September 2, 2012

  • My 5 day food diary (subscriber request)

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    I don’t know why some people have an obsession with what I eat or how often or even how much, but I keep getting asked about it. I got a submission from someone asking me to write a food diary. I personally think what I eat or do not eat is the most boring subject in the world but if that’s what you want to hear about then that’s what I’ll write about. A few tips to get the ball rolling.

     

                                     DON'T

     

    For starters here are some of the things I don’t eat or drink …ever

     

    -         Beer, It will give you the ugliest gut

    -         Caffeine (only in drink form. I eat it in chocolate)

    -         Coffee, tea, and energy drinks

    -         Carbonation

    -         Milk (I’m not saying this is good for you, it’s just what I do)

    -         I don’t eat a lot of red meat

    -         Cold butter on my bread or anything else

     

    *I do take pre-natal vitamins to make up for some of the junk I don’t like to eat.

     

                                  DO

     

    -Take a daily vitamin

    - Drink lots of water

    - Drink lots of juice

    - Eat a portioned amount of whatever your craving (even if it is cake) that way you won't binge

    - Eat the things your body craves

    - Add nuts and seeds to your diet

    - Switch your steak, bacon, and hamburger for turkey or chicken (or fish )

     

     

    I would like to tell you to eat healthy and to write out things that would be a good example for others to follow, but that wouldn’t be honest. I was lucky enough to get the skinny genes from my parents so I eat what I want whenever I want and I don’t put any limits on it. I’m a junk food junkie that loves french fries and potato chips. I half debated making things up to sound healthier because I don’t want anyone following my lead. I will be up front about my naughty habits though. Just please don’t pick them up ok?

     

    Day 1

     

    6 am Wake up. It’s way too early to eat a huge meal.

    Handful of almonds, ¼ cup scrambled egg, 5 animal crackers, and a glass of juice

     

    11am 2 cups worth of potato chips (original flavor), string cheese dipped in ranch dressing, and a ½ cup of strawberry banana yogurt. More orange juice

     

    2pm peanut butter and jelly, more orange juice, 1 cups worth of potato chips

     

    9pm 3 cups fried potato with onion and shredded beef, pina colada juice, a handful of candied popcorn

     

    2 am  mini bags of Doritos, a water bottle full of water, 1 smores pop tart, 1 chocolate chip granola bar, 1 peanut butter granola bar.

     

     

    Day 2 (promo day) I'm horrible about eating when I work

     

    6am orange juice, granola bar covered in peanut butter

     

    10 am water bottle

     

    noon water bottle

     

    4pm 14 club crackers

     

    7pm water bottle

    9pm wendys French fries, 4 piece chicken nuggets, bbq sauce, water

     

    1am handful of goldfish crackers, orange juice

     

     

    Day 3

     

    9 am 2 glasses of orange juice

     

    10pm water bottle

     

    3pm leftover ceasers pizza 3 slices, v8 cherry pomegranate juice

     

    6:45pm v8 cherry pomegranate juice, and 1 glass v8 mango juice

     

    7 pm menchies ice cream 1 cup. ½ cake batter ½ cookie dough with 3 swirls of taro on top. Sprinkled with reeses pieces and gummy bears

     

    10 pm massive bbq ribs, large corn on the cob grilled buttered and salted, 2 cups garden salad, v8 mango juice, 2 cups garlic potatos

     

    4am strawberry poptarts (2)

     

     

    Day 4

     

    7 am v8 mango juice

     

    10am hash browns and cut up cocktail weenies (3cups), lemonade kool-ade

     

    8pm betos mixed breakfast burrito (massive) has bacon, ham, potatos, eggs, and cheese. Covered in green sauce (salsa verde?)

     

    4:58 am finish off the rest of the betos burrito, orange juice

     

     

    Day 5

     

    2pm Costa vida burrito (salad, pico de gallo, hot sauce, sweet pork, cheese, and rice), pina colada juice (3 glasses)

     

    10 pm 2 mini bags of cool ranch Doritos 1 mini bag of cheetos, 1 mini bag of nacho Doritos, and sliced cheese dipped in ranch dressing, with a can of green beans.

     

    And there you have it. 5 days worth of my odd eating habits. I never noticed how much juice I drink! I don’t recommend eating like me. I’m sure it’s not healthy at all. But the list of things I cut out of my diet might help you out (if you don’t cut out the milk). I forget to eat a lot of times, which isn’t good. I also eat a lot of small meals during the day instead of fewer large ones. I tend to eat whatever I feel like. Sometimes that is just straight junk food (like this week) and other times I crave certain fruits or vegetables and a lot of times I crave dairy. I figure that’s my body’s way of telling me what it wants so that’s what I eat. If I want to eat a whole tub of ice cream I do. If I want to eat 3 salads for breakfast I do. It’s just whatever sounds good at the time and I eat til I am satisfied. Please, please, please look into healthy eating options and do not use this as an eating guide!