Breakfast
Del Monte Four Seasons with C-Lium – 100 calories
Nestle Fitnesse Cereal with 250ml skim milk – 242 calories
(Plus the standard Centrum multivitamin, 1g of Fern-C Vitamin C, and 3 phytonutrient tablets)
Lunch
Half a milkfish (microwaved) – 380 calories
1 cup of sweet corn – 200 calories
Dinner (Kenny Rogers Roasters)
Roast Chicken Salad – 350 calories
Tomato, Pesto & Mozarella Sandwich (on whole wheat panini) – 400 calories
Total: 1,672 calories
… I’ve found that this whole food journal thing is very effective.
I took a tip from Jillian Michaels and am making a food journal on my blog. The objective is for me to track what I eat and learn, therefore, what I can cut out to better manage my weight. Furthermore, I’ve found – so far, anyway – that watching my food intake is making me think twice about snacking, knowing I shouldn’t breach my daily 1,800 calorie requirement.
I also know I shouldn’t NOT eat drastically below the 1,800 calorie requirement because that’ll show my metabolism down.
It’s surprising how mindless snacking is such a part of my life. I bought chips this morning with Nathan and opened it, intending to give some to him. Turns out he didn’t want any, and I popped two chips into my mouth before realizing, “Wait a minute, I shouldn’t be eating this!!” I looked at the nutrition information and allowed myself eight chips, good enough for about 60 calories, and promised that I would catch myself next time.
Breakfast
Nestle Yogurt (Buco Pandan) -110 calories
Morning Snack – Red Mango Yogurt – est. 300 calories (200 calories from yogurt + blueberries, kiwi, and almond slices)
Eight pcs of Nova – 60 calories
Lunch
Homemade Meatloaf – 300 calories, 10g of fat
Steamed pechay with bagoong – 80 calories (no joke, I love it! Steamed veggies all the time!!)
Afternoon Snack
Coffee Bean Cafe Americano – 11 calories
Dinner
Steamed spinach with bagoong – 138 calories
Dessert – Nestle Yogurt (Buco Pandan) -110 calories (Side comment: the container of yogurt I opened had literally two pieces of nata. What the heck, Nestle?!)
Total: 1109 calories
I know it’s way below the 1800 required, which may slow down my metabolism. But I really didn’t have time to eat today, it was such a busy day!
Another Club Maki sandwich from Dezaato Pan; I bought two sandwiches last night.
Total dinner: 450 calories.
Total for the day: 1420 calories.
Ate at Reyes Barbecue today.
Grilled salmon belly, 250 calories.
A little less than a cup of rice,180 calories.
Atchara, 30 calories.
Chinese lumpia, sans sauce, 150 calories.
Total: 510 calories.
