Finally, my food is on track!
I have been trying to lose weight since I was 7. Now more recently, I was doing just great and had lost over 50 pounds and gotten down to 195. Then in September I went on vacation and although I tried to remember my food, I gained 10 pounds. Since that time I have been trying to lose. My trainer, Justin Silver, (www.justfitnesstraining.com) finally said, don't you think you should do a food diary to see what you are eating that is not working? I hated "food diaries." I had tried them in the past and I never knew what the calories were, the carbs, the fat, the protein. Then the math!!!
I happened to pick up a Prevention magazine (www.prevention.com) and learned that they have a free food diary called "My health tracker." You just have to register. I also found a site that will analyze recipes (caloriecount.about.com). I also started to eat 6 times a day, about every two hours. Usually around a cup of food so I am never hungry. Well, I started on 12/8 at 205 lb. and as of now I am down to 199.4. I am eating better than I ever did. For example, today I am eating:
Meal 1: 1/2 Turkey, potato, tomato, mushroom, onion, egg white scramble.
Meal 2: 4 oz. Sauerkraut and 4 oz. pork with 1/2 C. apple sauce.
Meal 3: 1/2 Turkey fry (see above)
Meal 4: Protein drink with 1/2 C low fat milk (1 C water) and 2 Tb. ground flax seeds
Meal 5. 6 oz. sea bass (broiled) with toss salad (1/2 tsp olive oil) & 1 oz. blueberries
Meal 6: 1 C. Lamb from Africa (lamb, brown rice, diced tomato, mushrooms & onions)
All this adds up to Calories: 1,239 - Carbs: 81.6 grams - Fat: 43.7 g. - Protein: 131.6 g.
This breaks down percentage wise to: Carbs: 26% - Fat: 31% - Protein: 43%.
Since I started I am averaging: Calories: 1,199 - Carbs: 28% - Fat: 32% - Protein: 40%
Wow! And how could anyone feel deprived eating like the above. I cook a whole recipe and then package it in 1 Cup portions that I eat for one of my meals. For the fish I broiled two 6 oz. pieces and then saved the 2nd one for another meal.
One of my problems, always, was that I ate the same foods every day. My trainer kept telling me to vary what I ate so my body would be surprised. Since I am cooking and have on hand various 1 Cup meals (as well as fresh greens and veggies) every day is different!
I just felt that I had to share this with my friends. Of course, the basis of my health are the glyconutrients that I take with every meal. I portion my supplements into three and then at each meal I divide them again into 2. I also take 1 tsp. of the eight powdered saccarides with each meal. Most of you wouldn't need this much but I am now 72 and have had many health challenges in the past. My body need all the help it can get.
Let me hear from you with comments and questions and I'll try to keep posting.
