Total Daily Calories: 1875
Day 81 … Days
till Weigh-In: 6
I am by nature more obsessive than the
average person. I’m not OCD, that’s not what I mean. What I’m talking about is an
impulse to think, rethink, and basically over analyze everything. I’m always
trying to build a better mousetrap so to speak. I believe it’s always possible
to do things better. The old adage “if it aint broke don’t fix it” that doesn’t
work for me. If mankind really lived by that principal I’d probably be driving a
Model T and playing records on a Victrola. No, I’m a big fan of forward
thinking.
So when I started considering weight-loss
strategies, I got mesmerized by how many different types
of diet programs there are. The number of Websites and blogs are in the
thousands. There are countless diet pills, meal replacements, celebrity diet
books, CDs, TV exercise programs, gyms, exercise equipment, clothing lines, classes
and disciplines: Yoga, Pilates, Thai Chi, Kick Boxing, Cycling, and alike. The choices
are endless.
The quest to lose weight, get in shape
and be healthy is relentless in America. We’ve all heard it said that “the best
exercise – is the one you’ll do”… Well I think the same can be said for weight
loss programs. That’s why I designed my own – because I wanted a program that I
would love to do and let’s face it, no one knows me better than I do. So I
started with a foundation of calorie tracking because historically this method
has a high rate of success. I then incorporate some things that I really enjoy
doing like research and writing (blogging) and then I added some skills that I excel
at such as data analysis, strategic planning and implementation (case study
& programming), etc. The end result is an effective program that seems more
like a hobby than a chore. And I don’t know about you guys, but I’ll pick a
hobby over a chore any day of the week and twice on Sunday! J
| Daily Tracker | ||||
| [42] | Thursday 4/3/14 | |||
| Time | Qty | Food Item | Calories | Sub |
| 7:30am | Breakfast | |||
| 1 | English Muffin, PB2 & Strawberry Preserves | 250 | ||
| 1 | Hard Boiled Egg | 75 | ||
| 1 | Hazelnut Crème Decaf | 50 | ||
| 1 | Bowl Organic Mixed Greens | 0 | ||
| Breakfast Calories: | 375 | |||
| 10a | Snack | |||
| Hazelnut Coffee | 50 | |||
| 1 | McIntosh Apple | 60 | ||
| Snack Calories: | 110 | |||
| 1pm | Lunch | |||
| 1 | Grilled Chicken Salad w/Tangerines and walnuts | 625 | ||
| 1 | Sparkling Water | 0 | ||
| Lunch Calories: | 625 | 1110 | ||
| 2:30p | Snack | |||
| 1 | Baby carrots | 30 | ||
| 1 | Banana | 80 | ||
| Snack Calories | 110 | 1220 | ||
| 6:p | Dinner | |||
| 1.5c | Crunchy Raisin Bran | 285 | ||
| 3/4c | Skim Plus | 85 | ||
| 1 | Hard Boiled Egg | 75 | ||
| 1 | Bowl Organic Mixed Greens | 0 | ||
| 7:30 AM | Dinner Calories | 445 | 1665 | |
| Snack | ||||
| 1 | Hazelnut Crème Decaf | 50 | ||
| 1oz | Mixed Nuts (about to have it) | 160 | ||
| Snack Calories | 210 | 1875 | ||
| Total Calories Burned | ||||
| Total: | 1875 | √ | ||
| ***Daily Caloric Goal: | 1900 | |||
| Water (1 cup per circle) | ||||
| O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | 12 | |||
| 1 cup = 8 fluid oz = 0.24 liters | ||||
| Time | Activity | Burned | ||
| 0 | ||||
| Total Calories Burned: | 0 | |||
| *Calorie/Activity calculation: 20 or 30 Calories for every 5 minutes (depending on exertion) | ||||
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