The Food Project

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Day 254

Dry Roasted Peanuts

Baked Potato

Baked Potato (again) w/Tapatio

Fruit Cup

Peas, Carrots, Soy Meat w/Potato

Rice Krispies w/Soymilk

Chips & Salsa

Monday, March 23, 2009

Day 253

Apple

Oranges

Banana

Baked Potato

Fruit Cup

Rice w/Peas, Carrots, Soymeat

Coke

Week 36

Previous weight: 221
Current weight: 221

Day 252

Orange

Banana

Fake Turkey

English Muffin

Cashew

Hash Brown

Sunflower Seeds

Onion Rings and Tots

Strawberry Slushie

Rice Krispies w/Soymilk

Chips and Salsa

Day 251

Fruit & Nut Mix

Onion Rings and Criscut Fries

Diet Dr. Pepper

Cashews

Corn Nuts

Fake Turkey

English Muffins

Bean Sprouts and Hot peppers

Stir Fry and Rice

Tapioca Pudding

Beer

Friday, March 20, 2009

Day 250

Chips and Salsa

Pumpkin Raisin Crunch w/Soymilk

Oranges and Banana

Edamame

Dry Roasted Peanuts

Oatmeal

Rice w/Soymeat and Soy Sauce

Coke

Cashews

Diet Coke

Fries

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Day 249

Oranges

Banana

Jambalaya Pasta w/Soymeat

Dry Roasted Peanuts

Triscuits

Romaine Lettuce and Sweet Peppers

Baked Potato

Fruit Cup

Coke

Wheat Tortilla, Refried Beans, Cilantro, Soy Meat, and Salsa Verde

Chips and Salsa Verde

Rice Krispies w/Soymilk

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 *****

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Day 254

Monday, March 23, 2009

Day 253

Week 36

Day 252

Day 251

Friday, March 20, 2009

Day 250

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Day 249

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