The Food Project: October 2008

Monday, October 27, 2008

Previous weight: 222
Current weight: 226

Alloted calories/week: 20,657
Target calories/week: 16,527
*Actual calories/week: 16,800
Alotted/Target difference: 3,857/-273

This week was my best friend's wedding. We went pretty damn wild and I ate a grip and drank a grip too. And I don't regret it. I wanted to look sexy for the wedding, which is one of the reasons I started this food project. I wanted my tux to fit me good. And it did. My tux pants were actually loose. I didn't lose as much weight as I wanted but I'm still happy for the amount that I have lost so far. Now that the wedding is over, I need to get back on track.

This wedding was probably one of the best ones I've been too. All my friends were there and we were all havin' a damn good time. I'm excited for the next wedding I go to. Hopefully by then I'll be even sexier. Hahahaha.

Day 105: 3500

Day 104: 6620

Not pictured: maybe 20+ beers and 3 shots of Patron. hahahahahaha.

Day 103: 2450

The Goal

*****Written on 7/14/08*****
Welcome to my little Food Project. This started on July 14, 2008 and the idea is to keep track of everything I eat. I have a separate book where I write down (an estimate of) the number of calories each item contains. The number next to the day is (an estimate of) the total calories I consumed in that entire day. The pictures appear in the order that I ate them throughout the day.

I'm not doing this in order to lose a specific number of pounds. If I feel comfortable at a certain weight, it doesn't matter if the charts say I'm overweight. I mean, I do weigh myself once in a while but the reason I am doing this is because I have a lot of clothes that I have grown out of. And these clothes are still pretty brand new and I never really got a chance to wear them. So once I am able to squeeze into these shirts and jeans again, we'll see if this project continues....

Besides keeping track of what I eat, I have also started doing 45 minutes of cardio and some light weight lifting every day. I'm looking to engage in more physical activity once I get deeper into this project.

The whole idea for this project was inspired by a certain lady friend of mine. We would go out to lunch on a regular basis and she refused to eat certain things. Later she revealed to me that she was watching what she ate and was writing down everything and the number of calories it had. I decided to follow in her footsteps but to take it to another level. I'm taking pictures of everything as well as writing it down in a book. It's helping me see what I should be eating more of and what I should be cutting back on.

According to a daily calorie intake calculator, for me to maintain my current weight I would need to consume 2951 calories per day. In order for me to start losing fat, I would need to consume less than 2361 calories per day.

Before this project I probably ate 3-4 times more than what appears here. And most of it was junk food (chips, cookies, candy, etc.) and greasy, fried foods. I still have those on occasion but not as frequent as before.

Water is the only beverage I am currently consuming. If I drink something else, I will also take a pic of it. But I do have milk when I eat cereal.

*****As of Dec. 23 (Day 162), I stopped posting the number of calories next to the day.*****
*****As on Mar. 9, 2009 I have started running 2 miles four to five times a week *****

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Day 109: 2420

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Day 108: 3380

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Day 107: 1720

Monday, October 27, 2008

Day 106: 1880

Week 15 Analysis/Recap

Day 105: 3500

Day 104: 6620

Day 103: 2450

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Day 102: 2290

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