Food Journal Week 3

Sunday December 15

Orange

Turkey drumstick, small serving of stuffing and small serving of cabbage.

Apple

Orange

(BTW, major snow storm last night. I had to shovel and I have felt cold and sluggish all day.  As previously mentioned I am usually energetic and resistant to cold. Fat loss and calorie restriction does have its downside.)

Was not hungry until late at night.

One cup of plain, non-fat yogurt, orange before bed


Monday December 16

Orange

Approximately 8 oz. dark meat of previously mentioned turkey, 1 lb. radishes.

Apple

5 slices of cheese pizza (way off diet. At least one thousand calories. But man, this was good pizza. Dina's of Salem, MA. My sense of taste is off due to caloric restriction and everything tastes GREAT. Someone bought me a pizza even though I am on a diet. I ate a slice. Then another. Then another. then another.)

Approximately 8 oz. of the aforementioned turkey and one more slice of that pizza.....Maybe because it's so darn cold outside!

Tuesday December 17

Orange

Approximately 6 oz. chicken marinated in lime juice, Mrs. Dash, about 1/2 lb. (pre-cooked) spinach,

Apple

Approximately 5 oz. chicken marinated in lime juice, Mrs. Dash, 1/2 lb. radishes

Approximately 1 oz. plain, non-fat yogurt, apple.

Wednesday December 18

Apple

Some kind of Italian soup, ham sandwich (It was free. I had to do CPR training and the employer fed us.)

A serving of pork, potatoes, carrots, onions (since I was already off diet and it was offered...)

Thursday December 19

Apple

Approximately 5 oz. chicken marinated in lime juice, Mrs. Dash, cooked cabbage

Apple

A taste--maybe two ounces--of barbecue beef.

Approximately 5 oz. shrimp

One biscotti

Approximately 5 oz. chicken marinated in lime juice, Mrs. Dash, cooked spinach (about half of what was one pound uncooked) topped with radish and alfalfa sprouts.

Approximately one cup plain, non-fat yogurt, apple right before bed (Man, I was hungry.)

Friday December 20

Apple

Sometime in the AM, I starting feeling like I was getting sick. No appetite at all. I bought a couple of real ginger ales (with real ginger) and a bag of pretzels. I have heard people say to eat crackers when you have an upset stomach. Crackers don't work for me but pretzels do.

Nothing but pretzels and ginger ale all day. Then the fever seemed to break and I was real hungry so I ate three cookies and a couple of pieces of chocolate (Mini Reese's Cup, solid chocolate.) I hope I am over this illness.

Saturday December 21

Whatever seemed to be afflicting me went away after ten hours of sleep. I really needed that. Took X factor in AM and then DC'd X. I am discontinuing X for the holidays. Officially, I am offf-diet for one week.

Orange

Approximately 5 oz. chicken breast marinated in soy sauce, lime juice, Mrs. Dash and cabbage.

Orange

All day long I snacked on pretzels, the most underrated food in the history of the human race. They are high in calories. The half bag I ate had over 800 calories.

Late at night I had two glasses of white zinfadel, approximately 5 oz, shrimp and about 5 oz. of chicken Denise brought home from work (mixed dark and white meat.)

Someday I will shout to the heavens about the goodness of pretzels.