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Diet soda may have no calories, but it contains artificial sweetener, which actually will make us hungrier
because when the body gets ready to digest the 'carbohydrates', it finds there are none. This leads to a desire to eat more.
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TeachX3's Food
Topic Started: Sep 18 2007, 03:45 PM (3,443 Views)
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Ok I have never kept a food diary in my life... but I would like to try it. I'm not going to list the calories, I do not count calories very strict and I never log them, I just watch my portions and enjoy whatever food I want. I just want to make sure I eat a well rounded diet and hopefully you guys can give suggestions!

Edit: Water is the only thing I drink throughout the day, except at mealtime... I also try to have at least one glass of green tea each day.

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coffee
banana

oatmeal
chocolate milk

2 slices wheat bread with peanut butter
milk
cottage cheese
crackers

apple

whole wheat spaghetti with meatballs
2 garlic toast
milk
1 SW 50 cal cookie

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Coffee
Banana

Cheerios in milk
2 wheat toast with butter & peanut butter
Cranberry juice

Tuna with Miracle Whip on wheat
Cottage cheese with tomatoes
Apple

2 servings of Butter Noodles ... ugh, and I ate it at like 8:30 PM :angry:

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Teach, I often hear miracle whip being talked about on the forums but can you please tell me what it is?
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Hey Purrrps :)

Miracle Whip is made by KRAFT ... it is a dressing, like mayonnaise, except I think better :) I eat the LIGHT version, 1 Tbsp is 20 calories ... it is good in noodles, sandwiches, etc... well, just as one would use mayonnaise I guess! :D

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Coffee
Banana

Oatmeal
Milk

Apple

Bean Burrito Fresco Style from Taco Bell

1 brat and 3 beers at the game :blush:

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Coffee
Fruit and Grain Apple Cinnamon Bar
Milk

Cheerios in milk
Apple

A large salad
2 slices of pizza
Chocolate milk

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my thoughts on your food diary so far:

without knowing your portions, it seems to me that you are not getting enough veggie and probably not enough protein...again hard to say without the serving size

also i'm not sure about how much good fats you are getting so you might want to try to include more of those..

i think sept 18 and 19 were good food days, seems pretty balanced

just my ideas



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Thanks Shy, I really appreciate your input! :huggs: Yes, Sept 18 & 19 are more like my normal days. I normally have tomatoes each day and salad as well, but with the e coli scare lately, I have not been eating bag salad... but I get some veggies in soup and V8. I was on a carrot kick for awhile, but got burnt out. I get my good fats, Omega 3 and such, in margarine and doesn't peanut butter have good fats and is it not protein? Again, thank you girlfriend... you have always been such a wonderful help to me!

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Coffee
Banana

Cheerios in milk

Minestroni soup & Pasta House Salad
Iced Tea

Oatmeal with honey
V8

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Today was my daughters 13th birthday :happybirthday: , so it was a fun food day...


Coffee
Banana

2 wheat toast with cream cheese
Chocolate milk

1 piece of Birthday Cake

Dinner at Applebees:
Salad with fix'ins
Bourbon steak
Garlic mashed potatoes
Texas toast
Iced tea

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:happybirthday: to your daughter Teach! Hope she had a lovely day!

One of my daughters turned 13 on the 13th!
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I concur - Happy Birthday to your daughter!!!
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Thank you ladies :huggs: it was an absolutely wonderful day... she had a blast!! :jumping:

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sounds like a great food day indeed!
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Coffee
Banana

Cheerios in milk
Sliver of birthday cake
Cranberry juice

* The eggs my family eats are Brown Cage Free Farmers Market Fresh Eggs... Happy Hens. Great Diet. Great Eggs. Our Cage Free Brown Eggs are laid by hens that are housed in a protected area where they are free to roam, perch, nest and scratch. These hens are fed all natural, whole grain diets that are rich in corn and soy protein. These vegetarian feeds contain no animal fat, animal by-products, preservatives or antibiotics. For Great Egg Recipes visit: myeggrecipes.com

2 egg & Miracle Whip Light sandwich on wheat
V8
Apple

Tonights dinner will be from one of my favorite restaurants, the St. Louis Bread Co ( Panera Bread ) and will be:

Greek salad with whole grain baguettes
Fresh fruit cup: melons, pineapple, grapes, etc...
Iced tea

EDIT: I had a small hot fudge chocolate custard with whip cream, nuts & a cherry sundae for dessert :rockon:

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that's awesome that you have already picked out your supper before you go to the restaruant! less likely to be swayed by other things. I get really annoyed lately with the lack of nutritional info given by restaurants here, and trying to order things you think are healthy and finding out they are not :(( I am thinking that in the near future the amoutn of nutritional info available will increase exponentially.
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Yeah Shy, that combo is probably my most favorite! :D It is probably not 'calorie friendly', but I don't really care! :lol:

Well last night, in addition to my normal exercise of stretches, 30 minutes cardio, etc... I spent 3.5 hours walking around a store while my kids 'camped out' in line for the release of Halo3 at 12:01 AM, so I got extra exercise and they got their game! We came home and I was up for an hour or so on the PC and then my hubby *ehum* kept me up for another hour or so... so I did not get to go to sleep until about 4:00 AM. My kids stayed up all night long, drinking high energy sodas and eating junk (a very rare treat) while they had a Halo3 party and they did not go to bed until 6 AM... they are currently sleeping at 1:47 in the afternoon!! :lol:



Coffee

Banana
Fruit and Grain Apple Cinnamon Bar
Milk

2 mini bagels with cream cheese
Orange juice

Crispy chicken strips
Potato wedges
Baked beans
Milk
Birthday cake

Ugh, I am so stuffed... I am sure I went over my calorie intake for the day and I failed to get any veggies in...

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Coffee
Banana

Cheerios in milk

Cottage cheese
Multi-grain Club crackers
V8
Apple

Healthy Choice Chicken Noodle & Veggie Soup
2 wheat grilled cheese sandwiches
1 whole tomato

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looking good teach!!

i've been really into grilled cheese sandwiches myself lately...mmm

do you ever have toasted tomato and cheese sandwiches? those ar emy favorite.
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do you ever have toasted tomato and cheese sandwiches? those ar emy favorite.


Well, my favorite way (and usually the only way) I eat my grilled cheese sandwich is: Once it is done cooking, let it cool for a bit on the plate, but not too long, and then open it up and add a fresh cold slice of tomato! YUM YUM YUM :D

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Coffee
Banana

Fruit & Grain Bar
Milk

2 Bean Burritos with Salsa
V8
Apple

Lasagna Hamburger Helper
Stuffing
Biscuits
Milk
Devils Food Cookie

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UGH!! Last nights lasagna hamburger helper had WAY TOO MUCH SODIUM! I was up off and on all night drinking water! BLAH and my weigh in this morning showed it too. :angry:

Today:

Coffee

Cheerios in milk
Cranberry juice

Cottage cheese
Peanut butter wrap
Veggie crisps
Milk
Apple

Tonight is family movie night, so I will have a salad and my pizza :D TGIF!

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Well... *sigh* today was a very busy one... my boys went out on their very first date, they took a couple of girls (just friends) to the girls Homecoming Dance... *sigh* a part of me grieves, but most of all I rejoice for them. SO, because I was busy running around taking them to work, picking up flowers, picking them up from work, running them to get something to eat and then taking them 45 miles away to the town where the school is, I UGH did not eat very well today... :(

Coffee
Banana

2 servings of Oatmeal
Milk

2 Taco Bell Bean Burritos

Dinner at Ruby Tuesdays... salad bar, 2 mini cheeseburgers and fries with water

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that doesn't seem overly bad teach...maybe just a little high in sodium :)
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