Food Journal 2009
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Episode 107 For the first eight days of 2009 I have started keeping a food journal. I have found out a few things about trying to do this. First, I am still eating a lot of food. Second, I am eating relatively healthy with the exception of a slice of pizza or bowl of ice cream here and there. Third, it is hard as hell to keep writing this stuff down, unless you are able to write it down as soon as you are finished eating.
Anyway, I am going to keep this going. It gives me a good understanding of what I am putting into my mouth. Hopefully, I will learn some more about my eating habits and be able to cut out even more of the "bad" stuff.
I have looked at a few sites that offer food journals: some are free and some you pay to keep up with the calories you are stuffing in your mouth. Most of them seem cumbersome to me. If you know of any that are simple please email me or leave a comment about the sites you think might be relatively easy to keep up with food intake.
I am sure there is probably an application for my phone but I have not looked into it that far yet. Maybe I will start looking for some of those programs for when I start traveling again in February.
The main things I see that I need to cut back on are bread and the killer for me, ice cream. Right now the weekends are getting rid of whatever I gains I make during the week with my running and lifting. Lately, while watching football, I have been eating everything in site on Saturdays and Sundays. For the next few weeks I am going to cut it down to Sundays only and see how that works.
Well, I am going to keep up with this food journal for a while and see how much progress I can make. It does help me when I keep up with my runs and exercise routines so I hope this will have the same effect on my eating habits.
So, I have figured out that I am not making as much progress on getting to my first marathon as I thought. The good news is I am working out and I am motivated to keep going. Now, I have to grip a little tighter and work harder on getting faster and eating healthier. That is the only way I will make it 26M385Y!
Episode 107 For the first eight days of 2009 I have started keeping a food journal. I have found out a few things about trying to do this. First, I am still eating a lot of food. Second, I am eating relatively healthy with the exception of a slice of pizza or bowl of ice cream here and there. Third, it is hard as hell to keep writing this stuff down, unless you are able to write it down as soon as you are finished eating.
Anyway, I am going to keep this going. It gives me a good understanding of what I am putting into my mouth. Hopefully, I will learn some more about my eating habits and be able to cut out even more of the "bad" stuff.
I have looked at a few sites that offer food journals: some are free and some you pay to keep up with the calories you are stuffing in your mouth. Most of them seem cumbersome to me. If you know of any that are simple please email me or leave a comment about the sites you think might be relatively easy to keep up with food intake.
I am sure there is probably an application for my phone but I have not looked into it that far yet. Maybe I will start looking for some of those programs for when I start traveling again in February.
The main things I see that I need to cut back on are bread and the killer for me, ice cream. Right now the weekends are getting rid of whatever I gains I make during the week with my running and lifting. Lately, while watching football, I have been eating everything in site on Saturdays and Sundays. For the next few weeks I am going to cut it down to Sundays only and see how that works.
Well, I am going to keep up with this food journal for a while and see how much progress I can make. It does help me when I keep up with my runs and exercise routines so I hope this will have the same effect on my eating habits.
So, I have figured out that I am not making as much progress on getting to my first marathon as I thought. The good news is I am working out and I am motivated to keep going. Now, I have to grip a little tighter and work harder on getting faster and eating healthier. That is the only way I will make it 26M385Y!
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