Hey all,

This is a new forum for anyone who wants some support and accountability in writing down what you eat everyday.

Journaling your food is supposed to be a great tool in awareness and in losing weight. While we are all here for a variety of goals about our weight, i think we can benefit from paying really close attention. So I challenge you to write down everyday from now until the end of March. Then we'll start again in April.

I am also going to write one or two words about how i feel physically and mentally as i'm noticing these effect my eats so much!

Oh, I should say, too, that I'm not a calorie or carb or anything counter - so I think anyone can do this in whatever way works for you!

And, this is in the challenge section, b/c for me it will be a challenge, but I see this forum as a place of support! Let me know if you think it works or doesn't for you!

YAY US!!!!

in health,
deb

ok so I'll get started now.......
Sunday- Still not feeling good but getting there....
pumpernickle bread- two small slices with butter
slim-fast drink with milk

galic pizza with brocoli- (left over- easy to fix)
Cystal light lemonade

meatloaf
baked potato
frozen mixed veggies

thanks for getting us started Zina!

For me today:

First, feeling awful - up late last night, bad sleep, and stomach a mess - not b/c of pregnancy. Mood was blue, better after walk!

Water, 2 Gluten free waffles plus butter/syrup
10 oz gatorade
Veggie burger with cheese, bun, mixed lettuce light mayo, side of leftover chinese food - eggplant, 1/4 cup b-squash soup, water

Hmm. i may try and add calories in...not so good today - hard for me to eat well when i feel bad.

Good luck you all!

Ok, here goes.
Breakfast: banana and glass of skim milk
snack: 1 cup of cheerios snack mix
Lunch: 3 pieces of thin crust sausage pizza and another glass of skim milk.
Dinner: ham and scalloped potatoes and corn
Water: 32 ounces----I am working on more water, need to get better at that.
girl scout cookies---3 thin mints and 3 peanut butter cookies
(YIKES!!!)

Water, 2 Gluten free waffles plus butter/syrup
10 oz gatorade
Veggie burger with cheese, bun, mixed lettuce light mayo, side of leftover chinese food - eggplant, 1/4 cup b-squash soup, water
mint choc ice cream - 3 scoops - only ordered one and didn't know til bill came it was 3.
Bengalese food for dinner: spinach w/ potatoes, green beans and potatos, lentils with vegies, rice, veggie rice, chickpea fried things

1 chocolate pudding
Today was a bad day on eats - purposefully - yucko!

Monday 3/17: Happy St. Patrick's Day!!
Breakfast: Peanut Butter sandwich on what bread and water
Lunch: granola bar and peaches and water
Snack: cheerios snack mix
Dinner: 2 homemade pizza rolls and a salad and skim milk

Mon-March 17-
broccoli, cauliflour- frozen veggie
cottage cheese
baked potato
crystal light* 3
green tea*2
coffee with sugar/cream*2
and now the bad, bad part frenchfries and junior whopper from burger King
That's all for me today.......... That's enough

3 scoops of mint chocolate chip Debbie???? Wow you could of shared???? LOL
and you Cathy with the Cookies........, Atleast I had a "junior" whopper today.
LOL Ok I'll be nice.......... I will do better tomorrow.

It took me forever to finally find this place! I've never been real savy w/ this forum/blog stuff. But Debbie, I am excited that you put it together. All day today everytime I thought about eating something I thought about how I had to write it down and report it later. Maybe this will help? I'm also excited to see what everyone else eats and what works/does not work for them. So here goes:

Breakfast: 2 low fat Eggo waffles w/ 1/2 tbsp butter and 1 tbls sugar free syrup. 6 strawberries
Snack: 1 pack instant Maple and Brown Sugar oatmeal (I was starving before lunch and I found it in a coworkers desk drawer. Better than cookies, right??
Lunch: 1/2 grilled chicken hoagie w/ cheese, lettuce, tomatoe, onion, honey mustard. 1/2 cup black beans and rice
Dinner: 6 small pieces tuna sushi roll. The other half of my grilled hoagie.
Snack: unknown if anything.

Exercise: Ran 1.5 miles. Not much but better than nothing.