Day Four Food Journal

This is my last day to just look for patterns.  I will be continuing to journal to keep myself mindful of what I am eating.  Here is the fourth day.  I cannot wait to look over it and see how I can begin to eat healthier!!

Breakfast 7 AM- 

Three strips of bacon

One half of Live G-Free waffle.  ¼ cup blueberries.  4 TB maple syrup.  2 TB butter

3 cups coffee with 5 TB ID Pumpkin Spice Coffee

Snack 10 AM-

The other half of waffle.  2 TB of Jif Crunchy

Lunch 1 PM-

Chic-Fila sandwich meal.  Sandwich, fries, 2 sweet teas.  4 CF sauces.  4 BBQ sauces. 

2 nuggets.  Handful of kid’s fries.

Snack 3 PM-

handful of Aldi’s mixed nuts

3:20 PM-

Handful of blueberries.  ½ bag small Doritos

4:00 PM-

½ bag microwave popcorn

Dinner 6:30 PM-

5 slices of pepperoni pizza from local delivery place

Handful of tater tots

Dessert-

1 cup of DD Ice Cream with chocolate syrup, peanuts, ½ banana sliced

10:30 PM-

Plate of nachos: Handful of tortilla chips, ⅓ cup shredded cheese, 3 TB of sour cream, ¼ cup salsa

This was an interesting day at home.  It was a rainy Saturday so we were indoors most of it.  We went shopping and stopped at our favorite restaurant to eat.  I noticed I just constantly snacked when I looked back on the day.  It seems if I work outside I do not eat, or if I am inside, I constantly snack.  

A few takeaways:

• Constantly snack on rainy days

• Eat more with finishing the kids’ leftovers

• I eat late at night

• I love nuts and nut butters

• Our family has a daily dessert tradition of ice cream

When I look over the last four days of my eating I wonder what I will see?  What do you see? If you notice what I am eating, do you see any similarities or patterns to how you eat?  

My next few posts will now be on how to look over the journal and what to start doing.  I will also break down the macros, calories and sugar for each day so I can see exactly how my food breaks down.  I definitely underestimate how much I eat.  

The breakdowns will be next…..