Here We Go.

Hey pals,

So I think in an effort to pay necessary attention to my caloric intake, the amount of exercise I get, and how much water I drink, I'm going to use this space as a daily food journal. I would encourage you all to do the same! This is a method that has been proven to assist in eating less...having to write down everything that goes in your mouth, much less share it, is supposedly a wonderful deterrent to eating too much.

I really think this is shared blog is a great idea, and I know that we can all accomplish our goals if we help each other along the way!

December 15th, 2009:

Breakfast:

1 banana

1 cup Chex cinnamon cereal

Lunch:

Diet Coke in a can (1 calorie, praise Jeebus)

2 servings Reduced Fat Wheat Thins

homemade pimento cheese--since I made this, I'm going to estimate 500 calories, and like 30 g. fat. Not so great, and I'm hooked.

1 serving Oikos greek yogurt with honey

1 packet of Lance Reduced Fat PB crackers
Dinner:

1 1/2 cups my moms butternut squash soup.

Treat:

Two cookies that I baked. I haaaad to test them before giving them away, and they are only 1 inch around. I can't believe I just justified a cookie. This is working already.

Water: 2 liters, approximately.

Exercise: 30 minute brisk walk with my 80 lb. resistant weight of Tonka.

So that's a total of about 1500 calories...not bad. Sugar and fat needs to come down, but still...not bad. I'm angling for 1200 calories a day, ultimately, but I refuse to eat Lean Cuisine for lunch. That shit is like cardboard with sauce on top.

I found a calorie counter database at http://caloriecount.about.com. I'm not gonna lie...calculating was a little bit of a pain the ass, but I think it will likely be worth it, in the long run. Any takers? Y'all wanna join me in this tedium?