In Which Food Adjustments Are Required

[serinde]

So, if no exercise, then must be strict food control. Thus I have started logging food with FitDay again.

Part of what tends to make me fall off the wagon is the nuisance of keeping track of everything. I can, and have, done it before; but it seems to be much harder to force myself back to it, as if by having succeeded once I have proved it and don't need to prove it again. Except that I'm not doing this as a symbol of how iron-willed I am, I'm doing it to be less of a wobbling pudgebucket. Stupid backbrain. ANYWAYS; since I am a creature of habit, and tend to eat the same damn thing every day, I created a "new custom food" which is the part of my daily consumption that doesn't change.

Thus:
* breakfast *
1 (large) egg
1 slice of TJ's sprouted wheat bread
a schmear of low-fat not-butter
2 splashes of half-and-half in coffee

* elevenses *
1 reduced-fat cheesestick
15 almonds

* lunch *
3 cups mixed greens
1/5 package of extra-firm tofu
2/3 of a bell pepper
1 T. salad dressing

All of this adds up to 628 calories: 37g fat, 39g carbs, 38g protein. This is too much fat, and not enough protein. Ideally I'd replace the tofu with a leaner protein, but that becomes a logistical issue (I don't always roast a meat over the weekend, generating leftovers for salad). The easiest solution is canned tuna; but eating a half can every day leads to the whole mercury question.

What to do, what to do.

Comments

[syringavulgaris.livejournal.com]

I do have access to a microwave, but I don't tend to like throwing hot stuff into my salad, except under carefully-monitored conditions.

I don't like splitting out eggs that way, 'cos it seems wasteful...

And, no! As always, you are our model of feminine grace. :)

[nancaurelia.livejournal.com]

That's another advantage of hard boiled eggs. You can feed the yolks to dogs or boys or even some cats. But I decided a long time ago that eating food that makes me overweight is even more wasteful than throwing it away. It took me a while to embrace that concept considering my "wasting food is a sin" upbringing by parents raised during the depression, but for me it was really important. I have also chosen not to scrimp on cost vs. diet.