 2000 at the lowest. I also want to increase my carb intake a bit.

So for the most part, my diet is staying the same, but I’m going to make the following tweaks:
- ditch the lunch meat in favour of whole chicken breasts / tuna – it’s cheaper and healthier than deli lunch meat. I typically only get lean cuts of lunch meats, but they are still loaded with sodium and preservatives that I don’t need
- add a starchy side to my dinner meal – brown rice/sweet potato/potato/whole wheat pasta/lentils/beans. My carb intake is pretty low on average and I think that hurts my energy levels during my workouts
- change breakfast to 2 whole eggs / 2 egg whites (from egg beaters) – to lower the fat intake a bit and raise the protein

Other than a few small tweaks and increasing the calories a little bit, I think I’ve been doing pretty well considering I haven’t been tracking my calories at all.