starting a diet journal

[Petersworkinout]

feb 17: im still here, Ive had a really nasty sinus infection so been kinda miserable last week or so

Feel free to point out any misconceptions, just dont tell me in an idiot or something like that
Starting: 300lbs feb 12: 285

I think doing a diet journal will help me stay with it so

day one
Breakfast: 4 egg whites ¾ cup of oatmeal 1cup water....2 cup an hour later
lunch:turkey on wheat bread (lite-7 carbs a piece) with a lot of lettuce
and some cherry tomatoes
and mustard,. Peanuts 2 cups water
2 cups water before work out
work out: weights, 20min cardio (felt great after) 2 cups water
snack: peanuts, glass of choc. Milk (little choc for taste)
snack:peanut butter sandwich on wheat bread
dinner: roast with a teriyaki glaze (adds about 35 cals and 10 sugar) corn, mash potatoes (no butter) 2 cups water
I know i need to add fruit, im going to add it in at breakfast and lunch.


Day two
Breakfast 1/2 cup oatmeal with table spoon brown sugar

lunch Turkey on whole wheat with lettuce and tomatoes, 5 cherry tomatoes and 2 oz of peanuts

snack: 3 oz chicken

snack:1 oz of nuts

dinner, whey protein drink 32grams protein in 6 oz 1% milk (wasnt very hungry)

Went shopping and restocked on everything and got new stuff!



list: sliced turkey
lettuce
cherry tomatoes
mustard (for sandwiches)
oatmeal
blue berries
black berries
raspberries
straw berries
peaches
mixed nuts (peanuts, Brazil nuts, almonds, mac. nuts, almonds ect..)
2 loaves wheat bread
peanut butter (old fashion..peanuts and salt)
low fat cottage cheese
orange juice (half glass in the morning)
broccoli
green peppers
celery
mix veggies
pickles
egg whites (in cartoon)
tub of whey protein

day 3

1/2cup oatmeal with blackberries,raspberries
lunch turkey sandwich with lettuce tomatoes green peppers and a pickle, 5 more cherry tomatoes and 2 oz of peanuts

I think i need to eat less at lunch, I just switched from low card bread to normal whole wheat and i also added more turkey so i think i had to much food (added about 20grams protein), I couldnt finish lunch (i ate through the pain too lol) think i should?

snack: twizzlers :X cellar flooded, really agitated and didn't think.

diner- another turkey sandwich

because the cellar flooded, im not sure about going to the gym atm (6pm)
so i dont know if ill have a protein drink

day 4

breakfast: 4 egg whites w ketchup and 1 slice wheat bead cup water

lunch: half turkey sandwich with lettuce, tomato, pickle, 1oz nuts and afew berries (had a stomach ache) with 2.5cups water

snack: 1 cup popcorn

snack: 2 oz nuts

preworkout 4 egg whites on 1 slice rye toast (out of wheat)

workout: 3 x 10 method pull downs, inclined bench press, leg press, hacks, deadlift, 10 minutes on cycle 1min normal 30sec sprints....

after work out: protein shake(water) and glass of water

dinner: Pasta with lowfat cheese and green beans and oz of nuts

I was worried about over eating because i would like to lose 3-4 pounds a week and lose around 60lbs by july, anyway it ended up being about 2400 calories a day or less,

Day 5

breakfast: egg whites with slice of wheat and some ketchup
snack: nuts
I had like 2 glasses of orange juice..wasnt in the mood for water
snack: popcorn w\ salt and some nuts mixed in
lunch:no lunch

snack: twizzlers strike again ( :S, i need to throw those things away lol)
snack peanut butter bar x2
2.5 glasses water
more:2.5 glasses water
dinner: pasta with cheese again (a fav.)
2.5 glasses water
afew more nuts
2.5 glasses water
peanut butter bar

I did 10 minutes of cardio and some push ups and dips, also tried wall squats... friend suggested them so i gave it a try, holding it as low as i could without feeling like i was sitting on calves( i guess it would be about 45 degrees much lower than 90), first try i lasted 23 seconds, second try, 20 afew minutes later i got mentally ready and manage 45 secs.. dont think thats to bad is it?
when i do a 90 degree angle its easy but when you go really low it starts to burn really intensely right behind the knee cap


well currently it is 12:23am, its been the worst day but giving up wont help
of course, that would be really stupid so i will try really hard to do everything well tomorrow and for the rest of the week and focus, i think because ive just started the workouts and diet ive been worn down a bit not going to sleep as early as i should and also had a bad stomach bug for two days.


ps: I would love suggestions for new foods to try.

When i started in late january i weighed 300lbs, currently 286.6 and feeling good.

day 6:
Breakfast egg whites on toast

blue berry muffin and hot chocolate

peanut butter sandwich

workout

protein shake

dinner roast and soup, cinnamon roll

weight check: 286.6
day 7:
Breakfast: nuts (woke up late)

luch: 4 oz chicken breast sandwhich, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, hot peppers, steamed carrots.

snack: 3 oz chicken breast, soda :X

day: 8

Breakfast: 4 eggs, piece of wheat toast

lunch: turkey sandwich, grapes

snack: popcorn

dinner: hamburger, pasta

Today i was suppose to go to the gym but i think i had strep so i thought it would be better to go tomorrow.

[Boss Man]

I know i need to add fruit, im going to add it in at breakfast and lunch.

Fruit is okay, but you don't have to have it.

Fibre is obtainable from Veggies and Wholegrains.

Vit C is possible from things like Potatos, some Veggies, and other sources.

Some of the Fruit Fructose, that isn't used for energy, gets converted to Fat in the Liver. Acid Fruits can reduce the PH of Stomach Acid, portentially inhibiting Pepsin production. No Pepsin production, weaker ability to digest Proteins.

Fruit also doesn't digest well with other foods, unless it's spaced. Except Tomatos, which seem to be reasonably okay with leafy Veggies and possibly Meat.

Problem is science tells you, Fruits need optimally 30 minutes before other foods to fully digest, and not end up partly putrifying in the Stomach, due to mixing it with other foods.

You could allow a 10-15 minute window, but then science tells you you should eat every 2-3 hours, but if you have some Fruit 30 minutes before say Lunch, (2.5 hours after the previous meal), you are potentially mixing Fruit with pre-existing Proteins and Carbs from earlier, that are only about 85% digested, so there could still be some interference with Fruit digestion.

If you wanted some extra Carbohydrate for Breakfast you could have a thin slice of Wheat Toast after your Wholegrain Cereal, or maybe a portion of Baked Beans. Good for Folic acid, and Lycopene in the Tomato Sauce. So you have alternative options.

Or have a traditional old style Breakfast. Kedgeree. Fish, Rice, and one or two other things, I think like Peas and Corn. Never had it myself.

I'm not saying never eat Fruit, but in terms of your diet you don't necessarily need it.

[Petersworkinout]

I think the only thing ive disliked so far trying to diet (started on new years)
is researching and getting so many different answers, you say I dont need to eat fruit i can get all the benefits from veggies but I just finished reading an article that said fruits have many special micro nutrients and antioxidants that are important to your health

[Boss Man]

I've heard of some nutrition people not giving clients Fruit, probably because of things like partial Fructose to Fat conversion, combination problems with other foods etc etc.

Like I said, I don't believe you 100% need Fruit. All the things in Fruit like Vit C, Carbs, Fibre etc etc, can be achieved via other methods, but as I also said, I never advocated you should never have Fruit, you can if you want, but don't go crazy on it if you do that's all.

[swanso5]

keep the fruit in with your first 2 meals...you have a lot of fruit on your list but you need more veggies...yes fruits do have a lot of nutrients and you should eat every color of the rainbow everyday to get as many minerals from as many sources as possible (i don't though, picky eater)...so now that you've got the food, get a plan together and off you go

[Petersworkinout]

ok thanks alot