A Picture is worth a thousand words...

After I had posted my last food journal I decided that it was a little boring and didn't really have much content, so this time I decided to take pictures of most of the food I ate.  This was very helpful for me too because I was traveling at the end of last week so my diet wasn't what it normally was.  It was much harder to control what I ate.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Breakfast: Veggie Omelet, 2 soft boiled eggs & honeydew melon

Snack: Banana

Lunch: Started w/ a salad and then shared a veggie pizza w/ my mom.  It was really good. :)

Snack: Extend Bar (protein/energy)

Dinner: 2 Chicken Tacos w/ black beans, tomatoes, guacamole and some cheese.  There were also chips w/ salsa and guacamole on the side.  I only ate half of the chips!  That is a huge step for me.  I normally will eat everything that is in front of me.  So I will pat myself on the back for that one. :)

Friday, August 5, 2011

Breakfast: Veggie Omelet, scrambled eggs & a banana

Snack: Extend Bar (protein/energy)

Lunch: BBQ Chicken & Pork, cole slaw and hushpuppies.

(Not my ideal lunch or meal for that matter)

  

So we were looking for a good place for lunch that we could walk to and all we found was a BBQ place.  This was by far the worst meal I had because there were absolutely no veggies.  The best part though, I again did not eat it all.  In this case I actually took a before and after picture.



This was half way through eating.

Lucky for me there were veggies and dip at cocktail hour at the hotel so I loaded up on veggies.  Along with a few cocktails...

 Saturday, August 6, 2011

Breakfast: Veggie Omelet, scrambled eggs & Honeydew Melon

Lunch: Chicken Caesar Salad (Dressing on the side) and I opted to not eat the croutons.

Dinner:  Turkey Sub at Subway

We were on the bus on the way, so I also had a couple of beers.  I was snacking on the bus, but can't remember if it was Saturday or Sunday so I am just going to put it all as Sunday.

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Breakfast/Snacks:  Bear Naked Cereal, Banana, Trail Mix

Lunch: Old Chicago Italian Nachos, 1 Buffalo Wing,Chicken-Bacon-Apple Salad (Delicious, forgot my camera.), 2 beers

Dinner: 1/2 of chicken sandwich(no bun) w/ avocado (Jarrod's leftovers from lunch)

Overall, I did well I think, considering I was traveling.  And the most important thing is that I didn't feel like I was on a restrictive diet or feel deprived of anything.  I enjoyed myself and the food I ate.

Thank you for listening to me talk.  It really makes it easier to reflect on how my week went. 

How do you eat when you travel? 

Do you let yourself go when you are on vacation because its vacation?



My first food journal...

I told you that I was going to blog my food journal.  I am hoping I can do it a couple of times a week.  I am doing this more for me than for you guys...my hope is that you will learn something from seeing what I do.  So here it goes... :)

08/01/11
8am 2 Egg Veggie Omelet w/ strawberries
9am Mochatonix
11:30am Banana, Granola, Green Tea
12:45pm Salad, Tuna Salad, Apple
3:30pm Extend Protein Bar
5:15pm Subway Turkey Sub, unsweetened iced tea
8:30pm 1 Beer
9pm Fresh String Beans w/ hummus

08/02/11
8am 2 Egg Veggie Omelet w/cheese & strawberries
9am Mochatonix
11:30am Banana, Granola, Green Tea
12:45pm Salad, Turkey, Apple
3:30pm Granola
6:15pm Grilled Chicken & steamed cauliflower & broccoli

I left for a bus trip to Greensboro at 8pm on the 2nd so my eating schedule will be strange for a few days.  We will see how I will eat.

08/03/11
5am Celery, Carrots & dip
10:30am Chicken Salad Sandwich
12pm Chicken BLT Salad
5pm Trail Mix
6pm Mushroom Swiss Burger w/ sweat potato fries
7pm 3 beers

I feel like I did good...what do you think?  How have you eaten the last few days?