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Year Two, Day 24: New Beginnings

On the road again! Heading to Salem today to teach some piano lessons.

It's a gorgeous day. Not nearly as hot as yesterday. I am already feeling better on this new eating plan. Logging my food makes me be more accountable and eat more mindfully. I am focusing on eating whole food with high water content.  I am going to start including my daily food and exercise journal on this blog, not to bore you to death, but to make me be super accountable and aware of every bit of food I put in my mouth! I refuse to give up!

Step one is to log my daily food intake. Next step will be to calculate calories consumed and calories burned.

So on that note, here is my entry for yesterday:


FOOD LOG 05/31/20
9:30 a.m.: 1 glass (8 ounces) water
10:00 a.m.: Earl Grey Tea (16 ounces, black)
11:00 a.m.: peanut butter energy ball (homemade, about 60 calories)
12:00 p.m. 1 apple
12:30 p.m. peanut butter energy ball
2:30 1/2 cup gluten free pasta, 3/4 cup homemade tomato sauce with mushrooms, 4 small turkey meatballs, 1/4 cup diced, cooked chicken, 1/2 T parmesan cheese, 1 glass (8 ounces) water.
3:00 p.m. 1 glass (8ounces) unsweetened iced tea, wasabi flavored dried examine (1.58 ounces, 200 calories)
5:00 p.m. .94 blog salad at salad bar(Fred Meyer's): spinach, mushrooms, olives, chickpeas, artichoke hearts, sunflower seeds, cauliflower, peas, radish, feta cheese(1 T), parmesan cheese (1T), cucumbers, cantaloupe, fat free Italian dressing8:00 p.m. .45 lb. Watermelon, what free lemonade
9:00 p.m. 1 cup Puffin Gluten Free Rice Cereal, 1/2 cup almond milk

EXERCISE 05/31/2016
10:00 a.m. Light stretching- 10 minutes
11:30 a.m. 15 minute moderate paced walk to MAX station
12:00 p.m. 22 vigorous walk on treadmill (1.25 miles)
2:00 p.m. 15 minute moderate paced walk home
2:50 p.m. 15 minute moderate paced walk to MAX
8:30 p.m. 15 minute moderately paced walk home
Here's to new beginnings! (Yet again!) :)
Happy Wednesday!



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