Busy as heck today. Got a lot accomplished though and so that’s always a good thing to be able to say. I am making the following slight change to my goals: on Meatless Monday’s I’m not going to enforce “Paleo” dinners. I’m simply not getting enough calories on MM (even with carbs they’re low) but without them at dinner it’s too low – so this minor change will correct that. I end today with 1450 – which is still very low but I am always cognizant of the fact
that my calories can be off by up to 5% (room for error) which means an add’l 72.5 calories for those of you counting.
Here’s why I do that. When the label says a large egg has 75 calories – this assumes that all eggs are equal in size and weight and of course they are not. When I use one ‘tbsp’ of PB2, I don’t use a knife to scrape the tbsp to a flat top which makes it ‘rounded’. So these types of measurements
tend to under exaggerate calories as anyone who counts them can attest. So I leave a 5% cushion for my total daily calories (done behind the scenes) to insure that I’m at or under goal as often as possible. It works for me.
Note: didn't have pineapples for a snack - calories changed to 1350
Here’s why I do that. When the label says a large egg has 75 calories – this assumes that all eggs are equal in size and weight and of course they are not. When I use one ‘tbsp’ of PB2, I don’t use a knife to scrape the tbsp to a flat top which makes it ‘rounded’. So these types of measurements
tend to under exaggerate calories as anyone who counts them can attest. So I leave a 5% cushion for my total daily calories (done behind the scenes) to insure that I’m at or under goal as often as possible. It works for me.
Note: didn't have pineapples for a snack - calories changed to 1350
Here’s Tracker:
| STATS | |
| Journey Day: | 156 |
| Today's Calories: | 1350 |
| Daily Calorie Goal: | 1700 |
| Next Weigh In: | 6/30/2014 |
| Days till Weigh-In: | 14 |
| Starting Weight: | 351 |
| Current Weight: | 321 |
| Lost So Far: | 30 |
| DAILY CALORIE TRACKER | |
| MEATLESS MONDAY 6/16/14 | |
| Calories | |
| Breakfast | |
| 1.5c Raisin Bran | 285 |
| 3/4c Skim Plus | 85 |
| Organic Mixed Greens | 0 |
| 1 hard boiled egg | 75 |
| Total: | 445 |
| Hazelnut Coffee | 60 |
| Fresh Sliced carrots | 30 |
| Total: | 90 |
| Lunch | |
| PB2 & J on MG bread | 365 |
| Organic Mixed Greens | 0 |
| Total: | 365 |
| Snacks | |
| Hazelnut coffee w/milk | 60 |
| Total: | 60 |
| DINNER | |
| 2 egg omlette wrap w/spinich & mushrooms | 330 |
| Mixed Organic Greens | 0 |
| Kosher Pickel Spears | 0 |
| Total: | 330 |
| Snacks | |
| Hazelnut Crème Decaf w/skim plus | 60 |
| Fresh sliced pineapples (maybe) | n/a |
| Total: | 60 |
| Daily Calorie Goal: | 1350 |
| 35 min exercise (minimum) | NO |
