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Day 3. A good two-days longer than any other "official" attempt I have ever made to eat more healthy with some sense of a plan. I have certainly had periods where I have tried to be more conscious, but stick a box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts in front of me and I'll grab two. Or three. This morning I dropped in at work before church and discovered four boxes my Assistant Director put out for employee satisfaction purposes. I ate half a doughnut and recorded it. I'm feeling more proud than guilty, to be honest. I resisted far more than I gave in.
I estimate that my calorie intake has been around 4400 to 4900 each day just entering some of the common things I eat. Pretty alarming, I suppose. The RDI the app and other sites have set for me is 3500. Seems high, though I am currently 6' 7.5" and 330 lbs. with moderate activity. I am a former college athlete and, at 47-years old, can still dunk a basketball with two hands. I feel great.
(My goal is 289 lbs. I think ideally I should be between 270-290 as I have an extremely wide frame. Most people who guess my weight now will say 250. I do look far lighter than I actually am. Big bones, I suppose.)
The last couple of days I was right at 2000 calories for the entire day based on the calorie measurements offered by this app. I checked the items in other apps and found them to be almost the exact same, so I imagine it is pretty accurate. I was surprised at how satisfied I was with my hunger levels given it was half the calorie intake I am accustomed to. I think I eat out of boredom or habit sometimes more than out of hunger. I drank 8-10 cups of water, which I recorded just for the FYI purposes. I avoided obvious sugars such as sweet tea, sodas, potatoes, and bread. I think doing that alone will make a huge difference. I biked for 30-minutes yesterday on my Electra Townie 7D. Just over 4.5 miles. It was great.
Onward.
Diet Calendar Entries for 22 April 2018:
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2225 kcal
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Fat: 120.67g | Prot: 114.03g | Carb: 149.13g.
Breakfast: Stroope's Raw Unfiltered Honey, Nature's Path Organic Pumpkin Flax Plus Granola, Chobani Plain Whole Milk Greek Yogurt, Hard-Boiled Egg , Kirkland Signature Bottled Water. Lunch: Mt. Olive Petite Snack Crunchers Kosher Dills, French's Classic Yellow Mustard, Chicken Wing (Skin Eaten), Great Value Pepper Jack Cheese Slice, Great Value Deli Sliced Smoked Honey Ham, Great Value Deli Sliced Oven Roasted Turkey Breast, Kirkland Signature Spanish Queen Olives, Kirkland Signature Bottled Water. Dinner: Michelob Ultra Light Beer, Kirkland Signature Bottled Water, Publix Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Refried Beans, Publix Thick & Chunky Salsa Medium, Publix Sour Cream, Beef Empanadas. Snacks/Other: Kirkland Signature Bottled Water, Kirkland Signature Bottled Water, Kirkland Signature Bottled Water, Pickled Egg, Krispy Kreme Original Glazed Doughnut. more...
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4706 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Bicycling (fast) - 15/mph - 30 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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