While cooking my lunch I thought about how little food is discussed here. We talk up the exercise, but food is as hard or harder to come to grips with.
I started my exercise program two years ago and started logging it beginning in December 2014. Only recently did I start logging my food consumption. Logging my eating has been a revelation, especially when the exercise log and food logs are combined. I'm starting to understand that what I do today most likely is not going to be apparent in my weight or strength until a few days from now and have learned this truly is a long term endeavor.
Currently I have a set allotment of 1,680 calories per day. That allotment is for a set for a slightly active male of my age, height, weight, to loose weight. I am allotted additional daily calories for exercising. I only count formal exercises like my morning walks and time spent on the elliptical train for these add on calories.
Here's what my log looks like so far today, and a picture of my lunch. Not all the chicken is on the plate. Not listed in the log are the spices on the chicken and 1 tsp of Don Lupe brand Verde Habanero Salsa which I mixed into the fat free sour cream to make the sauce for the chicken. I feel well fed for the day. I also see that I've had too much sodium, oh well that is not an issue for me today.
I'll probably have a salad and fresh fruit later. A couple of beers and a snack at the social I'm going to this afternoon. With 1,500 calories remaining in my allotment for today I may not eat everything that is offered to me today, but I will not go hungry. I'll also stay on course to slowly drop a bit more weight.
