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What a difference a journal makes!

 

I hope to see many more people on here starting Daily Food Journals! I'll make a new entry each day with date clearly listed.

 

Today I'm off to a pretty good start considering I never would have had my protein drink OR oatmeal had I not decided to create a food log and be accountable for it.

 

I slept in, but here is what today looks like so far. I'll update it at the end of each day, and occasionally, I'll update it throughout the day, if I'm home.

 

Monday November, 26, 2007

 

10:00AM

1 apple

A few pieces of Panda licorice

 

10:30AM

1 Green Protein Drink (12g protein, 320 calories)

 

11:00AM

1 bowl oatmeal with some raw sugar

 

12:15PM

1 banana

 

1:00PM

1 Vega Bar (10g protein, 240 calories)

 

1:45PM

8.4 ounces Green Tea energy drink

 

2:30PM

Bowl of Nachos from Food Fight

 

4:00PM

1 orange

 

4:30PM

1 orange

 

(At the gym from 4:30PM-7:30PM)

30 ounces of water consumed

 

7:50PM

Green Protein drink (12g protein, 320 calories)

 

8:15PM

2 Tempeh wraps from Blossoming Lotus (with greens, carrots, veggies, tempeh) with Vega omega 3-6-9 EFA Oil

2 slices of olive artisan bread with Vega omega 3-6-9 EFA Oil

 

9:45PM

3 pieces of olive artisan bread with Vega omega 3-6-9 EFA Oil

 

11:00PM

I finished the loaf of artisan bread with vegan "cream cheese"

8 ounces orange juice

A few pieces of Panda licorice

 

11:55PM

1 banana

 

 

Approximate Totals for Monday November 26, 2007:

 

Total Calories consumed = 4,000

 

Total Grams of protein = 100 grams

 

Total ounces of water = 35 ounces

 

Other liquids = 35 ounces

 

Notes/Comments:

 

Most of my calories came from bread and oil today! I ate a ton of oil, many table spoons in total (at 120 calories per serving). I didn't get nearly as much protein as I thought I'd get and my fluid intake was very low.

 

It's OK. It's good to know this. This is a sample, just one day. There were some good things about it, such as my meal frequency. I ate pretty often. I got a few pieces of fruit in, but not as much as I thought I'd eat. I also didn't eat too many veggies today. My focus was finishing off the bread and consuming a lot of oil. I didn't have many "meals" today, just one really, for dinner. It was a snacking day today.

 

I think this log will be good for me. In fact, I know it will be good for me. I look forward to tomorrow's stats.

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No. Everyone creates their own journal (everyone who wants to participate). It will be updated each day, or throughout the day.

 

I hope to see a bunch of people doing it. I'd also advise people reading anyone's food journal to give it a solid week before giving suggestions, as we all have on and off days, busy days, days we're out of food or money, days we're traveling, etc.

 

Unless you see something alarming, I'd wait a good week to get an accurate assessment of someone's nutrition program. I hope to see more people starting their own journal too!

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I slept in again today. I've been training more, so maybe it makes me extra tired.

 

I ate as soon as I got out of bed so you can get an idea of when I got up

 

Tuesday November 27, 2007

 

10:55AM

8 ounces orange juice

1 banana

 

11:30AM

12 ounces orange juice

1 banana

 

12:30PM

Green Protein Drink (12g protein, 320 calories)

1 banana

 

2:45PM

2 large plates of greens with Vega omega 3-6-9 EFA oil

2 servings of artisan bread with Vega oil

1 ginger ale natural soda from Whole Foods

 

5:30PM

2 slices of seed bread with peanut butter

8.4 ounces green tea energy drink (pre-workout since Zack reminded me to go)

 

6:30PM

2 slices of seed bread with peanut butter

 

8:45PM

1 banana

1 Asian pear

 

(at the gym from 9:30PM-11:30PM)

30 ounces water consumed

 

11:45PM

Protein drink (20g protein, 380 calories)

 

12:30AM

4 slices of seed bread with peanut butter

1/2 carton (2 servings) of lemon sorbet

 

 

Approximate Totals for Tuesday November 27, 2007

 

 

Total Calories consumed = 3,800

 

Total Grams of protein = 125 grams

 

Total ounces of water = 30 ounces

 

Other liquids = 75 ounces

 

Notes/Comments:

 

Today was another day fairly heavy in breads and oils, but I liked it. I also had the two large salads and almost had two more salads after my workout but I wanted something heavier. So I went with the four slices of bread with peanut butter on each one.

 

My meal frequency wasn't quite as high, but still good, eating 9 times during the day.

 

My workout was late in the evening because of work and tomorrow I will take a day off from the gym. I think I'll be out of town all day tomorrow so it will be a day filled with fruit and energy bars and maybe one real meal.

 

Anyway, the food journal is fun and it's keeping me well fed!

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Yeah, that is why I say give it a week or so before too many suggestions I normally eat burritos 4 days a week, so you'll likely see them on other days.

 

Check back for updates. I hope to see others creating a detailed food journal too!!!!!!

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Yeah, that is why I say give it a week or so before too many suggestions I normally eat burritos 4 days a week, so you'll likely see them on other days.

 

Check back for updates. I hope to see others creating a detailed food journal too!!!!!!

 

OH no Burritos hhahaha I won't say anything Robert

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Actually, it's all true (I didn't eat 16 in one day, but did eat 7 and I was very sick!).

 

I even took photos of my bloatedness but have only shared with them Dave, Brendan and Tonya. I wouldn't want them to "leak out" on the internet because they are really bad pics!

 

And, I was up to 191 when I consumed all that, so it's all true, no worries there.

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You mean about me gassing everyone out of my house or when I blew up to 191lbs a few months ago when davidtarrfoster made 16 burritos that I felt obligated to eat, right away

 

No I didn't know about this night !

I was talking about the bathroom being so toxic that We couldn't go in there for hours ! It was all from Dave feeding you burritos the night before AGAIN!

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Oh yeah, gotta stay away from the restroom when R.C. is in da house! I think Jessifly and I are driving up to Canada together soon so somebody better warn her. I'm going light that car up! We won't need to stop for gas during the entire trip. I'll have enough to go around

 

P.S. I just updated my food journal for Tuesday.

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It's still my food journal. Here is a look at Tuesday.

 

I slept in again today. I've been training more, so maybe it makes me extra tired.

 

I ate as soon as I got out of bed so you can get an idea of when I got up

 

Tuesday November 27, 2007

 

10:55AM

8 ounces orange juice

1 banana

 

11:30AM

12 ounces orange juice

1 banana

 

12:30PM

Green Protein Drink (12g protein, 320 calories)

1 banana

 

2:45PM

2 large plates of greens with Vega omega 3-6-9 EFA oil

2 servings of artisan bread with Vega oil

1 ginger ale natural soda from Whole Foods

 

5:30PM

2 slices of seed bread with peanut butter

8.4 ounces green tea energy drink (pre-workout since Zack reminded me to go)

 

6:30PM

2 slices of seed bread with peanut butter

 

8:45PM

1 banana

1 Asian pear

 

(at the gym from 9:30PM-11:30PM)

30 ounces water consumed

 

11:45PM

Protein drink (20g protein, 380 calories)

 

12:30AM

4 slices of seed bread with peanut butter

1/2 carton (2 servings) of lemon sorbet

 

 

Approximate Totals for Tuesday November 27, 2007

 

 

Total Calories consumed = 3,800

 

Total Grams of protein = 125 grams

 

Total ounces of water = 30 ounces

 

Other liquids = 75 ounces

 

Notes/Comments:

 

Today was another day fairly heavy in breads and oils, but I liked it. I also had the two large salads and almost had two more salads after my workout but I wanted something heavier. So I went with the four slices of bread with peanut butter on each one.

 

My meal frequency wasn't quite as high, but still good, eating 9 times during the day.

 

My workout was late in the evening because of work and tomorrow I will take a day off from the gym. I think I'll be out of town all day tomorrow so it will be a day filled with fruit and energy bars and maybe one real meal.

 

Anyway, the food journal is fun and it's keeping me well fed!

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Wednesday November 28, 2007

 

I'll be out of town all day today so I'll be eating on the road, spending as much as 6 hours in my car today!

 

I went to bed after 2AM and up at 7:40AM to get ready. I need to focus a bit more on sleep but my late workout last night pushed me back.

 

Anyway, here we go. I'll update more later when I get home:

 

7:45AM

2 mandarin oranges

 

8:00AM

Clif Builder Bar (20g protein 270 calories)

10 ounces orange juice

 

10:30AM

Clif Builder Bar (20g protein 270 calories)

8.4 ounces green tea energy drink

 

1:00PM

Bowl of rice, beans, veggies

Green salad with olives, beans, salsa, tomatoes, more

 

3:30PM

Clif Builder Bar (20g Protein 270 calories)

 

4:45PM

Quinoa, potatoes

 

7:45PM

Food from Blossoming Lotus: Hummus, cucumber, red peppers, tempeh

Avacado, Quinoa, beans, sauce, kale, etc.

40 ounces water

 

11:30PM

1/2 serving chocolate Vega

A few tablespoons of soy ice cream

2 mandarin oranges

 

Approximate Totals for Wednesday November 28, 2007

Total Calories consumed = 3,000

 

Total Grams of protein = 130 grams

 

Total ounces of water = 40 ounces

 

Other liquids = 30 ounces

 

Notes/Comments:

 

I was in my car for about 6 hours today so I had a bunch of energy bars. I was also able to stop by co-ops along the way and get some green salads, some hot foods, etc. I'm still low in fluid intake, but I have to pee so often, it's hard to drink a lot of water while traveling, driving or working. When I'm home, I'll try to increase my fluid intake. Today I had a lot of veggies, greens, grains, etc. and pretty much no breads and oils like I did the first day.

 

Tomorrow I plan on being in the car a lot as well, so we might see a similar day.

 

I enjoyed a long dinner with andesuma tonight. That was cool, and the food from Blossoming Lotus was Great as usual.

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Thursday November 29, 2007

 

9:45AM

Clif Builder Bar

 

10:00AM

2 mandarin oranges

 

11:15AM

1 banana

 

12:00PM

Clif Builder Bar

1 banana

 

2:30PM

Acai antioxidant drink (3g protein 200 calories)

 

3:45PM

Large garden salad (spinach, greens, tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, olives

Tempeh "mock chicken salad"

12 oz Hansen's natural soda

 

4:45PM

2 bananas

1 Alternative Baking Co. Cookie (480 calories!)

 

7:15PM

2 bananas

 

9:00PM

1 mandarin orange

 

10:00PM

Clif Builder bar

 

11:30PM

Bowl of "mock chicken salad"

 

1:00AM

3 servings of bread with 3-4 servings of Vega omega 3-6-9 EFA Oil

1/2 serving of Chocolate Vega

 

 

Approximate Totals for Thursday November 29, 2007:

 

Total Calories consumed = 4,000

 

Total Grams of protein = 130 grams

 

Total ounces of water = 20 ounces

 

Other liquids = 50 ounces

 

Notes/Comments:

 

I'm back to my good ol' meal frequency. I ate at 12 separate times today

 

Today was lot of greens, bananas, Clif bars and then finished strong with Vega.

 

I normally don't eat much soy at all, but as I've been keeping track of food intake, I wanted to keep protein high, so 3 builders bars a day add 60g protein to my total.

 

Still not much liquid in at all! But I had to pee every 20 minutes it seemed! Frustrating stuff! I'll work on taking in more fluids on Friday.

 

It's about 2AM so I better get some sleep now.

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Friday November 30, 2007

 

11:15AM

12 ounces orange juice

 

12:00PM

10 ounces orange juice

 

1:00PM

2 large sandwiches, with vegetable pate between the seed bread

8 ounces orange juice

 

3:15PM

1/2 orange

 

4:00PM

Mini Lara bar

Vega Bar (10g protein 240 calories)

 

(at the gym from 4:30PM-6:30PM)

60 ounces of water at the gym

 

7:00PM

Vega bar (10g protein 240 calories)

 

7:45PM

Dinner at Vita Cafe (vegan mac and cheese with tempeh and broccoli)

French Fries

30 ounces water

 

11:00PM

Huge slice of gingerbread (many calories, well over 500)

 

12:50AM

1/2 serving Chocolate Vega

2 slices of bread with peanut butter

 

 

Approximate Totals for Friday November 30, 2007:

 

Total Calories consumed =

 

Total Grams of protein =

 

Total ounces of water = 90 ounces

 

Other liquids = 30 ounces

 

Notes/Comments:

 

I slept in big time today so it set my schedule off a bit. Today I drank more water than any other day so far. So that was a good thing. I didn't eat a whole lot of variety today so I need to focus on that for tomorrow.

 

My late start cut out a good 3 or 4 hours of eating from my day which made it hard for me to hit my goal totals. I stayed up until after 1AM eating to up my daily numbers. I don't know if that is good or bad (since I should be sleeping) but it shows a certain level of dedication I guess.

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yeah man, I didn't even have time to total things up last night, so I'll do that today. I stayed up until after 1AM to keep eating

 

Now I'm heading out but I'll fill out today's journal later on.

 

Some days I'm eating up to 12 times or more (not meals, but times)

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Saturday December 1, 2007

 

8:45AM

10 ounces orange juice

 

9:30AM

10 ounces orange juice

1 banana

 

10:00AM

Organic Food Bar Active Greens (12g protein, 300 calories)

 

11:30AM

Clif Builder Bar (20g protein, 270 calories)

 

2:15PM

Green salad, hummus, veggies, olives

 

4:30PM

Ethiopian Dinner (tons of bread, beans, veggies, greens, etc.)

40 ounces water

 

7:30PM

Cakes and pies from a holiday party, about 5 pieces total

 

9:45PM

2 pieces of cake

 

(at gym from 10:30PM-11:30PM)

30 ounces of water

 

12:15AM

1 1/2 servings of Vega with rice milk

3 bananas

 

2:15AM

1 banana

 

 

Approximate Totals for Saturday December 1, 2007

 

Total Calories consumed =

 

Total Grams of protein =

 

Total ounces of water =

 

Other liquids =

 

Notes/Comments:

 

Pretty busy day today but still got some good nutrition in. I got a lot of junk food in too, that is for sure!

 

Again, after 2AM, so I should try to get to bed a little earlier.

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