peeperjj's Journal, 22 July 2018

My ‘diet’ started out as just that. I plan to go back to eating the junk I enjoy but in moderate amounts. I have slowly stared working some in to test myself as I reverse diet.

However I was looking for a bedtime snack and a few things happened that took me by surprise. I went to get a snickers. I’d saved up my calories for it after all and 1)I checked my macros to see if I had enough protein today. I didn’t even consciously think about it, just checked. Something a month ago I’d have sworn I’d never do. 2) I went to the kitchen and decided I’d have a protein shake instead. This is HUGE because it told me I LIKE my body fortress cookies and cream shakes almost as much as my snickers! 3) instead of grabbing a 90-100 calorie snack bar I grabbed beef jerky just in case the shake wasn’t enough and I still needed something a bit more filling.

The last may not seem like much but I did it without thinking about it. I’ve consciously been keeping certain foods in sight or in reach so I made better choices. This time I didn’t think just grabbed it with the thought I might still be hungry. NOT that it was a better choice. Perhaps more of my diet is turning into a lifestyle change than I thought :). And I’m okay with it 👌. I’ve now drank 50% of the shake while typing and it’s satisfying to once again eat while doing something else and still subconsciously use portion control.

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1473 kcal

Fat: 67.67g | Prot: 95.06g | Carb: 121.57g.   Lunch: Beef Rib Eye (Small End, Lean Only, Trimmed to 0" Fat, Choice Grade) , Cooked Green String Beans (from Fresh). Dinner: Vlasic Baby Kosher Dills, Lay's Oven Baked Original (28g), Ore-Ida Tater Tots, Bell Peppers, Onions , Hellmann's Light Mayonnaise, Mt. Olive Sweet Relish, StarKist Foods Chunk Light Tuna in Water, Sara Lee Delightful Healthy Multi-Grain Bread, Boiled Egg. Snacks/Other: Jack Link's Original Beef Jerky (50 Calorie Pack), Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Milk, Body Fortress Super Advanced Whey Protein - Cookies N' Creme, Nature Made Vitamin D3 Adult Gummies, Great Value Baking Powder, Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour, Arm & Hammer Pure Baking Soda, Morton Salt, Great Value Vegetable Oil, Bananas , Vanilla Extract , Cinnamon , Sugar, Egg. more...

1550 kcal

Activities & Exercise: 3PLUS - 1 hour, Resting - 15 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 7 hours and 30 minutes, Apple Health - 0 minutes. more...