Day 4 November 23rd 2009

I left my little notebook at work. Thanks to my awesome memory I wrote down everything from this morning. Thank you being a creature of habit and not snacking or drinking anything except water.

Breakfast

Oatmeal 160,2,3 x 2

Orange juice 160,0,0 (thinking of dropping this for a few extra cals in the day)

16oz water

Lunch

Thai place (figured from generic info found on the web)

Pad Khee Mao 322,1,4

Pad Thai 300,10,4

Fried Rice 300,11,6 (I modified what I found since their fried rice is only seasoned rice)

Chicken satay 135,5,1

Eggroll 107,2,1

Pot stickers (3) 180,12,2

Peanut Sauce 70,4,1

16oz water with peach at work

Dinner

Sandwiches

Bread (4) 280,4,4

Ham/turkey 90,5,0

Mayo (2) 180,20,0

Caffinee free diet Pepsi

Night Snack

Milk 122,5,0

16oz water with lemonade

Which means my grand total today is 2566, 83, 29.

After some talk and discussion in the office today with a couple co-workers the 1700 calorie day probably did not help me much in my goals. If anything it probably put my body into a starvation mode, which might explain the headaches this evening (or that I forgot to take my multivitamin this morning).

From the research I did yesterday with the whole 3400 calories for EXTREME!!! weight loss and my past using 44 points in weight watchers (roughly 2200 calories without any fat). I have decided to keep my calories between 2500 and 3000 calories per day. I figure having a range will be healthy and give me a benefit of having "bad" days. I figure this way I will shoot for 2500 no less. If I am below my point then I will enjoy a snack of some sort. If I am at 2500 lets say bad lunch Saturday, then I have the ability to not go insane and still have a decent snack. The way I figure it I need a little tolerance. Even electronics have tolerance why shouldn't humans. Today I am just barely over my floor count so I am content. I plan on heading to bed and putting this headache to rest. Tomorrow is another day I get to be in control of my own habits.